Box Office History (Week 2, 2026)

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. 8-10, 2021

Weekend Box Office:

News of the World – $1,236,185 ($7,097,155 total) {week 3}
Promising Young Woman – $566,285 ($2,713,465 total) {week 3}
Pinocchio – $220,968 ($1,125,189 total) {week 3}
Tenet – $25,973 ($58,107,658 total) {week 19}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

News of the World – $1,374,754 ($7,892,706 total)
Promising Young Woman – $629,762 ($3,017,629 total)
Pinocchio – $245,737 ($1,251,316 total)
Tenet – $28,884 ($64,621,201 total)

Oscar Details:

News of the World: Original Score, Cinematography, Production Design, Sound
Pinocchio: Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling
Promising Young Woman: Picture, Directing, Actress (Carey Mulligan), Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing
Tenet: Production Design, Visual Effects [O]

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 8-10, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, 88th) – $42,353,785 ($812,734,828 total) {week 4}
The Revenant (2015, 88th) – $39,826,840 ($41,383,741 total) {week 3}
The Hateful Eight (2015, 88th) – $6,402,187 ($41,525,007 total) {week 3}
The Big Short (2015, 88th) – $6,174,503 ($42,724,340 total) {week 5}
Joy (2015, 88th) – $4,476,246 ($46,531,854 total) {week 3}
Creed (2015, 88th) – $1,514,260 ($105,605,754 total) {week 7}
Carol (2015, 88th) – $1,486,065 ($7,004,358 total) {week 8}
Brooklyn (2015, 88th) – $1,055,322 ($22,439,281 total) {week 10}
Spotlight (2015, 88th) – $928,471 ($28,546,477 total) {week 10}
The Danish Girl (2015, 88th) – $845,610 ($7,605,915 total) {week 7}
Spectre (2015, 88th) – $403,519 ($198,500,048 total) {week 10}
The Martian (2015, 88th) – $375,913 ($226,486,935 total) {week 15}
Anomalisa (2015, 88th) – $216,544 ($486,076 total) {week 2}
Room (2015, 88th) – $115,820 ($5,166,724 total) {week 13}
Trumbo (2015, 88th) – $114,600 ($7,203,646 total) {week 10}
Bridge of Spies (2015, 88th) – $103,395 ($70,780,769 total) {week 13}
45 Years (2015, 88th) – $77,117 ($341,270 total) {week 3}
Sicario (2015, 88th) – $30,285 ($46,875,468 total) {week 17}
Son of Saul (2015, 88th) – $24,709 ($201,327 total) {week 4}
Mustang (2015, 88th) – $20,866 ($221,390 total) {week 8}
Theeb (2015, 88th) – $2,245 ($170,096 total) {week 10}
Amy (2015, 88th) – $1,708 ($8,412,034 total) {week 27}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, 88th) – $55,378,186 ($1,062,662,532 total)
The Revenant (2015, 88th) – $52,074,169 ($54,109,839 total)
The Hateful Eight (2015, 88th) – $8,370,952 ($54,294,547 total)
The Big Short (2015, 88th) – $8,073,252 ($55,862,692 total)
Joy (2015, 88th) – $5,852,756 ($60,841,072 total)
Creed (2015, 88th) – $1,979,917 ($138,081,049 total)
Carol (2015, 88th) – $1,943,051 ($9,158,299 total)
Brooklyn (2015, 88th) – $1,379,849 ($29,339,684 total)
Spotlight (2015, 88th) – $1,213,989 ($37,324,931 total)
The Danish Girl (2015, 88th) – $1,105,647 ($9,944,844 total)
Spectre (2015, 88th) – $527,607 ($259,541,681 total)
The Martian (2015, 88th) – $491,512 ($296,134,940 total)
Anomalisa (2015, 88th) – $283,134 ($635,551 total)
Room (2015, 88th) – $151,436 ($6,755,566 total)
Trumbo (2015, 88th) – $149,841 ($9,418,871 total)
Bridge of Spies (2015, 88th) – $135,190 ($92,546,878 total)
45 Years (2015, 88th) – $100,832 ($446,215 total)
Sicario (2015, 88th) – $39,598 ($61,290,352 total)
Son of Saul (2015, 88th) – $32,307 ($263,238 total)
Mustang (2015, 88th) – $27,283 ($289,471 total)
Theeb (2015, 88th) – $2,935 ($222,403 total)
Amy (2015, 88th) – $2,233 ($10,998,856 total)

Oscar Details:

