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Box Office History (Week 30, 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. 27-29, 2018

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $7,257,113 ($572,880,761 total) {week 7}
  2. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, 91st) – $406,008 ($677,562,086 total) {week 14}
  3. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, 91st) – $151,889 ($212,730,648 total) {week 10}
  4. RBG (2018, 91st) – $122,754 ($13,382,500 total) {week 13}
  5. A Quiet Place (2018, 91st) – $113,058 ($187,954,270 total) {week 17}
  6. First Reformed (2018, 91st) – $8,006 ($3,438,849 total) {week 11}
  7. Isle of Dogs (2018, 91st) – $4,360 ($31,974,390 total) {week 19}
  8. Black Panther (2018, 91st) – $2,501 ($699,954,935 total) {week 24}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $8,324,570 ($657,146,427 total)
  2. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, 91st) – $465,728 ($777,225,444 total)
  3. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, 91st) – $174,231 ($244,021,435 total)
  4. RBG (2018, 91st) – $140,810 ($15,350,947 total)
  5. A Quiet Place (2018, 91st) – $129,688 ($215,600,672 total)
  6. First Reformed (2018, 91st) – $9,184 ($3,944,673 total)
  7. Isle of Dogs (2018, 91st) – $5,001 ($36,677,538 total)
  8. Black Panther (2018, 91st) – $2,869 ($802,912,082 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
  • 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. 26-28, 2013

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $16,424,135 ($306,812,720 total) {week 4}
  2. The Lone Ranger (2013, 86th) – $1,684,417 ($85,321,430 total) {week 4}
  3. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $612,064 ($612,064 total) {week 1}
  4. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $370,518 ($3,002,769 total) {week 7}
  5. The Great Gatsby (2013, 86th) – $267,014 ($144,155,419 total) {week 12}
  6. Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013, 86th) – $250,053 ($225,602,796 total) {week 11}
  7. The Croods (2013, 86th) – $178,981 ($186,383,777 total) {week 19}
  8. Iron Man 3 (2013, 86th) – $116,814 ($407,358,766 total) {week 13}
  9. Before Midnight (2013, 86th) – $112,615 ($7,598,767 total) {week 10}
  10. The Hunt (2013, 86th) – $105,918 ($259,110 total) {week 3}
  11. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $41,671 ($84,015 total) {week 2}
  12. Kon-Tiki (2012, 85th) – $13,723 ($1,487,756 total) {week 14}
  13. Dirty Wars (2013, 86th) – $6,853 ($356,077 total) {week 8}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $21,110,973 ($394,365,673 total)
  2. The Lone Ranger (2013, 86th) – $2,165,087 ($109,668,997 total)
  3. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $786,724 ($786,724 total)
  4. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $476,250 ($3,859,648 total)
  5. The Great Gatsby (2013, 86th) – $343,210 ($185,292,021 total)
  6. Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013, 86th) – $321,409 ($289,981,454 total)
  7. The Croods (2013, 86th) – $230,056 ($239,570,783 total)
  8. Iron Man 3 (2013, 86th) – $150,148 ($523,603,826 total)
  9. Before Midnight (2013, 86th) – $144,751 ($9,767,173 total)
  10. The Hunt (2013, 86th) – $136,143 ($333,050 total)
  11. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $53,562 ($107,990 total)
  12. Kon-Tiki (2012, 85th) – $17,639 ($1,912,306 total)
  13. Dirty Wars (2013, 86th) – $8,809 ($457,688 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
  • Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th): Actress (Cate Blanchett) [O], Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), Original 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
  • Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013, 86th): Visual Effects

