Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia held a private screening on Wednesday of the Hollywood blockbuster Black Panther to herald the launch of movie theatres in the kingdom, and tickets go on sale on Thursday for public showings on Friday. Despite decades of ultraconservative dogma, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has pushed through a number of major social reforms with support from his father, King Salman, to satiate the desires of the country’s majority young population.
A 35-year ban on movie theaters ends in Saudi Arabia with Marvel Studios' Black Panther being the first film to show.