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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 Nov. 8-10, 2019

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Joker (2019, 92nd) – $9,221,303 ($313,512,810 total) {week 6}
  2. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019, 92nd) – $8,414,186 ($97,714,087 total) {week 4}
  3. Harriet (2019, 92nd) – $7,406,790 ($23,639,930 total) {week 2}
  4. Jojo Rabbit (2019, 92nd) – $3,952,157 ($9,128,039 total) {week 4}
  5. Parasite (2019, 92nd) – $2,591,765 ($11,318,741 total) {week 5}
  6. Better Days (2020, 93rd) – $989,536 ($989,536 total) {week 1}
  7. The Lighthouse (2019, 92nd) – $918,630 ($8,915,261 total) {week 4}
  8. Pain and Glory (2019, 92nd) – $397,722 ($2,693,791 total) {week 6}
  9. Judy (2019, 92nd) – $218,326 ($23,490,034 total) {week 7}
  10. Ad Astra (2019, 92nd) – $205,553 ($49,951,498 total) {week 8}
  11. The Lion King (2019, 92nd) – $83,281 ($543,465,226 total) {week 17}
  12. Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $44,224 ($433,938,888 total) {week 21}
  13. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd) – $40,017 ($140,878,766 total) {week 16}
  14. The Cave (2019, 92nd) – $4,128 ($44,053 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Joker (2019, 92nd) – $10,852,145 ($368,959,399 total)
  2. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019, 92nd) – $9,902,284 ($114,995,399 total)
  3. Harriet (2019, 92nd) – $8,716,724 ($27,820,791 total)
  4. Jojo Rabbit (2019, 92nd) – $4,651,119 ($10,742,387 total)
  5. Parasite (2019, 92nd) – $3,050,134 ($13,320,527 total)
  6. Better Days (2020, 93rd) – $1,164,541 ($1,164,541 total)
  7. The Lighthouse (2019, 92nd) – $1,081,095 ($10,491,977 total)
  8. Pain and Glory (2019, 92nd) – $468,061 ($3,170,204 total)
  9. Judy (2019, 92nd) – $256,938 ($27,644,385 total)
  10. Ad Astra (2019, 92nd) – $241,906 ($58,785,715 total)
  11. The Lion King (2019, 92nd) – $98,010 ($639,580,255 total)
  12. Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $52,045 ($510,683,538 total)
  13. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd) – $47,094 ($165,794,006 total)
  14. The Cave (2019, 92nd) – $4,858 ($51,844 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Ad Astra (2019, 92nd): Sound Mixing
  • Better Days (2020, 93rd): International Feature
  • The Cave (2019, 92nd): Documentary Feature
  • Harriet (2019, 92nd): Actress (Cynthia Erivo), Original Song (“Stand Up”)
  • Jojo Rabbit (2019, 92nd): Picture, Supporting Actress (Scarlett Johansson), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Production Design, Costume Design
  • Joker (2019, 92nd): Picture, Directing, Actor (Joaquin Phoenix) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
  • Judy (2019, 92nd): Actress (Renee Zellweger) [O], Makeup & Hairstyling
  • The Lighthouse (2019, 92nd): Cinematography
  • The Lion King (2019, 92nd): Visual Effects
  • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019, 92nd): Makeup & Hairstyling
  • Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd): Picture, Directing, Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt) [O], Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Costume Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
  • Pain and Glory (2019, 92nd): Actor (Antonio Banderas), International Film
  • Parasite (2019, 92nd): Picture [O], Directing [O], Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Production Design, International Film [O]
  • Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd): Animated Feature [O], Original Song (“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away”)

