Box Office History (Week 31, 2024)

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 Aug. 2-4, 2019

Weekend Box Office:

The Lion King (2019, 92nd) – $38,520,022 ($431,163,100 total) {week 3}
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd) – $20,010,534 ($78,828,009 total) {week 2}
Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $7,349,131 ($410,249,874 total) {week 7}
Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $383,158 ($857,479,493 total) {week 15}
Rocketman (2019, 92nd) – $294,009 ($95,555,558 total) {week 10}
Honeyland (2019, 92nd) – $35,896 ($80,052 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Lion King (2019, 92nd) – $45,332,515 ($507,416,836 total)
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd) – $23,549,515 ($92,769,207 total)
Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $8,648,868 ($482,804,983 total)
Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $450,922 ($1,009,129,796 total)
Rocketman (2019, 92nd) – $346,006 ($112,455,122 total)
Honeyland (2019, 92nd) – $42,244 ($94,210 total)

Oscar Details:

Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd): Visual Effects
Honeyland (2019, 92nd): International Film, Documentary Feature
The Lion King (2019, 92nd): Visual Effects
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd): Picture, Directing, Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt) [O], Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Costume Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
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 Aug. 1-3, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th) – $94,320,883 ($94,320,883 total) {week 1}
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, 87th) – $8,690,314 ($189,319,987 total) {week 4}
Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $2,398,683 ($7,442,063 total) {week 4}
Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $1,272,342 ($234,740,473 total) {week 10}
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $1,216,629 ($168,570,686 total) {week 8}
Begin Again (2014, 87th) – $668,236 ($13,755,573 total) {week 6}
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $398,956 ($259,322,890 total) {week 18}
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $187,084 ($231,696,337 total) {week 11}
Ida (2014, 87th) – $35,939 ($3,551,006 total) {week 14}
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $15,008 ($59,034,599 total) {week 22}
The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $6,951 ($257,716,507 total) {week 26}
Finding Vivian Maier (2014, 87th) – $2,228 ($1,503,616 total) {week 19}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th) – $124,452,769 ($124,452,769 total)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, 87th) – $11,466,534 ($249,800,423 total)
Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $3,164,970 ($9,819,515 total)
Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $1,678,806 ($309,731,004 total)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $1,605,295 ($222,422,521 total)
Begin Again (2014, 87th) – $881,712 ($18,149,948 total)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $526,407 ($342,166,555 total)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $246,850 ($305,714,383 total)
Ida (2014, 87th) – $47,420 ($4,685,416 total)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $19,802 ($77,893,877 total)
The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $9,172 ($340,046,995 total)
Finding Vivian Maier (2014, 87th) – $2,940 ($1,983,963 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
Finding Vivian Maier (2014, 87th): Documentary Feature
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]
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th): Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects
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. 31-Aug. 2, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, 82nd) – $4,688,329 ($388,189,320 total) {week 6}
The Hurt Locker (2009, 82nd) – $1,909,170 ($6,755,335 total) {week 6}
Up (2009, 82nd) – $1,174,631 ($286,053,296 total) {week 10}
Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $327,377 ($254,661,846 total) {week 13}
In the Loop (2009, 82nd) – $291,012 ($571,602 total) {week 2}
Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $289,888 ($3,203,742 total) {week 8}
The Cove (2009, 82nd) – $57,640 ($57,640 total) {week 1}
Departures (2008, 81st) – $47,656 ($1,069,506 total) {week 10}
Burma VJ (2009, 82nd) – $3,858 ($47,487 total) {week 11}
Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $675 ($215,315 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, 82nd) – $6,738,692 ($557,957,449 total)
The Hurt Locker (2009, 82nd) – $2,744,114 ($9,709,668 total)
Up (2009, 82nd) – $1,688,336 ($411,153,937 total)
Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $470,550 ($366,033,960 total)
In the Loop (2009, 82nd) – $418,281 ($821,583 total)
Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $416,666 ($4,604,845 total)
The Cove (2009, 82nd) – $82,848 ($82,848 total)
Departures (2008, 81st) – $68,498 ($1,537,237 total)
Burma VJ (2009, 82nd) – $5,545 ($68,255 total)
Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $970 ($309,479 total)

Oscar Details:

Burma VJ (2009, 82nd): Documentary Feature
The Cove (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]
In the Loop (2009, 82nd): Adapted Screenplay
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. 30-Aug. 1, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

The Village (2004, 77th) – $50,746,142 ($50,746,142 total) {week 1}
I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $10,355,190 ($115,039,036 total) {week 3}
Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th) – $8,613,693 ($344,440,594 total) {week 5}
Shrek 2 (2004, 77th) – $1,317,270 ($432,493,392 total) {week 11}
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, 77th) – $989,449 ($243,910,542 total) {week 9}
Maria Full of Grace (2004, 77th) – $525,706 ($971,570 total) {week 3}
Before Sunset (2004, 77th) – $459,263 ($3,226,863 total) {week 5}
Troy (2004, 77th) – $115,467 ($132,946,242 total) {week 12}
Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $66,210 ($11,014,972 total) {week 13}
Story of the Weeping Camel (2004, 77th) – $63,286 ($1,173,411 total) {week 9}
The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $7,097 ($453,373 total) {week 15}
My Architect (2003, 76th) – $2,439 ($2,748,981 total) {week 38}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Village (2004, 77th) – $88,090,726 ($88,090,726 total)
I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $17,975,676 ($199,697,393 total)
Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th) – $14,952,594 ($597,917,811 total)
Shrek 2 (2004, 77th) – $2,286,662 ($750,769,527 total)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, 77th) – $1,717,594 ($423,406,706 total)
Maria Full of Grace (2004, 77th) – $912,578 ($1,686,558 total)
Before Sunset (2004, 77th) – $797,239 ($5,601,543 total)
Troy (2004, 77th) – $200,440 ($230,782,687 total)
Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $114,935 ($19,120,998 total)
Story of the Weeping Camel (2004, 77th) – $109,859 ($2,036,936 total)
The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $12,320 ($787,015 total)
My Architect (2003, 76th) – $4,234 ($4,771,983 total)

