By Ahmed Amin
Pan Arab cinema has just made history. Turki Al-Sheikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, announced that 7Dogs secured two Guinness World Records—an unprecedented feat that cements the Kingdom’s place on the global film map.
Backed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and shot in collaboration with Saudi security sectors at Riyadh’s Al-Hosn Big Time Studios, the film pulled off explosions that outdid James Bond. 7Dogs shattered the record for the largest on-screen blast with 170.7 tons of TNT, beating Spectre’s 68.47 tons. It also set a new mark for the biggest single-scene detonation of high explosives—405.85 kg, nearly tripling the record held by No Time to Die.
For Al-Sheikh, the achievement reflects Saudi Arabia’s rapidly advancing film infrastructure under Vision 2030. Starring Karim Abdel Aziz and Ahmed Ezz, and directed by Adel & Belal, 7Dogs is the first production filmed at Al-Hosn Studios. Its upcoming release is already drawing local and international anticipation—and signals a new era where Saudi films compete on the same scale as the world’s biggest blockbusters.
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