Oscar in Box Office History (Week 3, 2013)

Every week, we’ll take a look back 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years into the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office that weekend historically. All data is taken from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office. The second 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 chance at this stage of the game. Please let us know if you like our new feature or if you want to see more information and we’ll see what we can do!

This Year: Potential Oscar Nominees Releasing This Weekend

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5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 18-20, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

Juno – $9,954,874 ($85,081,407 total) {week 7}
Atonement – $4,596,844 ($31,721,650 total) {week 7}
There Will Be Blood – $2,941,582 ($7,976,212 total) {week 4}
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – $2,680,098 ($48,104,898 total) {week 5}
Charlie Wilson’s War – $1,967,160 ($62,814,670 total) {week 5}
No Country for Old Men – $1,214,239 ($48,592,762 total) {week 11}
The Kite Runner – $1,102,367 ($12,712,767 total) {week 6}
The Golden Compass – $479,691 ($68,297,477 total) {week 7}
The Savages – $434,597 ($3,551,650 total) {week 8}
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly – $386,870 ($2,528,036 total) {week 8}
Persepolis – $242,840 ($871,078 total) {week 4}
August Rush – $205,685 ($30,889,869 total) {week 9}
Into the Wild – $165,074 ($17,648,273 total) {week 18}
American Gangster – $123,450 ($129,967,250 total) {week 12}
I’m Not There – $57,852 ($3,532,921 total) {week 9}
Michael Clayton – $44,735 ($39,388,195 total) {week 16}
Taxi to the Dark Side – $10,930 ($10,930 total) {week 1}
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – $1,530 ($3,896,658 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Juno – $10,980,864 ($93,850,243 total)
Atonement – $5,070,613 ($34,991,012 total)
There Will Be Blood – $3,244,753 ($8,798,273 total)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – $2,956,320 ($53,062,784 total)
Charlie Wilson’s War – $2,169,904 ($69,288,605 total)
No Country for Old Men – $1,339,383 ($53,600,930 total)
The Kite Runner – $1,215,981 ($14,022,996 total)
The Golden Compass – $529,130 ($75,336,493 total)
The Savages – $479,388 ($3,917,697 total)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly – $426,742 ($2,788,586 total)
Persepolis – $267,868 ($960,855 total)
August Rush – $226,884 ($34,073,505 total)
Into the Wild – $182,087 ($19,467,176 total)
American Gangster – $136,173 ($143,362,203 total)
I’m Not There – $63,814 ($3,897,038 total)
Michael Clayton – $49,346 ($43,447,703 total)
Taxi to the Dark Side – $12,056 ($12,056 total)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – $1,688 ($4,298,263 total)

Oscar Details:

American Gangster: Supporting Actress (Ruby Dee), Art Direction
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford: Supporting Actor (Casey Affleck), Cinematography
Atonement: Picture, Supporting Actress (Saoirse Ronan), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design
August Rush: Original Song (“Raise It Up”)
Charlie Wilson’s War: Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography
The Golden Compass: Art Direction, Visual Effects [O]
I’m Not There: Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett)
Into the Wild: Supporting Actor (Hal Holbrook), Editing
Juno: Picture, Director, Actress (Ellen Page), Original Screenplay [O]
The Kite Runner: Original Score
Michael Clayton: Picture, Director, Actor (George Clooney), Supporting Actor (Tom Wilkinson), Supporting Actress (Tilda Swinton) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score
No Country for Old Men: Picture [O], Director [O], Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Editing, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
Persepolis: Animated Feature
The Savages: Actress (Laura Linney), Original Screenplay
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: Actor (Johnny Depp), Art Direction [O], Costume Design
Taxi to the Dark Side: Documentary Feature [O]
There Will Be Blood: Picture, Director, Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound Editing

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 17-19, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