Oscar Details:

Before Sunset (2004, 77th): Adapted Screenplay
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
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
The Village (2004, 77th): Original Score

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 30-Aug. 1, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $3,420,720 ($408,597,032 total) {week 11}
Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $3,035,186 ($158,352,002 total) {week 7}
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, 72nd) – $1,231,068 ($198,003,561 total) {week 8}
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999, 72nd) – $902,152 ($49,893,282 total) {week 5}
The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $612,428 ($168,932,002 total) {week 18}
The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $510,725 ($153,112,105 total) {week 13}
The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $274,651 ($7,091,503 total) {week 29}
Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $191,033 ($2,938,708 total) {week 9}
Life (1999, 72nd) – $103,205 ($63,712,159 total) {week 16}
Election (1999, 72nd) – $58,804 ($14,813,007 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $7,258,929 ($867,062,206 total)
Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $6,440,808 ($336,030,429 total)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, 72nd) – $2,612,384 ($420,172,911 total)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999, 72nd) – $1,914,409 ($105,875,902 total)
The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $1,299,601 ($358,481,689 total)
The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $1,083,783 ($324,911,120 total)
The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $582,822 ($15,048,504 total)
Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $405,381 ($6,236,077 total)
Life (1999, 72nd) – $219,006 ($135,200,211 total)
Election (1999, 72nd) – $124,785 ($31,433,901 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]
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 Aug. 5-7, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

Clear and Present Danger (1994, 67th) – $20,348,017 ($20,348,017 total) {week 1}
The Mask (1994, 67th) – $15,231,375 ($52,328,039 total) {week 2}
Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $14,184,752 ($164,711,455 total) {week 5}
True Lies (1994, 67th) – $9,189,733 ($100,824,836 total) {week 4}
The Client (1994, 67th) – $7,147,556 ($56,875,276 total) {week 3}
The Lion King (1994, 67th) – $7,074,280 ($232,392,912 total) {week 8}
Speed (1994, 67th) – $1,704,714 ($107,872,308 total) {week 9}
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994, 67th) – $155,521 ($195,068 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Clear and Present Danger (1994, 67th) – $52,476,465 ($52,476,465 total)
The Mask (1994, 67th) – $39,280,914 ($134,951,258 total)
Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $36,581,729 ($424,782,173 total)
True Lies (1994, 67th) – $23,699,838 ($260,021,945 total)
The Client (1994, 67th) – $18,433,171 ($146,678,343 total)
The Lion King (1994, 67th) – $18,244,196 ($599,329,089 total)
Speed (1994, 67th) – $4,396,368 ($278,197,005 total)
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994, 67th) – $401,080 ($503,070 total)

Oscar Details:

Clear and Present Danger (1994, 67th): Sound, Sound Effects
The Client (1994, 67th): Actress (Susan Sarandon)
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994, 67th): Foreign Language Film
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]
The Mask (1994, 67th): Visual Effects
Speed (1994, 67th): Film Editing, Sound [O], Sound Effects [O]
True Lies (1994, 67th): Visual Effects

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 4-6, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

Parenthood (1989, 62nd) – $10,506,450 ($14,055,066 total) {week 1}
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, 62nd) – $8,040,033 ($102,164,563 total) {week 5}
When Harry Met Sally… (1989, 62nd) – $7,308,491 ($35,693,448 total) {week 4}
Batman (1989, 62nd) – $6,702,916 ($214,353,921 total) {week 7}
Dead Poets Society (1989, 62nd) – $2,110,905 ($78,307,755 total) {week 10}
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd) – $2,020,975 ($180,503,281 total) {week 11}
Do the Right Thing (1989, 62nd) – $1,064,650 ($21,203,891 total) {week 6}
sex, lies and videotape (1989, 62nd) – $155,982 ($155,982 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Parenthood (1989, 62nd) – $28,528,849 ($38,164,638 total)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, 62nd) – $21,831,626 ($277,414,103 total)
When Harry Met Sally… (1989, 62nd) – $19,845,222 ($96,920,748 total)
Batman (1989, 62nd) – $18,200,865 ($582,049,186 total)
Dead Poets Society (1989, 62nd) – $5,731,878 ($212,634,156 total)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd) – $5,487,685 ($490,132,335 total)
Do the Right Thing (1989, 62nd) – $2,890,914 ($57,576,309 total)
sex, lies and videotape (1989, 62nd) – $423,548 ($423,548 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
Parenthood (1989, 62nd): Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest), Original Song (“I Love To See You Smile”)
sex, lies and videotape (1989, 62nd): Original Screenplay
When Harry Met Sally… (1989, 62nd): Original Screenplay

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 3-5, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $6,443,646 ($152,985,267 total) {week 9}
Purple Rain (1984, 57th) – $6,280,779 ($18,881,638 total) {week 2}
The Karate Kid (1984, 57th) – $3,609,460 ($48,346,500 total) {week 7}
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $2,354,687 ($155,393,853 total) {week 11}
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984, 57th) – $1,524,552 ($19,691,476 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $20,673,364 ($490,827,732 total)
Purple Rain (1984, 57th) – $20,150,833 ($60,578,589 total)
The Karate Kid (1984, 57th) – $11,580,351 ($155,111,688 total)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $7,554,621 ($498,555,278 total)
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984, 57th) – $4,891,271 ($63,176,819 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
Purple Rain (1984, 57th): Original Song Score [O]