Box Office History (Week 48, 2023)

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. 30-Dec. 2, 2018

Weekend Box Office:

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018, 91st) – $25,566,945 ($119,105,178 total) {week 2}
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st) – $8,008,587 ($164,331,737 total) {week 5}
Green Book (2018, 91st) – $3,931,220 ($14,045,711 total) {week 3}
A Star Is Born (2018, 91st) – $1,829,567 ($193,747,003 total) {week 9}
The Favourite (2018, 91st) – $1,072,282 ($1,646,592 total) {week 2}
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, 91st) – $338,735 ($6,580,505 total) {week 7}
Free Solo (2018, 91st) – $288,035 ($10,116,918 total) {week 10}
At Eternity’s Gate (2018, 91st) – $186,249 ($675,833 total) {week 3}
Shoplifters (2018, 91st) – $97,588 ($229,848 total) {week 2}
Border (2018, 91st) – $81,407 ($575,732 total) {week 6}
First Man (2018, 91st) – $75,040 ($44,682,655 total) {week 8}
Mirai (2018, 91st) – $63,325 ($273,586 total) {week 1}
Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $29,342 ($608,546,980 total) {week 25}
The Wife (2018, 91st) – $846 ($7,788,275 total) {week 15}
Of Fathers and Sons (2018, 91st) – $130 ($6,127 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018, 91st) – $29,327,615 ($136,624,491 total)
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st) – $9,186,579 ($188,503,474 total)
Green Book (2018, 91st) – $4,509,468 ($16,111,710 total)
A Star Is Born (2018, 91st) – $2,098,680 ($222,245,464 total)
The Favourite (2018, 91st) – $1,230,005 ($1,888,791 total)
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, 91st) – $388,560 ($7,548,439 total)
Free Solo (2018, 91st) – $330,402 ($11,605,027 total)
At Eternity’s Gate (2018, 91st) – $213,645 ($775,242 total)
Shoplifters (2018, 91st) – $111,942 ($263,657 total)
Border (2018, 91st) – $93,381 ($660,417 total)
First Man (2018, 91st) – $86,078 ($51,255,076 total)
Mirai (2018, 91st) – $72,640 ($313,828 total)
Incredibles 2 (2018, 91st) – $33,658 ($698,058,830 total)
The Wife (2018, 91st) – $970 ($8,933,861 total)
Of Fathers and Sons (2018, 91st) – $149 ($7,028 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
The Favourite (2018, 91st): Picture, Directing, Actress (Olivia Colman) [O], Supporting Actress (Emma Stone), Supporting Actress (Rachel Weisz), Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design
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
Mirai (2018, 91st): Animated Feature
Of Fathers and Sons (2018, 91st): Documentary Feature
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018, 91st): Animated Feature
Shoplifters (2018, 91st): Foreign Language Film
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. 29-Dec. 1, 2013

Weekend Box Office:

