Box Office History (Weeks 52 & 53, 2024)

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. 27-29, 2019

Weekend Box Office:

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019, 92nd) – $72,389,590 ($362,186,406 total) {week 2}
Frozen II (2019, 92nd) – $16,891,973 ($421,682,862 total) {week 6}
Little Women (2019, 92nd) – $16,755,310 ($29,215,740 total) {week 1}
Knives Out (2019, 92nd) – $9,876,123 ($110,306,694 total) {week 5}
Bombshell (2019, 92nd) – $4,816,042 ($15,757,144 total) {week 3}
Richard Jewell (2019, 92nd) – $3,062,853 ($16,120,213 total) {week 3}
Ford v Ferrari (2019, 92nd) – $1,800,361 ($106,138,720 total) {week 7}
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019, 92nd) – $1,436,340 ($55,852,119 total) {week 6}
1917 (2019, 92nd) – $576,216 ($1,014,315 total) {week 1}
Parasite (2019, 92nd) – $569,267 ($22,344,939 total) {week 12}
Jojo Rabbit (2019, 92nd) – $252,978 ($20,920,347 total) {week 11}
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019, 92nd) – $174,392 ($113,228,136 total) {week 11}
Joker (2019, 92nd) – $132,310 ($333,712,240 total) {week 13}
Harriet (2019, 92nd) – $130,850 ($42,482,270 total) {week 9}
Pain and Glory (2019, 92nd) – $47,899 ($3,855,241 total) {week 12}
The Lighthouse (2019, 92nd) – $19,824 ($10,759,478 total) {week 11}
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd) – $11,196 ($141,074,662 total) {week 23}
Judy (2019, 92nd) – $9,218 ($24,015,028 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019, 92nd) – $85,192,116 ($426,241,207 total)
Frozen II (2019, 92nd) – $19,879,418 ($496,259,962 total)
Little Women (2019, 92nd) – $19,718,585 ($34,382,716 total)
Knives Out (2019, 92nd) – $11,622,774 ($129,815,083 total)
Bombshell (2019, 92nd) – $5,667,787 ($18,543,888 total)
Richard Jewell (2019, 92nd) – $3,604,537 ($18,971,168 total)
Ford v Ferrari (2019, 92nd) – $2,118,765 ($124,909,978 total)
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019, 92nd) – $1,690,365 ($65,729,896 total)
1917 (2019, 92nd) – $678,123 ($1,193,703 total)
Parasite (2019, 92nd) – $669,945 ($26,296,773 total)
Jojo Rabbit (2019, 92nd) – $297,719 ($24,620,234 total)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019, 92nd) – $205,234 ($133,253,199 total)
Joker (2019, 92nd) – $155,710 ($392,731,217 total)
Harriet (2019, 92nd) – $153,992 ($49,995,510 total)
Pain and Glory (2019, 92nd) – $56,370 ($4,537,063 total)
The Lighthouse (2019, 92nd) – $23,330 ($12,662,355 total)
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019, 92nd) – $13,176 ($166,024,548 total)
Judy (2019, 92nd) – $10,848 ($28,262,227 total)

Oscar Details:

