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Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office (as well as 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. And to start each week off, we’ll be looking at the films releasing over the weekend that have the best chance of getting Oscar nominations and specifying the categories where we think they have the best shots at this stage of the game. If you have any suggestions for more data you’d like to see, please let us know.

This Year: Potential Oscar Nominees Releasing This Weekend

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound, Visual Effects.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Apr. 14-16, 2017

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Boss Baby (2017, 90th) – $16,012,349 ($116,793,579 total) {week 3}
  2. Beauty and the Beast (2017, 90th) – $13,705,122 ($454,720,873 total) {week 5}
  3. Get Out (2017, 90th) – $2,985,945 ($167,615,960 total) {week 8}
  4. Kong: Skull Island (2017, 90th) – $2,707,371 ($161,284,775 total) {week 6}
  5. Logan (2017, 90th) – $1,937,295 ($221,656,574 total) {week 7}
  6. Hidden Figures (2016, 89th) – $155,018 ($168,557,515 total) {week 17}
  7. La La Land (2016, 89th) – $105,008 ($150,885,846 total) {week 19}
  8. Lion (2016, 89th) – $82,212 ($51,521,438 total) {week 21}
  9. Rogue One (2016, 89th) – $66,864 ($532,069,811 total) {week 18}
  10. Moana (2016, 89th) – $33,087 ($248,722,201 total) {week 21}
  11. I Am Not Your Negro (2016, 89th) – $31,532 ($6,963,135 total) {week 11}
  12. Land of Mine (2016, 89th) – $16,976 ($400,655 total) {week 10}
  13. The Salesman (2016, 89th) – $11,067 ($2,402,067 total) {week 7}
  14. Moonlight (2016, 89th) – $9,509 ($27,829,494 total) {week 26}
  15. The Red Turtle (2016, 89th) – $8,247 ($882,521 total) {week 12}
  16. Passengers (2016, 89th) – $5,527 ($100,014,092 total) {week 17}
  17. Toni Erdmann (2016, 89th) – $4,748 ($1,459,669 total) {week 17}
  18. My Life as a Zucchini (2016, 89th) – $4,381 ($301,104 total) {week 7}
  19. 20th Century Women (2016, 89th) – $2,674 ($5,652,656 total) {week 16}
  20. Jackie (2016, 89th) – $825 ($13,958,679 total) {week 20}
  21. Manchester by the Sea (2016, 89th) – $717 ($47,692,955 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Boss Baby (2017, 90th) – $17,083,409 ($124,605,859 total)
  2. Beauty and the Beast (2017, 90th) – $14,621,853 ($485,136,985 total)
  3. Get Out (2017, 90th) – $3,185,674 ($178,827,730 total)
  4. Kong: Skull Island (2017, 90th) – $2,888,466 ($172,073,054 total)
  5. Logan (2017, 90th) – $2,066,880 ($236,483,101 total)
  6. Hidden Figures (2016, 89th) – $165,387 ($179,832,265 total)
  7. La La Land (2016, 89th) – $112,032 ($160,978,545 total)
  8. Lion (2016, 89th) – $87,711 ($54,967,688 total)
  9. Rogue One (2016, 89th) – $71,337 ($567,659,765 total)
  10. Moana (2016, 89th) – $35,300 ($265,359,138 total)
  11. I Am Not Your Negro (2016, 89th) – $33,641 ($7,428,897 total)
  12. Land of Mine (2016, 89th) – $18,112 ($427,455 total)
  13. The Salesman (2016, 89th) – $11,807 ($2,562,740 total)
  14. Moonlight (2016, 89th) – $10,145 ($29,690,999 total)
  15. The Red Turtle (2016, 89th) – $8,799 ($941,553 total)
  16. Passengers (2016, 89th) – $5,897 ($106,703,998 total)
  17. Toni Erdmann (2016, 89th) – $5,066 ($1,557,306 total)
  18. My Life as a Zucchini (2016, 89th) – $4,674 ($321,245 total)
  19. 20th Century Women (2016, 89th) – $2,853 ($6,030,760 total)
  20. Jackie (2016, 89th) – $880 ($14,892,370 total)
  21. Manchester by the Sea (2016, 89th) – $765 ($50,883,119 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 20th Century Women (2016, 89th): Original Screenplay
  • Beauty and the Beast (2017, 90th): Production Design, Costume Design
  • The Boss Baby (2017, 90th): Animated Feature
  • Get Out (2017, 90th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Daniel Kaluuya), Original Screenplay [O]
  • Hidden Figures (2016, 89th): Picture, Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer), Adapted Screenplay
  • I Am Not Your Negro (2016, 89th): Documentary Feature
  • Jackie (2016, 89th): Actress (Natalie Portman), Original Score, Costume Design
  • Kong: Skull Island (2017, 90th): Visual Effects
  • La La Land (2016, 89th): Picture, Directing [O], Actor (Ryan Gosling), Actress (Emma Stone) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Song (“Audition (The Fools Who Dream)”), Original Song (“City of Stars”) [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Production Design [O], Costume Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
  • Land of Mine (2016, 89th): Foreign Language Film
  • Lion (2016, 89th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Dev Patel), Supporting Actress (Nicole Kidman), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography
  • Logan (2017, 90th): Adapted Screenplay
  • Manchester by the Sea (2016, 89th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Casey Affleck) [O], Supporting Actor (Lucas Hedges), Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams), Original Screenplay [O]
  • Moana (2016, 89th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“How Far I”ll Go”)
  • Moonlight (2016, 89th): Picture [O], Directing, Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) [O], Supporting Actress (Naomie Harris), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography
  • My Life as a Zucchini (2016, 89th): Animated Feature
  • Passengers (2016, 89th): Original Score, Production Design
  • The Red Turtle (2016, 89th): Animated Feature
  • Rogue One (2016, 89th): Sound Mixing, Visual Effects
  • The Salesman (2016, 89th): Foreign Language Film [O]
  • Toni Erdmann (2016, 89th): Foreign Language Film

