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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. 21-23, 2015

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Straight Outta Compton (2015, 88th) – $26,364,020 ($111,087,490 total) {week 2}
  2. Inside Out (2015, 88th) – $1,594,360 ($342,353,075 total) {week 10}
  3. Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015, 88th) – $1,513,365 ($14,518,817 total) {week 3}
  4. Amy (2015, 88th) – $145,394 ($7,643,949 total) {week 8}
  5. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, 88th) – $79,371 ($152,874,961 total) {week 15}
  6. Cartel Land (2015, 88th) – $11,618 ($645,613 total) {week 7}
  7. Cinderella (2015, 88th) – $11,485 ($201,084,951 total) {week 24}
  8. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $5,938 ($1,063,424 total) {week 32}
  9. The Look of Silence (2015, 88th) – $4,140 ($89,715 total) {week 6}
  10. Ex Machina (2015, 88th) – $3,324 ($25,434,333 total) {week 18}
  11. The Hunting Ground (2015, 88th) – $1,025 ($405,917 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Straight Outta Compton (2015, 88th) – $35,370,945 ($149,039,088 total)
  2. Inside Out (2015, 88th) – $2,139,052 ($459,313,556 total)
  3. Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015, 88th) – $2,030,386 ($19,478,982 total)
  4. Amy (2015, 88th) – $195,066 ($10,255,405 total)
  5. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, 88th) – $106,487 ($205,102,706 total)
  6. Cartel Land (2015, 88th) – $15,587 ($866,178 total)
  7. Cinderella (2015, 88th) – $15,409 ($269,783,013 total)
  8. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $7,967 ($1,426,729 total)
  9. The Look of Silence (2015, 88th) – $5,554 ($120,365 total)
  10. Ex Machina (2015, 88th) – $4,460 ($34,123,642 total)
  11. The Hunting Ground (2015, 88th) – $1,375 ($544,593 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]
  • The Hunting Ground (2015, 88th): Original Song (“Til It Happens to You”)
  • 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. 20-22, 2010

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Inception (2010, 83rd) – $7,838,179 ($262,031,594 total) {week 6}
  2. Salt (2010, 83rd) – $3,410,012 ($109,895,105 total) {week 5}
  3. Toy Story 3 (2010, 83rd) – $1,523,124 ($403,803,642 total) {week 10}
  4. The Kids Are All Right (2010, 83rd) – $818,213 ($18,239,725 total) {week 7}
  5. Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $212,138 ($5,180,863 total) {week 11}
  6. I Am Love (2010, 83rd) – $112,373 ($4,398,585 total) {week 10}
  7. Animal Kingdom (2010, 83rd) – $101,440 ($198,482 total) {week 2}
  8. Restrepo (2010, 83rd) – $59,249 ($1,049,797 total) {week 9}
  9. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010, 83rd) – $19,342 ($3,180,531 total) {week 19}
  10. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009, 82nd) – $9,416 ($6,318,059 total) {week 19}
  11. Ajami (2009, 82nd) – $1,205 ($621,240 total) {week 29}
  12. Dogtooth (2010, 83rd) – $158 ($45,851 total) {week 9}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Inception (2010, 83rd) – $11,235,717 ($375,611,829 total)
  2. Salt (2010, 83rd) – $4,888,116 ($157,530,246 total)
  3. Toy Story 3 (2010, 83rd) – $2,183,337 ($578,836,399 total)
  4. The Kids Are All Right (2010, 83rd) – $1,172,876 ($26,145,918 total)
  5. Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $304,091 ($7,426,560 total)
  6. I Am Love (2010, 83rd) – $161,082 ($6,305,196 total)
  7. Animal Kingdom (2010, 83rd) – $145,410 ($284,516 total)
  8. Restrepo (2010, 83rd) – $84,931 ($1,504,842 total)
  9. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010, 83rd) – $27,726 ($4,559,164 total)
  10. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009, 82nd) – $13,497 ($9,056,685 total)
  11. Ajami (2009, 82nd) – $1,727 ($890,523 total)
  12. Dogtooth (2010, 83rd) – $226 ($65,726 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. 26-28, 2005

Weekend Box Office:

