Ozpetek second, but Di Gregorio real surprise
The first post-Venice Film Festival box office results are in for the four Italian titles released immediately after their screenings on the Lido.
The best performing Italian film on the charts is Ferzan Ozpetek’s A Perfect Day [+see also:
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film profile]. Produced by Fandango and released by 01Distribution, it came in second this opening weekend after Kung Fu Panda), grossing €843,000.
A weaker start was had by the other 01 title (which like Ozpetek’s film was also co-produced by RAI Cinema): Marco Bechis’ Birdwatchers [+see also:
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Pappi Corsicato’s comedy The Seed of Discord [+see also:
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Most surprised are the results for Mid-August Lunch [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)
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