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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 Jun. 28-30, 2019

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $59,700,331 ($238,690,140 total) {week 2}
  2. Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $6,108,736 ($841,889,897 total) {week 10}
  3. Rocketman (2019, 92nd) – $3,936,302 ($84,240,262 total) {week 5}
  4. Breakthrough (2019, 92nd) – $21,522 ($40,695,788 total) {week 12}
  5. Missing Link (2019, 92nd) – $1,898 ($16,640,985 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $70,258,686 ($280,903,898 total)
  2. Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $7,189,102 ($990,783,088 total)
  3. Rocketman (2019, 92nd) – $4,632,460 ($99,138,649 total)
  4. Breakthrough (2019, 92nd) – $25,328 ($47,893,078 total)
  5. Missing Link (2019, 92nd) – $2,234 ($19,584,041 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd): Visual Effects
  • Breakthrough (2019, 92nd): Original Song (“I’m Standing with You”)
  • Missing Link (2019, 92nd): Animated Feature
  • Rocketman (2019, 92nd): Original Song (“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”) [O]
  • Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd): Animated Feature [O], Original Song (“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away”)

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 27-29, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

  1. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $13,237,697 ($121,952,229 total) {week 3}
  2. Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $8,376,674 ($202,010,064 total) {week 5}
  3. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $3,321,427 ($223,414,899 total) {week 6}
  4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $403,920 ($257,225,897 total) {week 13}
  5. Ida (2014, 87th) – $264,794 ($2,488,657 total) {week 9}
  6. The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $146,534 ($257,000,260 total) {week 21}
  7. Begin Again (2014, 87th) – $134,064 ($134,064 total) {week 1}
  8. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $119,673 ($58,550,014 total) {week 17}
  9. Alone Yet Not Alone (2013, 86th) – $14,016 ($883,598 total) {week 4}
  10. Finding Vivian Maier (2014, 87th) – $7,346 ($1,455,762 total) {week 14}
  11. Frozen (2013, 86th) – $5,181 ($400,716,698 total) {week 32}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $17,466,631 ($160,911,264 total)
  2. Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $11,052,698 ($266,544,491 total)
  3. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $4,382,495 ($294,787,345 total)
  4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $532,957 ($339,399,654 total)
  5. Ida (2014, 87th) – $349,385 ($3,283,687 total)
  6. The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $193,346 ($339,101,934 total)
  7. Begin Again (2014, 87th) – $176,892 ($176,892 total)
  8. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $157,904 ($77,254,486 total)
  9. Alone Yet Not Alone (2013, 86th) – $18,494 ($1,165,873 total)
  10. Finding Vivian Maier (2014, 87th) – $9,693 ($1,920,822 total)
  11. Frozen (2013, 86th) – $6,836 ($528,730,233 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Alone Yet Not Alone (2013, 86th): Original Song (“Alone Yet Not Alone”) (nomination rescinded)
  • Begin Again (2014, 87th): Original Song (“Lost Stars”)
  • 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]
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th): Animated Feature
  • 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 Jun. 26-28, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, 82nd) – $108,966,307 ($200,077,255 total) {week 1}
  2. Up (2009, 82nd) – $13,061,737 ($250,234,554 total) {week 5}
  3. Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $3,711,968 ($246,331,182 total) {week 8}
  4. Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $291,444 ($834,848 total) {week 3}
  5. The Hurt Locker (2009, 82nd) – $145,352 ($145,352 total) {week 1}
  6. Departures (2008, 81st) – $82,333 ($612,518 total) {week 5}
  7. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $12,344 ($192,882 total) {week 10}
  8. Revanche (2008, 81st) – $7,528 ($192,451 total) {week 9}
  9. Coraline (2009, 82nd) – $7,521 ($75,280,058 total) {week 21}
  10. Burma VJ (2009, 82nd) – $1,639 ($35,828 total) {week 6}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, 82nd) – $156,620,905 ($287,577,708 total)
  2. Up (2009, 82nd) – $18,774,070 ($359,670,466 total)
  3. Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $5,335,335 ($354,060,019 total)
  4. Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $418,902 ($1,199,955 total)
  5. The Hurt Locker (2009, 82nd) – $208,919 ($208,919 total)
  6. Departures (2008, 81st) – $118,340 ($880,393 total)
  7. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $17,742 ($277,236 total)
  8. Revanche (2008, 81st) – $10,820 ($276,616 total)
  9. Coraline (2009, 82nd) – $10,810 ($108,202,537 total)
  10. Burma VJ (2009, 82nd) – $2,356 ($51,497 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Burma VJ (2009, 82nd): Documentary Feature
  • Coraline (2009, 82nd): Animated Feature
  • Departures (2008, 81st): Foreign Language Film [O]
  • Il Divo (2009, 82nd): Makeup
  • Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd): Documentary Feature
  • The Hurt Locker (2009, 82nd): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Jeremy Renner), Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O]
  • Revanche (2008, 81st): Foreign Language Film
  • Star Trek (2009, 82nd): Makeup [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, 82nd): Sound Mixing
  • Up (2009, 82nd): Picture, Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Sound Film Editing

