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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 35, 2022)

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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

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5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 1-3, 2017

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Dunkirk (2017, 90th) – $4,373,281 ($179,002,826 total) {week 7}
  2. Baby Driver (2017, 90th) – $1,477,281 ($105,532,537 total) {week 10}
  3. The Big Sick (2017, 90th) – $1,436,252 ($40,991,711 total) {week 11}
  4. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017, 90th) – $1,109,817 ($144,364,580 total) {week 8}
  5. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 (2017, 90th) – $217,105 ($389,646,310 total) {week 18}
  6. The Boss Baby (2017, 90th) – $11,022 ($174,963,326 total) {week 23}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Dunkirk (2017, 90th) – $4,665,808 ($190,976,259 total)
  2. Baby Driver (2017, 90th) – $1,576,096 ($112,591,570 total)
  3. The Big Sick (2017, 90th) – $1,532,322 ($43,733,631 total)
  4. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017, 90th) – $1,184,052 ($154,021,074 total)
  5. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 (2017, 90th) – $231,627 ($415,709,608 total)
  6. The Boss Baby (2017, 90th) – $11,759 ($186,666,559 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Baby Driver (2017, 90th): Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
  • The Big Sick (2017, 90th): Original Screenplay
  • The Boss Baby (2017, 90th): Animated Feature
  • Dunkirk (2017, 90th): Picture, Directing, Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Production Design, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O]
  • Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 (2017, 90th): Visual Effects
  • War for the Planet of the Apes (2017, 90th): Visual Effects

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 31-Sep. 2, 2012

Weekend Box Office:

  1. ParaNorman (2012, 85th) – $6,572,820 ($38,052,006 total) {week 3}
  2. Marvel’s The Avengers (2012, 85th) – $1,910,701 ($619,760,594 total) {week 18}
  3. Brave (2012, 85th) – $1,427,002 ($231,801,179 total) {week 11}
  4. Ted (2012, 85th) – $810,645 ($215,975,550 total) {week 10}
  5. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012, 85th) – $528,167 ($9,618,106 total) {week 10}
  6. Moonrise Kingdom (2012, 85th) – $342,370 ($44,205,438 total) {week 15}
  7. Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th) – $140,674 ($693,975 total) {week 6}
  8. Snow White and the Huntsman (2012, 85th) – $104,390 ($155,081,785 total) {week 14}
  9. Prometheus (2012, 85th) – $45,847 ($126,376,360 total) {week 13}
  10. Monsieur Lazhar (2011, 84th) – $3,201 ($1,999,882 total) {week 21}
  11. The Invisible War (2012, 85th) – $123 ($57,742 total) {week 11}
  12. A Cat in Paris (2011, 84th) – $5,636 ($300,872 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. ParaNorman (2012, 85th) – $7,902,247 ($45,748,454 total)
  2. Marvel’s The Avengers (2012, 85th) – $2,297,162 ($745,114,181 total)
  3. Brave (2012, 85th) – $1,715,629 ($278,685,588 total)
  4. Ted (2012, 85th) – $974,607 ($259,659,047 total)
  5. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012, 85th) – $634,995 ($11,563,477 total)
  6. Moonrise Kingdom (2012, 85th) – $411,618 ($53,146,488 total)
  7. Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th) – $169,127 ($834,339 total)
  8. Snow White and the Huntsman (2012, 85th) – $125,504 ($186,448,829 total)
  9. Prometheus (2012, 85th) – $55,120 ($151,937,408 total)
  10. Monsieur Lazhar (2011, 84th) – $3,848 ($2,404,381 total)
  11. The Invisible War (2012, 85th) – $148 ($69,421 total)
  12. A Cat in Paris (2011, 84th) – $6,776 ($361,727 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012, 85th): Picture, Directing, Actress (Quvenzhane Wallis), Adapted Screenplay
  • Brave (2012, 85th): Animated Feature [O]
  • A Cat in Paris (2011, 84th): Animated Feature
  • The Invisible War (2012, 85th): Documentary Feature
  • Marvel’s The Avengers (2012, 85th): Visual Effects
  • Monsieur Lazhar (2011, 84th): Foreign Language Film
  • Moonrise Kingdom (2012, 85th): Original Screenplay
  • ParaNorman (2012, 85th): Animated Feature
  • Prometheus (2012, 85th): Visual Effects
  • Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th): Documentary Feature [O]
  • Snow White and the Huntsman (2012, 85th): Costume Design
  • Ted (2012, 85th): Original Song (“Everybody Needs a Best Friend”)

