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List of cinemas in Singapore

This is a list of cinemas in Singapore. All of Singapore's cinemas are fully digital, with the majority of them equipped with Dolby Surround 7.1 speakers. Most movies are presented in Mandarin Chinese subtitles along with English subtitles for non-English language films, though options for English subtitles-only films are also offered.[1]

Cinemas

Key:

  – Operated by Carnival Cinemas
  – Operated by mm2 Entertainment as Cathay Cineplexes
  – Operated by Filmgarde Cineplexes
  – Operated by Golden Village
  – Operated by Shaw Organisation as Shaw Theatres
  – Operated by Eng Wah Global as WE Cinemas
  – Operated by other minor film chains

Currently operational cinemas

The list of all the cinema chains across Singapore, with 36 outlets currently operational. Golden Village has more outlets in the list than any other vendors, with 17. It is then followed by Shaw Organisation with eight; Cathay Cineplexes with six; and Carnival Cinemas with two.

Cinema Area Operator Year opened Screens Seats Features Notes Ref
3D[a] Dolby[b] Atmos DTS:X D-Box IMAX Premium[c] Couple[d] Family[e] English[f]
321 Clementi Clementi Cathay Cineplexes 2015 10 728 Yes Hall 9 First Class Hall 1 Formerly Empress theatre from 1981 to 2006, and distributed Eng Wah from 2015 to November 1, 2024. [2][3]
Balestier Balestier Shaw Organisation 1999 11 721 Yes Yes Lumiere 1-4 Lumiere 1-4 Merged from two cinemas, Hoover and President.
Bugis+ Downtown Core Golden Village 2023 8 1250 Yes Yes Gold Class Express 1 & 2 Yes Formerly operated by Filmgarde until 2021.
Capitol Theatre Downtown Core Golden Village 2015 1 800 Yes Only operates from December to March every year.
Causeway Point Woodlands Cathay Cineplexes 2001 7 1784 Yes Yes Previously operated by Studio Cinemas until 2001 as a 10-hall cineplex.
Century Square Tampines Cathay Cineplexes 2023 6 720 Yes Hall 2 Yes Previously operated by Filmgarde until 24 April 2022.
Cineleisure Orchard Road Golden Village 2023 6 TBA Yes Yes Yes Previously operated by Cathay Cineplexes 1997-2023. Run concurrently with The Projector with three halls each and TBA seats. [4][5]
City Square Mall Kallang Golden Village 2009 6 1082 Yes Gemini 4 Yes Formerly a New World Amusement Park theatre location under Shaw Organisation.
Djitsun Bedok Bedok Golden Village 2018 6 588 Yes Yes Yes Formerly Princess Raja theatre from 1982-2008 under tenure of Chong Gay, then Overseas Organisation.
NTUC Downtown East Pasir Ris Cathay Cineplexes TBD 6 970 Yes Yes Yes
Funan Downtown Core Golden Village 2019 7 441 Yes Yes Gold Class Express 5
Deluxe Plus 3 & 4
Gemini 2 & 7 		Yes
Grand, Great World City River Valley Golden Village 1999 5 566 Yes Yes Gold Class 2 & 3 Yes Formerly a Great World Amusement Park theatre location under Shaw Organisation.
Golden Mile Tower Kallang Carnival Cinemas 1973 4 1007 Yes Run concurrently with The Projector with three halls and 550 seats. [6][7][8]
i12 Katong Katong Golden Village 2011 8 921 Yes Yes Gold Class 1 & 2 Yes
Jem Jurong East Cathay Cineplexes 2013 10 1600 Yes Hall 10 Platinum Suites 1 & 2
Jewel Changi Airport Changi Shaw Organisation 2019 11 828 Yes Yes Hall 5
Lumiere 1 & 2 		Yes Lumiere 1 & 2
Junction 8 Bishan Golden Village 1993 6 1148 Yes Yes Hall 1 & 2 Yes
Jurong Point Jurong West Golden Village 1995 6 1080 Yes Yes Yes
King Albert Park Mall Bukit Timah EagleWings Cinematics 2018 5 135 Yes Gold/Platinum/Silver [2][9]
Leisure Park Kallang Kallang Filmgarde cineplexes 2002 6 822 Yes Yes Primo Primo Formerly Leisure-Drome at East Shore from 1982 to 2001 under tenure of Cathay Organisation, then Shaw Organisation. [10][11]
Lot One Choa Chu Kang Shaw Organisation 1996 8 664 Yes
Lido Orchard Road Shaw Organisation 1993 11 1978 Yes Yes Yes Formerly a small theatre of the same name from 1959 to 1990; originally a 5-hall cineplex, then expanded to eight halls in late 1996 before a major refurbishment in 2010, which expanded to 11 halls.
Nex Serangoon Shaw Organisation 2010 10 1285 Yes Yes Premiere 1 & 2
Oldham Theatre Downtown Core National Museum 2019 1 134 Yes Yes Yes
Paya Lebar Quarter Paya Lebar Shaw Organisation 2019 12 986 Yes Yes Yes Lumiere 1 & 2
Plaza Singapura Orchard Road Golden Village 1998 10 1734 Yes Yes Yes
S11 Dormitory Punggol Punggol Carnival Cinemas TBA 2 404 Yes Currently closed until further notice. [12]
SingPost Centre Paya Lebar Golden Village 2017 8 772 Yes Yes Duo-Deluxe 1 & 2 Yes
Suntec City Downtown Core Golden Village 2014 11 1410 Yes Yes Gold Class 1 & 2 Yes Formerly operated by WE Cinemas as a 5-hall cineplex.
Tampines Mall Tampines Golden Village 1996 8 1791 Yes Yes Event only Yes
Tiong Bahru Plaza Tiong Bahru Golden Village 1994 5 800 Yes Yes Yes All halls equipped with Induction Loop technology for the deaf. Formerly a 6-hall cineplex.
VivoCity Telok Blangah Golden Village 2006 15 2194 Yes Yes GVmax Yes Event only Yes Includes one GVmax hall.
Waterway Point Punggol Shaw Organisation 2016 11 1450 Yes Yes Yes [13]
West Mall Bukit Batok Cathay Cineplexes 2013 6 1006 Yes Yes Yes Formerly operated by WE Cinemas until 2012.
Yishun 10 Yishun Golden Village 1992 10 1499 Yes Yes Event only Yes Cinema outlet run as a multiplex building.

