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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. 19-21, 2019

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Lion King (2019, 92nd) – $191,770,759 ($191,770,759 total) {week 1}
  2. Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $15,551,086 ($376,484,435 total) {week 5}
  3. Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $1,514,741 ($854,531,934 total) {week 13}
  4. Rocketman (2019, 92nd) – $964,239 ($93,981,610 total) {week 8}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Lion King (2019, 92nd) – $225,686,548 ($225,686,548 total)
  2. Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $18,301,387 ($443,067,927 total)
  3. Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $1,782,632 ($1,005,660,944 total)
  4. Rocketman (2019, 92nd) – $1,134,770 ($110,602,812 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd): Visual Effects
  • The Lion King (2019, 92nd): Visual Effects
  • 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. 18-20, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, 87th) – $36,254,310 ($139,207,154 total) {week 2}
  2. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $3,904,709 ($160,776,604 total) {week 6}
  3. Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $3,238,213 ($228,303,448 total) {week 8}
  4. Begin Again (2014, 87th) – $2,639,584 ($9,365,250 total) {week 4}
  5. Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $1,170,217 ($1,785,384 total) {week 2}
  6. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $710,704 ($230,485,366 total) {week 9}
  7. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $181,371 ($258,591,352 total) {week 16}
  8. Ida (2014, 87th) – $125,530 ($3,341,594 total) {week 12}
  9. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $52,376 ($58,943,020 total) {week 20}
  10. The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $42,286 ($257,484,827 total) {week 24}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, 87th) – $47,836,164 ($183,678,472 total)
  2. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $5,152,113 ($212,138,530 total)
  3. Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $4,272,697 ($301,237,597 total)
  4. Begin Again (2014, 87th) – $3,482,829 ($12,357,086 total)
  5. Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $1,544,056 ($2,355,745 total)
  6. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $937,747 ($304,116,554 total)
  7. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $239,312 ($341,201,319 total)
  8. Ida (2014, 87th) – $165,632 ($4,409,104 total)
  9. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $69,108 ($77,773,042 total)
  10. The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $55,795 ($339,741,302 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Begin Again (2014, 87th): Original Song (“Lost Stars”)
  • Boyhood (2014, 87th): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Ethan Hawke), Supporting Actress (Patricia Arquette) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th): Visual Effects
  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, 87th): Visual Effects
  • 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. 17-19, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, 82nd) – $13,691,487 ($363,808,123 total) {week 4}
  2. Up (2009, 82nd) – $3,172,014 ($279,583,282 total) {week 8}
  3. The Hurt Locker (2009, 82nd) – $740,224 ($2,148,619 total) {week 4}
  4. Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $690,639 ($253,164,613 total) {week 11}
  5. Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $297,882 ($2,225,447 total) {week 6}
  6. Departures (2008, 81st) – $53,129 ($915,370 total) {week 8}
  7. Burma VJ (2009, 82nd) – $4,259 ($41,049 total) {week 9}
  8. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $3,085 ($208,510 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, 82nd) – $19,679,231 ($522,913,542 total)
  2. Up (2009, 82nd) – $4,559,241 ($401,854,371 total)
  3. The Hurt Locker (2009, 82nd) – $1,063,949 ($3,088,282 total)
  4. Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $992,678 ($363,881,937 total)
  5. Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $428,156 ($3,198,709 total)
  6. Departures (2008, 81st) – $76,364 ($1,315,692 total)
  7. Burma VJ (2009, 82nd) – $6,122 ($59,001 total)
  8. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $4,434 ($299,698 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Burma VJ (2009, 82nd): Documentary 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]
  • 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. 16-18, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

  1. I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $52,179,887 ($52,179,887 total) {week 1}
  2. Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th) – $24,775,450 ($302,287,882 total) {week 3}
  3. Shrek 2 (2004, 77th) – $3,230,786 ($425,011,646 total) {week 9}
  4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, 77th) – $2,758,045 ($238,344,679 total) {week 7}
  5. Before Sunset (2004, 77th) – $581,261 ($1,709,920 total) {week 3}
  6. Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $145,975 ($10,633,019 total) {week 11}
  7. Maria Full of Grace (2004, 77th) – $139,066 ($139,066 total) {week 1}
  8. Troy (2004, 77th) – $129,420 ($132,459,414 total) {week 10}
  9. Story of the Weeping Camel (2004, 77th) – $119,065 ($877,076 total) {week 7}
  10. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, 77th) – $23,495 ($34,328,429 total) {week 18}
  11. The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th) – $12,039 ($370,257,518 total) {week 21}
  12. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $5,440 ($428,606 total) {week 13}
  13. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $1,510 ($2,743,421 total) {week 36}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $90,579,578 ($90,579,578 total)
  2. Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th) – $43,007,947 ($524,744,504 total)
  3. Shrek 2 (2004, 77th) – $5,608,353 ($737,781,891 total)
  4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, 77th) – $4,787,717 ($413,744,870 total)
  5. Before Sunset (2004, 77th) – $1,009,017 ($2,968,267 total)
  6. Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $253,399 ($18,457,962 total)
  7. Maria Full of Grace (2004, 77th) – $241,406 ($241,406 total)
  8. Troy (2004, 77th) – $224,661 ($229,937,598 total)
  9. Story of the Weeping Camel (2004, 77th) – $206,686 ($1,522,525 total)
  10. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, 77th) – $40,785 ($59,591,057 total)
  11. The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th) – $20,899 ($642,733,662 total)
  12. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $9,443 ($744,021 total)
  13. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $2,621 ($4,762,331 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Before Sunset (2004, 77th): Adapted Screenplay
  • 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
  • I, Robot (2004, 77th): Visual Effects
  • Maria Full of Grace (2004, 77th): Actress (Catalina Sandino Moreno)
  • 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
  • Troy (2004, 77th): Costume Design
  • The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th): Foreign Language Film

