This year’s Academy Award nominees proved the Oscars don’t need a popular film category to recognize movies with huge box office grosses.
The 2019 crop of best picture hopefuls have generated an impressive $1.26 billion so far in North America alone.That bounty is led by “Black Panther,” which earned a sensational $700 million at the domestic box office.
“Bohemian Rhapsody” and “A Star Is Born” both contributed in a big way with $202 million and $205 million, respectively in the States.
“BlacKkKlansman,” “The Favourite,” “Green Book,” and “Vice” have combined for another $153 million.
There is one glaring omission from this year’s best picture hopefuls — Netflix hasn’t reported any theatrical grosses for Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma.”Even so, the current tally for the eight best picture nominees dwarfs the total from last year’s nine contenders, which carried the ignominious distinction as having the lowest grosses in six years.
This year
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