Cado dalle nubi'' (2009), with Zalone starring and Nunziante directing.
They followed it up in 2011 with ''
Che bella giornata''. It opened with a record Italian opening weekend of $9.4 million and became the
highest-grossing Italian film of all-time in Italy, grossing €43.4 million,
surpassing
Roberto Benigni
Roberto Remigio Benigni ( , ; born 27 October 1952) is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film director. He gained international recognition for writing, directing, and starring in the Holocaust comedy drama film ''Life Is Beautifu ...
's ''
Life Is Beautiful
''Life Is Beautiful'' (, ) is a 1997 Italian period comedy-drama film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, who co-wrote the film with Vincenzo Cerami. Benigni plays Guido Orefice, a Jewish Italian bookshop owner, who employs his imagin ...
''.
''Life Is Beautiful'' retained the worldwide grossing record for an Italian film with $70 million worldwide.
In 2013, he and Zalone followed it up with ''
Sole a catinelle'' which surpassed it with an opening record of €19.2 million and a total Italian gross of €51.9 million.
In January 2016, his and Zalone's next film ''
Quo Vado?
''Quo vado?'' () is a 2016 Italian comedy film directed by Gennaro Nunziante. It was released on 1 January 2016. The film is the highest-grossing Italian film in Italy.
Plot
Checco was born into a life of relative comfort and privilege among h ...
'' set another opening weekend record grossing over €22m over the three-day holiday weekend
and went on to become the highest-grossing Italian film of all-time
with €65.3 million, second only to ''
Avatar
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'' in Italy with €65.7 million.
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His and Zalone's films are currently the second, third and fifth highest-grossing films in Italy.
]
Filmography
*'' Cado dalle nubi'' (2009)
*'' What a Beautiful Day'' (2011)
*'' Sole a catinelle'' (2013)
*''Quo Vado?
''Quo vado?'' () is a 2016 Italian comedy film directed by Gennaro Nunziante. It was released on 1 January 2016. The film is the highest-grossing Italian film in Italy.
Plot
Checco was born into a life of relative comfort and privilege among h ...
'' (2016)
*'' Il vegetale'' (2018)
*'' Belli ciao'' (2022)
*'' Come può uno scoglio'' (2023)
*''I Am the End of the World
''I Am the End of the World'' (Italian: ''Io sono la fine del mondo'') is a 2025 Italian black comedy film directed by Gennaro Nunziante and starring Angelo Duro.
Plot
In Rome, Angelo, a vehicle for hire driver specialized in taking drunk te ...
'' (2025)
References
External links
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Living people
Italian film directors
Year of birth missing (living people)
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