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.

Golden Screen Cinemas

Re-branded Logo since 2019
Trade name	Golden Screen Cinemas Sdn. Bhd.
Native name	嘉通院线
Company type	Private Limited Company
Industry	Media, cinemas, marketing, distribution
Founded	1 April 1987; 38 years ago (1987-04-01)
Headquarters	Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Key people	Koh Mei Lee (CEO)
Products	Aurum Theater, Jin Gastrobar, GSC Movies, GSC Lite, Velvet Cinemas, Happy Food Co.
Number of employees	5000+ Employees
Parent	PPB Group
Website	gsc.com.my

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

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	Remarks
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
Rex Cinema	1	1,100	Petaling Street	Closed and repurposed to RexKL

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	14	910	Seberang Jaya	Featuring Dolby ATMOS
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.[4]

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

See also

• Lotus Five Star
• TGV Cinemas
• MBO Cinemas