Iran's Seven-Month Box Office Earnings Rise 16 Percent

Iran's box office earnings in the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Oct. 22) stood at 1.92 trillion rials ($17.18 million) to register an increase of 267.94 billion rials ($2.39 million) or 16.17% compared with last year’s similar period.
A total of 43 movie titles were released in Iranian theaters during the seven-month period, as 16.78 million people went to the movies, according to data published in www.panel.cinemashahr.ir--the official Iranian cinema box office website providing detailed information on box office earnings to the public. The outlet became operational on Feb. 25, 2019.
The number of moviegoers witnessed a year-on-year decrease of 11.07% during the period under review.