‘Sperm Whale 2’ keeps box office lead

This week's total gross for Iranian movies on screen has been released with ‘Sperm Whale 2’ still having a leading position at the country's ticket windows.

As of the weekend leading to July 28 in Iran, ‘Sperm Whale 2’ directed by Saman Moghadam has raked in 198 billion rials (around USD 6.05 million), topping the country's box office for the past few weeks.

‘Sperm Whale 2’ tells the story of Roya (Mahnaz Afshar), who had dreams of migration to the US, but finally agreed to marry Arjang Senoubar (Reza Attaran) in her homeland.

‘Oxidan’ directed by Hamed Mohammadi came in second place, collecting 56 billion rials (around USD 1.7 million).

“Knowing a simple visa issuance is such a hassle, Aslan would have never fallen in love,” Oxidan’s brief synopsis reads.

According to Iran film distribution managers, ‘Subdue’ directed by Hamid Nematollah has grossed total revenue of 33 billion rials (around USD 1 million).

In fourth place came Iranian movie ‘My Brother Khosro’ directed by Ehsan Biglari ending the week with 27 billion rials (around USD 825000)

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