Join Forces with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in December 2019

It’s time for the story of an entire generation – spanning 42 years, to come to an end.

 

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – hailed as the biggest film of this year, will take the Middle East by storm on 19th December 2019. The ninth concluding episode of the series will explore whole new characters in entirely different parts of the galaxy.

 

Disney unveiled an exclusive glimpse into the ninth and final installment of the Star Wars saga to more than 100,000 guests at the D23 Expo which took place two weeks back.

 

The footage left the audience gasping and clapping to an emotional reunion of many members of the cast who took to the stage with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and director J.J. Abrams.

 

J.J. Abrams shared emotional stories about the late Carrie Fisher and went on to describe the film as a love letter to her. The actress passed away before filming began, but with unused footage from The Force Awakens, Abrams was thrilled to announce Carrie Fisher’s final onscreen performance as Princess Leia Organa appearing in the final film.

 

Watch the ‘D23 Special Look’ for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker:

 

Final installments of long-standing film franchises typically see a 55% global box office uplift on their average film delivery. The Rise of Skywalker is predicted to surpass this trend with an estimated 77% increase on its previous titles.

 

Here are admission stats for previous Star Wars releases:

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Worldwide Box Office – US$1,316,721,747
UAE Stats – Ran 9 weeks and did over 178K admissions 

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Worldwide Box Office – US$2,053,311,220
UAE Stats – Ran 15 weeks and did over 390K admissions

 

Motivate Val Morgan forecasts over 230K Admissions for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – releasing 19th December 2019.

 

Join forces with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and take the Middle East by storm this December!

 

Contact a member of our sales team for more information on cinema advertising opportunities  alongside this MEGA Blockbuster!

 

 

Sources: Bandt, Time, The Numbers and MVM Analysis

Motivate Val Morgan Welcomes Muvi Cinemas to Our Circuit in KSA

Motivate Val Morgan has signed an exclusive advertising sales partnership with Muvi Cinemas in Saudi Arabia.

 

Muvi Cinemas – owned and operated by The Next Generation Company, is the first and only home-grown cinema brand in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Having opened its first cinema at Mall of Arabia in Jeddah on 10th August 2019, the cinema chain plans to launch 250 screens across the Kingdom over the next 24 months – offering customers a range of cinema experiences, which include: SCREENX, Junior, Suites and bespoke Xperience.

 

A look at Muvi Cinemas - Mall of Arabia

 

 

Sultan Alhokair, Chairman and Founder of Muvi Cinemas said: “Muvi Cinemas is committed to delivering a world class experience to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

 

Motivate Val Morgan presently has exclusive advertising partnerships with 7 other cinema exhibitors across UAE, Lebanon, Oman, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and a circuit of over 580 cinema screens.

 

Speaking on the new partnership, Ian Fairservice, Managing Partner of Motivate Media Group said: “Our continued expansion into The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is key to fulfilling our business objectives. We are pleased to be associated with Muvi Cinemas and look forward to a successful partnership for many years to come.”

 

As the official cinema advertising partner, Motivate Val Morgan warmly welcomes Muvi Cinemas to our circuit in KSA.

 

Contact us for more information on cinema advertising opportunities at this new location.

 

For more information on Muvi Cinemas, please visit www.muvicinemas.com

Ministry of Commerce and Investment | Cinema Campaign | KSA

The Ministry of Commerce and Investment in Saudi Arabia recently booked an integrated cinema campaign with Motivate Val Morgan – through agency Veyron Marketing Co, to promote the new E-commerce regulations in KSA.

 

The on screen component included four 45 sec. ads which screened (in rotation) for a period of 2 weeks (17th -31st July 2019) at VOX Cinemas – Riyadh Park Mall, Red Sea Mall, Kingdom Tower, Al Qasr Mall, West Avenue Mall and The Roof Mall, and AMC Cinemas – KAFD.

 

 

A variety of off screen advertising was booked from 18th to 31st July 2019 at the following VOX Cinemas locations:

 

Off-screen advertising options in KSA booked by the Ministry of Commerce and Investment

 

 

The campaign received tremendous feedback from cinemagoers, and the Ministry of Commerce and Investment in KSA intends to make cinema a primary medium in their media mix.

