# Golden Screen Cinemas

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. After January 1988 merger between Golden Communications (GC) Circuit and the Malaysian branch of Cathay Organisation, the company was renamed Golden Screen Cinemas.

## 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.

### Johor

| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
| AEON Mall Bandar Dato' Onn | 5 | 658 | Johor Bahru | Features GSC Big and Play+ |
| KSL City Mall | 8 | 1,378 | Johor Bahru | Features D-BOX and GSC BIG |
| Kluang Mall | 6 | 933 | Kluang | |
| Heritage Mall | 7 | 1,043 | Kota Tinggi | |
| Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru | 17 | 2,137 | Johor Bahru | Features 2 Premiere Class Halls, 4DX Hall, D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS, and GSC BIG |
| Square One Shopping Mall | 8 | 1,135 | Batu Pahat | Features GSC Play |
| Sunway Big Box Retail Park | 8 | 1,500 | Iskandar Puteri | Features GSC Play+ |
| Mid Valley Southkey | 19 | 1,686 | Johor Bahru | Features GSC's first IMAX Hall, 4DX, D-BOX, SkyBox, Dolby ATMOS, Play+ and Aurum Theatre |
| IOI Mall Kulai | 6 | 640 | Kulai | Featuring Play+ |

### Kedah

| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location |
| Aman Central | 10 | 1,599 | Alor Setar |
| Amanjaya Mall | 8 | 1,287 | Sungai Petani |
| Kulim Central | 6 | 1,108 | Kulim |

### Kuala Lumpur

| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
| EkoCheras Mall | 9 | 1,161 | Cheras | |
| Lotus's Kepong | 7 | 1,066 | Kepong | |
| Mid Valley Megamall | 21 | 2,688 | Mid Valley | Largest cinema in Malaysia. Features D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and ONYX LED Screen |
| Melawati Mall | 10 | 1,424 | Melawati | Features Premiere Class, IMAX 3D |
| MyTOWN Shopping Centre | 13 | 1,470 | Cheras | Features GSC BIG, Premiere Class, Dolby ATMOS and D-BOX |
| NU Sentral | 11 | 1,783 | Brickfields | Features Dolby ATMOS |
| Quill City Mall | 10 | 1,751 | Kampung Baru | Features Dolby ATMOS |
| Setapak Central | 7 | 1,020 | Setapak | |
| The Gardens Mall | 7 | 226 | Mid Valley | Aurum Theatre (formerly GSC Signatures) |
| Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport BBCC | 12 | 1,282 | Bukit Bintang | Features GSC BIG and 4DX |
| KL East Mall | 8 | 1058 | Wangsa Maju | Features IMAX and PlayPark |
| Sunway 163 Mall | 3 | 163 | Mont Kiara | Velvet Cinemas, a boutique cinema outlet by GSC |
| The Exchange TRX | 10 | 796 | Tun Razak Exchange | Aurum Theatre - Features Getha Lux Suite, Comfort Cabin, Escape Studio, Screen X & IMAX 3D Hall |

### Malacca

| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
| AEON Mall Bandaraya Melaka | 10 | 1,783 | Malacca | Features D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS |
| Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall | 10 | 2,004 | Malacca | Features D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS |

### Negeri Sembilan

| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
| Palm Mall | 10 | 1,660 | Seremban | Features D-BOX |

### Pahang

| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
| East Coast Mall | 9 | 1,633 | Kuantan | Features D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS |
| Kuantan City Mall | 9 | 1,346 | Kuantan | Features GSC Play and GSC BIG |
| Mentakab Star Mall | 6 | 1,100 | Mentakab | |

### Penang

| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
| Queensbay Mall | 8 | 1,528 | Bayan Lepas | Features Dolby ATMOS |
| Gurney Plaza | 12 | 1,617 | George Town | Features D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and Premiere Class |
| Sunway Carnival Mall | 8 | 910 | Seberang Jaya | Featuring Dolby ATMOS, Play+ & 4DX Hall |
| Sunshine Central Mall | 11 | TBA | Air Itam | Under Construction, Coming Soon in 2025 |

### Perak

| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
| AEON Mall Falim | 8 | 1,149 | Ipoh | Features GSC Play |
| Ipoh Parade | 12 | 2,000 | Ipoh | Features D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and GSC BIG, 4DX |

### Putrajaya

| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
| IOI City Mall (West Wing) | 13 | 2,047 | Precinct 12 | Features 4DX, D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and GSC Maxx |
| IOI City Mall (East Wing) | 13 | 4,000 | Precinct 12 | Located on Level 3 of East Wing. This cinema features Play+, Premiere Class, GSC BIG, Onyx LED & and Malaysia's first IMAX Hall with IMAX Laser Projection. |

### Sabah

| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
| 1Borneo Hypermall | 8 | 1,504 | Kota Kinabalu | |
| Suria Sabah | 8 | 1,471 | Kota Kinabalu | Features D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS |
| Imago KK Times Square | 8 | 1,018 | Kota Kinabalu | |

### Sarawak

| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
| Bintang Megamall | 8 | 1,010 | Miri | |
| CityOne Megamall | 10 | 1,868 | Kuching | Features D-BOX and Dolby ATMOS |
| The Spring Shopping Mall | 9 | 1,508 | Kuching | |
| The Spring Bintulu | 9 | 1,118 | Bintulu | Features D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS and GSC play |

### Selangor

| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
| 1 Utama (New Wing) | 13 | 1,900 | Petaling Jaya | Features 4DX, D-BOX, Dolby ATMOS, and Screen X |
| Citta Mall | 9 | 1,611 | Petaling Jaya | |
| IOI Mall Puchong | 10 | 1,755 | Puchong | Features GSC Play+ |
| Paradigm Mall | 9 | 1,592 | Petaling Jaya | |
| Setia City Mall | 9 | 1,570 | Shah Alam | Features Dolby ATMOS |
| Subang Parade | 9 | 1,249 | Subang Jaya | Features GSC Play |
| Summit USJ | 10 | 1,387 | Subang Jaya | Features Dolby ATMOS and THX Hall |
| Klang Parade | 8 | 1,323 | Klang | |
| The Starling Mall | 10 | 1,365 | Petaling Jaya | Features GSC Play and MX4D |
| Tropicana Gardens Mall | 12 | 1,729 | Petaling Jaya | Features GSC Big, Dolby ATMOS, ONYX LED Screen, GSC Play, MX4D and Premiere Class |

### Terengganu

| Cinema | Total Halls | Seats | Location | Remarks |
| Mayang Mall | 8 | TBA | Kuala Terengganu | First GSC cinema in Terengganu will be opening in December 5, 2024 |