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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 Oct. 4-6, 2019

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Joker (2019, 92nd) – $96,202,337 ($96,202,337 total) {week 1}
  2. Judy (2019, 92nd) – $4,598,671 ($9,057,114 total) {week 2}
  3. Ad Astra (2019, 92nd) – $4,191,582 ($43,297,350 total) {week 3}
  4. The Lion King (2019, 92nd) – $685,089 ($541,281,146 total) {week 12}
  5. Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $231,433 ($433,314,437 total) {week 16}
  6. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd) – $216,657 ($139,501,916 total) {week 11}
  7. Pain and Glory (2019, 92nd) – $152,636 ($215,491 total) {week 1}
  8. Honeyland (2019, 92nd) – $17,556 ($650,575 total) {week 11}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Joker (2019, 92nd) – $113,216,287 ($113,216,287 total)
  2. Judy (2019, 92nd) – $5,411,973 ($10,658,918 total)
  3. Ad Astra (2019, 92nd) – $4,932,888 ($50,954,742 total)
  4. The Lion King (2019, 92nd) – $806,251 ($637,009,908 total)
  5. Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $272,363 ($509,948,650 total)
  6. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd) – $254,974 ($164,173,652 total)
  7. Pain and Glory (2019, 92nd) – $179,631 ($253,602 total)
  8. Honeyland (2019, 92nd) – $20,661 ($765,633 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Ad Astra (2019, 92nd): Sound Mixing
  • Honeyland (2019, 92nd): International Film, Documentary Feature
  • Joker (2019, 92nd): Picture, Directing, Actor (Joaquin Phoenix) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
  • Judy (2019, 92nd): Actress (Renee Zellweger) [O], Makeup & Hairstyling
  • 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
  • Pain and Glory (2019, 92nd): Actor (Antonio Banderas), International Film
  • Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd): Animated Feature [O], Original Song (“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away”)

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 3-5, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Gone Girl (2014, 87th) – $37,513,109 ($37,513,109 total) {week 1}
  2. The Boxtrolls (2014, 87th) – $11,979,588 ($32,093,796 total) {week 2}
  3. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th) – $3,005,083 ($323,331,487 total) {week 10}
  4. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, 87th) – $182,782 ($207,872,668 total) {week 13}
  5. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $173,206 ($176,092,826 total) {week 17}
  6. Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $169,365 ($240,603,119 total) {week 19}
  7. Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $143,691 ($23,400,453 total) {week 13}
  8. Last Days in Vietnam (2014, 87th) – $49,450 ($245,497 total) {week 5}
  9. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $10,075 ($10,075 total) {week 1}
  10. Begin Again (2014, 87th) – $15,899 ($16,155,140 total) {week 15}
  11. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $10,469 ($233,914,986 total) {week 20}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Gone Girl (2014, 87th) – $49,497,101 ($49,497,101 total)
  2. The Boxtrolls (2014, 87th) – $15,806,604 ($42,346,526 total)
  3. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th) – $3,965,091 ($426,623,431 total)
  4. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, 87th) – $241,174 ($274,279,971 total)
  5. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $228,539 ($232,347,695 total)
  6. Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $223,471 ($317,466,539 total)
  7. Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $189,595 ($30,875,996 total)
  8. Last Days in Vietnam (2014, 87th) – $65,247 ($323,924 total)
  9. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $13,294 ($13,294 total)
  10. Begin Again (2014, 87th) – $20,978 ($21,316,084 total)
  11. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th) – $13,813 ($308,641,805 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th): Makeup & Hairstyling
  • Begin Again (2014, 87th): Original Song (“Lost Stars”)
  • The Boxtrolls (2014, 87th): Animated Feature
  • Boyhood (2014, 87th): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Ethan Hawke), Supporting Actress (Patricia Arquette) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing
  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, 87th): Visual Effects
  • Gone Girl (2014, 87th): Actress (Rosamund Pike)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th): Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th): Animated Feature
  • Last Days in Vietnam (2014, 87th): Documentary Feature
  • Maleficent (2014, 87th): Costume Design
  • X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014, 87th): Visual Effects