 

Integrated cinema campaigns provide greater brand visibility and enable brands to target cinemagoers across multiple touchpoints.

 

Contact a member of our sales team for more information on integrated cinema campaigns across our regional circuit.

 

MVM | Hobbs & Shaw | Private Screening | Roxy Cinemas – The Beach

Motivate Val Morgan in partnership with Roxy Cinemas, hosted a Private Screening of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, for our distinguished clients and advertisers at Roxy Cinemas – The Beach (JBR) on Tuesday 6th August 2019.

With an attendance of over 70 invitees – a mix of agency and direct clients (and their family members), below are some images from the event:

Highlights from MVM Private Screening at Roxy Cinemas

 

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Roxy Cinemas for helping us organize and execute this screening – making it yet another memorable one!

Finally, a big thank you out to our invitees who attended.

Stay tuned for more updates on future ‘Private Screenings’ by Motivate Val Morgan.

 

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Eid Al Adha 2019 – Movie Guide

Eid Al-Adha ( also known as the ‘feast of the sacrifice’) is just around the corner – Saturday 10 August to Tuesday 13 August.

Whether jet-setting to a new holiday destination or staying back to catch up on some rest and relaxation, we have almost a week to enjoy at our leisure.

For those of you who will be doing the latter, there’s plenty to catch at the cinema over the long weekend ahead.

From a human-dog friendship to a groom kidnapping and the fight for justice after sexual assault, here’s a list of movies releasing over Eid Al-Adha:

 

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Release Date: 08 August 2019
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Milo Ventimiglia and Kevin Costner
Language: English
Genre: Comedy, Drama

Based on the best-selling novel by Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain is a heartfelt tale narrated by a witty and philosophical dog named Enzo (voiced by Kevin Costner). Through his bond with his owner, Denny Swift (Milo Ventimiglia), an aspiring Formula One race car driver, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition and understands that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be used to successfully navigate the journey of life. The film follows Denny and the loves of his life – his wife, Eve (Amanda Seyfried), their young daughter Zoe (Ryan Kiera Armstrong), and ultimately, his true best friend, Enzo.

 

The Kitchen

Release Date: 08 August 2019
Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish
Language: English
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

When gangster husbands wind up in prison in the 1970s, their wives take over their organization and become Hell’s Kitchen’s most powerful mobsters.

 

The Angry Birds Movie 2

Release Date: 08 August 2019
Starring: Josh Gad, Bill Hader, Jason Sudeikis and Leslie Jones
Language: English
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The flightless angry birds and the scheming green piggies take their beef to the next level in The Angry Birds Movie 2! When a new threat emerges that puts both Bird and Pig Island in danger, Red (Jason Sudeikis), Chuck (Josh Gad), Bomb (Danny McBride), and Mighty Eagle (Peter Dinklage) recruit Chuck’s sister Silver (Rachel Bloom) and team up with pigs Leonard (Bill Hader), his assistant Courtney (Awkwafina), and techpig Garry (Sterling K. Brown) to forge an unsteady truce and form an unlikely superteam to save their homes. Directed by: Thurop Van Orman

 

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Release Date: 08 August 2019
Starring: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza and Gabriel Rush
Language: English
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

It’s l968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind…but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town of Mill Valley where for generations, the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large. It is in their mansion on the edge of town that Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories, written in a book that has transcended time stories that have a way of becoming all too real for a group of teenagers who discover Sarah’s terrifying home.

 

The Current War

Release Date: 08 August 2019
Starring: Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch and Katherine Waterston
Language: English
Genre: Biography, Drama, History

The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.

 

Night Hunter

Release Date: 08 August 2019
Starring: Alexandra Daddario, Henry Cavill and Ben Kingsley
Language: English
Genre: Action, Thriller

A weathered Lieutenant, his police force, and a local vigilante are all caught up in a dangerous scheme involving a recently arrested, troubled man who’s linked to years of female abductions and murders.

