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 Nov. 9-11, 2018

Weekend Box Office:

2. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st) – $31,201,568 ($100,362,116 total) {week 2}
5. A Star Is Born (2018, 91st) – $8,105,163 ($178,115,551 total) {week 6}
13. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, 91st) – $1,442,422 ($3,577,399 total) {week 4}
16. First Man (2018, 91st) – $918,060 ($43,730,765 total) {week 5}
19. Free Solo (2018, 91st) – $758,127 ($8,143,743 total) {week 7}
30. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $122,819 ($608,276,278 total) {week 22}
37. Christopher Robin (2018, 91st) – $65,186 ($99,113,970 total) {week 15}
40. Border (2018, 91st) – $48,196 ($246,709 total) {week 3}
44. The Wife (2018, 91st) – $29,939 ($7,741,847 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st) – $35,791,041 ($115,124,491 total)
5. A Star Is Born (2018, 91st) – $9,297,360 ($204,314,765 total)
13. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, 91st) – $1,654,589 ($4,103,603 total)
16. First Man (2018, 91st) – $1,053,098 ($50,163,172 total)
19. Free Solo (2018, 91st) – $869,641 ($9,341,615 total)
30. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $140,885 ($697,748,310 total)
37. Christopher Robin (2018, 91st) – $74,774 ($113,692,754 total)
40. Border (2018, 91st) – $55,285 ($282,998 total)
44. The Wife (2018, 91st) – $34,343 ($8,880,604 total)

Oscar Details:

• Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st): Picture, Actor (Rami Malek), Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O]
• Border (2018, 91st): Makeup & Hairstyling
• 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 Nov. 8-10, 2013

Weekend Box Office:

2. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013, 86th) – $11,326,977 ($78,773,603 total) {week 3}
6. Gravity (2013, 86th) – $8,535,339 ($231,249,831 total) {week 6}
7. 12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th) – $6,675,731 ($17,421,312 total) {week 4}
8. Captain Phillips (2013, 86th) – $5,712,028 ($90,894,044 total) {week 5}
12. All Is Lost (2013, 86th) – $1,133,417 ($2,815,575 total) {week 4}
15. Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th) – $638,704 ($993,088 total) {week 2}
18. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $474,315 ($365,353,620 total) {week 19}
22. Prisoners (2013, 86th) – $179,076 ($60,269,088 total) {week 8}
30. The Book Thief (2013, 86th) – $105,005 ($105,005 total) {week 1}
37. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $82,244 ($32,519,480 total) {week 16}
64. The Square (2013, 86th) – $6,764 ($47,174 total) {week 3}
70. The Broken Circle Breakdown (2013, 86th) – $5,630 ($14,152 total) {week 2}
72. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $5,187 ($4,752,645 total) {week 22}
94. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $1,315 ($447,494 total) {week 17}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013, 86th) – $14,559,275 ($101,252,663 total)
6. Gravity (2013, 86th) – $10,971,008 ($297,239,943 total)
7. 12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th) – $8,580,737 ($22,392,707 total)
8. Captain Phillips (2013, 86th) – $7,342,029 ($116,831,828 total)
12. All Is Lost (2013, 86th) – $1,456,852 ($3,619,036 total)
15. Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th) – $820,966 ($1,276,478 total)
18. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $609,667 ($469,611,972 total)
22. Prisoners (2013, 86th) – $230,178 ($77,467,647 total)
30. The Book Thief (2013, 86th) – $134,970 ($134,970 total)
37. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $105,713 ($41,799,332 total)
64. The Square (2013, 86th) – $8,694 ($60,636 total)
70. The Broken Circle Breakdown (2013, 86th) – $7,237 ($18,190 total)
72. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $6,667 ($6,108,873 total)
94. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $1,690 ($575,192 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
• Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th): Actress (Cate Blanchett) [O], Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), Original Screenplay
• The Book Thief (2013, 86th): Original Score
• The Broken Circle Breakdown (2013, 86th): Foreign Language Film
• Captain Phillips (2013, 86th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Barkhad Abdi), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
• Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th): Picture, Actor (Matthew McConaughey) [O], Supporting Actor (Jared Leto) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling [O]
• Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Happy”)
• 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]
• Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013, 86th): Makeup and Hairstyling
• Prisoners (2013, 86th): Cinematography
• The Square (2013, 86th): Documentary Feature

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 7-9, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

