Spider-Man: Brand New Day Breaks Middle East Opening Record With $18.4 Million
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Updated · Variety · Aug 4
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Breaks Middle East Opening Record With $18.4 Million
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Aug 4
Summary
$18.4 million over July 30-Aug. 2 gave “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” the biggest opening ever recorded in the Middle East, distributor Empire Entertainment said.
The UAE led with $7.4 million and Saudi Arabia added $5.4 million, making them the film’s two biggest regional markets and far outpacing recent openings such as “The Odyssey.”
The result extends the franchise’s regional growth from $5 million for “Homecoming” in 2017 to $7 million for “Far From Home” in 2019 and $15 million for “No Way Home” in 2021.
Strong turnout across Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman adds to evidence that the Middle East is becoming a key theatrical market, even as MENA box office has navigated disruption from the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict.
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