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

Into the Woods (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing.

Unbroken (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Director, Actor (Jack O’Connell), Supporting Actor (Miyavi), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Original Song (“Miracles”), Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Deign, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing.

American Sniper (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Director, Actor (Bradley Cooper), Supporting Actress (Sienna Miller), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing.

Big Eyes (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Actress (Amy Adam), Original Score, Original Song (“Big Eyes”), Production Design, Costume Design.

Selma (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Director, Actor (David Oyelowo), Supporting Actor (Tim Roth, Tom Wilkinson), Supporting Actress (Carmen Ejogo), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Original Song (“Glory”), Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Sound Mixing.

Two Days, One Night (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Actress (Marion Cotillard).

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 25-27, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

1. Avatar – $75,617,183 ($212,711,184 total) {week 2}
2. Sherlock Holmes – $62,304,277 ($62,304,277 total) {week 1}
5. The Blind Side – $11,519,345 ($184,195,981 total) {week 6}
6. Up in the Air – $11,270,248 ($24,031,968 total) {week 4}
7. The Princess and the Frog – $9,004,610 ($63,679,289 total) {week 5}
8. Nine – $5,452,513 ($5,830,585 total) {week 2}
10. Invictus – $4,067,541 ($23,049,804 total) {week 3}
16. Precious – $865,083 ($41,778,920 total) {week 8}
17. The Young Victoria – $742,089 ($1,196,667 total) {week 2}
20. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – $415,233 ($415,233 total) {week 1}
21. A Single Man – $352,652 ($920,532 total) {week 3}
23. Fantastic Mr. Fox – $344,592 ($18,288,004 total) {week 7}
28. An Education – $170,538 ($7,437,144 total) {week 12}
30. Crazy Heart – $159,850 ($324,428 total) {week 2}
36. A Serious Man – $66,124 ($9,042,760 total) {week 13}
41. The Lovely Bones – $41,916 ($276,161 total) {week 3}
49. The Messenger – $13,955 ($623,689 total) {week 7}
51. Coco Before Chanel – $13,230 ($5,964,683 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Avatar – $81,969,026 ($230,578,923 total)
2. Sherlock Holmes – $67,537,836 ($67,537,836 total)
5. The Blind Side – $12,486,970 ($199,668,443 total)
6. Up in the Air – $12,216,949 ($26,050,653 total)
7. The Princess and the Frog – $9,760,997 ($69,028,349 total)
8. Nine – $5,910,524 ($6,320,354 total)
10. Invictus – $4,409,214 ($24,985,988 total)
16. Precious – $937,750 ($45,288,349 total)
17. The Young Victoria – $804,424 ($1,297,187 total)
20. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – $450,113 ($450,113 total)
21. A Single Man – $382,275 ($997,857 total)
23. Fantastic Mr. Fox – $373,538 ($19,824,196 total)
28. An Education – $184,863 ($8,061,864 total)
30. Crazy Heart – $173,277 ($351,680 total)
36. A Serious Man – $71,678 ($9,802,352 total)
41. The Lovely Bones – $45,437 ($299,359 total)
49. The Messenger – $15,127 ($676,079 total)
51. Coco Before Chanel – $14,341 ($6,465,716 total)

Oscar Details:

• Avatar: Picture, Director, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects [O]
• The Blind Side: Picture, Actress (Sandra Bullock) [O]
• Coco Before Chanel: Costume Design
• Crazy Heart: Actor (Jeff Bridges) [O], Supporting Actress (Maggie Gyllenhaal), Original Song (“The Weary Kind”) [O]
• An Education: Picture, Actress (Carey Mulligan), Adapted Screenplay
• Fantastic Mr. Fox: Animated Feature, Original Score
• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: Art Direction, Costume Design
• Invictus: Actor (Morgan Freeman), Supporting Actress (Matt Damon)
• The Lovely Bones : Supporting Actor (Stanley Tucci)
• The Messenger : Supporting Actor (Woody Harrelson), Original Screenplay
• Nine: Supporting Actress (Penelope Cruz), Original Song (“Take It All”), Art Direction, Costume Design
• Precious: Picture, Director, Actress (Gabourey Sidibe), Supporting Actress (Mo’Nique) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Editing
• The Princess and the Frog : Animated Feature, Original Song (“Almost There”), Original Song (“Down in New Orleans”)
• A Serious Man: Picture, Original Screenplay
• Sherlock Holmes: Original Score, Art Direction
• A Single Man: Actor (Colin Firth)
• Up in the Air: Picture, Director, Actor (George Clooney), Supporting Actress (Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick), Adapted Screenplay
• The Young Victoria : Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Makeup

