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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 Dec. 13-15, 2019

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Frozen II (2019, 92nd) – $19,072,948 ($366,433,020 total) {week 4}
  2. Knives Out (2019, 92nd) – $9,138,699 ($78,815,947 total) {week 3}
  3. Richard Jewell (2019, 92nd) – $4,705,265 ($4,705,265 total) {week 1}
  4. Ford v Ferrari (2019, 92nd) – $4,080,749 ($98,185,543 total) {week 5}
  5. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019, 92nd) – $3,276,920 ($49,251,811 total) {week 4}
  6. Parasite (2019, 92nd) – $632,485 ($20,357,203 total) {week 10}
  7. Joker (2019, 92nd) – $472,341 ($333,042,715 total) {week 11}
  8. Harriet (2019, 92nd) – $424,685 ($41,747,850 total) {week 7}
  9. Jojo Rabbit (2019, 92nd) – $372,306 ($19,979,070 total) {week 9}
  10. Bombshell (2019, 92nd) – $319,157 ($319,157 total) {week 1}
  11. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019, 92nd) – $165,753 ($112,722,384 total) {week 9}
  12. Pain and Glory (2019, 92nd) – $48,635 ($3,695,666 total) {week 10}
  13. The Lighthouse (2019, 92nd) – $48,437 ($10,627,265 total) {week 9}
  14. Judy (2019, 92nd) – $19,319 ($23,976,278 total) {week 12}
  15. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd) – $9,929 ($141,047,060 total) {week 21}
  16. Better Days (2020, 93rd) – $1,488 ($1,921,657 total) {week 6}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Frozen II (2019, 92nd) – $22,446,111 ($431,238,860 total)
  2. Knives Out (2019, 92nd) – $10,754,932 ($92,755,012 total)
  3. Richard Jewell (2019, 92nd) – $5,537,419 ($5,537,419 total)
  4. Ford v Ferrari (2019, 92nd) – $4,802,454 ($115,550,235 total)
  5. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019, 92nd) – $3,856,463 ($57,962,284 total)
  6. Parasite (2019, 92nd) – $744,344 ($23,957,494 total)
  7. Joker (2019, 92nd) – $555,877 ($391,943,283 total)
  8. Harriet (2019, 92nd) – $499,793 ($49,131,203 total)
  9. Jojo Rabbit (2019, 92nd) – $438,151 ($23,512,486 total)
  10. Bombshell (2019, 92nd) – $375,602 ($375,602 total)
  11. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019, 92nd) – $195,067 ($132,658,002 total)
  12. Pain and Glory (2019, 92nd) – $57,236 ($4,349,266 total)
  13. The Lighthouse (2019, 92nd) – $57,003 ($12,506,759 total)
  14. Judy (2019, 92nd) – $22,736 ($28,216,624 total)
  15. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd) – $11,685 ($165,992,064 total)
  16. Better Days (2020, 93rd) – $1,751 ($2,261,513 total)

Oscar Details:

  • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019, 92nd): Supporting Actor (Tom Hanks)
  • Better Days (2020, 93rd): International Feature
  • Bombshell (2019, 92nd): Actress (Charlize Theron), Supporting Actress (Margot Robbie), Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling [O]
  • Ford v Ferrari (2019, 92nd): Picture, Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing [O]
  • Frozen II (2019, 92nd): Original Song (“Into the Unknown”)
  • Harriet (2019, 92nd): Actress (Cynthia Erivo), Original Song (“Stand Up”)
  • 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
  • Knives Out (2019, 92nd): Original Screenplay
  • The Lighthouse (2019, 92nd): Cinematography
  • 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]
  • Richard Jewell (2019, 92nd): Supporting Actress (Kathy Bates)