Catch Me If You Can – $10,696,726 ($134,489,853 total) {week 4}
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – $10,274,388 ($297,892,450 total) {week 5}
Chicago – $7,602,133 ($27,261,777 total) {week 4}
About Schmidt – $5,669,076 ($29,535,854 total) {week 6}
The Hours – $4,644,924 ($7,334,731 total) {week 4}
Gangs of New York – $3,712,112 ($60,485,768 total) {week 5}
My Big Fat Greek Wedding – $2,173,330 ($233,841,212 total) {week 40}
Adaptation. – $1,825,241 ($11,880,773 total) {week 7}
The Wild Thornberrys Movie – $1,356,826 ($36,960,254 total) {week 5}
The Pianist – $1,263,509 ($4,129,765 total) {week 4}
Far From Heaven – $433,998 ($12,607,842 total) {week 11}
Treasure Planet – $368,672 ($37,025,542 total) {week 8}
Bowling for Columbine – $341,177 ($17,159,431 total) {week 15}
Talk to Her – $328,518 ($3,352,017 total) {week 9}
Frida – $319,110 ($22,404,981 total) {week 13}
8 Mile – $188,190 ($115,922,750 total) {week 11}
The Crime of Father Amaro – $154,275 ($5,008,741 total) {week 10}
City of God – $88,292 ($88,292 total) {week 1}
Spirited Away – $16,033 ($5,516,863 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Catch Me If You Can – $14,049,431 ($176,643,389 total)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – $13,494,719 ($391,261,725 total)
Chicago – $9,984,891 ($35,806,513 total)
About Schmidt – $7,445,951 ($38,793,360 total)
The Hours – $6,100,796 ($9,633,677 total)
Gangs of New York – $4,875,610 ($79,443,994 total)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding – $2,854,523 ($307,134,726 total)
Adaptation. – $2,397,331 ($15,604,597 total)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie – $1,782,100 ($48,544,811 total)
The Pianist – $1,659,534 ($5,424,169 total)
Far From Heaven – $570,027 ($16,559,554 total)
Treasure Planet – $484,226 ($48,630,563 total)
Bowling for Columbine – $448,113 ($22,537,760 total)
Talk to Her – $431,486 ($4,402,649 total)
Frida – $419,130 ($29,427,438 total)
8 Mile – $247,175 ($152,256,746 total)
The Crime of Father Amaro – $202,630 ($6,578,645 total)
City of God – $115,966 ($115,966 total)
Spirited Away – $21,058 ($7,246,029 total)

Oscar Details:

8 Mile: Original Song (“Lose Yourself”) [O]
About Schmidt: Actor (Jack Nicholson), Supporting Actress (Kathy Bates)
Adaptation.: Actor (Nicoals Cage), Supporting Actor (Chris Cooper) [O], Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), Adapted Screenplay
Bowling for Columbine: Documentary Feature [O]
Catch Me If You Can: Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken), Original Score
Chicago: Picture [O], Director, Actress (Renee Zellweger), Supporting Actor (John C. Reilly), Supporting Actress (Catherine Zeta-Jones [O], Queen Latifah), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“I Move On”), Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O]
City of God: Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography
The Crime of Father Amaro: Foreign Language Film
Far From Heaven: Actress (Julianne Moore), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography
Frida: Actress, Original Score [O], Original Song (“Burn It Blue”), Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup [O]
Gangs of New York: Picture, Director, Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“The Hands That Built America”), Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound
The Hours: Picture, Director, Actress (Nicole Kidman) [O], Supporting Actor (Ed Harris), Supporting Actress (Julianne Moore), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Costume Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Picture, Editing, Art Direction, Sound, Sound Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
My Big Fat Greek Wedding: Original Screenplay
The Pianist: Picture, Director [O], Actor (Adrien Brody) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design
Spirited Away: Animated Feature [O]
Talk to Her: Director, Original Screenplay [O]
Treasure Planet: Animated Feature
The Wild Thornberrys Movie: Original Song (“Father and Daughter”)

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 16-19, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

Titanic – $36,014,544 ($242,748,914 total) {week 5}
Good Will Hunting – $13,707,525 ($37,301,061 total) {week 7}
As Good As It Gets – $10,028,920 ($66,831,247 total) {week 4}
Wag the Dog – $6,472,817 ($17,975,187 total) {week 4}
Amistad – $3,341,031 ($35,032,339 total) {week 6}
Jackie Brown – $1,981,608 ($36,609,405 total) {week 4}
Kundun – $1,620,041 ($1,948,423 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Titanic – $60,817,737 ($409,929,936 total)
Good Will Hunting – $23,147,889 ($62,990,278 total)
As Good As It Gets – $16,935,831 ($112,857,884 total)
Wag the Dog – $10,930,642 ($30,354,687 total)
Amistad – $5,641,997 ($59,159,088 total)
Jackie Brown – $3,346,340 ($61,822,279 total)
Kundun – $2,735,762 ($3,290,301 total)

Oscar Details:

Amistad: Supporting Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Original Score, Cinematography, Costume Design
As Good As It Gets: Picture, Actor (Jack Nicholson) [O], Actress (Helen Hunt) [O], Supporting Actor (Greg Kinnear), Original Screenplay, Original Musical or Comedy Score, Editing
Good Will Hunting: Picture, Director, Actor (Matt Damon), Supporting Actor (Robin Williams) [O], Supporting Actress (Minnie Driver), Original Screenplay [O], Original Dramatic Score, Original Song (“Miss Misery”), Editing
Jackie Brown: Supporting Actor (Robert Forster)
Kundun: Original Dramatic Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design
Titanic: Picture [O], Director [O], Actress (Kate Winslet), Supporting Actress (Gloria Stuart), Original Dramatic Score [O], Original Song (“My Heart Will Go On”) [O], Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound [O], Sound Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
Wag the Dog: Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Adapted Screenplay

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 15-18, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

