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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: The Weekend of Sep. 4-6, 2020

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Tenet – $20,001,852 ($20,001,852 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Tenet – $24,642,805 ($24,642,805 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Tenet: Production Design, Visual Effects [O]

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 4-6, 2015

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Straight Outta Compton (2015, 88th) – $8,649,190 ($147,584,895 total) {week 4}
  2. Inside Out (2015, 88th) – $3,236,890 ($348,310,170 total) {week 12}
  3. Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015, 88th) – $903,756 ($17,694,087 total) {week 5}
  4. Amy (2015, 88th) – $94,053 ($8,019,894 total) {week 10}
  5. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, 88th) – $61,900 ($153,106,233 total) {week 17}
  6. Cinderella (2015, 88th) – $13,266 ($201,129,476 total) {week 26}
  7. Cartel Land (2015, 88th) – $9,115 ($676,294 total) {week 9}
  8. The Look of Silence (2015, 88th) – $1,492 ($98,661 total) {week 8}
  9. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $793 ($1,081,579 total) {week 34}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Straight Outta Compton (2015, 88th) – $11,604,073 ($198,005,357 total)
  2. Inside Out (2015, 88th) – $4,342,731 ($467,305,815 total)
  3. Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015, 88th) – $1,212,512 ($23,739,042 total)
  4. Amy (2015, 88th) – $126,185 ($10,759,787 total)
  5. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, 88th) – $83,047 ($205,412,989 total)
  6. Cinderella (2015, 88th) – $17,798 ($269,842,749 total)
  7. Cartel Land (2015, 88th) – $12,229 ($907,341 total)
  8. The Look of Silence (2015, 88th) – $2,002 ($132,367 total)
  9. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $1,064 ($1,451,086 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
  • 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 Sep. 3-5, 2010

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Inception (2010, 83rd) – $4,572,249 ($277,145,503 total) {week 8}
  2. Toy Story 3 (2010, 83rd) – $1,944,801 ($408,100,174 total) {week 12}
  3. Salt (2010, 83rd) – $1,257,471 ($115,218,468 total) {week 7}
  4. The Kids Are All Right (2010, 83rd) – $393,425 ($19,790,647 total) {week 9}
  5. Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $117,398 ($5,608,603 total) {week 13}
  6. Animal Kingdom (2010, 83rd) – $111,583 ($536,505 total) {week 4}
  7. I Am Love (2010, 83rd) – $63,555 ($4,673,073 total) {week 12}
  8. Restrepo (2010, 83rd) – $29,801 ($1,172,861 total) {week 11}
  9. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010, 83rd) – $11,423 ($3,215,532 total) {week 21}
  10. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009, 82nd) – $6,980 ($6,346,006 total) {week 21}
  11. Dogtooth (2010, 83rd) – $2,858 ($50,654 total) {week 11}
  12. The Milk of Sorrow (2009, 82nd) – $2,440 ($5,834 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Inception (2010, 83rd) – $6,554,136 ($397,277,014 total)
  2. Toy Story 3 (2010, 83rd) – $2,787,795 ($584,995,306 total)
  3. Salt (2010, 83rd) – $1,802,534 ($165,161,074 total)
  4. The Kids Are All Right (2010, 83rd) – $563,959 ($28,369,102 total)
  5. Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $168,285 ($8,039,708 total)
  6. Animal Kingdom (2010, 83rd) – $159,950 ($769,058 total)
  7. I Am Love (2010, 83rd) – $91,104 ($6,698,664 total)
  8. Restrepo (2010, 83rd) – $42,719 ($1,681,249 total)
  9. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010, 83rd) – $16,374 ($4,609,337 total)
  10. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009, 82nd) – $10,006 ($9,096,746 total)
  11. Dogtooth (2010, 83rd) – $4,097 ($72,610 total)
  12. The Milk of Sorrow (2009, 82nd) – $3,498 ($8,363 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 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
  • The Milk of Sorrow (2009, 82nd): Foreign Language Film
  • 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 Sep. 9-11, 2005