1917 (2019, 92nd): Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography [O], Production Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019, 92nd): Supporting Actor (Tom Hanks)
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
Little Women (2019, 92nd): Picture, Actress (Saoirse Ronan), Supporting Actress (Florence Pugh), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Costume Design [O]
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)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019, 92nd): Original Score, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 26-28, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014, 87th) – $40,921,395 ($168,017,513 total) {week 2}
Into the Woods (2014, 87th) – $31,051,923 ($46,141,663 total) {week 1}
Unbroken (2014, 87th) – $30,621,445 ($46,055,845 total) {week 1}
The Imitation Game (2014, 87th) – $7,932,292 ($14,633,946 total) {week 5}
Wild (2014, 87th) – $5,389,214 ($16,334,730 total) {week 4}
Big Hero 6 (2014, 87th) – $5,006,485 ($200,084,063 total) {week 8}
Interstellar (2014, 87th) – $3,002,658 ($177,387,217 total) {week 8}
The Theory of Everything (2014, 87th) – $1,221,261 ($22,374,956 total) {week 8}
Foxcatcher (2014, 87th) – $947,000 ($6,147,000 total) {week 7}
Birdman (2014, 87th) – $802,180 ($23,743,615 total) {week 11}
American Sniper (2014, 87th) – $633,456 ($873,667 total) {week 1}
Selma (2014, 87th) – $571,450 ($893,626 total) {week 1}
Gone Girl (2014, 87th) – $413,852 ($165,929,744 total) {week 13}
Mr. Turner (2014, 87th) – $252,000 ($494,000 total) {week 2}
Inherent Vice (2014, 87th) – $202,621 ($966,891 total) {week 3}
Whiplash (2014, 87th) – $180,300 ($5,457,900 total) {week 12}
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th) – $112,786 ($332,862,030 total) {week 22}
Nightcrawler (2014, 87th) – $102,249 ($31,759,455 total) {week 9}
The Boxtrolls (2014, 87th) – $72,075 ($50,437,279 total) {week 14}
CitizenFour (2014, 87th) – $50,652 ($2,143,567 total) {week 10}
The Judge (2014, 87th) – $44,744 ($46,972,722 total) {week 12}
Beyond the Lights (2014, 87th) – $31,495 ($14,522,040 total) {week 7}
Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $31,408 ($24,214,829 total) {week 25}
Two Days, One Night (2014, 87th) – $30,700 ($48,236 total) {week 1}
Leviathan (2014, 87th) – $15,200 ($23,000 total) {week 1}
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014, 87th) – $11,608 ($570,660 total) {week 11}
Song of the Sea (2014, 87th) – $9,459 ($43,076 total) {week 2}
Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me (2014, 87th) – $3,200 ($364,184 total) {week 10}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014, 87th) – $53,994,203 ($221,692,630 total)
Into the Woods (2014, 87th) – $40,971,815 ($60,882,145 total)
Unbroken (2014, 87th) – $40,403,816 ($60,768,912 total)
The Imitation Game (2014, 87th) – $10,466,353 ($19,308,928 total)
Wild (2014, 87th) – $7,110,860 ($21,553,046 total)
Big Hero 6 (2014, 87th) – $6,605,864 ($264,003,207 total)
Interstellar (2014, 87th) – $3,961,891 ($234,055,594 total)
The Theory of Everything (2014, 87th) – $1,611,407 ($29,522,892 total)
Foxcatcher (2014, 87th) – $1,249,530 ($8,110,729 total)
Birdman (2014, 87th) – $1,058,446 ($31,328,785 total)
American Sniper (2014, 87th) – $835,821 ($1,152,770 total)
Selma (2014, 87th) – $754,006 ($1,179,105 total)
Gone Girl (2014, 87th) – $546,062 ($218,937,900 total)
Mr. Turner (2014, 87th) – $332,504 ($651,814 total)
Inherent Vice (2014, 87th) – $267,351 ($1,275,775 total)
Whiplash (2014, 87th) – $237,899 ($7,201,489 total)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, 87th) – $148,817 ($439,198,615 total)
Nightcrawler (2014, 87th) – $134,914 ($41,905,376 total)
The Boxtrolls (2014, 87th) – $95,100 ($66,550,045 total)
CitizenFour (2014, 87th) – $66,833 ($2,828,354 total)
The Judge (2014, 87th) – $59,038 ($61,978,696 total)
Beyond the Lights (2014, 87th) – $41,556 ($19,161,272 total)
Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $41,442 ($31,950,533 total)
Two Days, One Night (2014, 87th) – $40,507 ($63,646 total)
Leviathan (2014, 87th) – $20,056 ($30,348 total)
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014, 87th) – $15,316 ($752,964 total)
Song of the Sea (2014, 87th) – $12,481 ($56,837 total)
Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me (2014, 87th) – $4,222 ($480,527 total)

Oscar Details:

American Sniper (2014, 87th): Picture, Actor (Bradley Cooper), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing [O]
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 Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014, 87th): Sound Film Editing
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]
Into the Woods (2014, 87th): Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), Production Design, Costume Design
The Judge (2014, 87th): Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall)
Leviathan (2014, 87th): Foreign Language Film
Mr. Turner (2014, 87th): Original Score, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design
Nightcrawler (2014, 87th): Original Screenplay
Selma (2014, 87th): Picture, Original Song (“Glory”) [O]
Song of the Sea (2014, 87th): Animated Feature
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
Two Days, One Night (2014, 87th): Actress (Marion Cotillard)
Unbroken (2014, 87th): Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
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. 25-27, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

