A weekend full of new releases at the box office, with Italian cinema taking the top spot thanks to Se Domani Non Torno in first place and Dio Ride in second. Overall, the weekend box office closed with €7,977,251 and 1,006,089 admissions.
In the first place is Se Domani Non Torno by Paola Randi, the film about the story of Giulia Cecchettin. It is based on the book Cara Giulia. Quello che ho imparato da mia figlia, written by her father Gino and Marco Franzoso. The cast features Filippo Timi as Gino, Sabrina Martina as Giulia, and Tecla Bossi as her sister Elena. Distributed by Notorious Pictures, the film premiered at the 21st Rome Film Fest and the 24th edition of Alice nella città, three years after the femicide of Giulia Cecchettin. It has reached €1,921,283 and 289,360 admissions.
Dio Ride by Giovanni Veronesi drops to second place. The film stars Pierfrancesco Favino, Silvio Orlando and Carlo Cecchi and closed the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. In its second weekend in cinemas, it has grossed a total of €2,770,571.
Rounding out the podium is The Cat in the Hat, the Warner Bros. Pictures Animation film based on the beloved children’s book by Dr. Seuss, with €958,762 and 127,430 admissions.
In fourth place, Wild Horse Nine makes its debut. It is the new comedy thriller by Martin McDonagh, director of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. The story is set in Chile in 1973, where two CIA agents, played by John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell, are sent to Easter Island on the eve of the coup. With a cast that also includes Steve Buscemi, Parker Posey and Tom Waits, the film opens with €914,515 and 122,061 admissions.
Fifth is Un Tranquillo Funerale di Famiglia, a black comedy by Massimiliano Bruno inspired by the cult film Death at a Funeral and distributed by 01 Distribution. In its second weekend, it has grossed a total of €1,626,811 with 217,745 admissions.
Sixth is Shaun Vita da Pecora – Operazione Z.U.C.C.A., the stop-motion film by Aardman, directed by Steve Cox and Matthew Walker and distributed by Lucky Red, with €752,871 and 101,707 admissions.
Seventh is Hope by Na Hong-jin, the director of The Wailing. It is a mix of science fiction and horror set in a small South Korean village facing a mysterious creature. The cast includes Hwang Jung-min, Hoyeon of Squid Game, Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander. Presented in competition at Cannes and distributed by MUBI, it has reached €396,633 and 45,457 admissions.
In eighth place is Sense and Sensibility, the adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel starring George MacKay and Daisy Edgar-Jones, distributed by Universal, with €1,643,530 and 217,386 admissions. Ninth is Wildwood, the animated film by Travis Knight distributed by Notorious Pictures, with €971,843 and 129,623 admissions.
Closing the top ten is George Michael: The Faith Tour, the documentary about the 1988 world tour tied to the album Faith, distributed by Universal, with €185,635 and 15,268 admissions.