 

The Boat

Release Date: 08 August 2019
Starring: Joe Azzopardi
Language: English
Genre: Thriller

A solo sailor is locked inside the head of a sailboat which is under steam on autopilot.

 

Jabriya Jodi

Release Date: 08 August 2019
Starring: Siddharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra and Aparshakti Khurana
Language: Hindi
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama

Jabariya Jodi is a story of vindication and realisation of love between the bold & unapologetic Babli with the quintessential stud of Bihar, Abhay. Set in Bihar, it explores the unusual phenomenon of forced weddings with humorous undertones and comical events. It’s a love story that knows no bounds and which cannot be forced or arranged or bought with dowry.

 

Nerkonda Paarvai

Release Date: 08 August 2019
Starring: Shraddha Srinath, Ajith Kumar and Vidya Balan
Language: Tamil
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

When three young women are implicated in a crime, a retired lawyer steps forward to help them clear their names. Nerkonda Paarvai is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language thriller film, written and directed by H. Vinoth and produced by Boney Kapoor. It is a remake of the Hindi film Pink

 

Manmadhudu 2

Release Date: 09 August 2019
Starring: Nagarjuna Akkineni, Vennela Kishore
Language: Telugu
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Manmadhudu 2 movie is a sequel to blockbuster movie Manmadhudu and it is a romantic comedy entertainer directed by Rahul Ravindran and jointly produced Nagarjuna and Gemini Kiran under Manam Enterprises and Anandi Art Creations banners while Chaitan Bharadwaj scored music for this movie

 

Kalki

Release Date: 08 August 2019
Starring: Tovino Thomas, Samyuktha Menon and Shivajith Padmanabhan
Language: Malayalam
Genre: Crime

Tovino Thomas is all set to don the khaki and boots for his first “out-and-out mass role” in the movie Kalki. The movie revolves around the story of fearless Police officer who takes charge of a village to fight against a political party ruled by ruthless rowdy Amarnath. The Arrival of the new SI boosts the morale of the submissive police department & the people of village. The whole power dynamic in the village begins to change. In a series of events, the SI tries to dethrone Amarnath from his position by destroying his team. And here starts the tension between both of them. Finally the SI triumphs by uniting with the migrants, who were evacuated from the village by Amarnath. SI leaves town to find his next mission with the satisfaction of accomplishing his mission. Watch how SI fights Amarnath and his evil activities..

 

Margamkali

Release Date: 08 August 2019
Starring: Namitha Pramod, Bibin George
Language: Malayalam
Genre: Comedy, Romance

Margamkali is a romantic comedy starring Sachithanandan (Bibin George) in the lead who has an innate talent to write beautiful love letters. Women swoon for his letters despite his average physical appearance. His love letters end up being read by the lead actress Urmila (Namitha Pramod) and the interesting turn of events form the rest of the story.

 

Thanneermathan Dinangal

Release Date: 08 August 2019
Starring: Vineeth Sreenivasan, Irshad ,, Mathew Thomas
Language: Malayalam
Genre: Comedy, Romance

Jaison (Mathew Thomas) is a higher secondary student, who initially gets admitted to the Humanities stream. But, he later switches to the Science batch and falls in love with his new classmate, Keerthi. He is annoyed with Keerthi’s admiration for their new Malayalam teacher Ravi Padmanabhan aka Ravi sir (Vineeth Sreenivasan). How Jaison wins Keerthy’s love forms the crux of the story.

 

Ambili

Release Date: 09 August 2019
Starring: Soubin Sahir, Naveen Nazim, Tanvi Ram
Language: Malayalam
Genre: Comedy

Ambili suffers from Down’s syndrome. The story traces Ambili’s outlook towards life and of challenges others surrounding him that face him on an everyday basis.

 

Party Hut Love

Release Date: 08 August 2019
Starring: Maya Ali, Sheheryar Munawar, Ahmed Ali Butt
Language: Urdu
Genre: Romance

Will a man who constantly runs away from relationships finally find the one who steals his heart forever?

