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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. 18-20, 2019

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019, 92nd) – $36,948,713 ($36,948,713 total) {week 1}
  2. Joker (2019, 92nd) – $29,251,840 ($247,275,844 total) {week 3}
  3. Judy (2019, 92nd) – $2,095,739 ($19,057,877 total) {week 4}
  4. Parasite (2019, 92nd) – $1,208,629 ($1,798,271 total) {week 2}
  5. Ad Astra (2019, 92nd) – $813,202 ($48,677,973 total) {week 5}
  6. The Lighthouse (2019, 92nd) – $427,797 ($427,797 total) {week 1}
  7. Pain and Glory (2019, 92nd) – $424,716 ($1,091,557 total) {week 3}
  8. Jojo Rabbit (2019, 92nd) – $349,555 ($349,555 total) {week 1}
  9. The Lion King (2019, 92nd) – $270,615 ($542,954,243 total) {week 14}
  10. Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $90,532 ($433,716,016 total) {week 18}
  11. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd) – $65,662 ($139,840,978 total) {week 13}
  12. The Cave (2019, 92nd) – $21,185 ($21,185 total) {week 1}
  13. Honeyland (2019, 92nd) – $4,196 ($689,250 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019, 92nd) – $43,483,311 ($43,483,311 total)
  2. Joker (2019, 92nd) – $34,425,200 ($291,008,035 total)
  3. Judy (2019, 92nd) – $2,466,383 ($22,428,375 total)
  4. Parasite (2019, 92nd) – $1,422,382 ($2,116,306 total)
  5. Ad Astra (2019, 92nd) – $957,022 ($57,286,959 total)
  6. The Lighthouse (2019, 92nd) – $503,455 ($503,455 total)
  7. Pain and Glory (2019, 92nd) – $499,830 ($1,284,605 total)
  8. Jojo Rabbit (2019, 92nd) – $411,376 ($411,376 total)
  9. The Lion King (2019, 92nd) – $318,475 ($638,978,902 total)
  10. Toy Story 4 (2019, 92nd) – $106,543 ($510,421,250 total)
  11. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd) – $77,275 ($164,572,679 total)
  12. The Cave (2019, 92nd) – $24,932 ($24,932 total)
  13. Honeyland (2019, 92nd) – $4,938 ($811,148 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Ad Astra (2019, 92nd): Sound Mixing
  • The Cave (2019, 92nd): Documentary Feature
  • Honeyland (2019, 92nd): International Film, Documentary Feature
  • Jojo Rabbit (2019, 92nd): Picture, Supporting Actress (Scarlett Johansson), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Production Design, Costume Design
  • 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 Lighthouse (2019, 92nd): Cinematography
  • The Lion King (2019, 92nd): Visual Effects
  • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019, 92nd): Makeup & Hairstyling
  • 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
  • Parasite (2019, 92nd): Picture [O], Directing [O], Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Production Design, International Film [O]
  • 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. 17-19, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Gone Girl (2014, 87th) – $17,511,956 ($106,780,820 total) {week 3}
  2. The Judge (2014, 87th) – $7,916,418 ($26,819,761 total) {week 2}
  3. The Boxtrolls (2014, 87th) – $2,700,343 ($46,085,766 total) {week 4}
  4. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th) – $959,912 ($327,792,643 total) {week 12}
  5. Birdman (2014, 87th) – $424,397 ($424,397 total) {week 1}
  6. Whiplash (2014, 87th) – $196,048 ($401,475 total) {week 2}
  7. Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $106,071 ($240,978,399 total) {week 21}
  8. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $103,230 ($176,486,147 total) {week 19}
  9. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, 87th) – $99,777 ($208,268,003 total) {week 15}
  10. Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $71,154 ($23,721,469 total) {week 15}
  11. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014, 87th) – $54,915 ($54,915 total) {week 1}
  12. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $13,643 ($76,996 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Gone Girl (2014, 87th) – $23,106,351 ($140,893,175 total)
  2. The Judge (2014, 87th) – $10,445,408 ($35,387,641 total)
  3. The Boxtrolls (2014, 87th) – $3,562,998 ($60,808,391 total)
  4. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th) – $1,266,567 ($432,509,754 total)
  5. Birdman (2014, 87th) – $559,975 ($559,975 total)
  6. Whiplash (2014, 87th) – $258,678 ($529,731 total)
  7. Maleficent (2014, 87th) – $139,957 ($317,961,706 total)
  8. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014, 87th) – $136,208 ($232,866,666 total)
  9. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014, 87th) – $131,652 ($274,801,600 total)
  10. Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $93,885 ($31,299,564 total)
  11. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014, 87th) – $72,458 ($72,458 total)
  12. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $18,001 ($101,593 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th): Makeup & Hairstyling
  • Birdman (2014, 87th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Michael Keaton), Supporting Actor (Edward Norton), Supporting Actress (Emma Stone), Origianl Screenplay [O], Cinematography [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
  • 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
  • The Judge (2014, 87th): Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall)
  • Maleficent (2014, 87th): Costume Design
  • The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014, 87th): Animated Feature
  • Whiplash (2014, 87th): Picture, Supporting Actor (J.K. Simmons) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing [O]

