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.

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. Of the current top 20, Titanic has the most admissions with 13.8 million, which ranks 12th all-time in Italy.

Films that are currently playing in cinemas

Rank Title Year Gross (€) Tickets sold 1*Buen Camino 2025 76,588,207 9,566,530 2 Avatar 2009 68,675,442Original Box Office run (65.675.547) + 2022 rerelease (2.999.895) 7,919,514Original Box Office run (7.493.785) + 2022 rerelease (425.729) 3* Quo vado? 2016 65,365,6769,368,1544 The Odyssey202657,841,1286,855,813 5* Sole a catinelle 2013 51,948,550 8,005,352 6 Titanic 1998 51,890,73313,883,668 7Inside Out 2 2024 46,536,398 6,358,592 8*Tolo Tolo 2020 46,201,300 6,674,622 9Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 44,798,350 5,058,147 10* What a Beautiful Day 2011 43,475,840 6,831,460 11 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 202638,463,2394,776,21712The Lion King201937,514,0615,694,03813* There's Still Tomorrow202336,795,6655,441,29114The Devil Wears Prada 2202632,210,6334,042,55415 Barbie 2023 32,122,053 4,390,410 16* Life Is Beautiful 1997 31,231,9849,702,524 17 Alice in Wonderland 2010 30,397,5483,511,206 18 Avengers: Endgame 2019 30,282,5594,098,421 19* Benvenuti al Sud 2010 29,841,4904,903,480 20 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2009 29,705,5844,055,708 21Joker 2019 29,566,127 4,228,544 22Bohemian Rhapsody 2018 29,053,485 4,154,275 23The Da Vinci Code 2006 28,690,407 4,656,409 24Oppenheimer 2023 28,575,430https://www.mymovies.it/boxoffice/italia/2024/>3,748,968 25*Ask Me If I'm Happy 2000 28,458,894 6,855,948 26* Christmas on the Nile 200228,297,578 27* Il Ciclone 199628,085,461 28* Benvenuti al Nord 201227,194,0404,288,827 29 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 200127,180,294 30* Pinocchio 200226,197,231 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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Rank Title Year Tickets sold Country 1 Doctor Zhivago 1966 22,900,000 United Kingdom 2 The Godfather 1972 21,827,533 United States 3 The Ten Commandments 1956 16,800,000 United States 4 Goldfinger 1964 15,800,000 United Kingdom 5 War and Peace 1956 15,707,723 ItalyUnited States 6 Last Tango in Paris 1972 15,623,773 ItalyFrance 7 Ben-Hur 1959 15,400,000 United States 8 A Fistful of Dollars 1964 14,797,275 ItalySpainWest Germany 9 Trinity Is Still My Name 1971 14,554,172 Italy 10 For a Few Dollars More 1965 14,543,161 ItalySpainWest Germany 11 Thunderball 1965 14,100,000 United Kingdom 12 Titanic 1998 13,883,668 United States 13 La Dolce Vita 1960 13,617,148 ItalyFrance 14 Little World of Don Camillo 1952 13,215,653 ItalyFrance 15 Ulysses 1954 13,170,322 Italy 16 The Leopard 1963 12,850,375 ItalyFrance 17 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing 1955 12,600,000 United States 18 Beautiful but Dangerous 1955 12,592,231 ItalyFrance 19 Malicious 1973 11,756,327 Italy 20 Miracle of Marcelino 1955 11,559,217 SpainItaly 21 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966 11,364,221 Italy 22 The Longest Day 1962 11,300,000United States 23 Watch Out, We're Mad! 1974 11,246,906 ItalySpain 24 The Bible: In the Beginning... 1966 11,245,980 United StatesItaly 25 Il Decameron 1971 11,167,557 Italy

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.

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

See also

Lists of highest-grossing films

References

External links JP's Box-office Top 250 of all-time in Italy Ranking of the most watched Italian movies ever in the cinema in Italy