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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 Jan. 11-13, 2019

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, 91st) – $9,050,583 ($147,826,028 total) {week 5}
  2. Mary Poppins Returns (2018, 91st) – $7,650,693 ($151,092,678 total) {week 4}
  3. Vice (2018, 91st) – $3,235,830 ($35,893,673 total) {week 3}
  4. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st) – $3,201,768 ($198,498,074 total) {week 11}
  5. If Beale Street Could Talk (2018, 91st) – $2,406,742 ($7,706,167 total) {week 5}
  6. Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018, 91st) – $2,258,077 ($190,493,680 total) {week 8}
  7. Green Book (2018, 91st) – $2,147,235 ($38,607,941 total) {week 9}
  8. A Star Is Born (2018, 91st) – $1,124,102 ($203,580,251 total) {week 15}
  9. The Favourite (2018, 91st) – $1,108,173 ($21,481,355 total) {week 8}
  10. Mary Queen of Scots (2018, 91st) – $852,645 ($15,229,520 total) {week 6}
  11. Free Solo (2018, 91st) – $813,812 ($12,324,602 total) {week 16}
  12. Shoplifters (2018, 91st) – $184,542 ($1,947,987 total) {week 8}
  13. The Wife (2018, 91st) – $111,853 ($8,329,486 total) {week 20}
  14. Cold War (2018, 91st) – $97,507 ($410,931 total) {week 4}
  15. Capernaum (2018, 91st) – $50,563 ($240,579 total) {week 5}
  16. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, 91st) – $43,863 ($7,718,181 total) {week 13}
  17. At Eternity’s Gate (2018, 91st) – $38,489 ($2,063,214 total) {week 9}
  18. Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018, 91st) – $5,122 ($46,064 total) {week 10}
  19. Mirai (2018, 91st) – $4,754 ($728,659 total) {week 7}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, 91st) – $10,325,174 ($168,644,322 total)
  2. Mary Poppins Returns (2018, 91st) – $8,728,138 ($172,371,014 total)
  3. Vice (2018, 91st) – $3,691,531 ($40,948,568 total)
  4. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st) – $3,652,672 ($226,452,497 total)
  5. If Beale Street Could Talk (2018, 91st) – $2,745,683 ($8,791,424 total)
  6. Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018, 91st) – $2,576,081 ($217,320,847 total)
  7. Green Book (2018, 91st) – $2,449,629 ($44,045,086 total)
  8. A Star Is Born (2018, 91st) – $1,282,409 ($232,250,396 total)
  9. The Favourite (2018, 91st) – $1,264,237 ($24,506,568 total)
  10. Mary Queen of Scots (2018, 91st) – $972,723 ($17,374,289 total)
  11. Free Solo (2018, 91st) – $928,421 ($14,060,272 total)
  12. Shoplifters (2018, 91st) – $210,531 ($2,222,321 total)
  13. The Wife (2018, 91st) – $127,605 ($9,502,525 total)
  14. Cold War (2018, 91st) – $111,239 ($468,802 total)
  15. Capernaum (2018, 91st) – $57,684 ($274,460 total)
  16. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, 91st) – $50,040 ($8,805,130 total)
  17. At Eternity’s Gate (2018, 91st) – $43,909 ($2,353,776 total)
  18. Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018, 91st) – $5,843 ($52,551 total)
  19. Mirai (2018, 91st) – $5,424 ($831,276 total)

Oscar Details:

  • At Eternity’s Gate (2018, 91st): Actor (Willem Dafoe)
  • Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st): Picture, Actor (Rami Malek), Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O]
  • Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, 91st): Actress (Melissa McCarthy), Supporting Actor (Richard E. Grant), Adapted Screenplay
  • 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
  • Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018, 91st): Documentary 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
  • Mary Queen of Scots (2018, 91st): Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling
  • Mirai (2018, 91st): Animated Feature
  • 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 Jan. 10-12, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Lone Survivor (2013, 86th) – $37,849,910 ($38,231,471 total) {week 3}
  2. Frozen (2013, 86th) – $14,728,118 ($317,319,106 total) {week 8}
  3. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013, 86th) – $8,839,220 ($78,425,771 total) {week 3}
  4. American Hustle (2013, 86th) – $8,302,205 ($101,265,133 total) {week 5}
  5. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, 86th) – $8,022,353 ($242,226,788 total) {week 5}
  6. August: Osage County (2013, 86th) – $7,158,265 ($7,703,650 total) {week 3}
  7. Saving Mr. Banks (2013, 86th) – $6,556,216 ($68,927,442 total) {week 5}
