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Box Office History (Week 18, 2023)

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Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office (as well as 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 May 4-6, 2018

  1. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, 91st) – $114,774,810 ($453,107,350 total) {week 2}
  2. A Quiet Place (2018, 91st) – $7,763,085 ($160,057,471 total) {week 5}
  3. Black Panther (2018, 91st) – $3,254,977 ($693,235,592 total) {week 12}
  4. Ready Player One (2018, 91st) – $1,330,043 ($133,074,547 total) {week 6}
  5. Isle of Dogs (2018, 91st) – $806,625 ($28,469,671 total) {week 7}
  6. RBG (2018, 91st) – $578,470 ($578,470 total) {week 1}
  7. The Greatest Showman (2017, 90th) – $68,595 ($173,789,109 total) {week 20}
  8. Ferdinand (2017, 90th) – $9,781 ($84,364,229 total) {week 21}
  9. The Post (2017, 90th) – $5,668 ($81,896,433 total) {week 20}
  10. Loveless (2017, 90th) – $1,926 ($564,073 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, 91st) – $131,657,164 ($519,755,412 total)
  2. A Quiet Place (2018, 91st) – $8,904,966 ($183,600,502 total)
  3. Black Panther (2018, 91st) – $3,733,755 ($795,204,384 total)
  4. Ready Player One (2018, 91st) – $1,525,680 ($152,648,630 total)
  5. Isle of Dogs (2018, 91st) – $925,272 ($32,657,306 total)
  6. RBG (2018, 91st) – $663,558 ($663,558 total)
  7. The Greatest Showman (2017, 90th) – $78,685 ($199,351,942 total)
  8. Ferdinand (2017, 90th) – $11,220 ($96,773,457 total)
  9. The Post (2017, 90th) – $6,502 ($93,942,670 total)
  10. Loveless (2017, 90th) – $2,209 ($647,043 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Avengers: Infinity War (2018, 91st): Visual Effects
  • Black Panther (2018, 91st): Picture, Original Song (“All the Stars”), Original Score [O], Production Design [O], Costume Design [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
  • Ferdinand (2017, 90th): Animated Feature
  • The Greatest Showman (2017, 90th): Original Song (“This Is Me”)
  • Isle of Dogs (2018, 91st): Animated Feature, Original Score
  • Loveless (2017, 90th): Foreign Language Film
  • The Post (2017, 90th): Picture, Actress (Meryl Streep)
  • A Quiet Place (2018, 91st): Sound Film Editing
  • RBG (2018, 91st): Original Song (“I’ll Fight”), Documentary Feature
  • Ready Player One (2018, 91st): Visual Effects

