Cinema of Malaysia
The cinema of Malaysia consists of feature films produced in Malaysia, shot in the languages Malay, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tamil, various indigenous languages, and English.
| Cinema of Malaysia | |
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LFS Coliseum Cineplex, Kuala Lumpur | |
| No. of screens | 185,997 seats (2017) 1,094 screens (2017) 151 indoor cinemas (2017) |
| • Per capita | 183 seats per screen (2013) 3.5 screens per 100,000 inhabitants (2015) 4.6 indoor cinemas per 1,000,000 inhabitants (2013) |
| Main distributors | Astro Shaw Skop Productions Animonsta Studios GSC Movies |
| Produced feature films (2019) | |
| Total | 59 |
| Number of admissions (2017) | |
| Total | 72,840,000 |
| National films | 4,520,000 (6.2%) |
| Gross box office (2017) | |
| Total | RM984 million US$246 million |
| National films | RM57.6 million (5.9%) |
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Malaysia produces about 60 feature films and 300–400 television dramas and serials per year, in addition to the in-house productions of individual television stations. The country also holds its own annual national level film awards, known as the Malaysia Film Festival. There are about 150 cinemas and cineplexes in Malaysia, which show both domestically produced and foreign films. Foreign film producers are welcome to shoot on location in Malaysia and to undertake film co-production ventures, which provide local artists and those with technical roles to with the opportunity to gain exposure and experience.
Currently internationally famous Malaysian actors include Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh and Henry Golding.