Golden Village
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For the Asian shopping district in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, see Golden Village (Richmond, British Columbia).
Golden Village is a cinema operator in Singapore which is a joint venture by Golden Harvest of Hong Kong and Village Roadshow of Australia. It operates 8 multiplexes and cineplexes in the country. It joined hands to open a cinema at Great World City, GV Grand. Started in 1992, it opened Asia's first multiplex, the Yishun 10 multiplex. The cinema's management, operational and marketing skills of Village and broad depth of experience of Golden Harvest in both film distribution and production across Asia.
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[edit] History
Golden Village was established to develop and operate modern, multiplex cinemas. The cinema's first operation in the country was on 28 May 1992 with the successful opening of the Yishun 10 complex. In 1997, it opened a cinema at Great World City, GV Grand, with a gold class theatre and 6 screens. In the early 2000s, one of the halls was converted into an IMAX theatre, but it closed down eventually in 2004
The chain offers a variety of movies at convenient screening times throughout the day, so patrons can walk in any time of the day to catch a movie. It is supported by a central computerised system, GV tickets can be bought via telephone, internet and all AXS stations located thourghout the island of Singapore. The system selects the best seats available at any time, but patrons may choose their seats if booking by internet.
[edit] Cineplexes and Multiplexes
Golden Village has 9 cineplexes and multiplexes in the country presently.
- Grand Great World (located in Great World City, with a Gold Class cinema)
- Plaza Singapura (located in Plaza Singapura, with 10 halls)
- Yishun (Yishun 10 multiplex, first in Asia)
- Marina Square
- Tampines Mall
- Tiong Bahru Plaza (with an Asian showcase hall)
- Jurong Point
- Junction 8 Shopping Centre
- Vivocity (15 screen multiplex, largest cinema in Singapore, with a Europa cinema, 3 Gold Class cinemas and a GVmax Cinema(widest Screen in Asia, 22.4m))
[edit] Defunct locations
- Eastpoint Mall
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Golden Village (official site)