Avatar (2009, 82nd) – $75,617,183 ($212,711,184 total) {week 2}
Sherlock Holmes (2009, 82nd) – $62,304,277 ($62,304,277 total) {week 1}
The Blind Side (2009, 82nd) – $11,519,345 ($184,195,981 total) {week 6}
Up in the Air (2009, 82nd) – $11,270,248 ($24,031,968 total) {week 4}
The Princess and the Frog (2009, 82nd) – $9,004,610 ($63,679,289 total) {week 5}
Nine (2009, 82nd) – $5,452,513 ($5,830,585 total) {week 2}
Invictus (2009, 82nd) – $4,067,541 ($23,049,804 total) {week 3}
Precious (2009, 82nd) – $865,083 ($41,778,920 total) {week 8}
The Young Victoria (2009, 82nd) – $742,089 ($1,196,667 total) {week 2}
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009, 82nd) – $415,233 ($415,233 total) {week 1}
A Single Man (2009, 82nd) – $352,652 ($920,532 total) {week 3}
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009, 82nd) – $344,592 ($18,288,004 total) {week 7}
An Education (2009, 82nd) – $170,538 ($7,437,144 total) {week 12}
Crazy Heart (2009, 82nd) – $159,850 ($324,428 total) {week 2}
A Serious Man (2009, 82nd) – $66,124 ($9,042,760 total) {week 13}
The Lovely Bones (2009, 82nd) – $41,916 ($276,161 total) {week 3}
The Messenger (2009, 82nd) – $13,955 ($623,689 total) {week 7}
Coco Before Chanel (2009, 82nd) – $13,230 ($5,964,683 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Avatar (2009, 82nd) – $108,687,098 ($305,736,875 total)
Sherlock Holmes (2009, 82nd) – $89,552,014 ($89,552,014 total)
The Blind Side (2009, 82nd) – $16,557,139 ($264,751,023 total)
Up in the Air (2009, 82nd) – $16,199,103 ($34,541,949 total)
The Princess and the Frog (2009, 82nd) – $12,942,626 ($91,528,365 total)
Nine (2009, 82nd) – $7,837,079 ($8,380,494 total)
Invictus (2009, 82nd) – $5,846,412 ($33,130,252 total)
Precious (2009, 82nd) – $1,243,413 ($60,050,234 total)
The Young Victoria (2009, 82nd) – $1,066,629 ($1,720,009 total)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009, 82nd) – $596,828 ($596,828 total)
A Single Man (2009, 82nd) – $506,878 ($1,323,111 total)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009, 82nd) – $495,294 ($26,285,958 total)
An Education (2009, 82nd) – $245,120 ($10,689,655 total)
Crazy Heart (2009, 82nd) – $229,758 ($466,311 total)
A Serious Man (2009, 82nd) – $95,042 ($12,997,460 total)
The Lovely Bones (2009, 82nd) – $60,247 ($396,935 total)
The Messenger (2009, 82nd) – $20,058 ($896,449 total)
Coco Before Chanel (2009, 82nd) – $19,016 ($8,573,238 total)

Oscar Details:

Avatar (2009, 82nd): Picture, Director, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
The Blind Side (2009, 82nd): Picture, Actress (Sandra Bullock) [O]
Coco Before Chanel (2009, 82nd): Costume Design
Crazy Heart (2009, 82nd): Actor (Jeff Bridges) [O], Supporting Actress (Maggie Gyllenhaal), Original Song (“The Weary Kind”) [O]
An Education (2009, 82nd): Picture, Actress (Carey Mulligan), Adapted Screenplay
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009, 82nd): Animated Feature, Original Score
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009, 82nd): Art Direction, Costume Design
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
Nine (2009, 82nd): Supporting Actress (Penelope Cruz), Original Song (“Take It All”), Art Direction, Costume Design
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
Sherlock Holmes (2009, 82nd): Original Score, Art Direction
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
The Young Victoria (2009, 82nd): Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Makeup

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 24-26, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004, 77th) – $12,611,876 ($59,411,366 total) {week 1}
The Aviator (2004, 77th) – $8,631,367 ($9,986,105 total) {week 2}
The Polar Express (2004, 77th) – $6,527,163 ($140,233,149 total) {week 1}
The Phantom of the Opera (2004, 77th) – $4,001,890 ($6,323,567 total) {week 1}
The Incredibles (2004, 77th) – $2,417,309 ($242,425,976 total) {week 8}
Closer (2004, 77th) – $1,692,847 ($22,564,250 total) {week 4}
Finding Neverland (2004, 77th) – $1,361,370 ($19,758,924 total) {week 7}
Sideways (2004, 77th) – $1,169,527 ($18,500,087 total) {week 10}
House of Flying Daggers (2004, 77th) – $662,342 ($2,733,303 total) {week 4}
A Very Long Engagement (2004, 77th) – $453,025 ($1,297,120 total) {week 5}
Kinsey (2004, 77th) – $331,067 ($5,738,379 total) {week 7}
Ray (2004, 77th) – $252,270 ($70,794,580 total) {week 9}
Million Dollar Baby (2004, 77th) – $189,597 ($527,138 total) {week 2}
Shark Tale (2004, 77th) – $175,755 ($159,991,234 total) {week 13}
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, 77th) – $127,386 ($15,358,121 total) {week 14}
Hotel Rwanda (2004, 77th) – $100,091 ($142,386 total) {week 1}
Being Julia (2004, 77th) – $42,090 ($3,458,068 total) {week 11}
The Sea Inside (2004, 77th) – $19,690 ($105,087 total) {week 2}
Vera Drake (2004, 77th) – $16,910 ($2,079,698 total) {week 12}
Born Into Brothels (2004, 77th) – $4,315 ($41,890 total) {week 1}
I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $3,422 ($144,795,350 total) {week 24}
Zelary (2003, 76th) – $340 ($329,063 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004, 77th) – $21,893,079 ($103,132,774 total)
The Aviator (2004, 77th) – $14,983,275 ($17,334,978 total)
The Polar Express (2004, 77th) – $11,330,566 ($243,432,101 total)
The Phantom of the Opera (2004, 77th) – $6,946,920 ($10,977,142 total)
The Incredibles (2004, 77th) – $4,196,230 ($420,829,633 total)
Closer (2004, 77th) – $2,938,630 ($39,169,503 total)
Finding Neverland (2004, 77th) – $2,363,216 ($34,299,710 total)
Sideways (2004, 77th) – $2,030,193 ($32,114,483 total)
House of Flying Daggers (2004, 77th) – $1,149,766 ($4,744,768 total)
A Very Long Engagement (2004, 77th) – $786,411 ($2,251,683 total)
Kinsey (2004, 77th) – $574,702 ($9,961,308 total)
Ray (2004, 77th) – $437,918 ($122,893,007 total)
Million Dollar Baby (2004, 77th) – $329,123 ($915,064 total)
Shark Tale (2004, 77th) – $305,095 ($277,730,355 total)
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, 77th) – $221,131 ($26,660,313 total)
Hotel Rwanda (2004, 77th) – $173,749 ($247,169 total)
Being Julia (2004, 77th) – $73,064 ($6,002,894 total)
The Sea Inside (2004, 77th) – $34,180 ($182,422 total)
Vera Drake (2004, 77th) – $29,354 ($3,610,168 total)
Born Into Brothels (2004, 77th) – $7,490 ($72,717 total)
I, Robot (2004, 77th) – $5,940 ($251,351,670 total)
Zelary (2003, 76th) – $590 ($571,224 total)