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 12-14, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Big Hero 6 (2014, 87th) – $6,055,901 ($185,235,910 total) {week 6}
  2. Interstellar (2014, 87th) – $5,452,904 ($166,752,480 total) {week 6}
  3. The Theory of Everything (2014, 87th) – $2,466,251 ($17,089,434 total) {week 6}
  4. Wild (2014, 87th) – $1,531,013 ($2,404,183 total) {week 2}
  5. Birdman (2014, 87th) – $1,309,758 ($20,778,965 total) {week 9}
  6. Gone Girl (2014, 87th) – $1,032,338 ($164,408,908 total) {week 11}
  7. The Imitation Game (2014, 87th) – $850,262 ($1,974,647 total) {week 3}
  8. Nightcrawler (2014, 87th) – $596,893 ($31,087,115 total) {week 7}
  9. Foxcatcher (2014, 87th) – $402,000 ($3,368,000 total) {week 5}
  10. Inherent Vice (2014, 87th) – $328,184 ($328,184 total) {week 1}
  11. Beyond the Lights (2014, 87th) – $292,501 ($14,323,343 total) {week 5}
  12. Whiplash (2014, 87th) – $264,000 ($4,775,000 total) {week 10}
  13. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th) – $180,906 ($332,490,182 total) {week 20}
  14. The Judge (2014, 87th) – $161,646 ($46,752,535 total) {week 10}
  15. CitizenFour (2014, 87th) – $108,178 ($1,908,185 total) {week 8}
  16. The Boxtrolls (2014, 87th) – $101,371 ($50,226,995 total) {week 12}
  17. Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $29,304 ($24,094,465 total) {week 23}
  18. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014, 87th) – $19,868 ($529,480 total) {week 9}
  19. Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me (2014, 87th) – $16,119 ($343,084 total) {week 8}
  20. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $1,182 ($232,553 total) {week 11}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Big Hero 6 (2014, 87th) – $7,990,528 ($244,411,641 total)
  2. Interstellar (2014, 87th) – $7,194,897 ($220,023,468 total)
  3. The Theory of Everything (2014, 87th) – $3,254,123 ($22,548,849 total)
  4. Wild (2014, 87th) – $2,020,113 ($3,172,227 total)
  5. Birdman (2014, 87th) – $1,728,175 ($27,417,043 total)
  6. Gone Girl (2014, 87th) – $1,362,130 ($216,931,215 total)
  7. The Imitation Game (2014, 87th) – $1,121,888 ($2,605,471 total)
  8. Nightcrawler (2014, 87th) – $787,577 ($41,018,250 total)
  9. Foxcatcher (2014, 87th) – $530,424 ($4,443,946 total)
  10. Inherent Vice (2014, 87th) – $433,026 ($433,026 total)
  11. Beyond the Lights (2014, 87th) – $385,944 ($18,899,099 total)
  12. Whiplash (2014, 87th) – $348,338 ($6,300,428 total)
  13. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th) – $238,698 ($438,707,976 total)
  14. The Judge (2014, 87th) – $213,286 ($61,688,167 total)
  15. CitizenFour (2014, 87th) – $142,737 ($2,517,777 total)
  16. The Boxtrolls (2014, 87th) – $133,755 ($66,272,583 total)
  17. Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $38,665 ($31,791,718 total)
  18. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014, 87th) – $26,215 ($698,628 total)
  19. Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me (2014, 87th) – $21,268 ($452,686 total)
  20. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th) – $1,560 ($306,845 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2015, 88th): Makeup & Hairstyling
  • Beyond the Lights (2014, 87th): Origianl Song (“Grateful”)
  • Big Hero 6 (2014, 87th): Animated Feature [O]
  • 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
  • CitizenFour (2014, 87th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • Foxcatcher (2014, 87th): Directing, Actor (Steve Carell), Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Original Screenplay, Makeup and Hairstyling
  • Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me (2014, 87th): Original Song (“I’m Not Gonna Miss You”)
  • Gone Girl (2014, 87th): Actress (Rosamund Pike)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th): Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects
  • The Imitation Game (2014, 87th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), Supporting Actress (Keira Knightley), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Production Design
  • Inherent Vice (2014, 87th): Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design
  • Interstellar (2014, 87th): Original Score, Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
  • The Judge (2014, 87th): Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall)
  • Nightcrawler (2014, 87th): Original Screenplay
  • The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014, 87th): Animated Feature
  • The Theory of Everything (2014, 87th): Picture, Actor (Eddie Redmayne) [O], Actress (Felicity Jones), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
  • Whiplash (2014, 87th): Picture, Supporting Actor (J.K. Simmons) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing [O]
  • Wild (2014, 87th): Actress (Reese Witherspoon), Supporting Actress (Laura Dern)

