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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 May 17-19, 2019

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $29,973,505 ($771,368,375 total) {week 4}
  2. Breakthrough (2019, 92nd) – $1,081,480 ($39,012,955 total) {week 6}
  3. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019, 92nd) – $157,200 ($160,346,075 total) {week 13}
  4. Missing Link (2019, 92nd) – $70,781 ($16,473,428 total) {week 6}
  5. Never Look Away (2018, 91st) – $2,352 ($1,300,993 total) {week 25}
  6. Capernaum (2018, 91st) – $396 ($1,658,867 total) {week 23}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $35,274,496 ($907,789,419 total)
  2. Breakthrough (2019, 92nd) – $1,272,746 ($45,912,626 total)
  3. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019, 92nd) – $185,002 ($188,704,224 total)
  4. Missing Link (2019, 92nd) – $83,299 ($19,386,851 total)
  5. Never Look Away (2018, 91st) – $2,768 ($1,531,081 total)
  6. Capernaum (2018, 91st) – $466 ($1,952,247 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd): Visual Effects
  • Breakthrough (2019, 92nd): Original Song (“I’m Standing with You”)
  • Capernaum (2018, 91st): Foreign Language Film
  • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019, 92nd): Animated Feature
  • Missing Link (2019, 92nd): Animated Feature
  • Never Look Away (2018, 91st): Cinematography, Foreign Language Film

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 16-18, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $3,664,058 ($250,532,304 total) {week 7}
  2. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $1,041,698 ($55,478,504 total) {week 11}
  3. The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $524,598 ($254,342,250 total) {week 15}
  4. Ida (2014, 87th) – $127,067 ($346,512 total) {week 3}
  5. Finding Vivian Maier (2014, 87th) – $63,005 ($1,240,146 total) {week 8}
  6. Frozen (2013, 86th) – $43,107 ($400,523,079 total) {week 26}
  7. The Wind Rises (2013, 86th) – $4,830 ($5,201,879 total) {week 13}
  8. Philomena (2013, 86th) – $3,716 ($37,707,719 total) {week 26}
  9. The Missing Picture (2013, 86th) – $332 ($49,768 total) {week 9}
  10. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $220 ($4,945,359 total) {week 49}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $4,834,583 ($330,567,716 total)
  2. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $1,374,480 ($73,201,747 total)
  3. The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $692,187 ($335,594,793 total)
  4. Ida (2014, 87th) – $167,660 ($457,209 total)
  5. Finding Vivian Maier (2014, 87th) – $83,133 ($1,636,325 total)
  6. Frozen (2013, 86th) – $56,878 ($528,474,760 total)
  7. The Wind Rises (2013, 86th) – $6,373 ($6,863,679 total)
  8. Philomena (2013, 86th) – $4,903 ($49,753,881 total)
  9. The Missing Picture (2013, 86th) – $438 ($65,667 total)
  10. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $290 ($6,525,211 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th): Visual Effects
  • Finding Vivian Maier (2014, 87th): Documentary 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]
  • Ida (2014, 87th): Cinematography, Foreign Language Film [O]
  • The Lego Movie (2014, 87th): Original Song (“Everything Is Awesome”)
  • The Missing Picture (2013, 86th): Foreign Language Film
  • Philomena (2013, 86th): Picture, Actress (Judi Dench), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
  • The Wind Rises (2013, 86th): Animated Feature

