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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

Cats (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Original Song, Visual Effects.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Original Score, Production Design, Costume Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 19-21, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – $54,724,334 ($89,131,544 total) {week 1}
  2. Wild – $4,113,752 ($7,174,489 total) {week 3}
  3. Big Hero 6 – $3,642,326 ($190,520,749 total) {week 7}
  4. Interstellar – $2,702,289 ($171,535,531 total) {week 7}
  5. The Theory of Everything – $1,611,333 ($19,843,906 total) {week 7}
  6. Foxcatcher – $954,000 ($4,438,000 total) {week 6}
  7. Birdman – $865,337 ($22,204,384 total) {week 10}
  8. The Imitation Game – $858,615 ($3,155,576 total) {week 4}
  9. Gone Girl – $376,364 ($165,203,822 total) {week 12}
  10. Whiplash – $197,000 ($5,087,000 total) {week 11}
  11. Nightcrawler – $149,360 ($31,517,052 total) {week 8}
  12. Inherent Vice – $145,277 ($597,982 total) {week 2}
  13. Mr. Turner – $109,000 ($109,000 total) {week 1}
  14. Guardians of the Galaxy – $104,971 ($332,657,316 total) {week 21}
  15. The Judge – $61,436 ($46,884,037 total) {week 11}
  16. CitizenFour – $59,576 ($2,042,428 total) {week 9}
  17. The Boxtrolls – $51,862 ($50,312,233 total) {week 13}
  18. Beyond the Lights – $43,146 ($14,458,669 total) {week 6}
  19. Song of the Sea – $21,910 ($21,910 total) {week 1}
  20. Boyhood – $21,500 ($24,132,400 total) {week 24}
  21. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya – $9,617 ($552,080 total) {week 10}
  22. Glen Campbellโ€ฆI’ll Be Me – $6,050 ($356,626 total) {week 9}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – $61,221,593 ($99,713,869 total)
  2. Wild – $4,602,166 ($8,026,295 total)
  3. Big Hero 6 – $4,074,769 ($213,140,716 total)
  4. Interstellar – $3,023,124 ($191,901,439 total)
  5. The Theory of Everything – $1,802,642 ($22,199,914 total)
  6. Foxcatcher – $1,067,266 ($4,964,911 total)
  7. Birdman – $968,076 ($24,840,645 total)
  8. The Imitation Game – $960,556 ($3,530,228 total)
  9. Gone Girl – $421,049 ($184,817,984 total)
  10. Whiplash – $220,389 ($5,690,965 total)
  11. Nightcrawler – $167,093 ($35,258,979 total)
  12. Inherent Vice – $162,525 ($668,979 total)
  13. Mr. Turner – $121,941 ($121,941 total)
  14. Guardians of the Galaxy – $117,434 ($372,152,738 total)
  15. The Judge – $68,730 ($52,450,440 total)
  16. CitizenFour – $66,649 ($2,284,919 total)
  17. The Boxtrolls – $58,019 ($56,285,656 total)
  18. Beyond the Lights – $48,269 ($16,175,304 total)
  19. Song of the Sea – $24,511 ($24,511 total)
  20. Boyhood – $24,053 ($26,997,569 total)
  21. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya – $10,759 ($617,627 total)
  22. Glen Campbellโ€ฆI’ll Be Me – $6,768 ($398,967 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Beyond the Lights: Origianl Song (“Grateful”)
  • Big Hero 6: Animated Feature [O]
  • Birdman: Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Michael Keaton), Supporting Actor (Edward Norton), Supporting Actress (Emma Stone), Origianl Screenplay [O], Cinematography [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
  • The Boxtrolls: Animated Feature
  • Boyhood: Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Ethan Hawke), Supporting Actress (Patricia Arquette) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing
  • CitizenFour: Documentary Feature [O]
  • Foxcatcher: Directing, Actor (Steve Carell), Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Original Screenplay, Makeup and Hairstyling
  • Glen Campbellโ€ฆI’ll Be Me: Original Song (“I’m Not Gonna Miss You”)
  • Gone Girl: Actress (Rosamund Pike)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: Sound Editing
  • The Imitation Game: Picture, Directing, Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), Supporting Actress (Keira Knightley), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Production Design
  • Inherent Vice: Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design
  • Interstellar: Original Score, Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects [O]
  • The Judge: Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall)
  • Mr. Turner: Original Score, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design
  • Nightcrawler: Original Screenplay
  • Song of the Sea: Animated Feature
  • The Tale of the Princess Kaguya: Animated Feature
  • The Theory of Everything: Picture, Actor (Eddie Redmayne) [O], Actress (Felicity Jones), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
  • Whiplash: Picture, Supporting Actor (J.K. Simmons) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing [O]
  • Wild: Actress (Reese Witherspoon), Supporting Actress (Laura Dern)