 

Superstar

Release Date: 08 August 2019
Starring: Bilal Ashraf, Mahira Khan
Language: Urdu
Genre: Drama, Romance

Superstar is the story of two characters from different worlds as they journey to find the true meaning of the word ‘Superstar’. Noor a budding actress who wants to make it big in the film industry meets Sameer a celebrity with stardom. Together they learn the price of success and that sometimes to shine, you need the darkness. Starring Mahira Khan and Bilal Ashraf, this tale of love and romance shows that everyone has the right to dream.

 

Welad Rizk 2

Release Date: 08 August 2019
Starring: Nesreen Amin, Ahmed Dawood, Mohamed Mamdouh, Ahmed Ezz, Amr Youssef, Ahmed El Fishawy , Khaled El Sawy, Asser Yassine, Ghada Adel
Language: Arabic
Genre: Action, Crime, Comedy

The story takes place three years after the events of the first part,as the four brothers tried their best to keep the promise they took to stay away from the life of crime. But one event takes place that changes all that and makes them enter new worlds and puts them face to face with dangerous criminals.

 

Hello, Love, Goodbye

Release Date: 08 August 2019
Starring: Kathryn Bernardo, Alden Richards, Maymay Entrata
Language: Tagalog
Genre: Drama, Romance

In the bustling high of cramped Hong Kong, two OFWs are destined to change each other’s lives forever. JOY is a spunky poor millennial who works as a domestic helper in Hong Kong. While she excels in her job and enjoys the friendship of many other empowered domestic helpers, she plans to leave the city soon. Hong Kong is only her stopover. Determined to live a greater life far from her depraved childhood, Joy has big dreams of succeeding in Canada or wherever her dreams may take her. In her journey to achieving her goals, Joy meets Pinoy bartender ETHAN. Ethan is a sweetheart playboy already building a permanent life in Hong Kong. In a few years, he will officially become a resident in the city. After escaping responsibilities all his life, Ethan now wants to commit to a career and to his family (who also reside in Hong Kong). Joy and Ethan soon develop a friendship. The two become each other’s joy against the grime and grind of Hong Kong. So much so that when lonely nights come, they fully surrender to each other’s comfort. Still, they warn each other: this is just “for now”, we are not permanent. Nonetheless, as they overcome more and more problems in Hong Kong together, Joy and Ethan’s love deepens. They become each other’s savior—helping one another mend their lifelong wounds and realize their ambitions.  They wonder, can their “for now” turn to forever? But what happens when Joy’s dreams take her away from Hong Kong? How can their love possibly survive?

 

Singham

Release Date: 08 August 2019
Starring: Sonam Bajwa, Kartar Cheema
Language: Punjabi
Genre: Action, Drama

After taking charge as the DSP of Singham Khurd, Dilsher Sikhon sets out to end the drug addiction among the youth of Punjab. This sets him against Bhuller, a vicious business tycoon with connections in high places.

 

Audiences – Don’t miss out on treating yourself to a few movies over Eid Al-Adha and have an entertainment filled long weekend!

Advertisers – In recent years, cinema admissions over the weekend of Eid Al-Adha are higher on comparison to some other weekends within a respective year. Contact us for cinema advertising opportunities alongside any of the movies above.

 

 

Sources: VOX Cinemas and Gulf Business

San Diego Comic-Con 2019 – The Roundup

This year’s San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) was the wildest year of the convention yet. Not only did we get trailers, casting news, and story details for some of our favorite and most highly anticipated movies, but this year marks the 50th anniversary of SDCC.

2019 was about looking back at how SDCC went from a small hotel basement gathering when it was first started in 1970, to becoming the Mecca of conventions today at over 130,000 annual attendance – must-see pop culture pilgrimage.

Here’s a roundup of the most important news, trailers, and exclusive footages that came out of SDCC 2019:

 

Avengers: Endgame – Marvel’s conclusion to the Infinity Saga, is now the highest grossing film of all time worldwide

Out of the way James Cameron! There’s a new box office topper in town!