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 16-18, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

  1. A Serious Man (2009, 82nd) – $842,511 ($1,843,307 total) {week 3}
  2. Bright Star (2009, 82nd) – $396,479 ($3,534,192 total) {week 5}
  3. Coco Before Chanel (2009, 82nd) – $391,618 ($2,379,316 total) {week 4}
  4. Inglourious Basterds (2009, 82nd) – $341,410 ($119,073,469 total) {week 9}
  5. Julie & Julia (2009, 82nd) – $246,959 ($93,081,747 total) {week 11}
  6. District 9 (2009, 82nd) – $245,983 ($115,238,926 total) {week 10}
  7. An Education (2009, 82nd) – $244,763 ($483,693 total) {week 2}
  8. Up (2009, 82nd) – $105,278 ($292,810,074 total) {week 21}
  9. Departures (2008, 81st) – $9,484 ($1,440,135 total) {week 21}
  10. The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008, 81st) – $9,344 ($436,180 total) {week 9}
  11. In the Loop (2009, 82nd) – $7,282 ($2,384,044 total) {week 13}
  12. Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $6,222 ($4,399,130 total) {week 19}
  13. The Cove (2009, 82nd) – $4,863 ($825,552 total) {week 12}
  14. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $772 ($235,636 total) {week 25}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. A Serious Man (2009, 82nd) – $1,210,969 ($2,649,447 total)
  2. Bright Star (2009, 82nd) – $569,872 ($5,079,812 total)
  3. Coco Before Chanel (2009, 82nd) – $562,886 ($3,419,870 total)
  4. Inglourious Basterds (2009, 82nd) – $490,720 ($171,148,266 total)
  5. Julie & Julia (2009, 82nd) – $354,962 ($133,789,498 total)
  6. District 9 (2009, 82nd) – $353,560 ($165,636,750 total)
  7. An Education (2009, 82nd) – $351,806 ($695,228 total)
  8. Up (2009, 82nd) – $151,320 ($420,865,680 total)
  9. Departures (2008, 81st) – $13,632 ($2,069,954 total)
  10. The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008, 81st) – $13,430 ($626,936 total)
  11. In the Loop (2009, 82nd) – $10,467 ($3,426,666 total)
  12. Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd) – $8,943 ($6,323,016 total)
  13. The Cove (2009, 82nd) – $6,990 ($1,186,593 total)
  14. Il Divo (2009, 82nd) – $1,110 ($338,687 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
  • An Education (2009, 82nd): Picture, Actress (Carey Mulligan), Adapted Screenplay
  • Food, Inc. (2009, 82nd): Documentary Feature
  • 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
  • Up (2009, 82nd): Picture, Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Sound Film Editing

