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Box Office History (Week 51, 2023)

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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.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 21-23, 2018

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Mary Poppins Returns (2018, 91st) – $23,523,121 ($32,337,792 total) {week 1}
  2. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, 91st) – $16,463,662 ($64,563,725 total) {week 2}
  3. Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018, 91st) – $4,702,425 ($162,197,355 total) {week 5}
  4. Mary Queen of Scots (2018, 91st) – $2,277,820 ($3,581,575 total) {week 3}
  5. The Favourite (2018, 91st) – $2,085,123 ($10,112,263 total) {week 5}
  6. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st) – $1,961,208 ($184,793,006 total) {week 8}
  7. Green Book (2018, 91st) – $1,388,905 ($27,512,876 total) {week 6}
  8. A Star Is Born (2018, 91st) – $347,756 ($200,069,483 total) {week 12}
  9. Shoplifters (2018, 91st) – $163,788 ($795,064 total) {week 5}
  10. If Beale Street Could Talk (2018, 91st) – $109,264 ($422,412 total) {week 2}
  11. Free Solo (2018, 91st) – $100,564 ($10,993,136 total) {week 13}
  12. At Eternity’s Gate (2018, 91st) – $93,783 ($1,676,446 total) {week 6}
  13. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, 91st) – $66,024 ($7,395,231 total) {week 10}
  14. Cold War (2018, 91st) – $54,353 ($54,353 total) {week 1}
  15. Capernaum (2018, 91st) – $23,881 ($62,438 total) {week 2}
  16. First Man (2018, 91st) – $13,530 ($44,873,710 total) {week 11}
  17. Mirai (2018, 91st) – $8,041 ($694,586 total) {week 4}
  18. Border (2018, 91st) – $6,197 ($747,043 total) {week 9}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Mary Poppins Returns (2018, 91st) – $26,983,163 ($37,094,394 total)
  2. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, 91st) – $18,885,320 ($74,060,475 total)
  3. Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018, 91st) – $5,394,110 ($186,055,144 total)
  4. Mary Queen of Scots (2018, 91st) – $2,612,867 ($4,108,393 total)
  5. The Favourite (2018, 91st) – $2,391,826 ($11,599,687 total)
  6. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st) – $2,249,684 ($211,974,414 total)
  7. Green Book (2018, 91st) – $1,593,201 ($31,559,775 total)
  8. A Star Is Born (2018, 91st) – $398,908 ($229,497,925 total)
  9. Shoplifters (2018, 91st) – $187,880 ($912,011 total)
  10. If Beale Street Could Talk (2018, 91st) – $125,336 ($484,545 total)
  11. Free Solo (2018, 91st) – $115,356 ($12,610,129 total)
  12. At Eternity’s Gate (2018, 91st) – $107,578 ($1,923,036 total)
  13. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, 91st) – $75,736 ($8,483,004 total)
  14. Cold War (2018, 91st) – $62,348 ($62,348 total)
  15. Capernaum (2018, 91st) – $27,394 ($71,622 total)
  16. First Man (2018, 91st) – $15,520 ($51,474,234 total)
  17. Mirai (2018, 91st) – $9,224 ($796,753 total)
  18. Border (2018, 91st) – $7,109 ($856,926 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
  • Capernaum (2018, 91st): Foreign Language Film
  • Cold War (2018, 91st): Directing, Cinematography, Foreign Language Film
  • 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
  • If Beale Street Could Talk (2018, 91st): Supporting Actress (Regina King) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
  • Mary Poppins Returns (2018, 91st): Original Song (“The Place Where Lost Things Go”), Original Score, Production Design, Costume Design
  • Mary Queen of Scots (2018, 91st): Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling
  • Mirai (2018, 91st): Animated Feature
  • Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018, 91st): Animated Feature
  • Shoplifters (2018, 91st): Foreign Language Film
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, 91st): Animated Feature [O]
  • 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

