Nino D'Angelo biopic tops Italian box office with €1.53M debut

The biographical film Je so' pazzo, directed by Nicola Prosatore and starring Massimiliano Caiazzo as Italian singer Pino Daniele, has topped the Italian box office in its opening weekend, earning €1.53 million and attracting nearly 193,000 moviegoers.

The film recorded an average of €3,931 per theater across 390 cinemas, CE Report quotes ANSA.

Horror film Mammina, directed by Rob Savage and starring Jessica Chastain, slipped to second place. Despite a 57% drop in earnings, it collected another €853,000, averaging €2,370 across 360 screens. Its total revenue after two weeks has reached €3.29 million.

Rounding out the top three is L'estranea, a psychological thriller that competed at the Venice Film Festival. Directed by Paolo Strippoli and starring Jasmine Trinca, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Adriano Giannini, the film earned another €813,000, up 2% from the previous weekend. It averaged €1,608 across 506 theaters, bringing its total earnings to €1.92 million.

In fourth place is Primetime, directed by Lance Oppenheim and starring Robert Pattinson as television journalist Chris Hansen, known for his investigations into sexual predators. The film debuted with just over €450,000, averaging €1,512 across 298 theaters.

Other new releases entering the top 10 include Street Fighter, based on the popular video game franchise, in fifth place with €387,000 and an average of €1,531 across 253 cinemas.

The thriller Whalefall debuted in sixth place, earning nearly €374,000 and averaging €1,129 across 331 screens.

In seventh place is Carlo Acutis: Il giovane santo, a biographical documentary about the young Catholic saint. The film earned €370,000 and attracted more than 41,000 viewers during its opening weekend. Showing in 299 theaters, it recorded an average of €1,238 per cinema. On Sunday alone, it climbed to fourth place in the daily rankings with €143,000 in ticket sales.

Meanwhile, Naza dropped to eighth place, despite earning another €294,000. The documentary, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, experienced a 65% decline in revenue, averaging €890 across 331 screens. Its total box office earnings have reached €5.1 million after four weeks.

Completing the top 10 are Heart of the Beast – Nel profondo selvaggio, a survival thriller starring Brad Pitt, which added nearly €284,000 to its earnings, bringing its monthly total to €3.34 million, and Zustissia, directed by Francesco Piras.

Zustissia tells the story of Beniamino Zuncheddu, who was wrongfully imprisoned for 33 years. The film earned €265,000 over the weekend, bringing its total revenue to €383,000 after 15 days in theaters.

Overall, the Italian box office generated €7.31 million in revenue and attracted 933,754 moviegoers over the weekend.

The figures represent a 3% increase compared with the previous weekend and a significant 79.33% rise compared with the same period in 2025.

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