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

The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Actor (Andrew Garfield), Actress (Jessica Chastain), Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling.

Blue Bayou (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Film Editing.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 16-18, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

1. Sully (2016, 89th) – $21,653,017 ($70,194,368 total) {week 2}
7. Suicide Squad (2016, 89th) – $4,701,834 ($313,774,166 total) {week 7}
9. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016, 89th) – $2,540,031 ($44,272,005 total) {week 5}
11. Hell or High Water (2016, 89th) – $2,074,974 ($22,875,505 total) {week 6}
22. Star Trek: Beyond (2016, 89th) – $618,720 ($157,552,406 total) {week 9}
23. Florence Foster Jenkins (2016, 89th) – $392,863 ($26,555,545 total) {week 6}
41. Captain Fantastic (2016, 89th) – $76,342 ($5,605,657 total) {week 11}
53. The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $29,086 ($363,976,270 total) {week 23}
88. Tanna (2016, 89th) – $5,711 ($5,711 total) {week 1}
97. Life, Animated (2016, 89th) – $2,726 ($240,559 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Sully (2016, 89th) – $22,929,669 ($74,332,995 total)
7. Suicide Squad (2016, 89th) – $4,979,052 ($332,274,146 total)
9. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016, 89th) – $2,689,790 ($46,882,262 total)
11. Hell or High Water (2016, 89th) – $2,197,314 ($24,224,234 total)
22. Star Trek: Beyond (2016, 89th) – $655,199 ($166,841,623 total)
23. Florence Foster Jenkins (2016, 89th) – $416,026 ($28,121,248 total)
41. Captain Fantastic (2016, 89th) – $80,843 ($5,936,164 total)
53. The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $30,801 ($385,436,143 total)
88. Tanna (2016, 89th) – $6,048 ($6,048 total)
97. Life, Animated (2016, 89th) – $2,887 ($254,742 total)

Oscar Details:

• Captain Fantastic (2016, 89th): Actor (Viggo Mortensen)
• Florence Foster Jenkins (2016, 89th): Actress (Meryl Streep), Costume Design
• Hell or High Water (2016, 89th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Jeff Bridges), Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing
• The Jungle Book (2016, 89th): Visual Effects [O]
• Kubo and the Two Strings (2016, 89th): Animated Feature, Visual Effects
• Life, Animated (2016, 89th): Documentary Feature
• Star Trek: Beyond (2016, 89th): Makeup & Hairstyling
• Suicide Squad (2016, 89th): Makeup & Hairstyling [O]
• Sully (2016, 89th): Sound Film Editing
• Tanna (2016, 89th): Foreign Language Film

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 23-25, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

2. Moneyball (2011, 84th) – $19,501,302 ($19,501,302 total) {week 1}
7. Drive (2011, 84th) – $5,763,998 ($21,417,373 total) {week 2}
8. The Help (2011, 84th) – $4,370,051 ($154,414,153 total) {week 7}
12. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th) – $1,162,288 ($173,600,811 total) {week 8}
14. Warrior (2011, 84th) – $1,119,835 ($12,210,126 total) {week 3}
21. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, 84th) – $401,086 ($351,902,625 total) {week 13}
22. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011, 84th) – $387,448 ($378,824,316 total) {week 11}
31. Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $222,430 ($54,432,211 total) {week 19}
41. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $78,563 ($165,230,261 total) {week 18}
42. Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $78,255 ($169,076,745 total) {week 20}
57. The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $31,743 ($13,205,306 total) {week 18}
125. Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $769 ($2,070,068 total) {week 23}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Moneyball (2011, 84th) – $22,526,094 ($22,526,094 total)
7. Drive (2011, 84th) – $6,658,036 ($24,739,361 total)
8. The Help (2011, 84th) – $5,047,877 ($178,364,898 total)
12. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th) – $1,342,567 ($200,527,545 total)
14. Warrior (2011, 84th) – $1,293,529 ($14,104,004 total)
21. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, 84th) – $463,297 ($406,485,252 total)
22. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011, 84th) – $447,544 ($437,582,690 total)
31. Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $256,930 ($62,875,038 total)
41. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $90,749 ($190,858,662 total)
42. Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $90,393 ($195,301,763 total)
57. The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $36,667 ($15,253,544 total)
125. Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $888 ($2,391,150 total)

Oscar Details:

• Bridesmaids (2011, 84th): Supporting Actress (Melissa McCarthy), Original Screenplay
• Drive (2011, 84th): Sound Film Editing
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011, 84th): Art Direction, Makeup, Visual Effects
• The Help (2011, 84th): Picture, Actress (Viola Davis), Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer [O])
• Incendies (2010, 83rd): Foreign Language Film
• Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th): Animated Feature
• Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay [O], Art Direction
• Moneyball (2011, 84th): Picture, Actor (Brad Pitt), Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Mixing
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th): Visual Effects
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, 84th): Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
• The Tree of Life (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Cinematography
• Warrior (2011, 84th): Supporting Actor (Nick Nolte)

