Vox Cinemas, a subsidiary of Majid Al-Futtaim Group, has won the second license to operate cinemas in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and was granted the license by the Minister of Culture and Information and Chairman of the Board of Directors of General Authority for Audiovisual Media, Dr. Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad. Al-Futtaim Group will invest SR2 billion to open 600 movie theatre screens and provide 3,000 jobs in the next five years to achieve the goals of the Saudi Vision 2030 in diversifying the economy and local production. Vox Cinemas is the largest cinema operator in the Middle East and North Africa region and the first regional cinema operator in the Kingdom. Al-Futtaim Group is planning to open its first movie theater in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the coming days in Riyadh Park Mall within the largest Magic Planet Family Entertainment Center in the region, comprising four movie theatre screens, including the first IMAX screen for young people and VOX KIDS dedicated to children's entertainment.
