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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 Jul. 5-7, 2019

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $33,860,355 ($306,117,899 total) {week 3}
  2. Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $3,118,317 ($847,881,150 total) {week 11}
  3. Rocketman (2019, 92nd) – $2,612,554 ($89,014,938 total) {week 6}
  4. Missing Link (2019, 92nd) – $2,084 ($16,644,749 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $39,848,758 ($360,256,654 total)
  2. Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $3,669,810 ($997,833,930 total)
  3. Rocketman (2019, 92nd) – $3,074,600 ($104,757,755 total)
  4. Missing Link (2019, 92nd) – $2,453 ($19,588,471 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd): Visual Effects
  • 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 Jul. 4-6, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

  1. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $8,961,088 ($140,215,452 total) {week 4}
  2. Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $6,159,176 ($213,919,664 total) {week 6}
  3. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $1,893,127 ($227,113,129 total) {week 7}
  4. Begin Again (2014, 87th) – $1,256,583 ($1,794,832 total) {week 2}
  5. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $332,370 ($257,842,261 total) {week 14}
  6. Ida (2014, 87th) – $233,333 ($2,865,417 total) {week 10}
  7. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $100,089 ($58,722,693 total) {week 18}
  8. The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $63,962 ($257,186,165 total) {week 22}
  9. Frozen (2013, 86th) – $7,226 ($400,728,424 total) {week 33}
  10. Finding Vivian Maier (2014, 87th) – $3,167 ($1,466,916 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $11,823,810 ($185,008,883 total)
  2. Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $8,126,795 ($282,258,749 total)
  3. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $2,497,908 ($299,667,017 total)
  4. Begin Again (2014, 87th) – $1,658,013 ($2,368,212 total)
  5. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $438,549 ($340,212,922 total)
  6. Ida (2014, 87th) – $307,874 ($3,780,807 total)
  7. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $132,064 ($77,482,329 total)
  8. The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $84,395 ($339,347,229 total)
  9. Frozen (2013, 86th) – $9,534 ($528,745,705 total)
  10. Finding Vivian Maier (2014, 87th) – $4,179 ($1,935,539 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 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 Jul. 3-5, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, 82nd) – $42,320,877 ($293,355,885 total) {week 2}
  2. Up (2009, 82nd) – $6,521,389 ($264,816,694 total) {week 6}
  3. Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $1,769,967 ($249,838,139 total) {week 9}
  4. Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $251,684 ($1,286,693 total) {week 4}
  5. The Hurt Locker (2009, 82nd) – $131,202 ($370,123 total) {week 2}
  6. Departures (2008, 81st) – $69,905 ($734,793 total) {week 6}
  7. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $3,178 ($199,423 total) {week 11}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, 82nd) – $60,829,207 ($421,650,192 total)
  2. Up (2009, 82nd) – $9,373,410 ($380,629,862 total)
  3. Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $2,544,033 ($359,100,685 total)
  4. Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $361,754 ($1,849,407 total)
  5. The Hurt Locker (2009, 82nd) – $188,581 ($531,990 total)
  6. Departures (2008, 81st) – $100,477 ($1,056,142 total)
  7. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $4,568 ($286,637 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 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]
  • 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 Jul. 2-4, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th) – $88,156,227 ($152,411,751 total) {week 1}
  2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, 77th) – $5,938,474 ($223,117,013 total) {week 5}
  3. Shrek 2 (2004, 77th) – $5,838,371 ($408,139,196 total) {week 7}
  4. Troy (2004, 77th) – $371,932 ($131,682,210 total) {week 8}
  5. Before Sunset (2004, 77th) – $219,425 ($219,425 total) {week 1}
  6. Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $215,884 ($9,961,144 total) {week 9}
  7. Story of the Weeping Camel (2004, 77th) – $86,283 ($491,766 total) {week 5}
  8. The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th) – $14,206 ($370,197,857 total) {week 19}
  9. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $11,526 ($407,231 total) {week 11}
  10. The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $4,357 ($6,998,643 total) {week 32}
  11. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $1,509 ($2,736,591 total) {week 34}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th) – $153,031,260 ($264,573,056 total)
  2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, 77th) – $10,308,655 ($387,311,015 total)
  3. Shrek 2 (2004, 77th) – $10,134,886 ($708,492,839 total)
  4. Troy (2004, 77th) – $645,640 ($228,588,442 total)
  5. Before Sunset (2004, 77th) – $380,902 ($380,902 total)
  6. Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $374,755 ($17,291,648 total)
  7. Story of the Weeping Camel (2004, 77th) – $149,780 ($853,661 total)
  8. The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th) – $24,660 ($642,630,096 total)
  9. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $20,008 ($706,916 total)
  10. The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $7,563 ($12,149,013 total)
  11. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $2,619 ($4,750,475 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Before Sunset (2004, 77th): Adapted Screenplay
  • 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”)
  • Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th): Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
  • 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 Jul. 2-4, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $13,914,914 ($111,097,897 total) {week 3}
  2. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999, 72nd) – $11,335,889 ($19,637,409 total) {week 1}