  8. Her (2013, 86th) – $5,383,775 ($8,783,075 total) {week 4}
  9. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013, 86th) – $1,882,548 ($9,315,674 total) {week 6}
  10. Philomena (2013, 86th) – $1,385,067 ($21,941,095 total) {week 8}
  11. Nebraska (2013, 86th) – $885,463 ($8,215,117 total) {week 9}
  12. Gravity (2013, 86th) – $419,092 ($256,224,796 total) {week 15}
  13. The Book Thief (2013, 86th) – $393,076 ($19,742,810 total) {week 10}
  14. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013, 86th) – $275,067 ($77,605,270 total) {week 7}
  15. 12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th) – $270,760 ($38,904,535 total) {week 13}
  16. Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th) – $239,889 ($16,681,972 total) {week 11}
  17. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013, 86th) – $135,415 ($101,830,232 total) {week 12}
  18. Captain Phillips (2013, 86th) – $95,475 ($104,987,526 total) {week 14}
  19. The Great Beauty (2013, 86th) – $71,793 ($1,080,999 total) {week 9}
  20. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $66,445 ($368,049,635 total) {week 28}
  21. The Invisible Woman (2013, 86th) – $44,112 ($170,236 total) {week 3}
  22. All Is Lost (2013, 86th) – $36,516 ($6,108,041 total) {week 13}
  23. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $17,715 ($33,082,949 total) {week 25}
  24. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $3,472 ($4,828,154 total) {week 31}
  25. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $893 ($464,518 total) {week 26}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Lone Survivor (2013, 86th) – $48,412,676 ($48,900,719 total)
  2. Frozen (2013, 86th) – $18,838,290 ($405,873,275 total)
  3. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013, 86th) – $11,305,979 ($100,312,033 total)
  4. American Hustle (2013, 86th) – $10,619,099 ($129,525,170 total)
  5. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, 86th) – $10,261,149 ($309,824,961 total)
  6. August: Osage County (2013, 86th) – $9,155,920 ($9,853,506 total)
  7. Saving Mr. Banks (2013, 86th) – $8,385,858 ($88,163,007 total)
  8. Her (2013, 86th) – $6,886,224 ($11,234,166 total)
  9. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013, 86th) – $2,407,910 ($11,915,397 total)
  10. Philomena (2013, 86th) – $1,771,597 ($28,064,191 total)
  11. Nebraska (2013, 86th) – $1,132,569 ($10,507,708 total)
  12. Gravity (2013, 86th) – $536,048 ($327,729,390 total)
  13. The Book Thief (2013, 86th) – $502,772 ($25,252,431 total)
  14. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013, 86th) – $351,830 ($99,262,555 total)
  15. 12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th) – $346,321 ($49,761,615 total)
  16. Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th) – $306,835 ($21,337,406 total)
  17. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013, 86th) – $173,205 ($130,247,971 total)
  18. Captain Phillips (2013, 86th) – $122,119 ($134,286,370 total)
  19. The Great Beauty (2013, 86th) – $91,828 ($1,382,673 total)
  20. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $84,988 ($470,761,161 total)
  21. The Invisible Woman (2013, 86th) – $56,422 ($217,744 total)
  22. All Is Lost (2013, 86th) – $46,707 ($7,812,611 total)
  23. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $22,659 ($42,315,400 total)
  24. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $4,441 ($6,175,546 total)
  25. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $1,142 ($594,151 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]
  • The Act of Killing (2013, 86th): Documentary Feature
  • All Is Lost (2013, 86th): Sound Film Editing
  • 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
  • Captain Phillips (2013, 86th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Barkhad Abdi), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
  • Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th): Picture, Actor (Matthew McConaughey) [O], Supporting Actor (Jared Leto) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling [O]
  • Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Happy”)
  • Frozen (2013, 86th): Animated Feature [O], Original Song (“Let It Go”) [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
  • Inside Llewyn Davis (2013, 86th): Cinematography, Sound Mixing
  • The Invisible Woman (2013, 86th): Costume Design
  • Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013, 86th): Makeup and Hairstyling
