"Siko Siko" Ranks Among Top 5 Highest-Grossing Egyptian Film of all Time

Egyptian stars Taha Desouky and Essam Omar's comedy film "Siko Siko" has passed another major milestone. 

The pic has grossed EGP 130 million in 22 days, dethroning "The Blue Elephant 2" to become the fifth highest earning film in Egyptian cinema.

“Welad Rizk 3: El Qadya” (EGP 250 million), "Beit El Ruby" (EGP 130 million), “El Hareefa: Al Remontada” (EGP 100 million), and "Kira & El Gin" (EGP 120 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.