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 22-24, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

6. The Black Dahlia (2006, 79th) – $4,449,985 ($17,270,675 total) {week 2}
8. The Illusionist (2006, 79th) – $3,333,383 ($27,592,197 total) {week 6}
10. Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $2,821,315 ($50,286,378 total) {week 9}
20. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $868,255 ($419,654,338 total) {week 12}
24. Monster House (2006, 79th) – $365,488 ($72,314,890 total) {week 10}
26. Cars (2006, 79th) – $318,716 ($243,469,180 total) {week 16}
28. Superman Returns (2006, 79th) – $301,373 ($198,447,055 total) {week 13}
29. Half Nelson (2006, 79th) – $290,708 ($1,838,817 total) {week 7}
30. The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $266,219 ($123,588,615 total) {week 13}
34. Click (2006, 79th) – $183,577 ($137,340,146 total) {week 14}
47. An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $59,208 ($23,600,306 total) {week 18}
56. Jesus Camp (2006, 79th) – $37,348 ($65,370 total) {week 2}
100. Water (2006, 79th) – $5,831 ($3,248,585 total) {week 22}
121. My Country, My Country (2006, 79th) – $1,485 ($24,354 total) {week 8}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

6. The Black Dahlia (2006, 79th) – $6,223,185 ($24,152,578 total)
8. The Illusionist (2006, 79th) – $4,661,647 ($38,586,950 total)
10. Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $3,945,534 ($70,324,156 total)
20. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $1,214,231 ($586,875,380 total)
24. Monster House (2006, 79th) – $511,125 ($101,130,442 total)
26. Cars (2006, 79th) – $445,716 ($340,485,143 total)
28. Superman Returns (2006, 79th) – $421,462 ($277,522,904 total)
29. Half Nelson (2006, 79th) – $406,547 ($2,571,536 total)
30. The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $372,300 ($172,835,376 total)
34. Click (2006, 79th) – $256,728 ($192,066,525 total)
47. An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $82,801 ($33,004,397 total)
56. Jesus Camp (2006, 79th) – $52,230 ($91,418 total)
100. Water (2006, 79th) – $8,154 ($4,543,059 total)
121. My Country, My Country (2006, 79th) – $2,077 ($34,058 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Black Dahlia (2006, 79th): Cinematography
• Cars (2006, 79th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Our Town”)
• Click (2006, 79th): Makeup
• The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th): Actress (Meryl Streep), Costume Design
• Half Nelson (2006, 79th): Actor (Ryan Gosling)
• The Illusionist (2006, 79th): Cinematography
• An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th): Original Song (“I Need to Wake Up” [O]), Documentary Feature [O]
• Jesus Camp (2006, 79th): Documentary Feature
• Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin [O]), Supporting Actress (Abigail Breslin), Original Screenplay [O]
• Monster House (2006, 79th): Animated Feature
• My Country, My Country (2006, 79th): Documentary Feature
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th): Art Direction, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
• Superman Returns (2006, 79th): Visual Effects
• Water (2006, 79th): Foreign Language Film

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 21-23, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

20. Shrek (2001, 74th) – $662,761 ($264,752,789 total) {week 19}
26. Ghost World (2001, 74th) – $373,048 ($4,694,484 total) {week 10}
39. Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $145,951 ($197,379,952 total) {week 18}
55. Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $70,418 ($56,495,724 total) {week 19}
57. Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $55,767 ($6,731,425 total) {week 15}
999. Children Underground (2001, 74th) – $3,075 ($4,758 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

20. Shrek (2001, 74th) – $1,072,596 ($428,469,178 total)
26. Ghost World (2001, 74th) – $603,731 ($7,597,433 total)
39. Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $236,203 ($319,434,693 total)
55. Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $113,963 ($91,431,242 total)
57. Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $90,252 ($10,893,967 total)
999. Children Underground (2001, 74th) – $4,977 ($7,700 total)

Oscar Details:

• Children Underground (2001, 74th): Documentary Feature
• Ghost World (2001, 74th): Adapted Screenplay
• Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th): Picture, Actress (Nicole Kidman), Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound
• Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th): Original Song (“There You’ll Be”), Sound, Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects
• Sexy Beast (2001, 74th): Supporting Actor (Ben Kingsley)
• Shrek (2001, 74th): Animated Feature [O], Adapted Screenplay

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 20-22, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

1. First Wives Club (1996, 69th) – $18,913,411 ($18,913,411 total) {week 1}
3. Fly Away Home (1996, 69th) – $3,833,514 ($9,505,591 total) {week 2}
9. Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $1,591,751 ($290,605,002 total) {week 12}
13. The Nutty Professor (1996, 69th) – $1,120,995 ($124,153,160 total) {week 13}
999. The Rock (1996, 69th) – $325,443 ($132,761,806 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. First Wives Club (1996, 69th) – $39,196,119 ($39,196,119 total)
3. Fly Away Home (1996, 69th) – $7,944,567 ($19,699,370 total)
9. Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $3,298,742 ($602,249,280 total)
13. The Nutty Professor (1996, 69th) – $2,323,148 ($257,294,784 total)
999. The Rock (1996, 69th) – $674,447 ($275,135,326 total)