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Constant Gardener (2005, 78th) – $4,726,644 ($19,017,317 total) {week 2}
  2. March of the Penguins (2005, 78th) – $2,639,936 ($66,979,768 total) {week 12}
  3. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, 78th) – $992,389 ($202,593,015 total) {week 9}
  4. Batman Begins (2005, 78th) – $440,469 ($204,145,879 total) {week 13}
  5. War of the Worlds (2005, 78th) – $226,697 ($232,901,322 total) {week 11}
  6. Junebug (2005, 78th) – $216,357 ($1,408,391 total) {week 6}
  7. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005, 78th) – $118,798 ($379,972,309 total) {week 17}
  8. Hustle & Flow (2005, 78th) – $79,220 ($22,044,583 total) {week 8}
  9. Crash (2005, 78th) – $48,429 ($53,382,847 total) {week 19}
  10. Murderball (2005, 78th) – $27,913 ($1,431,038 total) {week 10}
  11. Cinderella Man (2005, 78th) – $22,420 ($61,577,640 total) {week 15}
  12. Howl’s Moving Castle (2005, 78th) – $13,514 ($4,688,756 total) {week 14}
  13. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005, 78th) – $1,246 ($4,061,936 total) {week 21}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Constant Gardener (2005, 78th) – $8,339,835 ($33,554,736 total)
  2. March of the Penguins (2005, 78th) – $4,657,984 ($118,181,151 total)
  3. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, 78th) – $1,751,001 ($357,461,310 total)
  4. Batman Begins (2005, 78th) – $777,177 ($360,201,231 total)
  5. War of the Worlds (2005, 78th) – $399,991 ($410,938,214 total)
  6. Junebug (2005, 78th) – $381,747 ($2,485,008 total)
  7. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005, 78th) – $209,611 ($670,434,760 total)
  8. Hustle & Flow (2005, 78th) – $139,778 ($38,896,136 total)
  9. Crash (2005, 78th) – $85,450 ($94,190,328 total)
  10. Murderball (2005, 78th) – $49,251 ($2,524,967 total)
  11. Cinderella Man (2005, 78th) – $39,559 ($108,649,471 total)
  12. Howl’s Moving Castle (2005, 78th) – $23,845 ($8,272,984 total)
  13. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005, 78th) – $2,198 ($7,167,004 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
  • The Constant Gardener (2005, 78th): Supporting Actress (Rachel Weisz) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Origianl Score, Film Editing
  • 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
  • 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 Sep. 8-10, 2000

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Cell (2000, 73rd) – $3,654,515 ($51,341,527 total) {week 4}
  2. Space Cowboys (2000, 73rd) – $3,340,850 ($78,825,796 total) {week 6}
  3. Hollow Man (2000, 73rd) – $770,511 ($71,342,018 total) {week 6}
  4. The Perfect Storm (2000, 73rd) – $634,000 ($178,684,608 total) {week 11}
  5. Gladiator (2000, 73rd) – $483,001 ($184,229,225 total) {week 19}
  6. The Patriot (2000, 73rd) – $248,485 ($112,139,749 total) {week 11}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Cell (2000, 73rd) – $7,668,379 ($107,731,479 total)
  2. Space Cowboys (2000, 73rd) – $7,010,207 ($165,402,552 total)
  3. Hollow Man (2000, 73rd) – $1,616,787 ($149,699,114 total)
  4. The Perfect Storm (2000, 73rd) – $1,330,341 ($374,939,317 total)
  5. Gladiator (2000, 73rd) – $1,013,496 ($386,573,754 total)
  6. The Patriot (2000, 73rd) – $521,404 ($235,306,227 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 Sep. 8-10, 1995

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Usual Suspects (1995, 68th) – $2,161,617 ($8,616,049 total) {week 4}
  2. Babe (1995, 68th) – $2,127,840 ($45,851,035 total) {week 6}
  3. Apollo 13 (1995, 68th) – $1,503,225 ($163,927,640 total) {week 11}
  4. Waterworld (1995, 68th) – $1,301,015 ($83,017,205 total) {week 7}
  5. Batman Forever (1995, 68th) – $575,386 ($181,976,456 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Usual Suspects (1995, 68th) – $5,620,204 ($22,401,727 total)
  2. Babe (1995, 68th) – $5,532,384 ($119,212,691 total)
  3. Apollo 13 (1995, 68th) – $3,908,385 ($426,211,864 total)
  4. Waterworld (1995, 68th) – $3,382,639 ($215,844,733 total)
  5. Batman Forever (1995, 68th) – $1,496,004 ($473,138,786 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
  • The Usual Suspects (1995, 68th): Supporting Actor (Kevin Spacey) [O], Original Screenplay [O]
  • Waterworld (1995, 68th): Sound

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 7-9, 1990

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Ghost (1990, 63rd) – $6,510,023 ($133,437,093 total) {week 9}
  2. Flatliners (1990, 63rd) – $3,201,954 ($44,343,977 total) {week 5}
  3. Young Guns II (1990, 63rd) – $1,510,829 ($36,229,602 total) {week 6}
  4. Wild at Heart (1990, 63rd) – $1,243,699 ($10,640,660 total) {week 4}
  5. Total Recall (1990, 63rd) – $378,000 ($117,152,138 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Ghost (1990, 63rd) – $17,406,232 ($356,778,610 total)
  2. Flatliners (1990, 63rd) – $8,561,253 ($118,565,102 total)
  3. Young Guns II (1990, 63rd) – $4,039,592 ($96,869,220 total)
  4. Wild at Heart (1990, 63rd) – $3,325,351 ($28,450,559 total)
  5. Total Recall (1990, 63rd) – $1,010,681 ($313,236,568 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 Sep. 6-8, 1985

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Back to the Future (1985, 58th) – $5,214,465 ($139,392,468 total) {week 10}
  2. Cocoon (1985, 58th) – $1,332,539 ($70,978,323 total) {week 12}
  3. Silverado (1985, 58th) – $1,248,818 ($29,070,413 total) {week 9}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Back to the Future (1985, 58th) – $16,612,845 ($444,092,623 total)
  2. Cocoon (1985, 58th) – $4,245,357 ($226,130,939 total)
  3. Silverado (1985, 58th) – $3,978,629 ($92,615,879 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]
  • Silverado (1985, 58th): Original Score, Sound

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