Top films at Iran box office released

The bestselling films at Iranian box office for June 6- 14, 2018, have been unveiled. 

The top movies at the Iranian box office from Wednesday last week to this Thursday are as follows:

‘Texas' directed by Masoud Atyabi (Weekly gross: 4,916,820,000 Rials, Total gross: 94,846,810,000 Rials), ‘Don't Be Embarrassed' directed by Reza Maqsoudi (Weekly gross: 3,257,980,000 Rials, Total gross: 25,965,920,000 Rials), 'Istanbul Junction' directed by Mostafa Kiaee (Weekly gross: 2,264,680,000 Rials, Total gross: 24,360,970,000 Rials), and ‘Pig’ directed by Mani Haqiqi (Weekly gross: 1,022,040,000 Rials, Total gross: 10,215,830,000 Rials).

‘Texas’ has an action comic theme and enjoys some foreign stars. “Never threaten an Iranian, even in Texas,” a tagline for the flick says.

‘Don't Be Embarrassed’ tells the story of a middle-aged couple who are expecting a baby. This brings them new challenges living in their small village.

'Istanbul Junction' narrates the story of the tragic collapse of high-rise landmark building Plasco in Tehran which occurred in January 2017, killing several people including brave firefighters.

'Pig' depicts the story of Hassan, a filmmaker who has not been able to make any films lately, but his admired starlet can’t wait any longer and wants to leave and work with another director.

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