The highest-grossing film in the history of Iranian cinema is "Seventy Thirty," with about 360 billion tomans in sales in 1403 and 1404 (2024–2026). The film with the most admissions of the past decade is also "Fasil," which sold 7.5 million tickets. These figures are from the Statistical Yearbook of Film Sales and Cinema of Iran, which the Cinema Organization of Iran publishes every year on the basis of sales recorded in SAMFA (cinema box office system). Sales are in tomans of their own year and do not take inflation into account; for this reason the sales list is full of films from the past three or four years, and for comparing generations, the number of admissions is a better measure.
Highest-grossing Iranian films through the end of 1404 (2025/26)
| Film | Release year | Sales (billion tomans) | Admissions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seventy Thirty | 1403 and 1404 (2024–2026) | 360.4 | 5,996,389 |
| Fasil | 1401 and 1402 (2022–2024) | 324.4 | 7,487,352 |
| Hotel | 1402 and 1403 (2023–2025) | 276.0 | 6,246,531 |
| Texas 3 | 1403 (2024/25) | 249.1 | 4,445,017 |
| Zoodpaz | 1403 and 1404 (2024–2026) | 229.9 | 4,072,607 |
| Mard-e Aynaki | 1404 (2025/26) | 182.5 | 2,352,484 |
| Pir Pesar | 1404 (2025/26) | 181.5 | 2,021,380 |
| Temsah-e Khooni | 1402 and 1403 (2023–2025) | 168.3 | 2,800,580 |
| Dinosaur | 1403 and 1404 (2024–2026) | 151.6 | 1,863,669 |
| Aghaye Zalu | 1404 (2025/26) | 143.7 | 1,722,140 |
For a film whose run stretched from one year into the next, the combined sales of both years are given. Nine of these ten films are comedies; "Pir Pesar" is the only drama on the list. We have examined comedy's dominance of the box office in Iranian comedy cinema in the statistics.
Iranian film with the most admissions each year
| Year | Film | Admissions |
|---|---|---|
| 1404 (2025/26) | Mard-e Aynaki | 2,352,484 |
| 1403 (2024/25) | Seventy Thirty | 5,746,361 |
| 1402 (2023/24) | Fasil | 7,434,635 |
| 1401 (2022/23) | Enferadi | 2,434,463 |
| 1400 (2021/22) | Dynamite | 2,589,291 |
| 1399 (2020/21) | Shenaye Parvaneh | 200,138 |
| 1398 (2019/20) | Motreb | 3,297,138 |
| 1397 (2018/19) | Hezarpa | 4,218,793 |
| 1396 (2017/18) | Nahang-e Anbar 2 | 2,674,648 |
| 1395 (2016/17) | Man Salvador Nistam | 2,396,006 |
| 1394 (2015/16) | Mohammad Rasulollah | 2,463,125 |
| 1393 (2014/15) | City of Mice 2 | 2,334,522 |
| 1392 (2013/14) | Rosvayi | 963,739 |
| 1391 (2012/13) | Kolah Ghermezi va Bacheh Naneh | 1,468,899 |
| 1390 (2011/12) | Ekhrajiha 3 | 2,199,750 |
| 1389 (2010/11) | Malek Soleiman | 1,349,069 |
| 1388 (2009/10) | Ekhrajiha 2 | 5,328,297 |
| 1387 (2008/09) | Charchangooli | 1,379,368 |
| 1386 (2007/08) | Ekhrajiha | 1,876,871 |
In 1399 (2020/21), cinemas were closed for most of the year because of the coronavirus pandemic, and total admissions for Iranian films that year reached about 631 thousand people. "Ekhrajiha 2," with more than five million admissions in a single year, held the record of recent decades until "Fasil." "City of Mice 2" is the only animation in this table.
Older records
The statistical yearbook has also recorded each year's admissions for films of the 60s (1980s). Films such as "Oghabha," "Kani Manga," and "Gozargah" stayed in cinemas for years and were released again. The recorded admissions of "Oghabha" across its years of screening amount to more than nine million people. These figures are not exactly comparable with recent years' statistics, in which the sale of every ticket is recorded in SAMFA, and for this reason they have not been included in the tables above.
Highest-grossing films of 1405 (2026/27) so far
Based on SAMFA weekly data through 24 Mehr (September–October) 1405 (2026/27), "Khanom Valedeh," with about 242 billion tomans and 1.75 million admissions, is the year's highest-grossing film. "Zendeshour," with 194, and "Estakhr," with 172 billion tomans, have come in behind it. See week-by-week sales of films currently in release in the SAMFA dashboard: cinema and theater ticket sales and the year-by-year trend in the cinema yearbook dashboard: screens and admissions.
Why does the sales figure get larger every year?
Total sales of Iranian films went from about 165 billion tomans in 1395 (2016/17) to about 1,783 billion tomans in 1404 (2025/26), but the number of admissions over the same period even declined: from 24.9 million to 22.8 million people. Most of the sales growth has come from ticket prices rising, not from a larger audience. The year with the most admissions in the past decade was 1403 (2024/25), with 34.9 million admissions. So toman sales records should be read alongside the number of admissions.
Frequently asked questions
What is the highest-grossing film in Iranian cinema?
In toman sales, "Seventy Thirty," with about 360 billion tomans, and in number of admissions in the past decade, "Fasil," with about 7.5 million people.
Which was the highest-grossing film of 1404 (2025/26)?
"Mard-e Aynaki," with 182.5 billion tomans and 2.35 million admissions. "Pir Pesar," with almost equal sales, came second.
Which are Iran's highest-grossing cinemas?
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Sources
- Cinema Organization of Iran: Statistical Yearbook of Film Sales and Cinema of Iran, the years 1364–1404 (1985–2026) (the full text of the yearbook 1404 (2025/26) is in the reference reports)
- SAMFA system, weekly cinema sales of Iran, nationwide, through 24 Mehr (September–October) 1405 (2026/27)
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