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Box Office History (Week 28, 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. 13-15, 2018

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $16,262,898 ($535,861,390 total) {week 5}
  2. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, 91st) – $621,380 ($676,024,817 total) {week 12}
  3. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, 91st) – $407,791 ($211,920,767 total) {week 8}
  4. RBG (2018, 91st) – $263,801 ($12,781,970 total) {week 11}
  5. A Quiet Place (2018, 91st) – $83,484 ($187,615,740 total) {week 15}
  6. First Reformed (2018, 91st) – $31,728 ($3,388,156 total) {week 9}
  7. Isle of Dogs (2018, 91st) – $13,859 ($31,945,934 total) {week 17}
  8. Black Panther (2018, 91st) – $13,859 ($699,900,852 total) {week 22}
  9. The Greatest Showman (2017, 90th) – $2,226 ($174,312,158 total) {week 30}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $18,655,026 ($614,681,836 total)
  2. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, 91st) – $712,779 ($775,462,057 total)
  3. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, 91st) – $467,773 ($243,092,428 total)
  4. RBG (2018, 91st) – $302,604 ($14,662,084 total)
  5. A Quiet Place (2018, 91st) – $95,764 ($215,212,347 total)
  6. First Reformed (2018, 91st) – $36,395 ($3,886,524 total)
  7. Isle of Dogs (2018, 91st) – $15,898 ($36,644,897 total)
  8. Black Panther (2018, 91st) – $15,898 ($802,850,044 total)
  9. The Greatest Showman (2017, 90th) – $2,553 ($199,951,927 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. 12-14, 2013

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $43,892,895 ($228,376,775 total) {week 2}
  2. The Lone Ranger (2013, 86th) – $11,506,100 ($71,467,292 total) {week 2}
  3. Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013, 86th) – $686,181 ($224,360,905 total) {week 9}
  4. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $497,266 ($1,770,405 total) {week 5}
  5. Before Midnight (2013, 86th) – $293,836 ($7,070,505 total) {week 8}
  6. The Croods (2013, 86th) – $255,632 ($185,630,101 total) {week 17}
  7. Iron Man 3 (2013, 86th) – $241,289 ($406,850,977 total) {week 11}
  8. The Great Gatsby (2013, 86th) – $168,297 ($143,218,776 total) {week 10}
  9. The Hunt (2013, 86th) – $43,045 ($43,045 total) {week 1}
  10. Kon-Tiki (2012, 85th) – $21,777 ($1,445,034 total) {week 12}
  11. Dirty Wars (2013, 86th) – $8,151 ($332,947 total) {week 6}
  12. Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th) – $456 ($3,690,575 total) {week 51}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $56,418,297 ($293,547,023 total)
  2. The Lone Ranger (2013, 86th) – $14,789,514 ($91,861,402 total)
  3. Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013, 86th) – $881,992 ($288,385,173 total)
  4. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $639,167 ($2,275,613 total)
  5. Before Midnight (2013, 86th) – $377,686 ($9,088,164 total)
  6. The Croods (2013, 86th) – $328,580 ($238,602,036 total)
  7. Iron Man 3 (2013, 86th) – $310,144 ($522,951,133 total)
  8. The Great Gatsby (2013, 86th) – $216,323 ($184,088,095 total)
  9. The Hunt (2013, 86th) – $55,328 ($55,328 total)
  10. Kon-Tiki (2012, 85th) – $27,991 ($1,857,393 total)
  11. Dirty Wars (2013, 86th) – $10,477 ($427,958 total)
  12. Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th) – $586 ($4,743,728 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]
  • The Hunt (2013, 86th): Foreign Language Film
  • 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. 11-13, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, 81st) – $34,539,115 ($34,539,115 total) {week 1}
  2. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $18,793,588 ($163,055,900 total) {week 3}
  3. Wanted (2008, 81st) – $11,996,175 ($112,455,060 total) {week 3}
  4. Kung Fu Panda (2008, 81st) – $4,411,412 ($202,154,311 total) {week 6}
  5. Iron Man (2008, 81st) – $939,134 ($313,421,025 total) {week 11}
  6. Mongol (2007, 80th) – $532,439 ($4,355,846 total) {week 6}
  7. The Visitor (2008, 81st) – $267,676 ($8,533,421 total) {week 14}
  8. Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st) – $79,436 ($361,174 total) {week 5}
