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

Jupiter Ascending (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 5-7, 2010

Weekend Box Office:

2. Avatar – $22,850,881 ($629,344,204 total) {week 8}
8. Crazy Heart – $3,567,671 ($11,105,401 total) {week 8}
10. Sherlock Holmes – $2,535,174 ($201,484,470 total) {week 7}
11. The Blind Side – $2,503,224 ($241,529,593 total) {week 12}
12. Up in the Air – $2,283,113 ($76,614,306 total) {week 10}
13. The Lovely Bones – $2,262,399 ($41,485,830 total) {week 9}
17. An Education – $763,234 ($9,622,621 total) {week 18}
18. A Single Man – $627,124 ($6,178,651 total) {week 9}
20. Precious – $474,156 ($46,057,209 total) {week 14}
21. The Princess and the Frog – $443,350 ($101,001,641 total) {week 11}
22. The Young Victoria – $384,786 ($8,934,648 total) {week 8}
23. The Last Station – $336,190 ($723,657 total) {week 4}
28. Invictus – $227,464 ($36,546,682 total) {week 9}
30. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – $221,185 ($6,760,353 total) {week 7}
33. The White Ribbon – $126,008 ($785,268 total) {week 6}
35. Fantastic Mr. Fox – $112,168 ($20,528,217 total) {week 13}
36. Nine – $101,538 ($19,414,913 total) {week 8}
45. Ajami – $35,792 ($40,148 total) {week 1}
50. The Messenger – $20,967 ($804,307 total) {week 13}
75. Coco Before Chanel – $3,880 ($6,109,075 total) {week 20}
83. The Most Dangerous Man in America – $1,681 ($40,743 total) {week 2}
99. Departures – $114 ($1,495,558 total) {week 37}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Avatar – $23,517,003 ($647,690,106 total)
8. Crazy Heart – $3,671,672 ($11,429,133 total)
10. Sherlock Holmes – $2,609,076 ($207,357,908 total)
11. The Blind Side – $2,576,195 ($248,570,380 total)
12. Up in the Air – $2,349,668 ($78,847,676 total)
13. The Lovely Bones – $2,328,350 ($42,695,176 total)
17. An Education – $785,483 ($9,903,128 total)
18. A Single Man – $645,405 ($6,358,764 total)
20. Precious – $487,978 ($47,399,815 total)
21. The Princess and the Frog – $456,274 ($103,945,922 total)
22. The Young Victoria – $396,003 ($9,195,100 total)
23. The Last Station – $345,990 ($744,752 total)
28. Invictus – $234,095 ($37,612,048 total)
30. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – $227,633 ($6,957,423 total)
33. The White Ribbon – $129,681 ($808,159 total)
35. Fantastic Mr. Fox – $115,438 ($21,126,631 total)
36. Nine – $104,498 ($19,980,874 total)
45. Ajami – $36,835 ($41,318 total)
50. The Messenger – $21,578 ($827,753 total)
75. Coco Before Chanel – $3,993 ($6,287,160 total)
83. The Most Dangerous Man in America – $1,730 ($41,931 total)
99. Departures – $117 ($1,539,155 total)

Oscar Details:

• Ajami: Foreign Language Film
• 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]
• Departures: Foreign Language Film [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 Actor (Matt Damon)
• The Last Station : Actress (Helen Mirren), Supporting Actor (Christopher Plummer)
• The Lovely Bones : Supporting Actor (Stanley Tucci)
• The Messenger : Supporting Actor (Woody Harrelson), Original Screenplay
• The Most Dangerous Man in America : Documentary Feature
• 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”)
• 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 White Ribbon : Cinematography, Foreign Language Film
• The Young Victoria : Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Makeup

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 11-13, 2005

Weekend Box Office:

4. Million Dollar Baby – $7,447,212 ($44,948,277 total) {week 9}
8. The Aviator – $4,671,646 ($82,323,907 total) {week 9}
9. Sideways – $4,472,135 ($52,777,699 total) {week 17}
13. Finding Neverland – $2,291,204 ($42,543,926 total) {week 14}
14. Hotel Rwanda – $2,043,249 ($14,197,826 total) {week 8}
15. The Phantom of the Opera – $1,887,372 ($45,562,064 total) {week 8}
22. Being Julia – $325,604 ($5,074,446 total) {week 18}
26. The Polar Express – $235,818 ($162,141,686 total) {week 1}
28. The Incredibles – $197,170 ($258,692,862 total) {week 15}
29. Ray – $193,860 ($74,653,690 total) {week 16}
31. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – $186,101 ($116,956,597 total) {week 1}
34. Vera Drake – $155,954 ($2,842,857 total) {week 19}
35. House of Flying Daggers – $146,403 ($10,412,328 total) {week 11}
36. A Very Long Engagement – $138,384 ($5,845,501 total) {week 12}
38. The Chorus – $114,361 ($498,092 total) {week 5}
39. Closer – $112,545 ($33,987,757 total) {week 11}
41. The Sea Inside – $97,005 ($680,171 total) {week 9}
46. Born Into Brothels – $85,087 ($333,788 total) {week 6}
48. Kinsey – $82,013 ($9,492,250 total) {week 14}
56. The Motorcycle Diaries – $50,168 ($16,756,372 total) {week 21}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