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 24-26, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

2. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – $12,611,876 ($59,411,366 total) {week 1}
4. The Aviator – $8,631,367 ($9,986,105 total) {week 2}
6. The Polar Express – $6,527,163 ($140,233,149 total) {week 1}
10. The Phantom of the Opera – $4,001,890 ($6,323,567 total) {week 1}
15. The Incredibles – $2,417,309 ($242,425,976 total) {week 8}
16. Closer – $1,692,847 ($22,564,250 total) {week 4}
17. Finding Neverland – $1,361,370 ($19,758,924 total) {week 7}
18. Sideways – $1,169,527 ($18,500,087 total) {week 10}
20. House of Flying Daggers – $662,342 ($2,733,303 total) {week 4}
21. A Very Long Engagement – $453,025 ($1,297,120 total) {week 5}
22. Kinsey – $331,067 ($5,738,379 total) {week 7}
24. Ray – $252,270 ($70,794,580 total) {week 9}
26. Million Dollar Baby – $189,597 ($527,138 total) {week 2}
27. Shark Tale – $175,755 ($159,991,234 total) {week 13}
28. The Motorcycle Diaries – $127,386 ($15,358,121 total) {week 14}
29. Hotel Rwanda – $100,091 ($142,386 total) {week 1}
36. Being Julia – $42,090 ($3,458,068 total) {week 11}
48. The Sea Inside – $19,690 ($105,087 total) {week 2}
51. Vera Drake – $16,910 ($2,079,698 total) {week 12}
64. Born Into Brothels – $4,315 ($41,890 total) {week 1}
67. I, Robot – $3,422 ($144,795,350 total) {week 24}
97. Zelary – $340 ($329,063 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – $31,942,228 ($150,471,777 total)
4. The Aviator – $21,860,752 ($25,291,911 total)
6. The Polar Express – $16,531,413 ($355,169,938 total)
10. The Phantom of the Opera – $10,135,628 ($16,015,763 total)
15. The Incredibles – $6,122,343 ($613,994,762 total)
16. Closer – $4,287,491 ($57,148,708 total)
17. Finding Neverland – $3,447,956 ($50,043,630 total)
18. Sideways – $2,962,073 ($46,855,361 total)
20. House of Flying Daggers – $1,677,520 ($6,922,665 total)
21. A Very Long Engagement – $1,147,381 ($3,285,229 total)
22. Kinsey – $838,497 ($14,533,651 total)
24. Ray – $638,927 ($179,302,161 total)
26. Million Dollar Baby – $480,194 ($1,335,088 total)
27. Shark Tale – $445,136 ($405,211,443 total)
28. The Motorcycle Diaries – $322,632 ($38,897,671 total)
29. Hotel Rwanda – $253,502 ($360,622 total)
36. Being Julia – $106,602 ($8,758,284 total)
48. The Sea Inside – $49,869 ($266,155 total)
51. Vera Drake – $42,828 ($5,267,273 total)
64. Born Into Brothels – $10,929 ($106,095 total)
67. I, Robot – $8,667 ($366,724,671 total)
97. Zelary – $861 ($833,421 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Aviator: Picture, Director, Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Alan Alda), Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett) [O], Original Screenplay, Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound Mixing
• Being Julia: Actress (Annette Bening)
• Born Into Brothels : Documentary Feature
• Closer: Supporting Actor (Clive Owen), Supporting Actress (Natalie Portman)
• Finding Neverland: Picture, Actor (Johnny Depp), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design
• Hotel Rwanda: Actor (Don Cheadle), Supporting Actress (Sophie Okonedo), Original Screenplay
• House of Flying Daggers: Cinematography
• I, Robot: Visual Effects
• The Incredibles: Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing [O]
• Kinsey: Supporting Actress (Laura Linney)
• Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events: Original Score, Makeup [O], Art Direction, Costume Design
• Million Dollar Baby: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Clint Eastwood), Actress (Hilary Swank) [O], Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Editing
• The Motorcycle Diaries : Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Al Otro Lado del Rio”) [O]
• The Phantom of the Opera : Original Song (“Learn To Be Lonely”), Cinematography, Art Direction
• The Polar Express : Original Song (“Believe”), Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• Ray: Picture, Director, Actor (Jamie Foxx) [O], Editing, Costume Design, Sound Mixing [O]
• The Sea Inside : Makeup, Foreign Language Film [O]
• Shark Tale: Animated Feature
• Sideways: Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Thomas Haden Church), Supporting Actress (Virginia Madsen), Adapted Screenplay [O]
• Vera Drake: Director, Actress (Imelda Staunton), Original Screenplay
• A Very Long Engagement: Cinematography, Art Direction
• Zelary: Foreign Language Film