Oscar Details:

The Aviator (2004, 77th): Picture, Director, Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Alan Alda), Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound Mixing
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
Hotel Rwanda (2004, 77th): Actor (Don Cheadle), Supporting Actress (Sophie Okonedo), Original Screenplay
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)
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004, 77th): Original Score, Makeup [O], Art Direction, Costume Design
Million Dollar Baby (2004, 77th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Clint Eastwood), Actress (Hilary Swank) [O], Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, 77th): Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Al Otro Lado del Rio”) [O]
The Phantom of the Opera (2004, 77th): Original Song (“Learn To Be Lonely”), Cinematography, Art Direction
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]
The Sea Inside (2004, 77th): Makeup, Foreign Language Film [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

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 31, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005

Weekend Box Office:

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004, 77th) – $14,587,219 ($94,616,745 total) {week 1}
The Aviator (2004, 77th) – $11,364,664 ($31,541,390 total) {week 3}
The Polar Express (2004, 77th) – $5,609,096 ($155,112,441 total) {week 1}
The Phantom of the Opera (2004, 77th) – $4,762,233 ($16,178,431 total) {week 2}
The Incredibles (2004, 77th) – $4,160,395 ($251,657,004 total) {week 9}
Finding Neverland (2004, 77th) – $2,590,313 ($24,676,372 total) {week 8}
Closer (2004, 77th) – $2,231,133 ($27,460,754 total) {week 5}
Sideways (2004, 77th) – $2,150,398 ($22,404,206 total) {week 11}
House of Flying Daggers (2004, 77th) – $741,890 ($4,157,199 total) {week 5}
A Very Long Engagement (2004, 77th) – $692,062 ($2,653,129 total) {week 6}
Kinsey (2004, 77th) – $531,360 ($6,734,321 total) {week 8}
Ray (2004, 77th) – $449,330 ($71,611,065 total) {week 10}
Shark Tale (2004, 77th) – $341,261 ($160,762,022 total) {week 14}
Million Dollar Baby (2004, 77th) – $271,472 ($1,044,149 total) {week 3}
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, 77th) – $189,754 ($15,724,900 total) {week 15}
Hotel Rwanda (2004, 77th) – $142,378 ($426,803 total) {week 2}
Being Julia (2004, 77th) – $47,841 ($3,555,620 total) {week 12}
Vera Drake (2004, 77th) – $22,226 ($2,122,643 total) {week 13}
The Sea Inside (2004, 77th) – $18,784 ($142,474 total) {week 3}
Born Into Brothels (2004, 77th) – $11,170 ($55,045 total) {week 1}
Zelary (2003, 76th) – $524 ($329,723 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004, 77th) – $25,322,097 ($164,246,137 total)
The Aviator (2004, 77th) – $19,728,032 ($54,753,009 total)
The Polar Express (2004, 77th) – $9,736,885 ($269,261,210 total)
The Phantom of the Opera (2004, 77th) – $8,266,807 ($28,084,297 total)
The Incredibles (2004, 77th) – $7,222,071 ($436,853,865 total)
Finding Neverland (2004, 77th) – $4,496,550 ($42,835,957 total)
Closer (2004, 77th) – $3,873,046 ($47,669,393 total)
Sideways (2004, 77th) – $3,732,897 ($38,891,681 total)
House of Flying Daggers (2004, 77th) – $1,287,854 ($7,216,523 total)
A Very Long Engagement (2004, 77th) – $1,201,357 ($4,605,593 total)
Kinsey (2004, 77th) – $922,393 ($11,690,174 total)
Ray (2004, 77th) – $779,996 ($124,310,351 total)
Shark Tale (2004, 77th) – $592,398 ($279,068,373 total)
Million Dollar Baby (2004, 77th) – $471,251 ($1,812,549 total)
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, 77th) – $329,396 ($27,297,008 total)
Hotel Rwanda (2004, 77th) – $247,155 ($740,892 total)
Being Julia (2004, 77th) – $83,048 ($6,172,236 total)
Vera Drake (2004, 77th) – $38,582 ($3,684,717 total)
The Sea Inside (2004, 77th) – $32,607 ($247,322 total)
Born Into Brothels (2004, 77th) – $19,390 ($95,553 total)
Zelary (2003, 76th) – $910 ($572,369 total)