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 31-Sep. 2, 2007

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007, 80th) – $10,412,835 ($199,832,950 total) {week 5}
  2. Ratatouille (2007, 80th) – $1,201,679 ($200,776,098 total) {week 10}
  3. Transformers (2007, 80th) – $1,148,698 ($310,182,848 total) {week 9}
  4. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007, 80th) – $302,301 ($308,591,973 total) {week 15}
  5. Once (2007, 80th) – $296,225 ($8,016,014 total) {week 16}
  6. No End in Sight (2007, 80th) – $171,101 ($835,023 total) {week 6}
  7. Sicko (2007, 80th) – $117,820 ($24,086,154 total) {week 11}
  8. La Vie en Rose (2007, 80th) – $109,319 ($9,589,774 total) {week 14}
  9. The Lives of Others (2006, 79th) – $4,442 ($11,281,304 total) {week 30}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007, 80th) – $14,484,132 ($277,965,310 total)
  2. Ratatouille (2007, 80th) – $1,671,522 ($279,277,218 total)
  3. Transformers (2007, 80th) – $1,597,826 ($431,460,735 total)
  4. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007, 80th) – $420,497 ($429,247,846 total)
  5. Once (2007, 80th) – $412,046 ($11,150,182 total)
  6. No End in Sight (2007, 80th) – $238,000 ($1,161,507 total)
  7. Sicko (2007, 80th) – $163,886 ($33,503,560 total)
  8. La Vie en Rose (2007, 80th) – $152,061 ($13,339,264 total)
  9. The Lives of Others (2006, 79th) – $6,179 ($15,692,163 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Bourne Ultimatum (2007, 80th): Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O]
  • The Lives of Others (2006, 79th): Foreign Language Film
  • No End in Sight (2007, 80th): Documentary Feature
  • Once (2007, 80th): Original Song [O]
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007, 80th): Makeup, Visual Effects
  • Ratatouille (2007, 80th): Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
  • Sicko (2007, 80th): Documentary Feature
  • Transformers (2007, 80th): Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
  • La Vie en Rose (2007, 80th): Actress (Marion Cotillard) [O], Costume Design, Makeup [O]

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 30-Sep. 1, 2002

Weekend Box Office:

  1. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002, 75th) – $11,100,764 ($78,848,210 total) {week 20}
  2. Road to Perdition (2002, 75th) – $2,654,918 ($98,457,248 total) {week 8}
  3. Lilo & Stitch (2002, 75th) – $1,127,953 ($141,536,614 total) {week 11}
  4. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002, 75th) – $473,431 ($300,556,038 total) {week 16}
  5. Minority Report (2002, 75th) – $424,323 ($130,483,934 total) {week 11}
  6. Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th) – $23,361 ($255,792,174 total) {week 38}
  7. Ice Age (2002, 75th) – $12,543 ($176,383,774 total) {week 25}
  8. Son of the Bride (2001, 74th) – $9,211 ($584,632 total) {week 24}
  9. Elling (2001, 74th) – $14,314 ($218,765 total) {week 14}
  10. Promises (2001, 74th) – $1,678 ($207,388 total) {week 25}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002, 75th) – $18,284,735 ($129,875,623 total)
  2. Road to Perdition (2002, 75th) – $4,373,075 ($162,174,847 total)
  3. Lilo & Stitch (2002, 75th) – $1,857,919 ($233,133,459 total)
  4. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002, 75th) – $779,817 ($495,063,904 total)
  5. Minority Report (2002, 75th) – $698,928 ($214,927,926 total)
  6. Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th) – $38,479 ($421,330,655 total)
  7. Ice Age (2002, 75th) – $20,660 ($290,532,309 total)
  8. Son of the Bride (2001, 74th) – $15,172 ($962,982 total)
  9. Elling (2001, 74th) – $23,577 ($360,341 total)
  10. Promises (2001, 74th) – $2,764 ($341,601 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Elling (2001, 74th): Foreign Language Film
  • Ice Age (2002, 75th): Animated Feature
  • Lilo & Stitch (2002, 75th): Animated Feature
  • Minority Report (2002, 75th): Sound Film Editing
  • Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th): Animated Feature, Original Song (If I Didn’t Have You [O]), Original Score, Sound Film Editing
  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002, 75th): Original Screenplay
  • Promises (2001, 74th): Documentary Feature
  • Road to Perdition (2002, 75th): Supporting Actor (Paul Newman), Original Score, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound, Sound Film Editing
  • Son of the Bride (2001, 74th): Foreign Language Film
  • Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002, 75th): Visual Effects

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 29-31, 1997

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Air Force One (1997, 70th) – $8,520,110 ($154,240,266 total) {week 6}
  2. Men in Black (1997, 70th) – $3,355,069 ($235,057,188 total) {week 9}
  3. Contact (1997, 70th) – $1,954,990 ($94,977,242 total) {week 8}
  4. Con Air (1997, 70th) – $1,219,756 ($99,504,822 total) {week 13}
  5. My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997, 70th) – $1,014,393 ($119,454,579 total) {week 11}
  6. The Full Monty (1997, 70th) – $912,374 ($1,734,173 total) {week 3}
  7. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997, 70th) – $419,050 ($227,881,749 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Air Force One (1997, 70th) – $17,764,151 ($321,585,914 total)
  2. Men in Black (1997, 70th) – $6,995,209 ($490,086,555 total)
  3. Contact (1997, 70th) – $4,076,090 ($198,024,446 total)
  4. Con Air (1997, 70th) – $2,543,151 ($207,464,302 total)
  5. My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997, 70th) – $2,114,976 ($249,058,893 total)
  6. The Full Monty (1997, 70th) – $1,902,270 ($3,615,694 total)
  7. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997, 70th) – $873,706 ($475,126,000 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Air Force One (1997, 70th): Film Editing, Sound
  • Con Air (1997, 70th): Original Song (“How Do I Live”), Sound
  • Contact (1997, 70th): Sound
  • The Full Monty (1997, 70th): Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Original Musical or Comedy Score [O]
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997, 70th): Visual Effects
  • Men in Black (1997, 70th): Original Musical or Comedy Score, Art Direction, Makeup [O]
  • My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997, 70th): Original Comedy/Musical Score

