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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 Aug. 9-11, 2019

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Lion King (2019, 92nd) – $20,205,322 ($473,309,148 total) {week 4}
  2. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd) – $11,652,652 ($100,384,022 total) {week 3}
  3. Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $4,525,439 ($419,703,807 total) {week 8}
  4. Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $209,992 ($857,929,760 total) {week 16}
  5. Rocketman (2019, 92nd) – $148,723 ($95,899,640 total) {week 11}
  6. Honeyland (2019, 92nd) – $34,539 ($131,731 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Lion King (2019, 92nd) – $23,778,752 ($557,016,661 total)
  2. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd) – $13,713,492 ($118,137,528 total)
  3. Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $5,325,790 ($493,930,900 total)
  4. Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $247,130 ($1,009,659,696 total)
  5. Rocketman (2019, 92nd) – $175,026 ($112,860,057 total)
  6. Honeyland (2019, 92nd) – $40,647 ($155,028 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. 8-10, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th) – $42,124,922 ($176,515,761 total) {week 2}
  2. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, 87th) – $4,334,532 ($197,768,156 total) {week 5}
  3. Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $1,973,735 ($10,537,122 total) {week 5}
  4. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $690,037 ($170,121,152 total) {week 9}
  5. Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $538,694 ($236,053,668 total) {week 11}
  6. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $278,476 ($232,077,846 total) {week 12}
  7. Begin Again (2014, 87th) – $178,812 ($14,278,412 total) {week 7}
  8. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $111,144 ($259,657,011 total) {week 19}
  9. Ida (2014, 87th) – $23,416 ($3,593,867 total) {week 15}
  10. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $7,282 ($59,051,486 total) {week 23}
  11. The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $4,255 ($257,731,107 total) {week 27}
  12. Finding Vivian Maier (2014, 87th) – $2,164 ($1,509,131 total) {week 20}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th) – $55,582,210 ($232,905,741 total)
  2. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, 87th) – $5,719,248 ($260,947,457 total)
  3. Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $2,604,267 ($13,903,326 total)
  4. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $910,477 ($224,468,301 total)
  5. Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $710,786 ($311,463,714 total)
  6. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $367,438 ($306,217,770 total)
  7. Begin Again (2014, 87th) – $235,936 ($18,839,814 total)
  8. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $146,650 ($342,607,415 total)
  9. Ida (2014, 87th) – $30,897 ($4,741,969 total)
  10. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $9,608 ($77,916,159 total)
  11. The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $5,614 ($340,066,259 total)
  12. Finding Vivian Maier (2014, 87th) – $2,855 ($1,991,240 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 Aug. 7-9, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Julie & Julia (2009, 82nd) – $20,027,956 ($20,027,956 total) {week 1}
  2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, 82nd) – $3,008,825 ($393,709,339 total) {week 7}
  3. The Hurt Locker (2009, 82nd) – $1,260,820 ($8,987,925 total) {week 7}
  4. Up (2009, 82nd) – $624,966 ($287,392,452 total) {week 11}
  5. Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $438,654 ($255,327,784 total) {week 14}
  6. In the Loop (2009, 82nd) – $220,823 ($910,046 total) {week 3}
  7. Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $161,884 ($3,566,803 total) {week 9}
  8. The Cove (2009, 82nd) – $161,732 ($244,062 total) {week 2}
  9. Departures (2008, 81st) – $37,016 ($1,132,371 total) {week 11}
  10. Burma VJ (2009, 82nd) – $1,146 ($50,436 total) {week 12}
  11. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $110 ($217,590 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Julie & Julia (2009, 82nd) – $28,786,849 ($28,786,849 total)
  2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, 82nd) – $4,324,684 ($565,891,557 total)
  3. The Hurt Locker (2009, 82nd) – $1,812,219 ($12,918,644 total)
  4. Up (2009, 82nd) – $898,284 ($413,078,751 total)
  5. Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $630,492 ($366,991,135 total)
  6. In the Loop (2009, 82nd) – $317,396 ($1,308,039 total)
  7. Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $232,681 ($5,126,685 total)
  8. The Cove (2009, 82nd) – $232,463 ($350,798 total)
