Cheapest Movie Tickets in Singapore (2026) — Every Cinema Still Standing & How to Pay Less

Eight cinemas (Lido, Jem, Jewel, Paya Lebar Quarter, Balestier, Waterway Point, nex and Lot One) and the only IMAX projectors left in Singapore. Shaw is where the cheapest ticket in the country lives: SENIORS AGED 55 AND ABOVE pay $4.50 for a regular 2D seat before 6pm, Monday to Friday, at every Shaw cinema — that's the lowest verified rate anywhere on the island, and it applies from 55, not 60. Seniors also get discounted premium formats: Lumiere from $13, IMAX Digital from $15 and IMAX 3D from $17, each with a complimentary MovieBites credit. STUDENTS pay $7 for a regular ticket before 6pm on weekdays, or take the ALL DAY STUDENT PACKAGE at $13 — a regular 2D ticket plus a popcorn-and-drink combo, valid all day Monday to Friday at all locations until 31 December 2026. Both concession rates are box-office purchase only, with photo ID or a student pass required, and neither is valid on public holidays or their eves. BEST FOR: seniors, students, and anyone who wants a real IMAX screen.

Still the largest operator with 17 cinemas, though GV PLAZA SCREENS ITS LAST FILM ON 16 AUGUST 2026 after 28 years at Plaza Singapura, taking the network down to 16. Standard 2D pricing is $11.50 Monday to Thursday ($12 for first-week titles and sneaks) and $16 from Friday through Sunday and public holidays; GVmax Dolby Atmos runs $13 on weekdays. The everyday savings are where GV wins: a FREE GV MOVIE CLUB membership takes $2 off every Monday and Tuesday ticket at all GV cinemas — a $9.50 weekday seat. STUDENTS pay $7 all day Monday to Friday at ten cinemas (Bedok, City Square, Grand, Katong, Funan, Bishan, Paya Lebar, Tampines, Downtown East and Cineleisure), and $7 before 6pm everywhere else, until 30 December 2026. SENIORS 60 AND ABOVE pay $5 for 2D before 6pm on weekdays. KIDS AGED 6 AND BELOW watch free with one standard adult ticket, walk-in only, for sessions before 2pm Monday to Friday outside school and public holidays, until 20 November 2026. Stack on $2 off with DBS/POSB cards or PayLah! until 31 December 2026, or 1-for-1 any day with a HomeTeamNS membership. BEST FOR: families, students and anyone who plans around Monday and Tuesday.

The best-value serious cinema in Singapore, and the one most people forget exists. Run by the Asian Film Archive inside the National Archives building at 1 Canning Rise, the 134-seat Oldham Theatre screens restored Asian classics, retrospectives and 35mm prints that never reach the multiplexes. GENERAL ADMISSION IS $10 and CONCESSION IS $9 for students, full-time National Servicemen and seniors aged 55 and above — cheaper than a standard weekend seat at any commercial chain. AFA members pay less again: $8.50 on the Student and Explorer tiers, $8 for Supporters, and Friend-tier members get in free. Currently running: SINGAPORE SHORTS '26, with official selections across 1, 2, 22 and 28 August, plus a Singapore Dreaming (2006) screening with a Q&A on 8 and 15 August. The box office opens an hour before each screening and closes 30 minutes after the last one starts; the venue is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, so check the calendar before making the trip. BEST FOR: film buffs who want depth, and the cheapest full-price ticket in town.

Opened 3 February 2026 in the exact space The Projector left behind at Golden Mile Tower, run by former Projector staff across three rooms — the Green Room (4K xenon), Redrum and Blue Room (2K laser). Programming is arthouse, international drama and awards-season titles, with a well-priced concession scheme: TUESDAY TO THURSDAY, a standard adult ticket is $13 all day while CONCESSION IS JUST $8 BEFORE 6PM and $11 after; Friday to Sunday, public holidays and their eves, adults pay $16.50 and concession $14.50 all day. Concession covers a genuinely wide group — students, seniors, NSFs, persons with disabilities and domestic workers. Add $1.80 per online transaction as a booking fee. Membership is free for life and earns 5 points per dollar on tickets and snacks, with a paid tier still in the works. Box office runs 4pm-8.30pm Tuesday to Friday and 1pm-8.30pm on weekends; CLOSED MONDAYS. After the last screening, the snack bar becomes Trailer Bar until midnight. BEST FOR: an early-week arthouse fix, and a proper drink afterwards.

Since 1 January 2026 the Singapore Film Society has run its own cinema out of Hall 6 at Golden Village Cineleisure, 8 Grange Road. It's a small room — seating is capped at 60 per session, free seating on a first-come, first-served basis, entry by QR e-ticket — programmed by an organisation that has been importing films Singapore wouldn't otherwise see for over 60 years. PUBLIC ADMISSION IS $15, but SFS MEMBERS PAY $9, a flat $6 off every ticket, which pays back an entry-level membership quickly if you go more than a couple of times a month. Membership plans start from around $15 for a month up to roughly $119 for a year, with a further discount for students, NSFs and seniors 55 and above; confirm current tiers with SFS before signing up. The schedule for the following week is announced every Wednesday, and booking runs through the Singapore Film Society's Eventive page rather than GV's own ticketing. BEST FOR: regular indie viewers in town who will actually use a membership.

The only independent cinema in the Bukit Timah and King Albert Park stretch, tucked into KAP Mall at 9 King Albert Park. It is tiny by multiplex standards — five halls, 135 seats in total: an 18-seat Platinum Hall, two 12-seat Gold Halls, a 30-seat Silver Hall and a 63-seat Classic Hall, each with its own colour theme. Pricing splits sharply by hall: the CLASSIC HALL IS $11.50, matching a Golden Village weekday ticket for a room a fraction of the size, while GOLD CLASS RUNS $26 on a weekday and Platinum sits at the top of the range. Premium ticket holders (Eagle Gold and Eagle Platinum) get the two-storey penthouse-style Premium Lounge before the film, and can order from the EagleWings Loft menu to be served during the screening. The upper level of that lounge can also be booked for private events, with or without a hall. BEST FOR: a date night or a small private booking without the Orchard Road crowds.

Carnival runs a single hall at Golden Mile Tower, 6001 Beach Road — the same building as Filmhouse, one floor apart — and it is now the only cinema in Singapore programmed primarily around Indian releases: Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and more, usually landing on Singapore screens the same week they open in India. Current bookings include Jana Nayagan and Chennai Love Story, with sessions typically in the evening. Tickets are sold through carnivalcinemas.sg or at the door; prices are not published on the site, so check the booking page for your session before you go, and note that big Tamil openings sell out fast. Golden Mile Tower is a five-minute walk from Nicoll Highway MRT and has the Beach Road food options and Filmhouse's Trailer Bar in the same block. BEST FOR: catching an Indian release on the big screen without waiting for streaming.