Oscar in Box Office History (Week 4, 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

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Documentary Feature.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 25-27, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

Juno – $10,151,100 ($100,013,577 total) {week 8}
There Will Be Blood – $4,869,383 ($14,746,644 total) {week 5}
Atonement – $3,918,160 ($37,860,799 total) {week 8}
No Country for Old Men – $2,423,409 ($51,956,842 total) {week 12}
Michael Clayton – $2,225,260 ($41,653,439 total) {week 17}
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – $1,217,632 ($50,599,922 total) {week 6}
Charlie Wilson’s War – $931,685 ($64,665,340 total) {week 6}
The Kite Runner – $586,983 ($13,858,468 total) {week 7}
The Savages – $438,027 ($4,218,712 total) {week 9}
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly – $397,842 ($3,130,459 total) {week 9}
The Golden Compass – $349,992 ($68,880,202 total) {week 8}
Persepolis – $342,633 ($1,344,334 total) {week 5}
August Rush – $188,657 ($31,190,409 total) {week 10}
American Gangster – $100,535 ($130,127,620 total) {week 13}
Into the Wild – $99,386 ($17,859,621 total) {week 19}
I’m Not There – $57,621 ($3,630,340 total) {week 10}
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – $7,291 ($3,904,982 total) {week 19}
Taxi to the Dark Side – $6,426 ($24,071 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Juno – $11,197,314 ($110,321,383 total)
There Will Be Blood – $5,371,241 ($16,266,493 total)
Atonement – $4,321,982 ($41,762,887 total)
No Country for Old Men – $2,673,175 ($57,311,725 total)
Michael Clayton – $2,454,604 ($45,946,412 total)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – $1,343,126 ($55,814,956 total)
Charlie Wilson’s War – $1,027,708 ($71,330,013 total)
The Kite Runner – $647,480 ($15,286,778 total)
The Savages – $483,172 ($4,653,510 total)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly – $438,845 ($3,453,097 total)
The Golden Compass – $386,064 ($75,979,276 total)
Persepolis – $377,946 ($1,482,887 total)
August Rush – $208,101 ($34,405,019 total)
American Gangster – $110,897 ($143,539,102 total)
Into the Wild – $109,629 ($19,700,306 total)
I’m Not There – $63,560 ($4,004,498 total)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – $8,042 ($4,307,445 total)
Taxi to the Dark Side – $7,088 ($26,552 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. 24-26, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

Chicago – $8,238,709 ($40,386,310 total) {week 5}
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – $6,611,705 ($308,821,306 total) {week 6}
Catch Me If You Can – $6,501,059 ($144,962,124 total) {week 5}
About Schmidt – $5,382,302 ($37,745,475 total) {week 7}
The Hours – $3,934,284 ($13,868,754 total) {week 5}
Gangs of New York – $2,764,424 ($65,377,894 total) {week 6}
My Big Fat Greek Wedding – $1,704,430 ($236,448,697 total) {week 41}
Adaptation. – $1,406,390 ($14,252,147 total) {week 8}
The Pianist – $1,247,912 ($6,008,691 total) {week 5}
The Wild Thornberrys Movie – $559,997 ($38,415,915 total) {week 6}
Talk to Her – $368,136 ($3,923,090 total) {week 10}
Far From Heaven – $310,585 ($13,144,266 total) {week 12}
Frida – $241,668 ($22,832,704 total) {week 14}
Treasure Planet – $237,017 ($37,486,727 total) {week 9}
Bowling for Columbine – $209,683 ($17,565,397 total) {week 16}
City of God – $171,165 ($326,825 total) {week 2}
8 Mile – $134,625 ($116,134,915 total) {week 12}
The Crime of Father Amaro – $89,472 ($5,168,418 total) {week 11}
Spirited Away – $10,784 ($5,538,482 total) {week 19}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Chicago – $10,820,991 ($53,044,706 total)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – $8,684,030 ($405,616,044 total)
Catch Me If You Can – $8,538,704 ($190,398,014 total)
About Schmidt – $7,069,292 ($49,576,146 total)
The Hours – $5,167,418 ($18,215,677 total)
Gangs of New York – $3,630,885 ($85,869,473 total)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding – $2,238,654 ($310,559,483 total)
Adaptation. – $1,847,199 ($18,719,238 total)
The Pianist – $1,639,049 ($7,892,012 total)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie – $735,518 ($50,456,724 total)
Talk to Her – $483,522 ($5,152,715 total)
Far From Heaven – $407,933 ($17,264,111 total)
Frida – $317,415 ($29,989,223 total)
Treasure Planet – $311,306 ($49,236,298 total)
Bowling for Columbine – $275,405 ($23,070,969 total)
City of God – $224,814 ($429,263 total)
8 Mile – $176,821 ($152,535,411 total)
The Crime of Father Amaro – $117,515 ($6,788,370 total)
Spirited Away – $14,164 ($7,274,424 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. 23-25, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

