Box Office History (Week 33, 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. 16-18, 2019

Weekend Box Office:

The Lion King (2019, 92nd) – $12,332,687 ($496,540,672 total) {week 5}
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd) – $7,681,355 ($114,429,567 total) {week 4}
Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $2,151,203 ($424,413,510 total) {week 9}
Rocketman (2019, 92nd) – $101,715 ($96,089,685 total) {week 12}
Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $100,749 ($858,142,395 total) {week 17}
Honeyland (2019, 92nd) – $55,439 ($210,163 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Lion King (2019, 92nd) – $14,513,795 ($584,356,817 total)
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd) – $9,039,848 ($134,667,111 total)
Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $2,531,656 ($499,473,541 total)
Rocketman (2019, 92nd) – $119,704 ($113,083,712 total)
Avengers: Endgame (2019, 92nd) – $118,567 ($1,009,909,936 total)
Honeyland (2019, 92nd) – $65,244 ($247,332 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. 15-17, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th) – $25,115,564 ($222,661,385 total) {week 3}
Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $1,992,448 ($13,642,910 total) {week 6}
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, 87th) – $1,984,776 ($201,897,136 total) {week 6}
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $579,545 ($171,242,138 total) {week 10}
Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $369,281 ($236,781,750 total) {week 12}
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $240,761 ($232,480,814 total) {week 13}
Begin Again (2014, 87th) – $55,807 ($14,455,830 total) {week 8}
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $38,058 ($259,746,958 total) {week 20}
Ida (2014, 87th) – $11,828 ($3,623,387 total) {week 16}
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $7,871 ($59,065,243 total) {week 24}
The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $3,289 ($257,743,820 total) {week 28}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th) – $33,139,018 ($293,793,113 total)
Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $2,628,958 ($18,001,294 total)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, 87th) – $2,618,835 ($266,395,487 total)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $764,687 ($225,947,399 total)
Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $487,252 ($312,424,390 total)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $317,675 ($306,749,471 total)
Begin Again (2014, 87th) – $73,635 ($19,073,910 total)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014, 87th) – $50,216 ($342,726,096 total)
Ida (2014, 87th) – $15,607 ($4,780,919 total)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, 87th) – $10,385 ($77,934,311 total)
The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $4,340 ($340,083,033 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]
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. 14-16, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

District 9 (2009, 82nd) – $37,354,308 ($37,354,308 total) {week 1}
Julie & Julia (2009, 82nd) – $12,055,918 ($43,340,386 total) {week 2}
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, 82nd) – $1,604,523 ($396,758,605 total) {week 8}
The Hurt Locker (2009, 82nd) – $644,194 ($10,365,831 total) {week 8}
Up (2009, 82nd) – $409,504 ($288,223,782 total) {week 12}
Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $323,830 ($255,936,227 total) {week 15}
In the Loop (2009, 82nd) – $218,840 ($1,254,437 total) {week 4}
Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $107,698 ($3,806,061 total) {week 10}
The Cove (2009, 82nd) – $87,633 ($424,893 total) {week 3}
Departures (2008, 81st) – $30,390 ($1,184,530 total) {week 12}
Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $806 ($219,266 total) {week 17}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

District 9 (2009, 82nd) – $53,690,592 ($53,690,592 total)
Julie & Julia (2009, 82nd) – $17,328,373 ($62,294,581 total)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, 82nd) – $2,306,234 ($570,274,368 total)
The Hurt Locker (2009, 82nd) – $925,922 ($14,899,154 total)
Up (2009, 82nd) – $588,594 ($414,273,649 total)
Star Trek (2009, 82nd) – $465,452 ($367,865,670 total)
In the Loop (2009, 82nd) – $314,546 ($1,803,044 total)
Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $154,798 ($5,470,578 total)
The Cove (2009, 82nd) – $125,958 ($610,713 total)
Departures (2008, 81st) – $43,681 ($1,702,564 total)
Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $1,158 ($315,158 total)

