Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Movie theater Audience in United Arab Emirates

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Movie theater in United Arab Emirates — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Movie theater has an estimated audience of 1,476,569 people in United Arab Emirates.

#402among Topic in United Arab Emirates
#29in Movies & TV

The average Movie theater fan in United Arab Emirates is 36.2 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Dubai.

The audience is concentrated in Dubai, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Emirate of Sharjah.

Top brand affinities include dubizzle, Global Television Network, Etisalat, with strongest over-indexing on dubizzle (1.63× the country average).

Demographically, the Movie theater audience skews more male with an average age of 36.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Family Orientation, Travelling.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 6 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Movie theater fan in United Arab Emirates is more male, around 36.2 years old, with strong Family Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for dubizzle.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: Topic

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-18.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Movie theater profile in United Arab Emirates.

Audience size
1.5M
in United Arab Emirates
Gender
23.7%
76.3% male
Age
36.2
average years
Country rank
#551
Topic in United Arab Emirates
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-28%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Movie theater fans

23.7% are female, 76.3% are male, average age 36.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

23.7%
Female
76.3%
Male
Demographic split for Movie theater audience in United Arab Emirates
MetricValue
Female23.7%
Male76.3%
Average age36.2
Estimated audience size1,476,569
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.2
average years
Age distribution of the Movie theater audience in United Arab Emirates
Age bracketShare%
16-1910%
20-2935%
30-3933%
40-4916%
50+6%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.1%

of the worldwide Movie theater audience comes from United Arab Emirates.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Movie theater
CountryShare
United States18.7%
Germany5.2%
United Kingdom5.1%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United Arab Emirates average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Movie theater audience in United Arab Emirates is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Movie theater fans by region: top regions in United Arab Emirates
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Fujairah~40K1.16×
02Dubai~1M1.07×
03Emirate of Abu Dhabi~600K1.05×
04Ras Al Khaimah~80K1.00×
05Emirate of Ajman~100K0.89×
06Emirate of Sharjah~300K0.76×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Movie theater audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Movie theater audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01VOX CinemasMovies & TV2.30×
02Reel CinemasMovies & TV2.19×
03Film industryMovies & TV2.10×
04Record labelMusic & Radio1.94×
05ScreenwritingLiterature1.89×
06Film studioMovies & TV1.76×
07Production companyMovies & TV1.74×
08Satellite televisionTechnology & Electronics1.73×
09Cable televisionTechnology & Electronics1.71×
10Global Television NetworkMovies & TV1.70×
11Bhojpuri languagePolitics & Society1.70×
12Projection screenTechnology & Electronics1.68×
13DhakaTravel & Leisure1.66×
14South IndiaTravel & Leisure1.65×
15dubizzleShopping1.63×
16ThiruvananthapuramTravel & Leisure1.57×
17EtisalatTechnology & Electronics1.56×
18KochiTravel & Leisure1.53×
19Short filmMovies & TV1.52×
20MalayalamPolitics & Society1.50×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Movie theater audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Movie theater audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.54×
TravellingTHRILL1.13×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.03×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Movie theater audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.61×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.72×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.88×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Movie theater have in United Arab Emirates?

Movie theater has an estimated audience of 1,476,569 people in United Arab Emirates, concentrated in Dubai and Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

02

What is the gender split and age of Movie theater fans?

23.7% of Movie theater fans are female, 76.3% are male, with an average age of 36.2 years.

03

Which brands do Movie theater fans like most?

Movie theater fans show strongest brand affinity for dubizzle (1.63×), Global Television Network (1.7×), and Etisalat (1.56×) over the country average.

04

Where do Movie theater fans live in United Arab Emirates?

Movie theater fans in United Arab Emirates are most concentrated in Dubai (reach ~1M), Emirate of Abu Dhabi (reach ~600K), and Emirate of Sharjah (reach ~300K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Movie theater fans also like?

Beyond Movie theater itself, the audience over-indexes on Global Television Network (1.7×), Etisalat (1.56×), Short film (1.52×), and Cable television (1.71×) compared to the United Arab Emirates average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Arab Emirates who actively search for Movie theater. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United Arab Emirates. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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