Egyptian stars Taha Desouky and Essam Omar's comedy film "Siko Siko" dominated the cinema box office on Tuesday, the second day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, grossing EGP13,539,493 from approximately 109,137 tickets sold.
The pic premiered on Sunday and allocated EGP10,500,000 in its first 48 hours, making it the number one film in the Eid al-Adha movie marathon.
“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 cast also stars Tara Emad, Bassem Samra, Ali Sobhy, Khaled El Sawy, Diana Hisham, Ahmed Abdel Hamid, and more.
Omar El Mohandes directs the film from a script by Mohamed El Dabbah.
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.
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