Movie theater is lifted for the first time in 35 years Saudi Arabia Film "Black Panther" will be selected as the first screening work

By religious conservatism is taken, in Saudi Arabia the cinema business has been banned for 35 years, the cinema will be lifted from the April 18, 2018. In January 2018 it is famous as "the lowest in history"The movie "THE EMOJI MOVIE" will be the first screening workAlthough it had been reported as a change, there was a change, the first screening work was film "Black PantherIt is likely to become ".

'Black Panther' Will Break Saudi Arabia's 35-Year Cinema Ban - Variety
http://variety.com/2018/film/global/black-panther-to-break-saudi-arabias-35-year-cinema-ban-1202744703/


Black Panther is a small country / Wakanda in the secret zone of Africa, as a hero "Black Panther" T - Chara who chewed on the new King, dressed in a black - neck suit, to protect the secret of ore - vibrranium supporting Wakanda development A story that will be active. Movie trailers are from the following.

Marvel 'Black Panther' Trailer - YouTube


Following the Iranian Revolution and the occupation of the mosque by the Sunni extremists in 1979, extreme religious conservatism was taken in Saudi Arabia, from the early 1980's that public entertainment and men and women were together The movie theater was banned from being forgotten. But,Muhammad Bin SalmanThe Crown prince is pursuing reforms such as lifting women's driving, aiming at an economy and society that does not depend on oil resources. It was announced in December 2017 that the movie theater will be lifted as one of the reforms, but for the time being this time for the first time, it turned out that the first published work after the lifting was a black panther.

The Black Panther will be screened at a concert hall in Kaafd (King Abdullah Financial District), the new city center of Riyadh. The luxury hall with 600 seats' leather seats was originally built for the performance of the orchestra but after April 18 it will be used as a movie theater.


According to AMC Entertainment with a movie theater, 40 movie theaters are planned to be opened in Saudi Arabia within the next five years, and by 2030 it is expected to open 100 movie theaters.

Since Saudi Arabia is 70% of the population of 32 million people is under 30 years of age and is relatively wealthy, movie revenues exceed 1 billion dollars (about 107 billion yen) and as the market enters higher There are also analysts to forecast.