The UAE box office put Drishyam: The Conclusion at No. 1 with AED 4.3 million ($1,180,669) over the 1–4 October weekend. The top 10 grossed AED 13.0 million, up 33.7% on the previous weekend, according to Box Office Mojo’s UAE weekend chart. Drishyam was a new release.
UAE box office chart for 1–4 October
Five new releases entered the top 10, led by the Hindi-language Drishyam: The Conclusion. Verity was second with AED 2.4 million, while Digger opened fourth with AED 1.3 million. Returning title Heart of the Beast split the new releases, placing third in its second week.
| Rank | Film | Language | Weekend gross | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drishyam: The Conclusion New | Hindi | AED 4.3M ($1,180,669) Total gross: AED 4.3M ($1,180,669) | 1 |
| 2 | Verity New | English | AED 2.4M ($650,213) Total gross: AED 2.4M ($650,213) | 1 |
| 3 | Heart of the Beast ↓ 48.7% | English | AED 1.9M ($518,336) Total gross: AED 6.3M ($1,723,372) | 2 |
| 4 | Digger New | English | AED 1.3M ($355,455) Total gross: AED 1.3M ($355,455) | 1 |
| 5 | Resident Evil ↓ 52.8% | English | AED 1.1M ($299,798) Total gross: AED 9.8M ($2,664,085) | 3 |
| 6 | Avengers: Endgame2026 Re-release ↑ 11.6% | — | AED 943,766 ($256,982) Total gross: AED 4.4M ($1,201,340) | 2 |
| 7 | Baththa New | Tamil | AED 334,778 ($91,158) Total gross: AED 334,778 ($91,158) | 1 |
| 8 | The Smurfs: Timeless Adventure Volume 2 ↓ 26% | English | AED 287,112 ($78,179) Total gross: AED 705,722 ($192,164) | 2 |
| 9 | Avarachan & Sons New | — | AED 225,161 ($61,310) Total gross: AED 225,161 ($61,310) | 1 |
| 10 | Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar ↓ 67.1% | — | AED 216,461 ($58,941) Total gross: AED 3.3M ($901,921) | 3 |
Indian releases feature across the UAE top 10
Drishyam: The Conclusion earned nearly twice the second-place Verity’s weekend gross. Tamil release Baththa also made the top 10 in seventh place, while Avarachan & Sons and Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar charted ninth and tenth. Mojo’s supplied chart does not specify languages for the latter two films, so they are listed without a language label.
The new releases outside the top five included the Indian titles Sigma, Don’t Trouble the Trouble, Seven Seas Seven Hills, Anbil Avan and Acharya, alongside Jinn Seal and Prem Keetanu. Their grosses ranged from AED 84,071 for Sigma to AED 3,937 for Acharya. This continues the regional releases’ presence in the chart after Bethlehem Kudumba Unit led the UAE box office in August.
Among returning films, Resident Evil added AED 1.1 million in its third week to reach AED 9.8 million overall. Avengers: Endgame’s re-release rose 11.6% week on week, earning AED 943,766. Spider-Man: Brand New Day fell to 11th but has accumulated AED 68.4 million after ten weeks; The Odyssey is next at AED 55.3 million after twelve, following its earlier UAE chart run.
The top-10 figure is the combined weekend gross of the ten highest-ranked films, not the cumulative total for the number-one title. The AED totals use the dollar figures reported by Mojo and the UAE dirham’s fixed exchange rate. Comscore also publishes box-office analysis and cinema rankings, providing broader industry context for theatrical reporting.
Which film was No. 1 at the UAE box office?
Drishyam: The Conclusion was No. 1, earning AED 4.3M ($1,180,669) over the 1–4 October 2026 weekend.
Where do these UAE box office figures come from?
This report uses Box Office Mojo’s UAE weekend chart. Box Office Mojo reports weekend grosses compiled from industry data, including Comscore reporting.
What does the UAE top-10 gross mean?
It is the combined weekend gross of the ten highest-ranked films in the chart, not the cumulative total earned by the No. 1 film.