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 24-26, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

2. The Talented Mr. Ripley – $12,738,237 ($12,738,237 total) {week 1}
3. Stuart Little – $11,816,099 ($39,474,962 total) {week 2}
4. Toy Story 2 – $10,376,676 ($177,545,321 total) {week 6}
5. The Green Mile – $9,264,116 ($53,056,604 total) {week 3}
8. Bicentennial Man – $6,780,948 ($21,037,489 total) {week 2}
10. Anna and the King – $4,468,421 ($13,175,277 total) {week 2}
12. Sleepy Hollow – $1,502,675 ($89,312,460 total) {week 6}
14. The Cider House Rules – $712,008 ($1,375,208 total) {week 3}
16. American Beauty – $322,143 ($70,041,838 total) {week 15}
17. All About My Mother – $310,696 ($1,531,150 total) {week 8}
18. Being John Malkovich – $302,111 ($17,307,726 total) {week 9}
22. The End of the Affair – $227,898 ($853,198 total) {week 4}
23. The Sixth Sense – $213,056 ($275,717,508 total) {week 21}
25. Sweet and Lowdown – $173,829 ($606,707 total) {week 4}
29. Magnolia – $128,706 ($434,196 total) {week 2}
31. The Insider – $122,371 ($25,854,105 total) {week 8}
32. The Straight Story – $118,153 ($4,036,769 total) {week 11}
34. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace – $114,418 ($429,984,994 total) {week 32}
37. Girl, Interrupted – $95,399 ($183,230 total) {week 1}
40. Boys Don’t Cry – $64,496 ($2,485,430 total) {week 12}
42. Angela’s Ashes – $54,628 ($54,628 total) {week 1}
51. Snow Falling on Cedars – $32,135 ($51,175 total) {week 1}
52. Topsy-Turvy – $31,018 ($91,765 total) {week 2}
57. Titus – $22,313 ($22,313 total) {week 1}
58. Music of the Heart – $19,884 ($14,695,004 total) {week 9}
59. Buena Vista Social Club – $18,802 ($6,867,997 total) {week 30}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. The Talented Mr. Ripley – $20,386,194 ($20,386,194 total)
3. Stuart Little – $18,910,410 ($63,175,481 total)
4. Toy Story 2 – $16,606,767 ($284,142,413 total)
5. The Green Mile – $14,826,233 ($84,911,455 total)
8. Bicentennial Man – $10,852,186 ($33,668,265 total)
10. Anna and the King – $7,151,233 ($21,085,630 total)
12. Sleepy Hollow – $2,404,872 ($142,935,098 total)
14. The Cider House Rules – $1,139,493 ($2,200,874 total)
16. American Beauty – $515,556 ($112,094,516 total)
17. All About My Mother – $497,236 ($2,450,443 total)
18. Being John Malkovich – $483,497 ($27,699,176 total)
22. The End of the Affair – $364,727 ($1,365,453 total)
23. The Sixth Sense – $340,973 ($441,256,563 total)
25. Sweet and Lowdown – $278,195 ($970,970 total)
29. Magnolia – $205,980 ($694,885 total)
31. The Insider – $195,842 ($41,376,747 total)
32. The Straight Story – $189,091 ($6,460,420 total)
34. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace – $183,114 ($688,145,276 total)
37. Girl, Interrupted – $152,676 ($293,240 total)
40. Boys Don’t Cry – $103,219 ($3,977,667 total)
42. Angela’s Ashes – $87,426 ($87,426 total)
51. Snow Falling on Cedars – $51,429 ($81,900 total)
52. Topsy-Turvy – $49,641 ($146,860 total)
57. Titus – $35,710 ($35,710 total)
58. Music of the Heart – $31,822 ($23,517,792 total)
59. Buena Vista Social Club – $30,091 ($10,991,499 total)

