List of cinemas in Singapore

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.

Statistics

As of Jan 9, 2018

Total number of cinemas	34
Total number of screens	254
Largest cinema in Singapore	GV VivoCity
Largest screen in Singapore	GVMax, GV VivoCity
Tallest cinema in Singapore	Cathay Cineplex Cineleisure Orchard
First subterranean cinema in Singapore	Shaw Theatres Waterway Point
First boothless projection cinema in Singapore	GV City Square
All laser projection screens	GV Paya Lebar

Cinemas

Carnival Cinemas

A branch of the Indian cinema chain. Specialises in screening movies from the Indian subcontinent and some Malay and Indonesian films.

Cinema	Screens	Seats	Remarks
Shaw Towers	2	1200	N/A
Golden Mile	1	1000	N/A
Mackenzie	3	730	N/A

Cathay Cineplexes

Second largest cinema chain in Singapore. Popular among families and youths.

Cinema	Screens	Seats	Remarks
Cineleisure Orchard	12	2005	Includes 2 Platinum Movie Suites halls and a couples only hall.
Causeway Point	7	1307	Formerly operated by Studio City Cinemas as a 10-plex
Downtown East	6	970	N/A
AMK Hub	8	1784	N/A
Jem	10	1596	Includes 2 Platinum Movie Suites halls, a Dolby Atmos hall and Ultima seats.
Parkway Parade	7	898	Has assistive listening devices provided for the deaf.
The Cathay Cineplex	8	1812	Includes a Platinum Movie Suites hall.
West Mall	6	1006	Includes Elite Club seating.

Filmgarde Cineplex

Newest cinema chain in Singapore. A subsidary of Jack Investment Pte Ltd.

Cinema	Screens	Seats	Remarks
Bugis+	8	1383	N/A
Leisure Park Kallang	6	822	N/A

Golden Village

Largest cinema chain in Singapore. A joint venture between Golden Harvest (HK) and Village Roadshow Pictures (Australia)

Cinema	Screens	Seats	Remarks
Bishan Junction 8	6	1136	D-Box seats in Halls 1 and 2.
Capitol	1	800	Only operates from December to March every year.
City Square Mall	6	1082	Includes a Gemini hall.
Grand, Great World	6	1455	Includes a Gold Class hall, a Gemini hall and ANZ Grand Seats in Hall 6.
Jurong Point	6	1417	N/A
Katong	8	921	Includes 2 Gold Class halls. Peranakan themed cinema.
Paya Lebar (SingPost Centre)	8	756	Includes a Duo-Deluxe hall Regular halls equipped with ProBax seats.
Plaza Singapura	10	1715	N/A
Suntec City	11	1390	Includes 3 Gold Class halls. Regular halls equipped with ProBax seats.
Tampines Mall	8	1751	All halls equipped with ProBax seats
Tiong Bahru Plaza	5	853	All halls equipped with Induction Loop technology for the deaf.
VivoCity	15	2172	Includes a GVMax hall (also a Dolby Atmos hall) and 3 Gold Class halls.
Yishun 10	10	1477	First multiplex in Singapore and Asia.

The Projector

An independent cinema specialising in showcasing arts and indie films.

Cinema	Screens	Seats	Remarks
The Projector @ Golden Mile	2	300	Hall 1 - The Green Room Hall 2 - The Redrum.

Shaw Theatres

Oldest cinema chain in Singapore. Only operator to exclusively operate IMAX screens in Singapore.

Cinema	Screens	Seats	Remarks
Lido	11	1981	Includes a digital IMAX 3D screen.
JCube	7	1015	Includes a digital IMAX 3D screen
Waterway Point	11	1456	Includes a digital IMAX 3D screen.
Balestier	6	1274	N/A
Lot One	4	1026	N/A
Nex	10	1285	Includes 2 Shaw Premiere halls.
Seletar	8	754	N/A

WE Cinemas

Formerly known as Eng Wah Cinemas.

Cinema	Screens	Seats	Remarks
321 Clementi	10	728	Includes a First Class hall and a Dolby Atmos hall.

Upcoming cinemas

Cinema	Operator	Opening date	Screens	Seats	Remarks
Bedok	Golden Village	1Q 2018	6	~600	N/A
Century Square	Filmgarde Cineplex	3Q 2018	6	~1000	N/A
Paya Lebar Quarter	TBA	4Q 2018	10	TBA	N/A
Jewel Changi Airport	TBA	1Q 2019	TBA	TBA	N/A
Funan	Golden Village	1Q 2020	7	TBA	First cinema in Singapore to have a multi dimensional cinematic experience.

