Golden Screen Cinemas
Private Limited Company
Trading nameGolden Screen Cinemas Sdn. Bhd.
Native name嘉通院线
Key peopleKoh Mei Lee (CEO)
IndustryMedia, cinemas, marketing, distribution
ProductsAurum Theater, Jin Gastrobar, GSC Movies, GSC Lite, Velvet Cinemas, Happy Food Co.
Num employees5000+ Employees
ParentPPB Group
Foundation1 April 1987 (age 39)
LocationPetaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Homepagegsc.com.my

Golden Screen Cinemas Sdn Bhd (GSC) is Malaysia's largest cinema exhibitor and a wholly owned subsidiary of PPB Group Berhad (a member of the Kuok Group), which is an exhibitor and distributor of movies and content in Malaysia. It operates over 600 screens in 70 locations across Malaysia and Vietnam, with 504 screens in 55 locations in Malaysia, and 108 screens in 18 locations in Vietnam through a partnership with Galaxy Studio.

History

Golden Screen was founded in 1987 under the name of Golden Communications Circuit, a joint venture between Hong Kong's Golden Harvest and the Malaysian conglomerate PPB Group, the latter of whom operated a small set of Malaysian cinemas leased from Shaw Brothers Studio.[1] On 1997, the merger between Golden Communications (GC) Circuit and the Malaysian branch of Cathay Organisation, the company was renamed Golden Screen Cinemas.[2] GSC opened the Asia' largest multiplex with 18 Screens - GSC Mid Valley at Mid Valley Megamall in 1999. In the same year where GSC Summit at The Summit, USJ was also opened with 7 Screens

Locations

GSC is present in all states and territories of Malaysia except in Labuan and Kelantan, the latter of which has banned cinema within the state since 1990.[3]

Johor

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
AEON Mall Bandar Dato' Onn5658Johor BahruFeatures GSC Big and Play+
KSL City Mall81,378Johor BahruFeatures D-BOX and GSC BIG
Kluang Mall6933Kluang
Heritage Mall71,043Kota Tinggi
Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru172,137Johor BahruFeatures 2 Premiere Class Halls, 4DX Hall, D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS, and GSC BIG
Square One Shopping Mall81,135Batu PahatFeatures GSC Play
Sunway Big Box Retail Park81,500Iskandar PuteriFeatures GSC Play+
Mid Valley Southkey191,686Johor BahruFeatures GSC's first IMAX Hall, 4DX, D-BOX, SkyBox, Dolby ATMOS, Play+ and Aurum Theatre
IOI Mall Kulai6640KulaiFeaturing Play+

Kedah

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
Aman Central101,599Alor Setar
Amanjaya Mall81,287Sungai Petani
Kulim Central61,108Kulim

Kuala Lumpur

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
EkoCheras Mall91,161Cheras
Lotus's Kepong71,066Kepong
Mid Valley Megamall212,688Mid ValleyLargest cinema in Malaysia. Features D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and ONYX LED Screen
Melawati Mall101,424MelawatiFeatures Premiere Class, IMAX 3D
MyTOWN Shopping Centre131,470CherasFeatures GSC BIG, Premiere Class, Dolby ATMOS and D-BOX
NU Sentral111,783BrickfieldsFeatures Dolby ATMOS
Quill City Mall101,751Kampung BaruFeatures Dolby ATMOS
Setapak Central71,020Setapak
The Gardens Mall7226Mid ValleyAurum Theatre (formerly GSC Signatures)
Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport BBCC121,282Bukit BintangFeatures GSC BIG and 4DX
KL East Mall81058Wangsa MajuFeatures IMAX and PlayPark
Sunway 163 Mall3163Mont KiaraVelvet Cinemas, a boutique cinema outlet by GSC
The Exchange TRX10796Tun Razak ExchangeAurum Theatre - Features Getha Lux Suite, Comfort Cabin, Escape Studio, Screen X & IMAX 3D Hall
Rex Cinema11,100Petaling StreetClosed and repurposed to RexKL

Malacca

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
AEON Mall Bandaraya Melaka101,783MalaccaFeatures D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS
Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall102,004MalaccaFeatures D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS

Negeri Sembilan

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
Palm Mall101,660SerembanFeatures D-BOX

Pahang

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
East Coast Mall91,633KuantanFeatures D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS
Kuantan City Mall91,346KuantanFeatures GSC Play and GSC BIG
Mentakab Star Mall61,100Mentakab

Penang

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
Queensbay Mall81,528Bayan LepasFeatures Dolby ATMOS
Gurney Plaza121,617George TownFeatures D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and Premiere Class
Sunway Carnival Mall14910Seberang JayaFeaturing Dolby ATMOS

Perak

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
AEON Mall Falim81,149IpohFeatures GSC Play
Ipoh Parade122,000IpohFeatures D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and GSC BIG, 4DX

Perlis

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
Kangar Jaya Mall6747KangarOpened on 19 December 2025. Features GSC Play

Putrajaya

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
IOI City Mall (West Wing)132,047Precinct 12Features 4DX, D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and GSC Maxx
IOI City Mall (East Wing)134,000Precinct 12Located on Level 3 of East Wing. Features Play+, Premiere Class and IMAX Hall with IMAX Laser Projection. [4]

Sabah

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
1Borneo Hypermall81,504Kota Kinabalu
Suria Sabah81,471Kota KinabaluFeatures D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS
Imago KK Times Square81,018Kota Kinabalu

Sarawak

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
Bintang Megamall81,010Miri
CityOne Megamall101,868KuchingFeatures D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS
The Spring Shopping Mall91,508Kuching
The Spring Bintulu91,118BintuluFeatures D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and GSC play

Selangor

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
1 Utama (New Wing)131,900Petaling JayaFeatures 4DX, D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS, Play Park, Screen X, GSC BIG and Prestige Hall
IOI Mall Damansara121,729Petaling JayaFeatures GSC Big, Dolby ATMOS, ONYX LED Screen, GSC Play, MX4D and Premiere Class
IOI Mall Puchong101,755PuchongFeatures GSC Play+
Paradigm Mall91,592Petaling Jaya
Setia City Mall91,570Shah AlamFeatures Dolby ATMOS
Subang Parade91,249Subang JayaFeatures GSC Play
Summit USJ101,387Subang JayaFeatures Dolby ATMOS and THX Hall
The Starling Mall101,365Petaling JayaFeatures GSC Play and MX4D

Terengganu

CinemaTotal HallsSeatsLocationRemarks
Mayang Mall8TBAKuala TerengganuFirst GSC cinema in Terengganu will be opening in 2026

See also

References

  1. ^ "Golden Village Celebrates 30 Years of Exhibition Innovation". Variety. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 9 Dec 2018.
  2. ^ "Cinema chains merge to create biggest entity". New Straits Times. 16 January 1998. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Kelantan remains firm on cinema ban [NSTTV] | New Straits Times". 27 July 2022.
  4. ^ "GSC IOI City Mall 2 - Golden Screen Cinemas"

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