45 Years (2015, 88th): Actress (Charlotte Rampling)
Amy (2015, 88th): Documentary Feature [O]
Anomalisa (2015, 88th): Animated Feature
The Big Short (2015, 88th): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Christian Bale), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
Bridge of Spies (2015, 88th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Mark Rylance) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score, Production Design, Sound Mixing
Brooklyn (2015, 88th): Picture, Actress (Saoirse Ronan), Adapted Screenplay
Carol (2015, 88th): Actress (Cate Blanchett), Supporting Actress (Rooney Mara), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Costume Design
Creed (2015, 88th): Supporting Actress (Sylvester Stallone)
The Danish Girl (2015, 88th): Actor (Eddie Redmayne), Supporting Actress (Alicia Vikander) [O], Production Design, Costume Design
The Hateful Eight (2015, 88th): Supporting Actress (Jennifer Jason Leigh), Original Score [O], Cinematography
Joy (2015, 88th): Actress (Jennifer Lawrence)
The Martian (2015, 88th): Picture, Actor (Matt Damon), Adapted Screenplay, Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
Mustang (2015, 88th): Foreign Language Film
The Revenant (2015, 88th): Picture, Directing [O], Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) [O], Supporting Actor (Tom Hardy), Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
Room (2015, 88th): Picture, Directing, Actress (Brie Larson) [O], Adapted Screenplay
Sicario (2015, 88th): Original Score, Cinematography, Sound Film Editing
Son of Saul (2015, 88th): Foreign Language Film [O]
Spectre (2015, 88th): Original Song (“Writing’s On the Wall”) [O]
Spotlight (2015, 88th): Picture [O], Directing, Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Supporting Actress (Rachel McAdams), Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, 88th): Original Score, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
Theeb (2015, 88th): Foreign Language Film
Trumbo (2015, 88th): Actor (Bryan Cranston)

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 14-16, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

True Grit (2010, 83rd) – $11,004,755 ($126,216,650 total) {week 4}
The King’s Speech (2010, 83rd) – $9,186,203 ($44,710,062 total) {week 8}
Black Swan (2010, 83rd) – $8,342,648 ($73,211,006 total) {week 7}
Tron: Legacy (2010, 83rd) – $5,679,858 ($156,918,454 total) {week 5}
The Fighter (2010, 83rd) – $5,101,140 ($65,745,804 total) {week 6}
Tangled (2010, 83rd) – $3,983,009 ($181,011,048 total) {week 8}
Country Strong (2010, 83rd) – $3,682,375 ($13,287,509 total) {week 4}
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010, 83rd) – $1,399,204 ($289,803,472 total) {week 9}
Blue Valentine (2010, 83rd) – $1,386,776 ($2,845,159 total) {week 3}
The Social Network (2010, 83rd) – $360,057 ($94,702,149 total) {week 16}
Rabbit Hole (2010, 83rd) – $276,301 ($958,116 total) {week 5}
Unstoppable (2010, 83rd) – $243,256 ($80,392,103 total) {week 10}
127 Hours (2010, 83rd) – $162,933 ($11,091,004 total) {week 11}
Another Year (2010, 83rd) – $111,806 ($450,095 total) {week 3}
Barney’s Version (2010, 83rd) – $65,241 ($94,785 total) {week 1}
The Illusionist (2010, 83rd) – $32,988 ($178,410 total) {week 3}
Inside Job (2010, 83rd) – $34,820 ($3,613,238 total) {week 15}
Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $6,162 ($6,263,188 total) {week 32}
The Tempest (2010, 83rd) – $5,749 ($249,797 total) {week 6}
Dogtooth (2010, 83rd) – $214 ($90,707 total) {week 30}
Waste Land (2010, 83rd) – $8,848 ($114,260 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