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 15-17, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Shark Tale (2004, 77th) – $22,005,952 ($118,724,863 total) {week 3}
  2. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, 77th) – $1,756,157 ($5,748,162 total) {week 4}
  3. Hero (2002, 75th) – $352,984 ($52,807,621 total) {week 1}
  4. Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th) – $263,756 ($372,585,847 total) {week 16}
  5. The Village (2004, 77th) – $150,603 ($113,755,078 total) {week 12}
  6. I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $148,333 ($144,044,139 total) {week 14}
  7. Being Julia (2004, 77th) – $122,214 ($122,214 total) {week 1}
  8. Maria Full of Grace (2004, 77th) – $110,706 ($6,265,149 total) {week 14}
  9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, 77th) – $52,709 ($249,266,986 total) {week 20}
  10. Vera Drake (2004, 77th) – $40,870 ($75,660 total) {week 2}
  11. Zelary (2003, 76th) – $28,217 ($151,017 total) {week 5}
  12. Before Sunset (2004, 77th) – $14,723 ($5,766,499 total) {week 16}
  13. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $2,384 ($546,362 total) {week 26}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Shark Tale (2004, 77th) – $38,200,348 ($206,095,656 total)
  2. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, 77th) – $3,048,530 ($9,978,291 total)
  3. Hero (2002, 75th) – $612,748 ($91,669,268 total)
  4. Spider-Man 2 (2004, 77th) – $457,857 ($646,775,432 total)
  5. The Village (2004, 77th) – $261,433 ($197,468,557 total)
  6. I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $257,493 ($250,047,636 total)
  7. Being Julia (2004, 77th) – $212,152 ($212,152 total)
  8. Maria Full of Grace (2004, 77th) – $192,176 ($10,875,734 total)
  9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, 77th) – $91,498 ($432,705,010 total)
  10. Vera Drake (2004, 77th) – $70,947 ($131,339 total)
  11. Zelary (2003, 76th) – $48,982 ($262,152 total)
  12. Before Sunset (2004, 77th) – $25,558 ($10,010,122 total)
  13. The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th) – $4,138 ($948,435 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Before Sunset (2004, 77th): Adapted Screenplay
  • Being Julia (2004, 77th): Actress (Annette Bening)
  • 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]
  • The Twilight Samurai (2003, 76th): Foreign Language Film
  • Vera Drake (2004, 77th): Director, Actress (Imelda Staunton), Original Screenplay
  • The Village (2004, 77th): Original Score
  • Zelary (2003, 76th): Foreign Language Film

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 15-17, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Fight Club (1999, 72nd) – $11,035,485 ($11,035,485 total) {week 1}
  2. American Beauty (1999, 72nd) – $6,608,144 ($41,159,439 total) {week 5}
  3. The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $5,160,171 ($249,858,389 total) {week 11}
  4. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $435,504 ($426,818,051 total) {week 22}
  5. Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $133,275 ($5,867,968 total) {week 20}
  6. Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $123,754 ($170,259,620 total) {week 18}
  7. Boys Don’t Cry (1999, 72nd) – $121,018 ($237,504 total) {week 2}
  8. The Straight Story (1999, 72nd) – $92,312 ($92,312 total) {week 1}
  9. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $39,350 ($9,757,568 total) {week 40}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Fight Club (1999, 72nd) – $23,417,821 ($23,417,821 total)
  2. American Beauty (1999, 72nd) – $14,022,794 ($87,342,274 total)
  3. The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $10,950,127 ($530,211,306 total)
  4. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $924,160 ($905,728,069 total)
  5. Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $282,816 ($12,452,105 total)
  6. Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $262,612 ($361,298,957 total)
  7. Boys Don’t Cry (1999, 72nd) – $256,806 ($503,995 total)
  8. The Straight Story (1999, 72nd) – $195,890 ($195,890 total)
  9. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $83,503 ($20,706,020 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
  • Boys Don’t Cry (1999, 72nd): Actress (Hilary Swank) [O], Supporting Actress (Chloe Sevigny)
  • Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd): Documentary Feature
  • Fight Club (1999, 72nd): Sound Effects
  • 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
  • The Straight Story (1999, 72nd): Actor (Richard Farnsworth)
  • Tarzan (1999, 72nd): Original Song (“You’ll Be In My Heart”)

