Box Office History (Week 9, 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 Mar. 1-3, 2019

Weekend Box Office:

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019, 92nd) – $30,028,540 ($97,678,815 total) {week 2}
Green Book (2018, 91st) – $4,573,320 ($75,782,931 total) {week 16}
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, 91st) – $2,151,246 ($187,437,456 total) {week 12}
A Star Is Born (2018, 91st) – $1,854,207 ($212,883,546 total) {week 22}
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st) – $961,926 ($214,453,523 total) {week 18}
The Favourite (2018, 91st) – $813,941 ($33,205,980 total) {week 15}
Free Solo (2018, 91st) – $372,119 ($16,955,800 total) {week 23}
Vice (2018, 91st) – $258,428 ($47,578,038 total) {week 10}
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018, 91st) – $225,327 ($200,188,017 total) {week 15}
Mary Poppins Returns (2018, 91st) – $211,693 ($171,224,585 total) {week 11}
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018, 91st) – $137,228 ($14,643,242 total) {week 12}
Cold War (2018, 91st) – $134,119 ($4,358,690 total) {week 11}
Never Look Away (2018, 91st) – $130,955 ($666,367 total) {week 14}
The 2018 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2018, 91st) – $108,588 ($3,434,596 total) {week 4}
Capernaum (2018, 91st) – $73,873 ($1,371,848 total) {week 12}
The Wife (2018, 91st) – $35,147 ($9,522,418 total) {week 27}
Shoplifters (2018, 91st) – $19,666 ($3,201,088 total) {week 15}
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, 91st) – $15,429 ($8,786,407 total) {week 20}
Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018, 91st) – $1,305 ($107,428 total) {week 17}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019, 92nd) – $34,257,450 ($111,434,893 total)
Green Book (2018, 91st) – $5,217,379 ($86,455,418 total)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, 91st) – $2,454,205 ($213,834,216 total)
A Star Is Born (2018, 91st) – $2,115,334 ($242,863,871 total)
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st) – $1,097,394 ($244,654,947 total)
The Favourite (2018, 91st) – $928,568 ($37,882,368 total)
Free Solo (2018, 91st) – $424,524 ($19,343,680 total)
Vice (2018, 91st) – $294,822 ($54,278,439 total)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018, 91st) – $257,060 ($228,380,434 total)
Mary Poppins Returns (2018, 91st) – $241,506 ($195,338,091 total)
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018, 91st) – $156,554 ($16,705,445 total)
Cold War (2018, 91st) – $153,007 ($4,972,523 total)
Never Look Away (2018, 91st) – $149,397 ($760,211 total)
The 2018 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2018, 91st) – $123,880 ($3,918,289 total)
Capernaum (2018, 91st) – $84,277 ($1,565,045 total)
The Wife (2018, 91st) – $40,097 ($10,863,457 total)
Shoplifters (2018, 91st) – $22,436 ($3,651,896 total)
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, 91st) – $17,602 ($10,023,794 total)
Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018, 91st) – $1,489 ($122,557 total)

Oscar Details:

The 2018 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2018, 91st): Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Short Film
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 91st): Picture, Actor (Rami Malek), Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O]
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
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
Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018, 91st): Documentary Feature
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019, 92nd): Animated Feature
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
Never Look Away (2018, 91st): Cinematography, Foreign Language Film
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
Vice (2018, 91st): Picture, Directing, Actor (Christian Bale), Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell), Supporting Actress (Amy Adams), Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Makeup & Hairstyling [O]
The Wife (2018, 91st): Actress (Glenn Close)

