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‘Buen Camino’ Becomes Top-Grossing Italian Film, Closing In on ‘Avatar’ Record

Record holiday takings propelled Checco Zalone’s comedy despite lower admissions than earlier box-office benchmarks.

Buen Camino becomes Italy’s highest grossing domestic movie in history
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Overview

  • Domestic gross reached €66,109,747 as of January 14, overtaking Zalone’s own ‘Quo vado?’ (€65.37 million) for the Italian all-time lead.
  • ‘Buen Camino’ now trails only ‘Avatar’ at roughly €68.6 million, with box-office reports noting it is positioned to challenge the overall record.
  • Admissions are about 8.2 million, fewer than ‘Quo vado?’, a gap attributed in coverage to higher ticket prices during the holiday period.
  • The holiday run set new marks, including a €5.67 million Christmas Day, and helped lift overall weekend box-office totals in Italy.
  • The film’s success has renewed scrutiny of tax-credit incentives, as ANICA president Alessandro Usai told Parliament the mechanism is automatic and supports both auteur and commercial productions.