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 20-22, 2013

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, 86th) – $31,505,278 ($127,550,695 total) {week 2}
  2. Frozen (2013, 86th) – $19,642,107 ($192,034,117 total) {week 5}
  3. American Hustle (2013, 86th) – $19,106,933 ($20,220,301 total) {week 2}
  4. Saving Mr. Banks (2012, 85th) – $9,344,381 ($9,969,867 total) {week 2}
  5. Philomena (2013, 86th) – $1,210,637 ($13,322,189 total) {week 5}
  6. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013, 86th) – $1,081,364 ($2,132,514 total) {week 3}
  7. The Book Thief (2013, 86th) – $753,408 ($16,596,997 total) {week 7}
  8. Nebraska (2013, 86th) – $565,103 ($4,370,469 total) {week 6}
  9. Gravity (2013, 86th) – $431,497 ($253,567,282 total) {week 12}
  10. Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th) – $382,846 ($15,156,122 total) {week 8}
  11. 12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th) – $370,090 ($37,080,316 total) {week 10}
  12. Her (2013, 86th) – $260,382 ($364,640 total) {week 1}
  13. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013, 86th) – $193,165 ($100,850,051 total) {week 9}
  14. Captain Phillips (2013, 86th) – $140,388 ($104,287,640 total) {week 11}
  15. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $98,505 ($367,504,160 total) {week 25}
  16. The Great Beauty (2013, 86th) – $68,428 ($650,946 total) {week 6}
  17. All Is Lost (2013, 86th) – $48,545 ($5,840,569 total) {week 10}
  18. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013, 86th) – $29,231 ($292,993 total) {week 4}
  19. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $22,420 ($32,971,782 total) {week 22}
  20. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $2,916 ($4,804,150 total) {week 28}
  21. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $1,058 ($457,948 total) {week 23}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, 86th) – $40,495,714 ($163,948,925 total)
  2. Frozen (2013, 86th) – $25,247,235 ($246,833,521 total)
  3. American Hustle (2013, 86th) – $24,559,342 ($25,990,424 total)
  4. Saving Mr. Banks (2012, 85th) – $12,010,920 ($12,814,897 total)
  5. Philomena (2013, 86th) – $1,556,108 ($17,123,847 total)
  6. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013, 86th) – $1,389,945 ($2,741,054 total)
  7. The Book Thief (2013, 86th) – $968,403 ($21,333,163 total)
  8. Nebraska (2013, 86th) – $726,362 ($5,617,639 total)
  9. Gravity (2013, 86th) – $554,630 ($325,925,965 total)
  10. Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th) – $492,096 ($19,481,116 total)
  11. 12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th) – $475,700 ($47,661,661 total)
  12. Her (2013, 86th) – $334,685 ($468,695 total)
  13. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013, 86th) – $248,287 ($129,628,909 total)
  14. Captain Phillips (2013, 86th) – $180,450 ($134,047,459 total)
  15. Despicable Me 2 (2013, 86th) – $126,615 ($472,376,196 total)
  16. The Great Beauty (2013, 86th) – $87,955 ($836,702 total)
  17. All Is Lost (2013, 86th) – $62,398 ($7,507,250 total)
  18. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013, 86th) – $37,572 ($376,602 total)
  19. Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $28,818 ($42,380,704 total)
  20. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $3,748 ($6,175,076 total)
  21. The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $1,360 ($588,629 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
  • American Hustle (2013, 86th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Christian Bale), Actress (Amy Adams), Supporting Actor (Bradley Cooper), Supporting Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Production Design, Costume Design
  • 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]
  • Her (2013, 86th): Picture, Original Screenplay [O], Original Song (“The Moon Song”), Original Score, Production Design
  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, 86th): Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
  • Inside Llewyn Davis (2013, 86th): Cinematography, Sound Mixing
  • 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
  • Saving Mr. Banks (2012, 85th): Original Score

