UAE cinema and e-gaming sectors reported increased revenue in 2024
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UAE cinema industry records $141m box office from 11m movie trips to 702 screens
The UAE cinema industry represents 30 per cent of the Middle East movie share
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Saudi Arabia slashes cinema ticket prices as it looks to boost $1bn industry
Saudi Arabia is cutting the cost of cinema licences and movie tickets as it looks to further boost film industry
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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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Vox Cinemas slashes prices in UAE, Oman and Bahrain for Ramadan 2023
Vox Cinemas offering Ramadan discounts across the Gulf
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Saudi AMC cinema: SEVEN takes 100% ownership of movie chain in blockbuster deal
Saudi Entertainment Ventures takes ownership of AMC in the Kingdom as it looks to expand entertainment sector
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Dubai’s Roxy Cinemas to open ‘biggest cinema screen’ in MENA
The new Roxy Xtreme cinema screen will be located at Dubai Hills Mall and will be open to cinemagoers from August 31
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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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UAE cinemas to operate at full capacity starting mid-February
Following lower infection rates, the NCEMA has been gradually lifting several other coronavirus restrictions on various events and activities in the UAE
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Dubai’s VOX Cinemas reveals plan to produce 25 Arabic movies
UAE-based entertainment company makes announcement at the inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah
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Saudi Arabia to launch film industry strategy amid $64bn entertainment push
Saudi Film Commission will on Sunday unveil details of how it plans to develop movie industry
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Middle East cinema revenues set to see fastest Covid recovery in the world
Box office receipts forecast to hit $1.3bn in 2024 after slumping to just $250m in 2020
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MENA cinema box office receipts set to buck global trend to hit $1bn by 2024
New research shows Middle East, and specifically Saudi Arabia, is unlocking a lucrative new economic opportunity
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Video: Will people go back to movie theatres after the pandemic?
More and more movies once destined for the big screen are going on-demand while theatres are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what will and will not change about movie-going because of Covid-19.
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In pictures: Comparison of how businesses have been impacted by Covid-19 pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has sent stock markets into freefall and industries to the wall, however many firms enabling more private, online and tech-based living are emerging as potential winners.
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Global box office sees record 2018, earning $96.8bn
Disney smash hits such as Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War drive worldwide movie market
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Mexican cinema giant enters Gulf with Bahrain launch
Cinepolis, the world’s fourth largest cinema exhibitor, has opened its first location in Bahrain