  3. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $9,540,382 ($369,415,693 total) {week 7}
  4. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, 72nd) – $8,956,912 ($172,045,630 total) {week 4}
  5. The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $917,600 ($147,918,655 total) {week 9}
  6. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $882,894 ($4,552,900 total) {week 25}
  7. Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $582,774 ($98,665,820 total) {week 30}
  8. The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $475,602 ($166,652,219 total) {week 14}
  9. Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $284,516 ($1,524,432 total) {week 5}
  10. Life (1999, 72nd) – $142,115 ($62,840,929 total) {week 12}
  11. Election (1999, 72nd) – $89,239 ($14,355,429 total) {week 11}
  12. Genghis Blues (1999, 72nd) – $6,524 ($8,155 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $29,528,105 ($235,754,986 total)
  2. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999, 72nd) – $24,055,292 ($41,671,510 total)
  3. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $20,245,141 ($783,917,553 total)
  4. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, 72nd) – $19,006,990 ($365,088,955 total)
  5. The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $1,947,191 ($313,890,374 total)
  6. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $1,873,543 ($9,661,469 total)
  7. Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $1,236,674 ($209,373,531 total)
  8. The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $1,009,250 ($353,643,882 total)
  9. Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $603,756 ($3,234,917 total)
  10. Life (1999, 72nd) – $301,575 ($133,351,420 total)
  11. Election (1999, 72nd) – $189,369 ($30,462,899 total)
  12. Genghis Blues (1999, 72nd) – $13,844 ($17,305 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
  • Genghis Blues (1999, 72nd): Documentary Feature
  • Life (1999, 72nd): Makeup
  • 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]
  • 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
  • South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999, 72nd): Original Song (“Blame Canada”)
  • 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. 8-10, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $24,450,602 ($24,450,602 total) {week 1}
  2. The Lion King (1994, 67th) – $24,425,513 ($143,426,906 total) {week 4}
  3. Speed (1994, 67th) – $7,658,679 ($84,576,403 total) {week 5}
  4. Wyatt Earp (1994, 67th) – $2,815,516 ($19,653,310 total) {week 3}
  5. Maverick (1994, 67th) – $1,753,894 ($87,404,789 total) {week 8}
  6. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $219,555 ($95,494,598 total) {week 30}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $63,056,816 ($63,056,816 total)
  2. The Lion King (1994, 67th) – $62,992,112 ($369,890,442 total)
  3. Speed (1994, 67th) – $19,751,330 ($218,118,092 total)
  4. Wyatt Earp (1994, 67th) – $7,261,068 ($50,684,852 total)
  5. Maverick (1994, 67th) – $4,523,200 ($225,412,351 total)
  6. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $566,221 ($246,275,542 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Forrest Gump (1994, 67th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Tom Hanks) [O], Supporting Actor (Gary Sinise), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Makeup, Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects [O]
  • 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
  • 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 Jul. 7-9, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, 62nd) – $20,388,800 ($20,388,800 total) {week 1}
  2. Batman (1989, 62nd) – $19,248,329 ($141,659,121 total) {week 3}
  3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd) – $5,205,338 ($158,469,476 total) {week 7}
  4. Dead Poets Society (1989, 62nd) – $5,186,264 ($56,765,388 total) {week 6}
  5. Do the Right Thing (1989, 62nd) – $2,916,960 ($8,848,045 total) {week 2}
  6. Field of Dreams (1989, 62nd) – $1,304,875 ($53,388,955 total) {week 12}
  7. The Music Teacher (1988, 61st) – $18,486 ($18,486 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, 62nd) – $55,363,039 ($55,363,039 total)
  2. Batman (1989, 62nd) – $52,266,243 ($384,656,253 total)
  3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd) – $14,134,394 ($430,302,507 total)
  4. Dead Poets Society (1989, 62nd) – $14,082,601 ($154,138,761 total)
  5. Do the Right Thing (1989, 62nd) – $7,920,612 ($24,025,674 total)
  6. Field of Dreams (1989, 62nd) – $3,543,212 ($144,970,513 total)
  7. The Music Teacher (1988, 61st) – $50,196 ($50,196 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]
  • Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, 62nd): Sound Effects
  • The Music Teacher (1988, 61st): Foreign Language Film

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 6-8, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $11,136,134 ($99,651,245 total) {week 5}
  2. The Karate Kid (1984, 57th) – $5,294,234 ($21,197,972 total) {week 3}
  3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $5,106,489 ($134,941,133 total) {week 7}
  4. The Natural (1984, 57th) – $1,576,403 ($41,135,310 total) {week 9}
  5. Romancing the Stone (1984, 57th) – $1,113,711 ($68,566,697 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $35,728,430 ($319,714,411 total)
  2. The Karate Kid (1984, 57th) – $16,985,667 ($68,010,160 total)
  3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $16,383,319 ($432,936,135 total)
  4. The Natural (1984, 57th) – $5,057,626 ($131,975,786 total)
  5. Romancing the Stone (1984, 57th) – $3,573,156 ($219,984,820 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
  • Romancing the Stone (1984, 57th): Film Editing

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 6-8, 1979

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Alien (1979, 52nd) – $3,391,197 ($35,795,497 total) {week 7}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Alien (1979, 52nd) – $14,564,583 ($153,735,242 total)

Oscar Details:

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

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