53 h. ago Golden Harvest’s MegaBox draws crowds as yet another cinema closes in Hong Kong

Hong Kong film-goers snapped up discounted tickets for the final day of operation of Golden Harvest’s MegaBox cinema on Sunday, with some disheartened fans finding comfort in the news that another theatre chain will take over the space soon. In the afternoon, the seven-screen cinema was bustling with long-time regulars and others who were simply nearby residents, eager to snap up HK$40 (US$5) tickets for most screenings. The operator announced last week it was closing, becoming the latest in a...

Politics

53 h. ago Golden Harvest MegaBox draws crowds as yet another cinema closes in Hong Kong

Hong Kong film-goers snapped up discounted tickets for the final day of operation of Golden Harvest’s MegaBox cinema on Sunday, with some disheartened fans finding comfort in the news that another theatre chain will take over the space soon. In the afternoon, the seven-screen cinema was bustling with long-time regulars and others who were simply nearby residents, eager to snap up HK$40 (US$5) tickets for most screenings. The operator announced last week it was closing, becoming the latest in a...

Politics

5 d. ago Hong Kong should allow cinemas to host live events to survive: lawmaker

Hong Kong should relax the licensing renewal criteria for cinemas to allow them to host live performances or sports broadcasts, a lawmaker has said, as the city continues to grapple with a slew of theatre closures. Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, who represents sports, performing arts, culture and publication in the legislature, made the suggestion on Thursday after the Golden Harvest cinema at MegaBox shopping centre in Kowloon Bay announced it would be closing down at the end of the week. Fok said that...

Society

6 d. ago Golden Harvest MegaBox latest cinema to close in Hong Kong, 4 left under chain

The Golden Harvest cinema at Megabox shopping centre will close this weekend due to “the end of tenancy”, making it the fifth venue that the cinema chain operator has shut down since April last year. The seven-theatre cinema, Golden Harvest MegaBox, located in the largest shopping centre in East Kowloon, will operate until this Sunday, the chain announced on Wednesday afternoon. The cinema in Kowloon Bay became the latest in a string of theatre closures in the city and the fifth so far this...

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9 d. ago Fans bid fond farewell as curtain falls on Hong Kong’s Grand Ocean Cinema

More than 100 film lovers bid an emotional farewell to one of Hong Kong’s oldest cinemas on Sunday, with many taking the last chance to take selfies as a final memento. Dozens gathered at the iconic back entrance stairwell of the Golden Harvest Grand Ocean Cinema in Tsim Sha Tsui, snapping photos of the theatre’s final hours before it closed its doors for good after 56 years. All five shows on the day were sold out, including three rounds of “blind-box” films, where the audience did not know...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong’s Grand Ocean Cinema to close down after 56 years of making memories

Cinema chain operator Golden Harvest announces venue is shutting down, with it becoming fourth of its movie theatres to close since April last year.

Politics

3 w. ago Grand Kornhill Cinema becomes latest movie theatre to close in Hong Kong

Venue located in Kornhill Plaza South in Quarry Bay and operating as part of MCL chain will shut on May 28.

Culture

last month Hong Kong Cinema Day: movie theatres achieve 83% occupancy rate, a 3

Annual promotion encourages nearly 195,000 people to head to cinemas on Saturday for discount movies, slightly below last year’s tally.

Culture