In 2021, there were about 470 films shown in cinemas, compared to 171 in 2020.
The revenues of cinemas in Oman reached 2m OMR ($5.21m) during the year 2021, according to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
According to a report by Time of Oman, the average movie revenue in 2021 amounted to about 4,155 OMR ($10831.48), compared to 7,245 Omani riyals ($18886.66) for the year 2020.
The number of films shown in cinemas in 2021 was about 470, compared to 171 films shown in 2020. The number of cinemas increased by one multiplex in 2021, to reach 14, compared to 13 in 2020.
Registering a growth of 720,000 OMR ($1876935), the income of films and cinematic shows for 2021 increased to about 1,953,000 OMR ($5091187) from 1,239,000 OMR ($3229893) in 2020.
The data for the year 2021 included a breakdown of the number of films shown by governorates, the number of viewers, and cinema seats. Overall in 2021, 470 films were shown, watched by about 807,000 spectators, and the number of cinema seats was 10,390.
Muscat came first in terms of the number of cinema seats, which exceeded 6,200 seats, and 100 films were shown, which were watched by about 539,000 viewers.
While in second place came the Governorate of North Al Batinah, with more than 1,800 seats for cinemas, and 100 films were shown, which were watched by about 96,000 people.
In third place was the Dhofar Governorate, with more than 690 seats, and 75 films were shown, which were watched by about 40,000 people.