True Grit (2010, 83rd) – $15,695,306 ($180,013,911 total)
The King’s Speech (2010, 83rd) – $13,101,634 ($63,766,810 total)
Black Swan (2010, 83rd) – $11,898,531 ($104,415,697 total)
Tron: Legacy (2010, 83rd) – $8,100,781 ($223,801,729 total)
The Fighter (2010, 83rd) – $7,275,396 ($93,768,606 total)
Tangled (2010, 83rd) – $5,680,685 ($258,163,298 total)
Country Strong (2010, 83rd) – $5,251,912 ($18,951,037 total)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010, 83rd) – $1,995,586 ($413,326,263 total)
Blue Valentine (2010, 83rd) – $1,977,861 ($4,057,850 total)
The Social Network (2010, 83rd) – $513,524 ($135,066,999 total)
Rabbit Hole (2010, 83rd) – $394,069 ($1,366,493 total)
Unstoppable (2010, 83rd) – $346,939 ($114,657,590 total)
127 Hours (2010, 83rd) – $232,380 ($15,818,317 total)
Another Year (2010, 83rd) – $159,461 ($641,939 total)
Barney’s Version (2010, 83rd) – $93,049 ($135,185 total)
The Illusionist (2010, 83rd) – $47,048 ($254,454 total)
Inside Job (2010, 83rd) – $49,661 ($5,153,307 total)
Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $8,788 ($8,932,744 total)
The Tempest (2010, 83rd) – $8,199 ($356,268 total)
Dogtooth (2010, 83rd) – $305 ($129,369 total)
Waste Land (2010, 83rd) – $12,619 ($162,961 total)

Oscar Details:

127 Hours (2010, 83rd): Picture, Actor (James Franco), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“If I Rise”), Film Editing
Another Year (2010, 83rd): Original Screenplay
Barney’s Version (2010, 83rd): Makeup
Black Swan (2010, 83rd): Picture, Direcing, Actress (Natalie Portman) [O], Film Editing, Cinematography
Blue Valentine (2010, 83rd): Actress (Michelle Williams)
Country Strong (2010, 83rd): Original Song (“Coming Home”)
Dogtooth (2010, 83rd): Foreign Language Film
The Fighter (2010, 83rd): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Christian Bale) [O], Supporting Actress (Amy Adams, Melissa Leo [O]), Original Screenplay, Film Editing
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010, 83rd): Art Direction, Visual Effects
The Illusionist (2010, 83rd): Animated Feature
Inside Job (2010, 83rd): Documentary Feature
The King’s Speech (2010, 83rd): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Colin Firth) [O], Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter), Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound Mixing
Rabbit Hole (2010, 83rd): Actress (Nicole Kidman)
The Social Network (2010, 83rd): Picture, Directing, Actor (Jesse Eisenberg), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound Mixing
Tangled (2010, 83rd): Original Song (“I See the Light”)
The Tempest (2010, 83rd): Costume Design
Tron: Legacy (2010, 83rd): Sound Film Editing
True Grit (2010, 83rd): Picture, Directing, Actor (Jeff Bridges), Supporting Actress (Hailee Steinfeld), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Unstoppable (2010, 83rd): Sound Film Editing
Waste Land (2010, 83rd): Documentary Feature
Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd): Picture, Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Supporting Actor (John Hawkes), Adapted Screenplay

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 13-15, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, 78th) – $10,059,756 ($261,270,848 total) {week 6}
King Kong (2005, 78th) – $7,528,060 ($202,994,060 total) {week 5}
Brokeback Mountain (2005, 78th) – $5,805,082 ($30,838,091 total) {week 6}
Munich (2005, 78th) – $5,033,425 ($32,931,270 total) {week 4}
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005, 78th) – $4,307,893 ($46,512,023 total) {week 6}
Match Point (2005, 78th) – $2,001,434 ($6,439,031 total) {week 3}
Walk the Line (2005, 78th) – $1,768,437 ($97,946,762 total) {week 9}
Syriana (2005, 78th) – $1,211,690 ($44,038,987 total) {week 8}
Pride & Prejudice (2005, 78th) – $609,542 ($36,175,465 total) {week 10}
Capote (2005, 78th) – $417,231 ($13,161,012 total) {week 16}
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005, 78th) – $387,111 ($1,064,885 total) {week 6}
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005, 78th) – $287,740 ($24,517,247 total) {week 15}
The Squid and the Whale (2005, 78th) – $269,778 ($6,005,551 total) {week 15}
Transamerica (2005, 78th) – $90,974 ($491,588 total) {week 7}
A History of Violence (2005, 78th) – $42,323 ($31,350,408 total) {week 17}
Paradise Now (2005, 78th) – $14,754 ($1,086,248 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, 78th) – $17,370,357 ($451,140,960 total)
King Kong (2005, 78th) – $12,998,833 ($350,513,407 total)
Brokeback Mountain (2005, 78th) – $10,023,737 ($53,248,673 total)
Munich (2005, 78th) – $8,691,303 ($56,863,002 total)
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005, 78th) – $7,438,514 ($80,313,127 total)
Match Point (2005, 78th) – $3,455,911 ($11,118,388 total)
Walk the Line (2005, 78th) – $3,053,591 ($169,126,394 total)
Syriana (2005, 78th) – $2,092,246 ($76,042,892 total)
Pride & Prejudice (2005, 78th) – $1,052,507 ($62,464,811 total)
Capote (2005, 78th) – $720,440 ($22,725,350 total)
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005, 78th) – $668,431 ($1,838,756 total)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005, 78th) – $496,846 ($42,334,361 total)
The Squid and the Whale (2005, 78th) – $465,830 ($10,369,890 total)
Transamerica (2005, 78th) – $157,086 ($848,834 total)
A History of Violence (2005, 78th) – $73,080 ($54,133,300 total)
Paradise Now (2005, 78th) – $25,476 ($1,875,643 total)