Oscar Details:

• All About My Mother: Foreign Language Film [O]
• American Beauty: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Kevin Spacey) [O], Actress (Annette Bening), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography
• Angela’s Ashes: Original Score
• Anna and the King: Art Direction, Costume Design
• Being John Malkovich: Director, Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener), Original Screenplay
• Bicentennial Man: Makeup
• Boys Don’t Cry: Actress (Hilary Swank) [O], Supporting Actress (Chloe Sevigny)
• Buena Vista Social Club: Documentary Feature
• The Cider House Rules : Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Michael Caine) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Editing, Art Direction
• The End of the Affair : Actress (Julianne Moore), Cinematography
• Girl, Interrupted: Supporting Actress (Angelina Jolie)
• The Green Mile : Picture, Supporting Actor (Michael Clarke Duncan), Adapted Screenplay, Sound
• The Insider : Picture, Director, Actor (Russell Crowe), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Sound
• Magnolia: Supporting Actor (Tom Cruise), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Save Me”)
• Music of the Heart: Actress, Original Song (“Music of My Heart”)
• The Sixth Sense : Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Haley Joel Osment), Supporting Actress (Toni Collette), Original Screenplay, Editing
• Sleepy Hollow: Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design
• Snow Falling on Cedars: Cinematography
• Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace: Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects
• The Straight Story : Actor (Richard Farnsworth)
• Stuart Little: Visual Effects
• Sweet and Lowdown: Actor (Sean Penn), Supporting Actress (Samantha Morton)
• The Talented Mr. Ripley : Supporting Actor (Jude Law), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
• Titus: Costume Design
• Topsy-Turvy: Original Screenplay, Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Makeup [O]
• Toy Story 2: Original Song (“When She Loved Me”)

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 30, 1994-Jan. 1, 1995

Weekend Box Office:

4. Little Women – $6,776,403 ($18,292,486 total) {week 2}
9. Nell – $5,935,836 ($12,545,964 total) {week 3}
12. The Lion King – $3,046,582 ($300,352,905 total) {week 29}
14. Pulp Fiction – $2,063,675 ($63,618,060 total) {week 12}
17. Interview with the Vampire – $1,339,436 ($100,689,330 total) {week 8}
18. Junior – $1,229,810 ($30,808,210 total) {week 6}
999. Legends of the Fall – $254,270 ($464,363 total) {week 2}
999. The Madness of King George – $65,226 ($65,226 total) {week 1}
999. Nobody’s Fool – $202,076 ($368,190 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

4. Little Women – $13,179,942 ($35,578,448 total)
9. Nell – $11,545,059 ($24,401,600 total)
12. The Lion King – $5,925,529 ($584,179,215 total)
14. Pulp Fiction – $4,013,799 ($123,735,605 total)
17. Interview with the Vampire – $2,605,171 ($195,838,338 total)
18. Junior – $2,391,951 ($59,921,231 total)
999. Legends of the Fall – $494,549 ($903,175 total)
999. The Madness of King George – $126,863 ($126,863 total)
999. Nobody’s Fool – $393,033 ($716,121 total)

