67 theater productions in 1403 (2024/25) had box office revenue above 1 billion tomans. That statement alone is enough for us to say that the country's theater is in good health and the stage—theater—still stands.
The play "Tonight Served with Borscht and Blood," directed by Saber Abar, with box office revenue of 19.9 billion tomans, was the highest-grossing production of 1403 (2024/25). "Tonight Served with Borscht and Blood" was staged in two periods, from 22 Farvardin (March–April) to 25 Shahrivar (August–September) and from 29 Azar (November–December) to 24 Esfand (February–March).
The productions "Pepperoni for the Dictator," "Iraj, Zohreh, Manouchehr," "Khomari," and "Molly Sweeney" were the other members of Iranian theater's 10-billion club in 1403 (2024/25). The play "Khomari," directed by Ramin Masoumian, with performances in 4 periods and average box office revenue of 2.7 billion, was among the notable and significant works of 1401 (2022/23).
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Machine-translated from Persian by Namafar; the Persian original is authoritative. Read the original in Persian