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Golden Village opened its first cinema in Singapore on 28 May 1992 with Yishun 10, a ten-screen complex that was promoted as Asia's first multiplex. The Yishun site helped establish the multiplex format in Singapore, moving away from single-screen and smaller cinema halls that had previously dominated the local exhibition market.
The company expanded during the 1990s with outlets in suburban and central shopping centres, including locations at Junction 8, Tiong Bahru Plaza, Jurong Point, Tampines Mall and Plaza Singapura. In 1998, it opened GV Grand at Great World City, which included six screens and a luxury Gold Class hall. One hall at GV Grand was later converted into an IMAX theatre, but the format was discontinued there in 2004 because of low patronage. Golden Village also operated a cinema at Eastpoint Mall in Simei, which closed in 2002.
In October 2006, Golden Village opened its VivoCity multiplex. The venue had 15 screens, including three Gold Class halls and GVmax, a large-format auditorium promoted as having one of the widest screens in Asia. In 2014, the company opened GV Suntec City at Suntec City Mall, occupying a space that had previously been used by WE Cinemas and The Rock Auditorium.
In June 2017, Singapore media company mm2 Asia announced an agreement to acquire Village Roadshow's 50 per cent stake in Golden Village. The proposed acquisition did not proceed after Orange Sky Golden Harvest withheld approval. In October 2017, Orange Sky Golden Harvest acquired Village Roadshow's stake and became Golden Village's sole owner.
Golden Village continued to expand and refresh its network in the 2020s. GV Bugis+ opened in March 2023 with eight halls, including two Gold Class Express halls, and an in-house Spanish-Mexican dining concept called Azul. The company also entered sites formerly associated with Cathay Cineplexes. Golden Village and The Projector announced a joint operation at Cineleisure Orchard in 2023, replacing the outgoing Cathay Cineplex at the mall. GV Downtown East opened in November 2025 as the chain's 17th cinema, and GV Century Square opened in February 2026 as its 18th outlet.
GV Tiong Bahru, which had operated at Tiong Bahru Plaza since 1994, closed on 29 March 2026 after its lease expired. After the closure, Golden Village had 17 outlets in Singapore.
On 1 July 2026, Golden Village announced that it would be closing its theatre at Plaza Singapura in August 2026, citing the mall's "major revamp".
On 2 September 2026, Golden Village announced that it would be closing its theatre at Yishun 10 in March 2027, citing the mall's redevelopment.
From Wikipedia’s article on Golden Village, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3