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. 19-21, 2018

Weekend Box Office:

2. A Star Is Born (2018, 91st) – $19,051,082 ($126,127,328 total) {week 3}
5. First Man (2018, 91st) – $8,327,135 ($29,762,185 total) {week 2}
12. Free Solo (2018, 91st) – $1,041,541 ($3,625,844 total) {week 4}
22. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $173,845 ($607,713,414 total) {week 19}
23. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, 91st) – $161,510 ($161,510 total) {week 1}
27. The Wife (2018, 91st) – $130,333 ($7,474,075 total) {week 9}
34. Christopher Robin (2018, 91st) – $60,912 ($98,719,355 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. A Star Is Born (2018, 91st) – $21,853,327 ($144,679,537 total)
5. First Man (2018, 91st) – $9,551,983 ($34,139,938 total)
12. Free Solo (2018, 91st) – $1,194,742 ($4,159,173 total)
22. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $199,416 ($697,102,654 total)
23. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, 91st) – $185,267 ($185,267 total)
27. The Wife (2018, 91st) – $149,504 ($8,573,445 total)
34. Christopher Robin (2018, 91st) – $69,872 ($113,240,094 total)

Oscar Details:

• Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, 91st): Actress (Melissa McCarthy), Supporting Actor (Richard E. Grant), Adapted Screenplay
• Christopher Robin (2018, 91st): Visual Effects
• First Man (2018, 91st): Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
• Free Solo (2018, 91st): Documentary Feature [O]
• Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st): Animated Feature
• A Star Is Born (2018, 91st): Picture, Actor (Bradley Cooper), Actress (Lady Gaga), Supporting Actor (Sam Elliott), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Shallow”) [O], Cinematography, Sound Mixing
• The Wife (2018, 91st): Actress (Glenn Close)

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 18-20, 2013

Weekend Box Office:

1. Gravity (2013, 86th) – $30,027,161 ($169,563,291 total) {week 3}
2. Captain Phillips (2013, 86th) – $16,413,093 ($52,443,328 total) {week 2}
6. Prisoners (2013, 86th) – $2,064,235 ($57,258,393 total) {week 5}
16. 12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th) – $923,715 ($923,715 total) {week 1}
20. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $485,850 ($363,741,080 total) {week 16}
29. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $188,718 ($31,972,045 total) {week 13}
38. All Is Lost (2013, 86th) – $93,583 ($93,583 total) {week 1}
72. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $7,881 ($4,698,376 total) {week 19}
83. The Grandmaster (2013, 86th) – $3,583 ($6,594,136 total) {week 9}
102. Before Midnight (2013, 86th) – $802 ($8,112,146 total) {week 22}
105. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $517 ($445,092 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Gravity (2013, 86th) – $38,595,797 ($217,950,356 total)
2. Captain Phillips (2013, 86th) – $21,096,780 ($67,408,706 total)
6. Prisoners (2013, 86th) – $2,653,291 ($73,597,811 total)
16. 12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th) – $1,187,309 ($1,187,309 total)
20. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $624,494 ($467,539,273 total)
29. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $242,571 ($41,095,679 total)
38. All Is Lost (2013, 86th) – $120,288 ($120,288 total)
72. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $10,130 ($6,039,118 total)
83. The Grandmaster (2013, 86th) – $4,605 ($8,475,857 total)
102. Before Midnight (2013, 86th) – $1,031 ($10,427,051 total)
105. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $665 ($572,105 total)

Oscar Details:

• 12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th): Picture [O], Directing, Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender), Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Production Design, Costume Design
• 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th): Documentary Feature [O]
• The Act of Killing (2013, 86th): Documentary Feature
• All Is Lost (2013, 86th): Sound Film Editing
• Before Midnight (2013, 86th): Adapted Screenplay
• Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th): Actress (Cate Blanchett) [O], Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), Original Screenplay
• Captain Phillips (2013, 86th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Barkhad Abdi), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
• Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Happy”)
• The Grandmaster (2013, 86th): Cinematography, Costume Design
• Gravity (2013, 86th): Picture, Directing [O], Actress (Sandra Bullock), Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Production Design, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
• Prisoners (2013, 86th): Cinematography

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 17-19, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

