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Box Office History (Week 29, 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. 20-22, 2018

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $11,895,063 ($557,710,503 total) {week 6}
  2. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, 91st) – $425,466 ($676,858,988 total) {week 13}
  3. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, 91st) – $244,339 ($212,418,646 total) {week 9}
  4. RBG (2018, 91st) – $184,184 ($13,132,071 total) {week 12}
  5. A Quiet Place (2018, 91st) – $101,402 ($187,771,561 total) {week 16}
  6. Black Panther (2018, 91st) – $25,445 ($699,932,307 total) {week 23}
  7. The Greatest Showman (2017, 90th) – $15,197 ($174,328,701 total) {week 31}
  8. First Reformed (2018, 91st) – $12,637 ($3,422,670 total) {week 10}
  9. Isle of Dogs (2018, 91st) – $7,739 ($31,965,444 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $13,644,721 ($639,744,759 total)
  2. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, 91st) – $488,048 ($776,418,927 total)
  3. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, 91st) – $280,279 ($243,663,540 total)
  4. RBG (2018, 91st) – $211,276 ($15,063,682 total)
  5. A Quiet Place (2018, 91st) – $116,317 ($215,391,088 total)
  6. Black Panther (2018, 91st) – $29,188 ($802,886,126 total)
  7. The Greatest Showman (2017, 90th) – $17,432 ($199,970,903 total)
  8. First Reformed (2018, 91st) – $14,496 ($3,926,114 total)
  9. Isle of Dogs (2018, 91st) – $8,877 ($36,667,277 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. 19-21, 2013