Oscar Details:

The Aviator (2004, 77th): Picture, Director, Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Alan Alda), Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound Mixing
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
Hotel Rwanda (2004, 77th): Actor (Don Cheadle), Supporting Actress (Sophie Okonedo), Original Screenplay
House of Flying Daggers (2004, 77th): Cinematography
The Incredibles (2004, 77th): Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing [O]
Kinsey (2004, 77th): Supporting Actress (Laura Linney)
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004, 77th): Original Score, Makeup [O], Art Direction, Costume Design
Million Dollar Baby (2004, 77th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Clint Eastwood), Actress (Hilary Swank) [O], Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, 77th): Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Al Otro Lado del Rio”) [O]
The Phantom of the Opera (2004, 77th): Original Song (“Learn To Be Lonely”), Cinematography, Art Direction
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]
The Sea Inside (2004, 77th): Makeup, Foreign Language Film [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. 24-26, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999, 72nd) – $12,738,237 ($12,738,237 total) {week 1}
Stuart Little (1999, 72nd) – $11,816,099 ($39,474,962 total) {week 2}
Toy Story 2 (1999, 72nd) – $10,376,676 ($177,545,321 total) {week 6}
The Green Mile (1999, 72nd) – $9,264,116 ($53,056,604 total) {week 3}
Bicentennial Man (1999, 72nd) – $6,780,948 ($21,037,489 total) {week 2}
Anna and the King (1999, 72nd) – $4,468,421 ($13,175,277 total) {week 2}
Sleepy Hollow (1999, 72nd) – $1,502,675 ($89,312,460 total) {week 6}
The Cider House Rules (1999, 72nd) – $712,008 ($1,375,208 total) {week 3}
American Beauty (1999, 72nd) – $322,143 ($70,041,838 total) {week 15}
All About My Mother (1999, 72nd) – $310,696 ($1,531,150 total) {week 8}
Being John Malkovich (1999, 72nd) – $302,111 ($17,307,726 total) {week 9}
The End of the Affair (1999, 72nd) – $227,898 ($853,198 total) {week 4}
The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $213,056 ($275,717,508 total) {week 21}
Sweet and Lowdown (1999, 72nd) – $173,829 ($606,707 total) {week 4}
Magnolia (1999, 72nd) – $128,706 ($434,196 total) {week 2}
The Insider (1999, 72nd) – $122,371 ($25,854,105 total) {week 8}
The Straight Story (1999, 72nd) – $118,153 ($4,036,769 total) {week 11}
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $114,418 ($429,984,994 total) {week 32}
Girl, Interrupted (1999, 72nd) – $95,399 ($183,230 total) {week 1}
Boys Don’t Cry (1999, 72nd) – $64,496 ($2,485,430 total) {week 12}
Angela’s Ashes (1999, 72nd) – $54,628 ($54,628 total) {week 1}
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999, 72nd) – $32,135 ($51,175 total) {week 1}
Topsy-Turvy (1999, 72nd) – $31,018 ($91,765 total) {week 2}
Titus (1999, 72nd) – $22,313 ($22,313 total) {week 1}
Music of the Heart (1999, 72nd) – $19,884 ($14,695,004 total) {week 9}
Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $18,802 ($6,867,997 total) {week 30}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999, 72nd) – $27,031,141 ($27,031,141 total)
Stuart Little (1999, 72nd) – $25,074,320 ($83,767,734 total)
Toy Story 2 (1999, 72nd) – $22,019,797 ($376,759,559 total)
The Green Mile (1999, 72nd) – $19,658,892 ($112,588,620 total)
Bicentennial Man (1999, 72nd) – $14,389,492 ($44,642,546 total)
Anna and the King (1999, 72nd) – $9,482,200 ($27,958,560 total)
Sleepy Hollow (1999, 72nd) – $3,188,747 ($189,525,260 total)
The Cider House Rules (1999, 72nd) – $1,510,915 ($2,918,256 total)
American Beauty (1999, 72nd) – $683,603 ($148,632,089 total)
All About My Mother (1999, 72nd) – $659,312 ($3,249,173 total)
Being John Malkovich (1999, 72nd) – $641,094 ($36,727,812 total)
The End of the Affair (1999, 72nd) – $483,610 ($1,810,526 total)
The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $452,115 ($585,085,578 total)
Sweet and Lowdown (1999, 72nd) – $368,873 ($1,287,461 total)
Magnolia (1999, 72nd) – $273,120 ($921,384 total)
The Insider (1999, 72nd) – $259,677 ($54,863,632 total)
The Straight Story (1999, 72nd) – $250,726 ($8,566,215 total)
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $242,800 ($912,448,472 total)
Girl, Interrupted (1999, 72nd) – $202,441 ($388,823 total)
Boys Don’t Cry (1999, 72nd) – $136,864 ($5,274,200 total)
Angela’s Ashes (1999, 72nd) – $115,923 ($115,923 total)
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999, 72nd) – $68,192 ($108,596 total)
Topsy-Turvy (1999, 72nd) – $65,822 ($194,730 total)
Titus (1999, 72nd) – $47,349 ($47,349 total)
Music of the Heart (1999, 72nd) – $42,195 ($31,183,493 total)
Buena Vista Social Club (1999, 72nd) – $39,899 ($14,574,214 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
Angela’s Ashes (1999, 72nd): Original Score
Anna and the King (1999, 72nd): Art Direction, Costume Design
Being John Malkovich (1999, 72nd): Director, Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener), Original Screenplay
Bicentennial Man (1999, 72nd): Makeup
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
Girl, Interrupted (1999, 72nd): Supporting Actress (Angelina Jolie)
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
Magnolia (1999, 72nd): Supporting Actor (Tom Cruise), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Save Me”)
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
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999, 72nd): Cinematography
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd): Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects
The Straight Story (1999, 72nd): Actor (Richard Farnsworth)
Stuart Little (1999, 72nd): Visual Effects
Sweet and Lowdown (1999, 72nd): Actor (Sean Penn), Supporting Actress (Samantha Morton)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999, 72nd): Supporting Actor (Jude Law), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
Titus (1999, 72nd): Costume Design
Topsy-Turvy (1999, 72nd): Original Screenplay, Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Makeup [O]
Toy Story 2 (1999, 72nd): Original Song (“When She Loved Me”)

