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. 16-18, 2018

Weekend Box Office:

3. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st) – $16,042,965 ($128,228,824 total) {week 3}
7. A Star Is Born (2018, 91st) – $4,293,663 ($185,784,570 total) {week 7}
13. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, 91st) – $893,180 ($5,071,365 total) {week 5}
18. Free Solo (2018, 91st) – $467,510 ($8,981,989 total) {week 8}
21. Green Book (2018, 91st) – $320,429 ($320,429 total) {week 1}
22. First Man (2018, 91st) – $243,790 ($44,345,100 total) {week 6}
31. At Eternity’s Gate (2018, 91st) – $92,855 ($92,855 total) {week 1}
33. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $80,805 ($608,401,000 total) {week 23}
38. Border (2018, 91st) – $59,775 ($343,943 total) {week 4}
43. Christopher Robin (2018, 91st) – $33,111 ($99,172,010 total) {week 16}
49. The Wife (2018, 91st) – $13,583 ($7,768,601 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

3. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st) – $18,402,743 ($147,090,144 total)
7. A Star Is Born (2018, 91st) – $4,925,223 ($213,111,828 total)
13. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, 91st) – $1,024,559 ($5,817,318 total)
18. Free Solo (2018, 91st) – $536,277 ($10,303,160 total)
21. Green Book (2018, 91st) – $367,561 ($367,561 total)
22. First Man (2018, 91st) – $279,649 ($50,867,870 total)
31. At Eternity’s Gate (2018, 91st) – $106,513 ($106,513 total)
33. Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $92,691 ($697,891,378 total)
38. Border (2018, 91st) – $68,567 ($394,534 total)
43. Christopher Robin (2018, 91st) – $37,981 ($113,759,331 total)
49. The Wife (2018, 91st) – $15,581 ($8,911,293 total)

Oscar Details:

• At Eternity’s Gate (2018, 91st): Actor (Willem Dafoe)
• 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]
• Green Book (2018, 91st): Picture [O], Actor (Viggo Mortensen), Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing
• 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. 15-17, 2013

Weekend Box Office:

5. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013, 86th) – $7,421,536 ($89,953,174 total) {week 4}
6. Gravity (2013, 86th) – $6,104,096 ($240,379,710 total) {week 7}
8. 12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th) – $4,604,706 ($24,853,491 total) {week 5}
9. Captain Phillips (2013, 86th) – $4,385,218 ($97,502,676 total) {week 6}
12. Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th) – $1,751,359 ($3,012,295 total) {week 3}
14. All Is Lost (2013, 86th) – $920,986 ($4,241,928 total) {week 5}
18. The Book Thief (2013, 86th) – $420,532 ($564,050 total) {week 2}
19. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $417,850 ($365,943,520 total) {week 20}
22. Prisoners (2013, 86th) – $241,659 ($60,583,728 total) {week 9}
26. Nebraska (2013, 86th) – $140,401 ($140,401 total) {week 1}
38. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $63,433 ($32,616,613 total) {week 17}
51. The Great Beauty (2013, 86th) – $23,442 ($23,442 total) {week 1}
58. The Broken Circle Breakdown (2013, 86th) – $12,800 ($30,700 total) {week 3}
73. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $6,574 ($4,763,867 total) {week 23}
84. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $2,313 ($449,918 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

5. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013, 86th) – $9,539,367 ($115,622,468 total)
6. Gravity (2013, 86th) – $7,845,978 ($308,975,150 total)
8. 12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th) – $5,918,718 ($31,945,754 total)
9. Captain Phillips (2013, 86th) – $5,636,596 ($125,326,318 total)
12. Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th) – $2,251,132 ($3,871,892 total)
14. All Is Lost (2013, 86th) – $1,183,801 ($5,452,417 total)
18. The Book Thief (2013, 86th) – $540,536 ($725,009 total)
19. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $537,089 ($470,370,207 total)
22. Prisoners (2013, 86th) – $310,620 ($77,872,074 total)
26. Nebraska (2013, 86th) – $180,466 ($180,466 total)
38. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $81,534 ($41,924,183 total)
51. The Great Beauty (2013, 86th) – $30,131 ($30,131 total)
58. The Broken Circle Breakdown (2013, 86th) – $16,453 ($39,461 total)
73. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $8,450 ($6,123,298 total)
84. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $2,973 ($578,308 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]
• The Great Beauty (2013, 86th): Foreign Language Film [O]
• Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013, 86th): Makeup and Hairstyling
• Nebraska (2013, 86th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Bruce Dern), Supporting Actress (June Squibb), Original Screenplay, Cinematography
• Prisoners (2013, 86th): Cinematography