Oscar Details:

Brokeback Mountain (2005, 78th): Picture, Directing [O], Actor (Heath Ledger), Supporting Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal), Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Cinematography
Capote (2005, 78th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) [O], Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener), Adapted Screenplay
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, 78th): Makeup [O], Sound Mixing, Visual Effects
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005, 78th): Picture, Directing, Actor (David Strathairn), Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction
A History of Violence (2005, 78th): Supporting Actor (William Hurt), Adapted Screenplay
King Kong (2005, 78th): Art Direction, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
Match Point (2005, 78th): Original Screenplay
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005, 78th): Original Score, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005, 78th): Actress (Judi Dench), Costume Design
Munich (2005, 78th): Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing
Paradise Now (2005, 78th): Foreign Language Film
Pride & Prejudice (2005, 78th): Actress (Keira Knightley), Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
The Squid and the Whale (2005, 78th): Original Screenplay
Syriana (2005, 78th): Supporting Actor (George Clooney) [O], Original Screenplay
Transamerica (2005, 78th): Actress (Felicity Huffman), Original Song (“Travelin’ Thru”)
Walk the Line (2005, 78th): Actor (Joaquin Phoenix), Actress (Reese Witherspoon) [O], Film Editing, Costume Design, Sound Mixing

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 12-14, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

Cast Away (2000, 73rd) – $19,777,426 ($167,758,651 total) {week 4}
Traffic (2000, 73rd) – $11,438,980 ($33,341,734 total) {week 3}
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd) – $8,647,295 ($28,641,864 total) {week 6}
The Emperor’s New Groove (2000, 73rd) – $7,840,544 ($71,484,885 total) {week 5}
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $3,058,452 ($7,348,420 total) {week 4}
Chocolat (2000, 73rd) – $1,936,761 ($9,096,869 total) {week 5}
102 Dalmatians (2000, 73rd) – $1,164,895 ($62,608,326 total) {week 8}
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000, 73rd) – $538,065 ($258,833,760 total) {week 9}
Meet the Parents (2000, 73rd) – $460,650 ($162,845,040 total) {week 15}
Quills (2000, 73rd) – $472,207 ($5,002,987 total) {week 8}
Billy Elliot (2000, 73rd) – $448,395 ($18,370,425 total) {week 14}
You Can Count on Me (2000, 73rd) – $424,795 ($5,345,112 total) {week 10}
Malena (2000, 73rd) – $206,643 ($1,048,362 total) {week 4}
Before Night Falls (2000, 73rd) – $155,766 ($552,299 total) {week 4}
Shadow of the Vampire (2000, 73rd) – $111,391 ($445,814 total) {week 3}
Requiem for a Dream (2000, 73rd) – $70,180 ($3,075,031 total) {week 15}
Wonder Boys (2000, 73rd) – $21,868 ($19,347,156 total) {week 47}
The Contender (2000, 73rd) – $5,660 ($17,858,819 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Cast Away (2000, 73rd) – $39,519,910 ($335,220,909 total)
Traffic (2000, 73rd) – $22,857,750 ($66,624,560 total)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd) – $17,279,312 ($57,233,124 total)
The Emperor’s New Groove (2000, 73rd) – $15,667,235 ($142,843,472 total)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $6,111,500 ($14,683,857 total)
Chocolat (2000, 73rd) – $3,870,100 ($18,177,666 total)
102 Dalmatians (2000, 73rd) – $2,327,732 ($125,106,037 total)
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000, 73rd) – $1,075,179 ($517,210,217 total)
Meet the Parents (2000, 73rd) – $920,486 ($325,402,368 total)
Quills (2000, 73rd) – $943,580 ($9,997,135 total)
Billy Elliot (2000, 73rd) – $895,998 ($36,708,393 total)
You Can Count on Me (2000, 73rd) – $848,839 ($10,680,780 total)
Malena (2000, 73rd) – $412,921 ($2,094,872 total)
Before Night Falls (2000, 73rd) – $311,257 ($1,103,622 total)
Shadow of the Vampire (2000, 73rd) – $222,585 ($890,840 total)
Requiem for a Dream (2000, 73rd) – $140,236 ($6,144,629 total)
Wonder Boys (2000, 73rd) – $43,697 ($38,660,130 total)
The Contender (2000, 73rd) – $11,310 ($35,686,085 total)