Oscar Details:

The Cove (2009, 82nd): Documentary Feature
Departures (2008, 81st): Foreign Language Film [O]
District 9 (2009, 82nd): Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Visual Effects
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. 13-15, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

Collateral (2004, 77th) – $16,174,309 ($52,560,520 total) {week 2}
The Village (2004, 77th) – $7,157,635 ($99,862,707 total) {week 3}
I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $3,866,317 ($133,967,480 total) {week 5}
Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th) – $3,512,027 ($360,973,268 total) {week 7}
Shrek 2 (2004, 77th) – $567,582 ($435,640,772 total) {week 13}
Maria Full of Grace (2004, 77th) – $495,492 ($2,605,693 total) {week 5}
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, 77th) – $451,429 ($246,244,214 total) {week 11}
Before Sunset (2004, 77th) – $234,820 ($4,250,961 total) {week 7}
Troy (2004, 77th) – $48,162 ($133,228,348 total) {week 14}
Story of the Weeping Camel (2004, 77th) – $47,709 ($1,362,527 total) {week 11}
Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $47,597 ($11,199,273 total) {week 15}
The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $7,827 ($484,545 total) {week 17}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Collateral (2004, 77th) – $28,077,142 ($91,240,323 total)
The Village (2004, 77th) – $12,425,009 ($173,352,654 total)
I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $6,711,578 ($232,555,464 total)
Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th) – $6,096,562 ($626,617,042 total)
Shrek 2 (2004, 77th) – $985,271 ($756,233,095 total)
Maria Full of Grace (2004, 77th) – $860,129 ($4,523,248 total)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, 77th) – $783,640 ($427,457,750 total)
Before Sunset (2004, 77th) – $407,626 ($7,379,285 total)
Troy (2004, 77th) – $83,605 ($231,272,398 total)
Story of the Weeping Camel (2004, 77th) – $82,819 ($2,365,224 total)
Super Size Me (2004, 77th) – $82,624 ($19,440,928 total)
The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $13,587 ($841,126 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. 13-15, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $25,764,991 ($69,661,654 total) {week 2}
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $1,518,607 ($415,645,312 total) {week 13}
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, 72nd) – $1,232,856 ($201,338,123 total) {week 10}
Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $1,137,708 ($164,071,910 total) {week 9}
The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $420,332 ($170,416,506 total) {week 20}
The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $305,980 ($154,317,750 total) {week 15}
Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $187,669 ($3,479,350 total) {week 11}
The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $160,495 ($7,504,537 total) {week 31}
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999, 72nd) – $156,596 ($50,900,365 total) {week 7}
Life (1999, 72nd) – $54,315 ($63,980,455 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $54,674,528 ($147,825,321 total)
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $3,222,556 ($882,018,989 total)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, 72nd) – $2,616,179 ($427,249,009 total)
Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $2,414,270 ($348,168,344 total)
The Matrix (1999, 72nd) – $891,964 ($361,631,877 total)
The Mummy (1999, 72nd) – $649,304 ($327,469,556 total)
Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $398,242 ($7,383,345 total)
The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $340,578 ($15,924,982 total)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999, 72nd) – $332,304 ($108,012,979 total)
Life (1999, 72nd) – $115,259 ($135,769,548 total)

Oscar Details:

