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Saudi Arabia to Invest $35 Billion in Movie Theaters by 2020; Seeks 2,500 Screens

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Saudi Arabia’s General Commission for Audiovisual Media (GCAM) announced that the Kingdom will spend $35 billion on cinemas by 2020, according to reports.

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