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 28-Mar. 2, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $20,828,356 ($209,138,440 total) {week 4}
Frozen (2013, 86th) – $3,631,640 ($388,756,783 total) {week 15}
American Hustle (2013, 86th) – $1,921,945 ($146,710,375 total) {week 12}
The Wind Rises (2013, 86th) – $1,517,404 ($1,953,947 total) {week 2}
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013, 86th) – $1,221,240 ($114,570,292 total) {week 10}
Philomena (2013, 86th) – $1,206,841 ($34,611,509 total) {week 15}
Lone Survivor (2013, 86th) – $1,026,650 ($123,341,616 total) {week 10}
12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th) – $975,931 ($50,336,296 total) {week 20}
Gravity (2013, 86th) – $889,300 ($270,478,831 total) {week 22}
Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th) – $434,161 ($25,325,094 total) {week 18}
Her (2013, 86th) – $421,049 ($24,594,344 total) {week 11}
Nebraska (2013, 86th) – $390,539 ($17,118,747 total) {week 16}
The 2013 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2013, 86th) – $238,111 ($2,171,849 total) {week 4}
August: Osage County (2013, 86th) – $239,360 ($37,066,411 total) {week 10}
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, 86th) – $213,073 ($256,961,185 total) {week 12}
Omar (2013, 86th) – $147,000 ($356,000 total) {week 2}
Saving Mr. Banks (2013, 86th) – $145,567 ($82,834,332 total) {week 12}
Captain Phillips (2013, 86th) – $109,936 ($107,100,855 total) {week 21}
The Great Beauty (2013, 86th) – $84,299 ($2,228,537 total) {week 16}
The Book Thief (2013, 86th) – $52,054 ($21,277,417 total) {week 17}
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013, 86th) – $39,951 ($13,159,114 total) {week 13}
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013, 86th) – $18,094 ($8,271,237 total) {week 14}
Ernest & Celestine (2013, 86th) – $13,078 ($13,078 total) {week 1}
The Invisible Woman (2013, 86th) – $12,631 ($1,132,262 total) {week 10}
Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $11,775 ($33,315,738 total) {week 32}
20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $7,599 ($4,881,474 total) {week 38}
Cutie and the Boxer (2013, 86th) – $1,361 ($198,587 total) {week 29}
The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $57 ($484,221 total) {week 33}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Lego Movie (2014, 87th) – $26,640,920 ($267,502,656 total)
Frozen (2013, 86th) – $4,645,121 ($497,247,048 total)
American Hustle (2013, 86th) – $2,458,302 ($187,652,805 total)
The Wind Rises (2013, 86th) – $1,940,866 ($2,499,235 total)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013, 86th) – $1,562,051 ($146,543,397 total)
Philomena (2013, 86th) – $1,543,634 ($44,270,535 total)
Lone Survivor (2013, 86th) – $1,313,157 ($157,762,532 total)
12 Years a Slave (2013, 86th) – $1,248,284 ($64,383,634 total)
Gravity (2013, 86th) – $1,137,477 ($345,961,295 total)
Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th) – $555,322 ($32,392,562 total)
Her (2013, 86th) – $538,551 ($31,457,882 total)
Nebraska (2013, 86th) – $499,527 ($21,896,072 total)
The 2013 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2013, 86th) – $304,561 ($2,777,946 total)
August: Osage County (2013, 86th) – $306,158 ($47,410,526 total)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, 86th) – $272,535 ($328,671,283 total)
Omar (2013, 86th) – $188,023 ($455,349 total)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013, 86th) – $186,190 ($105,950,890 total)
Captain Phillips (2013, 86th) – $140,616 ($136,989,466 total)
The Great Beauty (2013, 86th) – $107,824 ($2,850,454 total)
The Book Thief (2013, 86th) – $66,581 ($27,215,301 total)
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013, 86th) – $51,100 ($16,831,425 total)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013, 86th) – $23,143 ($10,579,489 total)
Ernest & Celestine (2013, 86th) – $16,728 ($16,728 total)
The Invisible Woman (2013, 86th) – $16,156 ($1,448,242 total)
Blue Jasmine (2013, 86th) – $15,061 ($42,613,153 total)
20 Feet from Stardom (2013, 86th) – $9,720 ($6,243,746 total)
Cutie and the Boxer (2013, 86th) – $1,741 ($254,007 total)
The Act of Killing (2013, 86th) – $73 ($619,352 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 2013 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2013, 86th): Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Short Film
The Act of Killing (2013, 86th): Documentary Feature
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
August: Osage County (2013, 86th): Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actress (Julia Roberts)
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
Cutie and the Boxer (2013, 86th): Documentary Feature
Dallas Buyers Club (2013, 86th): Picture, Actor (Matthew McConaughey) [O], Supporting Actor (Jared Leto) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling [O]
Ernest & Celestine (2013, 86th): Animated Feature
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
The Invisible Woman (2013, 86th): Costume Design
The Lego Movie (2014, 87th): Original Song (“Everything Is Awesome”)
Lone Survivor (2013, 86th): Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
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
Omar (2013, 86th): Foreign Language Film
Philomena (2013, 86th): Picture, Actress (Judi Dench), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
Saving Mr. Banks (2013, 86th): Original Score
The Wind Rises (2013, 86th): Animated Feature
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013, 86th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill), Adapted Screenplay

