Black Panther To Become First Film Shown In Saudi Arabian Cinemas In 35 Years

Black Panther will be the first film to be publicly screened in Saudi Arabia following a lift on the country’s 35-year-old ban on cinema.

According to Variety, Disney and its Middle East distribution partner Italia Film are planning to release the record-breaking Marvel film on April 18 in a newly built AMC theatre located in the country’s capital of Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia announced the lift of its theatre ban back in December 2017. Since then, a careful selection of films, mainly animated family films like The Emoji Movie, have been screened in  makeshift theatre. However, Black Panther is the first film to be screened in a public theatre rather than a state-run cultural venue since the ban.

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has been making an effort to expand the country’s economic reform, including jumpstarting its entertainment industry.





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