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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.

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 14-16, 2015

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Straight Outta Compton (2015, 88th) – $60,200,180 ($60,200,180 total) {week 1}
  2. Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015, 88th) – $2,881,311 ($11,148,582 total) {week 2}
  3. Inside Out (2015, 88th) – $2,046,076 ($339,365,873 total) {week 9}
  4. Amy (2015, 88th) – $210,517 ($7,374,123 total) {week 7}
  5. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, 88th) – $122,147 ($152,727,123 total) {week 14}
  6. Cartel Land (2015, 88th) – $19,367 ($624,430 total) {week 6}
  7. Cinderella (2015, 88th) – $16,406 ($201,063,228 total) {week 23}
  8. The Look of Silence (2015, 88th) – $8,286 ($81,342 total) {week 5}
  9. Ex Machina (2015, 88th) – $4,135 ($25,427,512 total) {week 17}
  10. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $3,873 ($1,054,848 total) {week 31}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Straight Outta Compton (2015, 88th) – $80,766,790 ($80,766,790 total)
  2. Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015, 88th) – $3,865,673 ($14,957,350 total)
  3. Inside Out (2015, 88th) – $2,745,091 ($455,305,815 total)
  4. Amy (2015, 88th) – $282,437 ($9,893,396 total)
  5. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, 88th) – $163,877 ($204,904,361 total)
  6. Cartel Land (2015, 88th) – $25,983 ($837,758 total)
  7. Cinderella (2015, 88th) – $22,011 ($269,753,868 total)
  8. The Look of Silence (2015, 88th) – $11,117 ($109,131 total)
  9. Ex Machina (2015, 88th) – $5,548 ($34,114,491 total)
  10. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $5,196 ($1,415,223 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th): Makeup & Hairstyling
  • Amy (2015, 88th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • Cartel Land (2015, 88th): Documentary Feature
  • Cinderella (2015, 88th): Costume Design
  • Ex Machina (2015, 88th): Original Screenplay, Visual Effects [O]
  • Inside Out (2015, 88th): Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay
  • The Look of Silence (2015, 88th): Documentary Feature
  • 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
  • Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015, 88th): Animated Feature
  • Straight Outta Compton (2015, 88th): Original Screenplay

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 13-15, 2010

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Inception (2010, 83rd) – $11,285,051 ($248,469,482 total) {week 5}
  2. Salt (2010, 83rd) – $6,219,502 ($103,438,273 total) {week 4}
  3. Toy Story 3 (2010, 83rd) – $2,222,731 ($400,824,826 total) {week 9}
  4. The Kids Are All Right (2010, 83rd) – $1,352,585 ($16,721,391 total) {week 6}
  5. Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $223,850 ($4,855,340 total) {week 10}
  6. I Am Love (2010, 83rd) – $139,904 ($4,195,031 total) {week 9}
  7. Restrepo (2010, 83rd) – $73,442 ($950,031 total) {week 8}
  8. Animal Kingdom (2010, 83rd) – $61,968 ($61,968 total) {week 1}
  9. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010, 83rd) – $21,717 ($3,150,068 total) {week 18}
  10. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009, 82nd) – $15,455 ($6,297,625 total) {week 18}
  11. Dogtooth (2010, 83rd) – $772 ($45,526 total) {week 8}
  12. Ajami (2009, 82nd) – $477 ($619,123 total) {week 28}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Inception (2010, 83rd) – $16,176,670 ($356,171,083 total)
  2. Salt (2010, 83rd) – $8,915,408 ($148,274,635 total)
  3. Toy Story 3 (2010, 83rd) – $3,186,196 ($574,566,386 total)
  4. The Kids Are All Right (2010, 83rd) – $1,938,877 ($23,969,446 total)
  5. Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $320,880 ($6,959,936 total)
  6. I Am Love (2010, 83rd) – $200,547 ($6,013,409 total)
  7. Restrepo (2010, 83rd) – $105,276 ($1,361,832 total)
  8. Animal Kingdom (2010, 83rd) – $88,829 ($88,829 total)
  9. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010, 83rd) – $31,130 ($4,515,497 total)
  10. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009, 82nd) – $22,154 ($9,027,394 total)
  11. Dogtooth (2010, 83rd) – $1,107 ($65,260 total)
  12. Ajami (2009, 82nd) – $684 ($887,488 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Ajami (2009, 82nd): Foreign Language Film
  • Animal Kingdom (2010, 83rd): Supporting Actress (Jacki Weaver)
  • Dogtooth (2010, 83rd): Foreign Language Film
  • Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010, 83rd): Documentary Feature
  • I Am Love (2010, 83rd): Costume Design
  • Inception (2010, 83rd): Picture, Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • The Kids Are All Right (2010, 83rd): Picture, Actress (Annette Bening), Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Original Screenplay
  • Restrepo (2010, 83rd): Documentary Feature
  • Salt (2010, 83rd): Sound Mixing
  • The Secret in Their Eyes (2009, 82nd): Foreign Language Film
  • 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 Aug. 19-21, 2005

