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Box Office History (Week 27, 2023)

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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.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 6-8, 2018

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $28,406,423 ($503,767,837 total) {week 4}
  2. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, 91st) – $1,071,432 ($210,931,529 total) {week 7}
  3. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, 91st) – $936,335 ($674,865,809 total) {week 11}
  4. RBG (2018, 91st) – $357,808 ($12,302,369 total) {week 10}
  5. A Quiet Place (2018, 91st) – $136,398 ($187,446,026 total) {week 14}
  6. First Reformed (2018, 91st) – $61,632 ($3,317,308 total) {week 8}
  7. Black Panther (2018, 91st) – $31,112 ($699,875,819 total) {week 21}
  8. Isle of Dogs (2018, 91st) – $21,723 ($31,914,239 total) {week 16}
  9. The Greatest Showman (2017, 90th) – $1,836 ($174,307,966 total) {week 29}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $32,584,755 ($577,867,607 total)
  2. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, 91st) – $1,229,030 ($241,957,681 total)
  3. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, 91st) – $1,074,062 ($774,132,569 total)
  4. RBG (2018, 91st) – $410,438 ($14,111,938 total)
  5. A Quiet Place (2018, 91st) – $156,461 ($215,017,670 total)
  6. First Reformed (2018, 91st) – $70,698 ($3,805,255 total)
  7. Black Panther (2018, 91st) – $35,688 ($802,821,329 total)
  8. Isle of Dogs (2018, 91st) – $24,918 ($36,608,540 total)
  9. The Greatest Showman (2017, 90th) – $2,106 ($199,947,118 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Avengers: Infinity War (2018, 91st): Visual Effects
  • Black Panther (2018, 91st): Picture, Original Song (“All the Stars”), Original Score [O], Production Design [O], Costume Design [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
  • First Reformed (2018, 91st): Original Screenplay
  • The Greatest Showman (2017, 90th): Original Song (“This Is Me”)
  • Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st): Animated Feature
  • Isle of Dogs (2018, 91st): Animated Feature, Original Score
  • A Quiet Place (2018, 91st): Sound Film Editing
  • RBG (2018, 91st): Original Song (“I’ll Fight”), Documentary Feature
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, 91st): Visual Effects

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 5-7, 2013

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $83,517,315 ($143,074,960 total) {week 1}
  2. The Lone Ranger (2013, 86th) – $29,210,849 ($48,715,010 total) {week 1}
  3. Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013, 86th) – $1,310,448 ($223,065,011 total) {week 8}
  4. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $483,959 ($1,075,529 total) {week 4}
  5. Iron Man 3 (2013, 86th) – $481,668 ($406,410,987 total) {week 10}
  6. Before Midnight (2013, 86th) – $478,870 ($6,576,894 total) {week 7}
  7. The Croods (2013, 86th) – $342,343 ($185,125,189 total) {week 16}
  8. The Great Gatsby (2013, 86th) – $284,286 ($142,907,904 total) {week 9}
  9. Kon-Tiki (2012, 85th) – $24,636 ($1,406,292 total) {week 11}
  10. Dirty Wars (2013, 86th) – $12,004 ($313,126 total) {week 5}
  11. Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th) – $841 ($3,689,695 total) {week 50}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $107,350,054 ($183,903,239 total)
  2. The Lone Ranger (2013, 86th) – $37,546,540 ($62,616,464 total)
  3. Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013, 86th) – $1,684,401 ($286,719,479 total)
  4. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $622,063 ($1,382,445 total)
  5. Iron Man 3 (2013, 86th) – $619,118 ($522,385,586 total)
  6. Before Midnight (2013, 86th) – $615,522 ($8,453,695 total)
  7. The Croods (2013, 86th) – $440,035 ($237,953,041 total)
  8. The Great Gatsby (2013, 86th) – $365,411 ($183,688,511 total)
  9. Kon-Tiki (2012, 85th) – $31,666 ($1,807,595 total)
  10. Dirty Wars (2013, 86th) – $15,429 ($402,481 total)
  11. Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th) – $1,081 ($4,742,597 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • Before Midnight (2013, 86th): Adapted Screenplay
  • The Croods (2013, 86th): Animated Feature
  • Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Happy”)
  • Dirty Wars (2013, 86th): Documentary Feature
  • The Great Gatsby (2013, 86th): Production Design [O], Costume Design [O]
  • Iron Man 3 (2013, 86th): Visual Effects
  • Kon-Tiki (2012, 85th): Foreign Language Film
  • The Lone Ranger (2013, 86th): Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects
  • Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013, 86th): Visual Effects