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 25-27, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, 77th) – $11,247,412 ($211,537,548 total) {week 4}
  2. Shrek 2 (2004, 77th) – $10,216,452 ($396,782,535 total) {week 6}
  3. Troy (2004, 77th) – $957,313 ($130,906,716 total) {week 7}
  4. Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $383,178 ($9,512,152 total) {week 8}
  5. Story of the Weeping Camel (2004, 77th) – $85,515 ($358,489 total) {week 4}
  6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, 77th) – $38,080 ($34,217,011 total) {week 15}
  7. The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th) – $23,567 ($370,167,453 total) {week 18}
  8. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $11,244 ($388,857 total) {week 10}
  9. The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $8,789 ($6,989,996 total) {week 31}
  10. Cold Mountain (2003, 76th) – $6,204 ($95,632,614 total) {week 27}
  11. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $2,953 ($2,733,662 total) {week 33}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, 77th) – $19,524,493 ($367,210,107 total)
  2. Shrek 2 (2004, 77th) – $17,734,839 ($688,778,700 total)
  3. Troy (2004, 77th) – $1,661,809 ($227,242,254 total)
  4. Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $665,162 ($16,512,238 total)
  5. Story of the Weeping Camel (2004, 77th) – $148,446 ($622,305 total)
  6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, 77th) – $66,103 ($59,397,646 total)
  7. The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th) – $40,910 ($642,577,318 total)
  8. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $19,519 ($675,021 total)
  9. The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $15,257 ($12,134,003 total)
  10. Cold Mountain (2003, 76th) – $10,770 ($166,009,594 total)
  11. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $5,126 ($4,745,391 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 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]
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, 77th): Original Score, Visual Effects
  • 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”)
  • Story of the Weeping Camel (2004, 77th): Documentary Feature
  • 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 Jun. 25-27, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $24,055,796 ($77,575,147 total) {week 2}
  2. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, 72nd) – $18,338,740 ($150,646,048 total) {week 3}
  3. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $14,111,919 ($351,669,681 total) {week 6}
  4. The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $2,172,945 ($146,033,465 total) {week 8}
  5. The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $1,011,566 ($165,688,406 total) {week 13}
  6. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $732,707 ($3,291,024 total) {week 24}
  7. Life (1999, 72nd) – $256,520 ($62,545,534 total) {week 11}
  8. Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $234,308 ($963,476 total) {week 4}
  9. Election (1999, 72nd) – $178,894 ($14,145,859 total) {week 10}
  10. Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $74,703 ($97,834,665 total) {week 29}
  11. Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $35,977 ($57,216,351 total) {week 36}
  12. Regret to Inform (1998, 71st) – $6,294 ($6,294 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $51,047,536 ($164,618,127 total)
  2. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, 72nd) – $38,915,673 ($319,678,031 total)
  3. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $29,946,159 ($746,259,677 total)
  4. The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $4,611,092 ($309,889,912 total)
  5. The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $2,146,591 ($351,598,625 total)
  6. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $1,554,839 ($6,983,708 total)
  7. Life (1999, 72nd) – $544,348 ($132,724,578 total)
  8. Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $497,213 ($2,044,542 total)
  9. Election (1999, 72nd) – $379,622 ($30,018,181 total)
  10. Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $158,523 ($207,609,781 total)
  11. Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $76,345 ($121,415,800 total)
  12. Regret to Inform (1998, 71st) – $13,356 ($13,356 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, 72nd): Makeup
  • Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd): Documentary Feature
  • 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
  • The Red Violin (1999, 72nd): Original Score [O]
  • Regret to Inform (1998, 71st): Documentary Feature
  • 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
  • Tarzan (1999, 72nd): Original Song (“You’ll Be In My Heart”)

