Golden Screen Cinemas

Golden Screen Cinemas Sdn Bhd
Type	Private
Industry	Media, Entertainment
Founded	1 April 1987
Headquarters	Malaysia
Key people	Koh Mei Lee (CEO)
Products	Cinema
Parent	PPB Group
Website	www.gsc.com.my

Golden Screen Cinemas, also known as GSC or GSCinemas, is an entertainment company in Malaysia. It is the largest Malaysian cinema company, with most of its cinemas are located in the Mid Valley Megamall with 21 screen cinemas and 2763 seats.[1]

History

Golden Screen Cinemas was founded in 1987 under the name 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.[2] After a January 1988 merger between Golden Communications (GC) Circuit and the Malaysian branch of Cathay Organisation, the company was renamed Golden Screen Cinemas.[3]

Overview

As of January 2018, GSC has 344 screens in 36 locations throughout Malaysia.[4] Respective Malaysian states with GSC cinemas are Johor (3), Kedah (2), Kuala Lumpur (8), Melaka (2), Negeri Sembilan (2), Pahang (3), Penang (3), Perak (1), Putrajaya (2), Sabah (2), Sarawak (2) and Selangor (8).

GSC Cinemas

Johor

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Remarks
Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru	16	2,107	Johor Bahru	Features THX, DOLBY ATMOS, GSC MAXX, 4DX, and Premiere Class[5]
The Mall, Mid Valley Southkey	18	1,645	Johor Bahru	Opened 14 November 2019. Included with IMAX, 4DX, DOLBY ATMOS, Screen X, Play+, Onyx, and also Features Aurum Theatre, an ultra-luxury boutique cinema
Sunway Big Box	TBA	TBA	Johor Bahru	Opening September 2020

Kedah

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Remarks
Amanjaya Mall	8	1,306	Sungai Petani	GSC Lite[6]
Aman Central Mall	10	1,599	Alor Setar	Features THX, DOLBY ATMOS, and D-BOX[7]

Kuala Lumpur

GSC Cinema in Berjaya Time Square

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Remarks
The Gardens	7	226	Mid Valley City	Renovated and converted into GSC AURUM. Re-opened on 5th Dec 2019[8]
Midvalley Megamall	21	2,763	Mid Valley City	Features THX, DOLBY ATMOS, ONYX Cinema LED, and D-BOX[9]
Berjaya Times Square	9	1,426	Bukit Bintang	Features DOLBY ATMOS and Premiere Class[10]
Cheras Leisure Mall	4	974	Cheras	[11]
MyTOWN Shopping Centre	17	2,129	Cheras	Features GSC MAXX, DOLBY ATMOS, D-BOX, THX, 4DX, play+, and Premiere Class[12]
Eko Cheras Mall	8	1,161	Cheras	Features DOLBY ATMOS[13]
Nu Sentral	11	1,783	Brickfields	Features THX and DOLBY ATMOS[14]
Quill City Mall	10	1,751	Jalan Sultan Ismail	Features THX and DOLBY ATMOS[15]

Malacca

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Remarks
AEON Mall Bandaraya Melaka	10	1,783	Malacca	Features DOLBY ATMOS and D-BOX[16]
Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall	10	2,004	Bandar Hilir	Features DOLBY ATMOS[17]

Negeri Sembilan

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Remarks
Terminal 1	4	1010	Seremban	GSC Lite[18]
Palm Mall	10	1659	Seremban	Features THX and D-BOX[19]

Pahang

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Remarks
East Coast Mall	9	1,633	Kuantan	Features DOLBY ATMOS and D-BOX[20]
Berjaya Megamall	5	948	Kuantan	GSC Lite[21]
Mentakab Star Mall	6	1,093	Mentakab	GSC Lite[22]

Penang

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Remarks
Gurney Plaza	12	1,610	Georgetown	Features THX, DOLBY ATMOS, D-BOX, and Premiere Class[23]
Queensbay Mall	8	1,528	Bayan Lepas	Features DOLBY ATMOS[24]
Sunway Carnival Mall	8	1,098	Seberang Jaya	Features DOLBY ATMOS[25]

Perak

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Remarks
Ipoh Parade	11	1,926	Ipoh	Features THX, DOLBY ATMOS, GSC MAXX, and D-BOX[26]

Putrajaya

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Remarks
Alamanda	8	1,404	Presint 1	[27]
IOI City Mall	13	2,133	Putrajaya	Features GSC MAXX, THX, D-BOX, DOLBY ATMOS, and 4DX[28]

Sabah

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Remarks
Suria Sabah	8	1,471	Kota Kinabalu	Features DOLBY ATMOS and D-BOX[29]
1Borneo Hypermall	8	1,504	Kota Kinabalu	[30]

Sarawak

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Remarks
Bintang Megamall	8	1,010	Miri	GSC Lite[31]
CityONE Megamall	10	1,868	Kuching	Features THX, DOLBY ATMOS, and D-BOX[32]

Selangor

Cinema	Total Halls	Seats	Location	Remarks
1 Utama	13	2,180	Bandar Utama	Features Gold Class, DOLBY ATMOS, SCREEN X, D-BOX, THX, and 4DX[33]
IOI Mall	10	2,092	Puchong	Features DOLBY ATMOS and play+[34]
3 Damansara Shopping Mall	8	1,465	Damansara Utama	[35]
Paradigm Mall	9	1,566	Kelana Jaya	[36]
Setia City Mall	9	1,570	Setia Alam	Features DOLBY ATMOS[37]
The Summit	7	931	USJ	Features THX and DOLBY ATMOS[38]
Klang Parade	8	1,323	Klang	[39]
Melawati Mall	10	1,424	Taman Melawati	Features THX, DOLBY ATMOS, and D-BOX[40]

