Marvel's superhero blockbuster Black Panther will mark the end of a nearly three-decade ban on cinema in Saudi Arabia.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the first cinema, in more than 35 years, will open in Riyadh on April 18.
The screening will take place at the first AMC-branded cinema, which was announced on Wednesday. Authorities have agreed with AMC Entertainment Holdings to open up to 40 theatres over the next five years.
The 620-seater theater is the first of hundreds of cinemas planned to open in the next decade.
The ban was put in place during the 1980s under Islamists who opposed the public mixing of men and women and public entertainment.