4. Million Dollar Baby – $9,433,910 ($56,939,159 total)
8. The Aviator – $5,917,904 ($104,285,511 total)
9. Sideways – $5,665,169 ($66,857,241 total)
13. Finding Neverland – $2,902,430 ($53,893,398 total)
14. Hotel Rwanda – $2,588,328 ($17,985,390 total)
15. The Phantom of the Opera – $2,390,867 ($57,716,686 total)
22. Being Julia – $412,466 ($6,428,159 total)
26. The Polar Express – $298,727 ($205,396,332 total)
28. The Incredibles – $249,769 ($327,704,530 total)
29. Ray – $245,576 ($94,569,105 total)
31. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – $235,747 ($148,157,187 total)
34. Vera Drake – $197,558 ($3,601,248 total)
35. House of Flying Daggers – $185,459 ($13,190,032 total)
36. A Very Long Engagement – $175,301 ($7,404,909 total)
38. The Chorus – $144,869 ($630,968 total)
39. Closer – $142,569 ($43,054,694 total)
41. The Sea Inside – $122,883 ($861,621 total)
46. Born Into Brothels – $107,786 ($422,833 total)
48. Kinsey – $103,892 ($12,024,504 total)
56. The Motorcycle Diaries – $63,551 ($21,226,481 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
• The Chorus: Original Song (“Look To Your Path”), Foreign Language Film
• 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]
• 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

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 11-13, 2000

Weekend Box Office:

5. The Hurricane – $3,615,625 ($42,389,306 total) {week 7}
6. The Green Mile – $3,087,632 ($124,410,124 total) {week 10}
8. Stuart Little – $2,712,397 ($132,030,874 total) {week 9}
12. The Talented Mr. Ripley – $1,686,151 ($77,918,619 total) {week 8}
13. The Cider House Rules – $1,529,188 ($22,651,184 total) {week 10}
15. Girl, Interrupted – $1,328,768 ($27,005,504 total) {week 8}
16. Toy Story 2 – $1,153,651 ($238,691,281 total) {week 13}
17. The Sixth Sense – $1,116,186 ($279,575,220 total) {week 28}
18. Angela’s Ashes – $1,086,608 ($10,200,544 total) {week 8}
19. Magnolia – $797,330 ($20,480,965 total) {week 9}
20. Topsy-Turvy – $743,658 ($3,242,290 total) {week 9}
21. The End of the Affair – $704,232 ($9,476,790 total) {week 11}
24. Snow Falling on Cedars – $396,435 ($13,517,178 total) {week 8}
27. Anna and the King – $337,066 ($38,072,707 total) {week 9}
28. All About My Mother – $323,519 ($5,174,467 total) {week 15}
29. Bicentennial Man – $305,083 ($57,160,870 total) {week 9}
31. Being John Malkovich – $250,749 ($21,415,998 total) {week 16}
33. Sleepy Hollow – $214,899 ($97,991,486 total) {week 13}
40. Sweet and Lowdown – $187,016 ($2,598,590 total) {week 11}
47. Boys Don’t Cry – $107,598 ($3,734,381 total) {week 19}
48. Titus – $107,114 ($1,008,796 total) {week 8}
50. The Straight Story – $91,184 ($5,439,564 total) {week 18}
60. American Beauty – $64,292 ($74,773,254 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