Weekend Box Office:

  1. March of the Penguins (2005, 78th) – $6,487,696 ($48,444,218 total) {week 9}
  2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, 78th) – $4,434,453 ($192,638,088 total) {week 6}
  3. War of the Worlds (2005, 78th) – $1,057,340 ($230,614,825 total) {week 8}
  4. Batman Begins (2005, 78th) – $632,369 ($202,285,638 total) {week 10}
  5. Hustle & Flow (2005, 78th) – $359,783 ($21,425,299 total) {week 5}
  6. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005, 78th) – $327,011 ($378,977,117 total) {week 14}
  7. Cinderella Man (2005, 78th) – $143,865 ($61,345,700 total) {week 12}
  8. Junebug (2005, 78th) – $119,637 ($447,140 total) {week 3}
  9. Crash (2005, 78th) – $85,460 ($52,931,832 total) {week 16}
  10. Murderball (2005, 78th) – $65,065 ($1,254,038 total) {week 7}
  11. Howl’s Moving Castle (2005, 78th) – $19,386 ($4,612,726 total) {week 11}
  12. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005, 78th) – $6,144 ($4,034,298 total) {week 18}
  13. Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th) – $5,381 ($35,195 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. March of the Penguins (2005, 78th) – $11,447,089 ($85,476,460 total)
  2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, 78th) – $7,824,284 ($339,896,533 total)
  3. War of the Worlds (2005, 78th) – $1,865,603 ($406,903,849 total)
  4. Batman Begins (2005, 78th) – $1,115,771 ($356,918,965 total)
  5. Hustle & Flow (2005, 78th) – $634,812 ($37,803,453 total)
  6. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005, 78th) – $576,988 ($668,678,813 total)
  7. Cinderella Man (2005, 78th) – $253,840 ($108,240,229 total)
  8. Junebug (2005, 78th) – $211,091 ($788,947 total)
  9. Crash (2005, 78th) – $150,788 ($93,394,543 total)
  10. Murderball (2005, 78th) – $114,803 ($2,212,663 total)
  11. Howl’s Moving Castle (2005, 78th) – $34,205 ($8,138,835 total)
  12. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005, 78th) – $10,841 ($7,118,239 total)
  13. Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th) – $9,494 ($62,099 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Batman Begins (2005, 78th): Cinematography
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, 78th): Costume Design
  • 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]
  • Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th): Documentary Feature
  • Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005, 78th): Documentary Feature
  • Howl’s Moving Castle (2005, 78th): Animated Feature
  • Hustle & Flow (2005, 78th): Actor (Terrence Howard), Original Song (“It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp”) [O]
  • Junebug (2005, 78th): Supporting Actress (Amy Adams)
  • March of the Penguins (2005, 78th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • Murderball (2005, 78th): Documentary Feature
  • Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005, 78th): Makeup
  • War of the Worlds (2005, 78th): Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 18-20, 2000

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Cell (2000, 73rd) – $17,515,050 ($17,515,050 total) {week 1}
  2. Space Cowboys (2000, 73rd) – $9,476,221 ($53,783,126 total) {week 3}
  3. Hollow Man (2000, 73rd) – $6,010,644 ($61,577,725 total) {week 3}
  4. The Perfect Storm (2000, 73rd) – $1,811,490 ($173,607,196 total) {week 8}
  5. The Patriot (2000, 73rd) – $982,544 ($110,004,329 total) {week 8}
  6. Gladiator (2000, 73rd) – $296,832 ($182,131,600 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Cell (2000, 73rd) – $36,752,359 ($36,752,359 total)
  2. Space Cowboys (2000, 73rd) – $19,884,241 ($112,854,760 total)
  3. Hollow Man (2000, 73rd) – $12,612,316 ($129,210,403 total)
  4. The Perfect Storm (2000, 73rd) – $3,801,104 ($364,285,229 total)
  5. The Patriot (2000, 73rd) – $2,061,702 ($230,825,410 total)
  6. Gladiator (2000, 73rd) – $622,852 ($382,172,244 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Cell (2000, 73rd): Makeup
  • 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]
  • Hollow Man (2000, 73rd): Visual Effects
  • The Patriot (2000, 73rd): Original Score, Cinematography, Sound
  • The Perfect Storm (2000, 73rd): Sound, Visual Effects
  • Space Cowboys (2000, 73rd): Sound Film Editing

