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The Saudi box office recorded revenues of around SAR 921 million in 2025, marking annual growth of 9%, driven by the sale of 18.8 million tickets.
According to the annual report issued by the Saudi Film Commission, the average ticket price reached SAR 49, while 538 films were screened in cinemas. The number of cinemas reached 62, comprising 603 screens, distributed across 10 regions in the Kingdom.
Regarding local production, Saudi films generated total revenues of SAR 122.6 million through 11 films, with 2.8 million tickets sold.
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Performance of the Saudi box office in 2025 |
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Item |
Performance |
Annual change |
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Total revenue (SAR mln) |
920.8 |
+9% |
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Number of films screened |
538 |
+7% |
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Tickets sold (mln) |
18.8 |
+7% |
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Average ticket price (SAR) |
49 |
+2% |
The sector has recorded notable growth since 2018, as revenues rose from about SAR 39 million to SAR 920.8 million, and tickets sold increased from 600,000 to 18.8 million in 2025.
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Development of Saudi box office revenues and total tickets sold |
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Period |
Revenues (SAR mln) |
Tickets sold (mln) |
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2018 |
38.6 |
0.6 |
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2019 |
442.1 |
6.8 |
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2020 |
445.6 |
6.6 |
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2021 |
874.6 |
13.1 |
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2022 |
908.1 |
14.4 |
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2023 |
922.6 |
17.7 |
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2024 |
845.6 |
17.5 |
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2025 |
920.8 |
18.8 |
As for the distribution of cinema revenues by region, Riyadh topped the list with revenues of SAR 434.4 million and 8 million tickets sold, followed by Makkah with revenues of SAR 241.9 million and around 5.1 million tickets. The Eastern Province came third, recording SAR 143.4 million and 3.2 million tickets sold.
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Distribution of revenues and tickets sold by region in 2025 |
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Region |
Revenues (SAR mln) |
Tickets sold (mln) |
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Riyadh |
434.4 |
8.0 |
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Makkah |
241.9 |
5.1 |
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Eastern Province |
143.4 |
3.2 |
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Madinah |
24.0 |
0.55 |
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Aseer |
23.4 |
0.51 |
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Qassim |
22.5 |
0.54 |
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Jazan |
11.6 |
0.27 |
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Tabuk |
9.7 |
0.28 |
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Hail |
7.9 |
0.24 |
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Northern Borders |
2.2 |
0.06 |
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