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. All data is collected from Box Office Mojo. 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.

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5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

2. Frozen – $8,933,513 ($359,635,842 total) {week 11}
5. Lone Survivor – $7,096,330 ($104,789,886 total) {week 6}
8. American Hustle – $4,160,234 ($133,481,413 total) {week 8}
10. The Wolf of Wall Street – $3,400,780 ($103,927,541 total) {week 6}
11. August: Osage County – $2,952,698 ($31,580,844 total) {week 6}
12. Gravity – $2,022,028 ($263,989,374 total) {week 18}
13. 12 Years a Slave – $1,442,164 ($45,850,559 total) {week 16}
14. Dallas Buyers Club – $1,363,086 ($22,542,486 total) {week 14}
15. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – $1,235,102 ($254,264,916 total) {week 8}
16. Her – $1,189,397 ($21,236,913 total) {week 7}
17. Nebraska – $1,142,673 ($13,659,571 total) {week 12}
18. Saving Mr. Banks – $1,069,136 ($81,042,113 total) {week 8}
20. Philomena – $965,107 ($27,380,353 total) {week 11}
27. Inside Llewyn Davis – $291,294 ($12,473,533 total) {week 9}
31. Captain Phillips – $175,590 ($106,545,338 total) {week 17}
33. The Invisible Woman – $156,462 ($860,286 total) {week 6}
34. The Book Thief – $146,398 ($207,622,852 total) {week 13}
37. The Great Beauty – $113,987 ($1,637,189 total) {week 12}
49. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – $37,218 ($8,141,085 total) {week 10}
54. Blue Jasmine – $18,200 ($33,230,073 total) {week 28}
56. All Is Lost – $12,085 ($6,244,285 total) {week 16}
78. 20 Feet from Stardom – $1,060 ($4,837,142 total) {week 34}
80. Cutie and the Boxer – $1,015 ($192,047 total) {week 25}
83. The Act of Killing – $971 ($473,457 total) {week 29}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Frozen – $9,994,163 ($402,334,345 total)
5. Lone Survivor – $7,938,856 ($117,231,280 total)
8. American Hustle – $4,654,166 ($149,329,267 total)
10. The Wolf of Wall Street – $3,804,545 ($116,266,551 total)
11. August: Osage County – $3,303,263 ($35,330,344 total)
12. Gravity – $2,262,097 ($295,332,054 total)
13. 12 Years a Slave – $1,613,388 ($51,294,261 total)
14. Dallas Buyers Club – $1,524,921 ($25,218,889 total)
15. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – $1,381,742 ($284,453,039 total)
16. Her – $1,330,611 ($23,758,309 total)
17. Nebraska – $1,278,339 ($15,281,332 total)
18. Saving Mr. Banks – $1,196,071 ($90,664,004 total)
20. Philomena – $1,079,691 ($30,631,142 total)
27. Inside Llewyn Davis – $325,878 ($13,954,479 total)
31. Captain Phillips – $196,437 ($119,195,152 total)
33. The Invisible Woman – $175,038 ($962,425 total)
34. The Book Thief – $163,779 ($232,273,301 total)
37. The Great Beauty – $127,520 ($1,831,568 total)
49. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – $41,637 ($9,107,652 total)
54. Blue Jasmine – $20,361 ($37,175,382 total)
56. All Is Lost – $13,520 ($6,985,651 total)
78. 20 Feet from Stardom – $1,186 ($5,411,442 total)
80. Cutie and the Boxer – $1,136 ($214,848 total)
83. The Act of Killing – $1,086 ($529,669 total)

Oscar Details:

