The UAE box office took AED 18.9 million (US$5.13 million) over the Aug 27–30 weekend, down 15% from the previous frame. Malayalam family drama Bethlehem Kudumba Unit led with AED 6.5 million, almost matching its previous weekend and taking its UAE total to AED 15.5 million.
UAE box office top 10: Bethlehem Kudumba Unit stays ahead
Bethlehem Kudumba Unit held first place in its second week, while Spider-Man: Brand New Day remained second with AED 2.2 million and a five-week total of AED 64.8 million. Mutiny was third on AED 2 million, despite a 39.2% week-on-week drop.
| Rank | Film | Language | Weekend gross | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bethlehem Kudumba Unit ↓ 0.7% | Malayalam | AED 6.5M ($1,765,232) Total gross: AED 15.5M ($4,208,123) | 2 |
| 2 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day ↓ 21.4% | English | AED 2.2M ($608,855) Total gross: AED 64.8M ($17,652,016) | 5 |
| 3 | Mutiny ↓ 39.2% | English | AED 2.0M ($543,472) Total gross: AED 6.4M ($1,737,632) | 2 |
| 4 | Toxic New | Lt | AED 1.9M ($523,954) Total gross: AED 2.9M ($801,283) | 1 |
| 5 | Insidious: Out of the Further ↓ 34% | English | AED 1.7M ($459,925) Total gross: AED 5.4M ($1,468,702) | 2 |
| 6 | The Odyssey ↓ 20.1% | English | AED 1.7M ($449,701) Total gross: AED 50.9M ($13,850,590) | 7 |
| 7 | Coyote vs. Acme New | English | AED 986,621 ($268,651) Total gross: AED 986,621 ($268,651) | 1 |
| 8 | The Dog Stars New | English | AED 889,105 ($242,098) Total gross: AED 889,105 ($242,098) | 1 |
| 9 | The End of Oak Street ↓ 36.9% | English | AED 567,298 ($154,472) Total gross: AED 5.4M ($1,456,897) | 3 |
| 10 | PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie | English | AED 433,803 ($118,122) Total gross: AED 2.5M ($677,070) | 3 |
Toxic opens as four films enter the chart
Toxic was the highest new opener, placing fourth for Phars Film with AED 1.9 million. Coyote vs. Acme and The Dog Stars followed in seventh and eighth, while the latest Harry Potter re-release landed 16th with AED 147,032. Colony and Arabic-language release El Set Lamma (Veto) also opened in the wider chart.
The Malayalam lead gives Indian cinema the weekend’s clearest result. Arabic titles were present lower down: El Gawahergy reached 14th with an AED 4 million cumulative total, while El Set Lamma (Veto) began with AED 194,499.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has now reached AED 64.8 million in the UAE after five weeks. The Odyssey is at AED 50.9 million after seven weeks, and Minions & Monsters continues its ninth week with AED 13.1 million overall.
The figures come from Box Office Mojo’s UAE weekend chart, with grosses converted from US dollars at the UAE dirham’s fixed rate. Comscore supplies cinema measurement data used across the industry; its [official site](https://www.comscore.com/) provides background on its box-office reporting. Previous coverage of the Aug 20–23 UAE box office recorded Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’s first weekend at AED 6.5 million.
Which film was number one at the UAE box office?
Bethlehem Kudumba Unit was number one, earning AED 6.5 million (US$1.77 million) from Aug 27–30, 2026.
Where do the UAE box office figures come from?
The weekly chart comes from Box Office Mojo, which lists grosses reported for the UAE market. Comscore is the underlying industry data provider referenced for cinema reporting.
What does the UAE top 10 gross mean?
It is the combined weekend cinema gross of the ten highest-earning films in the UAE, rather than the cumulative total for those films.