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 14-16, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

5. Changeling (2008, 81st) – $4,254,080 ($27,631,772 total) {week 4}
14. Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st) – $1,051,365 ($6,945,965 total) {week 7}
18. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $502,334 ($529,143,070 total) {week 18}
23. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, 81st) – $370,651 ($1,760,854 total) {week 6}
24. Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st) – $360,018 ($427,715 total) {week 1}
27. The Duchess (2008, 81st) – $236,779 ($13,445,348 total) {week 9}
31. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $192,392 ($223,280,427 total) {week 21}
43. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $55,950 ($22,345,826 total) {week 14}
58. Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $16,953 ($2,839,724 total) {week 17}
61. Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $15,562 ($2,261,468 total) {week 16}
82. Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $4,806 ($460,102 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

5. Changeling (2008, 81st) – $6,191,523 ($40,216,158 total)
14. Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st) – $1,530,190 ($10,109,378 total)
18. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $731,113 ($770,131,627 total)
23. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, 81st) – $539,457 ($2,562,803 total)
24. Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st) – $523,982 ($622,510 total)
27. The Duchess (2008, 81st) – $344,616 ($19,568,786 total)
31. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $280,013 ($324,969,424 total)
43. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $81,431 ($32,522,825 total)
58. Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $24,674 ($4,133,024 total)
61. Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $22,649 ($3,291,412 total)
82. Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $6,995 ($669,647 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)
• Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st): Picture [O], Director [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Song (“Jai Ho”) [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing
• 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. 14-16, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

2. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, 76th) – $25,105,990 ($25,105,990 total) {week 1}
4. Brother Bear (2003, 76th) – $12,056,067 ($63,057,769 total) {week 4}
9. Tupac: Resurrection (2004, 77th) – $4,632,847 ($4,632,847 total) {week 1}
10. Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $3,244,465 ($45,568,765 total) {week 6}
15. Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $706,284 ($27,310,371 total) {week 10}
16. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $604,338 ($303,581,609 total) {week 19}
24. Pieces of April (2003, 76th) – $247,652 ($1,244,366 total) {week 5}
31. Seabiscuit (2003, 76th) – $104,385 ($119,912,875 total) {week 17}
32. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $103,796 ($339,590,785 total) {week 25}
44. American Splendor (2003, 76th) – $39,250 ($5,918,942 total) {week 14}
45. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $37,929 ($50,504 total) {week 1}
59. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $20,687 ($10,692,190 total) {week 31}
63. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $16,402 ($7,980,378 total) {week 18}
73. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $13,319 ($20,759,517 total) {week 24}
78. City of God (2003, 76th) – $9,053 ($4,714,214 total) {week 44}
84. Thirteen (2003, 76th) – $7,616 ($4,568,251 total) {week 13}
93. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $3,545 ($469,420 total) {week 24}
113. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $1,230 ($5,722,872 total) {week 29}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, 76th) – $43,508,722 ($43,508,722 total)
4. Brother Bear (2003, 76th) – $20,893,184 ($109,279,218 total)
9. Tupac: Resurrection (2004, 77th) – $8,028,732 ($8,028,732 total)
10. Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $5,622,663 ($78,970,745 total)
15. Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $1,223,991 ($47,328,918 total)
16. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $1,047,319 ($526,107,432 total)
24. Pieces of April (2003, 76th) – $429,181 ($2,156,488 total)
31. Seabiscuit (2003, 76th) – $180,899 ($207,809,211 total)
32. Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $179,879 ($588,511,394 total)
44. American Splendor (2003, 76th) – $68,020 ($10,257,536 total)
45. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $65,731 ($87,524 total)
59. Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $35,851 ($18,529,583 total)
63. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $28,425 ($13,830,008 total)
73. Whale Rider (2003, 76th) – $23,082 ($35,976,277 total)
78. City of God (2003, 76th) – $15,689 ($8,169,741 total)
84. Thirteen (2003, 76th) – $13,199 ($7,916,787 total)
93. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $6,143 ($813,506 total)
113. Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $2,132 ($9,917,747 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]
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, 76th): Picture, Director, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects
• My Architect (2003, 76th): Documentary Feature
• 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)
• Tupac: Resurrection (2004, 77th): Documentary Feature
• 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. 13-15, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