• 12 Years a Slave: 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: Documentary Feature [O]
• The Act of Killing: Documentary Feature
• All Is Lost: Sound Editing
• American Hustle: 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: Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actress (Julia Roberts)
• Blue Jasmine: Actress (Cate Blanchett) [O], Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), Original Screenplay
• The Book Thief: Original Score
• Captain Phillips: Picture, Supporting Actor (Barkhad Abdi), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• Cutie and the Boxer: Documentary Feature
• Dallas Buyers Club: Picture, Actor (Matthew McConaughey) [O], Supporting Actor (Jared Leto) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling [O]
• Frozen: Animated Feature [O], Original Song (“Let It Go”) [O]
• Gravity: Picture, Directing [O], Actress (Sandra Bullock), Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Production Design, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
• The Great Beauty: Foreign Language Film [O]
• Her: Picture, Original Screenplay [O], Original Song (“The Moon Song”), Original Score, Production Design
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects
• Inside Llewyn Davis: Cinematography, Sound Mixing
• The Invisible Woman: Costume Design
• Lone Survivor: Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom: Original Song (“Ordinary Love”)
• Nebraska: Picture, Directing, Actor (Bruce Dern), Supporting Actress (June Squibb), Original Screenplay, Cinematography
• Philomena: Picture, Actress (Judi Dench), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
• Saving Mr. Banks: Original Score
• The Wolf of Wall Street: Picture, Directing, Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill), Adapted Screenplay

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

6. Slumdog Millionaire – $7,628,713 ($67,193,169 total) {week 12}
11. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – $3,544,251 ($116,473,266 total) {week 6}
13. Revolutionary Road – $2,674,320 ($16,054,024 total) {week 6}
14. Defiance – $2,503,514 ($22,800,595 total) {week 5}
15. The Reader – $2,380,376 ($12,655,858 total) {week 8}
16. The Wrestler – $2,313,149 ($13,051,867 total) {week 7}
18. Milk – $1,481,155 ($23,464,697 total) {week 10}
19. Frost/Nixon – $1,403,550 ($14,316,246 total) {week 9}
23. Doubt – $836,997 ($27,984,891 total) {week 8}
26. The Dark Knight – $436,843 ($532,356,746 total) {week 29}
31. Rachel Getting Married – $223,075 ($11,659,863 total) {week 18}
34. Australia – $172,706 ($48,955,455 total) {week 10}
35. Waltz with Bashir – $157,155 ($991,343 total) {week 6}
36. The Class – $155,190 ($314,334 total) {week 7}
38. Bolt – $122,480 ($112,973,613 total) {week 11}
46. Frozen River – $30,036 ($2,339,994 total) {week 27}
52. Vicky Cristina Barcelona – $20,425 ($23,164,041 total) {week 25}
66. Trouble the Water – $4,748 ($498,388 total) {week 24}
84. The Betrayal – $875 ($16,708 total) {week 11}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

6. Slumdog Millionaire – $9,296,858 ($81,886,075 total)
11. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – $4,319,261 ($141,942,087 total)
13. Revolutionary Road – $3,259,105 ($19,564,504 total)
14. Defiance – $3,050,949 ($27,786,325 total)
15. The Reader – $2,900,885 ($15,423,272 total)
16. The Wrestler – $2,818,958 ($15,905,875 total)
18. Milk – $1,805,034 ($28,595,644 total)
19. Frost/Nixon – $1,710,460 ($17,446,732 total)
23. Doubt – $1,020,020 ($34,104,254 total)
26. The Dark Knight – $532,366 ($648,765,421 total)
31. Rachel Getting Married – $271,854 ($14,209,486 total)
34. Australia – $210,471 ($59,660,381 total)
35. Waltz with Bashir – $191,520 ($1,208,117 total)
36. The Class – $189,125 ($383,068 total)
38. Bolt – $149,262 ($137,677,176 total)
46. Frozen River – $36,604 ($2,851,673 total)
52. Vicky Cristina Barcelona – $24,891 ($28,229,245 total)
66. Trouble the Water – $5,786 ($607,369 total)
84. The Betrayal – $1,066 ($20,361 total)

Oscar Details:

