Chaharshanbe-soori (2016)

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Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $90,519Details
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Synopsis

All of Tehran is preparing to celebrate Chaharshanbe-Soori, or the festival of fire, which falls on the last Tuesday night before the Persian New Year. On this auspicious evening, a young woman from a poor neighborhood, is hired by a middle class couple to clean their house. Sweet, naive, and soon to be married, Rouhi’s innocence is shattered when she finds herself in the middle of her employers’ domestic dispute over accusations of infidelity.

Metrics

Legs:24.83 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $112,802

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,801-12,900) 12,897 $90,519
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,301-24,400) 24,391 $90,519

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 16th, 2016 (Limited) by Grasshopper Film, released as Fireworks Wednesday
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 104 minutes
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Keywords: Infidelity, Dysfunctional Family, Private Investigator, Set in Dubai, New Year's Day, Domestic Abuse
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Boshra Film
Production Countries: Islamic Republic of Iran
Languages: Farsi

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 5, 2016 69 $3,646   2 $1,823   $85,549 21

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 18, 2016 77 $12,088   1 $12,088   $12,088 2
Mar 25, 2016 72 $9,674 -20% 1 $9,674   $21,762 3
Apr 8, 2016 69 $9,481   3 $3,160   $31,243 5
Apr 15, 2016 75 $8,601 -9% 4 $2,150   $39,844 6
Apr 22, 2016 76 $7,911 -8% 5 $1,582   $47,755 7
Apr 29, 2016 75 $13,046 +65% 3 $4,349   $60,801 8
May 6, 2016 79 $8,110 -38% 3 $2,703   $68,911 9
May 13, 2016 80 $7,380 -9% 4 $1,845   $76,291 10
May 27, 2016 84 $2,343   1 $2,343   $78,634 12
Jun 24, 2016 81 $3,269   1 $3,269   $81,903 16
Aug 5, 2016 78 $5,049   2 $2,525   $86,952 22
Aug 12, 2016 98 $841 -83% 1 $841   $87,793 23
Oct 7, 2016 104 $1,938   2 $969   $90,519 31

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Leading Cast

Hedye Tehrani    Mojdeh

Supporting Cast

Taraneh Alidoosti    Rouhi
Hamid Farrokhnezhad    Morteza
Pantea Bahrami    Mrs. Simi
Matin Heydarnia    Amir Ali
Hooman Seyedi    Roohi's Husband
Hassan Tasiri    Simine’s Ex-Husband
Sahar Dolatshahi    Mozhdeh’s Sister
Ebrahim Javadi    The Glazier
Forough Ghojabeyglou    The Caretaker’s Wife

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Asghar Farhadi    Director
Asghar Farhadi    Screenwriter
Mani Haghighi    Screenwriter
Seyed Jamal Sadatian    Producer
Hossein Jafarian    Director of Photography
Asghar Farhadi    Set Designer
Asghar Farhadi    Costume Designer
Peyman Yazdanian    Composer
Massoud Behnam    Sound Mixer
Hassan Zahedi    Sound Recordist
Hossein Abousedgh    Sound Recordist
Hayedeh Safiyari    Editor

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Synopsis

All of Tehran is preparing to celebrate Chaharshanbe-Soori, or the festival of fire, which falls on the last Tuesday night before the Persian New Year. On this auspicious evening, a young woman from a poor neighborhood, is hired by a middle class couple to clean their house. Sweet, naive, and soon to be married, Rouhi’s innocence is shattered when she finds herself in the middle of her employers’ domestic dispute over accusations of infidelity.

Metrics

Legs:24.83 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $112,802

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,801-12,900) 12,897 $90,519
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 24,301-24,400) 24,391 $90,519

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 16th, 2016 (Limited) by Grasshopper Film, released as Fireworks Wednesday
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 104 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Darbareye Elly
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Keywords: Infidelity, Dysfunctional Family, Private Investigator, Set in Dubai, New Year's Day, Domestic Abuse
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Boshra Film
Production Countries: Islamic Republic of Iran
Languages: Farsi

Leading Cast

Hedye Tehrani    Mojdeh

Supporting Cast

Taraneh Alidoosti    Rouhi
Hamid Farrokhnezhad    Morteza
Pantea Bahrami    Mrs. Simi
Matin Heydarnia    Amir Ali
Hooman Seyedi    Roohi's Husband
Hassan Tasiri    Simine’s Ex-Husband
Sahar Dolatshahi    Mozhdeh’s Sister
Ebrahim Javadi    The Glazier
Forough Ghojabeyglou    The Caretaker’s Wife

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Asghar Farhadi    Director
Asghar Farhadi    Screenwriter
Mani Haghighi    Screenwriter
Seyed Jamal Sadatian    Producer
Hossein Jafarian    Director of Photography
Asghar Farhadi    Set Designer
Asghar Farhadi    Costume Designer
Peyman Yazdanian    Composer
Massoud Behnam    Sound Mixer
Hassan Zahedi    Sound Recordist
Hossein Abousedgh    Sound Recordist
Hayedeh Safiyari    Editor

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 5, 2016 69 $3,646   2 $1,823   $85,549 21

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 18, 2016 77 $12,088   1 $12,088   $12,088 2
Mar 25, 2016 72 $9,674 -20% 1 $9,674   $21,762 3
Apr 8, 2016 69 $9,481   3 $3,160   $31,243 5
Apr 15, 2016 75 $8,601 -9% 4 $2,150   $39,844 6
Apr 22, 2016 76 $7,911 -8% 5 $1,582   $47,755 7
Apr 29, 2016 75 $13,046 +65% 3 $4,349   $60,801 8
May 6, 2016 79 $8,110 -38% 3 $2,703   $68,911 9
May 13, 2016 80 $7,380 -9% 4 $1,845   $76,291 10
May 27, 2016 84 $2,343   1 $2,343   $78,634 12
Jun 24, 2016 81 $3,269   1 $3,269   $81,903 16
Aug 5, 2016 78 $5,049   2 $2,525   $86,952 22
Aug 12, 2016 98 $841 -83% 1 $841   $87,793 23
Oct 7, 2016 104 $1,938   2 $969   $90,519 31

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.