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 18-20, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Avatar – $77,025,481 ($77,025,481 total) {week 1}
  2. The Princess and the Frog – $12,185,949 ($44,717,721 total) {week 4}
  3. The Blind Side – $10,021,280 ($164,725,525 total) {week 5}
  4. Invictus – $4,203,171 ($15,877,956 total) {week 2}
  5. Up in the Air – $3,210,132 ($8,216,051 total) {week 3}
  6. Precious – $1,203,741 ($40,084,412 total) {week 7}
  7. Fantastic Mr. Fox – $598,941 ($17,385,916 total) {week 6}
  8. The Young Victoria – $260,591 ($260,591 total) {week 1}
  9. Nine – $257,232 ($257,232 total) {week 1}
  10. An Education – $220,925 ($7,120,034 total) {week 11}
  11. A Single Man – $142,848 ($475,198 total) {week 2}
  12. A Serious Man – $98,311 ($8,894,874 total) {week 12}
  13. Crazy Heart – $82,664 ($107,996 total) {week 1}
  14. The Lovely Bones – $45,097 ($200,687 total) {week 2}
  15. Coco Before Chanel – $28,206 ($5,938,293 total) {week 13}
  16. The Messenger – $26,444 ($592,390 total) {week 6}
  17. Departures – $160 ($1,491,098 total) {week 30}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Avatar – $93,868,386 ($93,868,386 total)
  2. The Princess and the Frog – $14,850,610 ($54,495,996 total)
  3. The Blind Side – $12,212,600 ($200,745,506 total)
  4. Invictus – $5,122,264 ($19,349,936 total)
  5. Up in the Air – $3,912,081 ($10,012,627 total)
  6. Precious – $1,466,959 ($48,849,537 total)
  7. Fantastic Mr. Fox – $729,909 ($21,187,636 total)
  8. The Young Victoria – $317,574 ($317,574 total)
  9. Nine – $313,480 ($313,480 total)
  10. An Education – $269,234 ($8,676,948 total)
  11. A Single Man – $174,084 ($579,108 total)
  12. A Serious Man – $119,808 ($10,839,886 total)
  13. Crazy Heart – $100,740 ($131,611 total)
  14. The Lovely Bones – $54,958 ($244,571 total)
  15. Coco Before Chanel – $34,374 ($7,236,800 total)
  16. The Messenger – $32,226 ($721,926 total)
  17. Departures – $195 ($1,817,151 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Avatar: Picture, Director, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects [O]
  • The Blind Side: Picture, Actress (Sandra Bullock) [O]
  • Coco Before Chanel: Costume Design
  • Crazy Heart: Actor (Jeff Bridges) [O], Supporting Actress (Maggie Gyllenhaal), Original Song (“The Weary Kind”) [O]
  • Departures: Foreign Language Film [O]
  • An Education: Picture, Actress (Carey Mulligan), Adapted Screenplay
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox: Animated Feature, Original Score
  • Invictus: Actor (Morgan Freeman), Supporting Actor (Matt Damon)
  • The Lovely Bones : Supporting Actor (Stanley Tucci)
  • The Messenger : Supporting Actor (Woody Harrelson), Original Screenplay
  • Nine: Supporting Actress (Penelope Cruz), Original Song (“Take It All”), Art Direction, Costume Design
  • Precious: Picture, Director, Actress (Gabourey Sidibe), Supporting Actress (Mo’Nique) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Editing
  • The Princess and the Frog : Animated Feature, Original Song (“Almost There”), Original Song (“Down in New Orleans”)
  • A Serious Man: Picture, Original Screenplay
  • A Single Man: Actor (Colin Firth)
  • Up in the Air: Picture, Director, Actor (George Clooney), Supporting Actress (Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick), Adapted Screenplay
  • The Young Victoria : Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Makeup

