Golden Village
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.
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
2004The 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.
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Golden Village, Grand Great World ticketing hall. |
Golden Village has 8 cineplexes and multiplexes in the country presently, with one new 15 screen multiplex at
VivoCity in
2006.
* 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*
Bishan Junction 8In future
* Vivocity (2006) (15 screen multiplex, largest in Singapore, with a Europa cinema)
Defunct locations
*
Eastpoint Mall*
List of cinemas in Singapore*
Golden Village (official site)
