TEHRAN -- Iran’s box office generated approximately $240,444 during the eight-day period from Oct. 17-24, with Soheil Movaffagh’s ‘Khanom Valede’ leading the market and ‘Killing Without Killing’ and Hadi Muhammadian’s animated feature ‘Saviour Ship’ rounding out the top three.
According to reported figures for Mehr 25 to Aban 2, 1405, Iranian cinemas sold 499,552 tickets across 18,262 paid screenings, generating total revenue of 63.958 billion tomans. Converted at an exchange rate of 266,000 tomans to the dollar, the overall gross equates to approximately $240,444.
‘Khanom Valede’ dominated the period, earning 31.25 billion tomans, or approximately $117,483. The film attracted 241,728 admissions across 6,024 paid screenings. Directed by Movaffagh, it opened Sept. 16 and accounted for nearly half of the reported box office revenue.
‘Killing Without Killing’ (‘Bi-Dar’), directed by Hussein Domari, ranked second with 12.11 billion tomans, equivalent to approximately $45,536. The film recorded 82,713 admissions across 2,888 paid screenings after opening Oct. 14.
‘Saviour Ship,’ the animated feature directed by Hadi Muhammadian, placed third with 5.15 billion tomans, or approximately $19,348. The film drew 51,652 admissions across 1,763 paid screenings following its Aug. 26 release.
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