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Box Office History (Week 37, 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. 14-16, 2018

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Christopher Robin (2018, 91st) – $2,150,149 ($95,143,636 total) {week 7}
  2. BlacKkKlansman (2018, 91st) – $1,260,890 ($45,911,840 total) {week 6}
  3. The Wife (2018, 91st) – $1,122,185 ($3,430,924 total) {week 5}
  4. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $746,709 ($605,615,734 total) {week 14}
  5. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, 91st) – $13,235 ($213,762,989 total) {week 17}
  6. Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018, 91st) – $8,640 ($8,640 total) {week 1}
  7. RBG (2018, 91st) – $5,122 ($13,995,966 total) {week 20}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Christopher Robin (2018, 91st) – $2,466,417 ($109,138,419 total)
  2. BlacKkKlansman (2018, 91st) – $1,446,356 ($52,665,063 total)
  3. The Wife (2018, 91st) – $1,287,248 ($3,935,582 total)
  4. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $856,543 ($694,696,424 total)
  5. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, 91st) – $15,182 ($245,205,624 total)
  6. Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018, 91st) – $9,911 ($9,911 total)
  7. RBG (2018, 91st) – $5,875 ($16,054,648 total)

Oscar Details:

  • BlacKkKlansman (2018, 91st): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Adam Driver), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing
  • Christopher Robin (2018, 91st): Visual Effects
  • Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018, 91st): Documentary Feature
  • 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. 13-15, 2013

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $1,614,970 ($27,701,524 total) {week 8}
  2. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $1,282,655 ($359,113,975 total) {week 11}
  3. The Grandmaster (2013, 86th) – $485,613 ($5,840,113 total) {week 4}
  4. The Lone Ranger (2013, 86th) – $130,944 ($89,008,027 total) {week 11}
  5. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $22,468 ($419,939 total) {week 9}
  6. The Croods (2013, 86th) – $11,900 ($187,165,546 total) {week 26}
  7. Before Midnight (2013, 86th) – $10,616 ($8,084,232 total) {week 17}
  8. The Hunt (2013, 86th) – $6,248 ($596,849 total) {week 10}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $2,075,822 ($35,606,510 total)
  2. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $1,648,677 ($461,591,764 total)
  3. The Grandmaster (2013, 86th) – $624,189 ($7,506,664 total)
  4. The Lone Ranger (2013, 86th) – $168,311 ($114,407,612 total)
  5. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $28,880 ($539,774 total)
  6. The Croods (2013, 86th) – $15,296 ($240,575,640 total)
  7. Before Midnight (2013, 86th) – $13,645 ($10,391,172 total)
  8. The Hunt (2013, 86th) – $8,031 ($767,168 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 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
  • The Lone Ranger (2013, 86th): Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 12-14, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Tropic Thunder (2008, 81st) – $4,183,405 ($102,974,069 total) {week 5}
  2. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $4,128,153 ($517,792,764 total) {week 9}
  3. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $1,264,481 ($18,020,252 total) {week 5}
  4. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $540,926 ($220,090,317 total) {week 12}
  5. Kung Fu Panda (2008, 81st) – $336,219 ($214,637,586 total) {week 15}
  6. Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $162,044 ($1,409,327 total) {week 7}
  7. Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $157,692 ($2,050,689 total) {week 8}
  8. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, 81st) – $103,830 ($75,754,670 total) {week 10}
  9. Iron Man (2008, 81st) – $94,816 ($318,134,740 total) {week 20}
  10. Wanted (2008, 81st) – $82,485 ($134,294,280 total) {week 12}
  11. Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $24,691 ($187,638 total) {week 4}
  12. Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st) – $13,331 ($884,681 total) {week 14}
  13. The Visitor (2008, 81st) – $12,766 ($9,384,279 total) {week 23}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Tropic Thunder (2008, 81st) – $6,088,660 ($149,871,730 total)
  2. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $6,008,245 ($753,612,031 total)
  3. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $1,840,366 ($26,227,247 total)
  4. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $787,281 ($320,326,436 total)
  5. Kung Fu Panda (2008, 81st) – $489,344 ($312,390,358 total)
  6. Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $235,844 ($2,051,179 total)
  7. Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $229,510 ($2,984,638 total)
  8. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, 81st) – $151,117 ($110,255,752 total)
  9. Iron Man (2008, 81st) – $137,998 ($463,023,403 total)
  10. Wanted (2008, 81st) – $120,051 ($195,456,160 total)
  11. Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $35,936 ($273,094 total)
  12. Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st) – $19,402 ($1,287,593 total)
  13. The Visitor (2008, 81st) – $18,580 ($13,658,178 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]
  • 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. 12-14, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $4,506,400 ($287,884,372 total) {week 10}
  2. Seabiscuit (2003, 76th) – $2,754,615 ($113,606,750 total) {week 8}
  3. Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $925,087 ($925,087 total) {week 1}
  4. American Splendor (2003, 76th) – $840,774 ($3,871,437 total) {week 5}
  5. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $636,935 ($334,702,727 total) {week 16}
  6. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $633,318 ($19,101,182 total) {week 15}
  7. Thirteen (2003, 76th) – $482,695 ($2,572,863 total) {week 4}
  8. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $444,286 ($6,508,955 total) {week 9}
  9. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $183,623 ($9,824,964 total) {week 22}
  10. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $40,424 ($5,530,123 total) {week 20}
  11. Capturing the Friedmans (2003, 76th) – $31,649 ($3,051,619 total) {week 16}
  12. Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $19,410 ($6,126,600 total) {week 28}
  13. City of God (2003, 76th) – $9,606 ($4,621,998 total) {week 35}
  14. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $9,042 ($356,817 total) {week 15}
  15. The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th) – $1,078 ($919,988 total) {week 24}
  16. Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $306 ($21,575,958 total) {week 49}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $7,809,599 ($498,904,094 total)
  2. Seabiscuit (2003, 76th) – $4,773,752 ($196,880,686 total)
  3. Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $1,603,177 ($1,603,177 total)
  4. American Splendor (2003, 76th) – $1,457,063 ($6,709,207 total)
  5. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $1,103,809 ($580,040,381 total)
  6. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $1,097,541 ($33,102,380 total)
  7. Thirteen (2003, 76th) – $836,511 ($4,458,776 total)
  8. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $769,948 ($11,280,030 total)
  9. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $318,219 ($17,026,679 total)
  10. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $70,055 ($9,583,712 total)
  11. Capturing the Friedmans (2003, 76th) – $54,848 ($5,288,461 total)
  12. Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $33,638 ($10,617,408 total)
  13. City of God (2003, 76th) – $16,647 ($8,009,930 total)
  14. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $15,670 ($618,364 total)
  15. The Man Without a Past (2002, 75th) – $1,868 ($1,594,341 total)
  16. Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $530 ($37,391,171 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
  • Lost in Translation (2003, 76th): Picture, Director, Actor (Bill Murray), Original Screenplay [O]
  • 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. 11-13, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $4,504,502 ($173,076,992 total) {week 8}
  2. Armageddon (1998, 71st) – $1,581,421 ($194,125,324 total) {week 11}
  3. The Mask of Zorro (1998, 71st) – $1,003,555 ($89,228,663 total) {week 9}
  4. Titanic (1997, 70th) – $57,308 ($600,638,309 total) {week 39}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $10,036,684 ($385,640,632 total)
  2. Armageddon (1998, 71st) – $3,523,635 ($432,539,368 total)
  3. The Mask of Zorro (1998, 71st) – $2,236,066 ($198,814,398 total)
  4. Titanic (1997, 70th) – $127,691 ($1,338,309,239 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 Sep. 10-12, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Fugitive (1993, 66th) – $8,316,440 ($144,536,899 total) {week 6}
  2. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $2,104,400 ($319,344,605 total) {week 14}
  3. In the Line of Fire (1993, 66th) – $1,611,515 ($100,013,224 total) {week 10}
  4. Sleepless in Seattle (1993, 66th) – $1,579,824 ($114,937,423 total) {week 12}
  5. The Firm (1993, 66th) – $1,126,548 ($151,561,026 total) {week 11}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Fugitive (1993, 66th) – $20,991,980 ($364,833,477 total)
  2. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $5,311,831 ($806,075,150 total)
  3. In the Line of Fire (1993, 66th) – $4,067,713 ($252,448,838 total)
  4. Sleepless in Seattle (1993, 66th) – $3,987,720 ($290,119,824 total)
  5. The Firm (1993, 66th) – $2,843,581 ($382,563,459 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. 9-11, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