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $24,906,360 ($276,006,395 total) {week 3}
  2. The Lone Ranger (2013, 86th) – $4,380,047 ($81,291,290 total) {week 3}
  3. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $397,335 ($2,425,321 total) {week 6}
  4. Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013, 86th) – $387,263 ($225,120,966 total) {week 10}
  5. The Great Gatsby (2013, 86th) – $334,074 ($143,664,028 total) {week 11}
  6. The Croods (2013, 86th) – $209,673 ($186,039,196 total) {week 18}
  7. Before Midnight (2013, 86th) – $169,531 ($7,392,490 total) {week 9}
  8. Iron Man 3 (2013, 86th) – $154,608 ($407,144,472 total) {week 12}
  9. The Hunt (2013, 86th) – $56,608 ($123,937 total) {week 2}
  10. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $27,450 ($27,450 total) {week 1}
  11. Kon-Tiki (2012, 85th) – $10,058 ($1,467,138 total) {week 13}
  12. Life of Pi (2012, 85th) – $8,367 ($124,985,002 total) {week 35}
  13. Dirty Wars (2013, 86th) – $6,246 ($344,417 total) {week 7}
  14. Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th) – $648 ($3,691,668 total) {week 52}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $32,013,710 ($354,768,367 total)
  2. The Lone Ranger (2013, 86th) – $5,629,950 ($104,488,804 total)
  3. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $510,720 ($3,117,418 total)
  4. Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013, 86th) – $497,773 ($289,362,127 total)
  5. The Great Gatsby (2013, 86th) – $429,406 ($184,660,405 total)
  6. The Croods (2013, 86th) – $269,506 ($239,127,872 total)
  7. Before Midnight (2013, 86th) – $217,909 ($9,502,032 total)
  8. Iron Man 3 (2013, 86th) – $198,727 ($523,328,380 total)
  9. The Hunt (2013, 86th) – $72,762 ($159,304 total)
  10. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $35,283 ($35,283 total)
  11. Kon-Tiki (2012, 85th) – $12,928 ($1,885,805 total)
  12. Life of Pi (2012, 85th) – $10,755 ($160,651,079 total)
  13. Dirty Wars (2013, 86th) – $8,028 ($442,701 total)
  14. Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th) – $833 ($4,745,133 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • The Act of Killing (2013, 86th): Documentary Feature
  • 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
  • Life of Pi (2012, 85th): Picture, Directing [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Pi’s Lullaby”), Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
  • 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. 18-20, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $158,411,483 ($158,411,483 total) {week 1}
  2. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, 81st) – $10,117,815 ($56,526,885 total) {week 2}
  3. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $10,070,396 ($182,732,709 total) {week 4}
  4. Wanted (2008, 81st) – $5,072,805 ($123,322,635 total) {week 4}
  5. Kung Fu Panda (2008, 81st) – $1,860,854 ($206,616,381 total) {week 7}
  6. Iron Man (2008, 81st) – $451,838 ($314,376,968 total) {week 12}
  7. Mongol (2007, 80th) – $257,411 ($4,867,490 total) {week 7}
  8. The Visitor (2008, 81st) – $160,251 ($8,817,732 total) {week 15}
  9. Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st) – $65,900 ($479,501 total) {week 6}
  10. The Counterfeiters (2007, 80th) – $8,887 ($5,458,024 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $230,557,103 ($230,557,103 total)
  2. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, 81st) – $14,725,789 ($82,271,023 total)
  3. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $14,656,774 ($265,954,987 total)
  4. Wanted (2008, 81st) – $7,383,121 ($179,487,679 total)
  5. Kung Fu Panda (2008, 81st) – $2,708,346 ($300,716,042 total)
  6. Iron Man (2008, 81st) – $657,619 ($457,554,222 total)
  7. Mongol (2007, 80th) – $374,644 ($7,084,300 total)
  8. The Visitor (2008, 81st) – $233,234 ($12,833,607 total)
  9. Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st) – $95,913 ($697,881 total)
  10. The Counterfeiters (2007, 80th) – $12,934 ($7,943,781 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Counterfeiters (2007, 80th): Foreign Language Film [O]
  • The Dark Knight (2008, 81st): Supporting Actor (Heath Ledger) [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Makeup, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects
  • 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. 18-20, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $34,034,597 ($133,007,414 total) {week 2}
  2. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $7,275,723 ($303,795,720 total) {week 8}
  3. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $1,356,525 ($7,735,642 total) {week 7}
  4. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $420,034 ($5,371,789 total) {week 14}
  5. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $259,172 ($4,086,521 total) {week 12}
  6. Capturing the Friedmans (2003, 76th) – $181,219 ($2,142,625 total) {week 8}
  7. Chicago (2002, 75th) – $157,582 ($170,095,608 total) {week 30}
  8. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $100,512 ($100,512 total) {week 1}
  9. Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $74,372 ($5,707,936 total) {week 20}
  10. A Mighty Wind (2003, 76th) – $33,902 ($17,475,811 total) {week 14}
  11. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, 75th) – $29,000 ($339,687,608 total) {week 31}
  12. The Quiet American (2002, 75th) – $17,510 ($12,968,384 total) {week 35}
  13. City of God (2003, 76th) – $9,454 ($4,481,241 total) {week 27}
  14. The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th) – $8,211 ($860,372 total) {week 16}
  15. Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $6,728 ($21,541,516 total) {week 41}
  16. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $5,623 ($102,699 total) {week 7}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $58,982,013 ($230,502,069 total)
  2. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $12,608,840 ($526,478,487 total)
  3. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $2,350,860 ($13,405,880 total)
  4. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $727,920 ($9,309,319 total)
  5. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $449,146 ($7,081,948 total)
  6. Capturing the Friedmans (2003, 76th) – $314,053 ($3,713,173 total)
  7. Chicago (2002, 75th) – $273,090 ($294,775,971 total)
  8. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $174,187 ($174,187 total)
  9. Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $128,887 ($9,891,863 total)
  10. A Mighty Wind (2003, 76th) – $58,752 ($30,285,609 total)
  11. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, 75th) – $50,257 ($588,679,188 total)
  12. The Quiet American (2002, 75th) – $30,345 ($22,474,231 total)
  13. City of God (2003, 76th) – $16,384 ($7,765,998 total)
  14. The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th) – $14,230 ($1,491,026 total)
  15. Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $11,660 ($37,331,483 total)
  16. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $9,745 ($177,978 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 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
  • Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th): Original Screenplay
  • 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. 17-19, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Mask of Zorro (1998, 71st) – $22,525,855 ($22,525,855 total) {week 1}
  2. Armageddon (1998, 71st) – $16,591,782 ($129,134,246 total) {week 3}
  3. Mulan (1998, 71st) – $4,914,002 ($101,272,675 total) {week 5}
  4. The Truman Show (1998, 71st) – $2,172,376 ($120,028,048 total) {week 7}
  5. Out of Sight (1998, 71st) – $2,044,915 ($33,733,865 total) {week 4}
  6. Titanic (1997, 70th) – $1,337,493 ($590,489,873 total) {week 31}
  7. The Thief (1997, 70th) – $33,340 ($33,340 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Mask of Zorro (1998, 71st) – $50,190,871 ($50,190,871 total)
  2. Armageddon (1998, 71st) – $36,968,896 ($287,729,823 total)
  3. Mulan (1998, 71st) – $10,949,109 ($225,650,203 total)
  4. The Truman Show (1998, 71st) – $4,840,369 ($267,439,894 total)
  5. Out of Sight (1998, 71st) – $4,556,367 ($75,163,942 total)
  6. Titanic (1997, 70th) – $2,980,128 ($1,315,697,052 total)
  7. The Thief (1997, 70th) – $74,286 ($74,286 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Armageddon (1998, 71st): Original Song (“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”), Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects
  • The Mask of Zorro (1998, 71st): Sound, Sound Effects
  • Mulan (1998, 71st): Original Musical or Comedy Score
  • Out of Sight (1998, 71st): Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
  • The Thief (1997, 70th): Foreign Language Film
  • 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. 16-18, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Firm (1993, 66th) – $13,281,416 ($95,804,149 total) {week 3}
  2. In the Line of Fire (1993, 66th) – $13,056,252 ($36,058,993 total) {week 2}
  3. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $10,867,250 ($255,723,520 total) {week 6}
  4. Sleepless in Seattle (1993, 66th) – $7,355,423 ($71,780,155 total) {week 4}
  5. What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993, 66th) – $2,710,326 ($31,206,663 total) {week 6}
  6. Cliffhanger (1993, 66th) – $1,039,539 ($75,886,646 total) {week 8}
  7. Scent of a Woman (1992, 65th) – $31,450 ($62,763,024 total) {week 30}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Firm (1993, 66th) – $33,524,347 ($241,824,482 total)
  2. In the Line of Fire (1993, 66th) – $32,955,998 ($91,018,473 total)
  3. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $27,430,619 ($645,485,697 total)
  4. Sleepless in Seattle (1993, 66th) – $18,566,225 ($181,184,208 total)
  5. What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993, 66th) – $6,841,282 ($78,770,442 total)
  6. Cliffhanger (1993, 66th) – $2,623,957 ($191,549,626 total)
  7. Scent of a Woman (1992, 65th) – $79,385 ($158,423,575 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”)
  • What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993, 66th): Actor (Laurence Fishburne), Actress (Angela Bassett)

