14/01/2016 - Quo vado? is the highest-grossing Italian film in history. The question now is whether or not it will top the €66 million taken by Avatar

Checco Zalone in Quo vado?

With the takings from last Tuesday (€971 thousand), Quo vado? [+see also:
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Coming up behind “King Zalone” in the rankings for highest-grossing films of the season are Inside Out (€25.3 million) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (€24.7 million). In fifth place is British-American production Spectre [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)