  9. The Counterfeiters (2007, 80th) – $18,277 ($5,440,738 total) {week 21}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, 81st) – $50,269,325 ($50,269,325 total)
  2. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $27,352,785 ($237,316,735 total)
  3. Wanted (2008, 81st) – $17,459,614 ($163,670,665 total)
  4. Kung Fu Panda (2008, 81st) – $6,420,509 ($294,221,804 total)
  5. Iron Man (2008, 81st) – $1,366,845 ($456,162,912 total)
  6. Mongol (2007, 80th) – $774,929 ($6,339,637 total)
  7. The Visitor (2008, 81st) – $389,584 ($12,419,812 total)
  8. Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st) – $115,614 ($525,664 total)
  9. The Counterfeiters (2007, 80th) – $26,601 ($7,918,623 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Counterfeiters (2007, 80th): Foreign Language Film [O]
  • Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st): Documentary Feature
  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, 81st): Makeup
  • 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. 11-13, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $46,630,690 ($70,625,971 total) {week 1}
  2. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $8,465,110 ($291,068,455 total) {week 7}
  3. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $1,089,334 ($5,800,911 total) {week 6}
  4. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $390,278 ($4,731,774 total) {week 13}
  5. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $298,758 ($3,631,068 total) {week 11}
  6. Capturing the Friedmans (2003, 76th) – $209,748 ($1,852,164 total) {week 7}
  7. Chicago (2002, 75th) – $189,731 ($169,799,940 total) {week 29}
  8. Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $94,901 ($5,582,673 total) {week 19}
  9. The Barbarian Invasions (2003, 76th) – $66,760 ($4,226,862 total) {week 10}
  10. A Mighty Wind (2003, 76th) – $45,285 ($17,418,375 total) {week 13}
  11. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, 75th) – $35,424 ($339,628,782 total) {week 30}
  12. City of God (2003, 76th) – $10,932 ($4,463,373 total) {week 26}
  13. The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th) – $9,720 ($847,807 total) {week 15}
  14. Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $7,947 ($21,529,215 total) {week 40}
  15. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $7,140 ($92,347 total) {week 6}
  16. The Quiet American (2002, 75th) – $6,036 ($12,948,914 total) {week 34}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $80,811,063 ($122,394,925 total)
  2. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $14,670,050 ($504,422,115 total)
  3. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $1,887,818 ($10,052,988 total)
  4. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $676,352 ($8,200,172 total)
  5. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $517,748 ($6,292,647 total)
  6. Capturing the Friedmans (2003, 76th) – $363,494 ($3,209,803 total)
  7. Chicago (2002, 75th) – $328,804 ($294,263,578 total)
  8. Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $164,464 ($9,674,782 total)
  9. The Barbarian Invasions (2003, 76th) – $115,695 ($7,325,159 total)
  10. A Mighty Wind (2003, 76th) – $78,479 ($30,186,073 total)
  11. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, 75th) – $61,390 ($588,577,242 total)
  12. City of God (2003, 76th) – $18,945 ($7,735,033 total)
  13. The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th) – $16,845 ($1,469,251 total)
  14. Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $13,772 ($37,310,165 total)
  15. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $12,374 ($160,038 total)
  16. The Quiet American (2002, 75th) – $10,460 ($22,440,489 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]
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th): Actor (Johnny Depp), Makeup, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
  • 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. 10-12, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Armageddon (1998, 71st) – $23,557,064 ($99,860,537 total) {week 2}
  2. Mulan (1998, 71st) – $7,024,607 ($91,853,254 total) {week 4}
  3. Out of Sight (1998, 71st) – $3,813,425 ($29,981,440 total) {week 3}
  4. The Truman Show (1998, 71st) – $3,576,418 ($116,218,533 total) {week 6}