Oscar Details:

• Interview with the Vampire: Original Score, Art Direction
• Junior: Original Song (“Look What Love Has Done”)
• Legends of the Fall: Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound
• The Lion King : Original Song (“Can You Feel the Love Tonight” [O], “Circle of Life”, “Hakuna Matata”), Original Score [O]
• Little Women: Actress (Winona Ryder), Original Score, Costume Design
• The Madness of King George : Actor (Nigel Hawthorne), Supporting Actress (Helen Mirren), Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction [O]
• Nell: Actress (Jodie Foster)
• Nobody’s Fool: Actor (Paul Newman), Adapted Screenplay
• Pulp Fiction: Picture, Director, Actor (John Travolta), Supporting Actor (Samuel L. Jackson), Supporting Actress (Uma Thurman), Original Screenplay [O], Editing

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 29-31, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

1. Back to the Future Part II – $6,500,095 ($93,592,195 total) {week 6}
3. The Little Mermaid – $9,235,512 ($49,401,857 total) {week 7}
7. Steel Magnolias – $6,248,970 ($44,598,414 total) {week 7}
8. Blaze – $3,860,394 ($10,140,649 total) {week 3}
12. Harlem Nights – $2,124,064 ($55,021,591 total) {week 7}
999. Born on the Fourth of July – $492,236 ($937,946 total) {week 2}
999. Driving Miss Daisy – $636,873 ($1,589,510 total) {week 3}
999. Enemies, A Love Story – $270,042 ($592,726 total) {week 3}
999. Glory – $163,824 ($399,227 total) {week 3}
999. Music Box – $76,239 ($129,242 total) {week 2}
999. Parenthood – $144,985 ($95,527,843 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Back to the Future Part II – $13,311,278 ($191,663,613 total)
3. The Little Mermaid – $18,913,026 ($101,168,035 total)
7. Steel Magnolias – $12,797,009 ($91,331,261 total)
8. Blaze – $7,905,542 ($20,766,619 total)
12. Harlem Nights – $4,349,783 ($112,676,457 total)
999. Born on the Fourth of July – $1,008,030 ($1,920,781 total)
999. Driving Miss Daisy – $1,304,226 ($3,255,092 total)
999. Enemies, A Love Story – $553,008 ($1,213,819 total)
999. Glory – $335,488 ($817,561 total)
999. Music Box – $156,127 ($264,669 total)
999. Parenthood – $296,909 ($195,627,548 total)

Oscar Details:

• Back to the Future Part II: Visual Effects
• Blaze: Cinematography
• Born on the Fourth of July: Picture, Director [O], Actor (Tom Cruise), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound
• Driving Miss Daisy: Picture [O], Actor (Morgan Freeman), Actress (Jessica Tandy) [O], Supporting Actor (Dan Aykroyd), Adapted Screenplay [O], Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup [O]
• Enemies, A Love Story: Supporting Actress (Anjelica Huston, Lena Olin), Adapted Screenplay
• Glory: Supporting Actor (Denzel Washington) [O], Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound [O]
• Harlem Nights: Costume Design
• The Little Mermaid: Original Song (“Kiss the Girl”, “Under the Sea” [O]), Original Score [O]
• Music Box: Actress (Jessica Lange)
• Parenthood: Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest), Original Song (“I Love To See You Smile”)
• Steel Magnolias: Supporting Actress (Julia Roberts)

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 28-30, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