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 19-21, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Bolt (2008, 81st) – $4,146,856 ($94,900,059 total) {week 5}
  2. Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st) – $3,053,760 ($12,037,510 total) {week 6}
  3. Australia (2008, 81st) – $2,174,188 ($41,796,525 total) {week 4}
  4. Milk (2008, 81st) – $1,729,156 ($1,410,039 total) {week 4}
  5. Doubt (2008, 81st) – $680,948 ($1,399,548 total) {week 2}
  6. Frost/Nixon (2008, 81st) – $378,052 ($1,491,262 total) {week 3}
  7. The Wrestler (2008, 81st) – $202,714 ($288,220 total) {week 1}
  8. Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st) – $130,230 ($9,785,033 total) {week 12}
  9. Changeling (2008, 81st) – $101,905 ($35,397,257 total) {week 9}
  10. The Reader (2008, 81st) – $92,790 ($349,240 total) {week 2}
  11. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $72,723 ($22,658,945 total) {week 19}
  12. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $51,743 ($530,811,565 total) {week 23}
  13. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, 81st) – $44,621 ($3,101,671 total) {week 11}
  14. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $11,074 ($223,773,410 total) {week 26}
  15. Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $5,917 ($2,913,155 total) {week 22}
  16. Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $1,471 ($2,307,807 total) {week 21}
  17. Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $242 ($486,362 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Bolt (2008, 81st) – $6,035,466 ($138,120,559 total)
  2. Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st) – $4,444,539 ($17,519,774 total)
  3. Australia (2008, 81st) – $3,164,382 ($60,831,990 total)
  4. Milk (2008, 81st) – $2,516,669 ($2,052,216 total)
  5. Doubt (2008, 81st) – $991,073 ($2,036,947 total)
  6. Frost/Nixon (2008, 81st) – $550,229 ($2,170,430 total)
  7. The Wrestler (2008, 81st) – $295,036 ($419,485 total)
  8. Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st) – $189,541 ($14,241,448 total)
  9. Changeling (2008, 81st) – $148,316 ($51,518,292 total)
  10. The Reader (2008, 81st) – $135,050 ($508,295 total)
  11. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008, 81st) – $105,843 ($32,978,548 total)
  12. The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $75,308 ($772,560,008 total)
  13. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, 81st) – $64,943 ($4,514,270 total)
  14. WALL-E (2008, 81st) – $16,117 ($325,686,927 total)
  15. Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $8,612 ($4,239,898 total)
  16. Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $2,141 ($3,358,856 total)
  17. Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $352 ($707,867 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Australia (2008, 81st): Costume Design
  • 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
  • Doubt (2008, 81st): Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Supporting Actress (Amy Adams), Supporting Actress (Viola Davis), Adapted Screenplay
  • Frost/Nixon (2008, 81st): Picture, Director, Actor (Frank Langella), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
  • 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)
  • The Reader (2008, 81st): Picture, Director, Actress (Kate Winslet) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography
  • 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
  • The Wrestler (2008, 81st): Actor (Mickey Rourke), Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei)

