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Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look back at 5 years ago and then go back further in 5-year increments. We also include an inflation adjustment so you can see how ticket prices have changed and how films released today compare to those of yesteryear. Sometimes, it takes a few months for the prior year’s average ticket price to be formally set, so these numbers may vary until that point. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office followed by a section looking at the inflation-adjusted numbers. The third section is an alphabetical list of those films and the categories in which they were nominated.

Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look back at 5 years ago and then go back further in 5-year increments. We also include an inflation adjustment so you can see how ticket prices have changed and how films released today compare to those of yesteryear. Sometimes, it takes a few months for the prior year’s average ticket price to be formally set, so these numbers may vary until that point. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office followed by a section looking at the inflation-adjusted numbers. The third section is an alphabetical list of those films and the categories in which they were nominated.

5 Years Ago: 2020

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The pandemic shut down theaters in March 2020. As such, the 2020 box office numbers won’t begin to update again until the beginning of September 2020.

    2. 10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 19-21, 2015

    Weekend Box Office:

    1. Inside Out (2015, 88th) – $90,440,272 ($90,440,272 total) {week 1}
    2. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, 88th) – $3,033,049 ($143,819,878 total) {week 6}
    3. When Marnie Was There (2015, 88th) – $39,434 ($400,705 total) {week 5}
    4. Cinderella (2015, 88th) – $344,535 ($199,833,128 total) {week 15}
    5. Ex Machina (2015, 88th) – $144,881 ($24,954,673 total) {week 10}
    6. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $34,174 ($847,610 total) {week 23}
    7. American Sniper (2014, 87th) – $4,578 ($350,123,553 total) {week 26}
    8. The Salt of the Earth (2014, 87th) – $22,145 ($1,288,810 total) {week 13}
    9. Tangerines (2014, 87th) – $1,248 ($112,818 total) {week 10}
    10. Wild Tales (2014, 87th) – $28,403 ($3,067,837 total) {week 18}

    Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

    1. Inside Out (2015, 88th) – $121,338,016 ($121,338,016 total)
    2. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, 88th) – $4,069,251 ($192,954,071 total)
    3. When Marnie Was There (2015, 88th) – $52,906 ($537,601 total)
    4. Cinderella (2015, 88th) – $462,241 ($268,103,520 total)
    5. Ex Machina (2015, 88th) – $194,378 ($33,480,113 total)
    6. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $45,849 ($1,137,185 total)
    7. American Sniper (2014, 87th) – $6,142 ($469,738,717 total)
    8. The Salt of the Earth (2014, 87th) – $29,711 ($1,729,115 total)
    9. Tangerines (2014, 87th) – $1,674 ($151,361 total)
    10. Wild Tales (2014, 87th) – $38,107 ($4,115,924 total)

    Oscar Details:

    • The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th): Makeup & Hairstyling
    • American Sniper (2014, 87th): Picture, Actor (Bradley Cooper), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing [O]
    • Cinderella (2015, 88th): Costume Design
    • Ex Machina (2015, 88th): Original Screenplay, Visual Effects [O]
    • Inside Out (2015, 88th): Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay
    • Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, 88th): Picture, Directing, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Production Design [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup & Hairstyling [O], Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects
    • The Salt of the Earth (2014, 87th): Documentary Feature
    • Tangerines (2014, 87th): Foreign Language Film
    • When Marnie Was There (2015, 88th): Animated Feature
    • Wild Tales (2014, 87th): Foreign Language Film

    15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 18-20, 2010

    Weekend Box Office:

    1. Toy Story 3 (2010, 83rd) – $110,307,189 ($110,307,189 total) {week 1}
    2. Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $351,317 ($474,329 total) {week 2}
    3. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009, 82nd) – $282,288 ($4,942,582 total) {week 10}
    4. How to Train Your Dragon (2010, 83rd) – $167,083 ($214,764,298 total) {week 13}
    5. I Am Love (2010, 83rd) – $121,504 ($121,504 total) {week 1}
    6. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010, 83rd) – $84,121 ($2,524,139 total) {week 10}
    7. Alice in Wonderland (2010, 83rd) – $83,057 ($334,089,394 total) {week 16}
    8. Avatar (2009, 82nd) – $45,181 ($749,434,950 total) {week 27}
    9. The Secret of Kells (2009, 82nd) – $11,121 ($620,355 total) {week 16}
    10. Ajami (2009, 82nd) – $2,331 ($602,226 total) {week 20}
    11. A Prophet (2009, 82nd) – $1,342 ($2,080,336 total) {week 17}
    12. The Last Station (2009, 82nd) – $921 ($6,616,974 total) {week 23}
    13. The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009, 82nd) – $384 ($451,689 total) {week 21}
    14. Departures (2008, 81st) – $368 ($1,497,853 total) {week 56}

    Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

    1. Toy Story 3 (2010, 83rd) – $158,120,952 ($158,120,952 total)
    2. Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $503,599 ($679,932 total)
    3. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009, 82nd) – $404,649 ($7,084,994 total)
    4. How to Train Your Dragon (2010, 83rd) – $239,507 ($307,856,047 total)
    5. I Am Love (2010, 83rd) – $174,171 ($174,171 total)
    6. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010, 83rd) – $120,584 ($3,618,252 total)
    7. Alice in Wonderland (2010, 83rd) – $119,059 ($478,903,808 total)
    8. Avatar (2009, 82nd) – $64,765 ($1,074,285,080 total)
    9. The Secret of Kells (2009, 82nd) – $15,942 ($889,254 total)
    10. Ajami (2009, 82nd) – $3,341 ($863,267 total)
    11. A Prophet (2009, 82nd) – $1,924 ($2,982,079 total)
    12. The Last Station (2009, 82nd) – $1,320 ($9,485,168 total)
    13. The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009, 82nd) – $550 ($647,478 total)
    14. Departures (2008, 81st) – $528 ($2,147,112 total)

    Oscar Details:

    • Ajami (2009, 82nd): Foreign Language Film
    • Alice in Wonderland (2010, 83rd): Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Visual Effects
    • Avatar (2009, 82nd): Picture, Director, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
    • Departures (2008, 81st): Foreign Language Film [O]
    • Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010, 83rd): Documentary Feature
    • How to Train Your Dragon (2010, 83rd): Animated Feature, Original Score
    • I Am Love (2010, 83rd): Costume Design
    • The Last Station (2009, 82nd): Actress (Helen Mirren), Supporting Actor (Christopher Plummer)
    • The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009, 82nd): Documentary Feature
    • A Prophet (2009, 82nd): Foreign Language Film
    • The Secret in Their Eyes (2009, 82nd): Foreign Language Film
    • The Secret of Kells (2009, 82nd): Animated Feature
    • Toy Story 3 (2010, 83rd): Picture, Animated Feature [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“We Belong Together”) [O], Sound Film Editing
    • Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd): Picture, Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Supporting Actor (John Hawkes), Adapted Screenplay

    20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 24-26, 2005

    Weekend Box Office:

    1. Batman Begins (2005, 78th) – $27,589,389 ($122,511,813 total) {week 2}
    2. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005, 78th) – $6,113,071 ($358,469,219 total) {week 6}
    3. Cinderella Man (2005, 78th) – $3,446,235 ($49,768,535 total) {week 4}
    4. Crash (2005, 78th) – $1,030,658 ($48,198,479 total) {week 8}
    5. Howl’s Moving Castle (2005, 78th) – $581,654 ($2,515,068 total) {week 3}
    6. March of the Penguins (2005, 78th) – $137,492 ($137,492 total) {week 1}
    7. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005, 78th) – $98,842 ($3,562,686 total) {week 10}
    8. Born Into Brothels (2004, 77th) – $3,625 ($3,511,470 total) {week 25}

    Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

    1. Batman Begins (2005, 78th) – $48,679,562 ($216,163,589 total)
    2. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005, 78th) – $10,786,089 ($632,494,051 total)
    3. Cinderella Man (2005, 78th) – $6,080,642 ($87,813,125 total)
    4. Crash (2005, 78th) – $1,818,524 ($85,042,870 total)
    5. Howl’s Moving Castle (2005, 78th) – $1,026,288 ($4,437,663 total)
    6. March of the Penguins (2005, 78th) – $242,595 ($242,595 total)
    7. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005, 78th) – $174,400 ($6,286,112 total)
    8. Born Into Brothels (2004, 77th) – $6,396 ($6,195,745 total)

    Oscar Details:

    • Batman Begins (2005, 78th): Cinematography
    • Born Into Brothels (2004, 77th): Documentary Feature
    • Cinderella Man (2005, 78th): Supporting Actor (Paul Giamatti), Film Editing, Makeup
    • Crash (2005, 78th): Picture [O], Directing, Supporting Actor (Matt Dillon), Original Screenplay [O], Original Song (“In the Deep”), Film Editing [O]
    • Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005, 78th): Documentary Feature
    • Howl’s Moving Castle (2005, 78th): Animated Feature
    • March of the Penguins (2005, 78th): Documentary Feature [O]
    • Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005, 78th): Makeup

    25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 23-25, 2000

    Weekend Box Office:

    1. Gladiator (2000, 73rd) – $3,851,924 ($165,436,188 total) {week 8}
    2. U-571 (2000, 73rd) – $503,190 ($74,962,935 total) {week 10}
    3. Erin Brockovich (2000, 73rd) – $269,205 ($124,305,290 total) {week 15}
    4. East-West (1999, 72nd) – $76,726 ($1,714,499 total) {week 12}
    5. Toy Story 2 (1999, 72nd) – $35,716 ($245,664,083 total) {week 32}

    Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

    1. Gladiator (2000, 73rd) – $8,082,609 ($347,139,756 total)
    2. U-571 (2000, 73rd) – $1,055,859 ($157,296,993 total)
    3. Erin Brockovich (2000, 73rd) – $564,881 ($260,833,549 total)
    4. East-West (1999, 72nd) – $160,996 ($3,597,585 total)
    5. Toy Story 2 (1999, 72nd) – $74,944 ($515,484,375 total)

    Oscar Details:

    • East-West (1999, 72nd): Foreign Language Film
    • Erin Brockovich (2000, 73rd): Picture, Directing, Actress (Julia Roberts) [O], Supporting Actor (Albert Finney), Original Screenplay
    • Gladiator (2000, 73rd): Picture [O], Directing, Actor (Russell Crowe) [O], Supporting Actor (Joaquin Phoenix) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Sound [O], Visual Effects [O]
    • Toy Story 2 (1999, 72nd): Original Song (“When She Loved Me”)
    • U-571 (2000, 73rd): Sound, Sound Film Editing [O]

    30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 23-25, 1995

    Weekend Box Office:

    1. Pocahontas (1995, 68th) – $29,531,619 ($34,484,978 total) {week 2}
    2. Batman Forever (1995, 68th) – $29,211,516 ($106,614,713 total) {week 2}
    3. The Bridges of Madison County (1995, 68th) – $6,204,640 ($46,314,311 total) {week 4}
    4. Braveheart (1995, 68th) – $4,045,862 ($47,067,115 total) {week 5}
    5. Crimson Tide (1995, 68th) – $3,111,812 ($80,900,374 total) {week 7}
    6. The Postman (Il Postino) (1995, 68th) – $302,836 ($482,567 total) {week 2}

    Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

    1. Pocahontas (1995, 68th) – $76,782,209 ($89,660,943 total)
    2. Batman Forever (1995, 68th) – $75,949,942 ($277,198,254 total)
    3. The Bridges of Madison County (1995, 68th) – $16,132,064 ($120,417,209 total)
    4. Braveheart (1995, 68th) – $10,519,241 ($122,374,499 total)
    5. Crimson Tide (1995, 68th) – $8,090,711 ($210,340,972 total)
    6. The Postman (Il Postino) (1995, 68th) – $787,374 ($1,254,674 total)

