Box Office History (Week 11, 2023)

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 Mar. 15-17, 2019

Weekend Box Office:

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019, 92nd) – $9,277,310 ($135,576,405 total) {week 4}
Green Book (2018, 91st) – $1,258,795 ($82,601,826 total) {week 18}
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, 91st) – $317,037 ($189,482,090 total) {week 14}
A Star Is Born (2018, 91st) – $226,480 ($215,052,994 total) {week 24}
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st) – $214,074 ($215,660,910 total) {week 20}
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018, 91st) – $176,941 ($200,809,328 total) {week 17}
Mary Poppins Returns (2018, 91st) – $114,911 ($171,686,585 total) {week 13}
The Favourite (2018, 91st) – $110,854 ($34,043,401 total) {week 17}
Never Look Away (2018, 91st) – $72,249 ($986,948 total) {week 16}
Free Solo (2018, 91st) – $71,053 ($17,362,350 total) {week 25}
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018, 91st) – $34,913 ($14,839,158 total) {week 14}
Capernaum (2018, 91st) – $31,763 ($1,518,348 total) {week 14}
Vice (2018, 91st) – $28,010 ($47,790,516 total) {week 12}
Cold War (2018, 91st) – $26,921 ($4,533,425 total) {week 13}
The 2018 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2018, 91st) – $15,838 ($3,526,686 total) {week 6}
Shoplifters (2018, 91st) – $9,066 ($3,254,846 total) {week 17}
The Wife (2018, 91st) – $6,831 ($9,573,526 total) {week 29}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019, 92nd) – $10,583,831 ($154,669,589 total)
Green Book (2018, 91st) – $1,436,071 ($94,234,616 total)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, 91st) – $361,685 ($216,166,795 total)
A Star Is Born (2018, 91st) – $258,375 ($245,338,841 total)
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st) – $244,222 ($246,032,370 total)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018, 91st) – $201,860 ($229,089,244 total)
Mary Poppins Returns (2018, 91st) – $131,094 ($195,865,154 total)
The Favourite (2018, 91st) – $126,466 ($38,837,723 total)
Never Look Away (2018, 91st) – $82,424 ($1,125,940 total)
Free Solo (2018, 91st) – $81,059 ($19,807,484 total)
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018, 91st) – $39,830 ($16,928,952 total)
Capernaum (2018, 91st) – $36,236 ($1,732,176 total)
Vice (2018, 91st) – $31,955 ($54,520,840 total)
Cold War (2018, 91st) – $30,712 ($5,171,866 total)
The 2018 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2018, 91st) – $18,068 ($4,023,348 total)
Shoplifters (2018, 91st) – $10,343 ($3,713,225 total)
The Wife (2018, 91st) – $7,793 ($10,921,763 total)

Oscar Details:

The 2018 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2018, 91st): Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Short Film
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st): Picture, Actor (Rami Malek), Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O]
Capernaum (2018, 91st): Foreign Language Film
Cold War (2018, 91st): Directing, Cinematography, Foreign Language Film
The Favourite (2018, 91st): Picture, Directing, Actress (Olivia Colman) [O], Supporting Actress (Emma Stone), Supporting Actress (Rachel Weisz), Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design
Free Solo (2018, 91st): Documentary Feature [O]
Green Book (2018, 91st): Picture [O], Actor (Viggo Mortensen), Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019, 92nd): Animated Feature
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018, 91st): Supporting Actress (Regina King) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
Mary Poppins Returns (2018, 91st): Original Song (“The Place Where Lost Things Go”), Original Score, Production Design, Costume Design
Never Look Away (2018, 91st): Cinematography, Foreign Language Film
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018, 91st): Animated Feature
Shoplifters (2018, 91st): Foreign Language Film
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, 91st): Animated Feature [O]
A Star Is Born (2018, 91st): Picture, Actor (Bradley Cooper), Actress (Lady Gaga), Supporting Actor (Sam Elliott), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Shallow”) [O], Cinematography, Sound Mixing
Vice (2018, 91st): Picture, Directing, Actor (Christian Bale), Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell), Supporting Actress (Amy Adams), Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Makeup & Hairstyling [O]
The Wife (2018, 91st): Actress (Glenn Close)

