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Box Office History (Week 36, 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 Sep. 7-9, 2018

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Christopher Robin (2018, 91st) – $3,404,931 ($91,934,021 total) {week 6}
  2. BlacKkKlansman (2018, 91st) – $2,609,915 ($43,498,445 total) {week 5}
  3. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $1,352,194 ($604,465,699 total) {week 13}
  4. The Wife (2018, 91st) – $639,857 ($1,964,144 total) {week 4}
  5. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, 91st) – $24,154 ($213,741,023 total) {week 16}
  6. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, 91st) – $20,297 ($678,809,000 total) {week 20}
  7. RBG (2018, 91st) – $13,665 ($13,986,247 total) {week 19}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Christopher Robin (2018, 91st) – $3,905,766 ($105,456,698 total)
  2. BlacKkKlansman (2018, 91st) – $2,993,810 ($49,896,680 total)
  3. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $1,551,090 ($693,377,229 total)
  4. The Wife (2018, 91st) – $733,974 ($2,253,052 total)
  5. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, 91st) – $27,707 ($245,180,427 total)
  6. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, 91st) – $23,283 ($778,655,768 total)
  7. RBG (2018, 91st) – $15,675 ($16,043,500 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 Sep. 6-8, 2013

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $2,347,694 ($25,108,580 total) {week 7}
  2. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $1,459,505 ($357,558,315 total) {week 10}
  3. The Grandmaster (2013, 86th) – $1,030,576 ($4,959,006 total) {week 3}
  4. The Lone Ranger (2013, 86th) – $193,857 ($88,818,158 total) {week 10}
  5. Iron Man 3 (2013, 86th) – $79,236 ($408,992,272 total) {week 19}
  6. Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013, 86th) – $59,751 ($228,756,232 total) {week 17}
  7. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $52,293 ($4,488,665 total) {week 13}
  8. The Croods (2013, 86th) – $14,363 ($187,150,638 total) {week 25}
  9. The Hunt (2013, 86th) – $11,227 ($585,366 total) {week 9}
  10. Before Midnight (2013, 86th) – $10,450 ($8,067,725 total) {week 16}
  11. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $4,894 ($391,532 total) {week 8}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $3,017,639 ($32,273,636 total)
  2. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $1,875,994 ($459,592,176 total)
  3. The Grandmaster (2013, 86th) – $1,324,664 ($6,374,122 total)
  4. The Lone Ranger (2013, 86th) – $249,177 ($114,163,561 total)
  5. Iron Man 3 (2013, 86th) – $101,847 ($525,703,474 total)
  6. Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013, 86th) – $76,802 ($294,034,763 total)
  7. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $67,215 ($5,769,563 total)
  8. The Croods (2013, 86th) – $18,462 ($240,556,478 total)
  9. The Hunt (2013, 86th) – $14,431 ($752,408 total)
  10. Before Midnight (2013, 86th) – $13,432 ($10,369,954 total)
  11. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $6,291 ($503,261 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
  • 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 Sep. 5-7, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Tropic Thunder (2008, 81st) – $7,230,710 ($96,541,629 total) {week 4}
  2. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $5,515,119 ($511,997,658 total) {week 8}
  3. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $2,115,668 ($16,026,700 total) {week 4}
  4. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $774,300 ($219,398,090 total) {week 11}
  5. Kung Fu Panda (2008, 81st) – $388,218 ($214,227,690 total) {week 14}
  6. Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $282,428 ($1,153,521 total) {week 6}
  7. Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $208,522 ($1,802,569 total) {week 7}
  8. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, 81st) – $144,305 ($75,602,005 total) {week 9}
  9. Iron Man (2008, 81st) – $126,734 ($318,006,770 total) {week 19}
  10. Wanted (2008, 81st) – $116,985 ($134,168,655 total) {week 11}
  11. Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $41,900 ($146,384 total) {week 3}
  12. The Visitor (2008, 81st) – $22,036 ($9,359,138 total) {week 22}
  13. Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st) – $17,772 ($861,707 total) {week 13}
  14. Mongol (2007, 80th) – $11,503 ($5,701,643 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Tropic Thunder (2008, 81st) – $10,523,805 ($140,509,753 total)
  2. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $8,026,879 ($745,177,650 total)
  3. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $3,079,210 ($23,325,768 total)
  4. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $1,126,941 ($319,318,947 total)
  5. Kung Fu Panda (2008, 81st) – $565,025 ($311,793,783 total)
  6. Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $411,055 ($1,678,871 total)
  7. Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $303,490 ($2,623,516 total)
  8. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, 81st) – $210,026 ($110,033,559 total)
  9. Iron Man (2008, 81st) – $184,453 ($462,837,151 total)
  10. Wanted (2008, 81st) – $170,264 ($195,273,321 total)
  11. Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $60,983 ($213,052 total)
  12. The Visitor (2008, 81st) – $32,072 ($13,621,587 total)
  13. Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st) – $25,866 ($1,254,156 total)
  14. Mongol (2007, 80th) – $16,742 ($8,298,352 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 Sep. 5-7, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $5,271,528 ($281,831,452 total) {week 9}
  2. Seabiscuit (2003, 76th) – $3,705,320 ($109,642,685 total) {week 7}
  3. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $894,293 ($18,129,128 total) {week 14}
  4. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $852,661 ($5,771,124 total) {week 8}
  5. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $804,150 ($333,843,390 total) {week 15}
  6. Thirteen (2003, 76th) – $624,611 ($1,861,652 total) {week 3}
  7. American Splendor (2003, 76th) – $580,938 ($2,829,651 total) {week 4}
  8. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $251,577 ($9,505,323 total) {week 21}
  9. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $51,886 ($5,463,482 total) {week 19}
  10. Capturing the Friedmans (2003, 76th) – $35,164 ($3,005,798 total) {week 15}
  11. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $16,456 ($341,571 total) {week 14}
  12. Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $15,782 ($6,092,989 total) {week 27}
  13. City of God (2003, 76th) – $10,529 ($4,606,165 total) {week 34}
  14. The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th) – $2,679 ($916,447 total) {week 23}
  15. Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $480 ($21,575,207 total) {week 48}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $9,135,567 ($488,414,374 total)
  2. Seabiscuit (2003, 76th) – $6,421,326 ($190,010,955 total)
  3. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $1,549,811 ($31,417,809 total)
  4. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $1,477,663 ($10,001,367 total)
  5. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $1,393,593 ($578,551,149 total)
  6. Thirteen (2003, 76th) – $1,082,452 ($3,226,246 total)
  7. American Splendor (2003, 76th) – $1,006,767 ($4,903,790 total)
  8. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $435,983 ($16,472,741 total)
  9. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $89,919 ($9,468,223 total)
  10. Capturing the Friedmans (2003, 76th) – $60,939 ($5,209,053 total)
  11. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $28,518 ($591,943 total)
  12. Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $27,350 ($10,559,160 total)
  13. City of God (2003, 76th) – $18,247 ($7,982,492 total)
  14. The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th) – $4,643 ($1,588,204 total)
  15. Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $832 ($37,389,870 total)

