What is Cinema of Saudi Arabia?
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} The '''cinema of Saudi Arabia''' is a fairly small industry that only produces a few feature films and [[documentaries]] every year. With the exception of one [[IMAX]] theater in [[Khobar]], there were no [[Movie theater|cinemas]] in [[Saudi Arabia]] from 1983 to 1997, Saudis wishing to watch films have done so via [[satellite TV|satellite]], or [[VHS|video]]. Cinemas had been banned for 14 years until the first cinema in Saudi Arabia opened on 16 April 1997 in [[Riyadh]]. [[AMC Theatres]] plans to open up to 40 cinemas in some 15 Saudi cities over the following five years. Cinema of Saudi Arabia, whether locally-produced or foreign-sourced, is subject to [[Censorship in Saudi Arabia|Saudi censorship]]. [[Category:Saudi Arabian culture]] [[Category:Cinema by country]] {{asia-stub}}