“CINEMAS STILL PREVAIL”
Looking ahead, Mr Tan pushed back against claims that cinemas are in decline, pointing to expansion by Singapore’s remaining cinema chains, Golden Village and Shaw.
“Cinemas still prevail,” he said, noting that these operators are taking over locations vacated by former players.
He said this reflects continued demand for cinema-going in Singapore.
“Why would large profit-making conglomerates do that? In a country of going-out culture, where we all want air-conditioned places in shopping malls, people still want to watch, but there must be good content and enough variety.”