Aladdin – $10,920,346 ($139,066,800 total) {week 10}
A Few Good Men – $8,730,669 ($101,564,771 total) {week 6}
Scent of a Woman – $6,350,900 ($16,762,974 total) {week 4}
The Bodyguard – $4,840,996 ($102,236,643 total) {week 8}
Chaplin – $2,069,280 ($6,678,621 total) {week 4}
The Crying Game – $1,810,650 ($8,592,778 total) {week 8}
Hoffa – $1,625,922 ($22,031,963 total) {week 4}
Damage – $135,984 ($732,370 total) {week 4}
Lorenzo’s Oil – $752,137 ($1,023,176 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Aladdin – $20,891,097 ($266,040,835 total)
A Few Good Men – $16,702,149 ($194,297,823 total)
Scent of a Woman – $12,149,548 ($32,068,298 total)
The Bodyguard – $9,261,036 ($195,583,143 total)
Chaplin – $3,958,623 ($12,776,492 total)
The Crying Game – $3,463,852 ($16,438,358 total)
Hoffa – $3,110,459 ($42,148,103 total)
Damage – $260,143 ($1,401,056 total)
Lorenzo’s Oil – $1,438,871 ($1,957,380 total)

Oscar Details:

Aladdin: Original Song (“A Whole New World” [O], “Friend Like Me”), Original Score [O], Sound, Sound Effects Editing
The Bodyguard: Original Song (“I Have Nothing”, “Run to You”)
Chaplin: Actor (Robert Downey Jr.), Original Score, Art Direction
The Crying Game: Picture, Director, Actor (Stephen Rea), Supporting Actor (Jaye Davidson), Original Screenplay [O], Editing
Damage: Actress (Miranda Richardson)
A Few Good Men: Picture, Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson), Editing, Sound
Hoffa: Cinematography, Makeup
Lorenzo’s Oil: Actress (Susan Sarandon), Original Screenplay
Scent of a Woman: Picture, Director, Actor (Al Pacino) [O], Adapted Screenplay

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 15-17, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

Good Morning, Vietnam – $11,752,913 ($12,853,843 total) {week 4}
Moonstruck – $5,069,508 ($6,400,879 total) {week 5}
Broadcast News – $3,551,046 ($27,485,020 total) {week 5}
Throw Momma From the Train – $2,814,646 ($46,703,623 total) {week 6}
Wall Street – $2,103,544 ($29,808,822 total) {week 6}
Fatal Attraction – $2,048,816 ($136,063,252 total) {week 18}
Empire of the Sun – $1,063,063 ($16,231,776 total) {week 6}
The Last Emperor – $677,383 ($7,836,417 total) {week 9}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Good Morning, Vietnam – $22,647,949 ($24,769,449 total)
Moonstruck – $9,768,979 ($12,334,541 total)
Broadcast News – $6,842,892 ($52,963,834 total)
Throw Momma From the Train – $5,423,843 ($89,998,222 total)
Wall Street – $4,053,545 ($57,441,818 total)
Fatal Attraction – $3,948,083 ($262,194,880 total)
Empire of the Sun – $2,048,530 ($31,278,751 total)
The Last Emperor – $1,305,322 ($15,100,833 total)

Oscar Details:

Broadcast News: Picture, Actor (William Hurt), Actress (Holly Hunter), Supporting Actor (Albert Brooks), Original Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography
Empire of the Sun: Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound
Fatal Attraction: Picture, Director, Actress (Glenn Close), Supporting Actress (Anne Archer), Adapted Screenplay, Editing
Good Morning, Vietnam: Actor (Robin Williams)
The Last Emperor: Picture [O], Director [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O]
Moonstruck: Picture, Director, Actress (Cher) [O], Supporting Actor (Vincent Gardenia), Supporting Actress (Olympia Dukakis) [O], Original Screenplay
Throw Momma From the Train: Supporting Actress (Anne Ramsey)
Wall Street: Actor (Michael Douglas) [O]

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 21-23, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

Tootsie – $8,407,104 ($81,181,848 total) {week 6}
The Verdict – $3,262,576 ($32,482,995 total) {week 7}
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial – $1,414,911 ($326,208,498 total) {week 33}
An Officer and a Gentleman – $901,957 ($115,208,541 total) {week 26}
The Year of Living Dangerously – $35,000 ($35,000 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Tootsie – $21,137,861 ($204,114,361 total)
The Verdict – $8,203,048 ($81,671,530 total)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial – $3,557,491 ($820,181,366 total)
An Officer and a Gentleman – $2,267,778 ($289,667,189 total)
The Year of Living Dangerously – $88,000 ($88,000 total)

Oscar Details:

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Editing, Cinematography, Sound [O], Sound Effects Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
An Officer and a Gentleman: Actress (Debra Winger), Supporting Actor (Louis Gossett Jr.) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Up Where We Belong”) [O], Original Score, Film Editing
Tootsie: Picture, Director, Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Supporting Actress (Teri Garr), Supporting Actress (Jessica Lange) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“It Might Be You”), Editing, Cinematography, Sound
The Verdict: Picture, Director, Actor (Paul Newman), Supporting Actor (James Mason), Adapted Screenplay
The Year of Living Dangerously: Supporting Actress [O]