Upcoming cinemas

Cinema Area Operator Year to open Screens Seats Notes Ref
*SCAPE Orchard Road Cathay Cineplexes 2024 TBD TBD

Outgoing cinemas

Defunct cinemas

There were 142 cinema outlets that were previously operational but now ceased operations due to various reasons such as low patronage, redevelopments, or transfer of operating vendor. Each reason of closure are categorized into certain tables as such. The operator for each cinema outlet lists only the recent vendor, unless otherwise stated; furthermore, cinema outlets that are still available but replaced with a different vendor, or was temporarily closed due to refurbishment, are separate from this table.

Transfer of vendors

Notes

  1. ^ For the sake of convenience, all cinema halls are screened digitally, with some outlets run with laser projection or RealD. Outlets with halls containing the option to upgrade to 3D screening (excluding IMAX) will be marked.
  2. ^ For the sake of convenience, all cinema halls are equipped with Dolby 7.1 Surround system by default. Outlets with the option for different audio systems, such as Dolby Atmos, Auro 11.1 or DTS:X, will be marked.
  3. ^ Premium seatings are elite club and Platinum movie suites (Cathay), First Class (Eng Wah), Deluxe and Gold Class (Golden Village), and premiere (Shaw). Golden Village also has Duo Deluxe, a combination of Couple seating.
  4. ^ Couple seatings are Duo/Gemini (Golden Village), Lumiere (Shaw) and Ultima (Cathay). Golden Village also has Duo Deluxe, a combination of Premium seating.
  5. ^ Kids feature are for Dreamers (Shaw) only; Golden Village also have family-oriented screenings at certain occasions, such instances which are indicated in yellow.
  6. ^ Most films are provided with Mandarin Chinese, along with English subtitles for non-English subtitles by default. Some cinema halls have options for English-only subtitles, which are marked.

References

  1. ^ Digital cinema transformation in Singapore
  2. ^ a b Auto, Hermes (21 November 2018). "New independent cinema to open in King Albert Park area | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ^ "WE Cinemas by ENG WAH". WE Cinemas by ENG WAH.
  4. ^ Lui, John (13 June 2023). "Golden Village and The Projector collaboration to replace Cathay Cineplex at Cineleisure". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  5. ^ Chong, Xin Wei (13 June 2023). "Golden Village and The Projector to set up shop in Cineleisure; mm2 Asia to exit". Business Times. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  6. ^ Auto, Hermes (26 October 2021). "Singapore International Film Festival a cinema-only event this year | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  7. ^ Lui, John (6 March 2017). "The Life Interview with Karen Tan: Woman behind arthouse cinema, The Projector". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Cinema Singapore | Movie Theater | Indie & Foreign Movies". theprojector.sg.
  9. ^ "Experiences | EagleWings Cinematics". eaglewingscinematics.com.sg. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  10. ^ Auto, Hermes (20 June 2021). "Cinema operators in S'pore welcome lifting of food ban on Monday, hoping for lifting of 50-person cap | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Filmgarde to shut Bugis+, Century Square cinemas". www.businesstimes.com.sg. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  12. ^ Laghate, Gaurav. "Carnival Cinemas acquires 4 screens in Singapore, eyes expansion in other international markets". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  13. ^ Auto, Hermes (21 January 2016). "Shaw's Waterway Point cineplex has most screens in the heartlands | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Cathay Cineplexes at AMK Hub to close after Jun 30". CNA. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  15. ^ "The Projector coming to The Cathay as pop-up as Cathay Cineplexes exits". sg.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Eng Wah to operate two Marina Square cinemas". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 1 December 1988. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cinemas_in_Singapore