14/01/2011

In its first two on release it grossed more than Avatar did its opening weekend. Then Che bella giornata [+see also:
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Written and starring Checco Zalone, and co-written and directed by Gennaro Nunziante, the film has earned nearly €23.5m and still has a long life ahead of it. It will no doubt top the box office topper of the early season, Benvenuti al sud (€29.7m), and double the box office of the TV comic’s extraordinary film debut, Cado dalle Nubi [+see also:
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Read more on the subject on Pedro Armocida’s blog Made in Italy.

(Translated from Italian)