[1] Gulf Film took a step forward in the year 2000 and expanded its portfolio by creating Grand Cinemas.

[3][4] In January Gulf Films released Fox's Taken 3, which pulled in $10.3 million — the region's ninth largest box office intake ever – after star Liam Neeson attended the Middle East's first Hollywood-style fan premiere in Dubai.

[1] Gulf Film is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

[5] The Grand Cinemas brand name was launched in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2000.

[6][7] In July 2005, Grand Cinemas launched the first IMAX in the Middle East at Ibn Battuta Mall Megaplex in Dubai.