    Oscar Details:

    • Batman Forever (1995, 68th): Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing
    • Braveheart (1995, 68th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Costume Design, Makeup [O], Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing [O]
    • The Bridges of Madison County (1995, 68th): Actress (Meryl Streep)
    • Crimson Tide (1995, 68th): Film Editing, Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing
    • Pocahontas (1995, 68th): Original Song (“Colors of the Wind”) [O], Original Musical or Comedy Score [O]
    • The Postman (Il Postino) (1995, 68th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Massimo Troisi), Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score [O]

    35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 22-24, 1990

    Weekend Box Office:

    1. Dick Tracy (1990, 63rd) – $15,546,837 ($50,293,065 total) {week 2}
    2. Total Recall (1990, 63rd) – $8,278,935 ($81,424,280 total) {week 4}
    3. Pretty Woman (1990, 63rd) – $3,371,780 ($144,225,547 total) {week 14}

    Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

    1. Dick Tracy (1990, 63rd) – $41,568,493 ($134,471,528 total)
    2. Total Recall (1990, 63rd) – $22,135,876 ($217,708,890 total)
    3. Pretty Woman (1990, 63rd) – $9,015,327 ($385,624,335 total)

    Oscar Details:

    • Dick Tracy (1990, 63rd): Supporting Actor (Al Pacino), Original Song (“Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)”) [O], Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Makeup [O], Sound
    • Pretty Woman (1990, 63rd): Actress (Julia Roberts)
    • Total Recall (1990, 63rd): Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing, Visual Effects (Special Achievement Award) [O]

    40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 21-23, 1985

    Weekend Box Office:

    1. Cocoon (1985, 58th) – $7,936,427 ($7,936,427 total) {week 1}
    2. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985, 58th) – $7,281,106 ($96,899,362 total) {week 5}
    3. Prizzi’s Honor (1985, 58th) – $3,321,861 ($9,808,120 total) {week 2}
    4. Return to Oz (1985, 58th) – $2,844,895 ($2,844,895 total) {week 1}
    5. Beverly Hills Cop (1984, 57th) – $972,137 ($224,749,508 total) {week 29}

    Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

    1. Cocoon (1985, 58th) – $25,284,786 ($25,284,786 total)
    2. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985, 58th) – $23,196,988 ($308,713,179 total)
    3. Prizzi’s Honor (1985, 58th) – $10,583,168 ($31,247,841 total)
    4. Return to Oz (1985, 58th) – $9,063,595 ($9,063,595 total)
    5. Beverly Hills Cop (1984, 57th) – $3,097,146 ($716,032,940 total)

    Oscar Details:

    • Beverly Hills Cop (1984, 57th): Original Screenplay
    • Cocoon (1985, 58th): Supporting Actor (Don Ameche) [O], Visual Effects [O]
    • Prizzi’s Honor (1985, 58th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Jack Nicholson), Supporting Actor (William Hickey), Supporting Actress (Anjelica Huston) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Costume Design
    • Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985, 58th): Sound Effects Film Editing
    • Return to Oz (1985, 58th): Visual Effects

    45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 20-22, 1980

    Weekend Box Office:

    1. The Empire Strikes Back (1980, 53rd) – $10,840,307 ($47,332,853 total) {week 5}
    2. Brubaker (1980, 53rd) – $2,748,079 ($2,748,079 total) {week 1}

    Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

    1. The Empire Strikes Back (1980, 53rd) – $45,577,648 ($199,009,133 total)
    2. Brubaker (1980, 53rd) – $11,554,191 ($11,554,191 total)

    Oscar Details:

    • Brubaker (1980, 53rd): Original Screenplay
    • The Empire Strikes Back (1980, 53rd): Original Score, Art Direction, Sound [O], Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects) [O]

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