List of cinemas in Singapore

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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.[1]

## Cinemas[edit]

### Carnival Cinemas Singapore[edit]

Carnival Cinemas Singapore is a branch of the Indian cinema chain. It had acquired 2 theaters with a total of four screens in 2017.[2]

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Carnival Cinema Golden Mile Tower | 1 | 1007 |  | [3]
Carnival Cinema S11 Dormitory Punggol | 2 | 404 | Currently closed till further notice.  |

### Cathay Cineplexes[edit]

Cathay Cineplexes is the third largest cinema chain in Singapore with 5 cinemas and 37 screens.[4]

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Century Square | 6 | 720 | Formerly operated by Shaw Organisation then Filmgarde.

Officially opened on 21 Nov 2023.
1 Hall with Dolby Atmos

Downtown East | 6 | 970 | —  |
AMK Hub | 8 | 1784  | Hall 6 - RealD 3D  |
Jem | 10 | 1600 | Includes 2 Platinum Movie Suites halls, a Dolby Atmos hall (Hall 10) and Ultima seats.  |
West Mall | 6 | 1006 | Includes Elite Club seating.

Hall 2 - RealD 3D
Formerly operated by WE Cinemas.

### Eaglewings Cinematics[edit]

An independent cinema by retail and lifestyle company EagleWings Group.[5]

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King Albert Park Mall | 5 | 135 | Platinum Hall with 18 seats, 2 Gold Halls with 12 seats each, a Silver Hall with 30 seats and a Classic Hall with 63 seats.  | [5][6]

### Filmgarde Cineplexes[edit]

Filmgarde Cineplexes, a subsidiary of Jack Investment Pte Ltd, operates a single cinema with 6 screens at Leisure Park Kallang. It formerly operates another two cinemas at Century Square and Bugis+.[7][8]

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Leisure Park Kallang | 6 | 822 | Includes a Primo Hall (DTS:X)

### Golden Village[edit]

Golden Village is the largest cinema chain in Singapore with 15 cinemas and 120 screens. A joint venture between Golden Harvest (HK) and Village Roadshow Pictures (Australia)[9]

Cinema | Screens | Seats | Remarks

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Bedok | 6 | 588 | All halls equipped with laser projection.
Bishan Junction 8 | 6 | 1148 | D-Box seats in Halls 1 and 2

Hall 3 - RealD 3D

Bugis+ | 8 | 1250 | Includes 2 Gold Class Express halls
Formerly operated by Filmgarde Cineplexes.
Capitol Theatre | 1 | 800 | Only operates from December to March every year.
City Square Mall | 6 | 1082 | Includes a Gemini hall.
Funan | 7 | 441 | All halls equipped with laser projection. Includes 2 Gemini halls, 2 Deluxe Plus halls and a Gold Class Express hall.
Grand, Great World | 5 | 566 | Includes 2 Gold Class halls
Hall 1 - Former IMAX GT / 1.43
Hall 4 - RealD 3D
Jurong Point | 6 | 1080 | Hall 2 & 5 - RealD 3D
i12 Katong | 8 | 921 | Includes 2 Gold Class halls.

Hall 5 - RealD 3D

Paya Lebar (SingPost Centre) | 8 | 772 | All halls equipped with laser projection. Includes a Duo-Deluxe hall.
Plaza Singapura | 10 | 1734 | Hall 9 - RealD 3D
Suntec City | 11 | 1410 | Includes 3 Gold Class halls. Hall 1 equipped with Auro 11.1 surround system.

Hall 2 - RealD 3D
Formerly operated by WE Cinemas as a 5-hall cineplex

Tampines Mall | 8 | 1791 | Hall 8 - RealD 3D
Tiong Bahru Plaza | 5 | 800 | All halls equipped with Induction Loop technology for the deaf. Formerly a 6-hall cineplex.
VivoCity | 15 | 2194 | Includes a GVmax hall (Dolby 3D Atmos) and 3 Gold Class halls.

Hall 2, 4 & 10 - RealD 3D

Yishun 10 | 10 | 1499 | First multiplex in Singapore and Asia.

Hall 4 - RealD 3D

### The Projector[edit]

The Projector is an independent cinema specialising in showcasing arts and indie films.[10]

Cinema | Screens | Seats | Remarks  | Ref

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Golden Mile Tower  | 3 | 550 | Hall 1 - The Green Room (former Golden 1)
Hall 2 - The Redrum (former Golden 2)
Hall 3 - The Blue Room (former Golden Studio)  | [11]

### Shaw Theatres[edit]

Shaw Theatres is the oldest and second largest cinema chain in Singapore with 8 cinemas and 78 screens. It is the only operator to operate IMAX screens in Singapore.[12]

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Lido | 11 | 1978 | Includes a digital IMAX with Laser 3D screen (HFR).