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 16-18, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $7,535,288 ($142,973,292 total) {week 5}
  2. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $5,647,641 ($395,201,250 total) {week 9}
  3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, 72nd) – $4,369,129 ($190,699,168 total) {week 6}
  4. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999, 72nd) – $4,322,888 ($43,395,740 total) {week 3}
  5. The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $632,195 ($150,744,850 total) {week 11}
  6. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $393,029 ($5,957,593 total) {week 27}
  7. Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $269,546 ($99,985,637 total) {week 32}
  8. Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $235,113 ($2,296,159 total) {week 7}
  9. The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $224,609 ($167,910,762 total) {week 16}
  10. Life (1999, 72nd) – $149,435 ($63,314,304 total) {week 14}
  11. Election (1999, 72nd) – $38,212 ($14,524,160 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $15,990,237 ($303,396,080 total)
  2. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $11,984,561 ($838,635,723 total)
  3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, 72nd) – $9,271,498 ($404,672,644 total)
  4. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999, 72nd) – $9,173,373 ($92,087,810 total)
  5. The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $1,341,548 ($319,887,694 total)
  6. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $834,026 ($12,642,294 total)
  7. Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $571,989 ($212,174,245 total)
  8. Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $498,921 ($4,872,558 total)
  9. The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $476,631 ($356,314,570 total)
  10. Life (1999, 72nd) – $317,108 ($134,355,944 total)
  11. Election (1999, 72nd) – $81,088 ($30,820,954 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
  • 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. 22-24, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $21,931,425 ($109,132,967 total) {week 3}
  2. True Lies (1994, 67th) – $20,696,264 ($61,531,149 total) {week 2}
  3. The Client (1994, 67th) – $17,174,262 ($17,174,262 total) {week 1}
  4. The Lion King (1994, 67th) – $14,005,541 ($199,723,355 total) {week 6}
  5. Speed (1994, 67th) – $3,883,381 ($100,059,711 total) {week 7}
  6. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $90,045 ($95,953,003 total) {week 32}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $56,559,991 ($281,448,178 total)
  2. True Lies (1994, 67th) – $53,374,576 ($158,685,595 total)
  3. The Client (1994, 67th) – $44,291,518 ($44,291,518 total)
  4. The Lion King (1994, 67th) – $36,119,553 ($515,076,021 total)
  5. Speed (1994, 67th) – $10,015,035 ($258,048,728 total)
  6. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $232,221 ($247,457,745 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Client (1994, 67th): Actress (Susan Sarandon)
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • True Lies (1994, 67th): Visual Effects

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 21-23, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, 62nd) – $13,022,249 ($71,602,872 total) {week 3}
  2. Batman (1989, 62nd) – $11,164,319 ($187,521,450 total) {week 5}
  3. When Harry Met Sally… (1989, 62nd) – $8,846,522 ($11,085,052 total) {week 2}
  4. Dead Poets Society (1989, 62nd) – $3,547,080 ($70,020,395 total) {week 8}
  5. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd) – $3,383,204 ($172,107,395 total) {week 9}
  6. Do the Right Thing (1989, 62nd) – $2,090,610 ($16,905,541 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, 62nd) – $35,360,162 ($194,427,950 total)
  2. Batman (1989, 62nd) – $30,315,204 ($509,189,227 total)
  3. When Harry Met Sally… (1989, 62nd) – $24,021,538 ($30,099,965 total)
  4. Dead Poets Society (1989, 62nd) – $9,631,618 ($190,130,947 total)
  5. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd) – $9,186,635 ($467,334,438 total)
  6. Do the Right Thing (1989, 62nd) – $5,676,770 ($45,904,718 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
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd): Original Score, Sound, Sound Effects [O]
  • Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, 62nd): Sound Effects
  • When Harry Met Sally… (1989, 62nd): Original Screenplay

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 20-22, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $8,493,861 ($130,135,144 total) {week 7}
  2. The Karate Kid (1984, 57th) – $4,248,830 ($35,969,149 total) {week 5}
  3. The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984, 57th) – $3,647,069 ($11,979,757 total) {week 2}
  4. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $3,060,056 ($147,185,208 total) {week 9}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $27,251,137 ($417,516,920 total)
  2. The Karate Kid (1984, 57th) – $13,631,663 ($115,401,020 total)
  3. The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984, 57th) – $11,701,013 ($38,435,054 total)
  4. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $9,817,680 ($472,219,209 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 Muppets Take Manhattan (1984, 57th): Original Song Score

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 20-22, 1979

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Alien (1979, 52nd) – $2,246,329 ($44,195,413 total) {week 9}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Alien (1979, 52nd) – $9,647,580 ($189,811,375 total)

Oscar Details:

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

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