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https:// apnews.com/a6aca005f0114e7a9aa5ebed23bab043/First-Saudi-cinema-opens-with-popcorn-and-'Black-Panther'

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The lights dimmed and the crowd of men and women erupted into applause and hoots as Hollywood’s blockbuster “Black Panther” premiered in Saudi Arabia’s first movie theater.

Though it was a private, invitation-only screening on Wednesday evening, for many Saudis it marked one of the clearest moments of change to sweep the country in decades.

It’s seen as part of a new era in which women will soon be allowed to drive and people in the kingdom will be able to go to concerts and“This is a historic day for your country,” Adam Aron, CEO of AMC Entertainment, told the crowd at the screening. “It’s been about 37 years since you’ve been able to watch movies the way movies are meant to be watched in a theater, together on a big screen.” fashion shows, and tuck into a bucket of popcorn in a cinema.