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Apr. 13-15, 2012

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Mirror Mirror (2012, 85th) – $6,847,924 ($49,316,185 total) {week 3}
  2. Footnote (2011, 84th) – $195,124 ($1,099,525 total) {week 6}
  3. Monsieur Lazhar (2011, 84th) – $112,190 ($112,190 total) {week 1}
  4. The Artist (2011, 84th) – $100,098 ($44,048,633 total) {week 21}
  5. The Iron Lady (2011, 84th) – $97,462 ($29,837,308 total) {week 16}
  6. A Separation (2011, 84th) – $78,322 ($6,838,804 total) {week 16}
  7. In Darkness (2011, 84th) – $32,645 ($959,194 total) {week 10}
  8. The Descendants (2011, 84th) – $20,703 ($82,570,653 total) {week 22}
  9. Pina (2011, 84th) – $20,296 ($3,456,736 total) {week 17}
  10. Undefeated (2011, 84th) – $17,466 ($487,751 total) {week 9}
  11. W.E. (2011, 84th) – $14,885 ($546,216 total) {week 11}
  12. War Horse (2011, 84th) – $10,749 ($79,859,441 total) {week 17}
  13. Albert Nobbs (2011, 84th) – $7,970 ($2,980,187 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Mirror Mirror (2012, 85th) – $8,232,994 ($59,290,941 total)
  2. Footnote (2011, 84th) – $234,590 ($1,321,916 total)
  3. Monsieur Lazhar (2011, 84th) – $134,882 ($134,882 total)
  4. The Artist (2011, 84th) – $120,344 ($52,957,967 total)
  5. The Iron Lady (2011, 84th) – $117,175 ($35,872,241 total)
  6. A Separation (2011, 84th) – $94,164 ($8,222,029 total)
  7. In Darkness (2011, 84th) – $39,248 ($1,153,202 total)
  8. The Descendants (2011, 84th) – $24,890 ($99,271,501 total)
  9. Pina (2011, 84th) – $24,401 ($4,155,900 total)
  10. Undefeated (2011, 84th) – $20,999 ($586,404 total)
  11. W.E. (2011, 84th) – $17,896 ($656,694 total)
  12. War Horse (2011, 84th) – $12,923 ($96,011,916 total)
  13. Albert Nobbs (2011, 84th) – $9,582 ($3,582,964 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Albert Nobbs (2011, 84th): Actress (Glenn Close), Supporting Actress (Janet McTeer), Makeup
  • The Artist (2011, 84th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Jean Dujardin) [O], Supporting Actress (Bรฉrรฉnice Bejo), Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design [O]
  • The Descendants (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Actor (George Clooney), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
  • Footnote (2011, 84th): Foreign Language Film
  • In Darkness (2011, 84th): Foreign Language Film
  • The Iron Lady (2011, 84th): Actress (Meryl Streep) [O], Makeup [O]
  • Mirror Mirror (2012, 85th): Costume Design
  • Monsieur Lazhar (2011, 84th): Foreign Language Film
  • Pina (2011, 84th): Documentary Feature
  • A Separation (2011, 84th): Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film [O]
  • Undefeated (2011, 84th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • W.E. (2011, 84th): Costume Design
  • War Horse (2011, 84th): Picture, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Apr. 13-15, 2007

