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154 articles available in total starting from 26/07/2002. Last article published on 11/07/2019.

Sequel announced for blockbuster Benvenuti al Sud

With €11m already grossed since its release on October 1 through Medusa, Benvenuti al Sud (“Welcome to the South”) by Luca Miniero has taken the top spot at the season’s box office (according to...  

12/10/2010 | Box Office | Italy

Benvenuti al Sud grosses nearly €4m on opening weekend

Luca Miniero’s Benvenuti al Sud (“Welcome to the South”) – distributed by Medusa on over 500 screens (see news) – grossed nearly €3.8m its opening weekend, ousting Christopher Nolan's Inception...  

05/10/2010 | Box Office | Italy

The Passion does well opening weekend

While Christopher Nolan’s US blockbuster hit Inception has risen to the top of the box office with over €2.6m from its opening weekend, an Italian film has debuted in fourth place. Distributed on...  

28/09/2010 | Box Office | Italy

Summer audiences, domestic market share on the rise

Admissions went up in August while domestic films conquered 24% of the local market in the first eight months of 2010. According to data from Cinetel (which represents 85% of the entire market) in...  

16/09/2010 | Box Office | Italy

Local titles do well after Venice

Despite picking up no major awards at the Venice Film Festival, Italian titles are doing well at the local box office. Saverio Costanzo’s The Solitude of Prime Numbers, distributed by Medusa and...  

15/09/2010 | Box Office | Italy

First four months of 2010 good thanks to 3D

According to Cinetel data (which covers 90% of the Italian market), 7.354 million cinema tickets were sold in April 2010, a 4.45.% drop compared to April 2009. However, due to higher ticket prices...  

07/05/2010 | Box Office | Italy

Happy weekend for Salvatores and Ozpetek

According to Cinetel data, Ferzan Ozpetek’s Loose Cannons garnered strong results over the week of March 22-28, with 236,000 tickets sold and nearly €1.38m at the box office. Which brings its...  

30/03/2010 | Box Office | Italy

2010 domestic film ticket sales already at 10 million

Italian films are doing well in the first quarter of the year according to Cinetel data. Compared to a 2009 market share that dropped to 24.4%, this year, from January 1 to March 7, 10 million...  

11/03/2010 | Box Office | Italy

3D behind boost in 2009 gross, Tozzi calls for more commercial auteur films

The heads of the film industry of ANICA have confirmed the figures announced at the beginning of the year (see news). In 2009, film consumption registered an increase in revenue and a slight drop...  

03/02/2010 | Box Office | Italy

Italians and Europeans hold their own against Avatar

Avatar (Fox) continues its hit run, once again number one at the weekend box office with €8.7m and a total gross in Italy of €25.1m in ten days. Carlo Verdone’s Io, Loro e Lara (Warner) drops to...  

25/01/2010 | Box Office | Italy

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