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 7-9, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Big Hero 6 (2014, 87th) – $56,215,889 ($56,215,889 total) {week 1}
  2. Interstellar (2014, 87th) – $47,510,360 ($49,661,813 total) {week 1}
  3. Gone Girl (2014, 87th) – $6,207,419 ($145,535,841 total) {week 6}
  4. Nightcrawler (2014, 87th) – $5,373,560 ($19,618,437 total) {week 2}
  5. Birdman (2014, 87th) – $2,311,866 ($8,098,118 total) {week 4}
  6. The Judge (2014, 87th) – $1,759,172 ($42,568,417 total) {week 5}
  7. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th) – $419,918 ($330,009,017 total) {week 15}
  8. Whiplash (2014, 87th) – $317,688 ($1,527,928 total) {week 5}
  9. The Boxtrolls (2014, 87th) – $210,034 ($49,070,193 total) {week 7}
  10. The Theory of Everything (2014, 87th) – $208,763 ($208,763 total) {week 1}
  11. CitizenFour (2014, 87th) – $206,332 ($665,791 total) {week 3}
  12. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $68,811 ($176,802,960 total) {week 22}
  13. Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $64,049 ($241,286,891 total) {week 24}
  14. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014, 87th) – $57,290 ($339,225 total) {week 4}
  15. Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me (2014, 87th) – $35,950 ($186,500 total) {week 3}
  16. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, 87th) – $32,810 ($208,477,397 total) {week 18}
  17. Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $20,153 ($23,906,444 total) {week 18}
  18. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $8,651 ($140,434 total) {week 6}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Big Hero 6 (2014, 87th) – $74,174,698 ($74,174,698 total)
  2. Interstellar (2014, 87th) – $62,688,088 ($65,526,848 total)
  3. Gone Girl (2014, 87th) – $8,190,450 ($192,028,931 total)
  4. Nightcrawler (2014, 87th) – $7,090,205 ($25,885,771 total)
  5. Birdman (2014, 87th) – $3,050,418 ($10,685,154 total)
  6. The Judge (2014, 87th) – $2,321,160 ($56,167,385 total)
  7. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th) – $554,066 ($435,434,174 total)
  8. Whiplash (2014, 87th) – $419,177 ($2,016,042 total)
  9. The Boxtrolls (2014, 87th) – $277,132 ($64,746,228 total)
  10. The Theory of Everything (2014, 87th) – $275,455 ($275,455 total)
  11. CitizenFour (2014, 87th) – $272,247 ($878,486 total)
  12. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $90,793 ($233,284,689 total)
  13. Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $84,510 ($318,368,750 total)
  14. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014, 87th) – $75,592 ($447,594 total)
  15. Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me (2014, 87th) – $47,435 ($246,080 total)
  16. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, 87th) – $43,292 ($275,077,887 total)
  17. Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $26,591 ($31,543,631 total)
  18. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $11,415 ($185,297 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th): Makeup & Hairstyling
  • Big Hero 6 (2014, 87th): Animated Feature [O]
  • Birdman (2014, 87th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Michael Keaton), Supporting Actor (Edward Norton), Supporting Actress (Emma Stone), Origianl Screenplay [O], Cinematography [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
  • The Boxtrolls (2014, 87th): Animated Feature
  • Boyhood (2014, 87th): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Ethan Hawke), Supporting Actress (Patricia Arquette) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing
  • CitizenFour (2014, 87th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, 87th): Visual Effects
  • Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me (2014, 87th): Original Song (“I’m Not Gonna Miss You”)
  • Gone Girl (2014, 87th): Actress (Rosamund Pike)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th): Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th): Animated Feature
  • Interstellar (2014, 87th): Original Score, Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
  • The Judge (2014, 87th): Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall)
  • Maleficent (2014, 87th): Costume Design
  • Nightcrawler (2014, 87th): Original Screenplay
  • The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014, 87th): Animated Feature
  • The Theory of Everything (2014, 87th): Picture, Actor (Eddie Redmayne) [O], Actress (Felicity Jones), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
  • Whiplash (2014, 87th): Picture, Supporting Actor (J.K. Simmons) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing [O]

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 6-8, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Precious (2009, 82nd) – $1,872,458 ($1,872,458 total) {week 1}
  2. A Serious Man (2009, 82nd) – $863,750 ($5,833,069 total) {week 6}
  3. An Education (2009, 82nd) – $592,407 ($2,307,837 total) {week 5}
  4. Coco Before Chanel (2009, 82nd) – $545,146 ($4,107,048 total) {week 7}
  5. Inglourious Basterds (2009, 82nd) – $206,530 ($119,873,433 total) {week 12}
  6. Julie & Julia (2009, 82nd) – $86,339 ($93,620,732 total) {week 14}
  7. Bright Star (2009, 82nd) – $70,280 ($4,252,058 total) {week 8}
  8. The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008, 81st) – $7,213 ($460,471 total) {week 12}
  9. Departures (2008, 81st) – $3,725 ($1,473,158 total) {week 24}
  10. The Cove (2009, 82nd) – $1,183 ($840,788 total) {week 15}
  11. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $1,018 ($239,294 total) {week 28}
  12. Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $451 ($4,411,489 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Precious (2009, 82nd) – $2,691,346 ($2,691,346 total)
  2. A Serious Man (2009, 82nd) – $1,241,497 ($8,384,065 total)
  3. An Education (2009, 82nd) – $851,486 ($3,317,131 total)
  4. Coco Before Chanel (2009, 82nd) – $783,557 ($5,903,197 total)
  5. Inglourious Basterds (2009, 82nd) – $296,852 ($172,298,081 total)
  6. Julie & Julia (2009, 82nd) – $124,098 ($134,564,199 total)
  7. Bright Star (2009, 82nd) – $101,016 ($6,111,625 total)
  8. The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008, 81st) – $10,367 ($661,850 total)
  9. Departures (2008, 81st) – $5,354 ($2,117,419 total)
  10. The Cove (2009, 82nd) – $1,700 ($1,208,493 total)
  11. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $1,463 ($343,945 total)
  12. Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $648 ($6,340,780 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008, 81st): Foreign Language Film
  • Bright Star (2009, 82nd): Costume Design
  • Coco Before Chanel (2009, 82nd): Costume Design
  • The Cove (2009, 82nd): Documentary Feature
  • Departures (2008, 81st): Foreign Language Film [O]
  • Il Divo (2009, 82nd): Makeup
  • An Education (2009, 82nd): Picture, Actress (Carey Mulligan), Adapted Screenplay
  • Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd): Documentary Feature
  • Inglourious Basterds (2009, 82nd): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
  • Julie & Julia (2009, 82nd): Actress (Meryl Streep)
  • Precious (2009, 82nd): Picture, Director, Actress (Gabourey Sidibe), Supporting Actress (Mo’Nique) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
  • A Serious Man (2009, 82nd): Picture, Original Screenplay