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 11-13, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Princess and the Frog (2009, 82nd) – $24,208,916 ($27,088,786 total) {week 3}
  2. The Blind Side (2009, 82nd) – $15,055,258 ($149,816,797 total) {week 4}
  3. Invictus (2009, 82nd) – $8,611,147 ($8,611,147 total) {week 1}
  4. Up in the Air (2009, 82nd) – $2,394,344 ($3,982,627 total) {week 2}
  5. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009, 82nd) – $1,396,148 ($16,258,464 total) {week 5}
  6. Precious (2009, 82nd) – $1,280,550 ($38,282,489 total) {week 6}
  7. An Education (2009, 82nd) – $314,439 ($6,752,785 total) {week 10}
  8. A Single Man (2009, 82nd) – $217,332 ($217,332 total) {week 1}
  9. A Serious Man (2009, 82nd) – $146,347 ($8,717,496 total) {week 11}
  10. The Lovely Bones (2009, 82nd) – $116,616 ($116,616 total) {week 1}
  11. The Messenger (2009, 82nd) – $45,204 ($541,782 total) {week 5}
  12. Coco Before Chanel (2009, 82nd) – $38,522 ($5,884,975 total) {week 12}
  13. Inglourious Basterds (2009, 82nd) – $23,791 ($120,523,073 total) {week 17}
  14. The Cove (2009, 82nd) – $211 ($849,281 total) {week 20}
  15. Departures (2008, 81st) – $66 ($1,490,792 total) {week 29}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Princess and the Frog (2009, 82nd) – $34,796,282 ($38,935,615 total)
  2. The Blind Side (2009, 82nd) – $21,639,424 ($215,336,676 total)
  3. Invictus (2009, 82nd) – $12,377,089 ($12,377,089 total)
  4. Up in the Air (2009, 82nd) – $3,441,470 ($5,724,363 total)
  5. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009, 82nd) – $2,006,730 ($23,368,832 total)
  6. Precious (2009, 82nd) – $1,840,577 ($55,024,698 total)
  7. An Education (2009, 82nd) – $451,954 ($9,706,003 total)
  8. A Single Man (2009, 82nd) – $312,379 ($312,379 total)
  9. A Serious Man (2009, 82nd) – $210,349 ($12,529,948 total)
  10. The Lovely Bones (2009, 82nd) – $167,616 ($167,616 total)
  11. The Messenger (2009, 82nd) – $64,973 ($778,721 total)
  12. Coco Before Chanel (2009, 82nd) – $55,369 ($8,458,671 total)
  13. Inglourious Basterds (2009, 82nd) – $34,196 ($173,231,830 total)
  14. The Cove (2009, 82nd) – $303 ($1,220,700 total)
  15. Departures (2008, 81st) – $95 ($2,142,765 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Blind Side (2009, 82nd): Picture, Actress (Sandra Bullock) [O]
  • Coco Before Chanel (2009, 82nd): Costume Design
  • The Cove (2009, 82nd): Documentary Feature
  • Departures (2008, 81st): Foreign Language Film [O]
  • An Education (2009, 82nd): Picture, Actress (Carey Mulligan), Adapted Screenplay
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009, 82nd): Animated Feature, Original Score
  • Inglourious Basterds (2009, 82nd): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
  • Invictus (2009, 82nd): Actor (Morgan Freeman), Supporting Actor (Matt Damon)
  • The Lovely Bones (2009, 82nd): Supporting Actor (Stanley Tucci)
  • The Messenger (2009, 82nd): Supporting Actor (Woody Harrelson), Original Screenplay
  • Precious (2009, 82nd): Picture, Director, Actress (Gabourey Sidibe), Supporting Actress (Mo’Nique) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
  • The Princess and the Frog (2009, 82nd): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Almost There”), Original Song (“Down in New Orleans”)
  • A Serious Man (2009, 82nd): Picture, Original Screenplay
  • A Single Man (2009, 82nd): Actor (Colin Firth)
  • Up in the Air (2009, 82nd): Picture, Director, Actor (George Clooney), Supporting Actress (Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick), Adapted Screenplay