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 17-19, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – $30,061,756 ($30,061,756 total) {week 1}
  2. The Polar Express – $8,411,135 ($123,430,336 total) {week 1}
  3. Closer – $3,351,014 ($18,803,296 total) {week 3}
  4. The Incredibles – $3,120,541 ($236,978,426 total) {week 7}
  5. Finding Neverland – $1,960,122 ($16,908,196 total) {week 6}
  6. Sideways – $1,502,800 ($16,511,317 total) {week 9}
  7. The Aviator – $858,021 ($858,021 total) {week 1}
  8. House of Flying Daggers – $812,764 ($1,620,434 total) {week 3}
  9. Ray – $550,015 ($70,247,805 total) {week 8}
  10. Kinsey – $506,039 ($5,140,595 total) {week 6}
  11. Shark Tale – $271,236 ($159,568,781 total) {week 12}
  12. A Very Long Engagement – $239,796 ($550,659 total) {week 4}
  13. The Motorcycle Diaries – $202,157 ($15,080,746 total) {week 13}
  14. Million Dollar Baby – $179,953 ($235,407 total) {week 1}
  15. Being Julia – $109,926 ($3,366,787 total) {week 10}
  16. The Sea Inside – $55,681 ($55,681 total) {week 1}
  17. Vera Drake – $32,379 ($2,047,941 total) {week 11}
  18. Born Into Brothels – $9,155 ($30,570 total) {week 1}
  19. I, Robot – $6,817 ($144,786,439 total) {week 23}
  20. Zelary – $5,943 ($326,182 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – $44,245,483 ($44,245,483 total)
  2. The Polar Express – $12,379,674 ($181,667,193 total)
  3. Closer – $4,932,088 ($27,675,060 total)
  4. The Incredibles – $4,592,874 ($348,789,503 total)
  5. Finding Neverland – $2,884,946 ($24,885,815 total)
  6. Sideways – $2,211,851 ($24,301,681 total)
  7. The Aviator – $1,262,852 ($1,262,852 total)
  8. House of Flying Daggers – $1,196,242 ($2,384,987 total)
  9. Ray – $809,523 ($103,392,099 total)
  10. Kinsey – $744,798 ($7,566,029 total)
  11. Shark Tale – $399,210 ($234,856,467 total)
  12. A Very Long Engagement – $352,936 ($810,471 total)
  13. The Motorcycle Diaries – $297,539 ($22,196,138 total)
  14. Million Dollar Baby – $264,858 ($346,477 total)
  15. Being Julia – $161,791 ($4,955,303 total)
  16. The Sea Inside – $81,952 ($81,952 total)
  17. Vera Drake – $47,656 ($3,014,200 total)
  18. Born Into Brothels – $13,475 ($44,994 total)
  19. I, Robot – $10,033 ($213,099,525 total)
  20. Zelary – $8,747 ($480,081 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Aviator: Picture, Director, Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Alan Alda), Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett) [O], Original Screenplay, Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound Mixing
  • Being Julia: Actress (Annette Bening)
  • Born Into Brothels : Documentary Feature
  • Closer: Supporting Actor (Clive Owen), Supporting Actress (Natalie Portman)
  • Finding Neverland: Picture, Actor (Johnny Depp), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design
  • House of Flying Daggers: Cinematography
  • I, Robot: Visual Effects
  • The Incredibles: Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing [O]
  • Kinsey: Supporting Actress (Laura Linney)
  • Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events: Original Score, Makeup [O], Art Direction, Costume Design
  • Million Dollar Baby: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Clint Eastwood), Actress (Hilary Swank) [O], Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Editing
  • The Motorcycle Diaries : Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Al Otro Lado del Rio”) [O]
  • The Polar Express : Original Song (“Believe”), Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
  • Ray: Picture, Director, Actor (Jamie Foxx) [O], Editing, Costume Design, Sound Mixing [O]
  • The Sea Inside : Makeup, Foreign Language Film [O]
  • Shark Tale: Animated Feature
  • Sideways: Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Thomas Haden Church), Supporting Actress (Virginia Madsen), Adapted Screenplay [O]
  • Vera Drake: Director, Actress (Imelda Staunton), Original Screenplay
  • A Very Long Engagement: Cinematography, Art Direction
  • Zelary: Foreign Language Film

