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Highest-Grossing Films in a Language Other than English at US Box Office

Title	Lifetime gross earnings	Opening weekend box office gross earnings	US release date	Director	Oscar nominated?
Instructions Not Included	$44,467,206	$7,846,426	August 30, 2013	Eugenio Derbez	No
The Girl Who Played with Fire	$7,638,241	$904,998	July 9, 2010	Daniel Alfredson	No
Amélie	$33,225,499	$136,470	November 2, 2001	Jean-Pierre Jeunet	Yes
All About My Mother	$8,272,296	$50,362	November 5, 1999	Pedro Almodóvar	Yes

Many films in a language other than English grow to be financially successful over the course of their time in movie theaters in the United States, but some become immediate successes in their opening weekends. A journalist claims that a film’s reception can greatly influence its long-term success. Indications that the film is of high quality, such as an Oscar nomination, can dramatically boost public interest in the film and thus its overall earnings, even with a relatively modest opening weekend performance: for example, __________

Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the example?

The Girl Who Played with Fire earned more money in its opening weekend than Amélie earned, but Amélie had higher lifetime earnings.

both Amélie and All About My Mother were recognized by the Oscars, but Amélie had higher lifetime earnings.

All About My Mother was recognized by the Oscars, but Instructions Not Included, which was not recognized, had higher lifetime earnings.

Amélie earned less in its opening weekend than The Girl Who Played with Fire did, but because Amélie was nominated for an Oscar, it achieved significantly higher lifetime earnings.