  1. A Fish Called Wanda (1988, 61st) – $2,806,910 ($41,513,697 total) {week 9}
  2. Die Hard (1988, 61st) – $2,608,219 ($61,916,243 total) {week 9}
  3. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $1,883,805 ($133,157,333 total) {week 12}
  4. Married to the Mob (1988, 61st) – $1,613,572 ($14,276,054 total) {week 4}
  5. Big (1988, 61st) – $1,326,258 ($99,551,736 total) {week 15}
  6. Coming to America (1988, 61st) – $1,287,603 ($119,055,052 total) {week 11}
  7. Tucker The Man and His Dreams (1988, 61st) – $1,029,398 ($15,778,652 total) {week 5}
  8. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, 61st) – $612,253 ($4,567,895 total) {week 5}
  9. Running on Empty (1988, 61st) – $215,157 ($215,157 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. A Fish Called Wanda (1988, 61st) – $7,136,791 ($105,551,857 total)
  2. Die Hard (1988, 61st) – $6,631,603 ($157,426,944 total)
  3. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $4,789,723 ($338,563,049 total)
  4. Married to the Mob (1988, 61st) – $4,102,634 ($36,297,996 total)
  5. Big (1988, 61st) – $3,372,116 ($253,118,161 total)
  6. Coming to America (1988, 61st) – $3,273,832 ($302,706,884 total)
  7. Tucker The Man and His Dreams (1988, 61st) – $2,617,326 ($40,118,470 total)
  8. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, 61st) – $1,556,702 ($11,614,234 total)
  9. Running on Empty (1988, 61st) – $547,054 ($547,054 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)
  • Running on Empty (1988, 61st): Supporting Actor (River Phoenix), Original Screenplay
  • 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. 16-18, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Flashdance (1983, 56th) – $1,365,163 ($85,341,609 total) {week 23}
  2. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $1,346,372 ($236,382,169 total) {week 17}
  3. Trading Places (1983, 56th) – $1,174,474 ($83,879,023 total) {week 15}
  4. WarGames (1983, 56th) – $822,012 ($70,675,750 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Flashdance (1983, 56th) – $4,528,874 ($283,117,401 total)
  2. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $4,466,536 ($784,188,465 total)
  3. Trading Places (1983, 56th) – $3,896,271 ($278,265,330 total)
  4. WarGames (1983, 56th) – $2,726,992 ($234,463,996 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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