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 17-19, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Stuart Little – $15,018,223 ($15,018,223 total) {week 1}
  2. The Green Mile – $12,765,678 ($36,667,800 total) {week 2}
  3. Toy Story 2 – $12,129,833 ($156,354,721 total) {week 5}
  4. Bicentennial Man – $8,234,926 ($8,234,926 total) {week 1}
  5. Anna and the King – $5,223,416 ($5,223,416 total) {week 1}
  6. Sleepy Hollow – $3,022,605 ($85,924,145 total) {week 5}
  7. Being John Malkovich – $751,248 ($16,488,703 total) {week 8}
  8. American Beauty – $527,468 ($69,298,106 total) {week 14}
  9. The Sixth Sense – $491,668 ($275,176,668 total) {week 20}
  10. The Insider – $364,797 ($25,535,953 total) {week 7}
  11. The Cider House Rules – $331,858 ($490,840 total) {week 2}
  12. Magnolia – $193,604 ($193,604 total) {week 1}
  13. The Straight Story – $183,363 ($3,811,480 total) {week 10}
  14. Fight Club – $137,078 ($36,191,045 total) {week 10}
  15. All About My Mother – $107,894 ($1,092,443 total) {week 7}
  16. The End of the Affair – $96,315 ($560,241 total) {week 3}
  17. Music of the Heart – $93,305 ($14,614,091 total) {week 8}
  18. Boys Don’t Cry – $80,869 ($2,370,938 total) {week 11}
  19. Sweet and Lowdown – $65,997 ($353,736 total) {week 3}
  20. Tumbleweeds – $62,115 ($269,580 total) {week 2}
  21. Topsy-Turvy – $31,387 ($32,718 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Stuart Little – $27,020,976 ($27,020,976 total)
  2. The Green Mile – $22,968,169 ($65,973,168 total)
  3. Toy Story 2 – $21,824,148 ($281,315,384 total)
  4. Bicentennial Man – $14,816,383 ($14,816,383 total)
  5. Anna and the King – $9,398,036 ($9,398,036 total)
  6. Sleepy Hollow – $5,438,309 ($154,595,804 total)
  7. Being John Malkovich – $1,351,655 ($29,666,682 total)
  8. American Beauty – $949,027 ($124,682,025 total)
  9. The Sixth Sense – $884,615 ($495,101,328 total)
  10. The Insider – $656,347 ($45,944,608 total)
  11. The Cider House Rules – $597,083 ($883,126 total)
  12. Magnolia – $348,335 ($348,335 total)
  13. The Straight Story – $329,909 ($6,857,663 total)
  14. Fight Club – $246,632 ($65,115,384 total)
  15. All About My Mother – $194,124 ($1,965,537 total)
  16. The End of the Affair – $173,291 ($1,007,993 total)
  17. Music of the Heart – $167,876 ($26,293,857 total)
  18. Boys Don’t Cry – $145,501 ($4,265,822 total)
  19. Sweet and Lowdown – $118,743 ($636,446 total)
  20. Tumbleweeds – $111,758 ($485,032 total)
  21. Topsy-Turvy – $56,472 ($58,867 total)

Oscar Details:

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

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 23-25, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Little Women – $2,411,247 ($2,530,196 total) {week 1}
  2. Nell – $3,159,400 ($3,295,648 total) {week 2}
  3. The Lion King – $2,028,169 ($295,132,896 total) {week 28}
  4. Junior – $1,205,145 ($28,729,130 total) {week 5}
  5. Pulp Fiction – $1,081,070 ($60,731,181 total) {week 11}
  6. Interview with the Vampire – $955,416 ($98,448,048 total) {week 7}
  7. Legends of the Fall – $101,670 ($101,670 total) {week 1}
  8. Nobody’s Fool – $92,838 ($92,838 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Little Women – $5,272,440 ($5,532,534 total)
  2. Nell – $6,908,353 ($7,206,273 total)
  3. The Lion King – $4,434,800 ($645,338,438 total)
  4. Junior – $2,635,174 ($62,819,198 total)
  5. Pulp Fiction – $2,363,871 ($132,794,975 total)
  6. Interview with the Vampire – $2,089,115 ($215,266,784 total)
  7. Legends of the Fall – $222,312 ($222,312 total)
  8. Nobody’s Fool – $203,000 ($203,000 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Interview with the Vampire: Original Score, Art Direction
  • Junior: Original Song (“Look What Love Has Done”)
  • Legends of the Fall: Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound
  • The Lion King : Original Song (“Can You Feel the Love Tonight” [O], “Circle of Life”, “Hakuna Matata”), Original Score [O]
  • Little Women: Actress (Winona Ryder), Original Score, Costume Design
  • Nell: Actress (Jodie Foster)
  • Nobody’s Fool: Actor (Paul Newman), Adapted Screenplay
  • Pulp Fiction: Picture, Director, Actor (John Travolta), Supporting Actor (Samuel L. Jackson), Supporting Actress (Uma Thurman), Original Screenplay [O], Editing