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Lives of Others (2006, 79th) – $484,508 ($8,142,845 total) {week 10}
  2. After the Wedding (2006, 79th) – $115,477 ($256,328 total) {week 3}
  3. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, 79th) – $84,575 ($37,299,186 total) {week 16}
  4. Dreamgirls (2006, 79th) – $82,720 ($103,338,338 total) {week 18}
  5. Norbit (2007, 80th) – $75,283 ($94,890,319 total) {week 10}
  6. Happy Feet (2006, 79th) – $55,605 ($197,865,227 total) {week 22}
  7. The Queen (2006, 79th) – $49,041 ($56,316,202 total) {week 29}
  8. The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th) – $38,634 ($17,514,905 total) {week 29}
  9. Notes on a Scandal (2006, 79th) – $19,289 ($17,470,271 total) {week 17}
  10. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006, 79th) – $15,713 ($17,514,905 total) {week 17}
  11. Volver (2006, 79th) – $6,338 ($12,887,091 total) {week 24}
  12. The 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2006, 79th) – $2,635 ($323,857 total) {week 9}
  13. Iraq in Fragments (2006, 79th) – $2,591 ($177,396 total) {week 23}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Lives of Others (2006, 79th) – $673,945 ($11,326,603 total)
  2. After the Wedding (2006, 79th) – $160,627 ($356,549 total)
  3. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, 79th) – $117,643 ($51,882,734 total)
  4. Dreamgirls (2006, 79th) – $115,063 ($143,742,427 total)
  5. Norbit (2007, 80th) – $104,718 ($131,991,330 total)
  6. Happy Feet (2006, 79th) – $77,346 ($275,228,230 total)
  7. The Queen (2006, 79th) – $68,215 ($78,335,182 total)
  8. The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th) – $53,739 ($24,363,029 total)
  9. Notes on a Scandal (2006, 79th) – $26,831 ($24,300,944 total)
  10. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006, 79th) – $21,857 ($24,363,029 total)
  11. Volver (2006, 79th) – $8,816 ($17,925,794 total)
  12. The 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2006, 79th) – $3,665 ($450,481 total)
  13. Iraq in Fragments (2006, 79th) – $3,604 ($246,756 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2006, 79th): Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Short Film
  • After the Wedding (2006, 79th): Foreign Language Film
  • Dreamgirls (2006, 79th): Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy), Supporting Actress (Jennifer Hudson) [O], Original Song (“Listen”, “Love You I Do”, “Patience”), Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound [O]
  • Happy Feet (2006, 79th): Animated Feature [O]
  • Iraq in Fragments (2006, 79th): Documentary Feature
  • The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th): Actor (Forest Whitaker [O])
  • Letters from Iwo Jima (2006, 79th): Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Sound Film Editing [O]
  • The Lives of Others (2006, 79th): Foreign Language Film
  • Norbit (2007, 80th): Makeup
  • Notes on a Scandal (2006, 79th): Actress (Judi Dench), Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
  • Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, 79th): Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Makeup [O], Foreign Language Film
  • The Queen (2006, 79th): Picture, Director, Actress (Helen Mirren [O]), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Costume Design
  • Volver (2006, 79th): Actress (Penelope Cruz)