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st) – $12,026,343 ($115,024,121 total) {week 16}
Coraline (2009, 82nd) – $5,261,129 ($61,112,744 total) {week 4}
The Reader (2008, 81st) – $2,860,429 ($26,949,964 total) {week 12}
Milk (2008, 81st) – $1,483,395 ($30,004,709 total) {week 14}
The Wrestler (2008, 81st) – $1,387,672 ($23,512,104 total) {week 11}
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008, 81st) – $787,261 ($125,388,340 total) {week 10}
Doubt (2008, 81st) – $514,527 ($31,886,500 total) {week 12}
Revolutionary Road (2008, 81st) – $375,147 ($21,945,941 total) {week 10}
Frost/Nixon (2008, 81st) – $364,660 ($17,891,416 total) {week 13}
Defiance (2008, 81st) – $319,636 ($27,691,636 total) {week 9}
The Class (2008, 81st) – $282,785 ($1,628,301 total) {week 11}
Waltz with Bashir (2008, 81st) – $205,098 ($1,846,384 total) {week 10}
Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st) – $111,893 ($12,566,167 total) {week 22}
The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $102,067 ($533,316,061 total) {week 33}
The 2008 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2008, 81st) – $38,965 ($600,856 total) {week 4}
Australia (2008, 81st) – $37,688 ($49,486,698 total) {week 14}
Katyn (2009, 80th) – $14,206 ($35,285 total) {week 2}
Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $11,222 ($2,957,978 total) {week 32}
Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $9,547 ($2,477,794 total) {week 31}
The Betrayal (2008, 81st) – $4,591 ($25,329 total) {week 15}
Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $768 ($510,949 total) {week 28}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Slumdog Millionaire (2008, 81st) – $16,756,705 ($160,266,942 total)
Coraline (2009, 82nd) – $7,330,506 ($85,150,423 total)
The Reader (2008, 81st) – $3,985,531 ($37,550,283 total)
Milk (2008, 81st) – $2,066,864 ($41,806,561 total)
The Wrestler (2008, 81st) – $1,933,490 ($32,760,198 total)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008, 81st) – $1,096,917 ($174,707,754 total)
Doubt (2008, 81st) – $716,908 ($44,428,523 total)
Revolutionary Road (2008, 81st) – $522,705 ($30,578,011 total)
Frost/Nixon (2008, 81st) – $508,093 ($24,928,706 total)
Defiance (2008, 81st) – $445,359 ($38,583,679 total)
The Class (2008, 81st) – $394,014 ($2,268,766 total)
Waltz with Bashir (2008, 81st) – $285,770 ($2,572,628 total)
Rachel Getting Married (2008, 81st) – $155,904 ($17,508,859 total)
The Dark Knight (2008, 81st) – $142,213 ($743,087,045 total)
The 2008 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2008, 81st) – $54,291 ($837,193 total)
Australia (2008, 81st) – $52,512 ($68,951,466 total)
Katyn (2009, 80th) – $19,794 ($49,164 total)
Man on Wire (2008, 81st) – $15,636 ($4,121,449 total)
Frozen River (2008, 81st) – $13,302 ($3,452,393 total)
The Betrayal (2008, 81st) – $6,397 ($35,292 total)
Trouble the Water (2008, 81st) – $1,070 ($711,922 total)

Oscar Details:

The 2008 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2008, 81st): Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Short Film
Australia (2008, 81st): Costume Design
The Betrayal (2008, 81st): Documentary Feature
The Class (2008, 81st): Foreign Language Film
Coraline (2009, 82nd): Animated Feature
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008, 81st): Picture, Director, Actor (Brad Pitt), Supporting Actress (Taraji P. Henson), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Makeup [O], Sound Mixing, Visual Effects [O]
The Dark Knight (2008, 81st): Supporting Actor (Heath Ledger) [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Makeup, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects
Defiance (2008, 81st): Original Score
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
Katyn (2009, 80th): Foreign Language Film
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
Revolutionary Road (2008, 81st): Supporting Actor (Michael Shannon), Art Direction, Costume Design
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
Waltz with Bashir (2008, 81st): Foreign Language Film
The Wrestler (2008, 81st): Actor (Mickey Rourke), Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei)

