List of highest-grossing Iranian films

This is a list of the highest-grossing Iranian films that have been able to set box office records. Currently, Seventy Thirty (2024) directed by Bahram Afshari, with a box office revenue of 360 billion tomans, is the highest-grossing Iranian film in its debut year of release, not accounting for inflation. Fossil (Karim Amini, 2023), with more than 7.4 million viewers, holds the record for the most-watch Iranian film in its debut year of release, and Eagles (Samuel Khachikian, 1985) with 10.2 million viewers is the most-watched film in Iranian cinema throughout its years of theatrical release.

Highest-grossing films The table below includes the 50 highest-grossing movies in the history of Iranian cinema.

The highest-grossing Iranian film is currently Seventy Thirty, directed by Bahram Afshari and produced by Seyed Ebrahim Amerian. The film was produced in 2023 and premiered in Iranian Cinemas on November 27, 2024. The highest-grossing non-comedy Iranian film is currently Intoxicated by Love, produced by Mehran Broumand and directed by Hassan Fathi. The production of this film lasted from 2019 to 2021, and was released in 2024, currently ranking 8th in the box office chart. The highest-grossing animated film is currently Babaei the Hero, produced by Mohammad-Mehdi Mashkouri and co-directed by Hossein Safarzadegan and Meysam Hosseini. It premiered in 2024 and holds the 15th spot on the list. The highest-grossing children's film is currently Coconut 2, produced by Seyed Ebrahim Amerian and directed by Davoud Atyabi. It was produced in 2019 and had its theatrical release in 2023, currently ranking 32nd. The highest-grossing Iranian film during the COVID-19 pandemic was Dynamite, produced by Seyed Ebrahim Amerian and directed by Masoud Atyabi. It is currently 19th on the list. Among the 50 highest-grossing films in the history of Iranian cinema, there are 12 non-comedies, 5 animated films, and 33 comedies. The below rankings are based solely on the box office revenue at the time of each film's release and do not account for inflation. Indicates films currently in theatrical release as of April 24th, 2025 x Indicates film suspended during theatrical release

+ Highest-Grossing Iranian films Rank Peak English TitleOriginal titleGenre Gross (Rls.)Admissions (Million tickets sold) YearDirector11Seventy Thirtyهفتاد سیSocial Comedy 3,601,369,536,00012.00M2024Bahram Afshari21FossilفسیلDramatic Comedy 3,245,265,020,00010.81M2023Karim Amini32HotelهتلScrewball Comedy 2,770,521,158,3109.23M2023Masoud Atyabi43 Texas 3تگزاس ۳Action Comedy 2,491,221,434,0008.30M2024Masoud Atyabi54Pressure CookerزودپزComedy2,299,118,125,0007.66M2024Rambod Javan63Bloody Alligatorتمساح خونیAction Comedy1,682,804,272,5005.61M2024Javad Ezzati77Breakfast with Giraffesصبحانه با زرافه‌هاComedy1,213,374,480,0004.04M2024Soroush Sehhat84 Intoxicated by Loveمست عشقHistorical Romantic Drama 1,203,493,207,5004.01M2024Hassan Fathi99DinosaurدایناسورComedy1,146,267,726,0003.82M2025Masoud Atyabi106 Pool & Partyپول و پارتیRomantic Comedy 912,011,795,0003.04M2024Saeid Soheili116 Don't Be Embarrassed 2خجالت نکش ۲Romantic Comedy 862,619,442,0002.87M2024Reza Maghsoudi 12 3 HawaiiهاواییComedy 835,504,657,5002.78M2024Bahman Goudarzi 13 3 Lawless Cityشهر هرتSocial Comedy 776,113,395,5702.58M2023Karim Amini141SolitaryانفرادیAction Comedy775,862,250,0002.58M2022Masoud Atyabi1514Babaei the Heroببعی قهرمانChildren's Animation679,265,180,0002.26M2024Hossein Safarzadegan Meysam Hosseini1614Year of the Catسال گربهComedy646,065,900,0002.15M2024Mostafa Taghizadeh 17 6 Beach Villaویلای ساحلیComedy636,888,500,0002.12M2023Kianoush Ayari 18 5 Extinction: A Journey to be a Real Heroبچه‌زرنگChildren's Animation625,148,570,0002.08M2023Behnoud Nekooyi Hadi Mohammadian