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 3-5, 2013

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Iron Man 3 (2013, 86th) – $174,144,585 ($174,144,585 total) {week 1}
  2. The Croods (2013, 86th) – $4,202,639 ($168,720,798 total) {week 7}
  3. Silver Linings Playbook (2012, 85th) – $198,548 ($131,703,512 total) {week 25}
  4. Kon-Tiki (2012, 85th) – $74,097 ($107,273 total) {week 2}
  5. Life of Pi (2012, 85th) – $58,448 ($124,757,309 total) {week 24}
  6. No (2012, 85th) – $33,452 ($2,196,831 total) {week 12}
  7. The Gatekeepers (2012, 85th) – $10,902 ($2,347,544 total) {week 14}
  8. Django Unchained (2012, 85th) – $4,433 ($162,800,480 total) {week 19}
  9. Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th) – $3,105 ($3,653,307 total) {week 41}
  10. Amour (2012, 85th) – $3,004 ($6,735,665 total) {week 20}
  11. 5 Broken Cameras (2012, 85th) – $1,604 ($108,541 total) {week 49}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Iron Man 3 (2013, 86th) – $223,838,981 ($223,838,981 total)
  2. The Croods (2013, 86th) – $5,401,916 ($216,867,446 total)
  3. Silver Linings Playbook (2012, 85th) – $255,206 ($169,286,802 total)
  4. Kon-Tiki (2012, 85th) – $95,242 ($137,885 total)
  5. Life of Pi (2012, 85th) – $75,127 ($160,358,411 total)
  6. No (2012, 85th) – $42,998 ($2,823,725 total)
  7. The Gatekeepers (2012, 85th) – $14,013 ($3,017,446 total)
  8. Django Unchained (2012, 85th) – $5,698 ($209,257,690 total)
  9. Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th) – $3,991 ($4,695,825 total)
  10. Amour (2012, 85th) – $3,861 ($8,657,774 total)
  11. 5 Broken Cameras (2012, 85th) – $2,062 ($139,515 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 5 Broken Cameras (2012, 85th): Documentary Feature
  • Amour (2012, 85th): Picture, Directing, Actress (Emmanuelle Riva), Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film [O]
  • The Croods (2013, 86th): Animated Feature
  • Django Unchained (2012, 85th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Cinematography, Sound Film Editing
  • The Gatekeepers (2012, 85th): Documentary Feature
  • Iron Man 3 (2013, 86th): Visual Effects
  • Kon-Tiki (2012, 85th): Foreign Language Film
  • Life of Pi (2012, 85th): Picture, Directing [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Pi’s Lullaby”), Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
  • No (2012, 85th): Foreign Language Film
  • Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • Silver Linings Playbook (2012, 85th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Bradley Cooper), Actress (Jennifer Lawrence) [O], Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro), Supporting Actress (Jacki Weaver), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 2-4, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Iron Man (2008, 81st) – $98,618,668 ($102,118,668 total) {week 1}
  2. The Visitor (2008, 81st) – $606,597 ($1,576,256 total) {week 4}
  3. The Counterfeiters (2007, 80th) – $204,303 ($4,440,307 total) {week 11}
  4. In Bruges (2008, 81st) – $55,260 ($7,488,507 total) {week 13}
  5. Juno (2007, 80th) – $23,901 ($143,434,240 total) {week 22}
  6. Persepolis (2007, 80th) – $9,909 ($4,423,052 total) {week 19}
  7. Taxi to the Dark Side (2007, 80th) – $4,687 ($265,814 total) {week 16}
  8. Beaufort (2007, 80th) – $917 ($96,936 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Iron Man (2008, 81st) – $143,532,741 ($148,626,752 total)
  2. The Visitor (2008, 81st) – $882,861 ($2,294,133 total)
  3. The Counterfeiters (2007, 80th) – $297,349 ($6,462,564 total)
  4. In Bruges (2008, 81st) – $80,427 ($10,899,011 total)
  5. Juno (2007, 80th) – $34,786 ($208,758,748 total)
  6. Persepolis (2007, 80th) – $14,422 ($6,437,450 total)
  7. Taxi to the Dark Side (2007, 80th) – $6,822 ($386,874 total)
  8. Beaufort (2007, 80th) – $1,335 ($141,084 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Beaufort (2007, 80th): Foreign Language Film
  • The Counterfeiters (2007, 80th): Foreign Language Film [O]
  • In Bruges (2008, 81st): Original Screenplay
  • Iron Man (2008, 81st): Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
  • Juno (2007, 80th): Picture, Director, Actress (Ellen Page), Original Screenplay [O]
  • Persepolis (2007, 80th): Animated Feature
  • Taxi to the Dark Side (2007, 80th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • The Visitor (2008, 81st): Actor (Richard Jenkins)

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 2-4, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

  1. A Mighty Wind (2003, 76th) – $1,032,336 ($6,161,665 total) {week 3}
  2. Chicago (2002, 75th) – $978,205 ($165,016,127 total) {week 19}
  3. The Pianist (2002, 75th) – $313,904 ($31,773,600 total) {week 19}
  4. Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $292,853 ($2,810,000 total) {week 9}
  5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, 75th) – $186,420 ($338,230,249 total) {week 20}
  6. The Quiet American (2002, 75th) – $142,490 ($12,491,266 total) {week 24}
  7. The Hours (2002, 75th) – $97,489 ($41,466,305 total) {week 19}
  8. The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th) – $94,026 ($355,297 total) {week 5}
  9. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $90,179 ($189,532 total) {week 3}
  10. Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $78,020 ($21,145,576 total) {week 30}
  11. About Schmidt (2002, 75th) – $76,740 ($64,816,513 total) {week 21}
  12. Talk to Her (2002, 75th) – $34,593 ($9,198,380 total) {week 24}
  13. Catch Me If You Can (2002, 75th) – $29,264 ($164,558,699 total) {week 19}
  14. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $17,508 ($23,046 total) {week 1}
  15. Frida (2002, 75th) – $11,258 ($25,851,315 total) {week 28}
  16. Adaptation. (2002, 75th) – $9,476 ($22,306,095 total) {week 22}
  17. Spirited Away (2002, 75th) – $3,811 ($9,947,445 total) {week 33}
  18. Far From Heaven (2002, 75th) – $2,603 ($15,901,849 total) {week 26}
  19. Gangs of New York (2002, 75th) – $865 ($77,726,642 total) {week 20}
  20. The Crime of Father Amaro (2002, 75th) – $744 ($5,717,044 total) {week 25}
  21. The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002, 75th) – $381 ($39,883,132 total) {week 20}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. A Mighty Wind (2003, 76th) – $1,789,040 ($10,678,176 total)
  2. Chicago (2002, 75th) – $1,695,231 ($285,973,222 total)
  3. The Pianist (2002, 75th) – $543,996 ($55,063,701 total)
  4. Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $507,515 ($4,869,735 total)
  5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, 75th) – $323,066 ($586,153,582 total)
  6. The Quiet American (2002, 75th) – $246,935 ($21,647,385 total)
  7. The Hours (2002, 75th) – $168,949 ($71,861,175 total)
  8. The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th) – $162,947 ($615,730 total)
  9. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $156,280 ($328,459 total)
  10. Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $135,209 ($36,645,318 total)
  11. About Schmidt (2002, 75th) – $132,991 ($112,327,125 total)
  12. Talk to Her (2002, 75th) – $59,950 ($15,940,808 total)
  13. Catch Me If You Can (2002, 75th) – $50,715 ($285,180,498 total)
  14. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $30,341 ($39,939 total)
  15. Frida (2002, 75th) – $19,510 ($44,800,372 total)
  16. Adaptation. (2002, 75th) – $16,422 ($38,656,500 total)
  17. Spirited Away (2002, 75th) – $6,604 ($17,238,939 total)
  18. Far From Heaven (2002, 75th) – $4,511 ($27,557,931 total)
  19. Gangs of New York (2002, 75th) – $1,499 ($134,700,399 total)
  20. The Crime of Father Amaro (2002, 75th) – $1,289 ($9,907,647 total)
  21. The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002, 75th) – $660 ($69,117,534 total)

