New-comer comedy rules Iranian box office

Masoud Atyabi’s comedy ‘Hotel’ has set a new record in Iranian box office, only one week through screening.

The film, an autumn screening in Iran, secured the first place in the box office pushing Karim Amini’s record-breaking comedy ‘Fossil’ down to the third row on the weekly box office.

During this week, September 28-October 3, more than 195,000 spectators went to the theaters to watch the adventures of Ramin Qader, a man who ventures on a trip with his ex-wife. The two make this trip to the Kish Island hoping to earn some money, yet they're unaware that some unexpected troubles may happen”.

Considering the first week eye-catching success of the film, it is anticipated to leave its mark among the best-selling titles of the all-time Iranian cinema.

The second on the box office is another new-comer, an animation titled ‘Smart Kid’ made by Hadi Mohammadian, Behnoud Nekouee, and Mohammad-Javad Jannati.

The film attracted around 80,000 movie-goers to the local cinema halls this week.

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