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 4-6, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

  1. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $32,509,203 ($127,196,028 total) {week 2}
  2. Wanted (2008, 81st) – $20,050,070 ($90,186,395 total) {week 2}
  3. Kung Fu Panda (2008, 81st) – $7,318,635 ($193,221,867 total) {week 5}
  4. Iron Man (2008, 81st) – $1,459,613 ($311,708,133 total) {week 10}
  5. Mongol (2007, 80th) – $765,120 ($3,472,331 total) {week 5}
  6. The Visitor (2008, 81st) – $337,105 ($8,131,561 total) {week 13}
  7. Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st) – $74,100 ($243,275 total) {week 4}
  8. The Counterfeiters (2007, 80th) – $18,418 ($5,415,429 total) {week 20}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $47,314,926 ($185,125,138 total)
  2. Wanted (2008, 81st) – $29,181,509 ($131,260,143 total)
  3. Kung Fu Panda (2008, 81st) – $10,651,774 ($281,221,241 total)
  4. Iron Man (2008, 81st) – $2,124,367 ($453,669,915 total)
  5. Mongol (2007, 80th) – $1,113,580 ($5,053,741 total)
  6. The Visitor (2008, 81st) – $490,633 ($11,834,932 total)
  7. Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st) – $107,847 ($354,070 total)
  8. The Counterfeiters (2007, 80th) – $26,806 ($7,881,787 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Counterfeiters (2007, 80th): Foreign Language Film [O]
  • Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st): Documentary Feature
  • Iron Man (2008, 81st): Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
  • Kung Fu Panda (2008, 81st): Animated Feature
  • Mongol (2007, 80th): Foreign Language Film
  • The Visitor (2008, 81st): Actor (Richard Jenkins)
  • WALL-E (2008, 81st): Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Down to Earth”), Original Score, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
  • Wanted (2008, 81st): Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 4-6, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $11,059,141 ($274,936,974 total) {week 6}
  2. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $1,242,123 ($4,140,861 total) {week 5}
  3. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $439,461 ($4,122,580 total) {week 12}
  4. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $334,626 ($3,142,829 total) {week 10}
  5. Capturing the Friedmans (2003, 76th) – $257,718 ($1,509,453 total) {week 6}
  6. Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $133,222 ($5,407,957 total) {week 18}
  7. A Mighty Wind (2003, 76th) – $75,276 ($17,336,014 total) {week 12}
  8. Chicago (2002, 75th) – $62,180 ($169,580,881 total) {week 28}
  9. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, 75th) – $50,890 ($339,554,276 total) {week 29}
  10. The Barbarian Invasions (2003, 76th) – $50,019 ($4,111,692 total) {week 9}
  11. The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th) – $20,370 ($826,835 total) {week 14}
  12. Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $14,898 ($21,512,004 total) {week 39}
  13. City of God (2003, 76th) – $14,150 ($4,440,831 total) {week 25}
  14. The Quiet American (2002, 75th) – $8,080 ($12,940,345 total) {week 33}
  15. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $5,633 ($80,405 total) {week 5}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $19,165,510 ($476,466,232 total)
  2. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $2,152,601 ($7,176,119 total)
  3. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $761,587 ($7,144,438 total)
  4. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $579,907 ($5,446,528 total)
  5. Capturing the Friedmans (2003, 76th) – $446,626 ($2,615,885 total)
  6. Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $230,874 ($9,371,998 total)
  7. A Mighty Wind (2003, 76th) – $130,453 ($30,043,341 total)
  8. Chicago (2002, 75th) – $107,758 ($293,883,948 total)
  9. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, 75th) – $88,192 ($588,448,123 total)
  10. The Barbarian Invasions (2003, 76th) – $86,683 ($7,125,569 total)
  11. The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th) – $35,301 ($1,432,906 total)
  12. Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $25,818 ($37,280,339 total)
  13. City of God (2003, 76th) – $24,522 ($7,695,967 total)
  14. The Quiet American (2002, 75th) – $14,003 ($22,425,639 total)
  15. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $9,762 ($139,342 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Barbarian Invasions (2003, 76th): Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film [O]
  • Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • Capturing the Friedmans (2003, 76th): Documentary Feature
  • Chicago (2002, 75th): Picture [O], Director, Actress (Renee Zellweger), Supporting Actor (John C. Reilly), Supporting Actress (Catherine Zeta-Jones [O], Queen Latifah), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“I Move On”), Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O]
  • City of God (2003, 76th): Director, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography
  • Finding Nemo (2003, 76th): Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score, Sound Film Editing
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, 75th): Picture, Film Editing, Art Direction, Sound, Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th): Foreign Language Film
  • A Mighty Wind (2003, 76th): Original Song (“A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow”)
  • Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th): Foreign Language Film [O]
  • The Quiet American (2002, 75th): Actor (Michael Caine)
  • Spellbound (2002, 75th): Documentary Feature
  • The Weather Underground (2003, 76th): Documentary Feature
  • Whale Rider (2003, 76th): Actress (Keisha Castle-Hughes)
  • Winged Migration (2002, 75th): Documentary Feature