  9. Departures (2008, 81st) – $53,204 ($1,627,595 total)
  10. Burma VJ (2009, 82nd) – $1,647 ($72,493 total)
  11. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $158 ($312,749 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
  • Julie & Julia (2009, 82nd): Actress (Meryl Streep)
  • 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 Aug. 6-8, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Collateral (2004, 77th) – $24,701,458 ($24,701,458 total) {week 1}
  2. The Village (2004, 77th) – $16,468,564 ($85,612,284 total) {week 2}
  3. I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $6,516,075 ($126,922,313 total) {week 4}
  4. Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th) – $5,431,777 ($354,501,860 total) {week 6}
  5. Shrek 2 (2004, 77th) – $893,869 ($434,404,842 total) {week 12}
  6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, 77th) – $728,248 ($245,332,214 total) {week 10}
  7. Maria Full of Grace (2004, 77th) – $538,835 ($1,799,806 total) {week 4}
  8. Before Sunset (2004, 77th) – $323,466 ($3,822,163 total) {week 6}
  9. Troy (2004, 77th) – $91,519 ($133,124,356 total) {week 13}
  10. Story of the Weeping Camel (2004, 77th) – $56,466 ($1,273,397 total) {week 10}
  11. Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $47,112 ($11,123,908 total) {week 14}
  12. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $11,671 ($474,218 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Collateral (2004, 77th) – $42,879,504 ($42,879,504 total)
  2. The Village (2004, 77th) – $28,587,942 ($148,615,205 total)
  3. I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $11,311,319 ($220,325,690 total)
  4. Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th) – $9,429,075 ($615,383,261 total)
  5. Shrek 2 (2004, 77th) – $1,551,676 ($754,087,632 total)
  6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, 77th) – $1,264,173 ($425,874,600 total)
  7. Maria Full of Grace (2004, 77th) – $935,369 ($3,124,301 total)
  8. Before Sunset (2004, 77th) – $561,508 ($6,634,930 total)
  9. Troy (2004, 77th) – $158,869 ($231,091,877 total)
  10. Story of the Weeping Camel (2004, 77th) – $98,020 ($2,210,502 total)
  11. Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $81,782 ($19,310,101 total)
  12. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $20,260 ($823,200 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Before Sunset (2004, 77th): Adapted Screenplay
  • Collateral (2004, 77th): Supporting Actor (Jamie Foxx), Film Editing
  • 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)
  • 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 Aug. 6-8, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $26,681,262 ($26,681,262 total) {week 1}
  2. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $2,223,198 ($412,775,151 total) {week 12}
  3. Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $1,709,142 ($161,851,795 total) {week 8}
  4. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, 72nd) – $751,918 ($199,647,588 total) {week 9}
  5. The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $400,438 ($169,731,136 total) {week 19}
  6. The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $352,510 ($153,783,825 total) {week 14}
  7. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999, 72nd) – $282,303 ($50,587,886 total) {week 6}
  8. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $184,091 ($7,398,593 total) {week 30}
  9. Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $158,291 ($3,200,082 total) {week 10}
  10. Life (1999, 72nd) – $75,195 ($63,844,974 total) {week 17}
  11. Election (1999, 72nd) – $35,402 ($14,879,556 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $56,618,898 ($56,618,898 total)
  2. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $4,717,731 ($875,928,372 total)
  3. Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $3,626,880 ($343,457,156 total)
  4. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, 72nd) – $1,595,606 ($423,661,614 total)
  5. The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $849,748 ($360,177,489 total)
  6. The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $748,043 ($326,336,542 total)
  7. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999, 72nd) – $599,060 ($107,349,884 total)
  8. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $390,650 ($15,700,164 total)
  9. Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $335,901 ($6,790,725 total)
  10. Life (1999, 72nd) – $159,567 ($135,482,051 total)
  11. Election (1999, 72nd) – $75,125 ($31,575,121 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]
  • The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Haley Joel Osment), Supporting Actress (Toni Collette), Original Screenplay, Film Editing