• Australia: Costume Design
• The Betrayal: Documentary Feature
• Bolt: Animated Feature
• The Class: Foreign Language Film
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Picture, Director, Actor (Brad Pitt), Supporting Actress (Taraji P. Henson), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Makeup [O], Sound Mixing, Visual Effects [O]
• The Dark Knight: Supporting Actor (Heath Ledger) [O], Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Makeup, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing [O], Visual Effects
• Defiance: Original Score
• Doubt: Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Supporting Actress (Amy Adams), Supporting Actress (Viola Davis), Adapted Screenplay
• Frost/Nixon: Picture, Director, Actor (Frank Langella), Adapted Screenplay, Editing
• Frozen River: Actress (Melissa Leo), Original Screenplay
• Milk: Picture, Director, Actor (Sean Penn) [O], Supporting Actor (Josh Brolin), Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Editing, Costume Design
• Rachel Getting Married: Actress (Anne Hathaway)
• The Reader: Picture, Director, Actress (Kate Winslet) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography
• Revolutionary Road: Supporting Actor (Michael Shannon), Art Direction, Costume Design
• Slumdog Millionaire: Picture [O], Director [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Song (“Jai Ho”) [O], Original Score [O], Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Sound Mixing [O], Sound Editing
• Trouble the Water: Documentary Feature
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Supporting Actress (Penelope Cruz) [O]
• Waltz with Bashir: Foreign Language Film
• The Wrestler: Actor (Mickey Rourke), Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei)

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – $5,310,803 ($345,331,815 total) {week 7}
6. Big Fish – $4,533,655 ($55,316,067 total) {week 8}
7. Mystic River – $4,378,417 ($64,858,601 total) {week 17}
10. Cold Mountain – $4,074,047 ($78,375,713 total) {week 6}
11. Monster – $3,397,404 ($10,482,689 total) {week 6}
12. Something’s Gotta Give – $3,353,974 ($11,884,639 total) {week 8}
15. Lost in Translation – $2,156,557 ($37,437,901 total) {week 21}
16. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – $2,106,759 ($87,568,647 total) {week 12}
18. Girl with a Pearl Earring – $1,354,893 ($4,171,889 total) {week 8}
19. The Last Samurai – $1,203,487 ($107,459,807 total) {week 9}
21. In America – $758,775 ($10,049,016 total) {week 10}
23. 21 Grams – $632,239 ($13,125,984 total) {week 11}
24. The Cooler – $587,013 ($5,958,455 total) {week 10}
25. House of Sand and Fog – $430,653 ($10,967,441 total) {week 7}
29. The Triplets of Belleville – $261,508 ($2,152,601 total) {week 10}
32. The Fog of War – $183,365 ($918,372 total) {week 7}
35. Brother Bear – $135,690 ($84,449,553 total) {week 15}
50. My Architect – $68,085 ($672,118 total) {week 12}
58. City of God – $40,990 ($4,860,067 total) {week 55}
81. Pieces of April – $10,400 ($2,481,539 total) {week 16}
94. Dirty Pretty Things – $5,842 ($8,102,645 total) {week 29}
97. The Weather Underground – $2,890 ($510,584 total) {week 35}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – $7,816,544 ($508,266,150 total)
6. Big Fish – $6,672,722 ($81,415,274 total)
7. Mystic River – $6,444,240 ($95,460,163 total)
10. Cold Mountain – $5,996,262 ($115,354,914 total)
11. Monster – $5,000,366 ($15,428,628 total)
12. Something’s Gotta Give – $4,936,445 ($17,492,045 total)
15. Lost in Translation – $3,174,063 ($55,101,838 total)
16. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – $3,100,769 ($128,885,255 total)
18. Girl with a Pearl Earring – $1,994,158 ($6,140,268 total)
19. The Last Samurai – $1,771,316 ($158,161,455 total)
21. In America – $1,116,780 ($14,790,339 total)
23. 21 Grams – $930,542 ($19,319,081 total)
24. The Cooler – $863,977 ($8,769,771 total)
25. House of Sand and Fog – $633,844 ($16,142,095 total)
29. The Triplets of Belleville – $384,893 ($3,168,240 total)
32. The Fog of War – $269,880 ($1,351,678 total)
35. Brother Bear – $199,711 ($124,294,511 total)
50. My Architect – $100,209 ($989,236 total)
58. City of God – $60,330 ($7,153,142 total)
81. Pieces of April – $15,307 ($3,652,378 total)
94. Dirty Pretty Things – $8,598 ($11,925,632 total)
97. The Weather Underground – $4,254 ($751,488 total)