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 14-16, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $7,701,309 ($236,928,237 total) {week 6}
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $3,638,041 ($4,776,981 total) {week 2}
Frozen (2013, 86th) – $2,147,743 ($396,386,593 total) {week 17}
12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th) – $1,222,892 ($55,090,884 total) {week 22}
American Hustle (2013, 86th) – $608,422 ($149,351,703 total) {week 14}
Gravity (2013, 86th) – $547,289 ($272,672,181 total) {week 24}
The Wind Rises (2013, 86th) – $431,508 ($4,138,379 total) {week 4}
Philomena (2013, 86th) – $420,936 ($36,651,098 total) {week 17}
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013, 86th) – $413,159 ($116,345,073 total) {week 12}
Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th) – $369,034 ($26,772,386 total) {week 20}
Lone Survivor (2013, 86th) – $268,585 ($124,572,476 total) {week 12}
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, 86th) – $248,215 ($257,805,640 total) {week 14}
Her (2013, 86th) – $150,628 ($25,240,095 total) {week 13}
August: Osage County (2013, 86th) – $105,089 ($37,473,846 total) {week 12}
The Great Beauty (2013, 86th) – $98,254 ($2,608,780 total) {week 18}
Nebraska (2013, 86th) – $76,493 ($17,617,729 total) {week 18}
Saving Mr. Banks (2013, 86th) – $76,484 ($83,112,862 total) {week 14}
Ernest & Celestine (2013, 86th) – $39,556 ($71,442 total) {week 3}
The Book Thief (2013, 86th) – $29,506 ($21,401,374 total) {week 19}
Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $17,515 ($33,386,098 total) {week 34}
The Invisible Woman (2013, 86th) – $11,127 ($1,176,731 total) {week 12}
20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $9,853 ($4,929,609 total) {week 40}
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013, 86th) – $7,256 ($8,307,231 total) {week 16}
Cutie and the Boxer (2013, 86th) – $229 ($199,274 total) {week 31}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $9,850,512 ($303,047,745 total)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $4,653,308 ($6,110,092 total)
Frozen (2013, 86th) – $2,747,113 ($507,006,107 total)
12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th) – $1,564,164 ($70,465,084 total)
American Hustle (2013, 86th) – $778,214 ($191,031,248 total)
Gravity (2013, 86th) – $700,021 ($348,766,743 total)
The Wind Rises (2013, 86th) – $551,929 ($5,293,275 total)
Philomena (2013, 86th) – $538,407 ($46,879,311 total)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013, 86th) – $528,459 ($148,813,465 total)
Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th) – $472,020 ($34,243,750 total)
Lone Survivor (2013, 86th) – $343,539 ($159,336,888 total)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, 86th) – $317,484 ($329,751,400 total)
Her (2013, 86th) – $192,664 ($32,283,842 total)
August: Osage County (2013, 86th) – $134,416 ($47,931,663 total)
The Great Beauty (2013, 86th) – $125,674 ($3,336,812 total)
Nebraska (2013, 86th) – $97,840 ($22,534,305 total)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013, 86th) – $97,828 ($106,307,149 total)
Ernest & Celestine (2013, 86th) – $50,595 ($91,379 total)
The Book Thief (2013, 86th) – $37,740 ($27,373,850 total)
Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $22,403 ($42,703,149 total)
The Invisible Woman (2013, 86th) – $14,232 ($1,505,121 total)
20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $12,603 ($6,305,314 total)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013, 86th) – $9,281 ($10,625,528 total)
Cutie and the Boxer (2013, 86th) – $293 ($254,885 total)

Oscar Details:

12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th): Picture [O], Directing, Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender), Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Production Design, Costume Design
20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th): Documentary Feature [O]
American Hustle (2013, 86th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Christian Bale), Actress (Amy Adams), Supporting Actor (Bradley Cooper), Supporting Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Production Design, Costume Design
August: Osage County (2013, 86th): Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actress (Julia Roberts)
Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th): Actress (Cate Blanchett) [O], Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), Original Screenplay
The Book Thief (2013, 86th): Original Score
Cutie and the Boxer (2013, 86th): Documentary Feature
Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th): Picture, Actor (Matthew McConaughey) [O], Supporting Actor (Jared Leto) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling [O]
Ernest & Celestine (2013, 86th): Animated Feature
Frozen (2013, 86th): Animated Feature [O], Original Song (“Let It Go”) [O]
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th): Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup and Hairstyling [O]
Gravity (2013, 86th): Picture, Directing [O], Actress (Sandra Bullock), Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Production Design, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
The Great Beauty (2013, 86th): Foreign Language Film [O]
Her (2013, 86th): Picture, Original Screenplay [O], Original Song (“The Moon Song”), Original Score, Production Design
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, 86th): Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
The Invisible Woman (2013, 86th): Costume Design
The Lego Movie (2014, 87th): Original Song (“Everything Is Awesome”)
Lone Survivor (2013, 86th): Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013, 86th): Original Song (“Ordinary Love”)
Nebraska (2013, 86th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Bruce Dern), Supporting Actress (June Squibb), Original Screenplay, Cinematography
Philomena (2013, 86th): Picture, Actress (Judi Dench), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
Saving Mr. Banks (2013, 86th): Original Score
The Wind Rises (2013, 86th): Animated Feature
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013, 86th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill), Adapted Screenplay

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 13-15, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st) – $5,002,777 ($132,602,820 total) {week 18}
Coraline (2009, 82nd) – $2,718,231 ($69,240,852 total) {week 6}
The Reader (2008, 81st) – $1,309,669 ($31,887,248 total) {week 14}
The Wrestler (2008, 81st) – $449,060 ($25,450,588 total) {week 13}
The Class (2008, 81st) – $333,337 ($2,456,132 total) {week 13}
Doubt (2008, 81st) – $289,388 ($32,888,223 total) {week 14}
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008, 81st) – $270,835 ($126,532,358 total) {week 12}
Milk (2008, 81st) – $233,060 ($31,549,014 total) {week 16}
Revolutionary Road (2008, 81st) – $157,766 ($22,575,245 total) {week 12}
Defiance (2008, 81st) – $155,864 ($28,260,750 total) {week 11}
Frost/Nixon (2008, 81st) – $148,245 ($18,475,446 total) {week 15}
Waltz with Bashir (2008, 81st) – $52,317 ($2,126,007 total) {week 12}
Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st) – $36,329 ($12,748,504 total) {week 24}
12 (2007, 80th) – $11,433 ($30,189 total) {week 2}
Australia (2008, 81st) – $8,674 ($49,543,098 total) {week 16}
Katyn (2009, 80th) – $7,897 ($61,676 total) {week 4}
The 2008 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2008, 81st) – $7,501 ($641,120 total) {week 6}
Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $4,939 ($2,508,841 total) {week 33}
The Betrayal (2008, 81st) – $1,271 ($31,953 total) {week 17}
Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $454 ($516,358 total) {week 30}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st) – $6,970,536 ($184,759,929 total)
Coraline (2009, 82nd) – $3,787,402 ($96,475,587 total)
The Reader (2008, 81st) – $1,824,805 ($44,429,566 total)
The Wrestler (2008, 81st) – $625,690 ($35,461,153 total)
The Class (2008, 81st) – $464,450 ($3,422,211 total)
Doubt (2008, 81st) – $403,214 ($45,824,257 total)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008, 81st) – $377,363 ($176,301,752 total)
Milk (2008, 81st) – $324,730 ($43,958,293 total)
Revolutionary Road (2008, 81st) – $219,821 ($31,454,841 total)
Defiance (2008, 81st) – $217,171 ($39,376,645 total)
Frost/Nixon (2008, 81st) – $206,555 ($25,742,455 total)
Waltz with Bashir (2008, 81st) – $72,895 ($2,962,236 total)
Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st) – $50,618 ($17,762,916 total)
12 (2007, 80th) – $15,930 ($42,063 total)
Australia (2008, 81st) – $12,086 ($69,030,050 total)
Katyn (2009, 80th) – $11,003 ($85,935 total)
The 2008 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2008, 81st) – $10,451 ($893,294 total)
Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $6,882 ($3,495,652 total)
The Betrayal (2008, 81st) – $1,771 ($44,521 total)
Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $633 ($719,459 total)