4. Changeling (2008, 81st) – $7,252,940 ($20,559,497 total) {week 3}
15. Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st) – $1,505,507 ($5,415,820 total) {week 6}
21. The Duchess (2008, 81st) – $403,984 ($13,016,496 total) {week 8}
22. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, 81st) – $402,076 ($1,248,218 total) {week 5}
30. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $219,425 ($528,535,317 total) {week 17}
31. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $208,915 ($223,003,468 total) {week 20}
37. Tropic Thunder (2008, 81st) – $95,882 ($110,416,702 total) {week 13}
39. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $92,153 ($22,249,713 total) {week 13}
56. Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $24,649 ($2,812,485 total) {week 16}
63. Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $19,793 ($2,230,237 total) {week 15}
67. Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $13,229 ($444,753 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

4. Changeling (2008, 81st) – $10,556,159 ($29,922,945 total)
15. Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st) – $2,191,163 ($7,882,356 total)
21. The Duchess (2008, 81st) – $587,971 ($18,944,622 total)
22. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, 81st) – $585,194 ($1,816,696 total)
30. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $319,358 ($769,247,084 total)
31. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $304,062 ($324,566,329 total)
37. Tropic Thunder (2008, 81st) – $139,550 ($160,703,974 total)
39. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $134,122 ($32,382,939 total)
56. Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $35,875 ($4,093,380 total)
63. Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $28,807 ($3,245,958 total)
67. Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $19,254 ($647,308 total)

Oscar Details:

• Changeling (2008, 81st): Actress (Angelina Jolie), Cinematography, Art Direction
• 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]
• 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 Nov. 7-9, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

3. Brother Bear (2003, 76th) – $18,526,927 ($44,022,400 total) {week 3}
8. Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $4,787,247 ($40,435,817 total) {week 5}
13. Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $942,992 ($26,243,929 total) {week 9}
18. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $664,433 ($302,609,731 total) {week 18}
23. Pieces of April (2003, 76th) – $254,855 ($892,598 total) {week 4}
27. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $180,158 ($339,424,646 total) {week 24}
30. Seabiscuit (2003, 76th) – $133,590 ($119,749,905 total) {week 16}
56. American Splendor (2003, 76th) – $34,636 ($5,863,478 total) {week 13}
58. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $27,719 ($7,953,388 total) {week 17}
59. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $27,320 ($10,646,376 total) {week 30}
78. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $14,054 ($20,726,326 total) {week 23}
84. Thirteen (2003, 76th) – $10,563 ($4,553,870 total) {week 12}
100. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $5,296 ($459,299 total) {week 23}
101. City of God (2003, 76th) – $5,238 ($4,699,356 total) {week 43}
123. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $2,110 ($5,718,406 total) {week 28}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

3. Brother Bear (2003, 76th) – $32,107,195 ($76,290,892 total)
8. Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $8,296,307 ($70,075,338 total)
13. Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $1,634,207 ($45,480,772 total)
18. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $1,151,463 ($524,423,166 total)
23. Pieces of April (2003, 76th) – $441,664 ($1,546,874 total)
27. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $312,214 ($588,223,474 total)
30. Seabiscuit (2003, 76th) – $231,512 ($207,526,784 total)
56. American Splendor (2003, 76th) – $60,024 ($10,161,417 total)
58. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $48,037 ($13,783,235 total)
59. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $47,346 ($18,450,187 total)
78. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $24,356 ($35,918,757 total)
84. Thirteen (2003, 76th) – $18,306 ($7,891,864 total)
100. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $9,178 ($795,966 total)
101. City of God (2003, 76th) – $9,077 ($8,143,992 total)
123. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $3,657 ($9,910,007 total)

Oscar Details:

• American Splendor (2003, 76th): Adapted Screenplay
• Brother Bear (2003, 76th): Animated 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]
• 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 Nov. 6-8, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

3. Pleasantville (1998, 71st) – $5,593,743 ($26,184,082 total) {week 3}
12. Beloved (1998, 71st) – $1,477,904 ($21,137,134 total) {week 4}
13. What Dreams May Come (1998, 71st) – $1,467,445 ($52,914,130 total) {week 6}
14. Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $837,093 ($1,704,031 total) {week 3}
15. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $448,234 ($190,373,184 total) {week 16}
16. Velvet Goldmine (1998, 71st) – $301,787 ($301,787 total) {week 1}
17. Elizabeth (1998, 71st) – $275,131 ($275,131 total) {week 1}
999. American History X (1998, 71st) – $153,225 ($433,359 total) {week 2}
999. Gods and Monsters (1998, 71st) – $75,508 ($99,052 total) {week 1}
999. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $47,415 ($47,415 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