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 5-7, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Incredibles (2004, 77th) – $70,467,623 ($70,467,623 total) {week 1}
  2. Ray (2004, 77th) – $13,644,990 ($39,641,775 total) {week 2}
  3. Shark Tale (2004, 77th) – $4,555,382 ($154,031,467 total) {week 6}
  4. Sideways (2004, 77th) – $1,047,607 ($1,917,590 total) {week 3}
  5. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, 77th) – $948,895 ($10,646,467 total) {week 7}
  6. Being Julia (2004, 77th) – $340,286 ($1,238,163 total) {week 4}
  7. Vera Drake (2004, 77th) – $256,699 ($1,159,014 total) {week 5}
  8. Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th) – $125,903 ($373,247,668 total) {week 19}
  9. I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $92,706 ($144,494,901 total) {week 17}
  10. Hero (2002, 75th) – $64,510 ($53,345,588 total) {week 1}
  11. The Village (2004, 77th) – $54,667 ($114,118,503 total) {week 15}
  12. Maria Full of Grace (2004, 77th) – $30,767 ($6,517,198 total) {week 17}
  13. Zelary (2003, 76th) – $21,352 ($252,097 total) {week 8}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Incredibles (2004, 77th) – $122,325,439 ($122,325,439 total)
  2. Ray (2004, 77th) – $23,686,472 ($68,814,547 total)
  3. Shark Tale (2004, 77th) – $7,907,732 ($267,384,737 total)
  4. Sideways (2004, 77th) – $1,818,551 ($3,328,763 total)
  5. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, 77th) – $1,647,196 ($18,481,307 total)
  6. Being Julia (2004, 77th) – $590,706 ($2,149,339 total)
  7. Vera Drake (2004, 77th) – $445,606 ($2,011,944 total)
  8. Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th) – $218,556 ($647,924,293 total)
  9. I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $160,929 ($250,830,118 total)
  10. Hero (2002, 75th) – $111,984 ($92,603,130 total)
  11. The Village (2004, 77th) – $94,897 ($198,099,430 total)
  12. Maria Full of Grace (2004, 77th) – $53,409 ($11,313,268 total)
  13. Zelary (2003, 76th) – $37,065 ($437,618 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Being Julia (2004, 77th): Actress (Annette Bening)
  • Hero (2002, 75th): Foreign Language Film
  • I, Robot (2004, 77th): Visual Effects
  • The Incredibles (2004, 77th): Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing [O]
  • Maria Full of Grace (2004, 77th): Actress (Catalina Sandino Moreno)
  • The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, 77th): Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Al Otro Lado del Rio”) [O]
  • Ray (2004, 77th): Picture, Director, Actor (Jamie Foxx) [O], Film Editing, Costume Design, Sound Mixing [O]
  • Shark Tale (2004, 77th): Animated Feature
  • Sideways (2004, 77th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Thomas Haden Church), Supporting Actress (Virginia Madsen), Adapted Screenplay [O]
  • Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th): Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
  • Vera Drake (2004, 77th): Director, Actress (Imelda Staunton), Original Screenplay
  • The Village (2004, 77th): Original Score
  • Zelary (2003, 76th): Foreign Language Film

