There are cinemas scattered throughout much of Hong Kong, and thanks partly to competition they mostly have better seating and sound than was the norm a decade or so ago. There are some differences amongst cinemas – especially when they belong to different companies – but for most general release movies, you can choose the cinema based on which is within easiest reach for you.

Hong Kong has four main cinema chains – broadway circuit (11 cinemas) and UA Cinemas (eight), and Golden Harvest and MCL (four apiece). Broadway circuit includes IFC Palace in the IFC Mall, Central, which has five screens and spacious seating, and the movie-buff-oriented Cinametheque, tucked away in Yau Ma Tei.

The massive AMC Festival Walk 11 – which, as you may just guess from the name is in Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong, and boasts 11 screens – is the largest cinema in the region, and part of the North American AMC chain. Far smaller is Cine-Art House, in Wanchai, which you might also guess is not the place to go to see Steven Segal movies.

Though you can check listings and buy tickets online, probably the simplest way of discovering what’s on where is to scan adverts in the South China Morning Post. Then, you can contact a cinema by phone (numbers are given on adverts), or head to a website – see below for a listing of sites where you can book cinema tickets online.

If you’re flexible regarding when to see the movie, you can perhaps buy tickets much cheaper than at regular, primetime rates. Cinema ticketing seems to have become almost as complex as for flights – special prices are now common on Tuesdays, and you can also find other savings, such as for afternoon or even morning shows.

You can book tickets online through:
Broadway
Circuit Cityline (includes Cine-Art House)
MCL
UA Cinemas

Misc Information about Various Cinemas :Cinemas in Hong Kong

UA Langham House:
One of the newer movie theatres in Hong Kong, the UA Langham house has some of the latest audio equipment and all its theatres are Dolby EX ready.

Address: L8-11, Langham House, 8 Argyle Street, Mongkok
Phone: 3514 9031

UA Pacific Place:

Has 4 cinema houses seating anywhere between 270 and 454 people. You can usually get discounts at some of the restaurants in Pacific Place when you dine there before or after the movies. Usually has a larger selection of English movies. One of the few cinemas that shows English cartoons / kids movies, undubbed, in English. With slightly older equipment, most of the houses here can only handle DTS / SDDS sound.

Address: G/F, 88 Queensway, One Pacific Place,Admiralty, Hong Kong
Phone: 2869 0322

UA Times Square:

The Times Square UA, in addition to showing the regular fare of English and Cantonese movies, also shows Japanese and Korean hits – to cater to the pockets of Japanese and Korean residents in Causeway Bay. Again, an older generation theatre which maxes out its sound at DTS levels.

Address: G/F – 2/F Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Phone: 2506 2822

Broadway Cinemas – Cyberport

One of the newest cinemas in Hong Kong, the Cyberport Broadway has the new configuration seating, in both the regular and the Palace (nicer comfier seats!) configurations. One of our favourite venues for offsite meetings. Two hours free parking in the Cyberport is a definite bonus, although we’ve heard this offer might be withdrawn towards the end of March. Ticket prices here are amongst the cheapest in Hong Kong, ranging from $30-40.

Tip: Don’t expect to find good dining options around here after a late show. Le Meridien closes its buffet early and the Byte continues to serve up a fairly inedible fare.

Address: Shop L1-3, Level 1, The Arcade, 100 Cyberport Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong