Iranian films set record with 4m viewers in one month
The Iranian cinema industry broke a post-coronavirus record, with four million viewers attending movie theaters in the month from October 22 to November 20.
According to reports, the industry sold nearly $3 million in the one-month period, with 3,954,000 viewers attending 86,241 screenings. This represents a 37% increase in sales and a 46% increase in viewers compared to the previous month, IRNA reported.
The top-grossing film of the month was ‘Pressure Cooker,’ directed by Rambod Javan, which attracted 1,836,000 viewers and grossed approximately $1 million.
The second-highest-grossing film was ‘Breakfast with Giraffes,’ directed by Soroush Sehat, which attracted 1,063,000 viewers and generated approximately $864,000.
The third most successful film was the animation ‘Woolina and the No Birds,’ which attracted 607,000 viewers and earned approximately $334,700.
The Iranian motion picture industry achieved its best monthly performance since the COVID-19 pandemic in the one-month period due to the release of two popular comedies and notable films in the fields of social and children’s cinema.
It is expected that these records will be broken in the current Iranian month with the release of the comedy ‘Seventy Thirty’ on November 27, which will form a formidable triad between this film and the two comedies ‘Pressure Cooker’ and ‘Breakfast with Giraffes’.
In addition, the cold weather will encourage audiences to make more frequent visits to cinemas, ending the current relative recession.
The month starting November 21 is usually one of the best months for Iranian cinema and leaves a strong impression on the country’s annual box office. This year, there are high hopes that the number of viewers this month will exceed four million and the annual box office will surpass $21.7 million.