"Siko Siko" Becomes Second Highest-Grossing Egyptian Film of all Time

Egyptian stars Taha Desouky and Essam Omar's comedy film "Siko Siko" has become the 2nd highest earning film in Egyptian cinema.

Flying past Beit El Ruby’s EGP 129 million gross from 2023, the pic has grossed EGP 135 million three weeks after it was released in cinemas.

“Welad Rizk 3: El Qadya” (EGP 260 million), “El Hareefa: Al Remontada” (EGP 127 million), "Kira & El Gin" (EGP 117 million), and "The Blue Elephant 2" (EGP 103 million) are now the only films ahead of “Siko Siko” in terms of the highest-grossing films of all time at the Egyptian box office. 

"Siko Siko" boasts a cast that includes Tara Emad, Bassem Samra, Ali Sobhy, Khaled El Sawy, Diana Hisham, Ahmed Abdel Hamid, and more.

Omar El Mohandes helmed the film from a script by Mohamed El Dabbah, which took two years of writing and production to come to light and was initially set to be a TV series before it turned into a film.

“Siko Siko” is a social comedy that revolves around "Two cousins, both from a middle-class background, finally see their dream come true when their inheritance is rightfully returned to them following their uncle’s death. Soon after, and to their shock, they discover that the inheritance is in the form of illegal goods. In order to liquidate these goods, they create an elaborate mobile game in order to sell the goods through it. They call this game… “Siko Siko”. The cousins enjoy a brief moment of spectacular success before a mob boss appears in their lives, and claims to be the real owner of the goods!".

The feature marks Desouky and Omar's first major role in a film. It is co-produced by United Film Production, Film Square, and producer Ahmed Badawy.