Nightmare Alley

In the week that saw the Italian Parliament vote for the President of the Republic, confirming Sergio Mattarella for re-election, Italian citizens have evidently stayed at home in front of the TV, as the cinema box office grosses have dropped compared to those of the previous week. This week’s ranking only sees one film that exceeds the €500,000 mark (€556,949).

Another meager week for cinema in Italy has come to an end, with only two productions (the first two in the box office charts) exceeding 500 thousand euros. Nothing to be surprised about: the audience and the pandemic go hand in hand.

Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley made a big ‘horrifically thrilling’ jump into ninth place of the top ten in Germany. Why is this worth mentioning? Because del Toro’s film is considered arthouse fare.