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 15-17, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $43,034,547 ($147,645,384 total) {week 2}
  2. Coraline (2009, 82nd) – $33,277 ($75,113,789 total) {week 15}
  3. Paris 36 (2009, 82nd) – $28,618 ($744,626 total) {week 7}
  4. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $20,340 ($106,875 total) {week 4}
  5. Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st) – $10,537 ($141,307,689 total) {week 27}
  6. Revanche (2008, 81st) – $10,533 ($70,760 total) {week 3}
  7. The Class (2008, 81st) – $8,610 ($3,746,977 total) {week 22}
  8. 12 (2007, 80th) – $4,627 ($116,066 total) {week 11}
  9. Katyn (2009, 80th) – $4,120 ($114,763 total) {week 13}
  10. The Garden (2008, 81st) – $2,070 ($20,702 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $61,854,989 ($212,215,632 total)
  2. Coraline (2009, 82nd) – $47,830 ($107,963,553 total)
  3. Paris 36 (2009, 82nd) – $41,134 ($1,070,276 total)
  4. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $29,235 ($153,615 total)
  5. Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st) – $15,145 ($203,106,252 total)
  6. Revanche (2008, 81st) – $15,139 ($101,706 total)
  7. The Class (2008, 81st) – $12,375 ($5,385,655 total)
  8. 12 (2007, 80th) – $6,651 ($166,826 total)
  9. Katyn (2009, 80th) – $5,922 ($164,953 total)
  10. The Garden (2008, 81st) – $2,975 ($29,756 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 12 (2007, 80th): Foreign Language Film
  • The Class (2008, 81st): Foreign Language Film
  • Coraline (2009, 82nd): Animated Feature
  • Il Divo (2009, 82nd): Makeup
  • The Garden (2008, 81st): Documentary Feature
  • Katyn (2009, 80th): Foreign Language Film
  • Paris 36 (2009, 82nd): Original Song (“Loin de Paname”)
  • Revanche (2008, 81st): Foreign Language Film
  • 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
  • Star Trek (2009, 82nd): Makeup [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 14-16, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Troy (2004, 77th) – $46,865,412 ($46,865,412 total) {week 1}
  2. Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $759,182 ($1,525,154 total) {week 2}
  3. The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th) – $500,606 ($368,894,610 total) {week 12}
  4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, 77th) – $413,483 ($32,399,781 total) {week 9}
  5. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, 76th) – $92,571 ($376,853,002 total) {week 22}
  6. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $35,915 ($2,504,808 total) {week 27}
  7. Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $32,993 ($90,102,772 total) {week 32}
  8. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $28,858 ($101,937 total) {week 4}
  9. The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $21,974 ($6,898,025 total) {week 25}
  10. Monster (2003, 76th) – $8,296 ($34,445,894 total) {week 21}
  11. City of God (2003, 76th) – $6,072 ($7,522,317 total) {week 70}
  12. In America (2003, 76th) – $6,061 ($15,524,576 total) {week 25}
  13. The Fog of War (2003, 76th) – $5,104 ($4,193,943 total) {week 22}
  14. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $323 ($558,699 total) {week 50}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Troy (2004, 77th) – $81,354,129 ($81,354,129 total)
  2. Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $1,317,871 ($2,647,530 total)
  3. The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th) – $869,007 ($640,367,777 total)
  4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, 77th) – $717,769 ($56,243,098 total)
  5. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, 76th) – $160,695 ($654,182,828 total)
  6. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $62,345 ($4,348,121 total)
  7. Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $57,273 ($156,410,287 total)
  8. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $50,095 ($176,953 total)
  9. The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $38,145 ($11,974,349 total)
  10. Monster (2003, 76th) – $14,401 ($59,794,966 total)
  11. City of God (2003, 76th) – $10,540 ($13,058,064 total)
  12. In America (2003, 76th) – $10,521 ($26,949,264 total)
  13. The Fog of War (2003, 76th) – $8,860 ($7,280,307 total)
  14. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $561 ($969,851 total)

Oscar Details:

  • City of God (2003, 76th): Director, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, 77th): Actress (Kate Winslet), Original Screenplay [O]
  • The Fog of War (2003, 76th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • In America (2003, 76th): Actress (Samantha Morton), Supporting Actor (Djimon Hounsou), Original Screenplay
  • 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]
  • 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
  • Super Size Me (2004, 77th): Documentary Feature
  • The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Belleville Rendez-vous”)
  • Troy (2004, 77th): Costume Design
  • The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th): Foreign Language Film
  • The Weather Underground (2003, 76th): Documentary Feature

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 14-16, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $24,856,320 ($80,580,605 total) {week 2}
  2. The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $4,548,484 ($145,138,521 total) {week 7}
  3. Life (1999, 72nd) – $2,864,520 ($55,320,650 total) {week 5}
  4. Election (1999, 72nd) – $2,266,891 ($7,015,155 total) {week 4}
  5. Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $710,352 ($94,956,844 total) {week 23}
  6. Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $626,655 ($55,104,440 total) {week 30}
  7. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $143,582 ($215,947,236 total) {week 43}
  8. The Prince of Egypt (1998, 71st) – $72,569 ($101,257,900 total) {week 22}
  9. Patch Adams (1998, 71st) – $41,428 ($134,921,873 total) {week 21}
  10. Gods and Monsters (1998, 71st) – $40,903 ($6,347,503 total) {week 28}
  11. A Bug’s Life (1998, 71st) – $16,932 ($162,792,677 total) {week 26}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $52,746,285 ($170,995,851 total)
  2. The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $9,652,098 ($307,990,799 total)
  3. Life (1999, 72nd) – $6,078,647 ($117,393,033 total)
  4. Election (1999, 72nd) – $4,810,450 ($14,886,490 total)
  5. Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $1,507,401 ($201,502,909 total)
  6. Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $1,329,792 ($116,934,225 total)
  7. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $304,688 ($458,250,237 total)
  8. The Prince of Egypt (1998, 71st) – $153,995 ($214,874,048 total)
  9. Patch Adams (1998, 71st) – $87,912 ($286,310,589 total)
  10. Gods and Monsters (1998, 71st) – $86,798 ($13,469,701 total)
  11. A Bug’s Life (1998, 71st) – $35,931 ($345,453,752 total)