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 2-4, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Inglourious Basterds (2009, 82nd) – $1,419,256 ($116,894,138 total) {week 7}
  2. Bright Star (2009, 82nd) – $716,096 ($1,936,829 total) {week 3}
  3. Julie & Julia (2009, 82nd) – $687,252 ($91,845,115 total) {week 9}
  4. District 9 (2009, 82nd) – $480,524 ($114,402,938 total) {week 8}
  5. Coco Before Chanel (2009, 82nd) – $445,738 ($1,075,244 total) {week 2}
  6. A Serious Man (2009, 82nd) – $251,337 ($251,337 total) {week 1}
  7. Up (2009, 82nd) – $212,283 ($292,438,123 total) {week 19}
  8. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, 82nd) – $150,079 ($401,954,762 total) {week 15}
  9. The Hurt Locker (2009, 82nd) – $24,683 ($12,536,431 total) {week 15}
  10. The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008, 81st) – $17,357 ($399,093 total) {week 7}
  11. In the Loop (2009, 82nd) – $16,831 ($2,351,317 total) {week 11}
  12. Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $11,091 ($4,361,985 total) {week 17}
  13. Departures (2008, 81st) – $9,520 ($1,406,938 total) {week 19}
  14. The Cove (2009, 82nd) – $7,584 ($805,056 total) {week 10}
  15. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $796 ($234,121 total) {week 23}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Inglourious Basterds (2009, 82nd) – $2,039,944 ($168,015,841 total)
  2. Bright Star (2009, 82nd) – $1,029,269 ($2,783,869 total)
  3. Julie & Julia (2009, 82nd) – $987,810 ($132,012,045 total)
  4. District 9 (2009, 82nd) – $690,673 ($164,435,156 total)
  5. Coco Before Chanel (2009, 82nd) – $640,674 ($1,545,484 total)
  6. A Serious Man (2009, 82nd) – $361,255 ($361,255 total)
  7. Up (2009, 82nd) – $305,121 ($420,331,062 total)
  8. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, 82nd) – $215,714 ($577,742,978 total)
  9. The Hurt Locker (2009, 82nd) – $35,478 ($18,019,030 total)
  10. The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008, 81st) – $24,948 ($573,630 total)
  11. In the Loop (2009, 82nd) – $24,192 ($3,379,626 total)
  12. Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $15,941 ($6,269,626 total)
  13. Departures (2008, 81st) – $13,683 ($2,022,239 total)
  14. The Cove (2009, 82nd) – $10,901 ($1,157,134 total)
  15. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $1,144 ($336,510 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008, 81st): Foreign Language Film
  • Bright Star (2009, 82nd): Costume Design
  • Coco Before Chanel (2009, 82nd): Costume Design
  • 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
  • Inglourious Basterds (2009, 82nd): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
  • Julie & Julia (2009, 82nd): Actress (Meryl Streep)
  • A Serious Man (2009, 82nd): Picture, Original Screenplay
  • 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 Oct. 1-3, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Shark Tale (2004, 77th) – $47,604,606 ($47,604,606 total) {week 1}
  2. Hero (2002, 75th) – $1,235,134 ($51,149,752 total) {week 1}
  3. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, 77th) – $1,085,460 ($1,341,265 total) {week 2}
  4. Collateral (2004, 77th) – $703,378 ($99,341,934 total) {week 9}
  5. I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $192,816 ($143,629,781 total) {week 12}
  6. Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th) – $179,950 ($371,795,119 total) {week 14}
  7. Maria Full of Grace (2004, 77th) – $173,875 ($5,895,011 total) {week 12}
  8. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, 77th) – $64,387 ($249,133,782 total) {week 18}
  9. The Village (2004, 77th) – $55,408 ($113,313,702 total) {week 10}
  10. Before Sunset (2004, 77th) – $30,521 ($5,706,846 total) {week 14}
  11. Zelary (2003, 76th) – $20,347 ($86,752 total) {week 3}
  12. Story of the Weeping Camel (2004, 77th) – $10,029 ($1,742,832 total) {week 18}
  13. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $5,464 ($536,743 total) {week 24}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Shark Tale (2004, 77th) – $82,637,303 ($82,637,303 total)
  2. Hero (2002, 75th) – $2,144,081 ($88,791,357 total)
  3. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, 77th) – $1,884,261 ($2,328,315 total)
  4. Collateral (2004, 77th) – $1,221,001 ($172,448,639 total)
  5. I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $334,711 ($249,328,348 total)
  6. Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th) – $312,377 ($645,402,799 total)
  7. Maria Full of Grace (2004, 77th) – $301,831 ($10,233,208 total)
  8. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, 77th) – $111,770 ($432,473,779 total)
  9. The Village (2004, 77th) – $96,183 ($196,702,368 total)
  10. Before Sunset (2004, 77th) – $52,982 ($9,906,570 total)
  11. Zelary (2003, 76th) – $35,321 ($150,594 total)
  12. Story of the Weeping Camel (2004, 77th) – $17,409 ($3,025,399 total)
  13. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $9,485 ($931,737 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
  • Hero (2002, 75th): Foreign Language Film
  • I, Robot (2004, 77th): Visual Effects
  • Maria Full of Grace (2004, 77th): Actress (Catalina Sandino Moreno)
  • The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, 77th): Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Al Otro Lado del Rio”) [O]
  • Shark Tale (2004, 77th): Animated Feature
  • Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th): Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
  • Story of the Weeping Camel (2004, 77th): Documentary Feature
  • The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th): Foreign Language Film
  • The Village (2004, 77th): Original Score
  • Zelary (2003, 76th): Foreign Language Film