13. The Duchess (2008, 81st) – $2,121,588 ($9,128,899 total) {week 5}
19. Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st) – $657,646 ($1,693,047 total) {week 3}
20. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $412,148 ($527,356,352 total) {week 14}
23. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $342,730 ($222,104,566 total) {week 17}
29. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $182,297 ($21,754,183 total) {week 10}
35. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, 81st) – $107,947 ($217,388 total) {week 2}
39. Tropic Thunder (2008, 81st) – $89,265 ($109,876,133 total) {week 10}
54. Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $36,456 ($2,667,120 total) {week 13}
57. Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $34,514 ($2,112,984 total) {week 12}
66. Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $17,071 ($378,388 total) {week 9}
90. Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st) – $3,777 ($932,590 total) {week 19}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

13. The Duchess (2008, 81st) – $3,087,827 ($13,286,489 total)
19. Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st) – $957,159 ($2,464,114 total)
20. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $599,853 ($767,531,181 total)
23. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $498,820 ($323,258,038 total)
29. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $265,321 ($31,661,729 total)
35. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, 81st) – $157,109 ($316,393 total)
39. Tropic Thunder (2008, 81st) – $129,919 ($159,917,213 total)
54. Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $53,059 ($3,881,811 total)
57. Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $50,233 ($3,075,304 total)
66. Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $24,846 ($550,718 total)
90. Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st) – $5,497 ($1,357,321 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
• The Duchess (2008, 81st): Art Direction, Costume Design [O]
• Encounters at the End of the World (2008, 81st): Documentary Feature
• Frozen River (2008, 81st): Actress (Melissa Leo), Original Screenplay
• Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, 81st): Original Screenplay
• Man on Wire (2008, 81st): Documentary Feature [O]
• Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st): Actress (Anne Hathaway)
• 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]
• WALL-E (2008, 81st): Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Down to Earth”), Original Score, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 17-19, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

5. Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $10,445,547 ($13,532,943 total) {week 2}
11. Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $1,903,194 ($20,964,129 total) {week 6}
16. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $653,715 ($300,557,571 total) {week 15}
18. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $511,514 ($338,163,432 total) {week 21}
23. Seabiscuit (2003, 76th) – $220,215 ($119,091,925 total) {week 13}
44. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $60,904 ($20,596,685 total) {week 20}
47. Thirteen (2003, 76th) – $57,819 ($4,428,906 total) {week 9}
48. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $57,199 ($7,803,048 total) {week 14}
52. American Splendor (2003, 76th) – $54,973 ($5,688,932 total) {week 10}
56. Pieces of April (2003, 76th) – $48,422 ($48,422 total) {week 1}
65. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $29,869 ($10,499,535 total) {week 27}
89. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $7,846 ($446,554 total) {week 20}
90. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $7,756 ($5,691,538 total) {week 25}
93. City of God (2003, 76th) – $7,568 ($4,676,802 total) {week 40}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

5. Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $18,102,150 ($23,452,613 total)
11. Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $3,298,238 ($36,330,870 total)
16. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $1,132,889 ($520,866,769 total)
18. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $886,455 ($586,037,788 total)
23. Seabiscuit (2003, 76th) – $381,633 ($206,386,504 total)
44. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $105,547 ($35,694,089 total)
47. Thirteen (2003, 76th) – $100,200 ($7,675,301 total)
48. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $99,126 ($13,522,695 total)
52. American Splendor (2003, 76th) – $95,268 ($9,858,929 total)
56. Pieces of April (2003, 76th) – $83,915 ($83,915 total)
65. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $51,763 ($18,195,712 total)
89. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $13,597 ($773,879 total)
90. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $13,441 ($9,863,445 total)
93. City of God (2003, 76th) – $13,115 ($8,104,906 total)

Oscar Details:

• American Splendor (2003, 76th): Adapted Screenplay
• 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]
• Mystic River (2003, 76th): Picture, Director, Actor (Sean Penn) [O], Supporting Actor (Tim Robbins) [O], Supporting Actress (Marcia Gay Harden), Adapted Screenplay
• Pieces of April (2003, 76th): Supporting Actress (Patricia Clarkson)
• 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 Oct. 16-18, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

5. Beloved (1998, 71st) – $8,165,551 ($8,165,551 total) {week 1}
6. What Dreams May Come (1998, 71st) – $6,403,270 ($41,145,926 total) {week 3}
12. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $903,995 ($187,722,738 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

5. Beloved (1998, 71st) – $18,194,032 ($18,194,032 total)
6. What Dreams May Come (1998, 71st) – $14,267,414 ($91,679,089 total)
12. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $2,014,232 ($418,273,478 total)

Oscar Details:

• Beloved (1998, 71st): Costume Design
• 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]
• What Dreams May Come (1998, 71st): Art Direction, Visual Effects [O]

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 15-17, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

8. The Age of Innocence (1993, 66th) – $2,652,151 ($22,288,476 total) {week 5}
9. The Fugitive (1993, 66th) – $2,021,360 ($172,494,360 total) {week 11}
19. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $655,050 ($327,871,950 total) {week 19}
999. Farewell My Concubine (1993, 66th) – $69,408 ($69,408 total) {week 1}
999. Fearless (1993, 66th) – $144,044 ($144,044 total) {week 1}
999. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, 66th) – $191,232 ($191,232 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

8. The Age of Innocence (1993, 66th) – $6,694,439 ($56,259,559 total)
9. The Fugitive (1993, 66th) – $5,102,225 ($435,402,430 total)
19. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $1,653,447 ($827,599,487 total)
999. Farewell My Concubine (1993, 66th) – $175,197 ($175,197 total)
999. Fearless (1993, 66th) – $363,589 ($363,589 total)
999. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, 66th) – $482,699 ($482,699 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Age of Innocence (1993, 66th): Supporting Actress (Winona Ryder), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design [O]
• Farewell My Concubine (1993, 66th): Cinematography, Foreign Language Film
• Fearless (1993, 66th): Supporting Actress (Rosie Perez)
• The Fugitive (1993, 66th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones) [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects
• Jurassic Park (1993, 66th): Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
• The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, 66th): Visual Effects

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 14-16, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

1. The Accused (1988, 61st) – $4,316,369 ($4,316,369 total) {week 1}
4. Gorillas in the Mist (1988, 61st) – $2,631,125 ($12,660,068 total) {week 4}
6. A Fish Called Wanda (1988, 61st) – $1,160,918 ($54,809,453 total) {week 14}
7. Die Hard (1988, 61st) – $1,062,121 ($74,138,586 total) {week 14}
8. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $1,044,924 ($143,273,001 total) {week 17}
10. Big (1988, 61st) – $903,280 ($106,684,340 total) {week 20}
999. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, 61st) – $200,022 ($7,379,396 total) {week 10}
999. Running on Empty (1988, 61st) – $354,103 ($2,215,874 total) {week 6}
999. Salaam Bombay! (1988, 61st) – $14,994 ($32,034 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. The Accused (1988, 61st) – $10,974,710 ($10,974,710 total)
4. Gorillas in the Mist (1988, 61st) – $6,689,843 ($32,189,224 total)
6. A Fish Called Wanda (1988, 61st) – $2,951,726 ($139,357,368 total)
7. Die Hard (1988, 61st) – $2,700,527 ($188,503,217 total)
8. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $2,656,802 ($364,282,934 total)
10. Big (1988, 61st) – $2,296,661 ($271,253,371 total)
999. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, 61st) – $508,572 ($18,762,698 total)
999. Running on Empty (1988, 61st) – $900,335 ($5,634,035 total)
999. Salaam Bombay! (1988, 61st) – $38,123 ($81,449 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Accused (1988, 61st): Actress (Jodie Foster) [O]
• Big (1988, 61st): Actor (Tom Hanks), Original Screenplay
• 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
• Gorillas in the Mist (1988, 61st): Actress (Sigourney Weaver), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Sound
• The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, 61st): Director
• Running on Empty (1988, 61st): Supporting Actor (River Phoenix), Original Screenplay
• Salaam Bombay! (1988, 61st): Foreign Language Film
• 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 Oct. 21-23, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

3. The Big Chill (1983, 56th) – $3,194,164 ($17,798,023 total) {week 4}
4. Under Fire (1983, 56th) – $1,837,768 ($1,837,768 total) {week 1}
7. The Right Stuff (1983, 56th) – $1,601,167 ($1,601,167 total) {week 1}
11. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $503,212 ($241,664,222 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

3. The Big Chill (1983, 56th) – $10,596,512 ($59,044,235 total)
4. Under Fire (1983, 56th) – $6,096,722 ($6,096,722 total)
7. The Right Stuff (1983, 56th) – $5,311,808 ($5,311,808 total)
11. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $1,669,386 ($801,711,467 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Big Chill (1983, 56th): Picture, Supporting Actress (Glenn Close), Original Screenplay
• Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th): Original Score, Art Direction, Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects [O]
• The Right Stuff (1983, 56th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Sam Shepard), Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound [O], Sound Effects [O]
• Under Fire (1983, 56th): Original Score