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Checco Zalone’s Comedy Flick Becomes Highest-Grossing Local Film Ever, Surpasses James Cameron’s Avatar’s Record

Checco Zalone’s Comedy Flick Becomes Highest-Grossing Local Film Ever, Surpasses James Cameron’s Avatar’s Record

Buen Camino Italy Box Office Update (Photo Credit – Facebook) Italian actor Checco Zalone has delivered a historic box office moment with Buen Camino, as the homegrown comedy continues its dominant run in Italy and overtakes a landmark Hollywood title from one of cinema’s most famous franchises. Released on Christmas Day, the film connected instantly with local audiences and has remained a daily force at the box office, consistently pulling in more than a million each day across the country. Buen Camino Surpasses Avatar At The Italian Box Office Buen Camino added $1.5 million on its fourth Saturday since release. With that latest boost, Buen Camino has now crossed $80 million in Italy, translating to a €68.8 million local total. This figure officially pushes the film past Avatar, which previously stood at €68.7 million, and crowns Zalone’s comedy as the biggest movie ever in Italy when measured in euros. In #Italy’s #BoxOffice, history made on SAT as local comedy film #BuenCamino has beaten 2009 #Avatar in local currency as highest grossing film of ALL TIME. …

Checco Zalone’s Comedy Smashes Records With .6M Christmas Day Opening

Checco Zalone’s Comedy Smashes Records With $6.6M Christmas Day Opening

Buen Camino Box Office (Photo Credit – Instagram) Avatar: Fire and Ash continues to rule the box office in the US and across the world, yet Italy decided to tell a different story. On Christmas Day, the Italian box office shifted direction when a homegrown comedy stepped ahead of James Cameron’s massive threequel and carved a fresh chapter in local cinema history. Buen Camino Delivers A Historic Christmas Day Opening The film is Buen Camino, directed by Gennaro Nunziante and starring Checco Zalone, a name that carries serious weight in Italy. His pull showed its power on day one as the film sold around 687K tickets on Christmas Day alone. The result came to a striking $6.6 million in a single day, ranking as the third biggest opening day of all time in Italy and the largest opening since the COVID pandemic, as per Luiz Fernando. Avatar: Fire & Ash Slips To 2nd Place In Italy On the same day, Avatar: Fire and Ash earned around $1 million in Italy, landing at number two on …