Frozen (2013, 86th) – $67,391,326 ($93,933,226 total) {week 2}
The Book Thief (2013, 86th) – $4,864,861 ($7,864,920 total) {week 4}
Philomena (2013, 86th) – $3,676,001 ($4,637,419 total) {week 2}
Gravity (2013, 86th) – $2,556,188 ($249,699,049 total) {week 9}
Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th) – $2,517,176 ($10,215,704 total) {week 5}
12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th) – $2,305,038 ($33,155,242 total) {week 7}
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013, 86th) – $176,642 ($98,779,629 total) {week 6}
Captain Phillips (2013, 86th) – $1,148,004 ($102,723,955 total) {week 8}
Nebraska (2013, 86th) – $730,965 ($1,479,331 total) {week 3}
Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $340,160 ($366,932,480 total) {week 22}
All Is Lost (2013, 86th) – $193,252 ($5,306,145 total) {week 7}
The Great Beauty (2013, 86th) – $133,051 ($255,164 total) {week 3}
Prisoners (2013, 86th) – $92,698 ($60,962,878 total) {week 11}
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013, 86th) – $84,283 ($84,283 total) {week 1}
Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $37,602 ($32,744,634 total) {week 19}
20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $2,608 ($4,774,371 total) {week 25}
The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $324 ($451,157 total) {week 20}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Frozen (2013, 86th) – $86,622,307 ($120,738,279 total)
The Book Thief (2013, 86th) – $6,253,112 ($10,109,276 total)
Philomena (2013, 86th) – $4,724,995 ($5,960,766 total)
Gravity (2013, 86th) – $3,285,629 ($320,953,882 total)
Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th) – $3,235,485 ($13,130,886 total)
12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th) – $2,962,810 ($42,616,516 total)
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013, 86th) – $227,049 ($126,967,666 total)
Captain Phillips (2013, 86th) – $1,475,602 ($132,037,556 total)
Nebraska (2013, 86th) – $939,555 ($1,901,477 total)
Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $437,229 ($471,641,380 total)
All Is Lost (2013, 86th) – $248,399 ($6,820,322 total)
The Great Beauty (2013, 86th) – $171,019 ($327,978 total)
Prisoners (2013, 86th) – $119,151 ($78,359,419 total)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013, 86th) – $108,334 ($108,334 total)
Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $48,332 ($42,088,736 total)
20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $3,352 ($6,136,799 total)
The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $416 ($579,900 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
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”)
Frozen (2013, 86th): Animated Feature [O], Original Song (“Let It Go”) [O]
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
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013, 86th): Original Song (“Ordinary Love”)
Nebraska (2013, 86th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Bruce Dern), Supporting Actress (June Squibb), Original Screenplay, Cinematography
Philomena (2013, 86th): Picture, Actress (Judi Dench), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
Prisoners (2013, 86th): Cinematography

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 28-30, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

Bolt (2008, 81st) – $26,581,002 ($66,848,840 total) {week 2}
Australia (2008, 81st) – $14,800,723 ($20,004,456 total) {week 1}
Milk (2008, 81st) – $1,453,844 ($1,941,472 total) {week 1}
Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st) – $1,346,039 ($3,544,374 total) {week 3}
Changeling (2008, 81st) – $1,207,240 ($33,849,632 total) {week 6}
Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st) – $530,210 ($8,802,274 total) {week 9}
The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $343,366 ($530,258,989 total) {week 20}
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, 81st) – $289,208 ($2,641,426 total) {week 8}
WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $116,758 ($223,641,119 total) {week 23}
The Duchess (2008, 81st) – $46,483 ($13,759,842 total) {week 11}
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $43,433 ($22,478,183 total) {week 16}
Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $12,366 ($2,882,536 total) {week 19}
Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $3,189 ($2,284,536 total) {week 18}
The Betrayal (2008, 81st) – $2,554 ($10,648 total) {week 2}
Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $1,816 ($470,844 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Bolt (2008, 81st) – $38,686,834 ($97,293,925 total)
Australia (2008, 81st) – $21,541,442 ($29,115,121 total)
Milk (2008, 81st) – $2,115,971 ($2,825,680 total)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st) – $1,959,068 ($5,158,594 total)
Changeling (2008, 81st) – $1,757,055 ($49,265,829 total)
Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st) – $771,684 ($12,811,109 total)
The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $499,746 ($771,755,771 total)
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, 81st) – $420,923 ($3,844,415 total)
WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $169,933 ($325,494,386 total)
The Duchess (2008, 81st) – $67,653 ($20,026,511 total)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $63,214 ($32,715,461 total)
Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $17,998 ($4,195,334 total)
Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $4,641 ($3,324,986 total)
The Betrayal (2008, 81st) – $3,717 ($15,497 total)
Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $2,643 ($685,281 total)

Oscar Details:

Australia (2008, 81st): Costume Design
The Betrayal (2008, 81st): Documentary Feature
Bolt (2008, 81st): Animated Feature
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]
Milk (2008, 81st): Picture, Director, Actor (Sean Penn) [O], Supporting Actor (Josh Brolin), Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Costume Design
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. 28-30, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, 76th) – $12,048,731 ($66,632,517 total) {week 3}
Brother Bear (2003, 76th) – $4,872,344 ($77,695,232 total) {week 6}
Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $1,610,234 ($50,948,862 total) {week 8}
21 Grams (2003, 76th) – $988,321 ($1,598,378 total) {week 2}
Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $544,363 ($28,901,635 total) {week 12}
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $430,070 ($304,879,615 total) {week 21}
Tupac: Resurrection (2004, 77th) – $397,968 ($7,474,524 total) {week 3}
Pieces of April (2003, 76th) – $254,799 ($1,962,946 total) {week 7}
In America (2003, 76th) – $205,229 ($260,353 total) {week 1}
The Cooler (2003, 76th) – $128,973 ($171,621 total) {week 1}
The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $108,080 ($143,762 total) {week 1}
Seabiscuit (2003, 76th) – $71,540 ($120,147,445 total) {week 19}
My Architect (2003, 76th) – $43,265 ($184,629 total) {week 3}
Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $17,845 ($339,703,580 total) {week 27}
American Splendor (2003, 76th) – $16,718 ($6,003,587 total) {week 16}
Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $15,044 ($10,736,058 total) {week 33}
Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $10,079 ($8,018,335 total) {week 20}
Thirteen (2003, 76th) – $4,963 ($4,589,737 total) {week 15}
City of God (2003, 76th) – $3,209 ($4,741,076 total) {week 46}
The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $2,354 ($483,010 total) {week 26}
Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $605 ($5,727,803 total) {week 31}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, 76th) – $20,880,471 ($115,474,262 total)
Brother Bear (2003, 76th) – $8,443,780 ($134,645,966 total)
Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $2,790,538 ($88,294,462 total)
21 Grams (2003, 76th) – $1,712,762 ($2,769,992 total)
Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $943,382 ($50,086,581 total)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $745,312 ($528,356,878 total)
Tupac: Resurrection (2004, 77th) – $689,679 ($12,953,362 total)
Pieces of April (2003, 76th) – $441,567 ($3,401,789 total)
In America (2003, 76th) – $355,662 ($451,192 total)
The Cooler (2003, 76th) – $223,510 ($297,419 total)
The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $187,303 ($249,140 total)
Seabiscuit (2003, 76th) – $123,979 ($208,215,721 total)
My Architect (2003, 76th) – $74,978 ($319,962 total)
Finding Nemo (2003, 76th) – $30,925 ($588,706,867 total)
American Splendor (2003, 76th) – $28,972 ($10,404,226 total)
Winged Migration (2002, 75th) – $26,071 ($18,605,606 total)
Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $17,467 ($13,895,788 total)
Thirteen (2003, 76th) – $8,601 ($7,954,022 total)
City of God (2003, 76th) – $5,561 ($8,216,293 total)
The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $4,079 ($837,057 total)
Spellbound (2002, 75th) – $1,048 ($9,926,292 total)

Oscar Details:

21 Grams (2003, 76th): Actress (Naomi Watts), Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro)
American Splendor (2003, 76th): Adapted Screenplay
Brother Bear (2003, 76th): Animated Feature
City of God (2003, 76th): Director, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography
The Cooler (2003, 76th): Supporting Actor (Alec Baldwin)
Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th): Original Screenplay
Finding Nemo (2003, 76th): Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score, Sound Film Editing
In America (2003, 76th): Actress (Samantha Morton), Supporting Actor (Djimon Hounsou), Original Screenplay
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)
The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Belleville Rendez-vous”)
Tupac: Resurrection (2004, 77th): Documentary Feature
The Weather Underground (2003, 76th): Documentary Feature
Winged Migration (2002, 75th): Documentary Feature

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 27-29, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

A Bug’s Life (1998, 71st) – $33,258,052 ($46,111,456 total) {week 2}
Babe: Pig in the City (1998, 71st) – $6,162,640 ($8,200,515 total) {week 1}
Elizabeth (1998, 71st) – $3,391,187 ($6,958,276 total) {week 4}
Pleasantville (1998, 71st) – $1,204,095 ($36,720,568 total) {week 6}
American History X (1998, 71st) – $989,684 ($4,001,063 total) {week 5}
Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $871,072 ($5,248,338 total) {week 6}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