Oscar Details:

  • A Bug’s Life (1998, 71st): Original Musical or Comedy Score
  • Election (1999, 72nd): Adapted Screenplay
  • Gods and Monsters (1998, 71st): Actor (Ian McKellen), Supporting Actress (Lynn Redgrave), Adapted Screenplay [O]
  • Life (1999, 72nd): Makeup
  • Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st): Picture, Director, Actor (Roberto Benigni) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score [O], Film Editing, Foreign Language Film [O]
  • The Matrix (1999, 72nd): Film Editing [O], Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • The Mummy (1999, 72nd): Sound
  • Patch Adams (1998, 71st): Original Musical or Comedy Score
  • The Prince of Egypt (1998, 71st): Original Song (“When You Believe”) [O], Original Musical or Comedy Score
  • 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

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 20-22, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Maverick (1994, 67th) – $17,248,545 ($17,248,545 total) {week 1}
  2. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994, 67th) – $1,912,615 ($37,155,329 total) {week 11}
  3. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $516,055 ($91,967,458 total) {week 23}
  4. Philadelphia (1993, 66th) – $440,747 ($75,388,646 total) {week 24}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Maverick (1994, 67th) – $44,483,090 ($44,483,090 total)
  2. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994, 67th) – $4,932,533 ($95,821,638 total)
  3. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $1,330,879 ($237,179,234 total)
  4. Philadelphia (1993, 66th) – $1,136,663 ($194,423,350 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994, 67th): Picture, Original Screenplay
  • Maverick (1994, 67th): Costume Design
  • Philadelphia (1993, 66th): Actor (Tom Hanks) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Philadelphia”), Original Song (“Streets of Philadelphia”) [O]
  • 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

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 19-21, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Field of Dreams (1989, 62nd) – $5,081,160 ($23,319,961 total) {week 5}
  2. Rain Man (1988, 61st) – $1,066,269 ($163,734,621 total) {week 23}
  3. The Adventures of Baron Munchaussen (1989, 62nd) – $189,775 ($6,701,207 total) {week 11}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Field of Dreams (1989, 62nd) – $13,797,205 ($63,322,211 total)
  2. Rain Man (1988, 61st) – $2,895,310 ($444,599,298 total)
  3. The Adventures of Baron Munchaussen (1989, 62nd) – $515,308 ($18,196,225 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Adventures of Baron Munchaussen (1989, 62nd): Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Visual Effects
  • Field of Dreams (1989, 62nd): Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
  • Rain Man (1988, 61st): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Dustin Hoffman) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 18-20, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Natural (1984, 57th) – $5,423,233 ($12,656,951 total) {week 2}
  2. Romancing the Stone (1984, 57th) – $3,531,769 ($48,994,662 total) {week 8}
  3. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984, 57th) – $1,440,242 ($39,574,834 total) {week 8}
  4. Footloose (1984, 57th) – $1,279,264 ($69,599,398 total) {week 14}
  5. Splash (1984, 57th) – $1,047,496 ($58,341,525 total) {week 11}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Natural (1984, 57th) – $17,399,539 ($40,607,718 total)
  2. Romancing the Stone (1984, 57th) – $11,331,092 ($157,191,207 total)
  3. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984, 57th) – $4,620,776 ($126,969,259 total)
  4. Footloose (1984, 57th) – $4,104,305 ($223,298,069 total)
  5. Splash (1984, 57th) – $3,360,716 ($187,179,059 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Footloose (1984, 57th): Original Song (“Footloose”, “Let’s Hear It for the Boy”)
  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984, 57th): Supporting Actor (Ralph Richardson), Adapted Screenplay, Makeup
  • The Natural (1984, 57th): Supporting Actress (Glenn Close), Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction
  • Romancing the Stone (1984, 57th): Film Editing
  • Splash (1984, 57th): Original Screenplay

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