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Box Office History (Week 35, 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 Aug. 31-Sep. 2, 2018

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Christopher Robin (2018, 91st) – $5,277,955 ($85,686,823 total) {week 5}
  2. BlacKkKlansman (2018, 91st) – $4,202,080 ($38,394,905 total) {week 4}
  3. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $3,372,388 ($601,233,301 total) {week 12}
  4. The Wife (2018, 91st) – $521,700 ($1,011,531 total) {week 3}
  5. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, 91st) – $60,306 ($213,685,536 total) {week 15}
  6. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, 91st) – $59,062 ($678,766,226 total) {week 19}
  7. RBG (2018, 91st) – $22,044 ($13,953,062 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Christopher Robin (2018, 91st) – $6,054,295 ($98,290,593 total)
  2. BlacKkKlansman (2018, 91st) – $4,820,169 ($44,042,454 total)
  3. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $3,868,436 ($689,669,374 total)
  4. The Wife (2018, 91st) – $598,437 ($1,160,318 total)
  5. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, 91st) – $69,176 ($245,116,778 total)
  6. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, 91st) – $67,749 ($778,606,703 total)
  7. RBG (2018, 91st) – $25,286 ($16,005,433 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Avengers: Infinity War (2018, 91st): Visual Effects
  • BlacKkKlansman (2018, 91st): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Adam Driver), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing
  • Christopher Robin (2018, 91st): Visual Effects
  • Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st): Animated Feature
  • RBG (2018, 91st): Original Song (“I’ll Fight”), Documentary Feature
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, 91st): Visual Effects
  • The Wife (2018, 91st): Actress (Glenn Close)

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 30-Sep. 1, 2013

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $3,986,568 ($20,453,036 total) {week 6}
  2. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $2,760,460 ($354,699,250 total) {week 9}
  3. The Grandmaster (2013, 86th) – $2,477,792 ($2,673,836 total) {week 2}
  4. Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013, 86th) – $784,350 ($228,225,160 total) {week 16}
  5. The Lone Ranger (2013, 86th) – $403,991 ($88,470,894 total) {week 9}
  6. Iron Man 3 (2013, 86th) – $190,470 ($408,834,393 total) {week 18}
  7. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $83,009 ($4,376,780 total) {week 12}
  8. The Croods (2013, 86th) – $29,828 ($187,116,898 total) {week 24}
  9. Cutie and the Boxer (2013, 86th) – $23,518 ($101,329 total) {week 3}
  10. Before Midnight (2013, 86th) – $16,036 ($8,046,450 total) {week 15}
  11. The Hunt (2013, 86th) – $11,005 ($565,045 total) {week 8}
  12. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $9,732 ($375,876 total) {week 7}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $5,124,186 ($26,289,573 total)
  2. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $3,548,193 ($455,917,240 total)
  3. The Grandmaster (2013, 86th) – $3,184,862 ($3,436,849 total)
  4. Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013, 86th) – $1,008,174 ($293,352,143 total)
  5. The Lone Ranger (2013, 86th) – $519,275 ($113,717,201 total)
  6. Iron Man 3 (2013, 86th) – $244,823 ($525,500,542 total)
  7. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $106,697 ($5,625,750 total)
  8. The Croods (2013, 86th) – $38,340 ($240,513,110 total)
  9. Cutie and the Boxer (2013, 86th) – $30,229 ($130,245 total)
  10. Before Midnight (2013, 86th) – $20,612 ($10,342,608 total)
  11. The Hunt (2013, 86th) – $14,145 ($726,288 total)
  12. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $12,509 ($483,137 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
  • Cutie and the Boxer (2013, 86th): Documentary Feature
  • Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Happy”)
  • The Grandmaster (2013, 86th): Cinematography, Costume Design
  • The Hunt (2013, 86th): Foreign Language Film
  • Iron Man 3 (2013, 86th): Visual Effects
  • The Lone Ranger (2013, 86th): Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects
  • Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013, 86th): Visual Effects