Hall 4 - RealD 3D
Originally a 5-hall cineplex, then expanded to 8 halls in late 1996 before a major refurbishment in 2010, which expanded to 11 halls.

Waterway Point | 11 | 1450  | Includes a digital IMAX 3D screen (HFR).

Hall 7 - RealD 3D

Jewel | 11 | 828 | Includes a digital IMAX with Laser 3D screen (HFR), 2 Shaw Lumiere halls (DTS:X HFR 3D), a family-friendly Dreamers hall and DTS:X surround sound in Hall 5.  |
Paya Lebar Quarter | 12 | 986 | All halls equipped with laser projection. Includes a digital IMAX with Laser 3D screen (HFR) and 2 Shaw Lumiere halls (DTS:X HFR 3D).

Hall 1 - RealD 3D

Balestier | 11 | 721 | All halls equipped with laser projection. Includes 4 Shaw Lumiere halls (DTS:X) and 1 Dreamers hall.  |
Lot One | 8 | 664 | All halls equipped with laser projection. Formerly a 4-hall cineplex.  |
Nex | 10 | 1285 | Includes 2 Shaw Premiere halls (RealD HFR 3D)

Hall 7 - RealD 3D

Seletar | 8  | 739  | Hall 2 - RealD 3D  | [13]

### WE Cinemas[edit]

WE Cinemas, formerly known as Eng Wah Cinemas, operates a single cinema with 10 screens.[14]

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321 Clementi | 10 | 728 | Includes a First Class hall
and a Dolby Atmos hall (Hall 9).
The other 9 halls are equipped with Supra Laser Projectors  | [5]

## Upcoming cinemas[edit]

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Cineleisure | 6 | TBC | 2023 | Golden Village X The Projector | Formerly operated by Cathay Cineplexes  | [15][16]
*SCAPE | TBC | TBC | 2024 | Cathay Cineplexes |  |