Oscar Details:

  • About Schmidt (2002, 75th): Actor (Jack Nicholson), Supporting Actress (Kathy Bates)
  • Adaptation. (2002, 75th): Actor (Nicoals Cage), Supporting Actor (Chris Cooper) [O], Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), Adapted Screenplay
  • Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • Catch Me If You Can (2002, 75th): Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken), Original Score
  • Chicago (2002, 75th): Picture [O], Director, Actress (Renee Zellweger), Supporting Actor (John C. Reilly), Supporting Actress (Catherine Zeta-Jones [O], Queen Latifah), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“I Move On”), Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O]
  • The Crime of Father Amaro (2002, 75th): Foreign Language Film
  • Far From Heaven (2002, 75th): Actress (Julianne Moore), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography
  • Frida (2002, 75th): Actress, Original Score [O], Original Song (“Burn It Blue”), Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup [O]
  • Gangs of New York (2002, 75th): Picture, Director, Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“The Hands That Built America”), Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound
  • The Hours (2002, 75th): Picture, Director, Actress (Nicole Kidman) [O], Supporting Actor (Ed Harris), Supporting Actress (Julianne Moore), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Costume Design
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, 75th): Picture, Film Editing, Art Direction, Sound, Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th): Foreign Language Film
  • A Mighty Wind (2003, 76th): Original Song (“A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow”)
  • Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th): Foreign Language Film [O]
  • The Pianist (2002, 75th): Picture, Director [O], Actor (Adrien Brody) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design
  • The Quiet American (2002, 75th): Actor (Michael Caine)
  • Spellbound (2002, 75th): Documentary Feature
  • Spirited Away (2002, 75th): Animated Feature [O]
  • Talk to Her (2002, 75th): Director, Original Screenplay [O]
  • The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002, 75th): Original Song (“Father and Daughter”)
  • Winged Migration (2002, 75th): Documentary Feature

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 1-3, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Titanic (1997, 70th) – $4,011,888 ($565,735,531 total) {week 20}
  2. As Good As It Gets (1997, 70th) – $872,650 ($144,751,251 total) {week 19}
  3. Amistad (1997, 70th) – $917 ($44,226,806 total) {week 21}
  4. Primary Colors (1998, 71st) – $550,515 ($37,147,192 total) {week 7}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Titanic (1997, 70th) – $8,939,068 ($1,260,540,789 total)
  2. As Good As It Gets (1997, 70th) – $1,944,391 ($322,526,775 total)
  3. Amistad (1997, 70th) – $2,043 ($98,543,736 total)
  4. Primary Colors (1998, 71st) – $1,226,627 ($82,769,330 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Amistad (1997, 70th): Supporting Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Original Score, Cinematography, Costume Design
  • As Good As It Gets (1997, 70th): Picture, Actor (Jack Nicholson) [O], Actress (Helen Hunt) [O], Supporting Actor (Greg Kinnear), Original Screenplay, Original Musical or Comedy Score, Film Editing
  • Primary Colors (1998, 71st): Supporting Actress (Kathy Bates), Adapted Screenplay
  • Titanic (1997, 70th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actress (Kate Winslet), Supporting Actress (Gloria Stuart), Original Dramatic Score [O], Original Song (“My Heart Will Go On”) [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound [O], Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Apr. 30-May 2, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