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 5-7, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Insider (1999, 72nd) – $6,712,361 ($6,712,361 total) {week 1}
  2. American Beauty (1999, 72nd) – $3,324,526 ($58,931,005 total) {week 8}
  3. The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $3,131,538 ($264,042,695 total) {week 14}
  4. Music of the Heart (1999, 72nd) – $2,821,480 ($7,737,994 total) {week 2}
  5. Fight Club (1999, 72nd) – $2,423,069 ($31,909,073 total) {week 4}
  6. Being John Malkovich (1999, 72nd) – $1,852,093 ($2,875,714 total) {week 2}
  7. The Straight Story (1999, 72nd) – $584,992 ($1,580,095 total) {week 4}
  8. Boys Don’t Cry (1999, 72nd) – $204,474 ($1,295,683 total) {week 5}
  9. Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $90,158 ($6,367,673 total) {week 23}
  10. Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $69,760 ($170,535,377 total) {week 21}
  11. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, 72nd) – $53,409 ($205,957,794 total) {week 22}
  12. All About My Mother (1999, 72nd) – $50,362 ($110,442 total) {week 1}
  13. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $49,544 ($9,956,553 total) {week 43}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Insider (1999, 72nd) – $14,243,947 ($14,243,947 total)
  2. American Beauty (1999, 72nd) – $7,054,801 ($125,054,377 total)
  3. The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $6,645,272 ($560,311,073 total)
  4. Music of the Heart (1999, 72nd) – $5,987,314 ($16,420,389 total)
  5. Fight Club (1999, 72nd) – $5,141,867 ($67,712,560 total)
  6. Being John Malkovich (1999, 72nd) – $3,930,229 ($6,102,401 total)
  7. The Straight Story (1999, 72nd) – $1,241,381 ($3,353,036 total)
  8. Boys Don’t Cry (1999, 72nd) – $433,903 ($2,749,501 total)
  9. Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $191,320 ($13,512,503 total)
  10. Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $148,034 ($361,884,127 total)
  11. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, 72nd) – $113,336 ($437,052,169 total)
  12. All About My Mother (1999, 72nd) – $106,871 ($234,363 total)
  13. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $105,135 ($21,128,276 total)

Oscar Details:

  • All About My Mother (1999, 72nd): Foreign Language Film [O]
  • American Beauty (1999, 72nd): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Kevin Spacey) [O], Actress (Annette Bening), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography
  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, 72nd): Makeup
  • Being John Malkovich (1999, 72nd): Director, Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener), Original Screenplay
  • Boys Don’t Cry (1999, 72nd): Actress (Hilary Swank) [O], Supporting Actress (Chloe Sevigny)
  • Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd): Documentary Feature
  • Fight Club (1999, 72nd): Sound Effects
  • The Insider (1999, 72nd): Picture, Director, Actor (Russell Crowe), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound
  • Music of the Heart (1999, 72nd): Actress, Original Song (“Music of My Heart”)
  • The Red Violin (1999, 72nd): Original Score [O]
  • The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Haley Joel Osment), Supporting Actress (Toni Collette), Original Screenplay, Film Editing
  • The Straight Story (1999, 72nd): Actor (Richard Farnsworth)
  • Tarzan (1999, 72nd): Original Song (“You’ll Be In My Heart”)