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 29-31, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Tropic Thunder (2008, 81st) – $11,518,611 ($83,852,435 total) {week 3}
  2. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $8,622,879 ($502,293,926 total) {week 7}
  3. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $2,815,506 ($12,599,417 total) {week 3}
  4. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $1,175,863 ($217,973,943 total) {week 10}
  5. Kung Fu Panda (2008, 81st) – $633,024 ($213,591,364 total) {week 13}
  6. Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $256,749 ($749,332 total) {week 5}
  7. Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $236,008 ($1,460,433 total) {week 6}
  8. Iron Man (2008, 81st) – $223,636 ($317,794,156 total) {week 18}
  9. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, 81st) – $166,245 ($75,374,075 total) {week 8}
  10. Wanted (2008, 81st) – $158,105 ($133,980,970 total) {week 10}
  11. Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $43,380 ($84,807 total) {week 2}
  12. The Visitor (2008, 81st) – $13,641 ($9,326,665 total) {week 21}
  13. Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st) – $11,898 ($835,194 total) {week 12}
  14. Mongol (2007, 80th) – $7,591 ($5,684,339 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Tropic Thunder (2008, 81st) – $16,764,552 ($122,041,497 total)
  2. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $12,550,012 ($731,054,530 total)
  3. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $4,097,777 ($18,337,592 total)
  4. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $1,711,388 ($317,246,198 total)
  5. Kung Fu Panda (2008, 81st) – $921,323 ($310,867,654 total)
  6. Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $373,681 ($1,090,602 total)
  7. Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $343,494 ($2,125,561 total)
  8. Iron Man (2008, 81st) – $325,487 ($462,527,706 total)
  9. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, 81st) – $241,958 ($109,701,822 total)
  10. Wanted (2008, 81st) – $230,111 ($195,000,158 total)
  11. Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $63,137 ($123,431 total)
  12. The Visitor (2008, 81st) – $19,854 ($13,574,324 total)
  13. Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st) – $17,317 ($1,215,568 total)
  14. Mongol (2007, 80th) – $11,048 ($8,273,167 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 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
  • Frozen River (2008, 81st): Actress (Melissa Leo), Original Screenplay
  • 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
  • Tropic Thunder (2008, 81st): Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.)
  • Trouble the Water (2008, 81st): Documentary Feature
  • Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st): Supporting Actress (Penelope Cruz) [O]
  • 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 Aug. 29-31, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $7,970,162 ($272,169,924 total) {week 8}
  2. Seabiscuit (2003, 76th) – $6,517,785 ($102,102,670 total) {week 6}
  3. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $1,536,533 ($331,921,877 total) {week 14}
  4. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $1,103,454 ($16,492,025 total) {week 13}
  5. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $1,076,782 ($4,337,684 total) {week 7}
  6. American Splendor (2003, 76th) – $834,561 ($1,772,289 total) {week 3}
  7. Thirteen (2003, 76th) – $616,844 ($837,271 total) {week 2}
  8. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $353,822 ($9,020,139 total) {week 20}
  9. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $81,020 ($5,363,651 total) {week 18}
  10. Capturing the Friedmans (2003, 76th) – $45,393 ($2,943,376 total) {week 14}
  11. Spirited Away (2002, 75th) – $38,425 ($10,045,816 total) {week 40}
  12. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $30,584 ($313,762 total) {week 13}
  13. Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $16,289 ($6,068,011 total) {week 26}
  14. Chicago (2002, 75th) – $11,667 ($170,681,308 total) {week 36}
  15. City of God (2003, 76th) – $8,350 ($4,589,066 total) {week 33}
  16. The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th) – $4,298 ($915,516 total) {week 22}
  17. Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $823 ($21,573,866 total) {week 47}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $13,812,304 ($471,670,930 total)
  2. Seabiscuit (2003, 76th) – $11,295,332 ($176,944,096 total)
  3. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $2,662,814 ($575,221,163 total)
  4. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $1,912,288 ($28,580,707 total)
  5. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $1,866,065 ($7,517,214 total)
  6. American Splendor (2003, 76th) – $1,446,296 ($3,071,380 total)
  7. Thirteen (2003, 76th) – $1,068,992 ($1,450,992 total)
  8. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $613,174 ($15,631,916 total)
  9. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $140,408 ($9,295,216 total)
  10. Capturing the Friedmans (2003, 76th) – $78,666 ($5,100,875 total)
  11. Spirited Away (2002, 75th) – $66,591 ($17,409,416 total)
  12. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $53,002 ($543,750 total)
  13. Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $28,229 ($10,515,873 total)
  14. Chicago (2002, 75th) – $20,219 ($295,790,990 total)
  15. City of God (2003, 76th) – $14,471 ($7,952,859 total)
  16. The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th) – $7,448 ($1,586,591 total)
  17. Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $1,426 ($37,387,546 total)

Oscar Details:

  • American Splendor (2003, 76th): Adapted Screenplay
  • 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 Man Without a Past (2002, 75th): Foreign Language Film
  • 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
  • Seabiscuit (2003, 76th): Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound Mixing
  • Spellbound (2002, 75th): Documentary Feature
  • Spirited Away (2002, 75th): Animated Feature [O]
  • Thirteen (2003, 76th): Supporting Actress (Holly Hunter)
  • 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 Aug. 28-30, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $8,092,750 ($155,289,398 total) {week 6}
  2. Armageddon (1998, 71st) – $2,305,833 ($188,540,431 total) {week 9}
  3. The Mask of Zorro (1998, 71st) – $1,718,086 ($85,203,939 total) {week 7}
  4. Titanic (1997, 70th) – $335,704 ($600,374,192 total) {week 37}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $18,031,820 ($346,007,294 total)
  2. Armageddon (1998, 71st) – $5,137,730 ($420,095,417 total)
  3. The Mask of Zorro (1998, 71st) – $3,828,145 ($189,846,730 total)
  4. Titanic (1997, 70th) – $747,997 ($1,337,720,748 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
  • 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]

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 27-29, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Fugitive (1993, 66th) – $14,501,865 ($111,203,521 total) {week 4}
  2. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $2,923,310 ($311,146,090 total) {week 12}
  3. In the Line of Fire (1993, 66th) – $2,609,808 ($93,706,011 total) {week 8}
  4. Sleepless in Seattle (1993, 66th) – $2,052,800 ($109,188,722 total) {week 10}
  5. The Firm (1993, 66th) – $1,916,695 ($146,861,178 total) {week 9}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Fugitive (1993, 66th) – $36,604,949 ($280,694,878 total)
  2. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $7,378,886 ($785,380,831 total)
  3. In the Line of Fire (1993, 66th) – $6,587,559 ($236,528,458 total)
  4. Sleepless in Seattle (1993, 66th) – $5,181,585 ($275,609,214 total)
  5. The Firm (1993, 66th) – $4,838,034 ($370,700,316 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Firm (1993, 66th): Supporting Actress (Holly Hunter), Original Score
  • The Fugitive (1993, 66th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones) [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects
  • 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]
  • Sleepless in Seattle (1993, 66th): Original Screenplay, Original Song (“A Wink and a Smile”)

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 26-28, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

  1. A Fish Called Wanda (1988, 61st) – $3,770,807 ($30,773,478 total) {week 7}
  2. Die Hard (1988, 61st) – $3,668,253 ($52,000,170 total) {week 7}
  3. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $2,980,229 ($124,611,761 total) {week 10}
  4. Married to the Mob (1988, 61st) – $2,401,043 ($7,476,923 total) {week 2}
  5. Coming to America (1988, 61st) – $1,848,669 ($114,263,876 total) {week 9}
  6. Tucker The Man and His Dreams (1988, 61st) – $1,833,290 ($11,297,075 total) {week 3}
  7. Big (1988, 61st) – $1,504,735 ($94,591,026 total) {week 13}
  8. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, 61st) – $561,631 ($2,088,435 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. A Fish Called Wanda (1988, 61st) – $9,587,575 ($78,244,001 total)
  2. Die Hard (1988, 61st) – $9,326,823 ($132,214,544 total)
  3. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $7,577,468 ($316,835,256 total)
  4. Married to the Mob (1988, 61st) – $6,104,842 ($19,010,668 total)
  5. Coming to America (1988, 61st) – $4,700,387 ($290,524,940 total)
  6. Tucker The Man and His Dreams (1988, 61st) – $4,661,285 ($28,723,707 total)
  7. Big (1988, 61st) – $3,825,908 ($240,505,163 total)
  8. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, 61st) – $1,427,991 ($5,310,011 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Big (1988, 61st): Actor (Tom Hanks), 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
  • The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, 61st): Director
  • Married to the Mob (1988, 61st): Supporting Actor (Dean Stockwell)
  • Tucker The Man and His Dreams (1988, 61st): Supporting Actor (Martin Landau), Art Direction, Costume Design
  • 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 Sep. 2-4, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $3,509,131 ($232,256,663 total) {week 15}
  2. Flashdance (1983, 56th) – $2,144,957 ($81,493,245 total) {week 21}
  3. Trading Places (1983, 56th) – $2,066,175 ($80,625,915 total) {week 13}
  4. WarGames (1983, 56th) – $1,754,088 ($68,221,054 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $11,641,403 ($770,502,263 total)
  2. Flashdance (1983, 56th) – $7,115,810 ($270,350,606 total)
  3. Trading Places (1983, 56th) – $6,854,454 ($267,473,274 total)
  4. WarGames (1983, 56th) – $5,819,117 ($226,320,639 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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