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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 24-26, 2019

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $17,200,742 ($798,532,478 total) {week 5}
  2. Breakthrough (2019, 92nd) – $384,293 ($39,852,540 total) {week 7}
  3. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019, 92nd) – $115,910 ($160,522,540 total) {week 14}
  4. Missing Link (2019, 92nd) – $56,816 ($16,560,634 total) {week 7}
  5. Capernaum (2018, 91st) – $1,841 ($1,660,708 total) {week 24}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $20,242,795 ($939,757,654 total)
  2. Breakthrough (2019, 92nd) – $452,257 ($46,900,697 total)
  3. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019, 92nd) – $136,409 ($188,911,898 total)
  4. Missing Link (2019, 92nd) – $66,864 ($19,489,480 total)
  5. Capernaum (2018, 91st) – $2,167 ($1,954,414 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

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 23-25, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

  1. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $90,823,660 ($90,823,660 total) {week 1}
  2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $1,744,727 ($253,585,725 total) {week 8}
  3. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $6,857,051 ($56,589,497 total) {week 12}
  4. The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $407,255 ($254,921,743 total) {week 16}
  5. Ida (2014, 87th) – $204,201 ($611,845 total) {week 4}
  6. Frozen (2013, 86th) – $34,955 ($400,577,501 total) {week 27}
  7. Finding Vivian Maier (2014, 87th) – $33,000 ($1,313,424 total) {week 9}
  8. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $332 ($4,945,691 total) {week 50}
  9. The Missing Picture (2013, 86th) – $324 ($51,337 total) {week 10}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $119,838,318 ($119,838,318 total)
  2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $2,302,100 ($334,596,587 total)
  3. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $9,047,614 ($74,667,659 total)
  4. The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $537,357 ($336,359,411 total)
  5. Ida (2014, 87th) – $269,435 ($807,306 total)
  6. Frozen (2013, 86th) – $46,122 ($528,546,568 total)
  7. Finding Vivian Maier (2014, 87th) – $43,542 ($1,733,012 total)
  8. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $438 ($6,525,649 total)
  9. The Missing Picture (2013, 86th) – $428 ($67,737 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
  • X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th): Visual Effects

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 22-24, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $22,892,262 ($184,526,281 total) {week 3}
  2. Coraline (2009, 82nd) – $34,137 ($75,163,119 total) {week 16}
  3. Paris 36 (2009, 82nd) – $21,510 ($780,004 total) {week 8}
  4. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $11,727 ($128,671 total) {week 5}
  5. Revanche (2008, 81st) – $9,441 ($85,107 total) {week 4}
  6. Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st) – $5,703 ($141,318,757 total) {week 28}
  7. Burma VJ (2009, 82nd) – $5,554 ($7,886 total) {week 1}
  8. The Class (2008, 81st) – $5,524 ($3,757,730 total) {week 23}
  9. 12 (2007, 80th) – $1,660 ($119,243 total) {week 12}
  10. The Garden (2008, 81st) – $1,542 ($23,434 total) {week 5}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $32,903,811 ($265,225,775 total)
  2. Coraline (2009, 82nd) – $49,066 ($108,034,456 total)
  3. Paris 36 (2009, 82nd) – $30,917 ($1,121,126 total)
  4. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $16,856 ($184,943 total)
  5. Revanche (2008, 81st) – $13,570 ($122,327 total)
  6. Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st) – $8,197 ($203,122,160 total)
  7. Burma VJ (2009, 82nd) – $7,983 ($11,335 total)
  8. The Class (2008, 81st) – $7,940 ($5,401,111 total)
  9. 12 (2007, 80th) – $2,386 ($171,392 total)
  10. The Garden (2008, 81st) – $2,216 ($33,682 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 12 (2007, 80th): Foreign Language Film
  • Burma VJ (2009, 82nd): Documentary Feature
  • The Class (2008, 81st): Foreign Language Film
  • Coraline (2009, 82nd): Animated Feature
  • Il Divo (2009, 82nd): Makeup
  • The Garden (2008, 81st): Documentary Feature
  • 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 21-23, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Shrek 2 (2004, 77th) – $108,037,878 ($128,983,060 total) {week 1}
  2. Troy (2004, 77th) – $23,925,330 ($85,960,779 total) {week 2}
  3. Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $973,644 ($2,941,709 total) {week 3}
  4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, 77th) – $342,428 ($32,944,436 total) {week 10}
  5. The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th) – $271,424 ($369,336,919 total) {week 13}
  6. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, 76th) – $72,176 ($376,958,965 total) {week 23}
  7. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $36,760 ($154,440 total) {week 5}
  8. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $36,259 ($2,562,472 total) {week 28}
  9. Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $20,008 ($90,135,191 total) {week 33}
  10. The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $19,248 ($6,928,868 total) {week 26}
  11. Monster (2003, 76th) – $7,911 ($34,458,169 total) {week 22}
  12. In America (2003, 76th) – $5,440 ($15,531,968 total) {week 26}
  13. City of God (2003, 76th) – $4,604 ($7,530,233 total) {week 71}
  14. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $1,250 ($560,199 total) {week 51}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Shrek 2 (2004, 77th) – $187,544,014 ($223,902,961 total)
  2. Troy (2004, 77th) – $41,532,215 ($149,220,161 total)
  3. Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $1,690,158 ($5,106,542 total)
  4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, 77th) – $594,424 ($57,188,570 total)
  5. The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th) – $471,168 ($641,135,586 total)
  6. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, 76th) – $125,291 ($654,366,770 total)
  7. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $63,812 ($268,094 total)
  8. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $62,942 ($4,448,220 total)
  9. Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $34,732 ($156,466,563 total)
  10. The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $33,413 ($12,027,890 total)
  11. Monster (2003, 76th) – $13,733 ($59,816,274 total)
  12. In America (2003, 76th) – $9,443 ($26,962,096 total)
  13. City of God (2003, 76th) – $7,992 ($13,071,805 total)
  14. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $2,170 ($972,455 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]
  • 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
  • Shrek 2 (2004, 77th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Accidentally in Love”)
  • 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 21-23, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $64,820,970 ($105,661,237 total) {week 1}
  2. The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $13,791,960 ($100,210,165 total) {week 3}
  3. The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $2,875,521 ($149,507,510 total) {week 8}
  4. Life (1999, 72nd) – $1,565,215 ($57,526,494 total) {week 6}
  5. Election (1999, 72nd) – $1,474,508 ($9,157,870 total) {week 5}
  6. Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $745,400 ($95,940,373 total) {week 24}
  7. Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $414,662 ($55,785,437 total) {week 31}
  8. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $105,878 ($216,118,802 total) {week 44}
  9. Patch Adams (1998, 71st) – $44,290 ($134,976,848 total) {week 22}
  10. The Prince of Egypt (1998, 71st) – $20,965 ($101,286,212 total) {week 23}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $137,553,161 ($224,218,137 total)
  2. The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $29,267,191 ($212,650,704 total)
  3. The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $6,101,991 ($317,262,000 total)
  4. Life (1999, 72nd) – $3,321,460 ($122,073,938 total)
  5. Election (1999, 72nd) – $3,128,976 ($19,433,433 total)
  6. Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $1,581,774 ($203,590,004 total)
  7. Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $879,932 ($118,379,333 total)
  8. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $224,678 ($458,614,308 total)
  9. Patch Adams (1998, 71st) – $93,985 ($286,427,248 total)
  10. The Prince of Egypt (1998, 71st) – $44,489 ($214,934,127 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Election (1999, 72nd): Adapted Screenplay
  • 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
  • Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd): Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 27-29, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Maverick (1994, 67th) – $18,645,527 ($41,828,936 total) {week 2}
  2. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994, 67th) – $2,793,788 ($40,774,304 total) {week 12}
  3. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $467,540 ($92,726,908 total) {week 24}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Maverick (1994, 67th) – $48,085,833 ($107,874,624 total)
  2. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994, 67th) – $7,205,032 ($105,154,784 total)
  3. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $1,205,761 ($239,137,815 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994, 67th): Picture, Original Screenplay
  • Maverick (1994, 67th): 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

