The American horror film Five Nights at Freddy’s topped the Saudi box office in its first week there, earning 5.4 million riyals ($1.44 million), for 97.9 thousand tickets sold, according to data from the Audiovisual Media Authority.
It was followed in second place by the action comedy film Freelance, which was also released last week, as it achieved 988.4 thousand riyals ($263 thousand), for 16 thousand tickets.
Cinema halls in Saudi Arabia are witnessing the screening of 33 films ranging from Arab to foreign, which over the past week earned 10.5 million riyals ($2.8 million) with 190.7 thousand tickets sold, amid intense competition for the top spot at the Saudi box office.
Saudi cinemas will also receive 6 new films in conjunction with the end of this week, which are: the American adventure film The Quest of Tom Sawyer’s Gold, the comedy Corner Office, the horror Deep Fear, What Happens Later, King of Killers, and finally the Emirati film “Behind the Scenes.” .
Statistics from the Audiovisual Media Authority revealed the ranking of films at the Saudi box office this week, as the movie Killers Of The Flower Moon, directed by Martin Scorsese, fell to third place, achieving 849 thousand riyals ($226.3 thousand) for 12.4 thousand tickets, bringing the total to Over the past two weeks, he achieved 3.7 million riyals (approximately $997,000) for 52.5 thousand tickets.
The musical film “Sugar”, starring Magda Zaki, came in fourth place, achieving 429.4 thousand riyals ($114.4 thousand) for 9.1 thousand tickets, bringing the total revenue it achieved in 3 weeks to 2.47 million riyals ($685 thousand) for more than 53 tickets. A thousand tickets.
As for fifth place, the American horror film Saw 1 thousand tickets.
The movie “Voy Voy Voy,” starring Mohamed Farraj, also fell to sixth place, achieving 390.2 thousand riyals ($104,000) for 6.3 thousand tickets, bringing the total it has achieved since its release 7 weeks ago, to 9.8 million riyals ($2.6 million) for 173 tickets. 7 thousand tickets sold, followed by the Indian movie LEO, which achieved 215.5 thousand riyals ($57.4 thousand) for 4.6 thousand tickets, bringing the total achieved over the past two weeks to 2.8 million riyals ($755.3 thousand) for 60.3 thousand tickets.
The American horror film, The Exorcist: Believer, ranked eighth at the Saudi box office, achieving 239,000 riyals ($63.8,000) for 4.6,000 tickets, to achieve in the last 3 weeks, 2.8 million riyals ($764,000) for 49.2 thousand tickets. .
The Indian film Jawan, starring Shah Rukh Khan, came in ninth place this week, achieving 155,000 riyals ($41.2 thousand) for 3.2 thousand tickets, bringing the total it achieved over the past two months to 11.8 million riyals ($3.16 million) with 280.8 thousand tickets. .
The movie Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie is at the top of the “Top 10” list at the Saudi box office, achieving 139.2 thousand riyals ($37.1 thousand) for 3 thousand tickets, while the total it has achieved since its release 5 weeks ago has reached 2.5 million riyals ($682.3 thousand). Dollars) for 55.9 thousand tickets.
