2019: Parasite and Global Cinema Expansion
When non-English cinema won Best Picture at the Academy Awards for the first time in 92 years.
1st
Foreign Language Best Picture Winner
$2.798B
Avengers: Endgame Opening Run Record
4
Oscars for Parasite
Bong Joon-ho Breaks the Subtitle Barrier
Bong Joon-ho’s masterclass thriller Parasite achieved unprecedented success, claiming the Palme d'Or before going on to win Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards.
Climax of Commercial Franchise Cinema
2019 marked the culmination of 22 connected films with Avengers: Endgame, delivering a theatrical event that grossed $1.2 billion in its global opening weekend alone.