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 19-21, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, 76th) – $72,629,713 ($124,100,534 total) {week 1}
  2. Something’s Gotta Give (2003, 76th) – $11,416,793 ($33,429,833 total) {week 2}
  3. The Last Samurai (2003, 76th) – $7,769,301 ($59,487,166 total) {week 3}
  4. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, 76th) – $1,500,514 ($78,522,124 total) {week 6}
  5. In America (2003, 76th) – $505,989 ($1,422,980 total) {week 4}
  6. Brother Bear (2003, 76th) – $451,406 ($81,110,628 total) {week 9}
  7. Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $305,385 ($52,989,083 total) {week 11}
  8. The Cooler (2003, 76th) – $284,871 ($678,555 total) {week 4}
  9. Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $263,089 ($30,032,134 total) {week 15}
  10. 21 Grams (2003, 76th) – $259,484 ($3,308,691 total) {week 5}
  11. Big Fish (2003, 76th) – $164,641 ($562,525 total) {week 2}
  12. Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003, 76th) – $71,051 ($205,640 total) {week 2}
  13. The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $65,648 ($391,719 total) {week 4}
  14. House of Sand and Fog (2003, 76th) – $45,572 ($45,572 total) {week 1}
  15. Pieces of April (2003, 76th) – $43,978 ($2,313,443 total) {week 10}
  16. The Fog of War (2003, 76th) – $41,449 ($41,449 total) {week 1}
  17. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $40,528 ($305,343,252 total) {week 24}
  18. Tupac: Resurrection (2004, 77th) – $18,042 ($7,707,563 total) {week 6}
  19. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $16,185 ($278,713 total) {week 6}
  20. City of God (2003, 76th) – $3,810 ($4,775,067 total) {week 49}
  21. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $3,720 ($8,058,634 total) {week 23}
  22. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $449 ($494,125 total) {week 29}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, 76th) – $125,867,413 ($215,066,431 total)
  2. Something’s Gotta Give (2003, 76th) – $19,785,321 ($57,933,956 total)
  3. The Last Samurai (2003, 76th) – $13,464,212 ($103,091,357 total)
  4. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, 76th) – $2,600,393 ($136,078,971 total)
  5. In America (2003, 76th) – $876,880 ($2,466,027 total)
  6. Brother Bear (2003, 76th) – $782,287 ($140,564,853 total)
  7. Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $529,233 ($91,830,169 total)
  8. The Cooler (2003, 76th) – $493,682 ($1,175,937 total)
  9. Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $455,934 ($52,045,738 total)
  10. 21 Grams (2003, 76th) – $449,686 ($5,733,967 total)
  11. Big Fish (2003, 76th) – $285,323 ($974,857 total)
  12. Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003, 76th) – $123,132 ($356,374 total)
  13. The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $113,768 ($678,850 total)
  14. House of Sand and Fog (2003, 76th) – $78,976 ($78,976 total)
  15. Pieces of April (2003, 76th) – $76,214 ($4,009,201 total)
  16. The Fog of War (2003, 76th) – $71,831 ($71,831 total)
  17. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, 76th) – $70,235 ($529,160,362 total)
  18. Tupac: Resurrection (2004, 77th) – $31,267 ($13,357,219 total)
  19. My Architect (2003, 76th) – $28,049 ($483,010 total)
  20. City of God (2003, 76th) – $6,603 ($8,275,199 total)
  21. Dirty Pretty Things (2003, 76th) – $6,447 ($13,965,626 total)
  22. The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $778 ($856,319 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 21 Grams (2003, 76th): Actress (Naomi Watts), Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro)
  • Big Fish (2003, 76th): Original Score
  • 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
  • The Fog of War (2003, 76th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003, 76th): Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design
  • House of Sand and Fog (2003, 76th): Actor (Ben Kingsley), Supporting Actress (Shohreh Aghdashloo), Original Score
  • In America (2003, 76th): Actress (Samantha Morton), Supporting Actor (Djimon Hounsou), Original Screenplay
  • The Last Samurai (2003, 76th): Supporting Actor (Ken Watanabe), Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound Mixing
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, 76th): Picture [O], Director [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Song (“Into the West”) [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup [O], Sound Mixing [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • 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
  • Something’s Gotta Give (2003, 76th): Actress (Diane Keaton)
  • 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

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 18-20, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Prince of Egypt (1998, 71st) – $14,524,321 ($14,524,321 total) {week 1}
  2. A Bug’s Life (1998, 71st) – $987,932 ($96,342,660 total) {week 5}
  3. Elizabeth (1998, 71st) – $931,078 ($13,180,224 total) {week 7}
  4. Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $616,260 ($8,043,944 total) {week 9}
  5. Babe: Pig in the City (1998, 71st) – $579,505 ($14,546,720 total) {week 4}
  6. Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $340,495 ($688,478 total) {week 2}
  7. A Simple Plan (1998, 71st) – $406,036 ($960,130 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Prince of Egypt (1998, 71st) – $32,362,293 ($32,362,293 total)
  2. A Bug’s Life (1998, 71st) – $2,201,256 ($214,665,415 total)
  3. Elizabeth (1998, 71st) – $2,074,577 ($29,367,450 total)
  4. Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $1,373,117 ($17,923,074 total)
  5. Babe: Pig in the City (1998, 71st) – $1,291,221 ($32,412,201 total)
  6. Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $758,672 ($1,534,029 total)
  7. A Simple Plan (1998, 71st) – $904,707 ($2,139,309 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 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]
  • The Prince of Egypt (1998, 71st): Original Song (“When You Believe”) [O], Original Musical or Comedy Score
  • Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st): Picture [O], Director, Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow) [O], Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Supporting Actress (Judi Dench) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Musical or Comedy Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound
  • A Simple Plan (1998, 71st): Supporting Actor (Billy Bob Thornton), Adapted Screenplay

