There was good news for cinema fans this morning with the announcement that Vox Cinemas is to expand into a further five new locations, taking the total number of new Vox cinemas under development to twelve across the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain & Egypt. Upon completion of the expansion VOX Cinemas will operate over 250 screens across the MENA region, an increase of 400 per cent in under 4 years since retail and leisure giant Majid Al Futtaim took control of the cinema company.
The expansion will commence with the opening of Oman’s largest two cinemas in Muscat City Centre and Qurum City Centre in June. In November, Abu Dhabi’s largest cinema complex, in Aldar’s Yas Island Mall, will open with 20 screens, including VOX MAX, VOX GOLD and VOX 4DX viewing options. An extension to the parent company’s Sharjah City Centre beginning this summer will include a new VOX which will become the largest cinema in the Emirate. The company also recently announced it will develop the largest cinema in Qatar in Doha Festival City, and new Dubai locations are planned in Shindagha and in the Burjuman Centre.