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 1-3, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Lion King (1994, 67th) – $34,208,876 ($104,519,258 total) {week 3}
  2. Speed (1994, 67th) – $11,237,264 ($73,209,544 total) {week 4}
  3. Wyatt Earp (1994, 67th) – $5,295,223 ($15,631,516 total) {week 2}
  4. Maverick (1994, 67th) – $3,056,516 ($84,770,644 total) {week 7}
  5. A Place in the World (1992, 65th) – $9,970 ($9,970 total) {week 1}
  6. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $259,230 ($95,085,458 total) {week 29}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Lion King (1994, 67th) – $88,222,891 ($269,549,665 total)
  2. Speed (1994, 67th) – $28,980,312 ($188,803,561 total)
  3. Wyatt Earp (1994, 67th) – $13,656,101 ($40,312,857 total)
  4. Maverick (1994, 67th) – $7,882,594 ($218,619,029 total)
  5. A Place in the World (1992, 65th) – $25,712 ($25,712 total)
  6. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $668,541 ($245,220,392 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Lion King (1994, 67th): Original Song (“Can You Feel the Love Tonight” [O], “Circle of Life”, “Hakuna Matata”), Original Score [O]
  • Maverick (1994, 67th): Costume Design
  • A Place in the World (1992, 65th): Foreign Language Film (Disqualified)
  • 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
  • Speed (1994, 67th): Film Editing, Sound [O], Sound Effects [O]
  • Wyatt Earp (1994, 67th): Cinematography

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 30-Jul. 2, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Batman (1989, 62nd) – $30,075,189 ($100,219,669 total) {week 2}
  2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd) – $7,088,465 ($147,327,102 total) {week 6}
  3. Dead Poets Society (1989, 62nd) – $6,708,768 ($46,347,382 total) {week 5}
  4. Do the Right Thing (1989, 62nd) – $3,563,535 ($3,563,535 total) {week 1}
  5. Field of Dreams (1989, 62nd) – $1,804,800 ($50,617,860 total) {week 11}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Batman (1989, 62nd) – $81,665,123 ($272,133,005 total)
  2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd) – $19,247,771 ($400,046,892 total)
  3. Dead Poets Society (1989, 62nd) – $18,216,755 ($125,850,070 total)
  4. Do the Right Thing (1989, 62nd) – $9,676,299 ($9,676,299 total)
  5. Field of Dreams (1989, 62nd) – $4,900,691 ($137,445,978 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Batman (1989, 62nd): Art Direction [O]
  • Dead Poets Society (1989, 62nd): Picture, Director, Actor (Robin Williams), Original Screenplay [O]
  • Do the Right Thing (1989, 62nd): Supporting Actor (Danny Aiello), Original Screenplay
  • Field of Dreams (1989, 62nd): Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd): Original Score, Sound, Sound Effects [O]

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 29-Jul. 1, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $11,148,617 ($80,636,536 total) {week 4}
  2. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $5,741,844 ($125,963,710 total) {week 6}
  3. The Karate Kid (1984, 57th) – $4,500,861 ($12,415,160 total) {week 2}
  4. The Natural (1984, 57th) – $1,492,203 ($38,954,488 total) {week 8}
  5. The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984, 57th) – $1,181,274 ($3,572,882 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $35,768,480 ($258,708,886 total)
  2. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $18,421,750 ($404,133,570 total)
  3. The Karate Kid (1984, 57th) – $14,440,262 ($39,831,972 total)
  4. The Natural (1984, 57th) – $4,787,485 ($124,978,982 total)
  5. The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984, 57th) – $3,789,921 ($11,462,996 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Ghostbusters (1984, 57th): Original Song (“Ghostbusters”), Visual Effects
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th): Original Score, Visual Effects [O]
  • The Karate Kid (1984, 57th): Supporting Actor (Noriyuki ‘Pat’ Morita)
  • The Natural (1984, 57th): Supporting Actress (Glenn Close), Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction
  • The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984, 57th): Supporting Actress (Geraldine Page)

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 29-Jul. 1, 1979

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Moonraker (1979, 52nd) – $7,108,344 ($7,108,344 total) {week 1}
  2. Alien (1979, 52nd) – $4,560,137 ($29,338,183 total) {week 6}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Moonraker (1979, 52nd) – $30,529,063 ($30,529,063 total)
  2. Alien (1979, 52nd) – $19,584,971 ($126,002,236 total)

Oscar Details:

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

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