Sabeen Group

What Sabeen Group does

Sabeen Group is a privately held Omani conglomerate established in 2007, headquartered in Muscat, with 11-50 employees. The group operates across three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Lunar Cinemas (cinema and movie theater operations), Sabeen Media (media and content production), and Sabeen Investments (investment management in commercial, economic, and entertainment sectors). Its stated mission is to contribute to the growth of Oman's commercial, economic, and entertainment sectors, explicitly aligned with the Oman 2040 Vision for entertainment and tourism development.

The group generates revenue primarily through physical cinema operations — including ticket sales, concessions, and related entertainment services — alongside media services via Sabeen Media and investment activities via Sabeen Investments. Since 2007, Sabeen Group companies claim to have delivered, developed, or invested in more than 76 projects across the Sultanate of Oman. The website presents the business as a multi-subsidiary entertainment platform whose values are framed as collaboration, commitment, and innovation, though no specific technology stack, pricing model, or product differentiation is disclosed.

Customer segments are exclusively domestic: Omani consumers and tourists seeking entertainment, cinema, media, and tourism experiences. No enterprise customers, named accounts, or B2B contracts are disclosed. The company is founder-led by CEO Khalid Al Nabhani, with no other executive team publicly listed. The group's strategic positioning leans heavily on its alignment with national economic diversification goals, which serves as both a market-access differentiator and a qualitative moat within the domestic Omani market.

Name

Sabeen Group

Legal name

Sabeen Group

Website

https://sabeengroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sabeen Group is an Omani private conglomerate founded in 2007 that develops and invests in entertainment and tourism projects, operating through subsidiaries Lunar Cinemas (movie theaters), Sabeen Media (content), and Sabeen Investments, serving Omani consumers and tourists in alignment with the Oman 2040 Vision.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entertainment Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture Theaters (7830)

akta.pro primary industry

Media, Entertainment & Gaming Growth Equity (FSANACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Film Festivals & Festival Organizers (MPADAKAD)

Keywords

• Cinema operations
• Media production
• Entertainment investments
• Tourism development
• Leisure entertainment

Headquarters

HQ city

Muscat

HQ country

Oman

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Entertainment Operations: Revenue generated through cinema operations (Lunar Cinemas) including ticket sales, concessions, and related entertainment services. Also includes media services through Sabeen Media subsidiary.

Core offering

Sabeen Group develops and invests in entertainment and tourism projects in the Sultanate of Oman through its subsidiaries. Its core operations include cinema and movie theater operations (Lunar Cinemas), media and entertainment content production (Sabeen Media), and investment management (Sabeen Investments). The group has delivered, developed, or invested in more than 76 projects since 2007.

Product overview

Sabeen Group is a multi-subsidiary entertainment and commercial development conglomerate established in Oman since 2007. The group operates as a platform comprised of distinct subsidiary brands that collectively serve the entertainment and tourism sectors aligned with the Oman 2040 Vision. The portfolio includes Lunar Cinemas (cinema operations), Sabeen Media (media content), and Sabeen Investments (investment management), all unified under the group's strategic vision of collaboration, commitment, and innovation in business development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lunar Cinemas: Cinema chain operated by Sabeen Group, featuring movie theaters and entertainment venues.
• Sabeen Media

Products and services

• Lunar Cinemas

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Rotana Group: Largest Arab-owned media and entertainment company, with TV channels, film production, and music. Comparable to Sabeen Media as a regional media production operator with similar content ambitions targeting Arab audiences, though at substantially larger scale.
• Majid Al Futtaim Entertainment: UAE-based entertainment and malls conglomerate that owns VOX Cinemas and other leisure assets. Comparable as a diversified entertainment platform that combines cinema, retail, and hospitality — parallel to Sabeen Group's multi-subsidiary entertainment strategy but at vastly larger scale across the region.
• VOX Cinemas: Major Middle East cinema chain owned by Majid Al Futtaim, operating hundreds of screens across the GCC including Oman. Comparable as a regional incumbent in cinema exhibition that competes for the same Omani consumers and content deals as Lunar Cinemas, but at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• MUVI Cinemas: Oman-headquartered cinema operator and one of Sabeen Group's most direct competitors. MUVI operates multiplex cinemas in Oman and competes head-to-head with Lunar Cinemas for screen count, content licensing, and audience share in the same Omani market.

Regional players

• OMRAN Group: Oman's national tourism development company executing Oman 2040 Vision tourism projects. Comparable as a domestic Omani partner/peer also aligned with Vision 2040 objectives and developing tourism-related real estate and infrastructure.
• Empire Entertainment: Middle East cinema and entertainment operator with multiplex presence across the GCC. Comparable as a regional cinema peer competing for the same Omani audiences and regional content, though primarily focused on other GCC markets.

Emerging players

• Eagle Films: Middle East film distribution and media company. Comparable to Sabeen Media as an Arabic-language content distributor and producer operating in the regional media value chain.
• MBC Group: Leading Middle East broadcasting and production group with growing content production and streaming (Shahid). Comparable to Sabeen Media as an Arabic-language media producer/distributor, though at significantly larger scale and with broader regional reach.
• Cinépolis: Global cinema operator with expanding Middle East footprint. Comparable to Lunar Cinemas as a multiplex cinema operator competing for screen quality, premium formats, and regional content partnerships.

Others

• AMC Entertainment: Largest global cinema chain. Comparable as a cinema exhibition benchmark for unit economics, content licensing, and operational best practices relevant to scaling Lunar Cinemas, though operating in very different markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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