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 10-12, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Polar Express (2004, 77th) – $9,588,412 ($109,826,809 total) {week 1}
  2. The Incredibles (2004, 77th) – $5,036,631 ($232,573,246 total) {week 6}
  3. Closer (2004, 77th) – $3,735,153 ($13,740,180 total) {week 2}
  4. Finding Neverland (2004, 77th) – $1,688,620 ($14,209,515 total) {week 5}
  5. Sideways (2004, 77th) – $1,240,534 ($14,273,198 total) {week 8}
  6. Ray (2004, 77th) – $954,050 ($69,291,645 total) {week 7}
  7. Kinsey (2004, 77th) – $525,881 ($4,418,104 total) {week 5}
  8. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, 77th) – $284,911 ($14,730,488 total) {week 12}
  9. House of Flying Daggers (2004, 77th) – $205,416 ($723,017 total) {week 2}
  10. Being Julia (2004, 77th) – $142,355 ($3,185,453 total) {week 9}
  11. Shark Tale (2004, 77th) – $79,264 ($159,273,065 total) {week 11}
  12. A Very Long Engagement (2004, 77th) – $50,109 ($289,955 total) {week 3}
  13. Vera Drake (2004, 77th) – $44,261 ($1,993,121 total) {week 10}
  14. Born Into Brothels (2004, 77th) – $14,605 ($14,605 total) {week 1}
  15. I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $12,071 ($144,775,136 total) {week 22}
  16. Zelary (2003, 76th) – $6,498 ($317,324 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Polar Express (2004, 77th) – $16,644,619 ($190,649,437 total)
  2. The Incredibles (2004, 77th) – $8,743,137 ($403,726,182 total)
  3. Closer (2004, 77th) – $6,483,889 ($23,851,713 total)
  4. Finding Neverland (2004, 77th) – $2,931,292 ($24,666,437 total)
  5. Sideways (2004, 77th) – $2,153,455 ($24,776,985 total)
  6. Ray (2004, 77th) – $1,656,145 ($120,284,047 total)
  7. Kinsey (2004, 77th) – $912,882 ($7,669,430 total)
  8. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, 77th) – $494,580 ($25,570,799 total)
  9. House of Flying Daggers (2004, 77th) – $356,584 ($1,255,092 total)
  10. Being Julia (2004, 77th) – $247,115 ($5,529,659 total)
  11. Shark Tale (2004, 77th) – $137,595 ($276,483,678 total)
  12. A Very Long Engagement (2004, 77th) – $86,985 ($503,336 total)
  13. Vera Drake (2004, 77th) – $76,833 ($3,459,878 total)
  14. Born Into Brothels (2004, 77th) – $25,353 ($25,353 total)
  15. I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $20,954 ($251,316,581 total)
  16. Zelary (2003, 76th) – $11,280 ($550,846 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Being Julia (2004, 77th): Actress (Annette Bening)
  • Born Into Brothels (2004, 77th): Documentary Feature
  • Closer (2004, 77th): Supporting Actor (Clive Owen), Supporting Actress (Natalie Portman)
  • Finding Neverland (2004, 77th): Picture, Actor (Johnny Depp), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design
  • House of Flying Daggers (2004, 77th): Cinematography
  • I, Robot (2004, 77th): Visual Effects
  • The Incredibles (2004, 77th): Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing [O]
  • Kinsey (2004, 77th): Supporting Actress (Laura Linney)
  • The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, 77th): Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Al Otro Lado del Rio”) [O]
  • The Polar Express (2004, 77th): Original Song (“Believe”), Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
  • Ray (2004, 77th): Picture, Director, Actor (Jamie Foxx) [O], Film Editing, Costume Design, Sound Mixing [O]
  • Shark Tale (2004, 77th): Animated Feature
  • Sideways (2004, 77th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Thomas Haden Church), Supporting Actress (Virginia Madsen), Adapted Screenplay [O]
  • Vera Drake (2004, 77th): Director, Actress (Imelda Staunton), Original Screenplay
  • A Very Long Engagement (2004, 77th): Cinematography, Art Direction
  • Zelary (2003, 76th): Foreign Language Film