Mohammad-Javad Janati191DynamiteدینامیتComedy588,013,425,0001.96M2021Masoud Atyabi 20 3 BucharestبخارستComedy548,291,389,5001.82M2022Masoud Atyabi2121 Moses the Kalimullah: At Dawnموسی کلیم‌الله: به وقت طلوعReligious Biography540,979,727,5001.80M2025Ebrahim Hatamikia2213Bodilessبی‌بدنCrime Drama465,399,245,0001.55M2024Morteza Alizadeh2323 Molotov Cocktailکوکتل مولوتفComedy461,546,039,4001.53M2024Hossein Amiri-Domari2422The CrabخرچنگComedy422,180,221,0001.40M2023Mostafa Shayesteh 25 3 Sag Bandسگ‌بندComedy421,478,270,0001.40M2022Mehran Ahmadi262Guidance Patrol 3گشت ارشاد ۳Social Comedy420,847,762,5201.40M2021Saeid Soheili 27 1 The SingerمطربSocial Musical385,464,560,0001.28M2019Mostafa Kiaei281CentipedeهزارپاComedy380,638,480,0001.26M2018Abulhassan Davoodi 29 26 Aryashahr, Two Peopleآریاشهر دو نفرComedy353,296,530,0001.17M2024Hamid Bahramian309Conjugal Visitملاقات خصوصیRomantic Drama339,377,730,0001.13M2022Omid Shams3115Entry and Exit Prohibitedورود و خروج ممنوعDramatic Comedy315,066,080,0001.05M2023Omid Aghaei 32 16 Coconut 2نارگیل ۲Musical Comedy281,955,320,0002023Davoud Atyabi 33 30 Kianoush's Gardenباغ کیانوشChildren's Action279,148,790,0002024Reza Keshavarz Haddad 34 2 Just 6.5متری شیش و نیمSocial Crime277,202,390,0002019Saeid Roustayi3535RahaرهاDrama275,504,664,0002025Hesam Farahmand 36 26 GhifقیفComedy272,884,451,0002024Mohsen Amiryoussefi 37 29 Go Freeمفت‌برRomantic Comedy260,105,186,0002024Adel Tabrizi 38 3 Texas 2تگزاس ۲Action Comedy250,881,120,0002019Masoud Atyabi 39 10 Dolphin Boyپسر دلفینیChildren's Animation236,023,772,5002022Mohammad Kheirandish 40 2 Rahman 1400رحمان ۱۴۰۰Comedy225,683,410,0002019Manouchehr Hadi4111GrasslandعلفزارCrime Drama221,128,320,0002022Kazem Daneshi 42 11 TiTiتی تیDrama215,452,960,0002020Ida Panahandeh4315LoopetooلوپتوChildren's Animation213,878,870,0002022Amir-Abbas Askari 44 1 Sperm Whale 2: Roya's Selectionنهنگ عنبر ۲: سلکشن رؤیاDramatic Comedy209,918,985,0002017Saman Moghaddam 45 15 PintoابلقDrama208,210,000,0002021Narges Abyar462Wing Mirrorآینه بغلComedy207,659,375,0002017Manouchehr Hadi 47 47 Dolphin Boy 2پسر دلفینی ۲Children's Animation204,972,950,0002025Mohammad Kheirandish 48 1 Guidance Patrol 2گشت ارشاد ۲Comedy199,142,968,0002017Saeid Soheili 49 16 AmphibiousدوزیستDrama199,142,352,5002020Borzou Nicknezhad5023 3 Puffsسه کام حبسDrama196,814,190,0002020Saman Salur

Highest-grossing films adjusted for inflation Taking into account the Consumer Price Index released every year by the Central Bank of Iran, the 10 inflation-adjusted highest-grossing Iranian films are listed below. Fossil, directed by Karim Amini, which premiered in 2023, is the highest-grossing Iranian film in its debut-year, adjusting for inflation. Currently the 2nd spot is held by the film Seventy Thirty, directed by Bahram Afshari, which premiered in 2024 and grossed more than 3.57 trillion Iranian Rials. Hotel, directed by Masoud Atyabi is currently 3rd, which premiered in 2023 and had a gross inflation-adjusted revenue of 3.56 trillion Iranian Rials. Indicates films currently in theatrical release as of April 24th, 2025

+ Highest-Grossing Iranian Films as of 1403 SH, adjusted for inflation Rank English TitleOriginal titleGenre Inflation-Adjusted Gross (2024) Rls. Year 1 FossilفسیلDramatic Comedy 4.26 trillion 2023 2 Seventy Thirtyهفتاد سیSocial Comedy 3.60 trillion 2024 3 Hotel هتلScrewball Comedy 3.56 trillion 2023 4 Deportees 2اخراجی‌ها ۲War Comedy 3.03 trillion 2009 5 The ViperافعیAction Thriller 2.57 trillion 1993 6 The Snowmanآدم‌برفیComedy 2.54 trillion 1997 7 The BrideعروسDrama 2.52 trillion 1991 8 Texas 3تگزاس ۳Action Comedy 2.49 trillion 2024 9 CourtshipخواستگاریComedy 2.47 trillion 1990 10 Red Hat and Cousinکلاه‌قرمزی و پسرخالهChildren's Musical Comedy 2.45 trillion 1994

