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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 31-Jun. 2, 2019

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Rocketman (2019, 92nd) – $25,725,722 ($25,725,722 total) {week 1}
  2. Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $8,037,491 ($815,726,275 total) {week 6}
  3. Breakthrough (2019, 92nd) – $148,151 ($40,286,739 total) {week 8}
  4. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019, 92nd) – $47,665 ($160,644,240 total) {week 15}
  5. Missing Link (2019, 92nd) – $12,223 ($16,603,526 total) {week 8}
  6. Never Look Away (2018, 91st) – $549 ($1,303,747 total) {week 26}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Rocketman (2019, 92nd) – $30,275,468 ($30,275,468 total)
  2. Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $9,458,969 ($959,992,276 total)
  3. Breakthrough (2019, 92nd) – $174,352 ($47,411,686 total)
  4. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019, 92nd) – $56,095 ($189,055,121 total)
  5. Missing Link (2019, 92nd) – $14,385 ($19,539,957 total)
  6. Never Look Away (2018, 91st) – $646 ($1,534,322 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd): Visual Effects
  • Breakthrough (2019, 92nd): Original Song (“I’m Standing with You”)
  • 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
  • Rocketman (2019, 92nd): Original Song (“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”) [O]

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 30-Jun. 1, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $69,431,298 ($69,431,298 total) {week 1}
  2. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $32,551,098 ($162,020,201 total) {week 2}
  3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $627,266 ($255,176,550 total) {week 9}
  4. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $374,752 ($57,338,771 total) {week 13}
  5. The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $276,486 ($255,436,997 total) {week 17}
  6. Ida (2014, 87th) – $237,453 ($958,228 total) {week 5}
  7. Frozen (2013, 86th) – $22,921 ($400,617,409 total) {week 28}
  8. Finding Vivian Maier (2014, 87th) – $18,403 ($1,362,277 total) {week 10}
  9. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $125 ($4,945,910 total) {week 51}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $91,611,921 ($91,611,921 total)
  2. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $42,949,919 ($213,779,408 total)
  3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $827,653 ($336,695,619 total)
  4. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $494,471 ($75,656,298 total)
  5. The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $364,813 ($337,039,269 total)
  6. Ida (2014, 87th) – $313,310 ($1,264,345 total)
  7. Frozen (2013, 86th) – $30,243 ($528,599,225 total)
  8. Finding Vivian Maier (2014, 87th) – $24,282 ($1,797,472 total)
  9. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $165 ($6,525,938 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”)
  • Maleficent (2014, 87th): Costume Design
  • X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th): Visual Effects

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 29-31, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Up (2009, 82nd) – $68,108,790 ($68,108,790 total) {week 1}
  2. Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $12,613,727 ($209,313,884 total) {week 4}
  3. Departures (2008, 81st) – $74,945 ($74,945 total) {week 1}
  4. Paris 36 (2009, 82nd) – $20,059 ($812,429 total) {week 9}
  5. Coraline (2009, 82nd) – $17,886 ($75,195,256 total) {week 17}
  6. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $10,226 ($146,077 total) {week 6}
  7. Revanche (2008, 81st) – $8,886 ($99,838 total) {week 5}
  8. Burma VJ (2009, 82nd) – $6,528 ($18,454 total) {week 2}
  9. The Class (2008, 81st) – $2,536 ($3,764,141 total) {week 24}
  10. Katyn (2009, 80th) – $1,775 ($118,095 total) {week 15}
  11. 12 (2007, 80th) – $1,086 ($121,234 total) {week 13}
  12. The Garden (2008, 81st) – $975 ($26,012 total) {week 6}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Up (2009, 82nd) – $97,895,034 ($97,895,034 total)
  2. Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $18,130,130 ($300,853,823 total)
  3. Departures (2008, 81st) – $107,721 ($107,721 total)
  4. Paris 36 (2009, 82nd) – $28,831 ($1,167,731 total)
  5. Coraline (2009, 82nd) – $25,708 ($108,080,648 total)
  6. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $14,698 ($209,961 total)
  7. Revanche (2008, 81st) – $12,772 ($143,500 total)
  8. Burma VJ (2009, 82nd) – $9,383 ($26,525 total)
  9. The Class (2008, 81st) – $3,645 ($5,410,325 total)
  10. Katyn (2009, 80th) – $2,551 ($169,742 total)
  11. 12 (2007, 80th) – $1,561 ($174,254 total)
  12. The Garden (2008, 81st) – $1,401 ($37,388 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
  • Departures (2008, 81st): Foreign Language Film [O]
  • 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
  • Star Trek (2009, 82nd): Makeup [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
  • Up (2009, 82nd): Picture, Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Sound Film Editing