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Apr. 12-14, 2002

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Ice Age (2002, 75th) – $8,577,478 ($151,625,634 total) {week 5}
  2. A Beautiful Mind (2001, 74th) – $1,457,335 ($167,135,186 total) {week 17}
  3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, 74th) – $1,219,369 ($305,819,565 total) {week 17}
  4. Monster’s Ball (2001, 74th) – $1,040,241 ($26,722,813 total) {week 16}
  5. Y Tu Mama Tambien (2002, 75th) – $1,016,570 ($4,465,073 total) {week 5}
  6. The Time Machine (2002, 75th) – $420,255 ($55,485,362 total) {week 6}
  7. Amelie (2001, 74th) – $233,952 ($32,012,485 total) {week 24}
  8. Gosford Park (2001, 74th) – $219,811 ($40,471,000 total) {week 16}
  9. Iris (2001, 74th) – $160,357 ($5,182,589 total) {week 18}
  10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 74th) – $155,086 ($317,048,532 total) {week 22}
  11. I Am Sam (2001, 74th) – $92,309 ($40,270,895 total) {week 16}
  12. In the Bedroom (2001, 74th) – $91,546 ($35,647,544 total) {week 21}
  13. Vanilla Sky (2001, 74th) – $77,572 ($100,538,919 total) {week 1}
  14. Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th) – $66,766 ($252,971,449 total) {week 24}
  15. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, 74th) – $63,836 ($51,882,432 total) {week 18}
  16. Black Hawk Down (2001, 74th) – $32,714 ($108,638,745 total) {week 16}
  17. Son of the Bride (2001, 74th) – $31,365 ($154,303 total) {week 4}
  18. No Man’s Land (2001, 74th) – $25,219 ($991,345 total) {week 17}
  19. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001, 74th) – $40,705 ($80,920,948 total) {week 17}
  20. Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th) – $6,435 ($7,203,833 total) {week 27}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Ice Age (2002, 75th) – $14,128,479 ($249,751,690 total)
  2. A Beautiful Mind (2001, 74th) – $2,400,464 ($275,298,404 total)
  3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, 74th) – $2,008,496 ($503,733,776 total)
  4. Monster’s Ball (2001, 74th) – $1,713,443 ($44,016,751 total)
  5. Y Tu Mama Tambien (2002, 75th) – $1,674,454 ($7,354,690 total)
  6. The Time Machine (2002, 75th) – $692,227 ($91,393,273 total)
  7. Amelie (2001, 74th) – $385,356 ($52,729,687 total)
  8. Gosford Park (2001, 74th) – $362,064 ($66,662,215 total)
  9. Iris (2001, 74th) – $264,134 ($8,536,554 total)
  10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 74th) – $255,451 ($522,229,682 total)
  11. I Am Sam (2001, 74th) – $152,048 ($66,332,610 total)
  12. In the Bedroom (2001, 74th) – $150,791 ($58,717,211 total)
  13. Vanilla Sky (2001, 74th) – $127,774 ($165,603,693 total)
  14. Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th) – $109,974 ($416,684,469 total)
  15. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, 74th) – $105,148 ($85,458,670 total)
  16. Black Hawk Down (2001, 74th) – $53,885 ($178,945,403 total)
  17. Son of the Bride (2001, 74th) – $51,663 ($254,162 total)
  18. No Man’s Land (2001, 74th) – $41,540 ($1,632,904 total)
  19. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001, 74th) – $67,048 ($133,289,754 total)
  20. Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th) – $10,599 ($11,865,866 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Amelie (2001, 74th): Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound, Foreign Language Film
  • A Beautiful Mind (2001, 74th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Russell Crowe), Supporting Actress (Jennifer Connelly) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Makeup
  • Black Hawk Down (2001, 74th): Directing, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound [O]
  • Gosford Park (2001, 74th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actress (Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith), Original Screenplay [O], Art Direction, Costume Design
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 74th): Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
  • I Am Sam (2001, 74th): Actor (Sean Penn)
  • Ice Age (2002, 75th): Animated Feature
  • In the Bedroom (2001, 74th): Picture, Actor (Tom Wilkinson), Actress (Sissy Spacek), Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei), Adapted Screenplay
  • Iris (2001, 74th): Actress (Judi Dench), Supporting Actor (Jim Broadbent) [O], Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet)
  • Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001, 74th): Animated Feature
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, 74th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Ian McKellen), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Original Song (“May It Be”), Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup [O], Sound, Visual Effects [O]
  • Monster’s Ball (2001, 74th): Actress (Halle Berry) [O], Original Screenplay
  • Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th): Animated Feature, Original Song (If I Didn’t Have You [O]), Original Score, Sound Film Editing
  • Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th): Director
  • No Man’s Land (2001, 74th): Foreign Language Film [O]
  • The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, 74th): Original Screenplay
  • Son of the Bride (2001, 74th): Foreign Language Film
  • The Time Machine (2002, 75th): Makeup
  • Vanilla Sky (2001, 74th): Original Song (“Vanilla Sky”)
  • Y Tu Mama Tambien (2002, 75th): Original Screenplay

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Apr. 11-13, 1997

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The English Patient (1996, 69th) – $1,270,359 ($73,040,322 total) {week 22}
  2. Sling Blade (1996, 69th) – $1,090,765 ($19,846,376 total) {week 19}
  3. Jerry Maguire (1996, 69th) – $702,018 ($148,244,457 total) {week 18}
  4. Evita (1996, 69th) – $182,259 ($49,716,042 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The English Patient (1996, 69th) – $2,648,657 ($152,286,684 total)
  2. Sling Blade (1996, 69th) – $2,274,209 ($41,379,045 total)
  3. Jerry Maguire (1996, 69th) – $1,463,685 ($309,084,848 total)
  4. Evita (1996, 69th) – $380,004 ($103,656,323 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The English Patient (1996, 69th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Actress (Kristin Scott Thomas), Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche [O]), Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O]
  • Evita (1996, 69th): Original Song (“You Must Love Me”) [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound
  • Jerry Maguire (1996, 69th): Picture, Actor (Tom Cruise), Supporting Actor (Cuba Gooding Jr.) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing
  • Sling Blade (1996, 69th): Actor (Billy Bob Thornton), Adapted Screenplay [O]