Oscar Details:

  • American Splendor (2003, 76th): Adapted Screenplay
  • Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • Capturing the Friedmans (2003, 76th): Documentary Feature
  • 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
  • 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 Sep. 4-6, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $6,790,469 ($165,036,969 total) {week 7}
  2. Armageddon (1998, 71st) – $2,828,361 ($192,140,665 total) {week 10}
  3. The Mask of Zorro (1998, 71st) – $2,106,833 ($87,940,321 total) {week 8}
  4. Mulan (1998, 71st) – $1,058,103 ($117,725,653 total) {week 12}
  5. Titanic (1997, 70th) – $70,467 ($600,541,628 total) {week 38}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $15,130,149 ($367,726,296 total)
  2. Armageddon (1998, 71st) – $6,301,998 ($428,117,260 total)
  3. The Mask of Zorro (1998, 71st) – $4,694,329 ($195,943,786 total)
  4. Mulan (1998, 71st) – $2,357,607 ($262,309,824 total)
  5. Titanic (1997, 70th) – $157,011 ($1,338,093,819 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
  • Mulan (1998, 71st): Original Musical or Comedy Score
  • 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 Sep. 3-5, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Fugitive (1993, 66th) – $17,239,413 ($133,670,684 total) {week 5}
  2. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $3,195,075 ($315,700,185 total) {week 13}
  3. In the Line of Fire (1993, 66th) – $2,601,730 ($97,272,400 total) {week 9}
  4. Sleepless in Seattle (1993, 66th) – $2,875,506 ($112,910,299 total) {week 11}
  5. The Firm (1993, 66th) – $2,362,240 ($150,032,582 total) {week 10}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Fugitive (1993, 66th) – $43,514,943 ($337,405,470 total)
  2. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $8,064,863 ($796,876,071 total)
  3. In the Line of Fire (1993, 66th) – $6,567,169 ($245,530,575 total)
  4. Sleepless in Seattle (1993, 66th) – $7,258,222 ($285,003,049 total)
  5. The Firm (1993, 66th) – $5,962,659 ($378,705,430 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 Sep. 2-4, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

  1. A Fish Called Wanda (1988, 61st) – $5,098,053 ($37,794,123 total) {week 8}
  2. Die Hard (1988, 61st) – $4,766,648 ($58,456,957 total) {week 8}
  3. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $4,434,566 ($130,686,435 total) {week 11}
  4. Married to the Mob (1988, 61st) – $3,405,665 ($12,086,524 total) {week 3}
  5. Big (1988, 61st) – $2,487,652 ($97,856,795 total) {week 14}
  6. Tucker The Man and His Dreams (1988, 61st) – $2,329,291 ($14,404,223 total) {week 4}
  7. Coming to America (1988, 61st) – $2,305,075 ($117,382,908 total) {week 10}
  8. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, 61st) – $1,179,051 ($3,680,949 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. A Fish Called Wanda (1988, 61st) – $12,962,203 ($96,094,546 total)
  2. Die Hard (1988, 61st) – $12,119,579 ($148,631,436 total)
  3. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $11,275,235 ($332,280,595 total)
  4. Married to the Mob (1988, 61st) – $8,659,173 ($30,730,943 total)
  5. Big (1988, 61st) – $6,325,052 ($248,808,639 total)
  6. Tucker The Man and His Dreams (1988, 61st) – $5,922,407 ($36,623,876 total)
  7. Coming to America (1988, 61st) – $5,860,835 ($298,455,326 total)
  8. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, 61st) – $2,997,830 ($9,359,104 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. 9-11, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $1,621,851 ($234,515,987 total) {week 16}
  2. Flashdance (1983, 56th) – $1,425,850 ($83,396,837 total) {week 22}
  3. Trading Places (1983, 56th) – $1,279,288 ($82,263,931 total) {week 14}
  4. WarGames (1983, 56th) – $964,876 ($69,527,019 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $5,380,426 ($777,997,481 total)
  2. Flashdance (1983, 56th) – $4,730,201 ($276,665,697 total)
  3. Trading Places (1983, 56th) – $4,243,987 ($272,907,327 total)
  4. WarGames (1983, 56th) – $3,200,938 ($230,653,127 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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