Oscar Details:

102 Dalmatians (2000, 73rd): Costume Design
Before Night Falls (2000, 73rd): Actor (Javier Bardem)
Billy Elliot (2000, 73rd): Directing, Supporting Actress (Julie Walters), Original Screenplay
Cast Away (2000, 73rd): Actor (Tom Hanks), Sound
Chocolat (2000, 73rd): Picture, Actress (Juliette Binoche), Supporting Actress (Judi Dench), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
The Contender (2000, 73rd): Actress (Joan Allen), Supporting Actor (Jeff Bridges)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd): Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“A Love Before Time”), Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Foreign Language Film [O]
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000, 73rd): Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup [O]
The Emperor’s New Groove (2000, 73rd): Original Song (“My Funny Friend and Me”)
Malena (2000, 73rd): Original Score, Cinematography
Meet the Parents (2000, 73rd): Original Song (“A Fool in Love”)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd): Cinematography
Quills (2000, 73rd): Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Art Direction, Costume Design
Requiem for a Dream (2000, 73rd): Actress (Ellen Burstyn)
Shadow of the Vampire (2000, 73rd): Supporting Actor (Willem Dafoe), Makeup
Traffic (2000, 73rd): Picture, Directing [O], Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing [O]
Wonder Boys (2000, 73rd): Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Things Have Changed”), Film Editing
You Can Count on Me (2000, 73rd): Actress (Laura Linney), Original Screenplay

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 12-14, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

12 Monkeys (1995, 68th) – $9,974,510 ($29,136,764 total) {week 3}
Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $5,873,864 ($168,257,728 total) {week 8}
Sabrina (1995, 68th) – $3,318,113 ($42,506,215 total) {week 5}
Sense and Sensibility (1995, 68th) – $1,837,671 ($9,345,101 total) {week 5}
Seven (1995, 68th) – $1,577,822 ($88,724,177 total) {week 17}
The American President (1995, 68th) – $1,473,957 ($56,257,872 total) {week 9}
Leaving Las Vegas (1995, 68th) – $1,385,962 ($4,843,272 total) {week 12}
Nixon (1995, 68th) – $1,177,791 ($12,152,675 total) {week 4}
Braveheart (1995, 68th) – $3,842 ($67,035,810 total) {week 34}
Dead Man Walking (1995, 68th) – $378,640 ($735,391 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

12 Monkeys (1995, 68th) – $25,523,011 ($74,555,837 total)
Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $15,030,181 ($430,541,833 total)
Sabrina (1995, 68th) – $8,490,466 ($108,765,903 total)
Sense and Sensibility (1995, 68th) – $4,702,276 ($23,912,464 total)
Seven (1995, 68th) – $4,037,368 ($227,029,512 total)
The American President (1995, 68th) – $3,771,596 ($143,953,967 total)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995, 68th) – $3,546,432 ($12,393,078 total)
Nixon (1995, 68th) – $3,013,759 ($31,096,551 total)
Braveheart (1995, 68th) – $9,831 ($171,532,808 total)
Dead Man Walking (1995, 68th) – $968,873 ($1,881,736 total)

Oscar Details:

12 Monkeys (1995, 68th): Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt), Costume Design
The American President (1995, 68th): Original Musical or Comedy Score
Braveheart (1995, 68th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Costume Design, Makeup [O], Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing [O]
Dead Man Walking (1995, 68th): Directing, Actor (Sean Penn), Actress (Susan Sarandon) [O], Original Song (“Dead Man Walkin’”)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995, 68th): Directing, Actor (Nicolas Cage) [O], Actress (Elisabeth Shue), Adapted Screenplay
Nixon (1995, 68th): Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Supporting Actress (Joan Allen), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score
Sabrina (1995, 68th): Original Song (“Moonlight”), Original Musical or Comedy Score
Sense and Sensibility (1995, 68th): Picture, Actress (Emma Thompson), Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Dramatic Score, Cinematography, Costume Design
Seven (1995, 68th): Film Editing
Toy Story (1995, 68th): Original Screenplay, Original Song (“You’ve Got a Friend in Me”), Original Musical or Comedy Score