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th) – $83,848,082 ($125,185,971 total) {week 1}
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, 76th) – $2,174,665 ($364,115,612 total) {week 11}
Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $2,085,463 ($82,234,706 total) {week 21}
Monster (2003, 76th) – $2,006,422 ($26,815,005 total) {week 10}
Cold Mountain (2003, 76th) – $1,333,182 ($92,685,850 total) {week 10}
Something’s Gotta Give (2003, 76th) – $811,412 ($122,736,489 total) {week 12}
In America (2003, 76th) – $514,012 ($14,058,905 total) {week 14}
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003, 76th) – $464,648 ($9,298,540 total) {week 12}
Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $432,129 ($43,871,278 total) {week 25}
Big Fish (2003, 76th) – $354,677 ($65,815,103 total) {week 12}
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, 76th) – $324,195 ($92,569,819 total) {week 16}
The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $310,608 ($4,790,711 total) {week 14}
The Fog of War (2003, 76th) – $286,643 ($2,249,523 total) {week 11}
21 Grams (2003, 76th) – $270,679 ($15,792,712 total) {week 15}
City of God (2003, 76th) – $208,603 ($6,814,830 total) {week 59}
House of Sand and Fog (2003, 76th) – $207,263 ($12,544,025 total) {week 11}
The Cooler (2003, 76th) – $179,102 ($7,855,973 total) {week 14}
The Last Samurai (2003, 76th) – $151,370 ($110,330,124 total) {week 13}
My Architect (2003, 76th) – $124,818 ($1,287,185 total) {week 16}
Brother Bear (2003, 76th) – $65,684 ($85,005,561 total) {week 19}
The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $3,411 ($533,822 total) {week 39}
Pieces of April (2003, 76th) – $1,661 ($2,525,743 total) {week 20}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th) – $141,097,014 ($210,659,162 total)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, 76th) – $3,659,460 ($612,722,729 total)
Mystic River (2003, 76th) – $3,509,354 ($138,382,074 total)
Monster (2003, 76th) – $3,376,346 ($45,123,479 total)
Cold Mountain (2003, 76th) – $2,243,438 ($155,968,942 total)
Something’s Gotta Give (2003, 76th) – $1,365,420 ($206,537,248 total)
In America (2003, 76th) – $864,964 ($23,657,900 total)
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003, 76th) – $781,896 ($15,647,302 total)
Lost in Translation (2003, 76th) – $727,174 ($73,825,258 total)
Big Fish (2003, 76th) – $596,840 ($110,751,663 total)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, 76th) – $545,546 ($155,773,689 total)
The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th) – $522,682 ($8,061,663 total)
The Fog of War (2003, 76th) – $482,354 ($3,785,429 total)
21 Grams (2003, 76th) – $455,490 ($26,575,498 total)
City of God (2003, 76th) – $351,031 ($11,467,790 total)
House of Sand and Fog (2003, 76th) – $348,776 ($21,108,706 total)
The Cooler (2003, 76th) – $301,387 ($13,219,794 total)
The Last Samurai (2003, 76th) – $254,721 ($185,660,193 total)
My Architect (2003, 76th) – $210,040 ($2,166,036 total)
Brother Bear (2003, 76th) – $110,531 ($143,044,785 total)
The Weather Underground (2003, 76th) – $5,740 ($898,300 total)
Pieces of April (2003, 76th) – $2,795 ($4,250,244 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
Cold Mountain (2003, 76th): Actor (Jude Law), Supporting Actress (Renee Zellweger) [O], Original Song (“Scarlet Tide”), Original Song (“You Will Be My Ain True Love”), Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography
The Cooler (2003, 76th): Supporting Actor (Alec Baldwin)
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
Monster (2003, 76th): Actress (Charlize Theron) [O]
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
The Passion of the Christ (2004, 77th): Original Score, Cinematography, Makeup
Pieces of April (2003, 76th): Supporting Actress (Patricia Clarkson)
Something’s Gotta Give (2003, 76th): Actress (Diane Keaton)
The Triplets of Belleville (2003, 76th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Belleville Rendez-vous”)
The Weather Underground (2003, 76th): Documentary Feature