Oscar Details:

12 (2007, 80th): Foreign Language Film
The 2008 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2008, 81st): Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Short Film
Australia (2008, 81st): Costume Design
The Betrayal (2008, 81st): Documentary Feature
The Class (2008, 81st): Foreign Language Film
Coraline (2009, 82nd): Animated Feature
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008, 81st): Picture, Director, Actor (Brad Pitt), Supporting Actress (Taraji P. Henson), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Makeup [O], Sound Mixing, Visual Effects [O]
Defiance (2008, 81st): Original Score
Doubt (2008, 81st): Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Supporting Actress (Amy Adams), Supporting Actress (Viola Davis), Adapted Screenplay
Frost/Nixon (2008, 81st): Picture, Director, Actor (Frank Langella), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
Frozen River (2008, 81st): Actress (Melissa Leo), Original Screenplay
Katyn (2009, 80th): Foreign Language Film
Milk (2008, 81st): Picture, Director, Actor (Sean Penn) [O], Supporting Actor (Josh Brolin), Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Costume Design
Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st): Actress (Anne Hathaway)
The Reader (2008, 81st): Picture, Director, Actress (Kate Winslet) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography
Revolutionary Road (2008, 81st): Supporting Actor (Michael Shannon), Art Direction, Costume Design
Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st): Picture [O], Director [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Song (“Jai Ho”) [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing
Trouble the Water (2008, 81st): Documentary Feature
Waltz with Bashir (2008, 81st): Foreign Language Film
The Wrestler (2008, 81st): Actor (Mickey Rourke), Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei)

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 12-14, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th) – $32,130,978 ($264,510,209 total) {week 3}
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, 76th) – $2,021,501 ($371,147,794 total) {week 13}
Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $1,386,460 ($87,163,685 total) {week 23}
Monster (2003, 76th) – $1,385,802 ($32,112,739 total) {week 12}
Something’s Gotta Give (2003, 76th) – $433,640 ($124,002,367 total) {week 14}
Cold Mountain (2003, 76th) – $412,645 ($94,645,048 total) {week 12}
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003, 76th) – $286,017 ($10,428,710 total) {week 14}
The Fog of War (2003, 76th) – $279,029 ($3,314,317 total) {week 13}
The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $272,258 ($5,684,367 total) {week 16}
In America (2003, 76th) – $266,019 ($14,955,863 total) {week 16}
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, 76th) – $175,263 ($93,143,778 total) {week 18}
The Last Samurai (2003, 76th) – $126,668 ($110,788,675 total) {week 15}
Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $120,027 ($44,477,523 total) {week 27}
My Architect (2003, 76th) – $111,807 ($1,627,293 total) {week 18}
Big Fish (2003, 76th) – $109,447 ($66,257,002 total) {week 14}
21 Grams (2003, 76th) – $94,646 ($16,162,920 total) {week 17}
City of God (2003, 76th) – $93,685 ($7,203,574 total) {week 61}
The Cooler (2003, 76th) – $86,705 ($8,179,538 total) {week 16}
House of Sand and Fog (2003, 76th) – $63,070 ($12,820,497 total) {week 13}
Brother Bear (2003, 76th) – $38,236 ($85,145,349 total) {week 21}
The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $1,013 ($541,924 total) {week 41}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th) – $54,069,037 ($445,109,772 total)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, 76th) – $3,401,721 ($624,556,272 total)
Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $2,333,093 ($146,676,410 total)
Monster (2003, 76th) – $2,331,986 ($54,038,345 total)
Something’s Gotta Give (2003, 76th) – $729,716 ($208,667,429 total)
Cold Mountain (2003, 76th) – $694,387 ($159,265,822 total)
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003, 76th) – $481,301 ($17,549,117 total)
The Fog of War (2003, 76th) – $469,542 ($5,577,232 total)
The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $458,148 ($9,565,481 total)
In America (2003, 76th) – $447,649 ($25,167,273 total)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, 76th) – $294,927 ($156,739,530 total)
The Last Samurai (2003, 76th) – $213,153 ($186,431,828 total)
Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $201,978 ($74,845,429 total)
My Architect (2003, 76th) – $188,145 ($2,738,359 total)
Big Fish (2003, 76th) – $184,174 ($111,495,277 total)
21 Grams (2003, 76th) – $159,267 ($27,198,472 total)
City of God (2003, 76th) – $157,650 ($12,121,956 total)
The Cooler (2003, 76th) – $145,905 ($13,764,279 total)
House of Sand and Fog (2003, 76th) – $106,132 ($21,573,944 total)
Brother Bear (2003, 76th) – $64,342 ($143,280,016 total)
The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $1,705 ($911,933 total)

