– This year a total of 25 local productions were shown in Lusitanian cinemas; Only 3 of them exceeded 20,000 entries
In Cancao de Lisbon By Pedro Varela
Two weeks before New Year's Eve, a preliminary assessment of the 2016 box office for Portuguese and foreign films was carried out by the Financial Supervision Authority.ICA.
As always in recent years, American cinema dominates the rankings. First place goes to The secret life of pets to Chris Renaud And Yarrow Cheneywith 603,009 entries (revenue of €2,978,393).
The first European production to occupy eighteenth place, it is also the most popular Portuguese film of the year: In Cancao de Lisbon [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] to Pedro Varela, the third installment in the new classic trilogy, was released in theaters in July. With 187,341 spectators and revenue of 943,708 euros, this title remains well below the result recorded by the first part, Courtyard of stories [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] to Leonel Vieira (which sold 607,776 tickets last year, for revenues of 3,098,818 euros).
25 new Portuguese films were released this year, 14 feature films and 11 documentaries. The Portuguese is second in the ranking after In Cancao de Lisbon It's another comedy, Hey Amor Lindo… Bless Sim! to Vicente Alves does Ówhich started as a project of the APFACT School in Lisbon and ended up winning nearly 32,000 spectators for revenues of approximately €149,000.
In Cancao de Lisbon like Oh, Amore Lindo… Bless Sim! It was produced without public support, with marketing strategies aimed at the general public and distribution in large cinemas across the country.
One of the most anticipated Portuguese films of the year, Letters from the war [+lire aussi :
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Q&A : Ivo M. Ferreira
fiche film] toIvo M. FerreiraHe benefited from the kind words after his visit to Berlin. After its release in September, the number reached approximately 22,000 posts.
Other films in the top 10 Portuguese films list did not exceed 12,000 admissions. What it's about: Comedy Refrigerators and love songs [+lire aussi :
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interview : Victória Guerra
fiche film] to Luis Galvao Telles (11,811 entries, €56,900), first feature film Checkers [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] to Patricia Siqueira (6,973 entries, €31,537), Mother knows best [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] From the beginner Nuno Rochawhich was released only two weeks ago and therefore its results (4,812 entries, €21,431) should see even greater improvement, Excellas [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], Swan song Fonseca and Costa (4,651 entries, €18,276), birds World [+lire aussi :
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interview : João Pedro Rodrigues
fiche film] to Joao Pedro Rodriguez (4057 entries, €18,386), Gray and black [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] to Luis Felipe Rocha (2310 entries, €7453) and John Frum [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] to Joao Nicolau (1,715 entries, €6,585).
Some Portuguese releases scheduled for the last quarter of 2016 have been postponed to 2017, in particular those of Colo [+lire aussi :
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interview : Teresa Villaverde
fiche film] to Teresa Villaverdewas selected in competition for the version that comes from the Berlin Festival, and Saint George [+lire aussi :
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Q&A : Marco Martins
fiche film] to Marco MartinezWhich will finally be released next March. Among the following Lusitanian addresses to look for, we can mention Al Berto [+lire aussi :
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interview : Vicente Alves do Ó
fiche film] toElvis does Ó And Zeus to Paulo Felipe Montero (Released January 2017).
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