Cathay Cineleisure Orchard is an
urban mall located at 8 Grange Road,
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...
. The building is managed by
Cathay Organisation
Cathay Organisation Holdings Limited is one of Singapore's leading leisure and entertainment groups. It operates the first THX cinema hall and digital cinema in Singapore. The group has operations in both Singapore and Malaysia.
Current Subs ...
under its
subsidiary company
A subsidiary, subsidiary company, or daughter company is a company (law), company completely or partially owned or controlled by another company, called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the subsidia ...
of Cathay Cineleisure International.
Background
The mall opened in October 1997 on the site of the previous building, the old Orchard Cinema, which was torn down in 1994.
The youth-oriented mall houses a mix of food and beverage outlets, fashion shops and a hair salon. It also includes an indoor trampoline park on Level 9.
Cathay Cineplex
The Cathay is a mixed-use 17-storey shopping mall and apartment building located at Handy Road and Mount Sophia in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore.
History
Owned and managed by Cathay Organisation, the original building was opened in 193 ...
operated 12 movie screens in the mall but closed down on 30 June 2023.
Golden Village
Golden Village is a cinema operator in Singapore. It also is a partner of Orange Sky Golden Harvest, a Hong Kong-based film production company. Established in 1992 as a joint venture between Golden Harvest and Village Roadshow, the company ope ...
and
The Projector
The Projector is an independent cinema in Singapore. Founded in 2014, it specializes in arts-house films and also screens mainstream movies and is a venue for live events such as stand-up comedy shows.
The Projector is currently operating a ...
launched a new collaboration, Golden Village x The Projector (GVxTP), to take over the cinema space in the mall.
The collaboration will feature three Golden Village-branded halls and three The Projector-branded halls.
The building has won accolades such as the "''SIA-ICI (
Singapore Institute of Architects
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one Singapore Island, main island, List of islands of Singapore, 63 satellite islands and islets, and ...
- ICI Paints) Colour Award''" for its creative use of colours in its building design. Two of its cinemas (Halls 3 and 6) were voted Singapore's best screens in a survey conducted by ''
The Straits Times
''The Straits Times'' (also known informally by its abbreviation ''ST'') is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust. Established on 15 July 1845, it is the most-widely circulated newspaper in the country and ...
'' in April 1998. In another survey by ''Ad Post'', readers voted Cathay Cineplex Orchard their "Favourite Cinema in Singapore".
See also
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List of shopping malls in Singapore
This is a list of shopping malls in Singapore, sorted along their districts. As of May 2025, there are 165 malls on this list.
Some listed shopping malls here are also inclusive as a mixed-use development and or part of a neighbourhood plaza.
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References
External links
Cineleisure Orchard official website
{{Singapore malls
Cinemas in Singapore
Shopping malls in Singapore
Orchard Road
Shopping malls established in 1997
1997 establishments in Singapore