Average cinema ticket price in Iran from 1400 (2021/22) to Mehr 1405 (2026/27)

Cinema ticket prices in Iran have risen rapidly in recent years. The average price of a cinema ticket reached 131,523 tomans in Mehr (September–October) 1405 (2026/27). In 1400 (2021/22), this figure was about 23,000 tomans. A large part of this increase has taken place in the past year. The average price in Mehr 1404 (2025/26) was about 77,000 tomans, and it rose by 70 percent in one year.

This article examines the trend in ticket prices from 1400 (2021/22) to Mehr 1405 (2026/27) on an annual and monthly basis, and compares prices across provinces and this year's films. The data were compiled from the cinema ticket sales system (SAMFA). The average price was obtained by dividing film revenue by the number of tickets across all cinemas nationwide.

What is the price of a cinema ticket in 1405 (2026/27)?

The average ticket price in the first seven months of 1405 (2026/27) was about 127,000 tomans. However, this average was not the same in different months.

Month of 1405	Average ticket price (tomans)
Farvardin (March–April)	82,458
Ordibehesht (April–May)	106,431
Khordad (May–June)	131,873
Tir (June–July)	132,429
Mordad (July–August)	144,284
Shahrivar (August–September)	120,835
Mehr (September–October)	131,523

Prices rose rapidly in the first two months of the year, from about 82,000 tomans in Farvardin to nearly 132,000 tomans in Khordad. Mordad, at 144,284 tomans, is the most expensive month since 1400 (2021/22). The average price fell in Shahrivar and returned to about 132,000 tomans in Mehr. This figure is the average of all tickets sold. Therefore, whenever children's films or low-priced screenings account for a larger share of a month's sales, that month's average also falls.

Ticket prices from 1400 to 1404 (2021–2026)

The table below shows the average price for each year together with the number of tickets and the revenue for that year.

Year	Tickets sold	Average ticket price (tomans)	Revenue (billion tomans)
1400	7,488,266	23,077	172.8
1401	13,905,088	30,755	427.6
1402	28,417,378	43,461	1,235
1403	35,401,415	57,103	2,021.5
1404	23,119,317	78,482	1,814.4

The average price reached 78,482 tomans in 1404 (2025/26). This figure is 3.4 times the price in 1400 (2021/22). However, the trend in the number of tickets was not uniform. After the years of the COVID-19 pandemic, admissions rose again, and ticket sales reached 35.4 million in 1403 (2024/25). This figure fell to 23.1 million in 1404. Revenue in tomans fell less, from 2,021 to 1,814 billion tomans, because the average price rose by 37 percent in the same year. All these amounts are nominal and have not been adjusted for inflation.

Cinema tickets become more expensive every year from Farvardin

In the four years before 1405 (2026/27), the largest monthly price increase of each year was recorded in Farvardin. Ticket prices rose by one step at the start of each year.

Year	Average in Esfand (February–March) of the previous year (tomans)	Average in Farvardin (tomans)
1401	27,188	32,665
1402	30,967	46,822
1403	48,661	62,603
1404	71,492	84,610

The largest increase occurred in Farvardin 1402 (2023/24). The average price was about 31,000 tomans in Esfand 1401 (2022/23) and reached nearly 47,000 tomans in Farvardin. This pattern was not repeated in 1405 (2026/27). Farvardin this year coincided with the days of the forty-day war, and cinemas operated on a limited basis depending on conditions in each city. The largest price increases in 1405 were recorded in Ordibehesht and Khordad.

The most and least expensive cinema tickets by province

Tehran province has the highest average ticket price in the country. The average ticket price in this province reached 144,730 tomans in the first seven months of 1405 (2026/27), which is 14 percent above the national average. Hormozgan, at 142,128 tomans, is only slightly behind Tehran, and Alborz ranks third.

