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Vieshow Cinemas
TypePrivate company
Industrymedia, entertainment
Founded8 July 1997
Headquarters20, 2nd Floor, Songshou Road, Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan
Number of locations
19
Area served
Taiwan
Key people
CEO：Chaoli Wang
RevenueNT$2.914 billion（2010）
NT$402 million（2010）
Number of employees
1,100
Websitewww.vscinemas.com.tw

Vieshow Cinemas (Chinese: 威秀影城; pinyin: Wēixìu Yǐngchéng) is a Taiwanese cinema chain and the largest cinema chain in Taiwan. There are currently 19 locations in total: 4 in New Taipei City, 3 each in Taipei City, Taichung City, and Tainan City, 2 in Hsinchu City, and 1 each in Taoyuan City, Miaoli County, Kaohsiung City, and Hualien County, with a total of 201 screens.[1][2]

History

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The company was originally called Warner Village Roadshow Cinemas, which operated in Taiwan from 1998 to 2004. It was a joint venture between Warner Bros. from the United States and Village Roadshow from Australia. Later, due to the joint divestment of Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow, four Taiwanese and Hong Kong companies, including Hong Kong Orange Sky Golden Harvest and CMC Magnetics, took over the operation and changed the company to the current name.[3]

As of June 21, 2024, gaming company Wanin International, who is credited on the movie The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon, owned the minority shares on Vieshow Cinemas chain.[4]

Business operations

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Cinemas

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Vieshow Cinemas has 20 cinemas and 205 screens in Taiwan currently.[5]

Current locations

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CinemaScreens/HallsDistrictCityOpening Year
Vieshow Cinemas Xinyi15Xinyi DistrictTaipei1998[6]
Vieshow Cinemas Taipei Qsquare9Datong DistrictTaipei2009[7]
MUVIE CINEMASXinyi DistrictTaipei2020
Vieshow Cinemas Banqiao Mega City9Banqiao DistrictNew Taipei2012
Vieshow Cinemas Global Mall Zhonghe10Zhonghe DistrictNew Taipei2005
Vieshow Cinemas Linkou Mitsui Outlet Park9Linkou DistrictNew Taipei2016
Vieshow Cinemas Yes!Life Mall14Xindian DistrictNew Taipei2023
Vieshow Cinemas Tonlin Plaza20Taoyuan DistrictTaoyuan2017
Vieshow Cinemas Geleven Plaza4Taoyuan DistrictTaoyuan2024[8]
Vieshow Cinemas Hsinchu FE2111Hsinchu CityHsinchu County
Vieshow Cinemas Big City8Hsinchu CityHsinchu County2012
Vieshow Cinemas Shang Shun Mall8ToufenMiaoli County2015
Vieshow Cinemas Top City7Xitun DistrictTaichung
Vieshow Cinemas Tiger City10Xitun DistrictTaichung
Vieshow Cinemas Taroko Mall9East DistrictTaichung2001
Vieshow Cinemas Tainan FE219West Central DistrictTainan
Vieshow Cinemas Focus Square9West Central DistrictTainan2000
Vieshow Cinemas T.S. Mall15East DistrictTainan2015
Vieshow Cinemas Kaohsiung FE2116Lingya DistrictKaohsiung
Vieshow Cinemas New Paradiso5Ji'anHualien County2019[9]

Defunct locations

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CinemaScreens/HallsDistrictCityOpening YearClosing Year
Vieshow Cinemas TianmuShilin DistrictTaipei20042021
Vieshow Cinemas MiramarZhongshan DistrictTaipei20042006

References

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  1. ↑ Wendy Mitchell. "IMAX strikes deal with VieShow for 6 more theatres in Taiwan". Screen Daily. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Taipei City is in love with movies". Travel Taipei. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "CMC HAS BEEN IN THE FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOR OVER 20 YEARS". CMC Magnetics. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "網銀國際取得威秀影城35.69%股權 泛娛樂版圖再添新成員". Wanin Visual Entertainment (Press release) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "威秀影城據點". Travel Taipei (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "VieShow Cinemas Xinyi". Travel Taipei. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "VieShow Cinemas to Receive "DLP Cinema Marketing Achievement Award" at CineAsia". Celluloid Junkie. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  8. ↑ 姜霏. "桃知道威秀影城滿座率未達2成 祭銅板價看電影只要50元" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). China Times. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  9. ↑ Kevin Lally. "Vieshow Cinemas Hualien Paradiso Is First All Pure Laser Complex in Taiwan". Box Office Pro. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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