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TEHRAN – Iran’s cinema has earned about 600 billion rials (about $19 million) in ticket sales during the Iranian calendar year 1393 (March 21, 2014 - 2015), with 100 percent growth compared to the previous year.
“The year 1393 was good for Iran’s cinema. It enjoyed a huge box office success, though there was no increase in the ticket price,” film producer Ali Sartipi told the Persian service of ISNA on Sunday.
‘“The City of Mice 2” played a significant role in the high number of ticket sale with 120b rials (about $4m),” Sartipi said, adding that the establishment of Kurosh Complex (in the western district of Tehran in late July) was a great help.
“The City of Mice 2” is a sequel to the popular 1984 puppet show movie. The film takes the audience into the adventures of little mice who decide to take care of a defenseless kitty, an act that leads to turmoil in the city.
Sartipi further continued that several other films were Iran’s box office hits such as “Red Carpet” by director Reza Attaran, a film about fringe issues at the Cannes Film Festival 2013.
“During the past decade, theaters in other cities sold less compared to Tehran, however they equaled Tehran this year,” he stated.
He said that digitizing the theaters was a great help too, adding, “Although there are 300 halls across the country, 60 percent of sales came from six theaters: Azadi, Kurosh, Zendegi and Mellat in Tehran; Hoveizeh in Mashhad; and Saviz in Karaj.”
He proposed that it would be better if the budget of cinema were allocated to establishing high quality theaters.
Sartipi said that he anticipates the films Abolhassan Davudi’s “Crazy Face”, Alireza Raisian’s romance drama “The Love Age” and Masud Jafari-Jozani’s comedy “Iranburger” will be among the Iranian box office hits next year.
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