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 28-30, 1992

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Unforgiven (1992, 65th) – $5,653,203 ($55,130,063 total) {week 4}
  2. Death Becomes Her (1992, 65th) – $2,685,945 ($46,376,135 total) {week 5}
  3. Batman Returns (1992, 65th) – $1,006,032 ($158,080,946 total) {week 11}
  4. Enchanted April (1992, 65th) – $897,900 ($3,182,176 total) {week 5}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Unforgiven (1992, 65th) – $13,036,422 ($127,131,254 total)
  2. Death Becomes Her (1992, 65th) – $6,193,854 ($106,944,485 total)
  3. Batman Returns (1992, 65th) – $2,319,934 ($364,538,471 total)
  4. Enchanted April (1992, 65th) – $2,070,579 ($7,338,175 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Batman Returns (1992, 65th): Makeup, Visual Effects
  • Death Becomes Her (1992, 65th): Visual Effects [O]
  • Enchanted April (1992, 65th): Supporting Actress (Joan Plowright), Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design
  • Unforgiven (1992, 65th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Clint Eastwood), Supporting Actor (Gene Hackman) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 28-30, 1987

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Dirty Dancing (1987, 60th) – $3,666,750 ($10,025,438 total) {week 2}
  2. Robocop (1987, 60th) – $1,434,833 ($44,608,684 total) {week 7}
  3. Matewan (1987, 60th) – $23,850 ($23,850 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Dirty Dancing (1987, 60th) – $8,974,629 ($24,537,965 total)
  2. Robocop (1987, 60th) – $3,511,855 ($109,182,892 total)
  3. Matewan (1987, 60th) – $58,375 ($58,375 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Dirty Dancing (1987, 60th): Original Song (“(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life”) [O]
  • Matewan (1987, 60th): Cinematography
  • Robocop (1987, 60th): Film Editing, Sound, Sound Effects [O]

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 27-29, 1982

Weekend Box Office:

  1. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, 55th) – $6,630,709 ($227,450,298 total) {week 12}
  2. An Officer and a Gentleman (1982, 55th) – $5,616,676 ($33,914,134 total) {week 5}
  3. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982, 55th) – $2,305,209 ($57,264,275 total) {week 6}
  4. The World According to Garp (1982, 55th) – $1,603,596 ($20,006,294 total) {week 6}
  5. Rocky III (1982, 55th) – $1,551,020 ($108,854,300 total) {week 14}
  6. Tron (1982, 55th) – $1,006,255 ($23,893,745 total) {week 8}
  7. Poltergeist (1982, 55th) – $920,500 ($64,190,575 total) {week 13}
  8. Annie (1982, 55th) – $852,807 ($50,895,355 total) {week 15}
  9. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $823,798 ($220,902,994 total) {week 64}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, 55th) – $21,583,634 ($740,373,929 total)
  2. An Officer and a Gentleman (1982, 55th) – $18,282,854 ($110,393,967 total)
  3. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982, 55th) – $7,503,691 ($186,401,058 total)
  4. The World According to Garp (1982, 55th) – $5,219,869 ($65,122,528 total)
  5. Rocky III (1982, 55th) – $5,048,728 ($354,331,854 total)
  6. Tron (1982, 55th) – $3,275,463 ($77,776,578 total)
  7. Poltergeist (1982, 55th) – $2,996,321 ($208,946,872 total)
  8. Annie (1982, 55th) – $2,775,974 ($165,669,574 total)
  9. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $2,681,547 ($719,061,787 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Annie (1982, 55th): Original Song Score, Art Direction
  • The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982, 55th): Supporting Actor (Charles Durning)
  • E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, 55th): Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • An Officer and a Gentleman (1982, 55th): Actress (Debra Winger), Supporting Actor (Louis Gossett Jr) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Up Where We Belong”) [O], Original Score, Film Editing
  • Poltergeist (1982, 55th): Original Score, Sound Effects Film Editing, Visual Effects
  • 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]
  • Rocky III (1982, 55th): Original Song (“Eye of the Tiger”)
  • Tron (1982, 55th): Costume Design, Sound
  • The World According to Garp (1982, 55th): Supporting Actor (John Lithgow), Supporting Actress (Glenn Close)

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 2-4, 1977

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Star Wars (1977, 50th) – $7,737,847 ($133,727,463 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Star Wars (1977, 50th) – $33,206,814 ($573,888,709 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Star Wars (1977, 50th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Alec Guinness), Orginal Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O], Visual Effects [O], Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects) [O]

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