Oscar Details:

21 Grams (2003, 76th): Actress (Naomi Watts), Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro)
Big Fish (2003, 76th): Original Score
Brother Bear (2003, 76th): Animated Feature
City of God (2003, 76th): Director, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography
Cold Mountain (2003, 76th): Actor (Jude Law), Supporting Actress (Renee Zellweger) [O], Original Song (“Scarlet Tide”), Original Song (“You Will Be My Ain True Love”), Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography
The Cooler (2003, 76th): Supporting Actor (Alec Baldwin)
The Fog of War (2003, 76th): Documentary Feature [O]
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003, 76th): Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design
House of Sand and Fog (2003, 76th): Actor (Ben Kingsley), Supporting Actress (Shohreh Aghdashloo), Original Score
In America (2003, 76th): Actress (Samantha Morton), Supporting Actor (Djimon Hounsou), Original Screenplay
The Last Samurai (2003, 76th): Supporting Actor (Ken Watanabe), Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound Mixing
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, 76th): Picture [O], Director [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Song (“Into the West”) [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup [O], Sound Mixing [O], Visual Effects [O]
Lost in Translation (2003, 76th): Picture, Director, Actor (Bill Murray), Original Screenplay [O]
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, 76th): Picture, Director, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects
Monster (2003, 76th): Actress (Charlize Theron) [O]
My Architect (2003, 76th): Documentary Feature
Mystic River (2003, 76th): Picture, Director, Actor (Sean Penn) [O], Supporting Actor (Tim Robbins) [O], Supporting Actress (Marcia Gay Harden), Adapted Screenplay
The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th): Original Score, Cinematography, Makeup
Something’s Gotta Give (2003, 76th): Actress (Diane Keaton)
The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Belleville Rendez-vous”)
The Weather Underground (2003, 76th): Documentary Feature

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 12-14, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $2,848,931 ($68,887,013 total) {week 14}
Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $1,865,738 ($32,801,942 total) {week 21}
Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $858,625 ($208,670,649 total) {week 34}
Elizabeth (1998, 71st) – $559,754 ($26,935,779 total) {week 19}
Affliction (1998, 71st) – $309,029 ($4,366,918 total) {week 11}
Mighty Joe Young (1998, 71st) – $301,860 ($50,001,198 total) {week 12}
A Bug’s Life (1998, 71st) – $273,504 ($159,336,861 total) {week 17}
Central Station (1998, 71st) – $262,543 ($4,209,096 total) {week 17}
The Prince of Egypt (1998, 71st) – $260,377 ($98,088,033 total) {week 13}
Patch Adams (1998, 71st) – $248,870 ($131,809,875 total) {week 12}
Gods and Monsters (1998, 71st) – $209,234 ($4,379,666 total) {week 19}
Pleasantville (1998, 71st) – $181,191 ($40,288,680 total) {week 21}
Tango (1998, 71st) – $151,039 ($563,615 total) {week 8}
The Thin Red Line (1998, 71st) – $139,020 ($35,753,402 total) {week 12}
Hilary and Jackie (1998, 71st) – $125,134 ($4,403,583 total) {week 11}
A Simple Plan (1998, 71st) – $113,344 ($15,747,647 total) {week 14}
Little Voice (1998, 71st) – $93,563 ($4,464,667 total) {week 12}
A Civil Action (1998, 71st) – $73,833 ($55,921,654 total) {week 12}
Children of Heaven (1998, 71st) – $47,738 ($452,272 total) {week 8}
The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $44,577 ($1,916,592 total) {week 20}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $5,860,498 ($141,706,552 total)
Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $3,837,985 ($67,476,436 total)
Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $1,766,266 ($429,253,599 total)
Elizabeth (1998, 71st) – $1,151,462 ($55,409,230 total)
Affliction (1998, 71st) – $635,699 ($8,983,129 total)
Mighty Joe Young (1998, 71st) – $620,952 ($102,856,795 total)
A Bug’s Life (1998, 71st) – $562,621 ($327,769,724 total)
Central Station (1998, 71st) – $540,074 ($8,658,475 total)
The Prince of Egypt (1998, 71st) – $535,618 ($201,775,580 total)
Patch Adams (1998, 71st) – $511,947 ($271,144,329 total)
Gods and Monsters (1998, 71st) – $430,412 ($9,009,352 total)
Pleasantville (1998, 71st) – $372,726 ($82,877,304 total)
Tango (1998, 71st) – $310,700 ($1,159,405 total)
The Thin Red Line (1998, 71st) – $285,976 ($73,547,845 total)
Hilary and Jackie (1998, 71st) – $257,411 ($9,058,552 total)
A Simple Plan (1998, 71st) – $233,158 ($32,394,274 total)
Little Voice (1998, 71st) – $192,467 ($9,184,207 total)
A Civil Action (1998, 71st) – $151,881 ($115,035,686 total)
Children of Heaven (1998, 71st) – $98,201 ($930,363 total)
The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $91,699 ($3,942,596 total)

