Natale a Rio and Madagascar 2 top holiday films
It’s head to head for Madagascar 2 (distributed by Universal) and local Christmas title Natale a Rio (Filmauro). According to Cinetel data, the animated film by DreamWorks is at the top of the charts this first weekend of 2009, with over €2.8m (and nearly €21.5m in three weeks), while Neri Parenti’s Natale a Rio, starring Christian De Sica, is in second place with over €2.7m (and over €22m in three weeks).
Although Parenti’s film is the most-seen film of the holiday period, Madagascar 2 could win the overall competition tomorrow, on the holiday of the Epiphany, traditionally dedicated to children.
The top ten list of the week includes, in third place, Marcello Cesena’s Il cosmo sul comò [+see also:
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Moving up from eighth to sixth place is UK title The Duchess [+see also:
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The weekend’s list is rounded out by Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)
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