Avengers: Endgame has now officially passed 2009’s Avatar to become the highest grossing film of all time, per a Deadline report. The film’s precise haul hasn’t been calculated just yet but as of Friday night, it stood at US$2,789.2 billion and needed just $500,000 in sales to pass James Cameron’s opus. Endgame is expected to have zoomed past that mark now.

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige thanked fans during his SDCC 2019 appearance for breaking the record. Avengers: Endgame was re-released on June 28 with an added deleted scene and tribute to Stan Lee with pretty much the expressed purpose of beating this record. The film’s box office earnings had stagnated US$37 million short of Avatar and the re-release finally took it over the top.

Click here to read more

 

The Top 10 Highest Grossing Box Office Movies include:

Highest Grossing Hollywood Movies

 

 

Marvel Studios unveiled its Phase Four slate at SDCC 2019 and proved the future really is Marvel

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige spent 90 minutes taking giddy fans from one impressive looking project to the next, it would be difficult to pinpoint the single most illuminating moment of the night. Was it the fact that the entire cast for next year’s Eternals was revealed and introduced on stage, including Angelina Jolie, or was it Mahershala Ali putting on a Blade hat? Could it be the unexpected revelation that Natalie Portman is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Thor, or simply that we’re getting a Thor 4 (now known as Thor: Love and Thunder)?

 

Upcoming Marvel movies releasing in cinema include:

Eternals – November 2020

 

Click here to read more on Eternals

 

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – February 2021

 

Click here to read more on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

 

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – May 2021

 

Click here to read more on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

 

Thor: Love and Thunder – November 2021

 

 

Click here to read more on Thor: Love and Thunder

 

Black Widow – May 2020

 

Click here for more information on Black Widow

 

Blade – TBC

 

Click here for more information on the Blade reboot

 

 

New Fantastic Four and X-Men Movies Confirmed by Marvel

At Marvel’s big Hall H panel at SDCC 2019, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige gave us our first real tease of what’s next for the Fantastic Four and the X-Men. Yes, those movies are coming!

After dumping a metric ton of Marvel movie and TV news at the convention, Feige summed up the panel with this: “There’s a lot of other stuff we didn’t get the chance to talk about today. We didn’t even get to mention that we’re making Black Panther 2. We didn’t mention Guardians of the Galaxy 3 [is coming]. We didn’t have time to talk about Captain Marvel 2. I didn’t even have time to talk about the Fantastic Four. And there’s no time left to talk about mutants. But you know what, all that stuff’s been rumored. You’ve heard the rumors.”

It’s great to hear that Black Panther 2, Guardians 3, and Captain Marvel 2 are also on the way. While they might be a little way off from release, they’re definitely coming!

Click here to read more

 

 

21 Bridges: New Trailer Arrives at SDCC

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman is about to take a break from the majesty of Wakanda to head over to the Big Apple as the star and producer for STXfilms’ action-thriller 21 Bridges. Boseman will be joined by familiar Marvel Cinematic Universe personnel in the creative department.

21 Bridges will star Boseman as a disgraced NYPD detective. When his character is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a cop killer, he is given a chance at redemption. Additionally, Boseman’s writing and producing partner, Logan Coles, and, notably, Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo will serve as producers on the film. Sienna Miller, Taylor Kitsch and J.K. Simmons will co-star.

A new 21 Bridges trailer premiered at SDCC 2019! Watch it below:

21 Bridges releases in cinema on 26th September 2019.

Click here to read more

 

 

Battle of the Planets Movie Revealed by Russo Brothers at SDCC 2019

 

The Russo Brothers (who recently brought us Avengers: Endgame) have acquired the rights to produce a film adaptation of Battle of the Planets – an adaptation of the ’70s sci-fi series, Battle of the Planets.

For those who don’t know, Battle of the Planets was the American adaptation of an anime series known in Japan as Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. It tells the story of the G-Force; a group of five youngsters who are tasked with protecting Earth from galactic threats. It’s notable for its bright animation style, martial arts combat, big space battles (complete with elaborate ships), and colorful cast of characters.

