mmm...i am smelling LD of 10% coming along our way for ekocheras..

Youcity do not have cinema

Sunway styles , they will invite their exiting tenant in Sunway pyramid. TGV possible.

Anyone know IPC have any cinema ? If so, Mytown cinemas should be same name with IPC

sunway already sign on tgv n mytown not too sure but they already got good interest from retailers... mytown will do well

If Youcity does not have a cinema, then the people of this area can choose to watch at nearby cinemas via MRT
1 station away - Cheras Sentral (TGV)
2 stations away - Leisure Mall (GSC) / EKC (TBD)
5 stations away - Velocity (TGV)

If I can recall correctly, the nearest cinema to IPC of PJ, is Cathay Cineplex... Are they related?

Cheras have the most cinema soon if compare to other town area. Taking in from viva home, velocity, shamelin, leisuremall, ekocheras(kiv), cheras sentral, cheras selatan

Boss, any reason that you know? Cashflow issue??

Any unit available? Interested.

Buyer deposit kept with lawyer. Buyer can choose any lawyer firm

If abandoned, seller bear all the risk, safer than u buy from developer

boss, the leasing for ekc started ah? n someone mention they nego with GSC now right? how come gsc interested to open here while leisure mall so nearby?

I also hope to get insider's new.
Here is what I guess (my opinion only, no need to agree)

1) Market opportunity
After Leisure Mall (LM) cinema and for the past 20 years, GSC has expanded its business almost every where in KV but not Cheras.
The nearest GSC to LM, are MV and BTS. With only 4 halls and its "status quo" facility(seat layout, flat-slope floor, screen up), LM is considered not on par with other GSC cinemas (stair-ed floor seats, Dolby Atmos, THX).
Most new cinemas are with 8-13 halls nowadays. Can 4 halls still cope for the market?
All the cinemas quoted in this post are non-GSC brands.

2) Competition or Complementary
If a non-GSC cinema is to operate at EKC, it is a direct competitor to GSC Leisure Mall(LM)
With only 4 halls and current facility, can GSC compete with other brands within this MRT station?
Will patrons prefer a newer EKC cinema in walking distance?
On the other hand, if GSC enters EKC, the business can be operated like siblings complementing each other.
I quoted these GSC siblings examples several times eg, MV/Gardens and BTS/Pavilion. Each cinema are complementing the other.
Perhaps GSC can operate in the same way while GSC EKC in higher tier/better facility.
Likewise, if GSC LM tickets are fully sold, people can walk to EKC for tickets, and vice versa.


3) MRT factors
People from a few stations away, towards Kajang direction (I know Kajang and Cheras Selatan have cinemas), eg, Cheras 9-11 miles, will have more choice of cinemas besides TGV.
In fact, LM/EKC it is just one MRT station away from Cheras Sentral.
Looking at cinemas in a new upcoming mall at Cheras, (Cheras Senratl-TGV, Velocity-TGV) EKC is the last available slot.

I do not know if GSC is considering the above factors. But I hope they get to read this forum.
In fact, if they came to to the nego stage(regardless if the deal is closed/sealed), GSC has at least trying its best to look for Cheras opportunity.

This post has been edited by Jagalat: Aug 13 2015, 03:40 PM

Jagalat-kor, very good and detailed analysis above. Thanks.

MV is standard GSC cinema + gold class.
garden is GSC signature cinema a standard 1 ticket can up to rm50+ above.
2 tikets cincincaicai above RM100++ (for standard movie without 3D some more) only better spacious seat.

This post has been edited by HELLO HELLO: Aug 13 2015, 06:04 PM

Hello hello gor, mv no longer Hv gold class, all move to gardens signature gsc. From gold class to premier class, I hv cross check gsc management. They will upgrade the leisure mall seat and their movie system, other than that whether they going to venture into EKC, chances are slim.

yawor thanks for remind.
recently baru sudah pigi mv few times for movie... also forget liao they change liao.
still have the old mv cinema in my mind.

at garden signature gsc no play play.
saw manyak high spending power local pipu there willing to pay that much for movie.
manyak amok young teenager also like to watch in garden signature gsc.

to have signature gsc cheras here...susah.. don't think manyak willing to pay that much.
mindset belum sampai that lvl... if not wrong pavilion kl also tak ada signature gsc.

This post has been edited by HELLO HELLO: Aug 13 2015, 07:33 PM

Not meaning signature will come to Cheras la. But the sibling model is potential.
Anyway, too early to predict now...

Hehe no worry hello hello gor, yup gsc signature garden really pack when block buster movie is on show.

Well who knows maybe in future cheras will reach that status hehehe.

But is good too if gsc really can open it's new cinema at EKC, let's looks forward for EKC to rise from the ground. N change the view of jalan cheras, really going to be spectacular. Now you city taking shape, cheras getting more n more exciting this few years.

MyTown confirmed have GSC d, will GSC still masuk EKC? i dunno but i hope so.
btw MyTown open end of next year.