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 1-3, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

  1. American Beauty (1999, 72nd) – $8,188,587 ($18,395,497 total) {week 3}
  2. The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $7,025,098 ($234,547,781 total) {week 9}
  3. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $697,097 ($425,360,285 total) {week 20}
  4. Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $229,196 ($169,812,824 total) {week 16}
  5. Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $151,180 ($5,411,991 total) {week 18}
  6. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $55,342 ($9,604,782 total) {week 38}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. American Beauty (1999, 72nd) – $17,376,568 ($39,036,114 total)
  2. The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $14,907,590 ($497,721,472 total)
  3. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $1,479,273 ($902,634,621 total)
  4. Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $486,365 ($360,350,835 total)
  5. Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $320,811 ($11,484,501 total)
  6. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $117,438 ($20,381,801 total)

Oscar Details:

  • American Beauty (1999, 72nd): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Kevin Spacey) [O], Actress (Annette Bening), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography
  • Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd): Documentary Feature
  • 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
  • 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 Oct. 7-9, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $3,950,473 ($276,005,307 total) {week 14}
  2. Quiz Show (1994, 67th) – $3,160,749 ($12,565,785 total) {week 4}
  3. The Shawshank Redemption (1994, 67th) – $1,968,808 ($3,881,734 total) {week 3}
  4. Ed Wood (1994, 67th) – $1,903,768 ($2,301,695 total) {week 2}
  5. Clear and Present Danger (1994, 67th) – $1,151,879 ($117,356,187 total) {week 10}
  6. The Client (1994, 67th) – $1,037,464 ($87,411,197 total) {week 12}
  7. The Mask (1994, 67th) – $1,117,843 ($111,308,624 total) {week 11}
  8. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $283,240 ($356,547,160 total) {week 70}
  9. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $41,610 ($96,045,248 total) {week 43}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $10,188,062 ($711,803,160 total)
  2. Quiz Show (1994, 67th) – $8,151,405 ($32,406,498 total)
  3. The Shawshank Redemption (1994, 67th) – $5,077,452 ($10,010,788 total)
  4. Ed Wood (1994, 67th) – $4,909,717 ($5,935,950 total)
  5. Clear and Present Danger (1994, 67th) – $2,970,635 ($302,655,430 total)
  6. The Client (1994, 67th) – $2,675,565 ($225,428,876 total)
  7. The Mask (1994, 67th) – $2,882,858 ($287,059,083 total)
  8. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $730,461 ($919,516,360 total)
  9. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $107,310 ($247,695,640 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Clear and Present Danger (1994, 67th): Sound, Sound Effects
  • The Client (1994, 67th): Actress (Susan Sarandon)
  • Ed Wood (1994, 67th): Supporting Actor (Martin Landau) [O], Makeup [O]
  • 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]
  • Jurassic Park (1993, 66th): Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • The Mask (1994, 67th): Visual Effects
  • Quiz Show (1994, 67th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Paul Scofield), Adapted Screenplay
  • Schindler’s List (1993, 66th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Liam Neeson), Supporting Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Makeup, Sound
  • The Shawshank Redemption (1994, 67th): Picture, Actor (Morgan Freeman), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 6-8, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Black Rain (1989, 62nd) – $6,100,000 ($27,397,648 total) {week 3}