  • 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. 12-14, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Clear and Present Danger (1994, 67th) – $15,965,071 ($55,020,515 total) {week 2}
  2. Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $14,145,751 ($187,542,485 total) {week 6}
  3. The Mask (1994, 67th) – $10,052,412 ($70,068,211 total) {week 3}
  4. True Lies (1994, 67th) – $7,009,382 ($112,253,140 total) {week 5}
  5. The Client (1994, 67th) – $6,029,108 ($66,518,099 total) {week 4}
  6. The Lion King (1994, 67th) – $6,010,520 ($243,168,383 total) {week 9}
  7. Speed (1994, 67th) – $1,519,555 ($110,370,929 total) {week 10}
  8. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994, 67th) – $219,433 ($295,866 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Clear and Present Danger (1994, 67th) – $41,173,078 ($141,895,012 total)
  2. Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $36,481,147 ($483,662,198 total)
  3. The Mask (1994, 67th) – $25,924,641 ($180,702,228 total)
  4. True Lies (1994, 67th) – $18,076,827 ($289,494,940 total)
  5. The Client (1994, 67th) – $15,548,752 ($171,546,676 total)
  6. The Lion King (1994, 67th) – $15,500,815 ($627,118,461 total)
  7. Speed (1994, 67th) – $3,918,852 ($284,640,817 total)
  8. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994, 67th) – $565,906 ($763,023 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994, 67th): Costume Design [O]
  • Clear and Present Danger (1994, 67th): Sound, Sound Effects
  • 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]
  • 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. 11-13, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Parenthood (1989, 62nd) – $9,672,350 ($30,328,876 total) {week 2}
  2. The Abyss (1989, 62nd) – $9,319,797 ($9,319,797 total) {week 1}
  3. When Harry Met Sally… (1989, 62nd) – $6,197,100 ($45,911,983 total) {week 5}
  4. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, 62nd) – $6,071,683 ($112,102,140 total) {week 6}
  5. Batman (1989, 62nd) – $5,026,358 ($222,976,331 total) {week 8}
  6. Dead Poets Society (1989, 62nd) – $1,777,013 ($81,084,878 total) {week 11}
  7. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd) – $1,630,874 ($183,325,439 total) {week 12}
  8. sex, lies and videotape (1989, 62nd) – $602,760 ($904,432 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Parenthood (1989, 62nd) – $26,263,963 ($82,353,976 total)
  2. The Abyss (1989, 62nd) – $25,306,653 ($25,306,653 total)
  3. When Harry Met Sally… (1989, 62nd) – $16,827,390 ($124,667,803 total)
  4. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, 62nd) – $16,486,837 ($304,398,254 total)
  5. Batman (1989, 62nd) – $13,648,398 ($605,462,178 total)
  6. Dead Poets Society (1989, 62nd) – $4,825,239 ($220,175,059 total)
  7. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd) – $4,428,419 ($497,795,525 total)
  8. sex, lies and videotape (1989, 62nd) – $1,636,714 ($2,455,863 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Abyss (1989, 62nd): Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound, Visual Effects [O]
  • Batman (1989, 62nd): Art Direction [O]
  • Dead Poets Society (1989, 62nd): Picture, Director, Actor (Robin Williams), Original Screenplay [O]
  • 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. 10-12, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $5,783,164 ($162,590,937 total) {week 10}
  2. Purple Rain (1984, 57th) – $4,802,664 ($27,533,155 total) {week 3}
  3. The Karate Kid (1984, 57th) – $3,180,797 ($54,037,902 total) {week 8}
  4. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $2,110,782 ($158,988,301 total) {week 12}
  5. The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984, 57th) – $1,228,453 ($21,797,463 total) {week 5}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $18,554,318 ($521,645,923 total)
  2. Purple Rain (1984, 57th) – $15,408,547 ($88,335,539 total)
  3. The Karate Kid (1984, 57th) – $10,205,057 ($173,371,602 total)
  4. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $6,772,092 ($510,087,466 total)
  5. The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984, 57th) – $3,941,287 ($69,933,527 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]

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 10-12, 1979

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Amityville Horror (1979, 52nd) – $6,901,959 ($20,156,237 total) {week 2}
  2. Alien (1979, 52nd) – $1,301,922 ($52,092,686 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Amityville Horror (1979, 52nd) – $29,642,677 ($86,567,424 total)
  2. Alien (1979, 52nd) – $5,591,522 ($223,728,747 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Alien (1979, 52nd): Art Direction, Visual Effects [O]
  • The Amityville Horror (1979, 52nd): Original Score

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