It seems to be that the series was a favorite of Joe Russo, and one of the advantages to the success of the Russo Brother’s movies is that they can pretty much work on whatever passion projects they want for the foreseeable future.

Click here to read more

 

 

Tom Cruise will re-enter the highway to the danger zone in Top Gun: Maverick in 2020

 Top Gun 2, which will be known as Top Gun: Maverick, is officially happening over at Paramount with Tom Cruise leading the way. Joseph Kosinski, who previously worked with Cruise on 2013’s Oblivion, a visually stylish sci-fi film where Cruise works on a seemingly abandoned Earth, is set to direct.

Top Gun was one of the biggest box office and pop culture landmarks of the 1980s. Released in ’86 at the height of Morning in America jingoism, it starred Tom Cruise as Maverick, a hot shot Naval fighter pilot who doesn’t play by your rules, man! When he wasn’t showboating in the sky, he was romancing Kelly McGillis’ Charlie in the evenings, and crooning the Righteous Brothers alongside Anthony Edwards’ Goose. There was even time for a pickup game of shirtless, always-flexing volleyball against Val Kilmer’s Iceman.

 Check out the trailer below:

Click here to read more

 

 

It Chapter Two: New Trailer Arrives at SDCC

 The new film adaptation of Stephen King’s It, as you may already know, has been split into two films. The first, which tells the story of the Losers’ Club when they were kids, has arrived to rave reviews and record-breaking box office numbers. Andres Muschietti directed It, and he’s on board for the second film, too.

It Chapter Two requires a whole new cast since the story focuses on the adult Losers, but there’s a chance will still see the little Losers’ Club in the sequel at some point. Here’s everything else we know about Pennywise’s return…

It Chapter 2 releases in cinema on 5th September 2019.

Click here to read more

 

For more information on SDCC 2019, visit Den of Geek.

 

 

Sources: Den of Geek and YouTube

 

Hollywood’s Addiction to Space-Themed Movies

The possibility of travelling to the moon had long invigorated the dreams of storytellers.

On July 16th 1969 (50 year ago), Apollo 11 carrying three astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins began its flight to the moon. The historic journey to the moon – which made fantasy real, opened a new frontier for Hollywood films. It was a giant leap not just for mankind, but for filmmakers alike.

With the landing on the moon invigorating the dreams of storytellers, many of the foremost filmmakers (then coming of age) turned to space. George Lucas debuted Star Wars in 1977, the same year Steven Spielberg released Close Encounters of the Third Kind, followed by Ridley Scott’s Alien two years later.

Since then there have been numerous space themed Hollywood movies that has done relatively well at worldwide box office:

 

Star Wars franchise – US$9,307,186,202

 

Star Trek franchise – US$2,267,036,257

 

Avatar (2009) – US$2,789,705,275

 

Gravity (2013) – US$693,698,673

Gravity

 

Interstellar (2014) – US$666,379,375

 

The Martian (2015) – US$655,271,443

 

First Man (2018) – US$105,212,037

 

Fun Fact – After The Martian, NASA had one of the largest recruiting application pools that they’ve ever had for the astronaut programme.

 

Upcoming Hollywood space movies in 2019 include:

 

Ad Astra

Release Date – 19th September 2019

Director – James Gray

Starring – Brad Pitt, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland and Tommy Lee Jones

 

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Release Date – 19th December 2019

Director – J.J. Abrams

Starring – Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver and Lupita Nyong’o

 

Bollywood joins this epic journey with the release of its first space movie this year – coinciding with the 73rd Independence Day of India:

 

Mission Mangal (Hindi)

Release Date – 15th August 2019

Director – Jagan Shakti

Starring – Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu and Vidya Balan

 

For us audiences, we go to the movies to escape our personal disappointments, dramas and emotional dissonances suddenly seem far more distant and diffused, and you can’t get any farther away than deep in space. It’s that dreamlike, otherworldly, heavenly, uncanny feeling that makes us gravitate toward space-themed screens, again and again.

For advertisers, here’s your chance to target Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and space-loving audiences over Q3 and Q4 2019. Contact us for cinema advertising opportunities alongside these movies.