Province	Average price 1405, seven months (tomans)	Average price 1404 (tomans)
Tehran	144,730	86,315
Hormozgan	142,128	89,989
Alborz	132,786	84,145
Fars	129,464	76,595
Khuzestan	124,496	74,168
Isfahan	123,461	77,457
Razavi Khorasan	116,624	71,249
Lorestan	73,028	51,595
South Khorasan	68,284	46,008
Bushehr	64,798	57,118

By contrast, Bushehr has the lowest average ticket price. The average ticket price in this province is about 65,000 tomans, and the Tehran average is more than twice that. South Khorasan and Lorestan also have averages below 75,000 tomans. This comparison includes only provinces that sold at least ten thousand tickets in these seven months.

Ticket prices for this year's films

The average ticket price also differs between films. “Bidar”, directed by Hossein Doumari and released on 22 Mehr (September–October), has the highest average among this year's top-grossing films, at about 154,000 tomans. By contrast, the average ticket price for children's films is lower. This average was about 98,000 tomans for “Rescue Ship” and about 101,000 tomans for “Safar be Limonia”.

Film	Genre in SAMFA	Average ticket price 1405 (tomans)
Bidar	Drama	153,994
Tehran Beside You	Melodrama	143,043
The Death Bath	Mystery	138,665
Escort	Drama	136,876
Madam Mother	Comedy	136,402
Swimming Pool	Comedy	135,492
Antique	Comedy	115,218
Safar be Limonia	Children and young adults	101,448
Rescue Ship	Children and young adults	98,097
Nimshab	Drama	87,297

The average ticket price is higher for films released later. “Antique”, released from Ordibehesht (April–May), has an average of about 115,000 tomans. For “Madam Mother”, released in late Shahrivar (August–September), this average is about 136,000 tomans. The full list of this year's top-grossing films appears in the article “Top-grossing Iranian films in 1405 (2026/27) through the end of Mehr”.

Ticket prices and admissions in 1405 (2026/27)

Cinemas nationwide sold 9.15 million tickets in the first seven months of 1405 (2026/27). This figure is 41 percent lower than in the same period of 1404 (2025/26). However, revenue in tomans fell by only 6 percent. This difference was offset by the rise in ticket prices. The average price rose from about 79,000 tomans in the first seven months of 1404 to about 127,000 tomans.

Tehran province's share of revenue in tomans is larger than its share of tickets. Four out of every ten tickets this year were sold in Tehran province, but the province's share of revenue in tomans reached 45 percent.

Cinema ticket prices in Iran and Saudi Arabia

Cinema ticket prices in Iran remain low compared with neighboring countries. Namafar's article on Saudi cinema, based on the annual report of the Saudi Film Commission, reported the average ticket price in that country at about 14 dollars. The average ticket price in Iran in 1403 (2024/25) was less than one dollar.

Frequently asked questions

What is the price of a cinema ticket in 1405 (2026/27)?

The average cinema ticket price in Mehr 1405 (2026/27) was 131,523 tomans. The average for the first seven months of the year is about 127,000 tomans.

How much more expensive did cinema tickets become in one year?

The average ticket price in Mehr 1405 (2026/27) was 70 percent higher than in Mehr 1404 (2025/26). This average rose from 77,264 tomans to 131,523 tomans.

Which province has the most expensive cinema tickets?

Tehran province, with an average of 144,730 tomans in the first seven months of 1405 (2026/27), has the most expensive tickets. Hormozgan is second with 142,128 tomans.

Which province has the cheapest cinema tickets?

Among provinces that sold at least ten thousand tickets, Bushehr has the cheapest tickets, with an average of 64,798 tomans.

Why did cinema revenue in 1405 (2026/27) fall less than the number of tickets?

The number of tickets in the first seven months of this year was 41 percent lower than in the same period of the previous year. Over the same period, the average ticket price rose by about 60 percent. For this reason, revenue in tomans fell by only 6 percent.

Revenue and ticket prices for each province and each week appear on the “Iranian cinema sales and box office statistics” page and the SAMFA dashboard.