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 18-20, 1995

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Waterworld (1995, 68th) – $5,308,605 ($70,077,295 total) {week 4}
  2. Babe (1995, 68th) – $5,146,290 ($30,187,630 total) {week 3}
  3. Apollo 13 (1995, 68th) – $3,601,620 ($153,576,180 total) {week 8}
  4. Pocahontas (1995, 68th) – $906,813 ($134,574,663 total) {week 10}
  5. The Usual Suspects (1995, 68th) – $645,363 ($645,363 total) {week 1}
  6. Batman Forever (1995, 68th) – $253,204 ($178,229,666 total) {week 10}
  7. Braveheart (1995, 68th) – $197,525 ($60,082,703 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Waterworld (1995, 68th) – $13,802,373 ($182,200,967 total)
  2. Babe (1995, 68th) – $13,380,354 ($78,487,838 total)
  3. Apollo 13 (1995, 68th) – $9,364,212 ($399,298,068 total)
  4. Pocahontas (1995, 68th) – $2,357,714 ($349,894,124 total)
  5. The Usual Suspects (1995, 68th) – $1,677,944 ($1,677,944 total)
  6. Batman Forever (1995, 68th) – $658,330 ($463,397,132 total)
  7. Braveheart (1995, 68th) – $513,565 ($156,215,028 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Apollo 13 (1995, 68th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Ed Harris), Supporting Actress (Kathleen Quinlan), Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing [O], Art Direction, Sound [O], Visual Effects
  • Babe (1995, 68th): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (James Cromwell), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Art Direction, Visual Effects [O]
  • 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]
  • Pocahontas (1995, 68th): Original Song (“Colors of the Wind”) [O], Original Musical or Comedy Score [O]
  • The Usual Suspects (1995, 68th): Supporting Actor (Kevin Spacey) [O], Original Screenplay [O]
  • Waterworld (1995, 68th): Sound

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 17-19, 1990

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Ghost (1990, 63rd) – $8,364,565 ($99,166,346 total) {week 6}
  2. Flatliners (1990, 63rd) – $7,056,904 ($23,059,421 total) {week 2}
  3. Young Guns II (1990, 63rd) – $3,118,748 ($27,330,250 total) {week 3}
  4. Wild at Heart (1990, 63rd) – $2,913,764 ($2,913,764 total) {week 1}
  5. Total Recall (1990, 63rd) – $602,700 ($115,105,635 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Ghost (1990, 63rd) – $22,364,830 ($265,146,897 total)
  2. Flatliners (1990, 63rd) – $18,868,460 ($61,655,331 total)
  3. Young Guns II (1990, 63rd) – $8,338,780 ($73,074,498 total)
  4. Wild at Heart (1990, 63rd) – $7,790,702 ($7,790,702 total)
  5. Total Recall (1990, 63rd) – $1,611,474 ($307,764,712 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Flatliners (1990, 63rd): Sound Effects Film Editing
  • Ghost (1990, 63rd): Picture, Supporting Actress (Whoopi Goldberg) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing
  • Total Recall (1990, 63rd): Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing, Visual Effects (Special Achievement Award) [O]
  • Wild at Heart (1990, 63rd): Supporting Actress (Diane Ladd)
  • Young Guns II (1990, 63rd): Original Song (“Blaze of Glory”)

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 16-18, 1985

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Back to the Future (1985, 58th) – $7,252,140 ($108,239,135 total) {week 7}
  2. Cocoon (1985, 58th) – $1,771,970 ($63,235,816 total) {week 9}
  3. Silverado (1985, 58th) – $1,252,534 ($24,214,759 total) {week 6}
  4. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985, 58th) – $1,042,479 ($142,416,504 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Back to the Future (1985, 58th) – $23,104,705 ($344,840,737 total)
  2. Cocoon (1985, 58th) – $5,645,347 ($201,463,966 total)
  3. Silverado (1985, 58th) – $3,990,467 ($77,146,176 total)
  4. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985, 58th) – $3,321,250 ($453,726,947 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Back to the Future (1985, 58th): Original Screenplay, Original Song (“The Power of Love’), Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing [O]
  • Cocoon (1985, 58th): Supporting Actor (Don Ameche) [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985, 58th): Sound Effects Film Editing
  • Silverado (1985, 58th): Original Score, Sound

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 15-17, 1980

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Ordinary People (1980, 53rd) – $170,335 ($170,335 total) {week 1}
  2. The Empire Strikes Back (1980, 53rd) – $4,321,216 ($145,893,923 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Ordinary People (1980, 53rd) – $716,167 ($716,167 total)
  2. The Empire Strikes Back (1980, 53rd) – $18,168,384 ($613,405,305 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Empire Strikes Back (1980, 53rd): Original Score, Art Direction, Sound [O], Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects) [O]
  • Ordinary People (1980, 53rd): Picture [O], Director [O], Actress (Mary Tyler Moore), Supporting Actor (Timothy Hutton) [O], Supporting Actor (Judd Hirsch), Adapted Screenplay [O]

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