7. Pleasantville (1998, 71st) – $3,675,133 ($31,647,228 total) {week 4}
14. Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $852,187 ($2,933,305 total) {week 4}
999. American History X (1998, 71st) – $232,374 ($748,245 total) {week 3}
999. Elizabeth (1998, 71st) – $342,702 ($760,604 total) {week 2}
999. Gods and Monsters (1998, 71st) – $65,478 ($201,306 total) {week 2}
999. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $9,613 ($190,649,028 total) {week 17}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

7. Pleasantville (1998, 71st) – $8,188,729 ($70,514,612 total)
14. Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $1,898,796 ($6,535,829 total)
999. American History X (1998, 71st) – $517,763 ($1,667,198 total)
999. Elizabeth (1998, 71st) – $763,590 ($1,694,736 total)
999. Gods and Monsters (1998, 71st) – $145,894 ($448,539 total)
999. Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $21,419 ($424,793,676 total)

Oscar Details:

• American History X (1998, 71st): Actor (Edward Norton)
• 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
• 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]

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 12-14, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

4. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, 66th) – $5,470,410 ($34,527,948 total) {week 5}
11. The Remains of the Day (1993, 66th) – $1,775,890 ($4,003,813 total) {week 2}
15. Fearless (1993, 66th) – $970,549 ($5,542,761 total) {week 5}
999. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $311,645 ($330,422,595 total) {week 23}
999. The Piano (1993, 66th) – $151,419 ($151,419 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

4. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, 66th) – $13,808,161 ($87,153,878 total)
11. The Remains of the Day (1993, 66th) – $4,482,621 ($10,106,243 total)
15. Fearless (1993, 66th) – $2,449,816 ($13,990,786 total)
999. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $786,640 ($834,037,710 total)
999. The Piano (1993, 66th) – $382,205 ($382,205 total)

Oscar Details:

• 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 Piano (1993, 66th): Picture, Director, Actress (Holly Hunter) [O], Supporting Actress (Anna Paquin) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design
• The Remains of the Day (1993, 66th): Picture, Director, Anthony Hopkins, Actress (Emma Thompson), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 11-13, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

6. The Accused (1988, 61st) – $2,412,648 ($21,347,937 total) {week 5}
8. A Cry in the Dark (1988, 61st) – $1,561,793 ($1,561,793 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

6. The Accused (1988, 61st) – $6,134,348 ($54,278,818 total)
8. A Cry in the Dark (1988, 61st) – $3,970,982 ($3,970,982 total)

Oscar Details:

• 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 Piano (1993, 66th): Picture, Director, Actress (Holly Hunter) [O], Supporting Actress (Anna Paquin) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design
• The Remains of the Day (1993, 66th): Picture, Director, Anthony Hopkins, Actress (Emma Thompson), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 18-20, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

2. The Big Chill (1983, 56th) – $2,204,754 ($31,869,358 total) {week 8}
11. The Right Stuff (1983, 56th) – $927,452 ($8,793,624 total) {week 5}
13. Educating Rita (1983, 56th) – $853,385 ($6,331,225 total) {week 9}
999. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $259,244 ($243,457,864 total) {week 26}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. The Big Chill (1983, 56th) – $7,314,184 ($105,725,331 total)
11. The Right Stuff (1983, 56th) – $3,076,785 ($29,172,499 total)
13. Educating Rita (1983, 56th) – $2,831,071 ($21,003,588 total)
999. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $860,032 ($807,661,803 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Accused (1988, 61st): Actress (Jodie Foster) [O]
• A Cry in the Dark (1988, 61st): Actress (Meryl Streep)