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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: 2020

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The pandemic shut down theaters in March 2020. As such, the 2020 box office numbers won’t begin to update again until the beginning of September 2020.

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 30-Aug. 1, 2015

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Inside Out (2015, 88th) – $4,511,004 ($329,587,896 total) {week 7}
  2. Amy (2015, 88th) – $438,032 ($6,429,544 total) {week 5}
  3. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, 88th) – $302,317 ($152,169,645 total) {week 12}
  4. Cinderella (2015, 88th) – $36,624 ($200,985,782 total) {week 21}
  5. The Look of Silence (2015, 88th) – $20,453 ($46,102 total) {week 3}
  6. Ex Machina (2015, 88th) – $9,571 ($25,405,058 total) {week 15}
  7. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $5,668 ($1,038,619 total) {week 29}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Inside Out (2015, 88th) – $6,052,130 ($442,187,320 total)
  2. Amy (2015, 88th) – $587,680 ($8,626,114 total)
  3. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, 88th) – $405,600 ($204,156,428 total)
  4. Cinderella (2015, 88th) – $49,136 ($269,649,964 total)
  5. The Look of Silence (2015, 88th) – $27,441 ($61,852 total)
  6. Ex Machina (2015, 88th) – $12,841 ($34,084,366 total)
  7. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $7,604 ($1,393,450 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th): Makeup & Hairstyling
  • Amy (2015, 88th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • Cinderella (2015, 88th): Costume Design
  • Ex Machina (2015, 88th): Original Screenplay, Visual Effects [O]
  • Inside Out (2015, 88th): Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay
  • The Look of Silence (2015, 88th): Documentary Feature
  • Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, 88th): Picture, Directing, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Production Design [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup & Hairstyling [O], Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 30-Aug. 1, 2010

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Inception (2010, 83rd) – $27,485,245 ($193,313,741 total) {week 3}
  2. Salt (2010, 83rd) – $19,471,355 ($71,033,711 total) {week 2}
  3. Toy Story 3 (2010, 83rd) – $5,122,907 ($389,761,491 total) {week 7}
  4. The Kids Are All Right (2010, 83rd) – $3,525,585 ($9,636,508 total) {week 4}
  5. Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $309,807 ($4,018,372 total) {week 8}
  6. I Am Love (2010, 83rd) – $207,214 ($3,603,811 total) {week 7}
  7. Restrepo (2010, 83rd) – $75,230 ($651,059 total) {week 6}
  8. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009, 82nd) – $39,912 ($6,207,191 total) {week 16}
  9. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010, 83rd) – $19,761 ($3,074,429 total) {week 16}
  10. Avatar (2009, 82nd) – $13,028 ($749,748,303 total) {week 33}
  11. Dogtooth (2010, 83rd) – $1,829 ($43,518 total) {week 6}
  12. The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009, 82nd) – $166 ($453,483 total) {week 27}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Inception (2010, 83rd) – $39,399,001 ($277,107,530 total)
  2. Salt (2010, 83rd) – $27,911,410 ($101,823,989 total)
  3. Toy Story 3 (2010, 83rd) – $7,343,483 ($558,707,537 total)
  4. The Kids Are All Right (2010, 83rd) – $5,053,785 ($13,813,549 total)
  5. Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $444,096 ($5,760,176 total)
  6. I Am Love (2010, 83rd) – $297,033 ($5,165,919 total)
  7. Restrepo (2010, 83rd) – $107,839 ($933,267 total)
  8. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009, 82nd) – $57,212 ($8,897,760 total)
  9. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010, 83rd) – $28,327 ($4,407,071 total)
  10. Avatar (2009, 82nd) – $18,675 ($1,074,734,259 total)
  11. Dogtooth (2010, 83rd) – $2,622 ($62,381 total)
  12. The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009, 82nd) – $238 ($650,050 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Avatar (2009, 82nd): Picture, Director, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
  • Dogtooth (2010, 83rd): Foreign Language Film
  • Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010, 83rd): Documentary Feature
  • I Am Love (2010, 83rd): Costume Design
  • Inception (2010, 83rd): Picture, Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • The Kids Are All Right (2010, 83rd): Picture, Actress (Annette Bening), Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Original Screenplay
  • The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009, 82nd): Documentary Feature
  • Restrepo (2010, 83rd): Documentary Feature
  • Salt (2010, 83rd): Sound Mixing
  • The Secret in Their Eyes (2009, 82nd): Foreign Language Film
  • Toy Story 3 (2010, 83rd): Picture, Animated Feature [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“We Belong Together”) [O], Sound Film Editing
  • Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd): Picture, Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Supporting Actor (John Hawkes), Adapted Screenplay