  2. Parenthood (1989, 62nd) – $2,753,701 ($85,038,295 total) {week 10}
  3. When Harry Met Sally… (1989, 62nd) – $2,086,602 ($83,470,987 total) {week 13}
  4. sex, lies and videotape (1989, 62nd) – $1,196,776 ($18,897,609 total) {week 10}
  5. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, 62nd) – $1,118,457 ($143,378,369 total) {week 14}
  6. The Abyss (1989, 62nd) – $1,026,739 ($52,729,696 total) {week 9}
  7. Batman (1989, 62nd) – $700,149 ($246,842,109 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Black Rain (1989, 62nd) – $16,563,728 ($74,394,621 total)
  2. Parenthood (1989, 62nd) – $7,477,304 ($230,910,030 total)
  3. When Harry Met Sally… (1989, 62nd) – $5,665,887 ($226,654,217 total)
  4. sex, lies and videotape (1989, 62nd) – $3,249,684 ($51,313,911 total)
  5. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, 62nd) – $3,037,019 ($389,324,639 total)
  6. The Abyss (1989, 62nd) – $2,787,971 ($143,180,384 total)
  7. Batman (1989, 62nd) – $1,901,160 ($670,266,482 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Abyss (1989, 62nd): Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound, Visual Effects [O]
  • Batman (1989, 62nd): Art Direction [O]
  • Black Rain (1989, 62nd): Sound, Sound Effects
  • 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 Oct. 5-7, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Places in the Heart (1984, 57th) – $4,128,711 ($4,868,667 total) {week 3}
  2. Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $2,029,921 ($206,722,052 total) {week 18}
  3. A Soldier’s Story (1984, 57th) – $2,028,935 ($3,113,181 total) {week 4}
  4. Purple Rain (1984, 57th) – $1,576,507 ($60,140,797 total) {week 11}
  5. The Karate Kid (1984, 57th) – $1,407,105 ($81,911,436 total) {week 16}
  6. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $929,524 ($173,511,145 total) {week 20}
  7. Amadeus (1984, 57th) – $781,958 ($2,541,918 total) {week 3}
  8. Country (1984, 57th) – $163,818 ($211,000 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Places in the Heart (1984, 57th) – $13,246,281 ($15,620,307 total)
  2. Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $6,512,663 ($663,233,250 total)
  3. A Soldier’s Story (1984, 57th) – $6,509,500 ($9,988,122 total)
  4. Purple Rain (1984, 57th) – $5,057,960 ($192,951,724 total)
  5. The Karate Kid (1984, 57th) – $4,514,462 ($262,799,191 total)
  6. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, 57th) – $2,982,223 ($556,681,590 total)
  7. Amadeus (1984, 57th) – $2,508,782 ($8,155,320 total)
  8. Country (1984, 57th) – $525,583 ($676,958 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Amadeus (1984, 57th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (F. Murray Abraham [O], Tom Hulce), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup [O], Sound [O]
  • Country (1984, 57th): Actress (Jessica Lange)
  • 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)
  • Places in the Heart (1984, 57th): Picture, Director, Actress (Sally Field) [O], Supporting Actor (John Malkovich), Supporting Actress (Linsday Crouse), Original Screenplay [O], Costume Design
  • Purple Rain (1984, 57th): Original Song Score [O]
  • A Soldier’s Story (1984, 57th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Adolph Caesar), Adapted Screenplay

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 5-7, 1979

Weekend Box Office:

  1. 10 (1979, 52nd) – $3,526,692 ($3,526,692 total) {week 1}
  2. Alien (1979, 52nd) – $286,282 ($60,150,933 total) {week 20}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. 10 (1979, 52nd) – $15,146,510 ($15,146,510 total)
  2. Alien (1979, 52nd) – $1,229,530 ($258,337,473 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 10 (1979, 52nd): Original Song (“Song from 10 (It’s Easy to Say)”), Original Score
  • Alien (1979, 52nd): Art Direction, Visual Effects [O]