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 17-19, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, 66th) – $9,056,287 ($72,648,376 total) {week 4}
  2. Beethoven’s 2nd (1993, 66th) – $6,017,225 ($6,017,225 total) {week 1}
  3. Geronimo: An American Legend (1993, 66th) – $2,310,738 ($7,785,870 total) {week 2}
  4. Addams Family Values (1993, 66th) – $1,169,495 ($40,751,165 total) {week 5}
  5. The Piano (1993, 66th) – $1,071,907 ($10,961,290 total) {week 6}
  6. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $694,575 ($336,817,970 total) {week 28}
  7. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $656,636 ($935,263 total) {week 1}
  8. Six Degrees of Separation (1993, 66th) – $35,857 ($127,776 total) {week 2}
  9. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993, 66th) – $74,421 ($74,421 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, 66th) – $22,859,468 ($183,375,732 total)
  2. Beethoven’s 2nd (1993, 66th) – $15,188,406 ($15,188,406 total)
  3. Geronimo: An American Legend (1993, 66th) – $5,832,660 ($19,652,739 total)
  4. Addams Family Values (1993, 66th) – $2,951,986 ($102,862,240 total)
  5. The Piano (1993, 66th) – $2,705,659 ($27,667,990 total)
  6. Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $1,753,215 ($850,180,625 total)
  7. Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $1,657,451 ($2,360,748 total)
  8. Six Degrees of Separation (1993, 66th) – $90,509 ($322,526 total)
  9. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993, 66th) – $187,850 ($187,850 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Addams Family Values (1993, 66th): Art Direction
  • Beethoven’s 2nd (1993, 66th): Original Song (“The Day I Fall in Love”)
  • Geronimo: An American Legend (1993, 66th): Sound
  • Jurassic Park (1993, 66th): Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, 66th): Makeup [O]
  • The Piano (1993, 66th): Picture, Director, Actress (Holly Hunter) [O], Supporting Actress (Anna Paquin) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design
  • Schindler’s List (1993, 66th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Liam Neeson), Supporting Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Makeup, Sound
  • Six Degrees of Separation (1993, 66th): Actress (Stockard Channing)
  • What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993, 66th): Supporting Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio)

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 16-18, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Rain Man (1988, 61st) – $7,005,719 ($7,005,719 total) {week 1}
  2. Scrooged (1988, 61st) – $4,561,210 ($41,887,818 total) {week 4}
  3. Tequila Sunrise (1988, 61st) – $3,008,168 ($16,807,557 total) {week 3}
  4. Mississippi Burning (1988, 61st) – $160,628 ($480,372 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Rain Man (1988, 61st) – $17,812,595 ($17,812,595 total)
  2. Scrooged (1988, 61st) – $11,597,237 ($106,503,090 total)
  3. Tequila Sunrise (1988, 61st) – $7,648,505 ($42,734,543 total)
  4. Mississippi Burning (1988, 61st) – $408,409 ($1,221,384 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Mississippi Burning (1988, 61st): Picture, Director, Actor (Gene Hackman), Supporting Actress (Frances McDormand), Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Sound
  • Rain Man (1988, 61st): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Dustin Hoffman) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction
  • Scrooged (1988, 61st): Makeup
  • Tequila Sunrise (1988, 61st): Cinematography

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 23-25, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Terms of Endearment (1983, 56th) – $4,290,254 ($25,772,894 total) {week 5}
  2. Yentl (1983, 56th) – $2,637,697 ($11,834,972 total) {week 6}
  3. To Be or Not to Be (1983, 56th) – $1,659,470 ($3,346,839 total) {week 2}
  4. Silkwood (1983, 56th) – $1,431,199 ($3,699,005 total) {week 2}
  5. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $1,213,489 ($246,174,591 total) {week 31}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Terms of Endearment (1983, 56th) – $14,232,747 ($85,500,553 total)
  2. Yentl (1983, 56th) – $8,750,455 ($39,262,050 total)
  3. To Be or Not to Be (1983, 56th) – $5,505,226 ($11,103,006 total)
  4. Silkwood (1983, 56th) – $4,747,946 ($12,271,302 total)
  5. Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $4,025,702 ($816,674,437 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th): Original Score, Art Direction, Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects [O]
  • Silkwood (1983, 56th): Directing, Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actress (Cher), Original Screenplay, Film Editing
  • 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
  • To Be or Not to Be (1983, 56th): Supporting Actor (Charles Durning)
  • Yentl (1983, 56th): Supporting Actress (Amy Irving), Original Song (“Papa, Can You Hear Me?”), Original Song (“The Way He Makes Me Feel”), Original Song Score [O], Art Direction

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 22-24, 1978

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Superman (1978, 51st) – $6,535,784 ($18,580,136 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Superman (1978, 51st) – $29,187,582 ($82,975,394 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Superman (1978, 51st): Original Score, Film Editing, Sound, Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects) [O]

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