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 11-13, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Interview with the Vampire (1994, 67th) – $36,389,705 ($36,389,705 total) {week 1}
  2. Pulp Fiction (1994, 67th) – $4,104,099 ($44,204,134 total) {week 5}
  3. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994, 67th) – $3,721,480 ($17,924,332 total) {week 2}
  4. Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $1,539,975 ($291,082,361 total) {week 19}
  5. Bullets Over Broadway (1994, 67th) – $1,154,957 ($3,857,030 total) {week 4}
  6. The Shawshank Redemption (1994, 67th) – $802,672 ($15,318,812 total) {week 8}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Interview with the Vampire (1994, 67th) – $93,847,134 ($93,847,134 total)
  2. Pulp Fiction (1994, 67th) – $10,584,255 ($114,000,135 total)
  3. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994, 67th) – $9,597,501 ($46,225,909 total)
  4. Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $3,971,514 ($750,686,089 total)
  5. Bullets Over Broadway (1994, 67th) – $2,978,573 ($9,947,077 total)
  6. The Shawshank Redemption (1994, 67th) – $2,070,049 ($39,506,410 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Bullets Over Broadway (1994, 67th): Director, Supporting Actor (Chazz Palminteri), Supporting Actress (Meg Tilly, Dianne Wiest [O]), Original Screenplay, Art Direction, Costume Design
  • Forrest Gump (1994, 67th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Tom Hanks) [O], Supporting Actor (Gary Sinise), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Makeup, Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects [O]
  • Interview with the Vampire (1994, 67th): Original Score, Art Direction
  • Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994, 67th): Makeup
  • Pulp Fiction (1994, 67th): Picture, Director, Actor (John Travolta), Supporting Actor (Samuel L. Jackson), Supporting Actress (Uma Thurman), Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing
  • The Shawshank Redemption (1994, 67th): Picture, Actor (Morgan Freeman), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 10-12, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Bear (1989, 62nd) – $4,793,250 ($16,256,672 total) {week 3}
  2. Dad (1989, 62nd) – $4,504,020 ($6,306,110 total) {week 3}
  3. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989, 62nd) – $2,066,597 ($9,125,573 total) {week 5}
  4. Black Rain (1989, 62nd) – $1,401,320 ($42,826,769 total) {week 8}
  5. The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989, 62nd) – $1,286,361 ($13,884,141 total) {week 5}
  6. Parenthood (1989, 62nd) – $847,600 ($92,860,010 total) {week 15}
  7. Batman (1989, 62nd) – $503,585 ($250,713,403 total) {week 21}
  8. Henry V (1989, 62nd) – $64,933 ($78,025 total) {week 1}
  9. My Left Foot (1989, 62nd) – $41,165 ($41,165 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Bear (1989, 62nd) – $13,015,424 ($44,142,802 total)
  2. Dad (1989, 62nd) – $12,230,059 ($17,123,392 total)
  3. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989, 62nd) – $5,611,566 ($24,779,264 total)
  4. Black Rain (1989, 62nd) – $3,805,096 ($116,290,320 total)
  5. The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989, 62nd) – $3,492,940 ($37,700,514 total)
  6. Parenthood (1989, 62nd) – $2,301,544 ($252,148,843 total)
  7. Batman (1989, 62nd) – $1,367,417 ($680,778,460 total)
  8. Henry V (1989, 62nd) – $176,317 ($211,866 total)
  9. My Left Foot (1989, 62nd) – $111,778 ($111,778 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Batman (1989, 62nd): Art Direction [O]
  • The Bear (1989, 62nd): Film Editing
  • Black Rain (1989, 62nd): Sound, Sound Effects
  • Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989, 62nd): Director, Supporting Actor (Martin Landau), Original Screenplay
  • Dad (1989, 62nd): Makeup
  • The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989, 62nd): Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer), Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography
  • Henry V (1989, 62nd): Director, Actor (Kenneth Branagh), Costume Design [O]
  • My Left Foot (1989, 62nd): Picture, Director, Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) [O], Supporting Actress (Brenda Fricker) [O], Adapted Screenplay
  • Parenthood (1989, 62nd): Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest), Original Song (“I Love To See You Smile”)

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 9-11, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Places in the Heart (1984, 57th) – $2,228,864 ($22,386,442 total) {week 8}
  2. A Soldier’s Story (1984, 57th) – $1,724,727 ($13,847,074 total) {week 9}
  3. Amadeus (1984, 57th) – $1,546,556 ($9,273,450 total) {week 8}
  4. Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $1,216,256 ($215,627,420 total) {week 23}
  5. Country (1984, 57th) – $1,051,370 ($9,640,000 total) {week 7}
  6. The Killing Fields (1984, 57th) – $33,948 ($87,981 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Places in the Heart (1984, 57th) – $7,150,939 ($71,823,168 total)
  2. A Soldier’s Story (1984, 57th) – $5,533,499 ($44,426,029 total)
  3. Amadeus (1984, 57th) – $4,961,867 ($29,752,319 total)
  4. Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $3,902,155 ($691,804,639 total)
  5. Country (1984, 57th) – $3,373,145 ($30,928,333 total)
  6. The Killing Fields (1984, 57th) – $108,917 ($282,272 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Amadeus (1984, 57th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (F. Murray Abraham [O], Tom Hulce), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup [O], Sound [O]
  • Country (1984, 57th): Actress (Jessica Lange)
  • Ghostbusters (1984, 57th): Original Song (“Ghostbusters”), Visual Effects
  • The Killing Fields (1984, 57th): Picture, Director, Actor (Sam Waterston), Supporting Actor (Haing S. Ngor) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O]
  • Places in the Heart (1984, 57th): Picture, Director, Actress (Sally Field) [O], Supporting Actor (John Malkovich), Supporting Actress (Linsday Crouse), Original Screenplay [O], Costume Design
  • A Soldier’s Story (1984, 57th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Adolph Caesar), Adapted Screenplay