All time top movies in admissions USA, Russia, UK, France, Germany, Spain...

[pinocchio]

Box office grosses I got it. But 21 mln admissions for The Godfather and 15.2 mln for The Last Tango in Paris? That is so enormous.

The Godfather was worldwide a huge hit. In the USA it was more or less on the same level as The Exorcist and Superman (79).It's one of those "forgotten" big blockbusters. It was not the arthouse movie some poeple today think it was. TG was huge in it's time.

[juni78ukr]

The Godfather was worldwide a huge hit. In the USA it was more or less on the same level as The Exorcist and Superman (79).It's one of those "forgotten" big blockbusters. It was not the arthouse movie some poeple today think it was. TG was huge in it's time.

Yes, I understand. But still 4 mln admissions in France, 6 mln in Germany, 11 mln in UK and 21 mln in Italy? And 15 mln admissions for The Last Tango in Paris.

[Rudolf]

Yes, I understand. But still 4 mln admissions in France, 6 mln in Germany, 11 mln in UK and 21 mln in Italy? And 15 mln admissions for The Last Tango in Paris.

Godfather = Mafia-theme "cosa nostra" mobsters in Sicily = largest Italian islandTango = softcore porno movie in catholic Italy - they went berserc

[efialtes76]

Godfather has an italian theme.Tango had Brando at the top of his popularity and had the reputation of a highly erotic movie ( a must see at the time).

http://boxofficebenful.blogspot.com/2010/06/box-office-italia-1972-73-il-padrino.html

[Rudolf]

http://boxofficebenf...il-padrino.html

Malizia wa a very sexy movie.

[peludo]

Yes, I understand. But still 4 mln admissions in France, 6 mln in Germany, 11 mln in UK and 21 mln in Italy? And 15 mln admissions for The Last Tango in Paris.

and 5 million in Spain. I really like it had so great numbers

[pinocchio]

Godfather = Mafia-theme "cosa nostra" mobsters in Sicily = largest Italian islandTango = softcore porno movie in catholic Italy - they went berserc

You actually think Last Tango was so huge because it was a... softcore porn movie?Cough, cough...

[Rudolf]

You actually think Last Tango was so huge because it was a... softcore porn movie?Cough, cough...

I do not think it was a soft porn movie, but I've heard they had to close cinemas in Italy because people wanted to see the nude scenes.

[pinocchio]

Have you ever seen the movie on ARTE or whatsoever?

[Rudolf]

Have you ever seen the movie on ARTE or whatsoever?

No and I was 14 when the movie came out.In my perception it is an obscene (not erotic) film.

[pinocchio]

It's a somehow disturbing movie, but I think it's great. Not as great as Bertoluccis 1900 however.

[Rudolf]

It's a somehow disturbing movie, but I think it's great. Not as great as Bertoluccis 1900 however.

The Italians certainly did not storm cinemas to see a "Bertolucci" movie.

[pinocchio]

The Italians certainly did not storm cinemas to see a "Bertolucci" movie.

They didn't storm movie theatres. It made 100'000 USD within the first six day in Italy. One week later the police seized all copies, Bertolucci had a trial and the movie was on the index for 15 years.

[Rudolf]

They didn't storm movie theatres. It made 100'000 USD within the first six day in Italy. One week later the police seized all copies, Bertolucci had a trial and the movie was on the index for 15 years.

In Wikipedia they write unprecedented $100000. 4 years later they destroyed most of the prints, so when did it produce 15m admissions?

[pinocchio]

In Wikipedia they write unprecedented $100000. 4 years later they destroyed most of the prints, so when did it produce 15m admissions?

The link above cleary says it made 15 mio admissions in 72/73... Seems my source sucked. But then I don't understand why the movie was banned at all -- AFTER it was already a huge hit? Strange.

[juni78ukr]

I don't want to say anything rude but those calcullations look a bit fishy. Look like Italy was the most moviegoing country in Europe. So many movies with 5-10 mln admissions nearly every year in 60-s and 70-s. And it is just local films. Hollywood movies obviously made some money too. And suddenly somewhere in the 80-s people just stopped to go to movies. I know that spaghetti westerns were very popular but still hardly belieavable to me. Probably it's better to directly ask the author of this blog.

Edited April 21, 2012 by juni78ukr

[lab276]

The 80's were a time of decline pretty much everywhere.

[juni78ukr]

The 80's were a time of decline pretty much everywhere.

Yes, but not by 70-80%

[pinocchio]

Those 20 million admissions for The Godfather are hard to believe, I must say. Population in Italy was not even 50 million back then I guess.

[lab276]

I can believe it.

Those 20 million admissions for The Godfather are hard to believe, I must say. Population in Italy was not even 50 million back then I guess.

According to Google, it was 54m in 1972 http://www.google.com.au/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=sp_pop_totl&idim=country:ITA&dl=en&hl=en&q=population+of+italy