Oscar Details:

Affliction (1998, 71st): Actor (Nick Nolte), Supporting Actor (James Coburn) [O]
A Bug’s Life (1998, 71st): Original Musical or Comedy Score
Central Station (1998, 71st): Actress (Fernanda Montenegro), Foreign Language Film
Children of Heaven (1998, 71st): Foreign Language Film
A Civil Action (1998, 71st): Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall), Cinematography
Elizabeth (1998, 71st): Picture, Actress (Cate Blanchett), Original Dramatic Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup
Gods and Monsters (1998, 71st): Actor (Ian McKellen), Supporting Actress (Lynn Redgrave), Adapted Screenplay [O]
Hilary and Jackie (1998, 71st): Actress (Emily Watson), Supporting Actress (Rachel Griffiths)
Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st): Picture, Director, Actor (Roberto Benigni) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score [O], Film Editing, Foreign Language Film [O]
Little Voice (1998, 71st): Supporting Actress (Brenda Blethyn)
Mighty Joe Young (1998, 71st): Visual Effects
Patch Adams (1998, 71st): Original Musical or Comedy Score
Pleasantville (1998, 71st): Original Dramatic Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
The Prince of Egypt (1998, 71st): Original Song (“When You Believe”) [O], Original Musical or Comedy Score
The Red Violin (1999, 72nd): Original Score [O]
Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st): Picture, Director [O], Actor (Tom Hanks), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Makeup, Sound [O], Sound Effects [O]
Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st): Picture [O], Director, Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow) [O], Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Supporting Actress (Judi Dench) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Musical or Comedy Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound
A Simple Plan (1998, 71st): Supporting Actor (Billy Bob Thornton), Adapted Screenplay
Tango (1998, 71st): Foreign Language Film
The Thin Red Line (1998, 71st): Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 18-20, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $4,354,770 ($59,849,473 total) {week 14}
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, 66th) – $1,749,677 ($206,159,563 total) {week 17}
In the Name of the Father (1993, 66th) – $1,258,690 ($20,766,422 total) {week 12}
Philadelphia (1993, 66th) – $1,141,408 ($64,203,043 total) {week 13}
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993, 66th) – $935,191 ($6,746,565 total) {week 14}
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994, 67th) – $325,409 ($564,463 total) {week 2}
The Fugitive (1993, 66th) – $349,400 ($183,752,965 total) {week 35}
Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $153,220 ($345,042,585 total) {week 41}
The Paper (1994, 67th) – $175,507 ($175,507 total) {week 1}
The Remains of the Day (1993, 66th) – $221,221 ($21,862,358 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $10,886,925 ($149,623,683 total)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, 66th) – $4,374,193 ($515,398,908 total)
In the Name of the Father (1993, 66th) – $3,146,725 ($51,916,055 total)
Philadelphia (1993, 66th) – $2,853,520 ($160,507,608 total)
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993, 66th) – $2,337,978 ($16,866,413 total)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994, 67th) – $813,523 ($1,411,158 total)
The Fugitive (1993, 66th) – $873,500 ($459,382,413 total)
Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $383,050 ($862,606,463 total)
The Paper (1994, 67th) – $438,768 ($438,768 total)
The Remains of the Day (1993, 66th) – $553,053 ($54,655,895 total)