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 31, 1999-Jan. 2, 2000

Weekend Box Office:

Stuart Little (1999, 72nd) – $16,022,757 ($79,403,127 total) {week 3}
Toy Story 2 (1999, 72nd) – $12,424,539 ($208,851,257 total) {week 7}
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999, 72nd) – $12,387,523 ($39,771,649 total) {week 2}
The Green Mile (1999, 72nd) – $11,775,891 ($76,682,014 total) {week 4}
Bicentennial Man (1999, 72nd) – $8,282,585 ($39,610,696 total) {week 3}
Anna and the King (1999, 72nd) – $5,362,413 ($24,732,782 total) {week 3}
Sleepy Hollow (1999, 72nd) – $1,556,160 ($92,839,722 total) {week 7}
The Cider House Rules (1999, 72nd) – $1,547,750 ($4,201,516 total) {week 4}
American Beauty (1999, 72nd) – $499,030 ($71,017,815 total) {week 16}
Being John Malkovich (1999, 72nd) – $472,661 ($18,243,969 total) {week 10}
The Hurricane (1999, 72nd) – $384,640 ($541,225 total) {week 1}
The End of the Affair (1999, 72nd) – $363,449 ($1,555,329 total) {week 5}
The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $342,273 ($276,386,495 total) {week 22}
All About My Mother (1999, 72nd) – $342,219 ($2,133,411 total) {week 9}
Tumbleweeds (1999, 72nd) – $242,516 ($1,027,713 total) {week 4}
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $205,498 ($430,443,350 total) {week 33}
The Straight Story (1999, 72nd) – $187,607 ($4,377,877 total) {week 12}
Magnolia (1999, 72nd) – $158,148 ($764,945 total) {week 3}
Sweet and Lowdown (1999, 72nd) – $149,688 ($867,523 total) {week 5}
The Insider (1999, 72nd) – $142,317 ($26,135,523 total) {week 9}
Girl, Interrupted (1999, 72nd) – $120,043 ($434,810 total) {week 2}
Boys Don’t Cry (1999, 72nd) – $109,898 ($2,697,068 total) {week 13}
Fight Club (1999, 72nd) – $51,163 ($36,351,732 total) {week 12}
Angela’s Ashes (1999, 72nd) – $61,655 ($186,032 total) {week 2}
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999, 72nd) – $48,860 ($133,025 total) {week 2}
Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $37,044 ($170,904,824 total) {week 30}
Titus (1999, 72nd) – $31,423 ($86,328 total) {week 2}
Topsy-Turvy (1999, 72nd) – $26,675 ($158,696 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Stuart Little (1999, 72nd) – $34,001,047 ($168,497,187 total)
Toy Story 2 (1999, 72nd) – $26,365,459 ($443,192,234 total)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999, 72nd) – $26,286,909 ($84,397,318 total)
The Green Mile (1999, 72nd) – $24,988,997 ($162,722,856 total)
Bicentennial Man (1999, 72nd) – $17,576,037 ($84,055,768 total)
Anna and the King (1999, 72nd) – $11,379,294 ($52,484,132 total)
Sleepy Hollow (1999, 72nd) – $3,302,245 ($197,010,276 total)
The Cider House Rules (1999, 72nd) – $3,284,399 ($8,915,815 total)
American Beauty (1999, 72nd) – $1,058,965 ($150,703,159 total)
Being John Malkovich (1999, 72nd) – $1,003,009 ($38,714,564 total)
The Hurricane (1999, 72nd) – $816,224 ($1,148,505 total)
The End of the Affair (1999, 72nd) – $771,256 ($3,300,482 total)
The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $726,319 ($586,505,200 total)
All About My Mother (1999, 72nd) – $726,205 ($4,527,199 total)
Tumbleweeds (1999, 72nd) – $514,630 ($2,180,856 total)
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd) – $436,076 ($913,421,125 total)
The Straight Story (1999, 72nd) – $398,111 ($9,290,062 total)
Magnolia (1999, 72nd) – $335,598 ($1,623,249 total)
Sweet and Lowdown (1999, 72nd) – $317,645 ($1,840,925 total)
The Insider (1999, 72nd) – $302,003 ($55,460,815 total)
Girl, Interrupted (1999, 72nd) – $254,737 ($922,687 total)