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 3-5, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Armageddon (1998, 71st) – $36,089,972 ($54,202,675 total) {week 1}
  2. Mulan (1998, 71st) – $11,476,524 ($76,990,629 total) {week 3}
  3. Out of Sight (1998, 71st) – $6,578,475 ($23,152,880 total) {week 2}
  4. The Truman Show (1998, 71st) – $6,008,506 ($109,791,466 total) {week 5}
  5. The Horse Whisperer (1998, 71st) – $1,341,274 ($68,946,418 total) {week 8}
  6. Titanic (1997, 70th) – $623,930 ($588,205,118 total) {week 29}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Armageddon (1998, 71st) – $80,413,690 ($120,771,419 total)
  2. Mulan (1998, 71st) – $25,571,359 ($171,546,284 total)
  3. Out of Sight (1998, 71st) – $14,657,796 ($51,587,974 total)
  4. The Truman Show (1998, 71st) – $13,387,823 ($244,631,305 total)
  5. The Horse Whisperer (1998, 71st) – $2,988,553 ($153,622,616 total)
  6. Titanic (1997, 70th) – $1,390,207 ($1,310,606,286 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Armageddon (1998, 71st): Original Song (“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”), Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects
  • The Horse Whisperer (1998, 71st): Original Song (“A Soft Place to Fall”)
  • Mulan (1998, 71st): Original Musical or Comedy Score
  • Out of Sight (1998, 71st): Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
  • Titanic (1997, 70th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actress (Kate Winslet), Supporting Actress (Gloria Stuart), Original Dramatic Score [O], Original Song (“My Heart Will Go On”) [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound [O], Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • The Truman Show (1998, 71st): Director, Supporting Actor (Ed Harris), Original Screenplay

