$3.2 million revenues from Saudi cinema

The Saudi film " mandub allayl ", directed by Ali Al-Kalthami, topped the box office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in its first week of showing there, earning 5.95 million riyals (1.58 million US dollars) for 114.3 thousand tickets sold, according to data from the Audiovisual Media Commission.

“mandub allayl” achieved the highest opening for a Saudi film, and the second best opening for an Arab film since the opening of cinemas in Saudi Arabia, after “bihabk” by Tamer Hosni.

It was followed by the movie WonKa, directed by Paul King, which came in second place in its first week, achieving 2.34 million riyals ($626,000) for 39.2 thousand tickets, and the same thing with the movie The Boy and the Heron, which ranked third, in its first week. There, he achieved 739 thousand riyals ($197 thousand) for 14.7 thousand tickets.

Competing for the top spot at the box office in the Kingdom are 23 diverse Arab and foreign films, which achieved revenues amounting to 12.2 million Saudi riyals ($3.2 million), for more than 230,000 tickets sold, over the past week.

New movies

Theaters in Saudi Arabia will receive 5 new films, coinciding with the end of this week, to join the list of competition and the search for the top spot at the box office there, which are: the Russian animated film Masha & The Bear Twice the Fun, the American film Aquaman 2 directed by James Wan, and the Indian comedian Dunnki. starring Shah Rukh Khan, the horror film The Sacrifice Game starring Mena Massoud and Olivia Scott, and finally “karat shahn” by Bayoumi Fouad.

Fourth place

Data from the Audiovisual Media Authority revealed the Top Ten list at the Saudi box office, and the animated film "Migration" came in fourth place, achieving 565.6 thousand riyals ($150.7 thousand) for 12 thousand tickets sold, bringing the total achieved over the past two weeks to 1.47 million. Riyals ($393,000) for 30.7 thousand tickets.

Fifth place

The American thriller film "Silent Night" fell to fifth place, achieving 588.6 thousand riyals ($156.9 thousand) for 10.6 thousand tickets, and over the past two weeks it achieved 2.38 million riyals ($636.2 thousand) for 42.9 thousand tickets.

Sixth place

Sixth place went to the movie "Hypnotic" achieving 378.3 thousand riyals ($100.8 thousand) for 7.1 thousand tickets sold, exceeding what it achieved over the past two weeks of 1.4 million riyals ($379.2 thousand) for approximately 26 thousand tickets.

Seventh place

The movie Wish maintains seventh place, for the second week in a row, as it achieved 273.5 thousand riyals ($72.9 thousand) for more than 6 thousand tickets, bringing the total achieved since its release last month to 3.9 million riyals ($1.04 million) for 82.6 thousand tickets sold.

Eighth place

While the movie Thanksgiving fell to eighth place, achieving 242.9 thousand riyals ($64.7 thousand) for 4.6 thousand tickets, bringing the total achieved over the past two weeks to 1.06 million riyals ($284.1 thousand) for 20.6 thousand tickets.

Ninth place

The movie Animal came in ninth place, achieving 193,000 riyals ($51.4,000) for 4,000 tickets, bringing the total it has achieved since its release three weeks ago to 2.1 million riyals ($564.4,000) for 45.8 thousand tickets.

The movie Napoleon, directed by Ridley Scott, was at the top of the Top Ten list, achieving 233,000 riyals ($62.1 thousand) for 3.2 thousand tickets, while the total it achieved over the past month reached 7.4 million riyals ($1.98 million) for 109.5 thousand tickets sold.