1. Beverly Hills Cop – $20,064,790 ($84,118,547 total) {week 4}
3. 2010 – $6,596,769 ($28,281,282 total) {week 4}
7. Starman – $5,504,875 ($14,535,063 total) {week 3}
8. Dune – $4,942,030 ($20,675,141 total) {week 3}
9. The Cotton Club – $4,448,524 ($13,304,950 total) {week 3}
15. Amadeus – $960,607 ($18,839,917 total) {week 15}
16. Ghostbusters – $451,773 ($220,824,579 total) {week 30}
999. The Killing Fields – $271,002 ($1,301,696 total) {week 9}
999. A Passage to India – $483,618 ($924,991 total) {week 3}
999. The River – $47,216 ($99,706 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Beverly Hills Cop – $48,549,626 ($203,536,841 total)
3. 2010 – $15,961,825 ($68,430,602 total)
7. Starman – $13,319,831 ($35,169,661 total)
8. Dune – $11,957,948 ($50,026,457 total)
9. The Cotton Club – $10,763,839 ($32,193,227 total)
15. Amadeus – $2,324,326 ($45,585,871 total)
16. Ghostbusters – $1,093,129 ($534,316,615 total)
999. The Killing Fields – $655,728 ($3,149,639 total)
999. A Passage to India – $1,170,183 ($2,238,148 total)
999. The River – $114,246 ($241,253 total)

Oscar Details:

• 2010: Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound, Visual Effects
• Amadeus: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (F. Murray Abraham [O], Tom Hulce), Adapted Screenplay [O], Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup [O], Sound [O]
• Beverly Hills Cop: Original Screenplay
• The Cotton Club : Editing, Art Direction
• Dune: Sound
• Ghostbusters: Original Song (“Ghostbusters”), Visual Effects
• The Killing Fields : Picture, Director, Actor (Sam Waterston), Supporting Actor (Haing S. Ngor) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Editing [O], Cinematography [O]
• A Passage to India: Picture, Director, Actress (Judy Davis), Supporting Actress (Peggy Ashcroft) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound
• The River : Actress (Sissy Spacek), Original Score, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects [O]
• Starman: Actor (Jeff Bridges)

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 31, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005

Weekend Box Office:

2. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – $14,587,219 ($94,616,745 total) {week 1}
3. The Aviator – $11,364,664 ($31,541,390 total) {week 3}
8. The Polar Express – $5,609,096 ($155,112,441 total) {week 1}
9. The Phantom of the Opera – $4,762,233 ($16,178,431 total) {week 2}
12. The Incredibles – $4,160,395 ($251,657,004 total) {week 9}
15. Finding Neverland – $2,590,313 ($24,676,372 total) {week 8}
16. Closer – $2,231,133 ($27,460,754 total) {week 5}
17. Sideways – $2,150,398 ($22,404,206 total) {week 11}
21. House of Flying Daggers – $741,890 ($4,157,199 total) {week 5}
22. A Very Long Engagement – $692,062 ($2,653,129 total) {week 6}
23. Kinsey – $531,360 ($6,734,321 total) {week 8}
24. Ray – $449,330 ($71,611,065 total) {week 10}
25. Shark Tale – $341,261 ($160,762,022 total) {week 14}
27. Million Dollar Baby – $271,472 ($1,044,149 total) {week 3}
28. The Motorcycle Diaries – $189,754 ($15,724,900 total) {week 15}
32. Hotel Rwanda – $142,378 ($426,803 total) {week 2}
43. Being Julia – $47,841 ($3,555,620 total) {week 12}
