Movie ticket discounts - GV, Cathay, Shaw & Filmgarde

With an array of discounts and promotions all the time, it is perhaps never too smart to buy movie tickets or even popcorn at regular price. This is especially true for weekend tickets for blockbuster films (or "premium films" in the opening week, as one cinema operator calls it). So here is a list of the current discounts for reference. Note that most of them are only available for walk-in customers at the box office, and not for phone bookings etc.

GOLDEN VILLAGE PROMOTIONS

1. DBS/POSB Credit & Debit Card discount

Discount of $1 to $1.50 (depending on session)

Conditions:

• Payment must be made with DBS/POSB Credit or Debit card, through Visa or MasterCard
• Only applicable for box office and online web purchases
• Exclusions apply, such as selected public holidays and their eves, and during opening week of blockbuster titles

2. SAFRA Card discount

$7.50 weekday tickets (except Fridays) and $9 Friday and weekend tickets

Conditions:

• Only applicable for purchases at box office and through SAFRA websites; regular films (i.e. non-3D etc) only
• Maximum of 10 discounted tickets
• Exclusions apply, such as selected public holidays and their eves, and during opening week of blockbuster titles

3. VISA Platinum, Signature and Infinite Card discount

Get the 4th ticket free with 3 purchased

Conditions:

• Valid for Friday, Saturday and Sunday screenings only
• Applicable for online purchases only, and payment must be charged to the Visa card

4. Golden Village Movie Club discount

$6.50 for regular films on Tuesdays

Conditions:

• Box office and online purchases only
• Not valid where a Tuesday falls on an eve of/or public holiday

5. GV Student Price

$7 for regular films before 6pm from Mondays to Fridays

Conditions:

• Box office purchases only; excludes public holidays and their eves
• Each student card is entitled to 1 ticket only

6. GV Senior Citizen discount

$4.50 for regular films before 6pm from Mondays to Fridays

Conditions:

• Box office purchases only; excludes public holidays and their eves
• For senior citizens aged 55 and above only

7. DBS PayLah! app discount

Book your tickets via the PayLah! app to enjoy a $2.50 discount off your Golden Village movie tickets every Wednesday (limited to first 5,000 tickets, max 4 tickets for each transaction).

From Mondays to Sundays, enjoy $1 off all standard 2D and 3D movie tickets. Simply tap the GV icon on the DBS PayLah! app to make your booking.

CATHAY CINEPLEXES PROMOTIONS

1. MasterCard, UOB Card, Selected American Express Cards, NTUC Plus! Card and PAssion Card discount

$7 from Mondays to Thursdays, excluding public holidays and eves

$9.50 from Fridays to Sundays and public holidays and eves

Conditions

• Box office purchases only; regular films (i.e. non-3D etc) only
• Additional $1 for blockbuster titles applies for MasterCard, UOB and American Express

2. Cathay Student Price

$7 for regular films before 6pm from Mondays to Fridays, and receive 12oz Coke

Conditions

• Box office purchases only; excludes public holidays and their eves
• Each student card is entitled to 1 ticket and 1 drink only

3. Cathay Senior Citizen discount

$4 for regular films before 6pm from Mondays to Fridays, and receive free coffee/tea

Conditions:

• Box office purchases only; excludes public holidays and their eves
• For senior citizens aged 55 and above only

SHAW THEATRES PROMOTIONS

1. Citibank Card and OCBC Card discount

2 regular movie tickets, one 85oz popcorn and two 32oz drinks for $25

2. OCBC Card discount

$1 discount for regular movie ticket

Conditions:

• Box office purchases only
• Payment must be charged to a Citibank/OCBC Credit or Debit Card

3. UOB Card discount

$7.50 tickets for Monday to Thursdays, excluding public holidays and eves (minimum of 2 tickets)

$28 for 2 regular tickets, two 46oz popcorns and two 22oz drinks

Conditions:

• Box office purchases only; regular films (non-3D, non-IMAX etc) only
• Payment must be charged to a UOB Credit or Debit Card

4. Maybank Card discount

$23 for 2 regular tickets and a large popcorn combo (one 85oz popcorn and 32oz drink)

Conditions:

• Box office purchases only
• Payment must be charged to a Maybank card

5. PAssion Card and NTUC Card discount

$7.50 from Mondays to Thursdays, excluding public holidays and eves

$10 from Fridays to Sundays and public holidays and eves

Conditions:

• Box office purchases only; regular films (i.e. non-3D, non-IMAX etc) only
• Cardholders may only purchase between 2 and 4 tickets (inclusive) per day

6. Shaw Student Price

For screenings before 6pm on Mondays to Fridays,

$6.50 for regular ticket, $9 for 3D ticket, $12 for IMAX 2D ticket, and $14 for IMAX 3D ticket

Conditions:

• Box office purchases only; excludes public holidays and their eves
• 1 discounted ticket per student pass

7. Shaw Senior Citizen discount

For screenings before 6pm on Mondays to Fridays,

$4 for regular ticket, $12 for IMAX 2D ticket, and $14 for IMAX 3D ticket

Conditions:

• Box office purchases only; excludes public holidays and their eves
• For senior citizens aged 55 and above only

FILMGARDE CINEPLEX PROMOTIONS

1. Filmgarde Student Price

$7 for regular films and $9 for 3D films, before 6pm from Mondays to Fridays

Conditions:

• Box office purchases only; excludes public holidays and their eves
• 1 ticket per student pass

2. Filmgarde Senior Citizen discount

$4 for regular films before 5pm from Mondays to Fridays

Conditions:

• Box office purchases only; excludes public holidays and their eves
• For senior citizens aged 55 and above only

Note: This is a non-exhaustive list of discounts presently offered at local cinemas. The conditions listed are not comprehensive and are subject to change by cinema operators and/or their partners. Validity period differs for each promotion. Limits to number of purchases might not have been listed above but still apply. The above are the author's interpretation of the terms and conditions. Information consolidated herein are intended for reference only.

