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Persian Box Office 2020: Highest-Grossing Persian Movies

Yalda, a Night for Forgivness (2020) is the highest-grossing Persian-language movie released in 2020, with $354.4K worldwide, ahead of The Night (2020) at $97.5K and Sun Children (2020) at $64.6K. 3 Persian-language films released in 2020 report a worldwide gross, $516.5K in all, 5% of it from the US & Canada.

2020 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$516.5K
Yalda, a Night for Forgivness (2020), the #1
$354.4K
earned in the US & Canada
5%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Persian Hits of 2020?

Yalda, a Night for Forgivness (2020) leads with $354.4K, 69% of the total. The top 3 together took $516.5K, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Yalda, a Night for Forgivness (2020) movie poster Number 1
    $354.4K Yalda, a Night for Forgivness (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. The Night (2020) movie poster Number 2
    $97.5K The Night (2020)
    $26.1K US & Canada · 27% $71.4K elsewhere · 73%
  3. Sun Children (2020) movie poster Number 3
    $64.6K Sun Children (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Persian Release of 2020, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2020.

  1. 1 Yalda, a Night for Forgivness (2020) movie poster
    Yalda, a Night for Forgivness (2020) Dec 11, 2020 · Drama $354.4K worldwide
    Dec 11, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $354.4K
  2. 2 The Night (2020) movie poster
    The Night (2020) Jan 18, 2020 · Mystery, Horror $97.5K worldwide
    Jan 18, 2020 US and Canada: $26.1K Rest of the world: $71.4K Worldwide: $97.5K
  3. 3 Sun Children (2020) movie poster
    Sun Children (2020) Feb 1, 2020 · Drama $64.6K worldwide
    Feb 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64.6K
By release month

Which Month of 2020 Earned the Most?

December releases took the most, $354.4K from 1 film, led by Yalda, a Night for Forgivness (2020). February was the quietest month ($64.6K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.

  1. January Jan The Night (2020) $97.5K The Night (2020)
  2. February Feb Sun Children (2020) $64.6K Sun Children (2020)
  3. March Mar No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. April Apr No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. May May No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. June Jun No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. July Jul No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  8. August Aug No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. September Sep No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  10. October Oct No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  11. November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  12. December Dec Yalda, a Night for Forgivness (2020) $354.4K Yalda, a Night for Forgivness (2020)
Last 10 years

How Does 2020 Compare With Previous Years?

Of these 10 years, 2011 earned the most: $22.9M from 1 film, led by A Separation (2011). 2020 took $516.5K.

Year Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
2011 1 film 1 $22.9M – A Separation (2011) $22.9M
2012 4 films · −88% 4 $2.8M −88% Any Day Now (2012) $2.3M
2013 2 films · −74% 2 $726.3K −74% The Patience Stone (2013) $654.6K
2014 7 films · +474% 7 $4.2M +474% Time to Love (2014) $3.4M
2015 7 films · −60% 7 $1.7M −60% Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015) $1.4M
2016 7 films · −8% 7 $1.5M −8% Take Off (2016) $884.3K
2017 6 films · −32% 6 $1M −32% A Man of Integrity (2017) $919.6K
2018 8 films · −41% 8 $611.5K −41% Tehran Taboo (2018) $349.9K
2019 7 films · +652% 7 $4.6M +652% 3 Faces (2019) $2.2M
2020 3 films · −89% 3 $516.5K −89% Yalda, a Night for Forgivness (2020) $354.4K
Archive

Persian Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1984 to 2025 with its total and its biggest film. 2004 leads with $86.5M, led by Daughters of the Sun (2004).

2020s 6 years · $32.3M
2010s 10 years · $42M
2000s 10 years · $96.3M
1990s 6 years · $2M
1980s 2 years · $49.2K
FAQ

Persian Box Office 2020: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Persian-language movie in 2020?

Yalda, a Night for Forgivness (2020) leads with $354.4K worldwide. Next come The Night (2020) at $97.5K and Sun Children (2020) at $64.6K.

How much did Persian-language movies released in 2020 earn?

3 Persian-language films released in 2020 report a worldwide gross, $516.5K in all, or $172.2K per film on average.

How many Persian-language movies released in 2020 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Yalda, a Night for Forgivness (2020), earned $354.4K.

How much of the 2020 Persian box office came from the US and Canada?

$26.1K of the $516.5K total, or 5%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the 2020 Persian box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2020. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the 2020 Persian box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.