Tehran, Sept 26, IRNA � �Muhammad (S), the Messenger of God�, renowned Iranian director Majid Majidi�s latest film about the Prophet of Islam (S), has jumped into the lead in Iran with box office receipts totaling 70 billion rials (about $2 million) since its release a month ago.

The film is currently on screen at Tehran�s 45 movie theaters and cinemas, and at cultural centers in 88 other Iranian cities, film distributor Mohammadreza Saberi said in a press release on Friday.

�Several movie theaters in the cultural centers of remote Iranian towns, equipped by Mostazafan Foundation to screen �Muhammad(S)�, will join the screening program over the next few days,� he added.

Saberi also said that with the beginning of the academic and the school year (September 23), the box-office receipt will increase, Tehran Times reported.
The film has been a box-office hit in Iranian movie theaters since its premiere in the country on August 27.

Iranian filmmaker Alireza Raisian�s �Time to Love� comes next at the box office with over 20 billion rials (about $600,000) and Hatef Alimardani�s �Dying in September� stands third with over 16 billion rials (about $472,000).

By IRNA