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 11-13, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

Home Alone (1990, 63rd) – $9,813,012 ($181,405,541 total) {week 9}
Awakenings (1990, 63rd) – $8,306,532 ($10,087,133 total) {week 4}
Dances With Wolves (1990, 63rd) – $5,586,412 ($79,426,084 total) {week 10}
The Godfather, Part III (1990, 63rd) – $4,315,158 ($51,784,117 total) {week 4}
Edward Scissorhands (1990, 63rd) – $3,655,258 ($38,707,036 total) {week 6}
Misery (1990, 63rd) – $2,068,992 ($48,164,210 total) {week 7}
Green Card (1990, 63rd) – $1,537,294 ($1,958,578 total) {week 4}
Ghost (1990, 63rd) – $1,016,724 ($209,695,386 total) {week 27}
Alice (1990, 63rd) – $86,543 ($586,870 total) {week 4}
Hamlet (1990, 63rd) – $113,339 ($774,790 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Home Alone (1990, 63rd) – $26,362,272 ($487,338,876 total)
Awakenings (1990, 63rd) – $22,315,173 ($27,098,687 total)
Dances With Wolves (1990, 63rd) – $15,007,677 ($213,375,062 total)
The Godfather, Part III (1990, 63rd) – $11,592,503 ($139,116,001 total)
Edward Scissorhands (1990, 63rd) – $9,819,707 ($103,984,935 total)
Misery (1990, 63rd) – $5,558,266 ($129,391,262 total)
Green Card (1990, 63rd) – $4,129,880 ($5,261,643 total)
Ghost (1990, 63rd) – $2,731,389 ($563,338,436 total)
Alice (1990, 63rd) – $232,494 ($1,576,603 total)
Hamlet (1990, 63rd) – $304,481 ($2,081,443 total)

Oscar Details:

Alice (1990, 63rd): Original Screenplay
Awakenings (1990, 63rd): Picture, Actor (Robert De Niro), Adapted Screenplay
Dances With Wolves (1990, 63rd): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Kevin Costner), Supporting Actor (Graham Greene), Supporting Actress (Mary McDonnell), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound [O]
Edward Scissorhands (1990, 63rd): Makeup
Ghost (1990, 63rd): Picture, Supporting Actress (Whoopi Goldberg) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing
The Godfather, Part III (1990, 63rd): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Andy Garcia), Original Song, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction
Green Card (1990, 63rd): Original Screenplay
Hamlet (1990, 63rd): Art Direction, Costume Design
Home Alone (1990, 63rd): Original Song (“Somewhere in My Memory”), Original Score
Misery (1990, 63rd): Actress (Kathy Bates) [O]

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 10-12, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

Out of Africa (1985, 58th) – $5,137,370 ($34,249,287 total) {week 4}
The Color Purple (1985, 58th) – $3,126,757 ($18,810,736 total) {week 4}
White Nights (1985, 58th) – $2,792,363 ($33,744,993 total) {week 8}
A Chorus Line (1985, 58th) – $1,291,542 ($11,519,607 total) {week 5}
Back to the Future (1985, 58th) – $1,250,795 ($194,658,001 total) {week 28}
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985, 58th) – $1,212,472 ($16,975,615 total) {week 6}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Out of Africa (1985, 58th) – $15,661,362 ($104,409,551 total)
The Color Purple (1985, 58th) – $9,531,973 ($57,344,858 total)
White Nights (1985, 58th) – $8,512,568 ($102,872,202 total)
A Chorus Line (1985, 58th) – $3,937,288 ($35,117,724 total)
Back to the Future (1985, 58th) – $3,813,070 ($593,418,326 total)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985, 58th) – $3,696,242 ($51,750,460 total)

Oscar Details:

Back to the Future (1985, 58th): Original Screenplay, Original Song (“The Power of Love’), Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing [O]
A Chorus Line (1985, 58th): Original Song (“Surprise, Surprise”), Film Editing, Sound
The Color Purple (1985, 58th): Picture, Actress (Whoopi Goldberg), Supporting Actress (Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Miss Celie’s Blues (Sister)”)
Out of Africa (1985, 58th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actor (Klaus Maria Brandauer), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Sound [O]
White Nights (1985, 58th): Original Song (“Say You, Say Me” [O], “Separate Lives (Love Theme from “White Nights”)”)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985, 58th): Visual Effects