The UAE is home to more of them than anywhere else and in 2022 Vox had a 59 percent market share in the country
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Lulu Group, Star Cinemas collaborate for 22 new cinema screens in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain
The screens will be strategically located across four malls in the region
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Muvi Cinemas launches studio to boost film production in Saudi Arabia and Egypt
The Saudi homegrown cinema brand is launching Muvi Studios and wants to make world-class original Arabic movies
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Twelve million reasons why cinemas are a success in Saudi
Three years since the ban on cinemas was lifted in the kingdom there are now 34 operating in 12 cities across the country
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Mexican cinema operator says to invest $300m in Saudi Arabia
Cinepolis Cinemas plans to launch 200 new screens by 2023 in Gulf kingdom
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First Saudi-owned and operated cinema opens in Jeddah
Muvi Cinemas plans to launch 250 screens across the country over the next 24 months
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Investors urged to star in Saudi cinema revolution
Twenty seven new movie theatres are scheduled to open in the kingdom this year
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Cinepolis Cinema to make Dubai debut at Meydan One
Megaplex will include 21 screens and exclusive VIP lounge in Dubai’s Meydan One
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Mexican cinema operator eyes major expansion in Oman
Cinepolis says it plans to open new Sohar cinema on Thursday, with plans for two more in Oman by the end of this year
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Imax eyes ‘enormous potential’ in Saudi Arabia after cinema reform
CEO of Canadian entertainment firm Imax says it sees Saudi Arabia as a ‘very strong market’
Avengers Endgame
Reel Cinemas offers Dubai ticket discount to Avengers: Endgame fans
Reel Cinemas in Dubai is offering ticket discounts to fans of Avengers: Endgame who want to see the blockbuster movie more than once
Al Ghurair Centre
First Reel Cinema screens open at Dubai’s Al Ghurair Centre
Spread across 75,000 sq ft, the remaining 10 screens at Reel Cinemas in Al Ghurair Centre are set to launch later this year
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Some Dubai cinemas to open 24-hours for ‘Avengers Endgame’
Select Reel Cinemas to stay open 24-hours for the final instalment in the franchise
Carnival Cinemas
Vox, Carnival cinemas planning to open 1,000 screens in Saudi Arabia
A number of cinema operators have announced plans to ramp up operations in the kingdom in the wake of a ban on cinemas being lifted
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Saudi Entertainment Ventures to open seven cinemas in 2019
Saudi Entertainment Ventures – established by the Public Investment Fund in 2017 – plans to have 50 cinemas operational in Saudi Arabia by 2022
Academy Awards 2019
Novo Cinemas is re-screening Oscar-nominated movies in Dubai
Movies to be screened at Ibn Battuta Mall, Dubai Festival City Mall, IMG Worlds of Adventure
Bahrain
Mexican cinema giant enters Gulf with Bahrain launch
Cinepolis, the world’s fourth largest cinema exhibitor, has opened its first location in Bahrain