Highest-grossing films per year + High-grossing Iranian films by year of release Year TitleGenre Gross (Rls.) Ticket Sales 1985 EaglesWar Drama 288,401,730 3,245,859 1986 The LostDrama 203,094,090 2,278,889 1987 The TenantsDramatic Comedy 339,238,580 3,051,390 1988 Kani-MangaWar Drama 398,383,770 3,503,908 1989 HorizonWar Drama 373,610,650 2,757,170 1990 CourtshipDrama 740,623,840 4,340,193 1991 The BrideRomantic Drama 1,152,775,830 4,423,538 1992 What's Up?Dramatic Comedy 992,913,480 2,779,863 1993 The ViperWar Action 1,990,308,710 4,517,643 1994 Kolah Ghermezi and Pesar KhalehChildren's Musical Comedy 2,957,930,750 4,301,848 1995 Flight from the CampWar Action 1,968,071,700 3,102,374 1996 Strange SistersDrama 3,705,246,300 3,219,421 1997 The SnowmanDramatic Comedy 5,863,852,200 4,473,277 1998 The Changed ManComedy 8,493,646,200 3,792,033 1999 RedDrama 7,949,039,600 3,061,010 2000 Drama 7,743,498,700 2,700,269 2001 Saint MaryReligious Biography 6,841,967,500 1,835,501 2002 Children's Musical Comedy 8,348,851,000 1,561,455 2003 Dramatic Comedy 7,252,626,000 1,325,993 2004 Dramatic Comedy 11,075,002,500 1,944,858 2005 Romantic Drama 8,905,683,900 1,274,546 2006 Cease FireRomantic Comedy 16,512,036,500 1,899,231 2007 DeporteesWar Comedy 23,178,697,000 2,106,026 2008 Adventure Comedy 19,065,055,000 1,379,368 2009 War Comedy 79,283,117,000 5,348,709 2010 The Kingdom of SolomonReligious History 28,496,281,500 1,349,069 2011 War Comedy 47,358,274,400 2,223,457 2012 Kolah Ghermezi and Bache NanehChildren's Musical Comedy 47,541,039,000 1,468,899 2013 NotorietyDramatic Comedy 40,826,050,000 1,128,715 2014 Children's Musical 98,173,134,000 2,334,522 2015 Muhammad: The Messenger of GodReligious Biography 145,588,293,000 2,463,125 2016 The SalesmanDrama 157,149,196,000 2,160,050 2017 Dramatic Comedy 209,918,955,000 2,674,648 2018 CentipedeComedy 380,638,480,000 4,218,793 2019 Comedy 385,458,342,000 3,297,138 2020DrownDrama36,760,000,000214,805 2021DynamiteComedy581,783,700,0002,589,298 2022SolitaryAction Comedy775,869,225,0002,434,463 2023FossilDramatic Comedy3,245,265,020,0007,487,352 2024Seventy ThirtySocial Comedy3,378,562,570,0005,746,550

The Snowman (1997) could not obtain the permit to premiere for 3 years due to the cross-dressing of actor Akbar Abdi as a part of his role. In 2020, Iranian cinema was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

Timeline of highest-grossing films + Timeline of the Recordholders for the Highest-Grossing Iranian Film Timeline Premiere Established Title Record setting gross (Rls.) 1985–1990 1985 1985 Eagles 288,401,730 1986 477,676,580 1987 531,635,030 1988 604,919,470 1989 666,774,980 1990–1991 1990 1990 740,623,840 1991–1993 1991 1991 1,152,775,830 1992 1,261,707,890 1993–1994 1993 1993 1,990,308,710 1994–1997 1994 1994 Kolah Ghermezi and Pesar Khaleh 2,957,930,750 1995 4,136,725,700 1996 4,179,493,900 1997–1998 1997 1997 5,863,852,200 1998–2003 1998 1998 The Changed Man 8,493,646,200 1999 9,018,603,300 2000 9,027,622,300 2003–2004 2002 2003 9,777,383,000 2004–2006 2004 2004 Coma 11,075,002,500 2005 11,089,817,000 2006–2007 2006 2006 Cease Fire 16,512,036,500 2007–2009 2007 2007 Deportees 23,178,697,000 2008 23,191,717,000 2009–2014 2009 2009 Deportees 2 79,283,117,000 2014–2015 2014 2014 City of Mice 2 98,173,134,000 2015–2016 2015 2015 Muhammad: The Messenger of God 145,588,293,000 2016–2017 2016 2016 I Am Not Salvador 169,517,171,000 2017–2018 2017 2017 Sperm Whale 2: Roya's Selection 209,918,955,000 2018–2019 2018 2018 Centipede 380,638,480,000 2019–2021 2019 2019 The Singer 385,458,342,0002021-202220212021Dynamite581,779,657,4002022-202320222022Solitary775,864,505,0002023-202420232023Fossil3,245,265,020,0002024-20242024Seventy Thirty3,340,698,855,00020253,601,369,536,000

See also

List of highest-grossing films Lists of highest-grossing films

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