How box office bump for best-picture winners compares to 'Parasite' - Business Insider

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'Parasite' is seeing a huge Oscar bump at the box office. We looked at how other recent best-picture winners have fared.

Its North American distributor Neon expanded the South Korean thriller, and

, from 1,060 locations to 2,001 over the weekend. It raked in $6.8 million over the four-day holiday weekend, one of the biggest post-Oscars box-office bumps in recent memory. , but has now made an impressive $44.5 million in the US and $180 million worldwide off of a budget of around $10 million. of the 21st century. Others include 2011's "The Artist" , 2008's "Slumdog Millionaire" , and 2004's "Million Dollar Baby" , according to Comscore.

In the case of "Parasite," it's already available on home release, which makes its post-Oscars box office even more impressive. Not all best-picture winners have performed as well. Below are recent winners and their box-office bumps after the Oscars in North America, according to Comscore:

 

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