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 25-27, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $75,166,466 ($313,781,677 total) {week 2}
  2. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $6,422,186 ($195,308,076 total) {week 5}
  3. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, 81st) – $5,100,305 ($66,059,925 total) {week 3}
  4. Wanted (2008, 81st) – $2,738,550 ($128,627,405 total) {week 5}
  5. Kung Fu Panda (2008, 81st) – $1,055,932 ($208,997,686 total) {week 8}
  6. Iron Man (2008, 81st) – $310,654 ($314,925,955 total) {week 13}
  7. Mongol (2007, 80th) – $163,137 ($5,171,878 total) {week 8}
  8. The Visitor (2008, 81st) – $116,995 ($9,008,123 total) {week 16}
  9. Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st) – $62,633 ($578,334 total) {week 7}
  10. Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $51,392 ($51,392 total) {week 1}
  11. The Counterfeiters (2007, 80th) – $5,258 ($5,468,369 total) {week 23}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $109,399,662 ($456,687,817 total)
  2. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $9,347,053 ($284,257,576 total)
  3. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, 81st) – $7,423,146 ($96,145,713 total)
  4. Wanted (2008, 81st) – $3,985,773 ($187,208,410 total)
  5. Kung Fu Panda (2008, 81st) – $1,536,837 ($304,181,869 total)
  6. Iron Man (2008, 81st) – $452,136 ($458,353,235 total)
  7. Mongol (2007, 80th) – $237,435 ($7,527,315 total)
  8. The Visitor (2008, 81st) – $170,278 ($13,110,708 total)
  9. Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st) – $91,158 ($841,726 total)
  10. Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $74,798 ($74,798 total)
  11. The Counterfeiters (2007, 80th) – $7,653 ($7,958,838 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
  • Man on Wire (2008, 81st): Documentary Feature [O]
  • 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. 25-27, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $23,136,029 ($176,838,155 total) {week 3}
  2. Seabiscuit (2003, 76th) – $20,854,735 ($20,854,735 total) {week 1}
  3. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $4,391,650 ($313,119,898 total) {week 9}
  4. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $1,085,258 ($9,577,687 total) {week 8}
  5. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $337,296 ($5,962,361 total) {week 15}
  6. Capturing the Friedmans (2003, 76th) – $136,722 ($2,370,574 total) {week 9}
  7. Chicago (2002, 75th) – $105,211 ($170,306,377 total) {week 31}
  8. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $100,588 ($260,222 total) {week 2}
  9. Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $48,756 ($5,814,629 total) {week 21}
  10. The Barbarian Invasions (2003, 76th) – $31,805 ($4,382,240 total) {week 12}
  11. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $23,108 ($129,863 total) {week 8}
  12. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, 75th) – $22,680 ($339,734,454 total) {week 32}
  13. A Mighty Wind (2003, 76th) – $14,579 ($17,508,936 total) {week 15}
  14. City of God (2003, 76th) – $8,689 ($4,497,100 total) {week 28}
  15. The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th) – $8,258 ($873,370 total) {week 17}
  16. Balseros (2003, 76th) – $5,111 ($7,979 total) {week 1}
  17. The Quiet American (2002, 75th) – $5,028 ($12,983,431 total) {week 36}
  18. Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $2,773 ($21,548,337 total) {week 42}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $40,094,777 ($306,460,816 total)
  2. Seabiscuit (2003, 76th) – $36,141,290 ($36,141,290 total)
  3. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $7,610,737 ($542,637,303 total)
  4. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $1,880,754 ($16,598,147 total)
  5. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $584,535 ($10,332,782 total)
  6. Capturing the Friedmans (2003, 76th) – $236,939 ($4,108,209 total)
  7. Chicago (2002, 75th) – $182,331 ($295,141,234 total)
  8. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $174,319 ($450,965 total)
  9. Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $84,494 ($10,076,762 total)
  10. The Barbarian Invasions (2003, 76th) – $55,118 ($7,594,429 total)
  11. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $40,046 ($225,053 total)
  12. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, 75th) – $39,304 ($588,760,372 total)
  13. A Mighty Wind (2003, 76th) – $25,265 ($30,343,015 total)
  14. City of God (2003, 76th) – $15,058 ($7,793,482 total)
  15. The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th) – $14,311 ($1,513,552 total)
  16. Balseros (2003, 76th) – $8,857 ($13,828 total)
  17. The Quiet American (2002, 75th) – $8,714 ($22,500,307 total)
