List of highest-grossing films in Italy

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This list charts the most successful films at cinemas in Italy by box office sales, in euros and admissions. It also lists the most popular Italian productions in terms of admissions.

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Highest-grossing films by box office revenue

The following is a list of the highest-grossing films in Italy (nominally, without adjustment for inflation). The list is topped by Buen Camino , starring Checco Zalone, which surpassed James Cameron's Avatar (2009) to take the local record. Zalone has four other films in the top ten, Quo Vado? (2016), Sole a catinelle (2013), What a Beautiful Day (2011) and Tolo Tolo (2020). Prior to these Italian films, the highest-grossing Italian film was Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful (1997). This remains the highest-grossing Italian film worldwide with a gross of over $230 million. [1] Of the current top 20, Titanic has the most admissions with 13.8 million, which ranks 12th all-time in Italy.

RankGenreTitleYearGross (€)Tickets sold
1* Comedy Buen Camino 2025 70,927,929 [2] 8,828,611 [2]
2 Science fiction Avatar 2009 68,675,442 [3] [4] [5] 7,919,514 [4] [6]
3*Comedy Quo vado? 2016 65,341,588 [7] 9,354,698 [7]
4*Comedy Sole a catinelle 2013 51,948,550 [3] [8] 8,005,352 [8]
5 Romantic, Disaster Titanic 1998 51,890,733 [9] [10] 13,883,668 [11]
6Comedy drama Inside Out 2 2024 46,228,784 [12] 6,358,592 [12]
7*Comedy Tolo Tolo 2020 46,201,300 [13] 6,674,622 [13]
8Science fiction Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 44,798,350 [14] 5,058,147 [14]
9*Comedy What a Beautiful Day 2011 43,475,840 [3] 6,831,460 [9]
10 Musical The Lion King 2019 37,514,061 [13] 5,694,038 [13]
11* Comedy drama There's Still Tomorrow 2023 36,795,665 [15] 5,441,291 [15]
12 Fantasy, Comedy Barbie 2023 32,122,053 [14] 4,390,410 [14]
13*Comedy drama Life Is Beautiful 1997 31,231,984 [16] 9,702,524 [17]
14Fantasy Alice in Wonderland 2010 30,397,548 [3] [4] 3,511,206 [4]
15Superhero Avengers: Endgame 2019 30,282,559 [18] 4,098,421 [18]
16*Comedy Benvenuti al Sud 2010 29,841,490 [4] 4,903,480 [4] [19]
17Comedy Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2009 29,705,584 [3] 4,055,708 [20]
18 Psychological thriller Joker 2019 29,566,127 [13] 4,228,544 [13]
19 Biographical musical Bohemian Rhapsody 2018 29,053,485 [21] 4,154,275 [21]
20 Thriller The Da Vinci Code 2006 28,690,407 [4] 4,656,409
21Biographical, Dramatic, Thriller, Historical Oppenheimer 2023 28,575,430 [22]
22*Comedy Ask Me If I'm Happy 2000 28,458,894 [4] 6,855,948 [11]
23*Comedy Christmas on the Nile 2002
24*Comedy Il Ciclone 1996
25Fantasy Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001
26*Comedy Benvenuti al Nord 2012
27*Fantasy, comedy Pinocchio 2002
28*Comedy Fuochi d'artificio 1997
29Space opera Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens 2015
30Comedy drama Inside Out 2015
Films marked as * are Italian productions

Most admissions

The following are the films with the most cinema admissions in Italy since 1945. Doctor Zhivago (1966) tops the list with 22.9 million admissions. War and Peace (1956), in fifth place with 15.7 million admissions, is the highest placed Italian production.

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RankTitleYearTickets sold [11] Country
1 Doctor Zhivago 1966 22,900,000United Kingdom
2 The Godfather 1972 21,810,000United States
3 The Ten Commandments 1956 16,800,000United States
4 Goldfinger 1964 15,800,000United Kingdom
5 War and Peace 1956 15,707,723Italy
United States
6 Last Tango in Paris 1972 15,623,773Italy
France
7 Ben-Hur 1959 15,400,000United States
8 A Fistful of Dollars 1964 14,797,275Italy
Spain
West Germany
9 Trinity Is Still My Name 1971 14,554,172Italy
10 For a Few Dollars More 1965 14,543,161Italy
Spain
West Germany
11 Thunderball 1965 14,100,000United Kingdom
12 Titanic 1998 13,708,208United States
13 La Dolce Vita 1960 13,617,148Italy
France
14 Little World of Don Camillo 1952 13,215,653Italy
France
15 Ulysses 1954 13,170,322Italy
16 The Leopard 1963 12,850,375Italy
France
17 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing 1955 12,600,000United States
18 Beautiful but Dangerous 1955 12,592,231Italy
France
19 Malicious 1973 11,756,327Italy
20 Miracle of Marcelino 1955 11,559,217Spain
Italy
21 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966 11,364,221Italy
22 The Longest Day 1962 11,300,000United States
23 Watch Out, We're Mad! 1974 11,246,906Italy
Spain
24 The Bible: In the Beginning... 1966 11,245,980United States
Italy
25 Il Decameron 1971 11,167,557Italy

Most admissions for Italian productions

The following are the Italian films (including co-productions) with the most cinema admissions in Italy since 1950. The leader, War and Peace (1956), is ranked fifth when considering productions from other countries (see above table). Of films listed in the highest-grossing list above, Life Is Beautiful, with 9.7 million admissions, ranks 31st and Quo Vado?, with 9.4 million admissions, 34th. [17]

Background colour   indicates films currently in cinemas
RankTitleYearTickets sold [17] Country
1 War and Peace 1956 15,707,723Italy
United States
2 Last Tango in Paris 1972 15,623,773Italy
France
3 A Fistful of Dollars 1964 14,797,275Italy
Spain
West Germany
4 Trinity Is Still My Name 1971 14,554,172Italy
5 For a Few Dollars More 1965 14,543,161Italy
Spain
West Germany
6 La Dolce Vita 1960 13,617,148Italy
France
7 Little World of Don Camillo 1952 13,215,653Italy
France
8 Ulysses 1954 13,170,322Italy
9 The Leopard 1963 12,850,375Italy
France
10 Beautiful but Dangerous 1955 12,592,231Italy
France
11 Malicious 1973 11,756,327Italy
12 Miracle of Marcelino 1955 11,559,217Spain
Italy
13 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966 11,364,221Italy
14 Watch Out, We're Mad! 1974 11,246,906Italy
Spain
15 The Bible: In the Beginning... 1966 11,245,980United States
Italy

See also

References

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  6. ↑ Original Box Office run (7.493.785) + 2022 rerelease (425.729)
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