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 10-12, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Toy Story 2 (1999, 72nd) – $18,249,880 ($140,350,365 total) {week 4}
  2. The Green Mile (1999, 72nd) – $18,017,152 ($18,017,152 total) {week 1}
  3. Sleepy Hollow (1999, 72nd) – $4,716,222 ($81,360,813 total) {week 4}
  4. Being John Malkovich (1999, 72nd) – $962,925 ($15,294,721 total) {week 7}
  5. The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $666,926 ($274,477,963 total) {week 19}
  6. American Beauty (1999, 72nd) – $603,130 ($68,500,984 total) {week 13}
  7. The Insider (1999, 72nd) – $569,334 ($24,931,288 total) {week 6}
  8. Music of the Heart (1999, 72nd) – $215,992 ($14,427,605 total) {week 7}
  9. Fight Club (1999, 72nd) – $185,624 ($35,946,874 total) {week 9}
  10. The Straight Story (1999, 72nd) – $145,184 ($3,573,722 total) {week 9}
  11. The End of the Affair (1999, 72nd) – $135,423 ($412,620 total) {week 2}
  12. All About My Mother (1999, 72nd) – $118,545 ($934,554 total) {week 6}
  13. The Cider House Rules (1999, 72nd) – $110,098 ($110,098 total) {week 1}
  14. Sweet and Lowdown (1999, 72nd) – $103,442 ($244,549 total) {week 2}
  15. Boys Don’t Cry (1999, 72nd) – $84,192 ($2,249,024 total) {week 10}
  16. Tumbleweeds (1999, 72nd) – $80,030 ($173,765 total) {week 1}
  17. Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $37,631 ($6,800,290 total) {week 28}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Toy Story 2 (1999, 72nd) – $38,727,108 ($297,830,105 total)
  2. The Green Mile (1999, 72nd) – $38,233,248 ($38,233,248 total)
  3. Sleepy Hollow (1999, 72nd) – $10,008,046 ($172,651,489 total)
  4. Being John Malkovich (1999, 72nd) – $2,043,372 ($32,456,121 total)
  5. The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $1,415,248 ($582,455,205 total)
  6. American Beauty (1999, 72nd) – $1,279,870 ($145,362,324 total)
  7. The Insider (1999, 72nd) – $1,208,154 ($52,905,371 total)
  8. Music of the Heart (1999, 72nd) – $458,345 ($30,616,059 total)
  9. Fight Club (1999, 72nd) – $393,903 ($76,280,965 total)
  10. The Straight Story (1999, 72nd) – $308,087 ($7,583,607 total)
  11. The End of the Affair (1999, 72nd) – $287,374 ($875,599 total)
  12. All About My Mother (1999, 72nd) – $251,558 ($1,983,168 total)
  13. The Cider House Rules (1999, 72nd) – $233,633 ($233,633 total)
  14. Sweet and Lowdown (1999, 72nd) – $219,509 ($518,945 total)
  15. Boys Don’t Cry (1999, 72nd) – $178,659 ($4,772,535 total)
  16. Tumbleweeds (1999, 72nd) – $169,827 ($368,738 total)
  17. Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $79,855 ($14,430,537 total)

Oscar Details:

  • All About My Mother (1999, 72nd): Foreign Language Film [O]
  • American Beauty (1999, 72nd): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Kevin Spacey) [O], Actress (Annette Bening), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography
  • Being John Malkovich (1999, 72nd): Director, Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener), Original Screenplay
  • Boys Don’t Cry (1999, 72nd): Actress (Hilary Swank) [O], Supporting Actress (Chloe Sevigny)
  • Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd): Documentary Feature
  • The Cider House Rules (1999, 72nd): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Michael Caine) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Art Direction
  • The End of the Affair (1999, 72nd): Actress (Julianne Moore), Cinematography
  • Fight Club (1999, 72nd): Sound Effects
  • The Green Mile (1999, 72nd): Picture, Supporting Actor (Michael Clarke Duncan), Adapted Screenplay, Sound
  • The Insider (1999, 72nd): Picture, Director, Actor (Russell Crowe), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound
  • Music of the Heart (1999, 72nd): Actress, Original Song (“Music of My Heart”)
  • The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Haley Joel Osment), Supporting Actress (Toni Collette), Original Screenplay, Film Editing
  • Sleepy Hollow (1999, 72nd): Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design
  • The Straight Story (1999, 72nd): Actor (Richard Farnsworth)
  • Sweet and Lowdown (1999, 72nd): Actor (Sean Penn), Supporting Actress (Samantha Morton)
  • Toy Story 2 (1999, 72nd): Original Song (“When She Loved Me”)
  • Tumbleweeds (1999, 72nd): Actress (Janet McTeer)

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 16-18, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Lion King (1994, 67th) – $1,852,331 ($291,573,205 total) {week 27}
  2. Junior (1994, 67th) – $1,782,235 ($26,506,480 total) {week 4}
  3. Interview with the Vampire (1994, 67th) – $1,270,253 ($96,626,399 total) {week 6}
  4. Pulp Fiction (1994, 67th) – $960,702 ($58,867,964 total) {week 10}
  5. Nell (1994, 67th) – $62,663 ($62,663 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Lion King (1994, 67th) – $4,777,064 ($751,951,950 total)
  2. Junior (1994, 67th) – $4,596,290 ($68,358,817 total)
  3. Interview with the Vampire (1994, 67th) – $3,275,916 ($249,194,397 total)
  4. Pulp Fiction (1994, 67th) – $2,477,600 ($151,817,381 total)
  5. Nell (1994, 67th) – $161,605 ($161,605 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Interview with the Vampire (1994, 67th): Original Score, Art Direction
  • Junior (1994, 67th): Original Song (“Look What Love Has Done”)
  • The Lion King (1994, 67th): Original Song (“Can You Feel the Love Tonight” [O], “Circle of Life”, “Hakuna Matata”), Original Score [O]
  • Nell (1994, 67th): Actress (Jodie Foster)
  • Pulp Fiction (1994, 67th): Picture, Director, Actor (John Travolta), Supporting Actor (Samuel L. Jackson), Supporting Actress (Uma Thurman), Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 15-17, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Back to the Future Part II (1989, 62nd) – $4,410,140 ($75,537,825 total) {week 4}
  2. The Little Mermaid (1989, 62nd) – $2,522,362 ($28,941,871 total) {week 5}
  3. Steel Magnolias (1989, 62nd) – $2,094,664 ($30,700,611 total) {week 5}
  4. Blaze (1989, 62nd) – $1,739,701 ($1,739,701 total) {week 1}
  5. Harlem Nights (1989, 62nd) – $1,724,761 ($49,476,458 total) {week 5}
  6. Driving Miss Daisy (1989, 62nd) – $73,745 ($73,745 total) {week 1}
  7. Enemies, A Love Story (1989, 62nd) – $63,636 ($63,636 total) {week 1}
  8. Glory (1989, 62nd) – $63,661 ($74,732 total) {week 1}
  9. Parenthood (1989, 62nd) – $91,325 ($95,209,243 total) {week 20}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Back to the Future Part II (1989, 62nd) – $11,975,141 ($205,112,784 total)
  2. The Little Mermaid (1989, 62nd) – $6,849,134 ($78,587,750 total)
  3. Steel Magnolias (1989, 62nd) – $5,687,778 ($83,363,372 total)
  4. Blaze (1989, 62nd) – $4,723,924 ($4,723,924 total)
  5. Harlem Nights (1989, 62nd) – $4,683,356 ($134,346,654 total)
  6. Driving Miss Daisy (1989, 62nd) – $200,245 ($200,245 total)
  7. Enemies, A Love Story (1989, 62nd) – $172,795 ($172,795 total)
  8. Glory (1989, 62nd) – $172,863 ($202,925 total)
  9. Parenthood (1989, 62nd) – $247,981 ($258,527,869 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Back to the Future Part II (1989, 62nd): Visual Effects
  • Blaze (1989, 62nd): Cinematography
  • Driving Miss Daisy (1989, 62nd): Picture [O], Actor (Morgan Freeman), Actress (Jessica Tandy) [O], Supporting Actor (Dan Aykroyd), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup [O]
  • Enemies, A Love Story (1989, 62nd): Supporting Actress (Anjelica Huston, Lena Olin), Adapted Screenplay
  • Glory (1989, 62nd): Supporting Actor (Denzel Washington) [O], Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound [O]
  • Harlem Nights (1989, 62nd): Costume Design
  • The Little Mermaid (1989, 62nd): Original Song (“Kiss the Girl”, “Under the Sea” [O]), Original Score [O]
  • Parenthood (1989, 62nd): Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest), Original Song (“I Love To See You Smile”)
  • Steel Magnolias (1989, 62nd): Supporting Actress (Julia Roberts)