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 21-23, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Pulp Fiction (1994, 67th) – $8,389,221 ($21,670,188 total) {week 2}
  2. Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $2,795,175 ($283,580,700 total) {week 16}
  3. The Shawshank Redemption (1994, 67th) – $2,143,375 ($10,235,401 total) {week 5}
  4. Quiz Show (1994, 67th) – $1,563,145 ($17,916,825 total) {week 6}
  5. Bullets Over Broadway (1994, 67th) – $86,072 ($86,072 total) {week 1}
  6. Ed Wood (1994, 67th) – $470,996 ($4,838,456 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Pulp Fiction (1994, 67th) – $21,635,359 ($55,886,274 total)
  2. Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $7,208,609 ($731,339,700 total)
  3. The Shawshank Redemption (1994, 67th) – $5,527,651 ($26,396,560 total)
  4. Quiz Show (1994, 67th) – $4,031,269 ($46,206,549 total)
  5. Bullets Over Broadway (1994, 67th) – $221,975 ($221,975 total)
  6. Ed Wood (1994, 67th) – $1,214,674 ($12,478,123 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Bullets Over Broadway (1994, 67th): Director, Supporting Actor (Chazz Palminteri), Supporting Actress (Meg Tilly, Dianne Wiest [O]), Original Screenplay, Art Direction, Costume Design
  • 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]
  • Pulp Fiction (1994, 67th): Picture, Director, Actor (John Travolta), Supporting Actor (Samuel L. Jackson), Supporting Actress (Uma Thurman), Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing
  • Quiz Show (1994, 67th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Paul Scofield), Adapted Screenplay
  • The Shawshank Redemption (1994, 67th): Picture, Actor (Morgan Freeman), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 20-22, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Black Rain (1989, 62nd) – $2,844,545 ($36,113,461 total) {week 5}
  2. The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989, 62nd) – $2,778,848 ($7,292,181 total) {week 2}
  3. Parenthood (1989, 62nd) – $1,508,325 ($89,418,930 total) {week 12}
  4. When Harry Met Sally… (1989, 62nd) – $1,114,289 ($86,689,724 total) {week 15}
  5. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989, 62nd) – $925,463 ($2,225,118 total) {week 2}
  6. Batman (1989, 62nd) – $299,580 ($247,932,803 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Black Rain (1989, 62nd) – $7,723,979 ($98,061,237 total)
  2. The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989, 62nd) – $7,545,587 ($19,800,935 total)
  3. Parenthood (1989, 62nd) – $4,095,653 ($242,805,054 total)
  4. When Harry Met Sally… (1989, 62nd) – $3,025,702 ($235,394,263 total)
  5. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989, 62nd) – $2,512,970 ($6,042,008 total)
  6. Batman (1989, 62nd) – $813,469 ($673,228,115 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Batman (1989, 62nd): Art Direction [O]
  • Black Rain (1989, 62nd): Sound, Sound Effects
  • Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989, 62nd): Director, Supporting Actor (Martin Landau), Original Screenplay
  • The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989, 62nd): Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer), Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography
  • Parenthood (1989, 62nd): Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest), Original Song (“I Love To See You Smile”)
  • When Harry Met Sally… (1989, 62nd): Original Screenplay

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 19-21, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Places in the Heart (1984, 57th) – $3,133,493 ($13,391,742 total) {week 5}
  2. A Soldier’s Story (1984, 57th) – $1,578,635 ($7,198,464 total) {week 6}
  3. Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $1,743,706 ($211,132,507 total) {week 20}
  4. Purple Rain (1984, 57th) – $1,124,609 ($63,358,487 total) {week 13}
  5. The Karate Kid (1984, 57th) – $1,030,451 ($84,909,324 total) {week 18}
  6. Amadeus (1984, 57th) – $936,675 ($4,976,735 total) {week 5}
  7. Country (1984, 57th) – $825,657 ($1,873,364 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Places in the Heart (1984, 57th) – $10,053,290 ($42,965,172 total)
  2. A Soldier’s Story (1984, 57th) – $5,064,787 ($23,095,072 total)
  3. Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $5,594,390 ($677,383,460 total)
  4. Purple Rain (1984, 57th) – $3,608,121 ($203,275,146 total)
  5. The Karate Kid (1984, 57th) – $3,306,030 ($272,417,415 total)
  6. Amadeus (1984, 57th) – $3,005,166 ($15,967,025 total)
  7. Country (1984, 57th) – $2,648,983 ($6,010,376 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
  • 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