  1. A Few Good Men (1992, 65th) – $717,622 ($137,942,402 total) {week 21}
  2. Scent of a Woman (1992, 65th) – $500,045 ($59,611,574 total) {week 19}
  3. Unforgiven (1992, 65th) – $751,920 ($93,558,506 total) {week 39}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. A Few Good Men (1992, 65th) – $1,811,389 ($348,187,947 total)
  2. Scent of a Woman (1992, 65th) – $1,262,191 ($150,468,828 total)
  3. Unforgiven (1992, 65th) – $1,897,962 ($236,156,132 total)

Oscar Details:

  • A Few Good Men (1992, 65th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson), Film Editing, Sound
  • Scent of a Woman (1992, 65th): Picture, Director, Actor (Al Pacino) [O], Adapted Screenplay
  • Unforgiven (1992, 65th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Clint Eastwood), Supporting Actor (Gene Hackman) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Apr. 29-May 1, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Beetlejuice (1988, 61st) – $5,018,285 ($46,749,551 total) {week 5}
  2. Sunset (1988, 61st) – $2,031,678 ($2,031,678 total) {week 1}
  3. The Last Emperor (1987, 60th) – $1,780,196 ($35,635,164 total) {week 24}
  4. Moonstruck (1987, 60th) – $1,574,686 ($69,124,607 total) {week 20}
  5. The Milagro Beanfield War (1988, 61st) – $1,184,270 ($6,611,052 total) {week 7}
  6. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987, 60th) – $1,072,181 ($115,171,575 total) {week 19}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Beetlejuice (1988, 61st) – $12,759,386 ($118,864,430 total)
  2. Sunset (1988, 61st) – $5,165,702 ($5,165,702 total)
  3. The Last Emperor (1987, 60th) – $4,526,289 ($90,605,222 total)
  4. Moonstruck (1987, 60th) – $4,003,764 ($175,754,779 total)
  5. The Milagro Beanfield War (1988, 61st) – $3,011,100 ($16,809,122 total)
  6. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987, 60th) – $2,726,105 ($292,832,837 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Beetlejuice (1988, 61st): Makeup [O]
  • Good Morning, Vietnam (1987, 60th): Actor (Robin Williams)
  • The Last Emperor (1987, 60th): Picture [O], Director [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O]
  • The Milagro Beanfield War (1988, 61st): Original Score [O]
  • Moonstruck (1987, 60th): Picture, Director, Actress (Cher) [O], Supporting Actor (Vincent Gardenia), Supporting Actress (Olympia Dukakis) [O], Original Screenplay
  • Sunset (1988, 61st): Costume Design

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 6-8, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Flashdance (1983, 56th) – $3,385,578 ($20,325,125 total) {week 4}
  2. Tootsie (1982, 55th) – $1,546,976 ($163,485,230 total) {week 21}
  3. Gandhi (1982, 55th) – $823,234 ($48,601,351 total) {week 22}
  4. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, 55th) – $525,763 ($347,807,198 total) {week 48}
  5. An Officer and a Gentleman (1982, 55th) – $295,680 ($125,993,799 total) {week 41}
  6. The Verdict (1982, 55th) – $174,585 ($53,977,250 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Flashdance (1983, 56th) – $11,231,521 ($67,427,796 total)
  2. Tootsie (1982, 55th) – $5,132,031 ($542,355,763 total)
  3. Gandhi (1982, 55th) – $2,731,046 ($161,233,053 total)
  4. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, 55th) – $1,744,198 ($1,153,836,577 total)
  5. An Officer and a Gentleman (1982, 55th) – $980,907 ($417,979,428 total)
  6. The Verdict (1982, 55th) – $579,179 ($179,067,385 total)

Oscar Details:

  • E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, 55th): Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • Flashdance (1983, 56th): Original Song (“Flashdance…What a Feeling”) [O], Original Song (“Maniac”), Film Editing, Cinematography
  • Gandhi (1982, 55th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Ben Kingsley) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound
  • An Officer and a Gentleman (1982, 55th): Actress (Debra Winger), Supporting Actor (Louis Gossett Jr) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Up Where We Belong”) [O], Original Score, Film Editing
  • Tootsie (1982, 55th): Picture, Director, Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Supporting Actress (Jessica Lange) [O], Supporting Actress (Teri Garr), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“It Might Be You”), Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound
  • The Verdict (1982, 55th): Picture, Director, Actor (Paul Newman), Supporting Actor (James Mason), Adapted Screenplay

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