Resident Evil opened at No. 1 in the UAE with AED 5.1 million ($1.4 million) between 17 and 20 September, making up most of the weekend’s AED 6.0 million top-10 gross. The total was down 25.7% from the previous weekend, according to Box Office Mojo’s UAE weekend chart.
UAE box office: Resident Evil leads a quiet weekend
The new Resident Evil film collected AED 5.1M in its first week and accounted for roughly 86% of the weekend gross. Sony Pictures Releasing distributed the film in the UAE, where it was the only release in the chart to pass AED 1M for the weekend.
Pressure was the other new opener in the available chart, taking AED 390,787 ($106,409) for Universal Pictures International. The English-language thriller opened well behind Resident Evil, but still moved into third place overall.
The chart data supplied by Mojo lists five ranked films for this weekend. The aggregate top-10 figure remains AED 6.0M, with the published entries led by two new releases and three returning titles.
| Rank | Film | Language | Weekend gross | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resident Evil New | English | AED 5.1M ($1,400,000) Total gross: AED 5.1M ($1,400,000) | 1 |
| 2 | The Odyssey ↓ 54.3% | English | AED 418,232 ($113,882) Total gross: AED 54.4M ($14,815,503) | 10 |
| 3 | Pressure New | English | AED 390,787 ($106,409) Total gross: AED 390,787 ($106,409) | 1 |
| 4 | Minions & Monsters ↓ 7.2% | English | AED 15,413 ($4,197) Total gross: AED 13.2M ($3,604,445) | 12 |
| 5 | The Super Mario Galaxy Movie ↑ 43.5% | English | AED 121 ($33) Total gross: AED 21.0M ($5,720,143) | 25 |
The Odyssey holds second place after ten weeks
The Odyssey stayed at No. 2 in its tenth week, earning AED 418,232 ($113,882). Its weekend fell 54.3%, while its cumulative UAE gross reached AED 54.4M ($14.8M), the largest total in the chart.
Minions & Monsters was down 7.2% in week 12, adding AED 15,413 to reach AED 13.2M overall. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie rose 43.5% in week 25, although its weekend gross was only AED 121. Its cumulative total stands at AED 21.0M.
There were no Indian or Arabic-language titles among the five published chart entries this week. Earlier UAE reports have seen regional films take a larger share of the upper ranks, including Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’s run at the top of the chart and Indian regional films in the August chart.
Box Office Mojo reports weekend grosses, while “top-10 gross” refers to the combined weekend takings of the ten highest-ranked films. The chart draws on cinema measurement data associated with [Comscore](https://www.comscore.com/). The UAE figures here use the fixed AED-to-USD peg, with dollar values shown in brackets.
Which film was No. 1 at the UAE box office this weekend?
Resident Evil was No. 1, opening with AED 5.1M ($1.4M) between 17 and 20 September 2026.
Where do these UAE box office figures come from?
The figures come from Box Office Mojo’s UAE weekend chart, which presents cinema weekend data commonly sourced from Comscore.
What does the UAE top-10 gross mean?
It is the combined weekend takings of the ten highest-ranked films in the UAE chart, rather than the cumulative total for the No. 1 film.