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Apr. 10-12, 1992

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Basic Instinct (1992, 65th) – $7,847,500 ($60,093,444 total) {week 4}
  2. My Cousin Vinny (1992, 65th) – $3,010,887 ($34,944,232 total) {week 5}
  3. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991, 64th) – $1,173,265 ($69,702,314 total) {week 16}
  4. Hook (1991, 64th) – $428,248 ($117,272,082 total) {week 18}
  5. Howards End (1992, 65th) – $43,556 ($380,417 total) {week 5}
  6. The Player (1992, 65th) – $302,216 ($302,216 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Basic Instinct (1992, 65th) – $18,096,524 ($138,576,930 total)
  2. My Cousin Vinny (1992, 65th) – $6,943,178 ($80,582,241 total)
  3. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991, 64th) – $2,705,577 ($160,735,216 total)
  4. Hook (1991, 64th) – $987,550 ($270,432,247 total)
  5. Howards End (1992, 65th) – $100,441 ($877,251 total)
  6. The Player (1992, 65th) – $696,917 ($696,917 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Basic Instinct (1992, 65th): Original Score, Film Editing
  • Fried Green Tomatoes (1991, 64th): Supporting Actress (Jessica Tandy), Adapted Screenplay
  • Hook (1991, 64th): Original Song (“When You’re Alone”), Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Visual Effects
  • Howards End (1992, 65th): Picture, Director, Actress (Emma Thompson) [O], Supporting Actress (Vanessa Redgrave), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design
  • My Cousin Vinny (1992, 65th): Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei) [O]
  • The Player (1992, 65th): Director, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Apr. 10-12, 1987

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Lethal Weapon (1987, 60th) – $3,001,709 ($43,554,814 total) {week 6}
  2. Platoon (1986, 59th) – $2,937,411 ($114,398,785 total) {week 17}
  3. Hoosiers (1986, 59th) – $877,979 ($23,796,366 total) {week 17}
  4. Mannequin (1987, 60th) – $843,758 ($32,635,918 total) {week 9}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Lethal Weapon (1987, 60th) – $7,346,894 ($106,603,471 total)
  2. Platoon (1986, 59th) – $7,189,520 ($279,999,072 total)
  3. Hoosiers (1986, 59th) – $2,148,915 ($58,243,279 total)
  4. Mannequin (1987, 60th) – $2,065,157 ($79,878,705 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Hoosiers (1986, 59th): Supporting Actor (Dennis Hopper), Original Score
  • Lethal Weapon (1987, 60th): Sound
  • Mannequin (1987, 60th): Original Song (“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”)
  • Platoon (1986, 59th): Picture [O], Director [O], Supporting Actor (Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe), Original Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound [O]

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Apr. 9-11, 1982

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Chariots of Fire (1981, 54th) – $3,434,399 ($37,585,949 total) {week 29}
  2. On Golden Pond (1981, 54th) – $2,702,573 ($89,082,969 total) {week 19}
  3. Victor/Victoria (1982, 55th) – $2,382,802 ($5,572,435 total) {week 4}
  4. Quest for Fire (1982, 55th) – $1,671,891 ($14,352,043 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Chariots of Fire (1981, 54th) – $11,179,319 ($122,346,099 total)
  2. On Golden Pond (1981, 54th) – $8,797,151 ($289,974,154 total)
  3. Victor/Victoria (1982, 55th) – $7,756,264 ($18,138,845 total)
  4. Quest for Fire (1982, 55th) – $5,442,176 ($46,717,364 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Chariots of Fire (1981, 54th): Picture [O], Director, Supporting Actor (Ian Holm), Original Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing, Costume Design [O]
  • On Golden Pond (1981, 54th): Picture, Director, Actor (Henry Fonda) [O], Actress (Katharine Hepburn) [O], Supporting Actress (Jane Fonda), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound
  • Quest for Fire (1982, 55th): Makeup [O]
  • Victor/Victoria (1982, 55th): Actress (Julie Andrews), Supporting Actor (Robert Preston), Supporting Actress (Lesley Ann Warren), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song Score [O], Art Direction, Costume Design

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