Iran box office top hits revealed

The list of bestselling films at Iranian box office for August 3-9, 2018, has been unveiled, with ‘Millipede' breaking new record in the history of Iranian cinema.

‘Millipede' directed by Abolhassan Davoudi (Weekly gross: 42,723,750,000 Rials, Total gross: 213,632,270,000 Rials), 'Katyusha' directed by Ali Atshani (Weekly gross: 3,963,760,000 Rials, Total gross: 8,111,700,000 Rials), 'The Redtails' by Arash Moayyerian (Weekly gross: 3,484,650,000 Rials, Total gross: 3,722,440,000 Rials), 'Auntie Frog' directed by Afshin Hashemi (Weekly gross: 3,183,080,000 Rials, Total gross: 17,469,130,000 Rials), 'Texas' directed by Masoud Atyabi (Weekly gross: 2,559,460,000 Rials, Total gross: 140,077,360,000 Rials).

“Reza, a criminal, finds out that a rich female doctor at war veteran hospital vows to marry a veteran. Reza who is an amputee without a leg wants to marry the doctor. However, things get out of hand in the middle,” a short synopsis for 'Millipede' reads.

“If I want to be successful in my life, I do not have to look at life like you do," a short synopsis for 'Katyusha' reads.

"We fell asleep to escape the truth, but we faced a nightmare," a short synopsis for 'The Redtails' reads.

‘Auntie Frog’ aims to introduce family concepts and close-knitted relations of grandmothers and their grandchildren as well as pathways to collective collaboration in dealing with issues.

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

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