RAI Movies: Every Film & Box Office
RAI has made 132 films from 1958 to 2024, earning $18M at the worldwide box office. Its biggest hits are Cinema Paradiso (1988), Night Bus (2007) and Julia and Julia (1987). Its most frequent director is Vittorio Cottafavi (6 films). Drama is its most common genre, with 55 films.
- films
- 132
- worldwide box office
- $18M
- years active
- 1958–2024
- Main genres
- Drama, Documentary, Comedy
- Film languages
- Italian (119), English (7), Japanese (2)
- Busiest decade
- The 1980s, 31 films
- Frequent director
- Vittorio Cottafavi
What Are RAI's Biggest Box Office Hits?
The RAI films that earned the most worldwide. Cinema Paradiso (1988) leads with $13.5M, 75% of everything the studio's films have earned.
- 1
Cinema Paradiso 1988 · Drama $13.5M - 2
Night Bus 2007 · Crime $1.48M - 3
Julia and Julia 1987 · Drama $901K - 4
A Golden Boy 2014 · Drama $807K - 5
Help! My In-Laws Are Vampires! 2021 · Fantasy $739K - 6
Divorzio a Las Vegas 2020 · Comedy $277K - 7
All at Sea 2011 · Comedy $87.6K - 8
Somewhere Amazing 2015 · Drama $85.8K
What Are the Latest RAI Movies?
The studio's most recent releases, newest first, starting with Stanotte a Roma (2024).
What Kind of Movies Does RAI Make?
The studio's films by genre, decade and language. Drama is its most common genre, with 55 films. The 1980s were its busiest decade, with 31 films.
RAI Movies by Genre
RAI Movies by Decade
- 1 1950s
- 5 1960s
- 26 1970s
- 31 1980s
- 11 1990s
- 16 2000s
- 18 2010s
- 7 2020s
RAI Movies by Language
-
Italian 119
-
English 7
-
Japanese 2
-
Portuguese 2
-
Spanish 2
Who Works With RAI the Most?
The people credited on the most RAI films. Federico Fellini appears in 6 of them, and Vittorio Cottafavi directed 6.
Directors Who Work With RAI
Actors in the Most RAI Movies
What Movies Has RAI Made?
All 132 films, newest first, with the worldwide box office. Filter by genre or decade, or sort by score, box office or title.
All 132 RAI Movies
Newest first. Page 3 of 3.
The Secret Diary of ‘Amarcord’ 1974 · Documentary
Interview with Salvador Allende: Power and Reason 1973 · Documentary
Uirá, um Índio em Busca de Deus 1973
Chung Kuo: China 1972 · Documentary · $16.2K
The Adventures of Pinocchio 1972 · Drama
The Technique and the Rite 1972 · History
Antigone 1971 · Drama
The Automobile 1971 · Drama
The Courage of the People 1971 · History
Socrates 1971 · History
Nobody Said Anything 1971 · Comedy
The Clowns 1970 · Comedy · $284
Searching for Tadzio 1970 · Documentary
Il processo di Santa Teresa del bambino Gesù 1967
The Crush 1967 · Romance
Six Characters in Search of an Author 1965 · Drama
Reporter’s Diary: ‘Zoom on Fellini’ 1965 · Documentary
The Felling of the Forest 1963 · Drama
Antigone 1958 · Drama
Mary of Nazareth
Saint Paul Drama
Verdi Drama
Christopher Columbus Drama
Quo Vadis? Drama
Sherlock Hound Animation
Treasure Island in Outer Space
Jekyll Drama
The Frenzy of Orlando
Gian Burrasca’s Diary Comedy
Ligabue Drama
A che punto è la notte Mystery
The Adventures of Pinocchio Family
Dirty Hands Drama
Sandokan
Notes for a Film in India Documentary
The Age of the Medici Drama
Which Studios Are Similar to RAI?
The studios with the most Italian drama films. RAI has made 50 Italian drama films, more than any other kind.
RAI: Questions and Answers
Films, hits, scores and what comes next, answered from the same data as this page.
How many movies has RAI made?
RAI has released 132 films, from 1958 to 2024. Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 31 films.
See every film What is RAI's highest-grossing movie?
Cinema Paradiso (1988) is RAI's biggest box office hit, with $13.5M worldwide, ahead of Night Bus (2007) ($1.48M).
Which director has made the most films with RAI?
Vittorio Cottafavi has directed 6 RAI films, more than anyone else, followed by Sandro Lai (4) and Michelangelo Antonioni (3).