  1. March of the Penguins (2005, 78th) – $4,743,822 ($55,895,099 total) {week 10}
  2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, 78th) – $2,695,447 ($197,578,822 total) {week 7}
  3. War of the Worlds (2005, 78th) – $758,139 ($231,806,280 total) {week 9}
  4. Batman Begins (2005, 78th) – $445,373 ($203,019,055 total) {week 11}
  5. Junebug (2005, 78th) – $256,550 ($755,579 total) {week 4}
  6. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005, 78th) – $248,124 ($379,392,611 total) {week 15}
  7. Hustle & Flow (2005, 78th) – $179,259 ($21,753,798 total) {week 6}
  8. Crash (2005, 78th) – $139,246 ($53,116,469 total) {week 17}
  9. Cinderella Man (2005, 78th) – $64,445 ($61,473,615 total) {week 13}
  10. Murderball (2005, 78th) – $43,525 ($1,328,551 total) {week 8}
  11. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005, 78th) – $14,108 ($4,051,618 total) {week 19}
  12. Howl’s Moving Castle (2005, 78th) – $13,436 ($4,641,887 total) {week 12}
  13. Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th) – $4,786 ($44,104 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. March of the Penguins (2005, 78th) – $8,370,145 ($98,623,022 total)
  2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, 78th) – $4,755,929 ($348,614,115 total)
  3. War of the Worlds (2005, 78th) – $1,337,684 ($409,006,088 total)
  4. Batman Begins (2005, 78th) – $785,830 ($358,213,028 total)
  5. Junebug (2005, 78th) – $452,665 ($1,333,167 total)
  6. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005, 78th) – $437,798 ($669,411,924 total)
  7. Hustle & Flow (2005, 78th) – $316,290 ($38,383,066 total)
  8. Crash (2005, 78th) – $245,690 ($93,720,322 total)
  9. Cinderella Man (2005, 78th) – $113,709 ($108,465,926 total)
  10. Murderball (2005, 78th) – $76,797 ($2,344,136 total)
  11. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005, 78th) – $24,893 ($7,148,799 total)
  12. Howl’s Moving Castle (2005, 78th) – $23,707 ($8,190,287 total)
  13. Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th) – $8,445 ($77,818 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. 25-27, 2000

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Cell (2000, 73rd) – $9,676,012 ($33,745,083 total) {week 2}
  2. Space Cowboys (2000, 73rd) – $6,514,903 ($63,709,955 total) {week 4}
  3. Hollow Man (2000, 73rd) – $2,811,159 ($66,562,821 total) {week 4}
  4. The Perfect Storm (2000, 73rd) – $1,207,115 ($175,604,700 total) {week 9}
  5. The Patriot (2000, 73rd) – $566,283 ($110,968,991 total) {week 9}
  6. Gladiator (2000, 73rd) – $450,919 ($182,749,280 total) {week 17}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Cell (2000, 73rd) – $20,303,469 ($70,808,328 total)
  2. Space Cowboys (2000, 73rd) – $13,670,418 ($133,684,525 total)
  3. Hollow Man (2000, 73rd) – $5,898,740 ($139,670,780 total)
  4. The Perfect Storm (2000, 73rd) – $2,532,926 ($368,476,653 total)
  5. The Patriot (2000, 73rd) – $1,188,249 ($232,849,590 total)
  6. Gladiator (2000, 73rd) – $946,177 ($383,468,341 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. 25-27, 1995

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Babe (1995, 68th) – $3,693,515 ($36,821,030 total) {week 4}
  2. Waterworld (1995, 68th) – $3,548,155 ($76,273,920 total) {week 5}
  3. Apollo 13 (1995, 68th) – $2,571,270 ($157,882,585 total) {week 9}
  4. Batman Forever (1995, 68th) – $1,090,404 ($179,477,383 total) {week 11}
  5. The Usual Suspects (1995, 68th) – $548,046 ($1,664,815 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

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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
  • The Usual Suspects (1995, 68th): Supporting Actor (Kevin Spacey) [O], Original Screenplay [O]
  • Waterworld (1995, 68th): Sound

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 24-26, 1990

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Ghost (1990, 63rd) – $7,474,702 ($111,468,095 total) {week 7}
  2. Flatliners (1990, 63rd) – $5,009,634 ($32,338,840 total) {week 3}
  3. Young Guns II (1990, 63rd) – $1,828,285 ($31,095,099 total) {week 4}
  4. Wild at Heart (1990, 63rd) – $1,681,128 ($6,154,828 total) {week 2}
  5. Total Recall (1990, 63rd) – $478,170 ($115,894,269 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Ghost (1990, 63rd) – $19,985,551 ($298,038,807 total)
  2. Flatliners (1990, 63rd) – $13,394,553 ($86,466,260 total)
  3. Young Guns II (1990, 63rd) – $4,888,393 ($83,140,797 total)
  4. Wild at Heart (1990, 63rd) – $4,494,931 ($16,456,526 total)
  5. Total Recall (1990, 63rd) – $1,278,511 ($309,873,329 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. 23-25, 1985

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Back to the Future (1985, 58th) – $6,927,360 ($119,905,425 total) {week 8}
  2. Cocoon (1985, 58th) – $1,695,468 ($66,058,449 total) {week 10}
  3. Silverado (1985, 58th) – $1,120,719 ($25,995,319 total) {week 7}
  4. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985, 58th) – $1,104,317 ($144,094,973 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Back to the Future (1985, 58th) – $22,069,984 ($382,008,551 total)
  2. Cocoon (1985, 58th) – $5,401,618 ($210,456,636 total)
  3. Silverado (1985, 58th) – $3,570,516 ($82,818,890 total)
  4. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985, 58th) – $3,518,261 ($459,074,407 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

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