Cinema Experience

GSC has certain cinema halls called "Cinema Experiences" that have specialty features. [41]

4DX

4DX halls are auditoriums that employ motion enabled chairs; these chairs create strong vibrations and sensations, as well as environmental controls for simulated weather conditions, such as lightning, rain, flashing (strobe) lights, fog, and strong scents.[42]

Locations
1 Utama (Hall 7)
IOI City Mall (Hall 3)
Paradigm Mall JB
The Mall, Mid Valley Southkey

AURUM

GSC's "AURUM" cinematic experience includes luxury recliners, private cabins, individualised services, continental dining. Each AURUM ticket offers moviegoers a food delivered directly to their seats; tickets also include a private screening for up to 20 people, as well as a built-in karaoke system.[43]

Locations
The Mall, Mid Valley Southkey
The Gardens Mall

D-BOX

D-BOX theatres incorporate movement through chairs during screenings.[44]

Locations
1 Utama (Hall 3)
AEON Bandaraya Melaka (Hall 1)
CityOne Megamall (Hall 1)
East Coast Mall (Hall 1)
Gurney Plaza (Hall 3)
IOI City Mall (Hall 11)
Ipoh Parade (Hall 1)
Melawati Mall (Hall 1)
Mid Valley Megamall (Hall 18)
MyTOWN Shopping Centre (Hall 3)
Palm Mall (Hall 1)
Paradigm Mall JB (Hall 1)
Pavilion KL (Hall 3)
Suria Sabah (Hall 1)
The Mall, Mid Valley Southkey (Hall 4) (opening soon)

DOLBY ATMOS

DOLBY ATMOS specialises in increased sound quality. The hall allows sound to move throughout the theatre, to emulate natural and lifelike audio effects. The experience employs up to 64 speakers.[45]

Locations
1 Utama (Hall 3)
AEON Bandaraya Melaka (Hall 1)
Aman Central Mall (Hall 2)
Berjaya Times Square (Hall 1)
CityOne Megamall (Hall 1)
Dataran Pahlawan (Hall 4)
East Coast Mall (Hall 1)
Eko Cheras Mall (Hall 2)
IOI City Mall (Hall 10 & Hall 11)
IOI Mall (Hall 3)
Ipoh Parade (Hall 1)
Melawati Mall (Hall 1)
Mid Valley Megamall (Hall 18)
MyTOWN Shopping Centre (Hall 3)
Nu Sentral (Hall 3)
Paradigm Mall JB (Hall 1)
Queensbay Mall (Hall 1)
Quill City Mall (Hall 1)
Setia City Mall (Hall 1)
Sunway Carnival Mall (Hall 7)
Suria Sabah (Hall 1)
The Summit (Hall 7)

GSC MAXX

GSC MAXX incorporates dual digital projectors, an active polarized 3D system, and Dolby CP850 sound processes.[46]

Locations
IOI City Mall (Hall 10 & Hall 11)
Ipoh Parade (Hall 1)
MyTOWN Shopping Centre (Hall 3)
Paradigm Mall JB (Hall 1)

Gold Class

Gold Class auditoriums come with accompanying lounges and toilets, reclining seats, and a table for every two seats.[47]

Locations
1 Utama (Hall 1)
Pavilion (Hall 1)

IMAX

IMAX features immersive audio combined with high definition images.[48]

Locations
The Mall, Mid Valley Southkey (Hall 1)

Onyx

The Onyx cinematic experience features ultra-sharp, high-definition content on the silver screen, with an accompanying LED theatre display. It is the world's first Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI)-compliant High Dynamic Range (HDR) LED theatre display. Onyx Halls are equipped with JBL by HARMAN Professional Solutions audio technology.[49]

Location
Mid Valley Megamall (Hall 11)

Premiere Class

Premiere Class experiences have spacious seats, trays, lounges, and toilets.[50]

Locations
Berjaya Times Square (Hall 2)
Gurney Plaza (Hall 1)
MyTOWN Shopping Centre (Hall 13)
Paradigm Mall JB (Premiere Class Hall 1 & Premiere Class Hall 2)

PlayPlus

PlayPlus is a family and child-friendly service.[51]

Locations
IOI Mall
IOI City Mall (coming soon)
East Coast Mall (coming soon)
The Mall, Mid Valley Southkey

Screen X

Screen X provides a 270° viewing experience.[52]

Locations
1 Utama

THX

THX is known for its architectural design, acoustics, sound isolation, and audio-visual equipment performance.[53]

Locations
1 Utama (Hall 2 & Hall 3)
Aman Central Mall (Hall 2)
CityOne Megamall (Hall 1)
Gurney Plaza (Premiere Class Hall 2, Hall 2 & Hall 3)
IOI City Mall (Hall 10 & Hall 11)
Ipoh Parade (Hall 1)
Mid Valley Megamall (Hall 11, Hall 12, Hall 13 & Hall 18)
Nu Sentral (Hall 3)
Palm Mall (Hall 1)
Pavilion (Hall 2 & Hall 3)
Quill City Mall (Hall 1)
The Summit (Hall 7)

References

External links

GSC Official Website

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