Titanic – $25,238,720 ($274,599,886 total) {week 6}
Good Will Hunting – $8,507,974 ($48,371,200 total) {week 8}
As Good As It Gets – $7,519,940 ($76,623,975 total) {week 5}
Wag the Dog – $4,381,332 ($23,296,373 total) {week 5}
Amistad – $1,759,880 ($37,414,589 total) {week 7}
Kundun – $822,043 ($3,082,495 total) {week 5}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Titanic – $42,620,610 ($463,716,652 total)
Good Will Hunting – $14,367,410 ($81,684,414 total)
As Good As It Gets – $12,698,918 ($129,394,858 total)
Wag the Dog – $7,398,753 ($39,340,570 total)
Amistad – $2,971,908 ($63,181,993 total)
Kundun – $1,388,183 ($5,205,407 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
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. 22-24, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

Aladdin – $7,438,690 ($147,942,566 total) {week 11}
A Few Good Men – $6,125,660 ($109,126,937 total) {week 7}
Scent of a Woman – $4,745,865 ($22,791,639 total) {week 5}
The Bodyguard – $3,066,948 ($106,193,789 total) {week 9}
Damage – $1,658,618 ($2,426,882 total) {week 5}
Lorenzo’s Oil – $1,658,300 ($2,837,168 total) {week 4}
The Crying Game – $1,432,339 ($10,430,045 total) {week 9}
Unforgiven – $44,861 ($75,169,360 total) {week 25}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Aladdin – $14,230,537 ($283,020,561 total)
A Few Good Men – $11,718,654 ($208,764,575 total)
Scent of a Woman – $9,079,046 ($43,601,396 total)
The Bodyguard – $5,867,205 ($203,153,335 total)
Damage – $3,173,008 ($4,642,731 total)
Lorenzo’s Oil – $3,172,400 ($5,427,626 total)
The Crying Game – $2,740,127 ($19,953,130 total)
Unforgiven – $85,821 ($143,802,254 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”)
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
Lorenzo’s Oil: Actress (Susan Sarandon), Original Screenplay
Scent of a Woman: Picture, Director, Actor (Al Pacino) [O], Adapted Screenplay
Unforgiven: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Clint Eastwood), Supporting Actor (Gene Hackman) [O], Original Screenplay, Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 22-24, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

Good Morning, Vietnam – $10,806,276 ($28,624,688 total) {week 5}
Moonstruck – $4,801,681 ($13,362,551 total) {week 6}
Broadcast News – $2,601,659 ($31,199,421 total) {week 6}
Throw Momma From the Train – $2,105,624 ($49,736,471 total) {week 7}
Fatal Attraction – $1,766,311 ($138,565,546 total) {week 19}
Wall Street – $1,543,464 ($32,069,634 total) {week 7}
Empire of the Sun – $770,000 ($17,398,531 total) {week 7}
The Last Emperor – $678,798 ($8,778,734 total) {week 10}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Good Morning, Vietnam – $20,823,773 ($55,159,983 total)
Moonstruck – $9,252,874 ($25,749,733 total)
Broadcast News – $5,013,416 ($60,121,512 total)
Throw Momma From the Train – $4,057,553 ($95,842,543 total)
Fatal Attraction – $3,403,694 ($267,016,819 total)
Wall Street – $2,974,266 ($61,798,419 total)
Empire of the Sun – $1,483,796 ($33,527,096 total)
The Last Emperor – $1,308,049 ($16,916,684 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. 28-30, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

Tootsie – $7,325,537 ($91,621,405 total) {week 7}
The Verdict – $2,808,166 ($36,456,529 total) {week 8}
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial – $1,271,340 ($327,909,778 total) {week 34}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Tootsie – $18,418,493 ($230,362,390 total)
The Verdict – $7,060,532 ($91,662,130 total)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial – $3,196,512 ($824,458,870 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]
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