Boys Don’t Cry (1999, 72nd) – $233,209 ($5,723,306 total)
Fight Club (1999, 72nd) – $108,570 ($77,140,093 total)
Angela’s Ashes (1999, 72nd) – $130,835 ($394,769 total)
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999, 72nd) – $103,683 ($282,285 total)
Tarzan (1999, 72nd) – $78,609 ($362,668,111 total)
Titus (1999, 72nd) – $66,681 ($183,192 total)
Topsy-Turvy (1999, 72nd) – $56,606 ($336,760 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
Angela’s Ashes (1999, 72nd): Original Score
Anna and the King (1999, 72nd): Art Direction, Costume Design
Being John Malkovich (1999, 72nd): Director, Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener), Original Screenplay
Bicentennial Man (1999, 72nd): Makeup
Boys Don’t Cry (1999, 72nd): Actress (Hilary Swank) [O], Supporting Actress (Chloe Sevigny)
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
Girl, Interrupted (1999, 72nd): Supporting Actress (Angelina Jolie)
The Green Mile (1999, 72nd): Picture, Supporting Actor (Michael Clarke Duncan), Adapted Screenplay, Sound
The Hurricane (1999, 72nd): Actor (Denzel Washington)
The Insider (1999, 72nd): Picture, Director, Actor (Russell Crowe), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound
Magnolia (1999, 72nd): Supporting Actor (Tom Cruise), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Save Me”)
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
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999, 72nd): Cinematography
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, 72nd): Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects
The Straight Story (1999, 72nd): Actor (Richard Farnsworth)
Stuart Little (1999, 72nd): Visual Effects
Sweet and Lowdown (1999, 72nd): Actor (Sean Penn), Supporting Actress (Samantha Morton)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999, 72nd): Supporting Actor (Jude Law), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
Tarzan (1999, 72nd): Original Song (“You’ll Be In My Heart”)
Titus (1999, 72nd): Costume Design
Topsy-Turvy (1999, 72nd): Original Screenplay, Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Makeup [O]
Toy Story 2 (1999, 72nd): Original Song (“When She Loved Me”)
Tumbleweeds (1999, 72nd): Actress (Janet McTeer)

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 30, 1994-Jan. 1, 1995

Weekend Box Office:

Little Women (1994, 67th) – $6,776,403 ($18,292,486 total) {week 2}
Nell (1994, 67th) – $5,935,836 ($12,545,964 total) {week 3}
The Lion King (1994, 67th) – $3,046,582 ($300,352,905 total) {week 29}
Pulp Fiction (1994, 67th) – $2,063,675 ($63,618,060 total) {week 12}
Interview with the Vampire (1994, 67th) – $1,339,436 ($100,689,330 total) {week 8}
Junior (1994, 67th) – $1,229,810 ($30,808,210 total) {week 6}
Legends of the Fall (1994, 67th) – $254,270 ($464,363 total) {week 2}
The Madness of King George (1994, 67th) – $65,226 ($65,226 total) {week 1}
Nobody’s Fool (1994, 67th) – $202,076 ($368,190 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Little Women (1994, 67th) – $17,475,987 ($47,175,359 total)
Nell (1994, 67th) – $15,308,209 ($32,355,381 total)
The Lion King (1994, 67th) – $7,856,975 ($774,594,334 total)
Pulp Fiction (1994, 67th) – $5,322,109 ($164,067,628 total)
Interview with the Vampire (1994, 67th) – $3,454,335 ($259,672,483 total)
Junior (1994, 67th) – $3,171,615 ($79,452,752 total)
Legends of the Fall (1994, 67th) – $655,749 ($1,197,568 total)
The Madness of King George (1994, 67th) – $168,214 ($168,214 total)
Nobody’s Fool (1994, 67th) – $521,143 ($949,543 total)