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 22-24, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Back to the Future Part II – $3,216,060 ($81,027,830 total) {week 5}
  2. The Little Mermaid – $3,319,664 ($34,089,416 total) {week 6}
  3. Steel Magnolias – $2,591,550 ($34,652,166 total) {week 6}
  4. Blaze – $1,653,908 ($4,611,967 total) {week 2}
  5. Harlem Nights – $1,354,976 ($51,654,653 total) {week 6}
  6. Driving Miss Daisy – $440,037 ($639,581 total) {week 2}
  7. Born on the Fourth of July – $172,021 ($172,021 total) {week 1}
  8. Camille Claudel – $89,273 ($93,359 total) {week 1}
  9. Enemies, A Love Story – $102,536 ($226,179 total) {week 2}
  10. Glory – $67,902 ($177,193 total) {week 2}
  11. Music Box – $19,381 ($19,381 total) {week 1}
  12. Parenthood – $96,690 ($95,322,793 total) {week 21}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Back to the Future Part II – $7,404,229 ($186,547,699 total)
  2. The Little Mermaid – $7,642,753 ($78,482,938 total)
  3. Steel Magnolias – $5,966,440 ($79,778,538 total)
  4. Blaze – $3,807,738 ($10,617,979 total)
  5. Harlem Nights – $3,119,517 ($118,922,803 total)
  6. Driving Miss Daisy – $1,013,083 ($1,472,486 total)
  7. Born on the Fourth of July – $396,038 ($396,038 total)
  8. Camille Claudel – $205,530 ($214,937 total)
  9. Enemies, A Love Story – $236,065 ($520,724 total)
  10. Glory – $156,329 ($407,946 total)
  11. Music Box – $44,620 ($44,620 total)
  12. Parenthood – $222,606 ($219,458,521 total)

Oscar Details:

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

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 21-23, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Beverly Hills Cop – $15,697,159 ($57,490,987 total) {week 3}
  2. Dune – $4,769,713 ($13,062,174 total) {week 2}
  3. 2010 – $4,198,890 ($19,506,563 total) {week 3}
  4. Starman – $3,477,196 ($7,517,385 total) {week 2}
  5. The Cotton Club – $3,159,832 ($7,373,481 total) {week 2}
  6. Ghostbusters – $290,196 ($220,099,314 total) {week 29}
  7. A Passage to India – $186,442 ($316,153 total) {week 2}
  8. The River – $30,027 ($30,027 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Beverly Hills Cop – $42,700,010 ($156,389,173 total)
  2. Dune – $12,974,755 ($35,532,223 total)
  3. 2010 – $11,421,981 ($53,062,496 total)
  4. Starman – $9,458,801 ($20,449,077 total)
  5. The Cotton Club – $8,595,495 ($20,057,624 total)
  6. Ghostbusters – $789,402 ($598,722,539 total)
  7. A Passage to India – $507,167 ($860,011 total)
  8. The River – $81,681 ($81,681 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 2010: Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound, Visual Effects
  • Beverly Hills Cop: Original Screenplay
  • The Cotton Club : Editing, Art Direction
  • Dune: Sound
  • Ghostbusters: Original Song (“Ghostbusters”), Visual Effects
  • A Passage to India: Picture, Director, Actress (Judy Davis), Supporting Actress (Peggy Ashcroft) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound
  • The River : Actress (Sissy Spacek), Original Score, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects [O]
  • Starman: Actor (Jeff Bridges)

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