Oscar Details:

• 21 Grams: Actress (Naomi Watts), Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro)
• Big Fish: Original Score
• Brother Bear: Animated Feature
• City of God: Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography
• Cold Mountain: Actor (Jude Law), Supporting Actress (Renee Zellweger) [O], Original Song (“Scarlet Tide”), Original Song (“You Will Be My Ain True Love”), Original Score, Editing, Cinematography
• The Cooler: Supporting Actor (Alec Baldwin)
• Dirty Pretty Things: Original Screenplay
• The Fog of War: Documentary Feature [O]
• Girl with a Pearl Earring: Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design
• House of Sand and Fog: Actor (Ben Kingsley), Supporting Actress (Shohreh Aghdashloo), Original Score
• In America: Actress (Samantha Morton), Supporting Actor (Djimon Hounsou), Original Screenplay
• The Last Samurai: Supporting Actor (Ken Watanabe), Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound Mixing
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Picture [O], Director [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Song (“Into the West”) [O], Original Score [O], Editing [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup [O], Sound Mixing [O], Visual Effects [O]
• Lost in Translation: Picture, Director, Actor (Bill Murray), Original Screenplay [O]
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World: Picture, Director, Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing [O], Visual Effects
• Monster: Actress (Charlize Theron) [O]
• My Architect: Documentary Feature
• Mystic River: Picture, Director, Actor (Sean Penn) [O], Supporting Actor (Tim Robbins) [O], Supporting Actress (Marcia Gay Harden), Adapted Screenplay
• Pieces of April: Supporting Actress (Patricia Clarkson)
• Something’s Gotta Give: Actress (Diane Keaton)
• The Triplets of Belleville: Animated Feature, Original Song (“Belleville Rendez-vous”)
• The Weather Underground: Documentary Feature

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 29-31, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

2. Patch Adams – $6,001,680 ($116,507,970 total) {week 6}
4. A Civil Action – $4,797,967 ($47,253,243 total) {week 6}
5. Shakespeare in Love – $4,037,917 ($31,447,302 total) {week 8}
7. The Thin Red Line – $3,300,316 ($27,272,459 total) {week 6}
10. The Prince of Egypt – $2,625,153 ($90,829,789 total) {week 7}
11. A Simple Plan – $2,107,277 ($10,068,654 total) {week 8}
12. A Bug’s Life – $1,922,070 ($154,152,003 total) {week 11}
13. Mighty Joe Young – $1,689,748 ($45,529,281 total) {week 6}
17. Life Is Beautiful – $926,243 ($17,182,785 total) {week 15}
21. Elizabeth – $654,109 ($20,553,150 total) {week 13}
26. Hilary and Jackie – $517,140 ($1,819,852 total) {week 5}
28. Little Voice – $312,275 ($2,184,354 total) {week 6}
29. Babe: Pig in the City – $281,385 ($17,671,255 total) {week 10}
32. Central Station – $208,810 ($1,511,918 total) {week 11}
34. Gods and Monsters – $154,931 ($2,781,959 total) {week 13}
46. Affliction – $70,833 ($504,148 total) {week 5}
52. The Red Violin – $44,824 ($1,505,371 total) {week 14}
53. Pleasantville – $43,026 ($39,252,946 total) {week 15}
57. Saving Private Ryan – $28,768 ($191,011,145 total) {week 28}
60. Children of Heaven – $20,990 ($49,684 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Patch Adams – $10,798,298 ($209,622,607 total)
4. A Civil Action – $8,632,563 ($85,018,630 total)
5. Shakespeare in Love – $7,265,071 ($56,580,382 total)
7. The Thin Red Line – $5,937,970 ($49,068,952 total)
10. The Prince of Egypt – $4,723,208 ($163,422,101 total)
11. A Simple Plan – $3,791,439 ($18,115,649 total)
12. A Bug’s Life – $3,458,213 ($277,352,226 total)
13. Mighty Joe Young – $3,040,216 ($81,916,856 total)
17. Life Is Beautiful – $1,666,508 ($30,915,483 total)
21. Elizabeth – $1,176,881 ($36,979,486 total)
26. Hilary and Jackie – $930,445 ($3,274,301 total)
28. Little Voice – $561,849 ($3,930,117 total)
29. Babe: Pig in the City – $506,271 ($31,794,345 total)
32. Central Station – $375,694 ($2,720,262 total)
34. Gods and Monsters – $278,754 ($5,005,336 total)
46. Affliction – $127,444 ($907,069 total)
52. The Red Violin – $80,648 ($2,708,482 total)
53. Pleasantville – $77,413 ($70,624,395 total)
57. Saving Private Ryan – $51,760 ($343,669,659 total)
60. Children of Heaven – $37,765 ($89,392 total)