Maybank Platinum Visa Credit Card - Promotion

Low 15% interest rate
No annual fee (conditional waiver of quarterly service fee)
Limited 1-for-1 movie deals
24 free movies at Cathay Cineplexes while stocks last

The Maybank Platinum Visa is a practical credit card to own. It boasts of a lower-than-usual interest rate of 15% per annum, and brings along benefits such as promotions at Popeyes, Shaw Theatres and online merchants including Asos, Zalora, iTunes and Qoo10. For party-goers there is also an attractive list of privileges at Attica & Attica Too and Le Noir. Maybank charges a quarterly service fee of $20 for the card but this is waived if you charge any amount to the card once every 3 months. All monthly statements are online, and a supplementary card is available free of charge. Plus you get tr’eats Points every time you charge to your card and travel insurance coverage of up to $500,000.

Details of dining & retail benefits:

• At Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen outlets (excluding Changi Airport Terminal 3 and Singapore Flyer), purchase any Combo Meal and get 2-piece Bonafide™ chicken free, limited to 250 redemptions per month
• Enjoy 1-for-1 movie deal at Shaw Theatres (except Century), limited to first 60 redemptions per Monday to Sunday week
• 1-for-1 tr'eats Points at Asos, Chic Kiss Love (and enjoy 10% discount on items), iTunes, Qoo10 and Zalora
• Priority access and various privileges at Attica & Attica Too and Le Noir in Clarke Quay

Now for the first 5,000 new customers, enjoy 24 free movies at any of the 7 Cathay Cineplexes (in the form of E!Pass by Maybank) when you apply for a Maybank Platinum Visa Card, Family & Friends Platinum MasterCard or Horizon Platinum Visa Card and CreditAble. Go on and charge S$50 to your new Maybank Card within the first month, and, also within the first month of approval, utilise S$50 from your new CreditAble Account to enjoy this offer! A three year fee waiver is valid for new applicants. To find out more about the promotion, visit Maybank - Platinum Visa Card.

NOTE:

• As with other credit cards, applicants must meet nationality, age and income requirements
• Card account must be maintained in good standing for interest rate to be at 15%; unless a clean payment record of 6 months duration is maintained, a 24% per annum interest rate will apply instead
• Minimum repayment rate is 3% of outstanding balance or S$20, whichever is higher, plus any outstanding amount due from previous statements
• Click on the link to access full terms and conditions
• Additional terms and conditions governing the 24 free movie promotion and the use of the E!Pass by Maybank apply

Maybank Family & Friends Platinum MasterCard - Promotion

5% cash rebates at top merchants

3 year annual fee waiver

24 free movies at Cathay Cineplexes

The Family & Friends Platinum MasterCard gives you cash back for every dollar spent at an impressive list of merchants. It offers a generous 5% cash rebate at some of our most familiar and frequented stores - such as NTUC FairPrice, Cold Storage, POPULAR Bookstores, Watsons and Toys "R" Us. Additionally, it also extends to the delivery services of Canadian Pizza, KFC, McDonald's and Pizza Hut. Your groceries, beauty products, magazines, night cravings and items for your little ones would be well worth your dollar. A 0.3% rebate is applicable for all other purchases made with the credit card.

Out of Singapore, the rebate can also be enjoyed at the LEGOLAND® Malaysia resort. And if you frequently drive to neighbouring Malaysia, you would be pleased that the rebate also applies to all BHPetrol, Caltex, Petron, Petronas and Shell petrol stations in Malaysia, as well as the stores of all leading hypermarts there such as AEON BIG, Giant, TESCO and Pacific Hypermart.

Exclusively for the first 5,000 new customers, enjoy 24 free movies at Cathay Cineplexes (in the form of E!Pass by Maybank) when you apply for a Maybank Platinum Visa Card, Family & Friends Platinum MasterCard or Horizon Platinum Visa Card and CreditAble. Charge S$50 to your new Maybank Card within the first month, and, also within the first month of approval, utilise S$50 from your new CreditAble Account to enjoy this offer! A three year fee waiver is valid for new applicants; the annual fee thereafter is S$80 for a principal card, and also comes with a free supplementary card.

Click to find out more: Maybank - Family and Friends Platinum Mastercard

NOTE:

• Applicants must meet nationality, age and income requirements for successful application
• Annual fee is waived if cardholder spends at least S$12,000 per annum
• Minimum spend of $S500 per calendar month at the designated merchants is required in order to enjoy the 5% rebate; otherwise, the rebate amount will be 0.3%
• The maximum cash rebate earned is capped at S$600 per calendar year; thereafter the rebate amount will be 0.3% for subsequent purchases
• Please click the link above to access the list of participating merchants, eligibility requirements and full terms and conditions

LOCAL PARTICIPATING MERCHANTS FOR 5% REBATE

Supermarkets: Cold Storage (less Cold Storage Specialty), FairPrice, FairPrice Finest, FairPrice X-tra
Health, beauty & wellness: Unity NTUC Healthcare, Guardian, Watsons
Learning & retail: BORDERS, FOX Kids & Baby, Mothercare, POPULAR Bookstores, POPULAR Online Store, Toys “R” Us, Yamaha Music (less course fees)
Fast food delivery: Canadian Pizza, KFC, McDonald's, Pizza Hut