  • 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 Wolf of Wall Street (2013, 86th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill), Adapted Screenplay

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 9-11, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008, 81st) – $9,212,515 ($94,092,395 total) {week 3}
  2. Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st) – $3,782,340 ($34,127,195 total) {week 9}
  3. Doubt (2008, 81st) – $2,521,118 ($22,959,422 total) {week 5}
  4. Revolutionary Road (2008, 81st) – $1,427,744 ($3,158,054 total) {week 3}
  5. Bolt (2008, 81st) – $1,370,487 ($111,806,897 total) {week 8}
  6. The Reader (2008, 81st) – $1,346,742 ($5,510,453 total) {week 5}
  7. Milk (2008, 81st) – $1,296,051 ($19,163,996 total) {week 7}
  8. Frost/Nixon (2008, 81st) – $891,627 ($7,631,181 total) {week 6}
  9. The Wrestler (2008, 81st) – $848,410 ($2,822,431 total) {week 4}
  10. Australia (2008, 81st) – $617,314 ($47,764,206 total) {week 7}
  11. Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st) – $179,805 ($10,558,970 total) {week 15}
  12. Waltz with Bashir (2008, 81st) – $70,737 ($374,325 total) {week 3}
  13. Defiance (2008, 81st) – $68,183 ($309,017 total) {week 2}
  14. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, 81st) – $39,659 ($3,384,240 total) {week 14}
  15. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $38,628 ($22,886,033 total) {week 22}
  16. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $8,012 ($531,026,626 total) {week 26}
  17. Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $3,003 ($489,992 total) {week 21}
  18. The Betrayal (2008, 81st) – $672 ($12,136 total) {week 8}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008, 81st) – $12,836,104 ($131,102,070 total)
  2. Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st) – $5,270,060 ($47,550,558 total)
  3. Doubt (2008, 81st) – $3,512,758 ($31,990,128 total)
  4. Revolutionary Road (2008, 81st) – $1,989,323 ($4,400,222 total)
  5. Bolt (2008, 81st) – $1,909,545 ($155,784,276 total)
  6. The Reader (2008, 81st) – $1,876,461 ($7,677,898 total)
  7. Milk (2008, 81st) – $1,805,831 ($26,701,834 total)
  8. Frost/Nixon (2008, 81st) – $1,242,334 ($10,632,779 total)
  9. The Wrestler (2008, 81st) – $1,182,118 ($3,932,587 total)
  10. Australia (2008, 81st) – $860,124 ($66,551,460 total)
  11. Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st) – $250,528 ($14,712,165 total)
  12. Waltz with Bashir (2008, 81st) – $98,560 ($521,560 total)
  13. Defiance (2008, 81st) – $95,002 ($430,564 total)
  14. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, 81st) – $55,258 ($4,715,374 total)
  15. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $53,822 ($31,887,873 total)
  16. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $11,163 ($739,897,099 total)
  17. Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $4,184 ($682,722 total)
  18. The Betrayal (2008, 81st) – $936 ($16,909 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Australia (2008, 81st): Costume Design
  • The Betrayal (2008, 81st): Documentary Feature
  • Bolt (2008, 81st): 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]
  • The Dark Knight (2008, 81st): Supporting Actor (Heath Ledger) [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Makeup, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects
  • 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
  • Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, 81st): Original Screenplay
  • 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
  • Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st): Supporting Actress (Penelope Cruz) [O]
  • 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 Jan. 9-11, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, 76th) – $14,209,098 ($312,320,936 total) {week 4}
  2. Big Fish (2003, 76th) – $13,811,191 ($23,386,775 total) {week 5}
  3. Cold Mountain (2003, 76th) – $7,881,729 ($55,340,445 total) {week 3}
  4. Something’s Gotta Give (2003, 76th) – $7,727,359 ($92,515,314 total) {week 5}
  5. The Last Samurai (2003, 76th) – $4,550,419 ($97,181,327 total) {week 6}
  6. House of Sand and Fog (2003, 76th) – $1,420,267 ($7,476,800 total) {week 4}
  7. 21 Grams (2003, 76th) – $1,254,050 ($9,124,030 total) {week 8}
  8. In America (2003, 76th) – $914,429 ($6,637,216 total) {week 7}
  9. Monster (2003, 76th) – $844,259 ($1,406,502 total) {week 3}