Oscar Details:

• First Wives Club (1996, 69th): Original Comedy or Musical Score
• Fly Away Home (1996, 69th): Cinematography
• Independence Day (1996, 69th): Sound, Visual Effects [O]
• The Nutty Professor (1996, 69th): Makeup [O]
• The Rock (1996, 69th): Sound

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 20-22, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

5. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, 64th) – $2,063,232 ($193,624,962 total) {week 12}
7. The Commitments (1991, 64th) – $1,752,234 ($9,042,363 total) {week 6}
9. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $1,583,494 ($157,692,794 total) {week 15}
11. City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $1,178,111 ($117,581,105 total) {week 16}
12. Boyz N the Hood (1991, 64th) – $841,312 ($53,604,068 total) {week 11}
999. Barton Fink (1991, 64th) – $630,794 ($2,829,335 total) {week 5}
999. The Fisher King (1991, 64th) – $311,662 ($311,662 total) {week 1}
999. Rambling Rose (1991, 64th) – $314,631 ($314,631 total) {week 1}
999. The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $73,381 ($130,549,109 total) {week 32}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

5. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, 64th) – $4,489,122 ($421,283,765 total)
7. The Commitments (1991, 64th) – $3,812,462 ($19,674,120 total)
9. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $3,445,322 ($343,103,561 total)
11. City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $2,563,301 ($255,829,673 total)
12. Boyz N the Hood (1991, 64th) – $1,830,503 ($116,630,229 total)
999. Barton Fink (1991, 64th) – $1,372,464 ($6,155,988 total)
999. The Fisher King (1991, 64th) – $678,105 ($678,105 total)
999. Rambling Rose (1991, 64th) – $684,565 ($684,565 total)
999. The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $159,660 ($284,045,092 total)

Oscar Details:

• Barton Fink (1991, 64th): Supporting Actor (Michael Lerner), Art Direction, Costume Design
• Boyz N the Hood (1991, 64th): Directing, Original Screenplay
• City Slickers (1991, 64th): Supporting Actor (Jack Palance) [O]
• The Commitments (1991, 64th): Film Editing
• The Fisher King (1991, 64th): Actor (Robin Williams), Supporting Actress (Mercedes Ruehl) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction
• Rambling Rose (1991, 64th): Actress (Laura Dern), Supporting Actress (Diane Ladd)
• Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th): Original Song (“(Everything I Do) I Do It for You”)
• The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Anthony Hopkins) [O], Actress (Jodie Foster) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Sound
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, 64th): Film Editing, Cinematography, Makeup [O], Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 19-21, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

1. Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $3,292,817 ($144,009,580 total) {week 19}
2. Stand By Me (1986, 59th) – $3,029,008 ($24,348,060 total) {week 7}
3. The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th) – $1,806,938 ($106,292,658 total) {week 14}
4. The Fly (1986, 59th) – $1,578,462 ($31,066,416 total) {week 6}
6. Aliens (1986, 59th) – $1,461,468 ($73,682,234 total) {week 10}
13. Blue Velvet (1986, 59th) – $789,409 ($789,409 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $8,129,974 ($355,560,041 total)
2. Stand By Me (1986, 59th) – $7,478,629 ($60,115,426 total)
3. The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th) – $4,461,335 ($262,436,859 total)
4. The Fly (1986, 59th) – $3,897,227 ($76,703,065 total)
6. Aliens (1986, 59th) – $3,608,368 ($181,921,634 total)
13. Blue Velvet (1986, 59th) – $1,949,053 ($1,949,053 total)

Oscar Details:

• Aliens (1986, 59th): Actress (Sigourney Weaver), Original Score, Film Editing, Art Direction, Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
• Blue Velvet (1986, 59th): Director
• The Fly (1986, 59th): Makeup [O]
• The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th): Original Song (“Glory of Love”)
• Stand By Me (1986, 59th): Adapted Screenplay
• Top Gun (1986, 59th): Original Song (“Take My Breath Away” [O]), Film Editing, Sound, Sound Effects

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 18-20, 1981

Weekend Box Office:

3. Arthur (1981, 54th) – $2,935,103 ($46,731,366 total) {week 10}
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $2,326,951 ($131,810,688 total) {week 15}
13. The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981, 54th) – $124,110 ($124,110 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

3. Arthur (1981, 54th) – $9,671,059 ($153,978,170 total)
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $7,667,220 ($434,311,476 total)
13. The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981, 54th) – $408,938 ($408,938 total)

Oscar Details:

• Arthur (1981, 54th): Actor (Dudley Moore), Supporting Actor (John Gielgud) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)”) [O]
• The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981, 54th): Actress (Meryl Streep), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th): Picture, Director, Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Sound [O], Visual Effects [O], Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Film Editing) [O]