  18. Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $4,806 ($37,343,304 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Balseros (2003, 76th): Documentary Feature
  • 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
  • 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)
  • Seabiscuit (2003, 76th): Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound Mixing
  • 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. 24-26, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $30,576,104 ($30,576,104 total) {week 1}
  2. The Mask of Zorro (1998, 71st) – $13,414,229 ($47,269,464 total) {week 2}
  3. Armageddon (1998, 71st) – $11,159,371 ($149,607,826 total) {week 4}
  4. Mulan (1998, 71st) – $3,516,744 ($108,138,500 total) {week 6}
  5. Titanic (1997, 70th) – $1,476,279 ($593,234,448 total) {week 32}
  6. The Truman Show (1998, 71st) – $1,017,723 ($122,019,970 total) {week 8}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $68,127,993 ($68,127,993 total)
  2. The Mask of Zorro (1998, 71st) – $29,888,847 ($105,323,219 total)
  3. Armageddon (1998, 71st) – $24,864,697 ($333,347,928 total)
  4. Mulan (1998, 71st) – $7,835,816 ($240,948,257 total)
  5. Titanic (1997, 70th) – $3,289,364 ($1,321,812,363 total)
  6. The Truman Show (1998, 71st) – $2,267,634 ($271,878,185 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
  • Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st): Picture, Director [O], Actor (Tom Hanks), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Makeup, Sound [O], Sound Effects [O]
  • 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. 24-26, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Poetic Justice (1993, 66th) – $11,728,455 ($11,728,455 total) {week 1}
  2. In the Line of Fire (1993, 66th) – $11,214,003 ($54,119,247 total) {week 3}
  3. The Firm (1993, 66th) – $10,000,456 ($112,896,195 total) {week 4}
  4. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $8,420,160 ($270,958,085 total) {week 7}
  5. Sleepless in Seattle (1993, 66th) – $5,754,245 ($81,724,953 total) {week 5}
  6. What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993, 66th) – $1,469,695 ($33,906,438 total) {week 7}
  7. Cliffhanger (1993, 66th) – $667,188 ($77,106,270 total) {week 9}
  8. Scent of a Woman (1992, 65th) – $29,520 ($62,905,496 total) {week 31}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Poetic Justice (1993, 66th) – $29,604,434 ($29,604,434 total)
  2. In the Line of Fire (1993, 66th) – $28,305,877 ($136,605,346 total)
  3. The Firm (1993, 66th) – $25,242,697 ($284,967,449 total)
  4. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $21,253,786 ($683,940,094 total)
  5. Sleepless in Seattle (1993, 66th) – $14,524,604 ($206,286,415 total)
  6. What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993, 66th) – $3,709,737 ($85,585,091 total)
  7. Cliffhanger (1993, 66th) – $1,684,086 ($194,628,145 total)
  8. Scent of a Woman (1992, 65th) – $74,513 ($158,783,196 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]
  • Poetic Justice (1993, 66th): Original Song (“Again”)
  • 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. 22-24, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $8,919,732 ($84,057,913 total) {week 5}
  2. Coming to America (1988, 61st) – $8,886,442 ($81,234,946 total) {week 4}
  3. Die Hard (1988, 61st) – $7,105,514 ($10,147,587 total) {week 2}
  4. Big (1988, 61st) – $3,904,483 ($75,251,703 total) {week 8}
  5. Bull Durham (1988, 61st) – $2,416,510 ($36,314,129 total) {week 6}
  6. A Fish Called Wanda (1988, 61st) – $115,076 ($313,906 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $22,679,124 ($213,723,891 total)
  2. Coming to America (1988, 61st) – $22,594,481 ($206,546,274 total)
  3. Die Hard (1988, 61st) – $18,066,331 ($25,801,042 total)
  4. Big (1988, 61st) – $9,927,457 ($191,333,405 total)
  5. Bull Durham (1988, 61st) – $6,144,168 ($92,331,545 total)
  6. A Fish Called Wanda (1988, 61st) – $292,590 ($798,131 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)

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 29-31, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $5,659,948 ($201,411,234 total) {week 10}
  2. Trading Places (1983, 56th) – $3,043,667 ($64,266,216 total) {week 8}
  3. WarGames (1983, 56th) – $2,097,748 ($55,092,916 total) {week 9}
  4. Flashdance (1983, 56th) – $1,573,396 ($68,574,323 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $18,776,653 ($668,173,776 total)
  2. Trading Places (1983, 56th) – $10,097,244 ($213,200,621 total)
  3. WarGames (1983, 56th) – $6,959,196 ($182,768,563 total)
  4. Flashdance (1983, 56th) – $5,219,679 ($227,492,595 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

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