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 5-7, 2005

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, 78th) – $10,968,363 ($169,426,750 total) {week 4}
  2. March of the Penguins (2005, 78th) – $7,117,206 ($26,414,009 total) {week 7}
  3. War of the Worlds (2005, 78th) – $3,548,295 ($224,615,038 total) {week 6}
  4. Hustle & Flow (2005, 78th) – $2,508,734 ($18,676,961 total) {week 3}
  5. Batman Begins (2005, 78th) – $1,822,445 ($199,088,386 total) {week 8}
  6. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005, 78th) – $423,249 ($377,864,535 total) {week 12}
  7. Cinderella Man (2005, 78th) – $270,845 ($60,695,500 total) {week 10}
  8. Murderball (2005, 78th) – $220,465 ($871,083 total) {week 5}
  9. Crash (2005, 78th) – $184,605 ($52,526,089 total) {week 14}
  10. Junebug (2005, 78th) – $74,739 ($100,207 total) {week 1}
  11. Howl’s Moving Castle (2005, 78th) – $35,442 ($4,520,887 total) {week 9}
  12. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005, 78th) – $14,466 ($4,001,422 total) {week 16}
  13. Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th) – $8,072 ($11,456 total) {week 1}
  14. Twist of Faith (2004, 77th) – $688 ($8,129 total) {week 6}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, 78th) – $19,352,915 ($298,941,738 total)
  2. March of the Penguins (2005, 78th) – $12,557,816 ($46,605,685 total)
  3. War of the Worlds (2005, 78th) – $6,260,720 ($396,317,641 total)
  4. Hustle & Flow (2005, 78th) – $4,426,487 ($32,954,201 total)
  5. Batman Begins (2005, 78th) – $3,215,578 ($351,277,636 total)
  6. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005, 78th) – $746,793 ($666,715,740 total)
  7. Cinderella Man (2005, 78th) – $477,887 ($107,092,996 total)
  8. Murderball (2005, 78th) – $388,995 ($1,536,965 total)
  9. Crash (2005, 78th) – $325,723 ($92,678,638 total)
  10. Junebug (2005, 78th) – $131,872 ($176,808 total)
  11. Howl’s Moving Castle (2005, 78th) – $62,535 ($7,976,791 total)
  12. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005, 78th) – $25,524 ($7,060,231 total)
  13. Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th) – $14,242 ($20,213 total)
  14. Twist of Faith (2004, 77th) – $1,214 ($14,343 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Batman Begins (2005, 78th): Cinematography
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, 78th): Costume Design
  • Cinderella Man (2005, 78th): Supporting Actor (Paul Giamatti), Film Editing, Makeup
  • Crash (2005, 78th): Picture [O], Directing, Supporting Actor (Matt Dillon), Original Screenplay [O], Original Song (“In the Deep”), Film Editing [O]
  • Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th): Documentary Feature
  • Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005, 78th): Documentary Feature
  • Howl’s Moving Castle (2005, 78th): Animated Feature
  • Hustle & Flow (2005, 78th): Actor (Terrence Howard), Original Song (“It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp”) [O]
  • Junebug (2005, 78th): Supporting Actress (Amy Adams)
  • March of the Penguins (2005, 78th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • Murderball (2005, 78th): Documentary Feature
  • Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005, 78th): Makeup
  • Twist of Faith (2004, 77th): Documentary Feature
  • War of the Worlds (2005, 78th): Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 4-6, 2000

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Hollow Man (2000, 73rd) – $26,414,386 ($26,414,386 total) {week 1}
  2. Space Cowboys (2000, 73rd) – $18,093,776 ($18,093,776 total) {week 1}
  3. The Perfect Storm (2000, 73rd) – $3,976,870 ($165,579,835 total) {week 6}
  4. The Patriot (2000, 73rd) – $2,317,507 ($105,718,592 total) {week 6}
  5. Gladiator (2000, 73rd) – $493,925 ($180,973,015 total) {week 14}
  6. U-571 (2000, 73rd) – $154,685 ($76,934,890 total) {week 16}
  7. Erin Brockovich (2000, 73rd) – $55,335 ($125,548,685 total) {week 21}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Hollow Man (2000, 73rd) – $55,426,105 ($55,426,105 total)
  2. Space Cowboys (2000, 73rd) – $37,966,717 ($37,966,717 total)
  3. The Perfect Storm (2000, 73rd) – $8,344,787 ($347,441,175 total)
  4. The Patriot (2000, 73rd) – $4,862,895 ($221,832,519 total)
  5. Gladiator (2000, 73rd) – $1,036,418 ($379,741,150 total)
  6. U-571 (2000, 73rd) – $324,580 ($161,434,806 total)
  7. Erin Brockovich (2000, 73rd) – $116,111 ($263,442,602 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Erin Brockovich (2000, 73rd): Picture, Directing, Actress (Julia Roberts) [O], Supporting Actor (Albert Finney), Original Screenplay
  • Gladiator (2000, 73rd): Picture [O], Directing, Actor (Russell Crowe) [O], Supporting Actor (Joaquin Phoenix) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Sound [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • Hollow Man (2000, 73rd): Visual Effects
  • The Patriot (2000, 73rd): Original Score, Cinematography, Sound
  • The Perfect Storm (2000, 73rd): Sound, Visual Effects
  • Space Cowboys (2000, 73rd): Sound Film Editing
  • U-571 (2000, 73rd): Sound, Sound Film Editing [O]