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 26-28, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd) – $29,355,021 ($39,255,220 total) {week 1}
  2. Field of Dreams (1989, 62nd) – $5,678,135 ($30,719,316 total) {week 6}
  3. Rain Man (1988, 61st) – $1,177,597 ($165,303,331 total) {week 24}
  4. Beaches (1988, 61st) – $730,187 ($57,041,866 total) {week 23}
  5. The Adventures of Baron Munchaussen (1989, 62nd) – $230,208 ($7,076,810 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd) – $79,709,604 ($106,592,260 total)
  2. Field of Dreams (1989, 62nd) – $15,418,210 ($83,414,163 total)
  3. Rain Man (1988, 61st) – $3,197,606 ($448,858,919 total)
  4. Beaches (1988, 61st) – $1,982,724 ($154,889,500 total)
  5. The Adventures of Baron Munchaussen (1989, 62nd) – $625,099 ($19,216,124 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Adventures of Baron Munchaussen (1989, 62nd): Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Visual Effects
  • Beaches (1988, 61st): Art Direction
  • Field of Dreams (1989, 62nd): Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd): Original Score, Sound, Sound Effects [O]
  • 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 25-27, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $25,337,110 ($33,668,342 total) {week 1}
  2. The Natural (1984, 57th) – $6,920,974 ($21,533,597 total) {week 3}
  3. Romancing the Stone (1984, 57th) – $4,051,420 ($54,178,695 total) {week 9}
  4. Splash (1984, 57th) – $2,151,832 ($61,088,869 total) {week 12}
  5. Footloose (1984, 57th) – $1,924,094 ($71,963,803 total) {week 15}
  6. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984, 57th) – $1,456,940 ($41,485,564 total) {week 9}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $81,289,895 ($108,019,264 total)
  2. The Natural (1984, 57th) – $22,204,792 ($69,086,957 total)
  3. Romancing the Stone (1984, 57th) – $12,998,306 ($173,823,313 total)
  4. Splash (1984, 57th) – $6,903,794 ($195,993,455 total)
  5. Footloose (1984, 57th) – $6,173,135 ($230,883,868 total)
  6. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984, 57th) – $4,674,349 ($133,099,518 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
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th): Original Score, Visual Effects [O]
  • 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

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 25-27, 1979

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Alien (1979, 52nd) – $3,522,581 ($3,522,581 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Alien (1979, 52nd) – $15,128,854 ($15,128,854 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Alien (1979, 52nd): Art Direction, Visual Effects [O]

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