 

 

Sources: Gulf News, Space.com, The Numbers, IMDB and YouTube

VOX Cinemas Opens Sixth Location in KSA at West Avenue Mall Dammam

VOX Cinemas launched its sixth location in KSA at West Avenue Mall Dammam on Thursday 27th June 2019.

The cinema features 6 screens with a total seating capacity of 911 seats and includes VOX MAX and Kids experiences.

VOX MAX brings to the table new spacious seats with armrest, side table, and extra legroom, crisp, bright and 100% digital imagery with Laser projection, and Dolby Atmos – the best in cinema surround sound technology.

VOX Kids offers little cinemagoers an unmatched expansive experience where their imagination can run wild with the first-ever and only cinema concept designed especially for young viewers.

Check out the new VOX Cinemas at West Avenue Mall in Dammam

 

 

VOX now at West Avenues Mall Dammam

Image Credits – eyeofdubai.ae

 

VOX Cinemas now open at West Avenues Dammam in KSA

Image Credits – RiyadhConnect

 

Mohamed Al Hashemi, Country Manager at Majid Al Futtaim Ventures in Saudi Arabia, said: “We seek to be close to our customers, enhance their quality entertainment, and enable them to test the finest cinematic experience near their homes.”

“Knowing we are the pioneer cinema operators in the region (Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province), we feverously anticipate serving movie lovers at VOX Cinemas, West Avenue Mall Dammam,” he added.

With the launch of this new location, VOX Cinemas presently operates a whopping 53 screens across 6 cinema locations in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.

VOX cinemas is also expected to open four more cinemas in 2019, including one in the Kingdom’s North-West Tabuk province.

As the exclusive cinemas advertising partner across the region, we at Motivate Val Morgan would like to congratulate VOX Cinemas on the opening of West Avenue Mall Dammam, and warmly welcome this new location to our circuit in Saudi Arabia.

Contact us for more information on cinema advertising in KSA.

For more information on locations and movie timings, visit https://ksa.voxcinemas.com/

 

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Source: Asharq Al-Awsat

Witness the ‘Clash of the Titans’ on Indian Independence Day

The Indian Titans – Akshay Kumar’s Mission Mangal, Saaho featuring Prabhas and John Abraham’s Batla House, will battle it out at box office when they release in cinema on 15th August 2019 – a special day for all Indian nationals as the date also marks the 73rd Independence Day of India. The release date of the three blockbusters also happens to fall on the weekend of Eid al-Adha – a weekend guaranteed to user in large cinema audiences.

 

From, fairytales to blockbusters, ‘the rule of three’ principle suggests things that come in threes are inherently more humorous, satisfying and effective than any other number of things.

 

With that being said, here’s a quick look at the three Indian Mega Blockbusters releasing on Indian Independence Day:

 

Mission Mangal (Hinid)

 

Saaho (Telugu, Tamil, Hindi)

 

Batla House (Hindi)

 

Here’s your chance to reach large Asian audiences over the Indian Independence Day weekend.

Don’t miss out on availing our special Indian Independence Day 2019 offer!

Indian Independence Day Movie Offer

 

Contact us for more information on advertising alongside these blockbusters.

Lodha Group | Sampling Activity | EID Weekend 2019

Lodha Group – India’s premier real estate developer with a wide range of commercial and residential properties, booked a sampling activity at VOX Cinemas – City Centre Deira, (No. 1 cinema for targeting Asian audiences in the UAE) over one of the busiest weekends – EID weekend (5th – 7th June 2019).

The sampling activity was conducted in the concourse area and inside select cinema screens at VOX Cinemas – City Centre Deira.

 

The blockbusters that released over the EID weekend included: Bharat (Hindi), John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The Secret Life of Pets 2, Rashid & Rajab (Arabic), The Hustle, Virus (Malayalam) and Kolaigaran (Tamil).

A repeat client of Motivate Val Morgan, Lodha previously booked a foyer stand with promoters for one of their most prominent projects – Palava (India’s fastest growing city), at the same VOX location over the EID weekend in 2017.

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