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 28-30, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Shrek 2 (2004, 77th) – $72,170,363 ($236,905,717 total) {week 2}
  2. Troy (2004, 77th) – $11,955,697 ($106,604,464 total) {week 3}
  3. Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $1,081,968 ($4,614,912 total) {week 4}
  4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, 77th) – $271,109 ($33,387,931 total) {week 11}
  5. The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th) – $163,395 ($369,664,388 total) {week 14}
  6. Cold Mountain (2003, 76th) – $66,788 ($95,442,585 total) {week 23}
  7. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $56,187 ($2,635,113 total) {week 29}
  8. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $47,323 ($217,543 total) {week 6}
  9. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, 76th) – $25,304 ($377,013,073 total) {week 24}
  10. The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $13,468 ($6,950,738 total) {week 27}
  11. City of God (2003, 76th) – $5,079 ($7,537,802 total) {week 72}
  12. Monster (2003, 76th) – $4,169 ($34,467,401 total) {week 23}
  13. In America (2003, 76th) – $2,543 ($15,536,176 total) {week 27}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Shrek 2 (2004, 77th) – $125,281,242 ($411,246,961 total)
  2. Troy (2004, 77th) – $20,754,012 ($185,055,736 total)
  3. Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $1,878,199 ($8,011,071 total)
  4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, 77th) – $470,621 ($57,958,437 total)
  5. The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th) – $283,639 ($641,704,042 total)
  6. Cold Mountain (2003, 76th) – $115,938 ($165,679,721 total)
  7. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $97,536 ($4,574,319 total)
  8. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $82,148 ($377,635 total)
  9. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, 76th) – $43,925 ($654,460,697 total)
  10. The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $23,379 ($12,065,854 total)
  11. City of God (2003, 76th) – $8,817 ($13,084,945 total)
  12. Monster (2003, 76th) – $7,237 ($59,832,300 total)
  13. In America (2003, 76th) – $4,414 ($26,969,401 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 28-30, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $51,399,863 ($191,594,623 total) {week 2}
  2. The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $9,947,350 ($114,332,980 total) {week 4}
  3. The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $2,899,495 ($153,834,045 total) {week 9}
  4. Election (1999, 72nd) – $1,358,597 ($11,079,471 total) {week 6}
  5. Life (1999, 72nd) – $1,353,610 ($59,412,909 total) {week 7}
  6. Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $544,060 ($96,772,694 total) {week 25}
  7. Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $354,616 ($56,365,226 total) {week 32}
  8. Patch Adams (1998, 71st) – $20,220 ($135,008,223 total) {week 23}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $109,072,938 ($406,572,842 total)
  2. The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $21,108,747 ($242,619,985 total)
  3. The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $6,152,865 ($326,443,111 total)
  4. Election (1999, 72nd) – $2,883,007 ($23,511,161 total)
  5. Life (1999, 72nd) – $2,872,424 ($126,077,000 total)
  6. Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $1,154,521 ($205,356,229 total)
  7. Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $752,512 ($119,609,672 total)
  8. Patch Adams (1998, 71st) – $42,908 ($286,493,828 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
  • 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 Jun. 3-5, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Maverick (1994, 67th) – $10,025,483 ($55,542,384 total) {week 3}
  2. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994, 67th) – $1,534,988 ($42,932,196 total) {week 13}
  3. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $273,540 ($93,286,928 total) {week 25}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Maverick (1994, 67th) – $25,855,193 ($143,240,885 total)
  2. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994, 67th) – $3,958,653 ($110,719,874 total)
  3. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $705,445 ($240,582,077 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 Jun. 2-4, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd) – $21,230,164 ($77,141,769 total) {week 2}
  2. Field of Dreams (1989, 62nd) – $3,740,000 ($35,596,036 total) {week 7}
  3. Rain Man (1988, 61st) – $745,914 ($166,310,320 total) {week 25}
  4. The Adventures of Baron Munchaussen (1989, 62nd) – $166,370 ($7,322,164 total) {week 13}
  5. Dead Poets Society (1989, 62nd) – $340,456 ($340,456 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd) – $57,647,649 ($209,468,078 total)
  2. Field of Dreams (1989, 62nd) – $10,155,466 ($96,656,239 total)
  3. Rain Man (1988, 61st) – $2,025,429 ($451,593,262 total)
  4. The Adventures of Baron Munchaussen (1989, 62nd) – $451,755 ($19,882,350 total)
  5. Dead Poets Society (1989, 62nd) – $924,462 ($924,462 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Adventures of Baron Munchaussen (1989, 62nd): Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Visual Effects
  • Dead Poets Society (1989, 62nd): Picture, Director, Actor (Robin Williams), Original Screenplay [O]
  • 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 Jun. 1-3, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $16,386,295 ($68,124,122 total) {week 2}
  2. The Natural (1984, 57th) – $3,424,331 ($26,337,412 total) {week 4}
  3. Romancing the Stone (1984, 57th) – $2,262,713 ($57,271,191 total) {week 10}
  4. Footloose (1984, 57th) – $1,066,786 ($73,450,748 total) {week 16}
  5. Splash (1984, 57th) – $972,669 ($62,145,046 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $52,572,696 ($218,564,891 total)
  2. The Natural (1984, 57th) – $10,986,395 ($84,499,197 total)
  3. Romancing the Stone (1984, 57th) – $7,259,538 ($183,745,071 total)
  4. Footloose (1984, 57th) – $3,422,605 ($235,654,483 total)
  5. Splash (1984, 57th) – $3,120,646 ($199,382,023 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Footloose (1984, 57th): Original Song (“Footloose”, “Let’s Hear It for the Boy”)
  • 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 Jun. 1-3, 1979

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Alien (1979, 52nd) – $2,192,025 ($6,950,663 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Alien (1979, 52nd) – $9,414,354 ($29,851,851 total)

Oscar Details:

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

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