Iran box office top hits revealed

The weekly list of bestselling films at Iranian box office has been revealed with ‘Murphy’s Law’ shining on the top.

‘Murphy’s Law’ by Rambod Javan, (Weekly gross: 5,484,910,000 Rials, Total gross: 77,192,000,000 Rials), ‘Paradise’ by Ali Atshani, (Weekly gross: 4,767,910,000 Rials, Total gross: 19,746,810,000 Rials), ‘Top Gear’ by Mohammad Ahangarani (Weekly gross: 2,127,490,000 Rials, Total gross: 14,997,910,000 Rials), ‘Columbus’ by Hatef Ali-Mardani, (Weekly gross: 1,231,400,000 Rials, Total gross: 47,761,410,000 Rials),, ‘Sly’ by Kamal Tabrizi, (Weekly gross: 1,071,570,000 Rials, Total gross: 63,157,000,000 Rials)

“A girl, Sara, is abducted and Bahman goes to the north of the country to help find her. However, he faces numerous unexpected events,” a short synopsis for ‘Murphy’s Law’ reads.

‘Paradise’ narrates the story of two seminary students who wish to attend an academic seminar on religions in Germany. Their teacher, however, doesn't give them the permission to do so.

The two young men convince the teacher to even go with them, though. Now the three are on a mission to show the true face of Islam to the world.

“Soleiman drives laughter train at the fastest pace in order to prove his manhood in the family and the society as he came under scrutiny because of one thousand and one reasons. He himself has become aware of this and is seeking to overcome his own weaknesses,” the plot summary for ‘Top Gear’ reads.

‘Columbus’ narrates the story of those Iranian families who migrate to other countries but find themselves in worse situation.

‘SLY’ narrates the story of Qodrat who wants to become a member of parliament, but he has a reputation for recklessness and taking arbitrary action.

Deciding his best course of action is negotiating with assorted parties and politicians, no one takes him seriously until he’s connected to a single, notorious incident.

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