## Defunct cinemas[edit]

Cinema | Screens | Seats | Year opened | Year closed | Operator | Remarks | Ref

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Ang Mo Kio | 1 | unknown | 1980 | 1986 | Plaza Development | Now - 51@AMK (former Big Mac Centre) |
Arcadia
| 1 | unknown | unknown | unknown | Independent | —
Bedok | 2 | 1427 | 1982 | 2006 | Cathay Organisation
then short period by Golden Village then
Bombay Talkies | Now - Sky Eden @ Bedok |
Broadway | 2 | 1178 | 1981 | 2003 | Cathay Organisation
then short period by
Golden Village
then Ayngaran International | Now - Broadway Plaza |
Bugis Junction | 3 | 1080 | 1995 | 2016 | United Artists then Shaw Organisation | Closed due to low patronage
Now - Fitness First Platinum Bugis Junction  |
Cathay | 8  | 1812  | 1939  | 2022  | Cathay Organisation  | It was temporarily closed from 2000 to 2006 for major refurbishment works.  | [17]
Central, Toa Payoh
(Former Kong Chian) | 1 | unknown | 1972 | 1997 | Chong Gay Theatres
then Cathay Organisation
then short period by
Golden Village | Screening mainly Chinese and North Korean movies
Now - 600 @ Toa Payoh |
Cineleisure Orchard | 9 | 1873 | 1997 | 2023 | Cathay Organisation | Hall 5 equipped with RealD 3D projection system  |
Ciros | 1 | unknown | 1958 | 1986 | Shaw Organisation | Screening Hindi movies.
Now - Grace Methodist Church  |
Clementi
Commonwealth | 2 | unknown | 1981 | 2000 | Chong Gay Theatres then
Overseas Organisation | Now - Grantral Mall Clementi  |
Central Mall | 4 | 779 | 1997 | 1999 | Studio City Cinemas (HK) | Closed due to low patronage
Now - A bar and nightclub |
Chinatown | 2 | 684 | 1990 | 1999 | Shaw Organisation | Now - Carpark and retail space |
Changi | 3 | 1154 | 1981 | 2000 | Shaw Organisation | Now - Sky Eden @ Bedok |
Dalit | 1 | unknown | 1982 | 1995 | Borneo Filem Organisation | Screening mainly Tamil movies
Now - Gateway Theatre
Da Dong Ya | 1 | unknown | 1942 | 1946 | Independent | Also known as Syonan-to Cinema.
Now - Beauty World Market
Diamond | 1 | unknown | 1947 | 1977 | Independent | Now - Raffles Hospital
Eastpoint | 6 | 1490 | 1997 | 2002 | Studio City Cinemas (HK)
then Golden Village | Closed due to mall's repositioning
Now - Various educational centres and a crèche.
East Shore
(formerly Leisure-Drome) | 3 | unknown | 1982 | 2001 | Cathay Organisation then
Shaw Organisation | Now - Leisure Park Kallang (Filmgarde Leisure Park Kallang)
Empire | 1 | unknown | 1916 | unknown | unknown | Now - Kovan Melody
Empress | 3 | 1326 | 1981 | 2006 | Eng Wah Organization | Now - 321 Clementi (WE Cinemas 321 Clementi)
Gay/Happy World Amusement Park
New Happy
Silver City &
Victory | 3 | unknown | 1940s | 1990s | Eng Wah Organization | Now - Vacant land next to Geyland Road/Mountbatten Road
Galaxy
(formerly Gala) | 1 | 850 | 1978 | 1990s | Cathay Organisation | Now - Bukit Timah Conference Centre
Great World Amusement Park
Atlantic
Canton
Globe &
Sky | 4 | unknown | 1930s | 1980s | Shaw Organisation | Now - Great World City (GV Grand)
Golden City | 1 | unknown | 1965 | 1984 | Golden Star Film Unit (Malaysia) | Screening mainly horror movies from Taiwan
Now - The Fisherman of Christ Fellowship @ Margaret Drive
Golden Sultan | 1 | 1080 | 1982 | 2003 | Cathay Organisation
then D&D Trading | Now - A nightclub
Hollywood | 1 | unknown | 1958 | 1995 | Eng Wah Organisation | Now - One KM & Katong Regency
Hoover | 1 | 900 | 1960 | 1996 | Shaw Organisation | Now - Twin Heights/Shaw Plaza (Shaw Theatres Balestier)
Imperial | 1 | unknown | 1970 | 1985 | Independent | Now - Thomson Imperial Court
Jubilee,
Ang Mo Kio | 4 | 734 | 1975 | 2010 | Eng Wah Organisation | Now - Jubilee Square
Jurong | 6 | 1003 | 1994 | 2008 | Shaw Organisation | Now - Redeveloped into J'Den
JCube | 7 | 1010 | 2012 | 2023 |
Jurong Drive-In | 1 | 900 vehicles | 1971 | 1985 | Cathay Organisation | Largest drive-in of Asia when opened in 1971.
Closed 30 Sep 1985
Now - Fairway Country Club
Kallang | 1 | 1708 | 1972 | 1982 | Chong Gay Theatres | Largest cinema in South East Asia in 1970s
Closed in 1980s to be a theatre for the arts
King's Theatre | 1 | unknown | 1950s | 1980s | Eng Wah Organisation | Now - Regency Suites
Kreta Ayer People's Theatre | 1 | unknown | 1969 | 1997 | Cathay Organisation
then short period by
Golden Village | No longer a screening cinema hall
Kok Wah | 1 | unknown | 1960s | 1980s | Independent | Screening mainly Chinese movies
Now - Highland Centre
Liberty | 1 | unknown | 1980 | 1990 | Shaw Organisation | Screening mainly Chinese movies
Now - TOUCH Centre
Lido | 1 | unknown | 1959 | 1990 | Shaw Organisation | Now - Shaw House (Shaw Theatres Lido)
Liwagu | 1 | 1142 | 1982 | 1995 | Borneo Filem Organisation | Now - Riway International Headquarters.