A Bug’s Life (1998, 71st) – $74,103,762 ($102,743,010 total)
Babe: Pig in the City (1998, 71st) – $13,731,255 ($18,271,936 total)
Elizabeth (1998, 71st) – $7,556,056 ($15,504,048 total)
Pleasantville (1998, 71st) – $2,682,898 ($81,818,750 total)
American History X (1998, 71st) – $2,205,159 ($8,914,948 total)
Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $1,940,875 ($11,694,058 total)

Oscar Details:

American History X (1998, 71st): Actor (Edward Norton)
Babe: Pig in the City (1998, 71st): Original Song (“That’ll Do”)
A Bug’s Life (1998, 71st): Original Musical or Comedy Score
Elizabeth (1998, 71st): Picture, Actress (Cate Blanchett), Original Dramatic Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup
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

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 26-28, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, 66th) – $20,468,847 ($27,558,032 total) {week 1}
Addams Family Values (1993, 66th) – $10,650,625 ($30,235,417 total) {week 2}
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, 66th) – $3,328,681 ($43,682,814 total) {week 7}
The Piano (1993, 66th) – $2,446,752 ($5,177,499 total) {week 3}
The Remains of the Day (1993, 66th) – $2,200,701 ($10,702,678 total) {week 4}
Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $1,855,720 ($333,307,310 total) {week 25}
Children of Fate (1993, 66th) – $1,099 ($1,489 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, 66th) – $51,666,534 ($69,560,733 total)
Addams Family Values (1993, 66th) – $26,883,824 ($76,318,867 total)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, 66th) – $8,402,105 ($110,262,175 total)
The Piano (1993, 66th) – $6,175,980 ($13,068,808 total)
The Remains of the Day (1993, 66th) – $5,554,910 ($27,015,214 total)
Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $4,684,124 ($841,319,176 total)
Children of Fate (1993, 66th) – $2,774 ($3,758 total)

Oscar Details:

Addams Family Values (1993, 66th): Art Direction
Children of Fate (1993, 66th): Documentary Feature
Jurassic Park (1993, 66th): Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, 66th): Makeup [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. 25-27, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

Scrooged (1988, 61st) – $13,027,842 ($18,548,158 total) {week 1}
The Accused (1988, 61st) – $1,600,449 ($26,601,440 total) {week 7}
A Cry in the Dark (1988, 61st) – $914,190 ($4,552,759 total) {week 3}
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $721,424 ($148,375,903 total) {week 23}
Buster (1988, 61st) – $265,038 ($350,071 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Scrooged (1988, 61st) – $33,124,318 ($47,160,158 total)
The Accused (1988, 61st) – $4,069,268 ($67,636,265 total)
A Cry in the Dark (1988, 61st) – $2,324,400 ($11,575,750 total)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, 61st) – $1,834,278 ($377,257,466 total)
Buster (1988, 61st) – $673,880 ($890,083 total)

Oscar Details:

The Accused (1988, 61st): Actress (Jodie Foster) [O]
Buster (1988, 61st): Original Song (“Two Hearts”)
A Cry in the Dark (1988, 61st): Actress (Meryl Streep)
Scrooged (1988, 61st): Makeup
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 Dec. 2-4, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

Terms of Endearment (1983, 56th) – $3,125,453 ($8,949,207 total) {week 2}
The Big Chill (1983, 56th) – $2,037,252 ($38,587,201 total) {week 10}
Educating Rita (1983, 56th) – $753,983 ($8,741,012 total) {week 11}
The Right Stuff (1983, 56th) – $681,997 ($11,378,193 total) {week 7}
Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $239,932 ($244,354,181 total) {week 28}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Terms of Endearment (1983, 56th) – $10,368,566 ($29,688,639 total)
The Big Chill (1983, 56th) – $6,758,503 ($128,011,508 total)
Educating Rita (1983, 56th) – $2,501,309 ($28,997,960 total)
The Right Stuff (1983, 56th) – $2,262,498 ($37,746,704 total)
Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $795,965 ($810,635,299 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
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]
Terms of Endearment (1983, 56th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actress (Shirley MacLaine) [O], Actress (Debra Winger), Supporting Actor (John Lithgow), Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Art Direction, Sound