Exponential box-office revenue growth establishes Saudi Arabia as West Asia’s foremost cinema marketJEDDAH: In the four years since the resumption of movie screening across Saudi Arabia, the country has experienced an explosion of investment, filmgoing and box-office takings, establishing it as West Asia’s foremost cinema market. Outside the Gulf region, market growth is forecast to be far smaller. Several analysts believe Saudi Arabia is on pace to become a billion-dollar movie market in the next few years. Top 10 box office hits in Saudi Arabia, 20211. To cater for such a broad array of tastes and interests, some 340 new feature films were released into Saudi cinemas in 2021 alone — up from 222 in 2020.

Source: Ethiopian News April 24, 2022 05:09 UTC