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999, 72nd): Makeup
Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd): Documentary Feature
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. 19-21, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $11,248,160 ($206,713,081 total) {week 7}
Clear and Present Danger (1994, 67th) – $11,044,450 ($73,475,041 total) {week 3}
The Mask (1994, 67th) – $7,606,131 ($82,824,615 total) {week 4}
True Lies (1994, 67th) – $5,218,303 ($120,952,040 total) {week 6}
The Client (1994, 67th) – $4,412,259 ($73,846,312 total) {week 5}
The Lion King (1994, 67th) – $4,336,530 ($251,364,916 total) {week 10}
Maverick (1994, 67th) – $2,069,667 ($94,275,597 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $29,008,413 ($533,102,156 total)
Clear and Present Danger (1994, 67th) – $28,483,055 ($189,488,264 total)
The Mask (1994, 67th) – $19,615,812 ($213,600,323 total)
True Lies (1994, 67th) – $13,457,729 ($311,928,945 total)
The Client (1994, 67th) – $11,378,984 ($190,445,752 total)
The Lion King (1994, 67th) – $11,183,683 ($648,256,889 total)
Maverick (1994, 67th) – $5,337,562 ($243,131,803 total)

Oscar Details:

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
Maverick (1994, 67th): Costume Design
True Lies (1994, 67th): Visual Effects

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 18-20, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

Parenthood (1989, 62nd) – $7,606,480 ($43,265,356 total) {week 3}
The Abyss (1989, 62nd) – $7,213,102 ($24,745,404 total) {week 2}
When Harry Met Sally… (1989, 62nd) – $4,897,530 ($54,012,749 total) {week 6}
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, 62nd) – $4,516,257 ($119,574,346 total) {week 7}
Batman (1989, 62nd) – $3,439,724 ($229,120,869 total) {week 9}
Dead Poets Society (1989, 62nd) – $1,044,945 ($83,016,233 total) {week 12}
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd) – $1,037,880 ($185,183,291 total) {week 13}
sex, lies and videotape (1989, 62nd) – $797,223 ($2,118,355 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Parenthood (1989, 62nd) – $20,654,371 ($117,481,244 total)
The Abyss (1989, 62nd) – $19,586,206 ($67,192,810 total)
When Harry Met Sally… (1989, 62nd) – $13,298,583 ($146,664,341 total)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, 62nd) – $12,263,287 ($324,688,023 total)
Batman (1989, 62nd) – $9,340,107 ($622,146,843 total)
Dead Poets Society (1989, 62nd) – $2,837,407 ($225,419,393 total)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, 62nd) – $2,818,223 ($502,840,271 total)
sex, lies and videotape (1989, 62nd) – $2,164,752 ($5,752,108 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. 17-19, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $5,405,990 ($171,491,420 total) {week 11}
Purple Rain (1984, 57th) – $4,002,533 ($34,372,441 total) {week 4}
The Karate Kid (1984, 57th) – $3,420,623 ($59,595,611 total) {week 9}
The Woman in Red (1984, 57th) – $3,159,811 ($3,159,811 total) {week 1}
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $1,619,329 ($161,855,840 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $17,344,218 ($550,201,639 total)
Purple Rain (1984, 57th) – $12,841,460 ($110,278,248 total)
The Karate Kid (1984, 57th) – $10,974,499 ($191,202,585 total)
The Woman in Red (1984, 57th) – $10,137,727 ($10,137,727 total)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $5,195,347 ($519,287,487 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)
Purple Rain (1984, 57th): Original Song Score [O]
The Woman in Red (1984, 57th): Original Song (“I Just Called to Say I Love You”) [O]

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 17-19, 1979

Weekend Box Office:

Star Wars (1977, 50th) – $6,760,165 ($232,463,833 total) {week 117}
Alien (1979, 52nd) – $993,340 ($53,802,893 total) {week 13}
Apocalypse Now (1979, 52nd) – $118,558 ($78,784,010 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Star Wars (1977, 50th) – $29,033,697 ($998,390,486 total)
Alien (1979, 52nd) – $4,266,217 ($231,073,779 total)
Apocalypse Now (1979, 52nd) – $509,185 ($338,363,198 total)

Oscar Details:

Alien (1979, 52nd): Art Direction, Visual Effects [O]
Apocalypse Now (1979, 52nd): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound [O]
Star Wars (1977, 50th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Alec Guinness), Orginal Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O], Visual Effects [O], Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects) [O]