53. Vera Drake – $22,226 ($2,122,643 total) {week 13}
54. The Sea Inside – $18,784 ($142,474 total) {week 3}
60. Born Into Brothels – $11,170 ($55,045 total) {week 1}
91. Zelary – $524 ($329,723 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – $36,945,200 ($239,636,803 total)
3. The Aviator – $28,783,401 ($79,885,203 total)
8. The Polar Express – $14,206,215 ($392,854,874 total)
9. The Phantom of the Opera – $12,061,356 ($40,975,279 total)
12. The Incredibles – $10,537,075 ($637,374,281 total)
15. Finding Neverland – $6,560,512 ($62,498,101 total)
16. Closer – $5,650,813 ($69,550,134 total)
17. Sideways – $5,446,335 ($56,743,363 total)
21. House of Flying Daggers – $1,878,992 ($10,528,981 total)
22. A Very Long Engagement – $1,752,793 ($6,719,607 total)
23. Kinsey – $1,345,781 ($17,056,084 total)
24. Ray – $1,138,023 ($181,370,081 total)
25. Shark Tale – $864,315 ($407,163,626 total)
27. Million Dollar Baby – $687,560 ($2,644,527 total)
28. The Motorcycle Diaries – $480,592 ($39,826,616 total)
32. Hotel Rwanda – $360,602 ($1,080,968 total)
43. Being Julia – $121,167 ($9,005,355 total)
53. Vera Drake – $56,292 ($5,376,040 total)
54. The Sea Inside – $47,574 ($360,845 total)
60. Born Into Brothels – $28,290 ($139,413 total)
91. Zelary – $1,327 ($835,093 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Aviator: Picture, Director, Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Alan Alda), Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett) [O], Original Screenplay, Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound Mixing
• Being Julia: Actress (Annette Bening)
• Born Into Brothels : Documentary Feature
• Closer: Supporting Actor (Clive Owen), Supporting Actress (Natalie Portman)
• Finding Neverland: Picture, Actor (Johnny Depp), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design
• Hotel Rwanda: Actor (Don Cheadle), Supporting Actress (Sophie Okonedo), Original Screenplay
• House of Flying Daggers: Cinematography
• The Incredibles: Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing [O]
• Kinsey: Supporting Actress (Laura Linney)
• Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events: Original Score, Makeup [O], Art Direction, Costume Design
• Million Dollar Baby: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Clint Eastwood), Actress (Hilary Swank) [O], Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Editing
• The Motorcycle Diaries : Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Al Otro Lado del Rio”) [O]
• The Phantom of the Opera : Original Song (“Learn To Be Lonely”), Cinematography, Art Direction
• The Polar Express : Original Song (“Believe”), Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• Ray: Picture, Director, Actor (Jamie Foxx) [O], Editing, Costume Design, Sound Mixing [O]
• The Sea Inside : Makeup, Foreign Language Film [O]
• Shark Tale: Animated Feature
• Sideways: Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Thomas Haden Church), Supporting Actress (Virginia Madsen), Adapted Screenplay [O]
• Vera Drake: Director, Actress (Imelda Staunton), Original Screenplay
• A Very Long Engagement: Cinematography, Art Direction
• Zelary: Foreign Language Film

