A list of Portuguese films that were first released in 2015.
A list of Portuguese films that were first released in 2015.
The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing domestic films in Portugal that were first released in 2015, as of December 16, 2015, according to the Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual. [1]
| Rank | Title | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Pátio das Cantigas | €3,096,643 |
| 2 | O Leão da Estrela | €634,284 |
| 3 | Capitão Falcão | €129,685 |
| 4 | As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 1, O Inquieto | €95,199 |
| 5 | Vontade de Vencer | €65,657 |
| 6 | As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 2, O Desolado | €43,954 |
| 7 | As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 3, O Encantado | €22,448 |
| 8 | Pára-me de Repente o Pensamento | €24,909 |
| 9 | Montanha | €19,427 |
| 10 | Yvone Kane | €10,217 |
| Release date | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabian Nights | Miguel Gomes | Drama | ||||
| January | Crime | Rui Filipe Torres | [2] | |||
| April 23 | Capitão Falcão | João Leitão | Gonçalo Waddington, David Chan, José Pinto | Action, adventure | [3] | |
| May 4 | Visit or Memories and Confessions | Manoel de Oliveira | Manoel de Oliveira, Maria Oliveira, Urbano Tavares Rodrigues | Documentary | [4] [5] | |
| Carlos do Carmo - Um homem no mundo | Documentary | [6] | ||||
| O Ornitólogo | João Pedro Rodrigues | [7] |
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