  10. Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $747,470 ($32,520,390 total) {week 18}
  11. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, 76th) – $624,874 ($84,016,741 total) {week 9}
  12. Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $327,905 ($54,787,496 total) {week 14}
  13. Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003, 76th) – $316,628 ($1,275,933 total) {week 5}
  14. The Cooler (2003, 76th) – $304,638 ($2,281,044 total) {week 7}
  15. Brother Bear (2003, 76th) – $286,846 ($83,689,855 total) {week 12}
  16. The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $155,806 ($1,280,038 total) {week 7}
  17. The Fog of War (2003, 76th) – $59,973 ($373,342 total) {week 4}
  18. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $54,431 ($439,221 total) {week 9}
  19. Pieces of April (2003, 76th) – $15,882 ($2,421,558 total) {week 13}
  20. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $4,601 ($8,083,257 total) {week 26}
  21. City of God (2003, 76th) – $3,921 ($4,799,197 total) {week 52}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, 76th) – $23,910,640 ($525,564,216 total)
  2. Big Fish (2003, 76th) – $23,241,054 ($39,354,557 total)
  3. Cold Mountain (2003, 76th) – $13,263,135 ($93,125,225 total)
  4. Something’s Gotta Give (2003, 76th) – $13,003,366 ($155,681,970 total)
  5. The Last Samurai (2003, 76th) – $7,657,307 ($163,533,795 total)
  6. House of Sand and Fog (2003, 76th) – $2,389,982 ($12,581,733 total)
  7. 21 Grams (2003, 76th) – $2,110,277 ($15,353,641 total)
  8. In America (2003, 76th) – $1,538,773 ($11,168,906 total)
  9. Monster (2003, 76th) – $1,420,693 ($2,366,819 total)
  10. Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $1,257,820 ($54,724,328 total)
  11. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, 76th) – $1,051,519 ($141,380,828 total)
  12. Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $551,789 ($92,194,740 total)
  13. Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003, 76th) – $532,812 ($2,147,101 total)
  14. The Cooler (2003, 76th) – $512,636 ($3,838,472 total)
  15. Brother Bear (2003, 76th) – $482,696 ($140,830,754 total)
  16. The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $262,186 ($2,154,009 total)
  17. The Fog of War (2003, 76th) – $100,921 ($628,249 total)
  18. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $91,595 ($739,108 total)
  19. Pieces of April (2003, 76th) – $26,726 ($4,074,924 total)
  20. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $7,742 ($13,602,260 total)
  21. City of God (2003, 76th) – $6,598 ($8,075,943 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)
  • Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th): Original Screenplay
  • 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
  • Pieces of April (2003, 76th): Supporting Actress (Patricia Clarkson)
  • Something’s Gotta Give (2003, 76th): Actress (Diane Keaton)
  • The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Belleville Rendez-vous”)

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 8-10, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

  1. A Civil Action (1998, 71st) – $15,163,484 ($15,452,632 total) {week 3}
  2. Patch Adams (1998, 71st) – $12,686,600 ($83,504,170 total) {week 3}
  3. The Prince of Egypt (1998, 71st) – $6,074,356 ($74,864,804 total) {week 4}
  4. Mighty Joe Young (1998, 71st) – $5,041,684 ($34,833,616 total) {week 3}
  5. A Bug’s Life (1998, 71st) – $4,723,951 ($142,955,209 total) {week 8}
  6. Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $4,224,426 ($15,018,242 total) {week 5}
  7. The Thin Red Line (1998, 71st) – $1,276,384 ($2,486,047 total) {week 3}
  8. Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $904,692 ($12,758,122 total) {week 12}
  9. Elizabeth (1998, 71st) – $801,412 ($17,735,564 total) {week 10}
  10. A Simple Plan (1998, 71st) – $308,891 ($2,999,234 total) {week 5}
  11. Babe: Pig in the City (1998, 71st) – $256,795 ($16,492,655 total) {week 7}
  12. Little Voice (1998, 71st) – $189,926 ($1,143,688 total) {week 3}
  13. Gods and Monsters (1998, 71st) – $165,181 ($2,191,051 total) {week 10}
  14. Central Station (1998, 71st) – $121,208 ($852,672 total) {week 8}
  15. Hilary and Jackie (1998, 71st) – $84,303 ($260,816 total) {week 2}
  16. Pleasantville (1998, 71st) – $83,720 ($38,995,327 total) {week 12}
  17. Affliction (1998, 71st) – $51,833 ($178,940 total) {week 2}
