Top 5 foreign-language films

Occasionally, foreign films score big at American box offices. Here are the all-time top-grossing foreign-language films in the US.

2. 'Life is Beautiful' (1997)

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In this 1999 file photo, director and actor Roberto Benigni jumps on the back of some chairs in excitement after winning the Oscar for best foreign language film for 'Life is Beautiful,' during the 71st Annual Academy Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.

From: Italy – $58 million. A Jewish man with his family in a death camp goes to great lengths to keep his son from the horror of their plight.

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