  5. Titanic (1997, 70th) – $405,669 ($588,931,878 total) {week 30}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Armageddon (1998, 71st) – $52,488,554 ($222,503,755 total)
  2. Mulan (1998, 71st) – $15,651,843 ($204,662,368 total)
  3. Out of Sight (1998, 71st) – $8,496,864 ($66,802,995 total)
  4. The Truman Show (1998, 71st) – $7,968,778 ($258,951,742 total)
  5. Titanic (1997, 70th) – $903,889 ($1,312,225,613 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Armageddon (1998, 71st): Original Song (“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”), Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects
  • 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. 9-11, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Firm (1993, 66th) – $17,937,098 ($73,748,070 total) {week 2}
  2. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $15,313,050 ($236,429,385 total) {week 5}
  3. In the Line of Fire (1993, 66th) – $15,269,388 ($15,269,388 total) {week 1}
  4. Sleepless in Seattle (1993, 66th) – $10,156,964 ($59,031,582 total) {week 3}
  5. What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993, 66th) – $3,342,380 ($26,871,258 total) {week 5}
  6. Cliffhanger (1993, 66th) – $1,573,740 ($74,057,087 total) {week 7}
  7. Scent of a Woman (1992, 65th) – $37,345 ($62,724,644 total) {week 29}
  8. Unforgiven (1992, 65th) – $94,019 ($101,101,229 total) {week 49}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Firm (1993, 66th) – $45,276,008 ($186,151,529 total)
  2. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $38,652,505 ($596,784,317 total)
  3. In the Line of Fire (1993, 66th) – $38,542,296 ($38,542,296 total)
  4. Sleepless in Seattle (1993, 66th) – $25,637,747 ($149,004,839 total)
  5. What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993, 66th) – $8,436,684 ($67,827,209 total)
  6. Cliffhanger (1993, 66th) – $3,972,363 ($186,931,536 total)
  7. Scent of a Woman (1992, 65th) – $94,265 ($158,326,698 total)
  8. Unforgiven (1992, 65th) – $237,318 ($255,195,131 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Cliffhanger (1993, 66th): Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects
  • The Firm (1993, 66th): Supporting Actress (Holly Hunter), Original Score
  • In the Line of Fire (1993, 66th): Supporting Actor (John Malkovich), Original Screenplay, Film Editing
  • 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. 8-10, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Coming to America (1988, 61st) – $13,342,707 ($49,497,282 total) {week 2}
  2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $11,519,011 ($54,516,090 total) {week 3}
  3. Big (1988, 61st) – $5,136,787 ($60,600,213 total) {week 6}
  4. Bull Durham (1988, 61st) – $3,909,540 ($27,301,032 total) {week 4}
  5. Willow (1988, 61st) – $1,457,365 ($46,040,044 total) {week 8}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Coming to America (1988, 61st) – $33,924,888 ($125,850,754 total)
  2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $29,287,996 ($138,611,470 total)
  3. Big (1988, 61st) – $13,060,687 ($154,080,834 total)
  4. Bull Durham (1988, 61st) – $9,940,315 ($69,415,033 total)
  5. Willow (1988, 61st) – $3,705,466 ($117,060,453 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. 15-17, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $8,270,850 ($178,481,053 total) {week 8}
  2. Trading Places (1983, 56th) – $4,304,788 ($53,078,205 total) {week 6}
  3. WarGames (1983, 56th) – $3,105,303 ($46,755,824 total) {week 7}
  4. Flashdance (1983, 56th) – $2,175,177 ($62,041,867 total) {week 14}
  5. Blue Thunder (1983, 56th) – $816,085 ($42,313,354 total) {week 10}
  6. Zelig (1983, 56th) – $60,119 ($60,119 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $27,438,217 ($592,103,811 total)
  2. Trading Places (1983, 56th) – $14,280,963 ($176,084,839 total)
  3. WarGames (1983, 56th) – $10,301,719 ($155,110,591 total)
  4. Flashdance (1983, 56th) – $7,216,063 ($205,821,432 total)
  5. Blue Thunder (1983, 56th) – $2,707,330 ($140,372,873 total)
  6. Zelig (1983, 56th) – $199,442 ($199,442 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
  • Zelig (1983, 56th): Cinematography, Costume Design

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