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 31, 1999-Jan. 2, 2000

Weekend Box Office:

1. Stuart Little – $16,022,757 ($79,403,127 total) {week 3}
2. Toy Story 2 – $12,424,539 ($208,851,257 total) {week 7}
3. The Talented Mr. Ripley – $12,387,523 ($39,771,649 total) {week 2}
4. The Green Mile – $11,775,891 ($76,682,014 total) {week 4}
7. Bicentennial Man – $8,282,585 ($39,610,696 total) {week 3}
10. Anna and the King – $5,362,413 ($24,732,782 total) {week 3}
13. Sleepy Hollow – $1,556,160 ($92,839,722 total) {week 7}
14. The Cider House Rules – $1,547,750 ($4,201,516 total) {week 4}
16. American Beauty – $499,030 ($71,017,815 total) {week 16}
17. Being John Malkovich – $472,661 ($18,243,969 total) {week 10}
21. The Hurricane – $384,640 ($541,225 total) {week 1}
22. The End of the Affair – $363,449 ($1,555,329 total) {week 5}
23. The Sixth Sense – $342,273 ($276,386,495 total) {week 22}
24. All About My Mother – $342,219 ($2,133,411 total) {week 9}
27. Tumbleweeds – $242,516 ($1,027,713 total) {week 4}
28. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace – $205,498 ($430,443,350 total) {week 33}
30. The Straight Story – $187,607 ($4,377,877 total) {week 12}
34. Magnolia – $158,148 ($764,945 total) {week 3}
36. Sweet and Lowdown – $149,688 ($867,523 total) {week 5}
37. The Insider – $142,317 ($26,135,523 total) {week 9}
38. Girl, Interrupted – $120,043 ($434,810 total) {week 2}
40. Boys Don’t Cry – $109,898 ($2,697,068 total) {week 13}
43. Fight Club – $51,163 ($36,351,732 total) {week 12}
44. Angela’s Ashes – $61,655 ($186,032 total) {week 2}
49. Snow Falling on Cedars – $48,860 ($133,025 total) {week 2}
53. Tarzan – $37,044 ($170,904,824 total) {week 30}
56. Titus – $31,423 ($86,328 total) {week 2}
60. Topsy-Turvy – $26,675 ($158,696 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Stuart Little – $25,642,719 ($127,076,264 total)
2. Toy Story 2 – $19,884,154 ($334,244,236 total)
3. The Talented Mr. Ripley – $19,824,914 ($63,650,297 total)
4. The Green Mile – $18,846,062 ($122,721,412 total)
7. Bicentennial Man – $13,255,397 ($63,392,708 total)
10. Anna and the King – $8,581,972 ($39,582,189 total)
13. Sleepy Hollow – $2,490,469 ($148,580,106 total)
14. The Cider House Rules – $2,477,009 ($6,724,080 total)
16. American Beauty – $798,644 ($113,656,464 total)
17. Being John Malkovich – $756,444 ($29,197,533 total)
21. The Hurricane – $615,575 ($866,173 total)
22. The End of the Affair – $581,661 ($2,489,139 total)
23. The Sixth Sense – $547,772 ($442,327,206 total)
24. All About My Mother – $547,685 ($3,414,298 total)
27. Tumbleweeds – $388,121 ($1,644,745 total)
28. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace – $328,878 ($688,878,826 total)
30. The Straight Story – $300,245 ($7,006,327 total)
34. Magnolia – $253,099 ($1,224,213 total)
36. Sweet and Lowdown – $239,560 ($1,388,378 total)
37. The Insider – $227,763 ($41,827,126 total)
38. Girl, Interrupted – $192,116 ($695,867 total)
40. Boys Don’t Cry – $175,880 ($4,316,371 total)
43. Fight Club – $81,881 ($58,177,083 total)
44. Angela’s Ashes – $98,672 ($297,724 total)
49. Snow Falling on Cedars – $78,195 ($212,892 total)
53. Tarzan – $59,285 ($273,515,004 total)
56. Titus – $50,289 ($138,159 total)
60. Topsy-Turvy – $42,691 ($253,976 total)

Oscar Details:

• All About My Mother: Foreign Language Film [O]
• American Beauty: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Kevin Spacey) [O], Actress (Annette Bening), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography
• Angela’s Ashes: Original Score
• Anna and the King: Art Direction, Costume Design
• Being John Malkovich: Director, Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener), Original Screenplay
• Bicentennial Man: Makeup
• Boys Don’t Cry: Actress (Hilary Swank) [O], Supporting Actress (Chloe Sevigny)
• The Cider House Rules : Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Michael Caine) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Editing, Art Direction
• The End of the Affair : Actress (Julianne Moore), Cinematography
• Fight Club: Sound Effects
• Girl, Interrupted: Supporting Actress (Angelina Jolie)
• The Green Mile : Picture, Supporting Actor (Michael Clarke Duncan), Adapted Screenplay, Sound
• The Hurricane : Actor (Denzel Washington)
• The Insider : Picture, Director, Actor (Russell Crowe), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Sound
• Magnolia: Supporting Actor (Tom Cruise), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Save Me”)
• The Sixth Sense : Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Haley Joel Osment), Supporting Actress (Toni Collette), Original Screenplay, Editing
• Sleepy Hollow: Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design
• Snow Falling on Cedars: Cinematography
• Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace: Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects
• The Straight Story : Actor (Richard Farnsworth)
• Stuart Little: Visual Effects
• Sweet and Lowdown: Actor (Sean Penn), Supporting Actress (Samantha Morton)
• The Talented Mr. Ripley : Supporting Actor (Jude Law), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
• Tarzan: Original Song (“You’ll Be In My Heart”)
• Titus: Costume Design
• Topsy-Turvy: Original Screenplay, Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Makeup [O]
• Toy Story 2: Original Song (“When She Loved Me”)
• Tumbleweeds: Actress (Janet McTeer)