Defunct cinemas

Cinema	Screens	Year opened	Year closed	Seats	Operator	Remarks
Ang Mo Kio	1	1980	1986	unknown	Independent	Now - 51@AMK (former Big Mac Centre).
Arcadia	1	unknown	unknown	unknown	Independent	N/A
Bedok	2	1982	2006	1427	Cathay Organisation	Now - Bedok Point.
Broadway	2	1981	1998	1178	Cathay Organisation then short period by Golden Village	Now - Broadway Plaza.
Bugis Hall 1 - Bugis Hall 2 - Hylam Hall 3 - Malay	3	1995	2016	1080	United Artists then Shaw Organisation	Closed due to declining patronage Now - Fitness First and restaurants.
Central 中央 (Former Kong Chian 前身- 光前)	1	1973	1987	unknown	Cathay Organisation	1972 – 1987 Now - 600 @ Toa Payoh (Next to Toa Payoh Public Library)
Ciros	1	unknown	unknown	unknown	Shaw Organisation	Screening Hindi movies. Now - Grace Methodist Church
Clementi Commonwealth	2	1981	2000	unknown	Overseas Organisation	Now - Clementi Cityvibe
Central Mall	4	1997	1999	779	Studio City Cinemas (HK)	Now - A bar and nightclub
Chinatown	2	1990	1999	684	Shaw Organisation	Now - Carpark and retail space
Changi	3	1981	2000	1154	Shaw Organisation	Now - Bedok Point
Dalit	1	1980s	1990s	unknown	Borneo Filem Organisation	Now - Redeveloped into Gateway Theatre
Da Dong Ya	1	1942	1946	unknown	Independent	Also known as Syonan-to Cinema. Now - Beauty World Market
Diamond	1	1947	1977	unknown	Independent	Now - Raffles Hospital
Eastpoint	6	1997	2002	1490	Studio City Cinemas (HK) then Golden Village	Closed due to low patronage Now - An education hub.
Eastshore (previously Leisure-Drome)	3	1982	1999	unknown	Cathay Organisation Shaw Organisation	Now - Filmgarde Leisure Park Kallang
Empire	1	1916	unknown	unknown	unknown	N/A;
Empress	3	1981	2006	1326	Eng Wah Organization	Now - WE Cinemas 321 Clementi
Gay/Happy World Amusement Park New Happy Silver City & Victory	3	1940s	1990s	unknown	Eng Wah Organization	Now - Vacant land next to Geyland Road/Mountbatten Road
Gala	1	1978	1990s	850	Cathay Organisation	Now - Bukit Timah Conference Centre
Great World Amusement Park Atlantic Canton Globe & Sky	4	1930s	1980s	unknown	Shaw Organisation	Now - Great World City (GV Grand)
Golden City	1	1960s	1980s	unknown	Independent	Screening mainly horror movies from Taiwan Now - The Fisherman of Christ Fellowship @ Margaret Drive
Golden Sultan	1	1982	1990s	unknown	Cathay Organisation	Now - a nightclub
Hollywood	1	unknown	unknown	unknown	Eng Wah Organisation	Now - One KM & Katong Regency
Hoover	1	1940s	1996	unknown	Shaw Organisation	Now - Twin Heights/Shaw Plaza (Shaw Theatres Balestier)
Imperial	1	unknown	unknown	unknown	Independent	Now - Thomson Imperial Court
Jubilee, Ang Mo Kio	4	1975	2010	734	Eng Wah Organisation	Now - Jubliee Square
Jurong Entertainment Centre	6	1994	2008	unknown	Shaw Organisation	Now - Shaw Theatres JCube and IMAX
Jurong Drive-In	1	1971	1985	900 cars	Cathay Organisation	Largest drive-in of Asia when opened in 1971. Closed 30 Sep 1985 Now - Fairway Country Club.
Kallang	1	1972	1982	unknown	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	1950s	1980s	unknown	Eng Wah Organisation	Now - Regency Suites
Kreta Ayer People's Theatre	1	unknown	unknown	unknown	Cathay Organisation	No longer a screening cinema hall
Kok Hua	1	1960s	1980s	unknown	Independent	1960s - 1980s Now - Space@Kovan
Liberty	1	1980	1990	unknown	Shaw Organisation	Specialised in Chinese movies Now - TOUCH Centre
Liwagu	1	1982	1990s	unknown	Borneo Filem Organisation	Now - Geylang United FC Club House
Mandarin	2	1975	1999	unknown	Eng Wah Organization	Now - GB Point;
Majestic	1	1928	1998	1194	Cathay Organisation	Popular venue for Singapore Film Festival
