Saudi Hit ‘Night Courier’ Sets Wider Gulf Release As Picture Outpaces ‘Aquaman’ & ‘Dunki’ At Home
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Saudi hit thriller Night Courier (Mandoob) has continued its record-breaking box office run at home in its second week on release, outpacing Aquaman and Dunki with just under three times the admissions of either picture.
Per the figures of the movie’s Saudi distributor Front Row Arabia, the joint distribution label of Front Row Filmed Entertainment and local exhibitor muvi Cinemas, Night Courier sold 71,000 tickets in its second week on release for a gross of $1.15 million.This brings its total gross to $3.4 million on the back of 251,000 admissions over the course of 12 days.
The picture comfortably beat DC and Warner Bros.’ tentpole Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, which clocked 27,700 admissions for a $442,000 gross in its first week on release in Saudi Arabia, as well Shah Rukh Khan’s Bollywood blockbuster Dunki, with drew 26,000 spectators for a $357,000 gross.
Warner Bros.’ Wonka slipped to fourth place in the Saudi box office chart with 22,300 admissions for $330k gross, while Egyptian comedy Cart Sha7en came in fifth with 12,600 admissions for $200,000 gross.
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