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 14-16, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Beverly Hills Cop (1984, 57th) – $11,514,444 ($36,483,317 total) {week 2}
  2. Dune (1984, 57th) – $6,025,091 ($6,025,091 total) {week 1}
  3. 2010 (1984, 57th) – $4,138,514 ($13,842,640 total) {week 2}
  4. The Cotton Club (1984, 57th) – $2,903,603 ($2,903,603 total) {week 1}
  5. Starman (1984, 57th) – $2,872,022 ($2,872,022 total) {week 1}
  6. Amadeus (1984, 57th) – $399,321 ($16,691,352 total) {week 13}
  7. Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $240,776 ($219,719,235 total) {week 28}
  8. The Killing Fields (1984, 57th) – $33,530 ($631,359 total) {week 7}
  9. A Passage to India (1984, 57th) – $84,580 ($84,580 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Beverly Hills Cop (1984, 57th) – $36,942,175 ($117,050,642 total)
  2. Dune (1984, 57th) – $19,330,500 ($19,330,500 total)
  3. 2010 (1984, 57th) – $13,277,732 ($44,411,803 total)
  4. The Cotton Club (1984, 57th) – $9,315,726 ($9,315,726 total)
  5. Starman (1984, 57th) – $9,214,404 ($9,214,404 total)
  6. Amadeus (1984, 57th) – $1,281,155 ($53,551,421 total)
  7. Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $772,490 ($704,932,546 total)
  8. The Killing Fields (1984, 57th) – $107,575 ($2,025,610 total)
  9. A Passage to India (1984, 57th) – $271,361 ($271,361 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 2010 (1984, 57th): Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound, Visual Effects
  • 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]
  • Beverly Hills Cop (1984, 57th): Original Screenplay
  • The Cotton Club (1984, 57th): Film Editing, Art Direction
  • Dune (1984, 57th): Sound
  • Ghostbusters (1984, 57th): Original Song (“Ghostbusters”), Visual Effects
  • The Killing Fields (1984, 57th): Picture, Director, Actor (Sam Waterston), Supporting Actor (Haing S. Ngor) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O]
  • A Passage to India (1984, 57th): Picture, Director, Actress (Judy Davis), Supporting Actress (Peggy Ashcroft) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound
  • Starman (1984, 57th): Actor (Jeff Bridges)

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 14-16, 1979

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979, 52nd) – $7,215,848 ($24,289,369 total) {week 2}
  2. 1941 (1979, 52nd) – $2,701,898 ($2,701,898 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979, 52nd) – $30,990,773 ($104,318,485 total)
  2. 1941 (1979, 52nd) – $11,604,168 ($11,604,168 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 1941 (1979, 52nd): Cinematography, Sound, Visual Effects
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979, 52nd): Original Score, Art Direction, Visual Effects

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