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 26-28, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $4,372,632 ($60,143,613 total) {week 12}
Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $1,915,628 ($27,335,876 total) {week 19}
Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $1,635,318 ($205,564,906 total) {week 32}
Patch Adams (1998, 71st) – $873,260 ($130,674,665 total) {week 10}
Elizabeth (1998, 71st) – $787,961 ($25,196,377 total) {week 17}
Affliction (1998, 71st) – $704,855 ($3,160,729 total) {week 9}
The Prince of Egypt (1998, 71st) – $538,859 ($97,067,401 total) {week 11}
Mighty Joe Young (1998, 71st) – $433,257 ($49,121,341 total) {week 10}
The Thin Red Line (1998, 71st) – $392,982 ($35,126,075 total) {week 10}
A Simple Plan (1998, 71st) – $379,170 ($15,234,793 total) {week 12}
A Bug’s Life (1998, 71st) – $359,901 ($158,538,829 total) {week 15}
Central Station (1998, 71st) – $339,385 ($3,448,548 total) {week 15}
Pleasantville (1998, 71st) – $275,606 ($39,687,220 total) {week 19}
A Civil Action (1998, 71st) – $261,129 ($55,594,271 total) {week 10}
Hilary and Jackie (1998, 71st) – $216,915 ($4,009,922 total) {week 9}
Gods and Monsters (1998, 71st) – $165,418 ($3,896,635 total) {week 17}
Little Voice (1998, 71st) – $165,060 ($4,153,275 total) {week 10}
Children of Heaven (1998, 71st) – $46,738 ($324,579 total) {week 6}
Tango (1998, 71st) – $41,109 ($210,419 total) {week 6}
American History X (1998, 71st) – $40,944 ($6,545,272 total) {week 17}
The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $34,230 ($1,784,148 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Shakespeare in Love (1998, 71st) – $8,994,883 ($123,720,621 total)
Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st) – $3,940,613 ($56,232,265 total)
Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st) – $3,363,991 ($422,864,816 total)
Patch Adams (1998, 71st) – $1,796,371 ($268,809,104 total)
Elizabeth (1998, 71st) – $1,620,904 ($51,831,130 total)
Affliction (1998, 71st) – $1,449,948 ($6,501,893 total)
The Prince of Egypt (1998, 71st) – $1,108,480 ($199,676,051 total)
Mighty Joe Young (1998, 71st) – $891,247 ($101,046,853 total)
The Thin Red Line (1998, 71st) – $808,398 ($72,257,379 total)
A Simple Plan (1998, 71st) – $779,986 ($31,339,289 total)
A Bug’s Life (1998, 71st) – $740,348 ($326,128,103 total)
Central Station (1998, 71st) – $698,144 ($7,093,962 total)
Pleasantville (1998, 71st) – $566,945 ($81,640,049 total)
A Civil Action (1998, 71st) – $537,165 ($114,362,231 total)
Hilary and Jackie (1998, 71st) – $446,213 ($8,248,757 total)
Gods and Monsters (1998, 71st) – $340,279 ($8,015,716 total)
Little Voice (1998, 71st) – $339,543 ($8,543,646 total)
Children of Heaven (1998, 71st) – $96,144 ($667,687 total)
Tango (1998, 71st) – $84,565 ($432,850 total)
American History X (1998, 71st) – $84,225 ($13,464,191 total)
The Red Violin (1999, 72nd) – $70,414 ($3,670,147 total)

Oscar Details:

Affliction (1998, 71st): Actor (Nick Nolte), Supporting Actor (James Coburn) [O]
American History X (1998, 71st): Actor (Edward Norton)
A Bug’s Life (1998, 71st): Original Musical or Comedy Score
Central Station (1998, 71st): Actress (Fernanda Montenegro), Foreign Language Film
Children of Heaven (1998, 71st): Foreign Language Film
A Civil Action (1998, 71st): Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall), Cinematography
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]
Hilary and Jackie (1998, 71st): Actress (Emily Watson), Supporting Actress (Rachel Griffiths)
Life Is Beautiful (1998, 71st): Picture, Director, Actor (Roberto Benigni) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score [O], Film Editing, Foreign Language Film [O]
Little Voice (1998, 71st): Supporting Actress (Brenda Blethyn)
Mighty Joe Young (1998, 71st): Visual Effects
Patch Adams (1998, 71st): Original Musical or Comedy Score
Pleasantville (1998, 71st): Original Dramatic Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
The Prince of Egypt (1998, 71st): Original Song (“When You Believe”) [O], Original Musical or Comedy Score
The Red Violin (1999, 72nd): Original Score [O]
Saving Private Ryan (1998, 71st): Picture, Director [O], Actor (Tom Hanks), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Makeup, Sound [O], Sound Effects [O]
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
Tango (1998, 71st): Foreign Language Film
The Thin Red Line (1998, 71st): Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 4-6, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $3,207,985 ($50,271,183 total) {week 12}
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, 66th) – $2,615,297 ($200,358,897 total) {week 15}
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993, 66th) – $2,104,938 ($3,315,530 total) {week 12}
In the Name of the Father (1993, 66th) – $1,671,845 ($17,232,717 total) {week 10}
Philadelphia (1993, 66th) – $1,518,792 ($61,014,779 total) {week 11}
Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $190,920 ($344,553,605 total) {week 39}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Schindler’s List (1993, 66th) – $8,019,963 ($125,677,958 total)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, 66th) – $6,538,243 ($500,897,243 total)
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993, 66th) – $5,262,345 ($8,288,825 total)
In the Name of the Father (1993, 66th) – $4,179,613 ($43,081,793 total)
Philadelphia (1993, 66th) – $3,796,980 ($152,536,948 total)
Jurassic Park (1993, 66th) – $477,300 ($861,384,013 total)

