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2012 | DIRECTED BY ASGHAR FARHADI

About Elly

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Movie Stats
Year
2012
Select Cast
Golshifteh Farahani
Shahab Hosseini
Taraneh Alidoosti
Merila Zarei
Mani Haghighi
Payman Maadi
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First viewed:
31st Mar 2016
Last viewed:
12th Jan 2026
Total views:
69
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £9.6 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $421.9 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
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UK tickets sold
1,774 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
52,997 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 14th Sep '12
  • Debut position: 21
  • Highest position: 21
  • Debut gross: £9.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 22nd May '15
  • Debut position: 49
  • Highest position: 48
  • Debut gross: $31.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
asghar farhadi Asghar Farhadi
Starring
Golshifteh Farahani
Shahab Hosseini
Taraneh Alidoosti
Merila Zarei
Mani Haghighi
Payman Maadi
Rana Azadivar
Ahmad Mehranfar
Saber Abbar
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
21
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
1
Total UK Gross:
£9,577
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
About Elly
14 Sep 2012
21N
£9,577
£9,577

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
48
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
4
Total US Gross:
$421,856
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
22 May 2015
49N
$31,722
$196,604
26 Jun 2015
52N
$13,895
$361,813
3 Jul 2015
48▲
$18,684
$404,287
10 Jul 2015
55▼
$13,955
$421,856

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
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About Elly
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Genres
Drama
Drama
Mystery
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News from around the web
About Elly – review  The Guardian Thu, 13th September 2012

About Elly (2009) - Movie Review  Alternate Ending - Movie Reviews Sat, 17th October 2009

About Elly movie review & film summary (2015)  Roger Ebert Wed, 8th April 2015

Review: In ‘About Elly,’ a Middle Class Enjoying Itself Is Engulfed in Change (Published 2015)  The New York Times Tue, 7th April 2015

About Elly  Little White Lies Thu, 13th September 2012

Asghar Farhadi’s About Elly Is Suspenseful, Visually Masterful, and, on Its Own Terms, Perfect  Vulture Fri, 10th April 2015

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