  18. American History X (1998, 71st) – $50,371 ($6,205,537 total) {week 10}
  19. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $49,582 ($1,278,392 total) {week 11}
  20. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $27,088 ($190,878,157 total) {week 25}
  21. The Mask of Zorro (1998, 71st) – $22,737 ($93,819,423 total) {week 26}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. A Civil Action (1998, 71st) – $31,192,600 ($31,787,402 total)
  2. Patch Adams (1998, 71st) – $26,097,435 ($171,775,310 total)
  3. The Prince of Egypt (1998, 71st) – $12,495,476 ($154,003,386 total)
  4. Mighty Joe Young (1998, 71st) – $10,371,181 ($71,655,765 total)
  5. A Bug’s Life (1998, 71st) – $9,717,576 ($294,071,247 total)
  6. Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $8,690,010 ($30,893,825 total)
  7. The Thin Red Line (1998, 71st) – $2,625,632 ($5,114,014 total)
  8. Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $1,861,030 ($26,244,562 total)
  9. Elizabeth (1998, 71st) – $1,648,574 ($36,483,591 total)
  10. A Simple Plan (1998, 71st) – $635,416 ($6,169,684 total)
  11. Babe: Pig in the City (1998, 71st) – $528,250 ($33,926,820 total)
  12. Little Voice (1998, 71st) – $390,694 ($2,352,665 total)
  13. Gods and Monsters (1998, 71st) – $339,792 ($4,507,182 total)
  14. Central Station (1998, 71st) – $249,335 ($1,754,020 total)
  15. Hilary and Jackie (1998, 71st) – $173,419 ($536,521 total)
  16. Pleasantville (1998, 71st) – $172,219 ($80,216,765 total)
  17. Affliction (1998, 71st) – $106,625 ($368,095 total)
  18. American History X (1998, 71st) – $103,618 ($12,765,327 total)
  19. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $101,994 ($2,629,763 total)
  20. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $55,722 ($392,652,902 total)
  21. The Mask of Zorro (1998, 71st) – $46,772 ($192,994,679 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Affliction (1998, 71st): Actor (Nick Nolte), Supporting Actor (James Coburn) [O]
  • American History X (1998, 71st): Actor (Edward Norton)
  • Babe: Pig in the City (1998, 71st): Original Song (“That’ll Do”)
  • A Bug’s Life (1998, 71st): Original Musical or Comedy Score
  • Central Station (1998, 71st): Actress (Fernanda Montenegro), 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)
  • The Mask of Zorro (1998, 71st): Sound, Sound Effects
  • 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
  • The Thin Red Line (1998, 71st): Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 14-16, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Philadelphia (1993, 66th) – $13,817,010 ($14,766,736 total) {week 4}
  2. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, 66th) – $10,281,452 ($151,757,238 total) {week 8}
  3. Shadowlands (1993, 66th) – $3,679,026 ($9,410,812 total) {week 3}
  4. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $3,121,020 ($14,297,003 total) {week 5}
  5. Beethoven’s 2nd (1993, 66th) – $3,459,445 ($40,778,195 total) {week 5}
  6. The Piano (1993, 66th) – $1,691,518 ($22,454,941 total) {week 10}
  7. In the Name of the Father (1993, 66th) – $956,414 ($1,595,431 total) {week 3}
  8. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $512,200 ($341,146,820 total) {week 32}
  9. Six Degrees of Separation (1993, 66th) – $158,599 ($1,357,848 total) {week 6}
  10. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993, 66th) – $57,225 ($545,100 total) {week 5}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Philadelphia (1993, 66th) – $34,542,525 ($36,916,840 total)
  2. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, 66th) – $25,703,630 ($379,393,095 total)
  3. Shadowlands (1993, 66th) – $9,197,565 ($23,527,030 total)
  4. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $7,802,550 ($35,742,508 total)
  5. Beethoven’s 2nd (1993, 66th) – $8,648,613 ($101,945,488 total)
  6. The Piano (1993, 66th) – $4,228,795 ($56,137,353 total)
  7. In the Name of the Father (1993, 66th) – $2,391,035 ($3,988,578 total)
  8. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $1,280,500 ($852,867,050 total)
  9. Six Degrees of Separation (1993, 66th) – $396,498 ($3,394,620 total)
  10. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993, 66th) – $143,063 ($1,362,750 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Beethoven’s 2nd (1993, 66th): Original Song (“The Day I Fall in Love”)
  • 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]