Mandarin | 2 | unknown | 1975 | 2000 | Eng Wah Organisation | Now - GB Point
Majestic | 1 | 1194 | 1928 | 1998 | Cathay Organisation | Popular venue for Singapore Film Festival
Marina | 2 | 700 | 1986 | 1998 | Eng Wah Organisation |  | [18]
Marina Leisureplex | 6 | 1451 | 1996 | 2014 | Golden Village | Now - PSB Future Academy City Campus
Marlborough | 1 | 682 | 1909 | 1960s | Shaw Organisation | Now - Shaw Tower
Metropole | 1 | unknown | 1958 | 1986 | Kong Ngee Co Ltd | Now - Fairfield Methodist Church
Mercury | 1 | unknown | 1960s | 1980s | Independent | Screening mainly English movies
Now - Space@Kovan
New City | 1 | unknown | 1960s | 1999 | Independent | Now - Bethel Assembly of God Church
New Town &
New Crown | 2 | 1800 | 1982 | 2003 | Chong Gay Theatres then
Overseas Organisation | Now - Djitsun Mall Ang Mo Kio
New World Amusement Park
Grand
Pacific &
State | 3 | unknown | 1920s | 1980s | Shaw Organisation | Now - City Square Mall & City Square Residences
(GV City Square)
Ocean | 1 | unknown | 1960s | 1986 | Independent | —
Odeon | 1 | 1546 | 1953 | 1984 | Cathay Organisation | Now - Odeon Towers
Odeon-Katong | 1 | unknown | 1950s | 1993 | Cathay Organisation | Now - Cornerstone Community Church
Oriental | 2 | unknown | 1990s | 2000 | Shaw Organisation | Now - Offices
Palace
(formerly Paradise) | 1 | unknown | 1965 | 1992 | Cathay Organisation then
Overseas Organisation | Now - Eastgate
Paramount | 1 | unknown | 1958 | 1983 | Independent | Now - myVillage at Serangoon Garden
Parkway Parade | 7 | 898 | 2017 | 2023 | Cathay Cineplexes | Closed due to low patronage.
Pavilion | 4 | unknown | 1993 | 1998 | Cathay Organisation
then short period by
Golden Village | Now - Tampines 1
Plaza | 1 | unknown | 1974 | 2009 | Plaza Development then
Ayngaran International | Now - The Axis by Hope Church
Premiere | 1 | 477 | 1978 | 1982 | Plaza Development | Now - Top 10 nightclub
President | 1 | 1200 | 1973 | 1996 | Shaw Organisation | Now - Twin Heights/Shaw Plaza (Shaw Theatres Balestier)
Prince
Jade &
Jade Classics
(Former -
Alhambra &
Marlborough) | 4 | 2000 | 1976 | 2008 | Shaw Organisation
then run by
United Artists
and returned to Shaw | When run by United Artists, 4 halls were renamed to Grand Prince / Alhambra / Royal Jade / Emerald
Now - Building demolished for redevelopment
Princess &
Raja | 3 | 1900 | 1982 | 2008 | Chong Gay Theatres then
Overseas Organisation | Now - Djitsun Mall Bedok (GV Bedok)
Queens | 1 | unknown | 1932 | 1982 | Shaw Organisation | Screening mainly Malay, Indoneisan and Egyptian movies
Now - Grandlink Square
Queenstown &
Queensway | 2 | 1715 | 1977 | 1999 | Chong Gay Theatres then
Overseas Organisation | Now - QMall (under construction)
Regal | 1 | unknown | 1979 | 1998 | Cathay Organisation | Screening mainly Chinese movies
Now - Rubikon Building
Republic | 3 | unknown | 1982 | 1999 | Shaw Organisation | Now - iMall Marine Parade
Rex | 3 | 734 | 2009 | 2018 | Carnival Cinemas | Now - Building closed off to make way for the North-South Corridor
Riverside Point | 3 | 670 | 1996 | 1999 | Studio City Cinemas (HK) | Closed due to low patronage
Now - Offices
Roxy | 1 | 1200 | 1931 | 1978 | Shaw Organisation | Now - Katong Plaza and Roxy Square
Ruby | 1 | unknown | 1958 | 1983 | Cathay Organisation | Cathay's first cinema
Now - Balestier Point
Savoy | 2 | 1578 | 1978 | 1998 | Shaw Organisation | Now - Vacant building next to Boon Lay Shopping Centre
Singapura | 1 | unknown | 1960s | 1990s | Shaw Organisation | Now - The Millage @ Changi
Sin Wah | 1 | unknown | unknown | unknown | Independent | Closed and demolished along with the Bukit Panjang Kampung for the development of Bukit Panjang New Town
Sun Plaza | 6 | 1243 | 2000 | 2009 | Eng Wah Organisation | Closed due to expiry of lease
Now - Sembawang Public Library and an education hub.
Taman Jurong | 1 | unknown | 1970s | 1990s | Shaw Organisation | —
Toa Payoh | 5 | 934 | 1975 | 2010 | Eng Wah Organisation | Now - ERA APAC Centre
Venus | 1 | 1200 | 1965 | 1985 | Kong Ngee Co Ltd | Screening mainly Chinese movies.
Now - Church of Our Saviour @ Margaret Drive
Vision (Hougang) | 4 | 1200 | 1993 | 2000 | Shaw Organisation | Closed due to low patronage
Now - The Midtown and Midtown Residences
White Sands | 4 | 800 | 1997 | 1999 | Eng Wah Organisation | Closed due to low patronage
Now - Retail shops and educational centres.
Woodlands | 2 | 619 | 1981 | 1999 | Shaw Organisation | Now - Demolished to make way for the expansion of Woodlands Checkpoint
Yangtze | 2 | 425 | 1977 | 2016 | Independent | Now - Demolished to make way for Thomson-East Coast MRT Line
Yong Hua | 1 | unknown | 1960s' | 1980s | Independent | —
Zenith | 1 | unknown | 1975 | 1984 | Independent | Now - The Tembusu condominium

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