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Americana Plaza
Sixth of October, Sheikh Zayed next to Ceramica Cleopatra behind Hyper one. Tel: 010 2002 0033
*Ahmed & Ahmed
*Darwish
*The Fantastic Four: First Steps
*Grand Prix of Europe
*Materialists
*Nobody 2
*Rocky Al-Ghalaba (Rocky of the Poor)
*Al-Shater (The Clever One)
*War 2
*Weapons
CINE COMFORT
*Please Don't Feed the Children
*Superman
*F1: The Movie
IMAX
*Weapons
*F1: The Movie
MX4D
*F1: The Movie
City Centre Almaza
Sheraton Al-Mattar, Cairo-Suez Road
*Ahmed & Ahmed
*The Bad Guys 2
*Bring Her Back
*Darwish
*The Fantastic Four: First Steps
*Freakier Friday
*Grand Prix of Europe
*Materialists
*The Naked Gun
*Nobody 2
*Rocky Al-Ghalaba (Rocky of the Poor)
*Al-Shater (The Clever One)
*Smurfs
*Superman
*Weapons
*F1: The Movie
Dandy Mall
Beginning of Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road. Tel: 018 919 6438
*Afterburn
*Ahmed & Ahmed
*Darwish
*Falcon Express
*Grand Prix of Europe
*Materialists
*Rob1n
*Rocky Al-Ghalaba (Rocky of the Poor)
*Al-Shater (The Clever One)
*Weapons
*Witchboard
*F1: The Movie
Downtown
8 Emadeddine St, Downtown. Tel: 02 2579 8367
*Afterburn
*Ahmed & Ahmed
*Darwish
*Al-Mashrou X (Project X)
*Rocky Al-Ghalaba (Rocky of the Poor)
*Al-Shater (The Clever One)
*Witchboard
Madinaty
Open Air Mall, Madinaty, New Cairo
*Ahmed & Ahmed
*The Bad Guys 2
*Darwish
*The Fantastic Four: First Steps
*Freakier Friday
*Grand Prix of Europe
*I Know What You Did Last Summer
*Jurassic World: Rebirth
*Materialists
*The Naked Gun
*Nobody 2
*Please Don't Feed the Children
*Rocky Al-Ghalaba (Rocky of the Poor)
*Al-Shater (The Clever One)
*Smurfs
*Superman
*War 2
*Weapons
*F1: The Movie
VIP
*Darwish
*The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Point 90
Point 90 Mall in front of AUC gate 5, New Cairo
*Ahmed & Ahmed
*The Bad Guys 2
*Darwish
*The Fantastic Four: First Steps
*Grand Prix of Europe
*Materialists
*Nobody 2
*Rocky Al-Ghalaba (Rocky of the Poor)
*Al-Shater (The Clever One)
*Weapons
*F1: The Movie
MX4D
*The Fantastic Four: First Steps
*F1: The Movie
Al-Rehab
Mall 1, Al-Rehab City, New Cairo. Tel: 010 9493 9119
*Darwish
*Rocky Al-Ghalaba (Rocky of the Poor)
*Al-Shater (The Clever One)
Stars
City Stars Mall: Omar Ibn Al-Khattab St, Heliopolis. Tel: 02 2480 2013/4
*Afterburn
*Ahmed & Ahmed
*Darwish
*Falcon Express
*The Fantastic Four: First Steps
*Grand Prix of Europe
*Jurassic World: Rebirth
*Al-Mashrou X (Project X)
*Materialists
*Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
*Nobody 2
*Restart
*Rob1n
*Rocky Al-Ghalaba (Rocky of the Poor)
*Al-Shater (The Clever One)
*Superman
*Weapons
*Witchboard
*F1: The Movie
VIP
*Ahmed & Ahmed
*Darwish
*Rocky Al-Ghalaba (Rocky of the Poor)
*Al-Shater (The Clever One)
DELUXE
*Afterburn
*Darwish
*Rocky Al-Ghalaba (Rocky of the Poor)
*Al-Shater (The Clever One)
DBOX
*Weapons
*F1: The Movie
Zamalek
13 Shagaret Al-Dorr St, Zamalek. Tel: 02 2735 0320
*Darwish
*Grand Prix of Europe
*Materialists
*Rocky Al-Ghalaba (Rocky of the Poor)
*Al-Shater (The Clever One)
Zawya
15 Emadeddine St, Downtown. Tel: 010 1433 1779
*Al-Hassa Al-Sabaa (The Sixth Sense)
*Materialists
Cairo Cinema Days
*Abo Zaabal 89
*Algiers
*To A Land Unknown
* A version of this article appears in print in the 21 August, 2025 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
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