The first movie that will be screened is Nine and a Half Weeks (running time: nine and a half minutes).
Saudi Arabia lifts ban on cinemas from next year | Daily Mail OnlineSaudi Arabia on Monday lifted a decades-long ban on cinemas, part of a series of social reforms by the powerful crown prince that are shaking up the ultra-conservative kingdom.
'Commercial cinemas will be allowed to operate in the kingdom as of early 2018, for the first time in more than 35 years,' the culture and information ministry said in a statement, adding that the government will begin licensing cinemas immediately.
Reviving cinemas would represent a paradigm shift in the kingdom, which is promoting entertainment as part of a sweeping reform plan dubbed 'Vision 2030', despite opposition from conservatives.