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 4-6, 1995

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Waterworld (1995, 68th) – $13,452,035 ($45,570,515 total) {week 2}
  2. Babe (1995, 68th) – $8,742,545 ($8,742,545 total) {week 1}
  3. Apollo 13 (1995, 68th) – $7,315,920 ($139,071,190 total) {week 6}
  4. Pocahontas (1995, 68th) – $2,396,045 ($129,883,528 total) {week 8}
  5. Batman Forever (1995, 68th) – $804,706 ($176,802,473 total) {week 8}
  6. Braveheart (1995, 68th) – $193,740 ($59,376,291 total) {week 11}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Waterworld (1995, 68th) – $34,975,291 ($118,483,339 total)
  2. Babe (1995, 68th) – $22,730,617 ($22,730,617 total)
  3. Apollo 13 (1995, 68th) – $19,021,392 ($361,585,094 total)
  4. Pocahontas (1995, 68th) – $6,229,717 ($337,697,173 total)
  5. Batman Forever (1995, 68th) – $2,092,236 ($459,686,430 total)
  6. Braveheart (1995, 68th) – $503,724 ($154,378,357 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Apollo 13 (1995, 68th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Ed Harris), Supporting Actress (Kathleen Quinlan), Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing [O], Art Direction, Sound [O], Visual Effects
  • Babe (1995, 68th): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (James Cromwell), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Art Direction, Visual Effects [O]
  • Batman Forever (1995, 68th): Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing
  • Braveheart (1995, 68th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Costume Design, Makeup [O], Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing [O]
  • Pocahontas (1995, 68th): Original Song (“Colors of the Wind”) [O], Original Musical or Comedy Score [O]
  • Waterworld (1995, 68th): Sound

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 3-5, 1990

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Ghost (1990, 63rd) – $10,798,834 ($69,131,226 total) {week 4}
  2. Young Guns II (1990, 63rd) – $8,017,438 ($8,017,438 total) {week 1}
  3. Days of Thunder (1990, 63rd) – $2,639,640 ($73,768,399 total) {week 6}
  4. Pretty Woman (1990, 63rd) – $1,110,950 ($164,142,466 total) {week 20}
  5. Total Recall (1990, 63rd) – $1,086,240 ($112,709,460 total) {week 10}
  6. Dick Tracy (1990, 63rd) – $1,041,562 ($101,117,485 total) {week 8}
  7. Metropolitan (1990, 63rd) – $46,663 ($46,663 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Ghost (1990, 63rd) – $28,873,478 ($184,840,228 total)
  2. Young Guns II (1990, 63rd) – $21,436,696 ($21,436,696 total)
  3. Days of Thunder (1990, 63rd) – $7,057,761 ($197,238,911 total)
  4. Pretty Woman (1990, 63rd) – $2,970,412 ($438,877,374 total)
  5. Total Recall (1990, 63rd) – $2,904,344 ($301,357,918 total)
  6. Dick Tracy (1990, 63rd) – $2,784,886 ($270,363,772 total)
  7. Metropolitan (1990, 63rd) – $124,766 ($124,766 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Days of Thunder (1990, 63rd): Sound
  • Dick Tracy (1990, 63rd): Supporting Actor (Al Pacino), Original Song (“Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)”) [O], Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Makeup [O], Sound
  • Ghost (1990, 63rd): Picture, Supporting Actress (Whoopi Goldberg) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing
  • Metropolitan (1990, 63rd): Original Screenplay
  • Pretty Woman (1990, 63rd): Actress (Julia Roberts)
  • Total Recall (1990, 63rd): Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing, Visual Effects (Special Achievement Award) [O]
  • Young Guns II (1990, 63rd): Original Song (“Blaze of Glory”)

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 2-4, 1985

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Back to the Future (1985, 58th) – $8,428,452 ($81,590,340 total) {week 5}
  2. Cocoon (1985, 58th) – $2,561,039 ($56,480,078 total) {week 7}
  3. Silverado (1985, 58th) – $2,512,627 ($19,181,357 total) {week 4}
  4. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985, 58th) – $2,155,710 ($138,276,829 total) {week 11}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Back to the Future (1985, 58th) – $26,852,336 ($259,939,928 total)
  2. Cocoon (1985, 58th) – $8,159,254 ($179,940,756 total)
  3. Silverado (1985, 58th) – $8,005,017 ($61,110,182 total)
  4. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985, 58th) – $6,867,910 ($440,538,292 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Back to the Future (1985, 58th): Original Screenplay, Original Song (“The Power of Love’), Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing [O]
  • Cocoon (1985, 58th): Supporting Actor (Don Ameche) [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985, 58th): Sound Effects Film Editing
  • Silverado (1985, 58th): Original Score, Sound

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 1-3, 1980

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Empire Strikes Back (1980, 53rd) – $5,758,789 ($130,000,000 total) {week 11}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Empire Strikes Back (1980, 53rd) – $24,212,604 ($546,579,926 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Empire Strikes Back (1980, 53rd): Original Score, Art Direction, Sound [O], Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects) [O]

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