Oscar Details:

In the Name of the Father (1993, 66th): Picture, Director, Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Supporting Actor (Pete Postlethwaite), Supporting Actress (Emma Thompson), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
Jurassic Park (1993, 66th): Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, 66th): Makeup [O]
Philadelphia (1993, 66th): Actor (Tom Hanks) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Philadelphia”), Original Song (“Streets of Philadelphia”) [O]
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
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993, 66th): Supporting Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio)

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 3-5, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

Rain Man (1988, 61st) – $3,858,147 ($121,784,071 total) {week 12}
Dangerous Liaisons (1988, 61st) – $2,263,595 ($18,718,126 total) {week 11}
Beaches (1988, 61st) – $2,020,214 ($41,668,869 total) {week 11}
Working Girl (1988, 61st) – $1,604,923 ($52,528,964 total) {week 11}
Mississippi Burning (1988, 61st) – $1,239,156 ($27,590,949 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Rain Man (1988, 61st) – $10,155,576 ($320,565,124 total)
Dangerous Liaisons (1988, 61st) – $5,958,329 ($49,270,634 total)
Beaches (1988, 61st) – $5,317,692 ($109,682,539 total)
Working Girl (1988, 61st) – $4,224,545 ($138,268,935 total)
Mississippi Burning (1988, 61st) – $3,261,758 ($72,626,050 total)

Oscar Details:

Beaches (1988, 61st): Art Direction
Dangerous Liaisons (1988, 61st): Picture, Actress (Glenn Close), Supporting Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O]
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
Working Girl (1988, 61st): Picture, Director, Actress (Melanie Griffith), Supporting Actress (Joan Cusack), Supporting Actress (Sigourney Weaver), Original Song (“Let the River Run”) [O]

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 2-4, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

Footloose (1984, 57th) – $6,300,641 ($24,615,584 total) {week 3}
Against All Odds (1984, 57th) – $3,766,128 ($3,766,128 total) {week 1}
Terms of Endearment (1983, 56th) – $2,088,781 ($84,800,617 total) {week 15}
Nevery Cry Wolf (1983, 56th) – $1,002,549 ($23,734,906 total) {week 22}
The Right Stuff (1983, 56th) – $896,726 ($20,360,569 total) {week 20}
Broadway Danny Rose (1984, 57th) – $778,420 ($8,221,935 total) {week 6}
Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $99,124 ($252,340,283 total) {week 41}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Footloose (1984, 57th) – $19,595,744 ($76,557,397 total)
Against All Odds (1984, 57th) – $11,713,106 ($11,713,106 total)
Terms of Endearment (1983, 56th) – $6,496,358 ($263,740,014 total)
Nevery Cry Wolf (1983, 56th) – $3,118,047 ($73,818,383 total)
The Right Stuff (1983, 56th) – $2,788,925 ($63,323,793 total)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984, 57th) – $2,420,979 ($25,571,197 total)
Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th) – $308,287 ($784,808,321 total)

Oscar Details:

Against All Odds (1984, 57th): Original Song (“Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)”)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984, 57th): Director, Original Screenplay
Footloose (1984, 57th): Original Song (“Footloose”, “Let’s Hear It for the Boy”)
Nevery Cry Wolf (1983, 56th): Sound
Return of the Jedi (1983, 56th): Original Score, Art Direction, Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects [O]
The Right Stuff (1983, 56th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Sam Shepard), Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound [O], Sound Effects [O]
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