Marina Leisureplex	6	1996	2014	1451	Golden Village	Now - PSB Future Academy.
Metropole	1	1958	1986	unknown	unknown	Now - Fairfield Methodist Church (opp Maxwell Road Food Court)
Mercury	1	1960s	1980s	unknown	Independent	Now - Space@Kovan
New City	1	1960s	1980s	unknown	Independent	Now - Bethel Assembly Of God Church
New Town & New Crown	2	1982	2003	unknown	Overseas Organisation	Now - Djitsun Mall
New World Amusement Park Grand Pacific & State	3	1920s	1980s	unknown	Shaw Organisation	Now - City Square Mall & City Square Residences (GV City Square)
Odeon	1	1940s	1984	1546	Cathay Organisation	<Now - Odeon Towers
Odeon-Katong	1	1950s	1993	unknown	Cathay Organisation	Now - The Odeon Katong
Oriental	2	1980s	2000	unknown	Shaw Organisation	Now - Offices
Palace	1	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	Now - Eastgate
Paramount	1	1958	1975	unknown	Independent	Now - myVillage at Serangoon Garden
Pavilion	4	1993	1998	unknown	Cathay Organisation then short period by Golden Village	Now - Tampines 1
Plaza	1	1974	2009	unknown	Chong Gay Theatres then Ayrganan International	Now - The Axis by Hope Church
Premiere	1	1975	1979	unknown	Independent	Now The Top 10 night club
President	1	1940s	1996	unknown	Shaw Organisation	Now - Twin Heights/Shaw Plaza (Shaw Theatres Balestier)
Prince Jade & Jade Classics (Former - Alhambra & Marlborough)	4	1970s	2008	2000	Shaw Organisation then run by United Artists and finally back to Shaw	When run by United Artists 4 halls were renamed to Grand Prince / Alhambra / Royal Jade / Emerald Now - Shine Auditorium by New Creation Church
Princess & Raja	3	1982	2008	unknown	Overseas Organisation	Now - Djitsun Mall Bedok (GV Bedok).
Queens	1	unknown	unknown	unknown	Shaw Organisation	Now - Grandlink Square
Queenstown & Queensway	2	1970s	1999	unknown	Overseas Organisation	Now - Demolished with Queenstown estate en bloc
Regal	1	1979	1998	unknown	Cathay Organisation	Now - Rubikon Building
Republic	3	1980	1999	unknown	Shaw Organisation	Now - iMall Marine Parade
Riverside Point	3	1996	1999	670	Studio City Cinemas (HK)	Now - Offices
Roxy	1	unknown	unknown	unknown	Shaw Organisation	Now - Katong Plaza and Roxy Square
Ruby	1	1930s	1970s	unknown	Cathay Organisation	Cathay's first ever cinema Now - Balestier Point
Savoy	2	1979	1998	unknown	Shaw Organisation	Now - Vacant building next to Boon Lay Shopping Centre
Singapura	1	1960s	1990s	unknown	Shaw Organization	Now - The Millage @ Changi
Sin Hua	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	2000	2009	1243	Eng Wah Organization	Closed due to low patronage Now - Sembawang Public Library and an education hub.
Toa Payoh	5	1975	2010	934	Eng Wah Organisation	Now - Hersing Centre and a school for real estate agents.
Venus	1	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	Screening mainly movies from Taiwan Now - Church of Our Saviour @ Margaret Drive
Vision (Hougang)	4	1993	2000	1200	Shaw Organisation	Closed due to declining patronage Now - The Midtown and Midtown Residences.
White Sands	4	1997	1999	800	Eng Wah Organization	Closed due to low patronage Now - Retail shops.
Woodlands	2	1980s	1999	619	Shaw Organisation	Now - Awaiting demolition along with Old Woodlands Town Centre for the extension of Woodlands Checkpoint.
Yangtze	4	1977	2016	unknown	Independent	Now - Building awaiting demolition to make way for Thomson East-Coast MRT Line.
Yong Hua	1	1960s'	1980s	unknown	Independent	N/A
Zenith	1	unknown	unknown	unknown	Independent	Now - The Trillnq condominium

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