3. Pleasantville (1998, 71st) – $12,463,670 ($58,341,931 total)
12. Beloved (1998, 71st) – $3,292,984 ($47,096,599 total)
13. What Dreams May Come (1998, 71st) – $3,269,680 ($117,900,354 total)
14. Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $1,865,165 ($3,796,828 total)
15. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $998,730 ($424,179,056 total)
16. Velvet Goldmine (1998, 71st) – $672,425 ($672,425 total)
17. Elizabeth (1998, 71st) – $613,032 ($613,032 total)
999. American History X (1998, 71st) – $341,408 ($965,587 total)
999. Gods and Monsters (1998, 71st) – $168,243 ($220,702 total)
999. The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $105,647 ($105,647 total)

Oscar Details:

• American History X (1998, 71st): Actor (Edward Norton)
• Beloved (1998, 71st): Costume Design
• Elizabeth (1998, 71st): Picture, Actress (Cate Blanchett), Original Dramatic Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup
• Gods and Monsters (1998, 71st): Actor (Ian McKellen), Supporting Actress (Lynn Redgrave), Adapted Screenplay [O]
• Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st): Picture, Director, Actor (Roberto Benigni) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score [O], Film Editing, Foreign Language Film [O]
• Pleasantville (1998, 71st): Original Dramatic Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
• The Red Violin (1999, 72nd): Original Score [O]
• 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]
• Velvet Goldmine (1998, 71st): Costume Design
• What Dreams May Come (1998, 71st): Art Direction, Visual Effects [O]

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 5-7, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

1. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, 66th) – $7,684,284 ($26,705,704 total) {week 4}
11. Fearless (1993, 66th) – $1,973,961 ($3,841,582 total) {week 4}
13. The Remains of the Day (1993, 66th) – $1,528,982 ($1,528,982 total) {week 1}
14. The Age of Innocence (1993, 66th) – $1,351,609 ($29,022,595 total) {week 8}
999. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $404,685 ($329,955,860 total) {week 22}
999. The War Room (1993, 66th) – $15,264 ($21,446 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, 66th) – $19,396,321 ($67,409,325 total)
11. Fearless (1993, 66th) – $4,982,583 ($9,696,747 total)
13. The Remains of the Day (1993, 66th) – $3,859,387 ($3,859,387 total)
14. The Age of Innocence (1993, 66th) – $3,411,670 ($73,257,516 total)
999. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $1,021,488 ($832,859,598 total)
999. The War Room (1993, 66th) – $38,529 ($54,133 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Age of Innocence (1993, 66th): Supporting Actress (Winona Ryder), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design [O]
• Fearless (1993, 66th): Supporting Actress (Rosie Perez)
• Jurassic Park (1993, 66th): Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
• The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, 66th): Visual Effects
• The Remains of the Day (1993, 66th): Picture, Director, Anthony Hopkins, Actress (Emma Thompson), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
• The War Room (1993, 66th): Documentary Feature

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 4-6, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

4. The Accused (1988, 61st) – $2,637,635 ($17,923,172 total) {week 4}
9. Gorillas in the Mist (1988, 61st) – $1,373,140 ($19,783,055 total) {week 7}
999. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, 61st) – $85,594 ($7,955,809 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

4. The Accused (1988, 61st) – $6,706,396 ($45,571,082 total)
9. Gorillas in the Mist (1988, 61st) – $3,491,317 ($50,299,982 total)
999. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, 61st) – $217,630 ($20,228,273 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Accused (1988, 61st): Actress (Jodie Foster) [O]
• Gorillas in the Mist (1988, 61st): Actress (Sigourney Weaver), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Sound
• The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, 61st): Director

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 11-13, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

1. The Big Chill (1983, 56th) – $2,929,243 ($29,078,324 total) {week 7}
7. The Right Stuff (1983, 56th) – $1,373,154 ($7,572,268 total) {week 4}
8. Educating Rita (1983, 56th) – $1,223,070 ($5,163,104 total) {week 8}
9. Nevery Cry Wolf (1983, 56th) – $1,116,437 ($7,909,790 total) {week 6}
999. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $386,618 ($243,109,157 total) {week 25}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. The Big Chill (1983, 56th) – $9,717,647 ($96,466,186 total)
7. The Right Stuff (1983, 56th) – $4,555,384 ($25,120,699 total)
8. Educating Rita (1983, 56th) – $4,057,486 ($17,128,393 total)
9. Nevery Cry Wolf (1983, 56th) – $3,703,735 ($26,240,414 total)
999. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $1,282,590 ($806,504,981 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Big Chill (1983, 56th): Picture, Supporting Actress (Glenn Close), Original Screenplay
• Educating Rita (1983, 56th): Actor (Michael Caine), Actress (Julie Walters), Adapted Screenplay
• Nevery Cry Wolf (1983, 56th): Sound
• 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]