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 2-4, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Firm (1993, 66th) – $25,400,000 ($25,400,000 total) {week 1}
  2. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $18,969,605 ($205,732,720 total) {week 4}
  3. Sleepless in Seattle (1993, 66th) – $16,102,858 ($43,250,097 total) {week 2}
  4. What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993, 66th) – $5,747,021 ($21,688,636 total) {week 4}
  5. Cliffhanger (1993, 66th) – $2,920,110 ($70,463,381 total) {week 6}
  6. Dave (1993, 66th) – $1,148,766 ($60,184,364 total) {week 9}
  7. Scent of a Woman (1992, 65th) – $42,030 ($62,675,294 total) {week 28}
  8. Unforgiven (1992, 65th) – $184,732 ($100,902,316 total) {week 48}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Firm (1993, 66th) – $64,113,527 ($64,113,527 total)
  2. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $47,882,216 ($519,301,189 total)
  3. Sleepless in Seattle (1993, 66th) – $40,646,103 ($109,169,931 total)
  4. What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993, 66th) – $14,506,369 ($54,745,470 total)
  5. Cliffhanger (1993, 66th) – $7,370,809 ($177,860,467 total)
  6. Dave (1993, 66th) – $2,899,663 ($151,914,639 total)
  7. Scent of a Woman (1992, 65th) – $106,090 ($158,202,131 total)
  8. Unforgiven (1992, 65th) – $466,292 ($254,693,044 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Cliffhanger (1993, 66th): Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects
  • Dave (1993, 66th): Original Screenplay
  • The Firm (1993, 66th): Supporting Actress (Holly Hunter), Original Score
  • Jurassic Park (1993, 66th): Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • Scent of a Woman (1992, 65th): Picture, Director, Actor (Al Pacino) [O], Adapted Screenplay
  • Sleepless in Seattle (1993, 66th): Original Screenplay, Original Song (“A Wink and a Smile”)
  • Unforgiven (1992, 65th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Clint Eastwood), Supporting Actor (Gene Hackman) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound
  • What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993, 66th): Actor (Laurence Fishburne), Actress (Angela Bassett)

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 1-3, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Coming to America (1988, 61st) – $21,404,420 ($21,404,420 total) {week 1}
  2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $14,517,442 ($37,228,575 total) {week 2}
  3. Big (1988, 61st) – $6,579,177 ($53,018,246 total) {week 5}
  4. Bull Durham (1988, 61st) – $5,315,668 ($21,847,681 total) {week 3}
  5. Willow (1988, 61st) – $2,525,974 ($43,623,457 total) {week 7}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Coming to America (1988, 61st) – $54,422,430 ($54,422,430 total)
  2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $36,911,744 ($94,656,596 total)
  3. Big (1988, 61st) – $16,728,078 ($134,803,083 total)
  4. Bull Durham (1988, 61st) – $13,515,506 ($55,549,457 total)
  5. Willow (1988, 61st) – $6,422,489 ($110,916,089 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Big (1988, 61st): Actor (Tom Hanks), Original Screenplay
  • Bull Durham (1988, 61st): Original Screenplay
  • Coming to America (1988, 61st): Costume Design, Makeup
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st): Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound, Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O], Special Achievement Award (Animation Direction, Richard Williams)
  • Willow (1988, 61st): Sound Effects, Visual Effects

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 8-10, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $7,337,926 ($165,172,584 total) {week 7}
  2. Trading Places (1983, 56th) – $4,759,835 ($46,265,956 total) {week 5}
  3. WarGames (1983, 56th) – $3,329,329 ($41,712,327 total) {week 6}
  4. Flashdance (1983, 56th) – $2,279,134 ($58,254,882 total) {week 13}
  5. Blue Thunder (1983, 56th) – $865,372 ($40,957,276 total) {week 9}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $24,343,278 ($547,953,493 total)
  2. Trading Places (1983, 56th) – $15,790,564 ($153,485,473 total)
  3. WarGames (1983, 56th) – $11,044,917 ($138,378,990 total)
  4. Flashdance (1983, 56th) – $7,560,937 ($193,258,259 total)
  5. Blue Thunder (1983, 56th) – $2,870,837 ($135,874,138 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Blue Thunder (1983, 56th): Film Editing
  • Flashdance (1983, 56th): Original Song (“Flashdance…What a Feeling”) [O], Original Song (“Maniac”), Film Editing, Cinematography
  • Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th): Original Score, Art Direction, Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects [O]
  • Trading Places (1983, 56th): Original Song Score
  • WarGames (1983, 56th): Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Sound

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