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The competition between the films 'Saqr and Kanarya' and 'Shamshoon and Delilah' moved from the box office to social media, after the stars of the two films, Mohammed Adel Imam and Ahmed El-Awady, engaged in a public dispute over the revenues achieved by each film.

The film 'Saqr and Kanarya', starring Mohammed Adel Imam, Shiko, and Yousra El-Lozy, has been showing for four weeks, while the film 'Shamshoon and Delilah', starring Ahmed El-Awady and Mai Omar, joined theaters two weeks ago, igniting the summer movie season race.

Revenue Dispute

The escalation of competition coincided with a decision to withhold official revenues for the two films, due to inaccuracy of daily figures, but that did not prevent the two stars from celebrating on their official accounts what they assert is the revenue volume each film is achieving.

Exchanged Messages

The crisis began when Mohammed Adel Imam posted pictures he said show his film's revenues compared to the competing film, commenting: 'A small part of yesterday's revenues in theaters,' before adding in a message many considered directed at his rival: 'I don't know why some people inflate revenues to appear successful... sorry.'

Comment by Mohammed Adel Imam

Swift Response

Ahmed El-Awady did not delay in responding, as he posted other pictures of his film's revenues, along with the competing film's figures, writing: 'I really don't know why people inflate revenues with lies.. He says we made 6 million on the day of the Egypt-Argentina match,' before adding sarcastically: 'Were you showing the match in the cinema or what?'

Comment by Ahmed El-Awady

Contradictory Figures

The controversy intensified after Mohammed Adel Imam announced that 'Saqr and Kanarya' surpassed the 100 million pound mark at the box office, while Ahmed El-Awady posted a picture he said shows the film's total revenues reached only 52 million pounds, as the debate over the real numbers continues in the absence of official accredited data.

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