Oscar Details:

• Affliction: Actor (Nick Nolte), Supporting Actor (James Coburn) [O]
• Babe: Pig in the City: Original Song (“That’ll Do”)
• A Bug’s Life: Original Musical or Comedy Score
• Central Station: Actress (Fernanda Montenegro), Foreign Language Film
• Children of Heaven: Foreign Language Film
• A Civil Action: Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall), Cinematography
• Elizabeth: Picture, Actress (Cate Blanchett), Original Dramatic Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup
• Gods and Monsters: Actor (Ian McKellen), Supporting Actress (Lynn Redgrave), Adapted Screenplay [O]
• Hilary and Jackie: Actress (Emily Watson), Supporting Actress (Rachel Griffiths)
• Life Is Beautiful: Picture, Director, Actor (Roberto Benigni) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score [O], Editing, Foreign Language Film [O]
• Little Voice: Supporting Actress (Brenda Blethyn)
• Mighty Joe Young: Visual Effects
• Patch Adams: Original Musical or Comedy Score
• Pleasantville: Original Dramatic Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
• The Prince of Egypt: Original Song (“When You Believe”) [O], Original Musical or Comedy Score
• The Red Violin : Original Score [O]
• Saving Private Ryan: Picture, Director [O], Actor (Tom Hanks), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Makeup, Sound [O], Sound Effects [O]
• Shakespeare in Love: 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], Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound
• A Simple Plan: Supporting Actor (Billy Bob Thornton), Adapted Screenplay
• The Thin Red Line: Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 4-6, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

2. Mrs. Doubtfire – $6,916,809 ($181,555,948 total) {week 11}
3. Philadelphia – $5,819,694 ($44,823,951 total) {week 7}
6. Schindler’s List – $4,637,480 ($29,305,853 total) {week 8}
13. Shadowlands – $1,790,484 ($19,558,519 total) {week 6}
17. Beethoven’s 2nd – $1,110,795 ($46,497,690 total) {week 8}
18. In the Name of the Father – $1,045,132 ($6,425,190 total) {week 6}
999. The Fugitive – $12,105 ($179,426,267 total) {week 29}
999. Jurassic Park – $512,315 ($343,071,695 total) {week 35}
999. The Remains of the Day – $228,860 ($19,504,981 total) {week 16}
999. Six Degrees of Separation – $538,831 ($3,450,713 total) {week 9}
999. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape – $82,698 ($987,071 total) {week 8}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Mrs. Doubtfire – $15,124,314 ($396,990,757 total)
3. Philadelphia – $12,725,360 ($98,012,180 total)
6. Schindler’s List – $10,140,327 ($64,080,262 total)
13. Shadowlands – $3,915,077 ($42,766,714 total)
17. Beethoven’s 2nd – $2,428,868 ($101,671,982 total)
18. In the Name of the Father – $2,285,289 ($14,049,339 total)
999. The Fugitive – $26,469 ($392,333,991 total)
999. Jurassic Park – $1,120,229 ($750,161,553 total)
999. The Remains of the Day – $500,426 ($42,649,647 total)
999. Six Degrees of Separation – $1,178,209 ($7,545,339 total)
999. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape – $180,828 ($2,158,332 total)

Oscar Details:

• Beethoven’s 2nd: Original Song (“The Day I Fall in Love”)
• The Fugitive: Picture, Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones) [O], Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects
• In the Name of the Father: Picture, Director, Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Supporting Actor (Pete Postlethwaite), Supporting Actress (Emma Thompson), Adapted Screenplay, Editing
• Jurassic Park: Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
• Mrs. Doubtfire: Makeup [O]
• Philadelphia: Actor (Tom Hanks) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Philadelphia”), Original Song (“Streets of Philadelphia”) [O]
• The Remains of the Day: Picture, Director, Anthony Hopkins, Actress (Emma Thompson), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
• Schindler’s List: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Liam Neeson), Supporting Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Makeup, Sound
• Shadowlands: Actress (Debra Winger), Adapted Screenplay
• Six Degrees of Separation: Actress (Stockard Channing)
• What’s Eating Gilbert Grape: Supporting Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio)

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 3-5, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

2. Rain Man – $5,449,961 ($96,278,210 total) {week 8}
4. Beaches – $4,152,096 ($25,874,160 total) {week 7}
7. Working Girl – $2,538,140 ($41,720,209 total) {week 7}
8. Mississippi Burning – $2,475,978 ($18,254,959 total) {week 9}
10. The Accidental Tourist – $1,539,396 ($24,017,846 total) {week 7}
11. Dangerous Liaisons – $1,134,214 ($6,507,281 total) {week 7}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Rain Man – $12,547,265 ($221,658,146 total)
4. Beaches – $9,559,234 ($59,569,225 total)
7. Working Girl – $5,843,476 ($96,051,061 total)
8. Mississippi Burning – $5,700,362 ($42,027,790 total)
10. The Accidental Tourist – $3,544,101 ($55,295,494 total)
11. Dangerous Liaisons – $2,611,263 ($14,981,498 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Accidental Tourist: Picture, Supporting Actress (Geena Davis) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
• Beaches: Art Direction
• Dangerous Liaisons: Picture, Actress (Glenn Close), Supporting Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O]
• Mississippi Burning: Picture, Director, Actor (Gene Hackman), Supporting Actress (Frances McDormand), Editing, Cinematography [O], Sound
• Rain Man: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Dustin Hoffman) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction
• Working Girl: Picture, Director, Actress (Melanie Griffith), Supporting Actress (Joan Cusack), Supporting Actress (Sigourney Weaver), Original Song (“Let the River Run”) [O]

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 3-5, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

1. Terms of Endearment – $3,045,877 ($69,591,523 total) {week 11}
2. Silkwood – $2,665,876 ($25,164,738 total) {week 8}
4. Nevery Cry Wolf – $2,283,814 ($16,652,211 total) {week 18}
6. Yentl – $14,754,052 ($32,873,470 total) {week 12}
14. Broadway Danny Rose – $911,309 ($2,190,127 total) {week 2}
15. The Big Chill – $883,473 ($51,472,635 total) {week 19}
999. Return of the Jedi – $147,127 ($251,833,927 total) {week 37}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Terms of Endearment – $8,285,511 ($189,305,512 total)
2. Silkwood – $7,251,817 ($68,454,079 total)
4. Nevery Cry Wolf – $6,212,518 ($45,297,979 total)
6. Yentl – $40,134,534 ($89,423,665 total)
14. Broadway Danny Rose – $2,478,977 ($5,957,667 total)
15. The Big Chill – $2,403,257 ($140,017,823 total)
999. Return of the Jedi – $400,220 ($685,048,242 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Big Chill: Picture, Supporting Actress (Glenn Close), Original Screenplay
• Broadway Danny Rose: Director, Original Screenplay
• Nevery Cry Wolf: Sound
• Return of the Jedi: Original Score, Art Direction, Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects [O]
• Silkwood: Directing, Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actress (Cher), Original Screenplay, Editing
• Terms of Endearment: 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, Editing, Art Direction, Sound
• Yentl: Supporting Actress (Amy Irving), Original Song (“Papa, Can You Hear Me?”), Original Song (“The Way He Makes Me Feel”), Original Song Score [O], Art Direction