Oscar Details:

Interview with the Vampire (1994, 67th): Original Score, Art Direction
Junior (1994, 67th): Original Song (“Look What Love Has Done”)
Legends of the Fall (1994, 67th): Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound
The Lion King (1994, 67th): Original Song (“Can You Feel the Love Tonight” [O], “Circle of Life”, “Hakuna Matata”), Original Score [O]
Little Women (1994, 67th): Actress (Winona Ryder), Original Score, Costume Design
The Madness of King George (1994, 67th): Actor (Nigel Hawthorne), Supporting Actress (Helen Mirren), Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction [O]
Nell (1994, 67th): Actress (Jodie Foster)
Nobody’s Fool (1994, 67th): Actor (Paul Newman), Adapted Screenplay
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. 29-31, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

Back to the Future Part II (1989, 62nd) – $6,500,095 ($93,592,195 total) {week 6}
The Little Mermaid (1989, 62nd) – $9,235,512 ($49,401,857 total) {week 7}
Steel Magnolias (1989, 62nd) – $6,248,970 ($44,598,414 total) {week 7}
Blaze (1989, 62nd) – $3,860,394 ($10,140,649 total) {week 3}
Harlem Nights (1989, 62nd) – $2,124,064 ($55,021,591 total) {week 7}
Born on the Fourth of July (1989, 62nd) – $492,236 ($937,946 total) {week 2}
Driving Miss Daisy (1989, 62nd) – $636,873 ($1,589,510 total) {week 3}
Enemies, A Love Story (1989, 62nd) – $270,042 ($592,726 total) {week 3}
Glory (1989, 62nd) – $163,824 ($399,227 total) {week 3}
Music Box (1989, 62nd) – $76,239 ($129,242 total) {week 2}
Parenthood (1989, 62nd) – $144,985 ($95,527,843 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Back to the Future Part II (1989, 62nd) – $17,650,132 ($254,136,993 total)
The Little Mermaid (1989, 62nd) – $25,077,788 ($134,144,085 total)
Steel Magnolias (1989, 62nd) – $16,968,236 ($121,100,983 total)
Blaze (1989, 62nd) – $10,482,380 ($27,535,566 total)
Harlem Nights (1989, 62nd) – $5,767,610 ($149,403,716 total)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989, 62nd) – $1,336,601 ($2,546,866 total)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989, 62nd) – $1,729,343 ($4,316,100 total)
Enemies, A Love Story (1989, 62nd) – $733,263 ($1,609,468 total)
Glory (1989, 62nd) – $444,842 ($1,084,047 total)
Music Box (1989, 62nd) – $207,017 ($350,939 total)
Parenthood (1989, 62nd) – $393,687 ($259,392,984 total)

Oscar Details:

Back to the Future Part II (1989, 62nd): Visual Effects
Blaze (1989, 62nd): Cinematography
Born on the Fourth of July (1989, 62nd): Picture, Director [O], Actor (Tom Cruise), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound
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]
Music Box (1989, 62nd): Actress (Jessica Lange)
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. 28-30, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

Beverly Hills Cop (1984, 57th) – $20,064,790 ($84,118,547 total) {week 4}
2010 (1984, 57th) – $6,596,769 ($28,281,282 total) {week 4}
Starman (1984, 57th) – $5,504,875 ($14,535,063 total) {week 3}
Dune (1984, 57th) – $4,942,030 ($20,675,141 total) {week 3}
The Cotton Club (1984, 57th) – $4,448,524 ($13,304,950 total) {week 3}
Amadeus (1984, 57th) – $960,607 ($18,839,917 total) {week 15}
Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $451,773 ($220,824,579 total) {week 30}
The Killing Fields (1984, 57th) – $271,002 ($1,301,696 total) {week 9}
A Passage to India (1984, 57th) – $483,618 ($924,991 total) {week 3}
The River (1984, 57th) – $47,216 ($99,706 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Beverly Hills Cop (1984, 57th) – $64,374,535 ($269,880,338 total)
2010 (1984, 57th) – $21,164,634 ($90,735,780 total)
Starman (1984, 57th) – $17,661,474 ($46,633,327 total)
Dune (1984, 57th) – $15,855,680 ($66,332,744 total)
The Cotton Club (1984, 57th) – $14,272,348 ($42,686,715 total)
Amadeus (1984, 57th) – $3,081,947 ($60,444,734 total)
Ghostbusters (1984, 57th) – $1,449,438 ($708,478,858 total)
The Killing Fields (1984, 57th) – $869,465 ($4,176,275 total)
A Passage to India (1984, 57th) – $1,551,608 ($2,967,679 total)
The River (1984, 57th) – $151,485 ($319,890 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
The River (1984, 57th): Actress (Sissy Spacek), Original Score, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects [O]
Starman (1984, 57th): Actor (Jeff Bridges)