  • Philadelphia (1993, 66th): Actor (Tom Hanks) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Philadelphia”), Original Song (“Streets of Philadelphia”) [O]
  • The Piano (1993, 66th): Picture, Director, Actress (Holly Hunter) [O], Supporting Actress (Anna Paquin) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, 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
  • Shadowlands (1993, 66th): Actress (Debra Winger), Adapted Screenplay
  • Six Degrees of Separation (1993, 66th): Actress (Stockard Channing)
  • What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993, 66th): Supporting Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio)

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 13-15, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Rain Man (1988, 61st) – $10,111,504 ($69,089,510 total) {week 5}
  2. Beaches (1988, 61st) – $5,160,258 ($6,203,535 total) {week 4}
  3. The Accidental Tourist (1988, 61st) – $4,872,212 ($13,491,258 total) {week 4}
  4. Working Girl (1988, 61st) – $4,514,221 ($29,697,876 total) {week 4}
  5. Mississippi Burning (1988, 61st) – $4,040,640 ($5,714,916 total) {week 6}
  6. Tequila Sunrise (1988, 61st) – $1,553,673 ($34,999,664 total) {week 7}
  7. Dangerous Liaisons (1988, 61st) – $940,855 ($1,836,695 total) {week 4}
  8. Scrooged (1988, 61st) – $761,415 ($58,159,923 total) {week 8}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Rain Man (1988, 61st) – $26,615,924 ($181,860,297 total)
  2. Beaches (1988, 61st) – $13,583,047 ($16,329,204 total)
  3. The Accidental Tourist (1988, 61st) – $12,824,840 ($35,512,253 total)
  4. Working Girl (1988, 61st) – $11,882,521 ($78,171,991 total)
  5. Mississippi Burning (1988, 61st) – $10,635,942 ($15,043,041 total)
  6. Tequila Sunrise (1988, 61st) – $4,089,643 ($92,127,579 total)
  7. Dangerous Liaisons (1988, 61st) – $2,476,558 ($4,834,625 total)
  8. Scrooged (1988, 61st) – $2,004,228 ($153,090,981 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Accidental Tourist (1988, 61st): Picture, Supporting Actress (Geena Davis) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
  • Beaches (1988, 61st): Art Direction
  • Dangerous Liaisons (1988, 61st): Picture, Actress (Glenn Close), Supporting Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O]
  • Mississippi Burning (1988, 61st): Picture, Director, Actor (Gene Hackman), Supporting Actress (Frances McDormand), Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Sound
  • Rain Man (1988, 61st): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Dustin Hoffman) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction
  • Scrooged (1988, 61st): Makeup
  • Tequila Sunrise (1988, 61st): Cinematography
  • 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 Jan. 13-15, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Terms of Endearment (1983, 56th) – $5,211,394 ($55,781,706 total) {week 8}
  2. Yentl (1983, 56th) – $2,398,768 ($25,764,348 total) {week 9}
  3. Silkwood (1983, 56th) – $2,333,091 ($13,917,249 total) {week 5}
  4. The Big Chill (1983, 56th) – $1,526,370 ($47,671,598 total) {week 16}
  5. To Be or Not to Be (1983, 56th) – $1,161,023 ($10,438,224 total) {week 5}
  6. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $435,461 ($251,010,234 total) {week 34}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Terms of Endearment (1983, 56th) – $16,208,056 ($173,487,746 total)
  2. Yentl (1983, 56th) – $7,460,454 ($80,130,189 total)
  3. Silkwood (1983, 56th) – $7,256,191 ($43,284,301 total)
  4. The Big Chill (1983, 56th) – $4,747,192 ($148,264,345 total)
  5. To Be or Not to Be (1983, 56th) – $3,610,920 ($32,464,119 total)
  6. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $1,354,336 ($780,671,710 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Big Chill (1983, 56th): Picture, Supporting Actress (Glenn Close), Original Screenplay
  • Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th): Original Score, Art Direction, Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects [O]
  • Silkwood (1983, 56th): Directing, Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actress (Cher), Original Screenplay, Film Editing
  • 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
  • To Be or Not to Be (1983, 56th): Supporting Actor (Charles Durning)
  • Yentl (1983, 56th): Supporting Actress (Amy Irving), Original Song (“Papa, Can You Hear Me?”), Original Song (“The Way He Makes Me Feel”), Original Song Score [O], Art Direction