08/01/2009

Natale a Rio is the top-grossing Italian film of 2008, with nearly €17.4m and 2,771,000 admissions in the theatres monitored by Cinetel. Released by Filmauro on December 19, the comedy by Neri Parenti grossed another €5,634,000 from January 1-6, to beat Madagascar 2. The animated film is in second place in terms of 2008 admissions, with 2,797,472, after Kung Fu Panda (2,900,673).

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The year’s top 25 includes Grande grosso e... Verdone [+see also:
trailer
film profile] in fifth place, Scusa ma ti chiamo amore [+see also:
trailer
film profile] in sixth, Gomorrah [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Domenico Procacci
interview: Jean Labadie
interview: Matteo Garrone
film profile] at number ten with 1,741,626 admissions and Il cosmo sul comò [+see also:
trailer
film profile] at number 14. L'allenatore nel pallone 2, Parlami d'amore and La fidanzata di papà [+see also:
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film profile] are 19th-21st, respectively.

The only non-domestic European film in the top 25 is UK title Quantum of Solace [+see also:
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making of
film profile], with 1,128,097 admissions.

(Translated from Italian)