The Saudi-backed film has taken just $517,508 worldwide in nearly a week against a $150 million budget, including $472,111 from 1,010 North American theatres.
Starring Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart and Ben Kingsley, the seventh-century Arabia epic has drawn weak reviews, with a 29% Rotten Tomatoes score and 2.1/10 on IMDb.
The flop adds to pressure on Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund as it reassesses entertainment and sports spending, with wider uncertainty also hanging over its backing of LIV Golf.
What does the colossal failure of 'Desert Warrior' reveal about the challenges and risks of building a film industry from scratch in Saudi Arabia?
With PIF pulling out, can LIV Golf survive by attracting new global investors or will it disappear from the sports landscape?
Could PIF's massive domestic investment pivot reshape Saudi Arabia’s economy, or will the challenges outweigh the benefits of such rapid transformation?