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Korean Film Parasite Maybe the Biggest Foreign Film of 2019

Being a South Korean dark comedy-thriller film ‘Parasite’ has done to well at the U.S. box office that it could become South Korea’s first Oscar-nominated film.
The allegorical thriller from Bong Joon-ho is already virtually decided to be South Korea’s first-ever international-feature Oscar nominee.
The film has become the most successful foreign film of 2019 which is also the biggest hit of the Toronto Film Festival.
The film, which opened Oct. 11, has earned $11.28 at US and Canadian theaters and $95.51 million somewhere else, for an aggregate of $106.79 million. It’s currently passed the Spanish-language parody “No Manches Frida 2,” which earned $9.27 million locally, Variety reports. The distribution likewise noticed that Parasite could be the uncommon unknown dialect movie to score huge at the Academy Awards, proposing that it may be named for the best movie and best executive Oscars.
“Parasite has been riding a wave of interest since its debut. Neon’s slow rollout was perfectly orchestrated from day one and this has paid big dividends for the film,” said Dergarabedian. “Parasite is one of the most interesting (and unpredictable) films of the year and has become one of the must-see films of the season.”
Senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian believes the film’s critical and commercial appeal is driven by the way its distribution company handled its roll-out.
The film’s South Korean supporter CJ Entertainment is supporting Neon’s honors battling. CJ’s very own North American staff, the Korean mammoth is comprehended to turn Seoul staff into the U.S. all through December.
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