By the time that December 2019 was drawing to a close, the world had witnessed a year of milestones and firsts.
In sporting terms, it had been a vintage year. From Lewis Hamilton clinching a sixth Formula 1 Drivers’ World Championship to Tiger Woods’ roaring return to glory as he won the Masters yet again – his 15th career major and fifth Green Jacket – and South Africa’s dominant Rugby World Cup victory in Japan, it was a year of major sporting highlights across football, rugby, tennis, F1, golf, cricket, boxing, athletics, gymnastics and so much more besides.
In entertainment and specifically at the box office, it was a year of epic film releases as the waiting public flocked to cinemas the world over to indulge in top-grossing releases ranging from The Lion King, Frozen II and Toy Story 4 to Joker, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and Avengers: Endgame. In fact, 2019 became the first year to have nine films cross the billion-dollar milestone1, surpassing 2015’s and 2018’s record of five billion-dollar films. Additionally, Disney (not counting Marvel Studios or Lucasfilm) saw four films cross $1bn, the studio’s highest amount in any calendar year.
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