Oscar Details:

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994, 67th): Picture, Original Screenplay
The Fugitive (1993, 66th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones) [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects
In the Name of the Father (1993, 66th): Picture, Director, Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Supporting Actor (Pete Postlethwaite), Supporting Actress (Emma Thompson), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
Jurassic Park (1993, 66th): Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, 66th): Makeup [O]
The Paper (1994, 67th): Original Song (“Make Up Your Mind”)
Philadelphia (1993, 66th): Actor (Tom Hanks) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Philadelphia”), Original Song (“Streets of Philadelphia”) [O]
The Remains of the Day (1993, 66th): Picture, Director, Anthony Hopkins, Actress (Emma Thompson), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
Schindler’s List (1993, 66th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Liam Neeson), Supporting Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Makeup, Sound
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993, 66th): Supporting Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio)

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 17-19, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

Rain Man (1988, 61st) – $2,878,960 ($130,228,241 total) {week 14}
Chances Are (1989, 62nd) – $2,518,398 ($7,199,699 total) {week 2}
Dangerous Liaisons (1988, 61st) – $1,203,118 ($23,028,147 total) {week 13}
The Adventures of Baron Munchaussen (1989, 62nd) – $432,137 ($1,234,625 total) {week 2}
Working Girl (1988, 61st) – $805,262 ($55,483,083 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Rain Man (1988, 61st) – $7,578,119 ($342,792,221 total)
Chances Are (1989, 62nd) – $6,629,033 ($18,951,349 total)
Dangerous Liaisons (1988, 61st) – $3,166,898 ($60,615,651 total)
The Adventures of Baron Munchaussen (1989, 62nd) – $1,137,489 ($3,249,832 total)
Working Girl (1988, 61st) – $2,119,644 ($146,044,891 total)

Oscar Details:

The Adventures of Baron Munchaussen (1989, 62nd): Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Visual Effects
Chances Are (1989, 62nd): Original Score (“After All”)
Dangerous Liaisons (1988, 61st): Picture, Actress (Glenn Close), Supporting Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O]
Rain Man (1988, 61st): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Dustin Hoffman) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction
Working Girl (1988, 61st): Picture, Director, Actress (Melanie Griffith), Supporting Actress (Joan Cusack), Supporting Actress (Sigourney Weaver), Original Song (“Let the River Run”) [O]

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 16-18, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

Splash (1984, 57th) – $6,452,183 ($14,880,673 total) {week 2}
Footloose (1984, 57th) – $4,745,560 ($37,940,028 total) {week 5}
Against All Odds (1984, 57th) – $2,609,391 ($11,968,141 total) {week 3}
Terms of Endearment (1983, 56th) – $1,567,518 ($89,755,915 total) {week 17}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Splash (1984, 57th) – $20,067,057 ($46,280,665 total)
Footloose (1984, 57th) – $14,759,257 ($117,998,004 total)
Against All Odds (1984, 57th) – $8,115,517 ($37,222,343 total)
Terms of Endearment (1983, 56th) – $4,875,168 ($279,151,581 total)

Oscar Details:

Against All Odds (1984, 57th): Original Song (“Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)”)
Footloose (1984, 57th): Original Song (“Footloose”, “Let’s Hear It for the Boy”)
Splash (1984, 57th): Original Screenplay
Terms of Endearment (1983, 56th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actress (Shirley MacLaine) [O], Actress (Debra Winger), Supporting Actor (John Lithgow), Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Art Direction, Sound