cinemas
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in
Italy
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by
box office
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sales, in
euros
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and admissions. It also lists the most popular Italian productions in terms of admissions.
Highest-grossing films by box office revenue
The following is a list of the highest-grossing films in
Italy
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. The list is topped by
James Cameron
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's ''
Avatar
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'' (2009) which surpassed his ''
Titanic
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'' (1997) to take the local record. The highest-grossing Italian film is ''
Quo Vado?
''Quo vado?'' is a 2016 Italian comedy film directed by Gennaro Nunziante. It was released on 1 January 2016. The film is the highest-grossing Italian film in Italy.
Plot
Checco was born into a life of relative comfort and privilege among his p ...
Gennaro Nunziante
Gennaro Nunziante is an Italian film director. He directed the three highest-grossing Italian films in Italy headed by ''Quo Vado?''.
Career
He teamed up with Checco Zalone to write '' Cado dalle nubi'' (2009), with Zalone starring and Nunzian ...
. This surpassed their ''
Sole a catinelle
''Sole a catinelle'' (, modeled on the expression , "rain in bucketfulls ", which means that it is raining very hard) is a 2013 Italian comedy film directed by Gennaro Nunziante. The film is the second highest-grossing Italian film in Italy.
Plot ...
'' (2013) as the top Italian film as well as their '' What a Beautiful Day'' (2011), which held the record prior to that. All three are still among the top six. Zalone also directed and starred in ''
Tolo Tolo
''Tolo Tolo'' is a 2020 Italian comedy film directed by and starring Checco Zalone, in his directorial debut.
The film grossed €46.2 million ($52.2 million) and became the fifth highest-grossing film of all time in Italy, and the 21st highes ...
'' (2020), currently in fifth place. Prior to these Italian films, the highest-grossing Italian film was
Roberto Benigni
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's ''
Life Is Beautiful
''Life Is Beautiful'' ( it, La vita è bella, ) is a 1997 Italian comedy drama film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, who co-wrote the film with Vincenzo Cerami. Benigni plays Guido Orefice, a Jewish Italian bookshop owner, who emplo ...
'' (1997). This remains the highest-grossing Italian film worldwide with a gross of over $230 million. Of the current top 15, ''Titanic'' has the most admissions with 13.7 million, which ranks 12th all-time in Italy.
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Most admissions
The following are the films with the most cinema admissions in
Italy
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since 1945. ''
Doctor Zhivago
''Doctor Zhivago'' is the title of a novel by Boris Pasternak and its various adaptations.
Description
The story, in all of its forms, describes the life of the fictional Russian physician and poet Yuri Zhivago
Yuri Andreievich Zhivago is the ...
'' (1966) tops the list with 22.9 million admissions. ''
War and Peace
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'' (1956), in fifth place with 15.7 million admissions, is the highest placed Italian production.
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Most admissions for Italian productions
The following are the Italian films (including co-productions) with the most cinema admissions in
Italy
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since 1950. The leader, ''
War and Peace
''War and Peace'' (russian: Война и мир, translit=Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy that mixes fictional narrative with chapters on history and philosophy. It was first published ...
'' (1956), is ranked fifth when considering productions from other countries (see above table). Of films listed in the highest-grossing list above, ''Life Is Beautiful'', with 9.7 million admissions, ranks 31st and ''Quo Vado?'', with 9.4 million admissions, 34th.
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See also
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Lists of highest-grossing films
The following are lists of high-grossing films.
Worldwide grosses
* List of highest-grossing films
** List of highest-grossing non-English films
** List of highest-grossing puppet films
** List of highest-grossing R-rated films
** List of high ...
Italy
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