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 15-17, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Coming to America (1988, 61st) – $10,417,790 ($66,732,490 total) {week 3}
  2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $8,589,255 ($69,291,854 total) {week 4}
  3. Big (1988, 61st) – $5,034,273 ($68,565,226 total) {week 7}
  4. Bull Durham (1988, 61st) – $3,312,771 ($32,308,810 total) {week 5}
  5. Willow (1988, 61st) – $1,101,539 ($48,076,190 total) {week 9}
  6. Die Hard (1988, 61st) – $601,851 ($601,851 total) {week 1}
  7. A Fish Called Wanda (1988, 61st) – $115,418 ($115,418 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Coming to America (1988, 61st) – $26,488,055 ($169,672,633 total)
  2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $21,838,860 ($176,180,018 total)
  3. Big (1988, 61st) – $12,800,037 ($174,332,509 total)
  4. Bull Durham (1988, 61st) – $8,422,982 ($82,147,704 total)
  5. Willow (1988, 61st) – $2,800,750 ($122,237,515 total)
  6. Die Hard (1988, 61st) – $1,530,254 ($1,530,254 total)
  7. A Fish Called Wanda (1988, 61st) – $293,459 ($293,459 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
  • Die Hard (1988, 61st): Film Editing, Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects
  • A Fish Called Wanda (1988, 61st): Director, Supporting Actor (Kevin Kline) [O], Original Screenplay
  • 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. 22-24, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $7,239,419 ($191,442,124 total) {week 9}
  2. Trading Places (1983, 56th) – $3,854,140 ($59,304,502 total) {week 7}
  3. WarGames (1983, 56th) – $2,880,014 ($51,474,449 total) {week 8}
  4. Flashdance (1983, 56th) – $1,964,377 ($65,545,839 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $24,016,485 ($635,101,649 total)
  2. Trading Places (1983, 56th) – $12,785,957 ($196,740,332 total)
  3. WarGames (1983, 56th) – $9,554,332 ($170,764,442 total)
  4. Flashdance (1983, 56th) – $6,516,743 ($217,445,720 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 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

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 21-23, 1978

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Star Wars (1977, 50th) – $10,166,336 ($225,703,668 total) {week 61}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Star Wars (1977, 50th) – $45,400,945 ($1,007,950,141 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Star Wars (1977, 50th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Alec Guinness), Orginal Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O], Visual Effects [O], Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects) [O]

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