5. The Hurricane – $5,446,916 ($63,859,214 total)
6. The Green Mile – $4,651,498 ($187,423,044 total)
8. Stuart Little – $4,086,208 ($198,903,654 total)
12. The Talented Mr. Ripley – $2,540,176 ($117,383,894 total)
13. The Cider House Rules – $2,303,712 ($34,123,862 total)
15. Girl, Interrupted – $2,001,780 ($40,683,616 total)
16. Toy Story 2 – $1,737,968 ($359,586,865 total)
17. The Sixth Sense – $1,681,527 ($421,178,254 total)
18. Angela’s Ashes – $1,636,968 ($15,367,053 total)
19. Magnolia – $1,201,172 ($30,854,441 total)
20. Topsy-Turvy – $1,120,316 ($4,884,489 total)
21. The End of the Affair – $1,060,921 ($14,276,723 total)
24. Snow Falling on Cedars – $597,227 ($20,363,541 total)
27. Anna and the King – $507,788 ($57,356,286 total)
28. All About My Mother – $487,379 ($7,795,301 total)
29. Bicentennial Man – $459,606 ($86,112,479 total)
31. Being John Malkovich – $377,752 ($32,263,062 total)
33. Sleepy Hollow – $323,744 ($147,623,537 total)
40. Sweet and Lowdown – $281,738 ($3,914,759 total)
47. Boys Don’t Cry – $162,096 ($5,625,821 total)
48. Titus – $161,367 ($1,519,745 total)
50. The Straight Story – $137,368 ($8,194,668 total)
60. American Beauty – $96,855 ($112,645,422 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
• Girl, Interrupted: Supporting Actress (Angelina Jolie)
• The Green Mile : Picture, Supporting Actor (Michael Clarke Duncan), Adapted Screenplay, Sound
• The Hurricane : Actor (Denzel Washington)
• 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
• 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 Feb. 10-12, 1995

Weekend Box Office:

3. Legends of the Fall – $4,462,390 ($48,495,410 total) {week 8}
6. Nobody’s Fool – $2,369,790 ($27,600,280 total) {week 1}
12. Little Women – $1,237,280 ($44,563,281 total) {week 8}
13. Pulp Fiction – $1,209,812 ($76,149,967 total) {week 18}
999. Quiz Show – $663 ($21,921,138 total) {week 22}
999. The Shawshank Redemption – $25,751 ($16,776,153 total) {week 21}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

3. Legends of the Fall – $8,329,795 ($90,524,765 total)
6. Nobody’s Fool – $4,423,608 ($51,520,523 total)
12. Little Women – $2,309,589 ($83,184,791 total)
13. Pulp Fiction – $2,258,316 ($142,146,605 total)
999. Quiz Show – $1,238 ($40,919,458 total)
999. The Shawshank Redemption – $48,069 ($31,315,486 total)

Oscar Details:

• Legends of the Fall: Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound
• Little Women: Actress (Winona Ryder), Original Score, Costume Design
• 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
• Quiz Show: Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Paul Scofield), Adapted Screenplay
• The Shawshank Redemption : Picture, Actor (Morgan Freeman), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 9-11, 1990

Weekend Box Office:

2. Driving Miss Daisy – $6,494,882 ($32,941,528 total) {week 9}
4. Born on the Fourth of July – $3,004,400 ($48,358,094 total) {week 8}
10. Steel Magnolias – $1,606,880 ($69,303,290 total) {week 13}
12. The Little Mermaid – $1,340,199 ($72,144,014 total) {week 13}
15. Back to the Future Part II – $1,170,000 ($113,345,936 total) {week 12}
16. Glory – $1,149,850 ($13,213,894 total) {week 9}
999. Cinema Paradiso – $17,795 ($44,606 total) {week 2}
999. My Left Foot – $203,497 ($2,730,863 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Driving Miss Daisy – $12,467,717 ($63,235,274 total)
4. Born on the Fourth of July – $5,767,312 ($92,829,249 total)
10. Steel Magnolias – $3,084,602 ($133,036,103 total)
12. The Little Mermaid – $2,572,675 ($138,489,218 total)
15. Back to the Future Part II – $2,245,957 ($217,581,324 total)
16. Glory – $2,207,277 ($25,365,678 total)
999. Cinema Paradiso – $34,160 ($85,627 total)
999. My Left Foot – $390,637 ($5,242,224 total)

Oscar Details:

• Back to the Future Part II: Visual Effects
• Born on the Fourth of July: Picture, Director [O], Actor (Tom Cruise), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound
• Cinema Paradiso: Foreign Language Film
• 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]
• Glory: Supporting Actor (Denzel Washington) [O], Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound [O]
• The Little Mermaid: Original Song (“Kiss the Girl”, “Under the Sea” [O]), Original Score [O]
• My Left Foot: Picture, Director, Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) [O], Supporting Actress (Brenda Fricker) [O], Adapted Screenplay
• Steel Magnolias: Supporting Actress (Julia Roberts)

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 8-10, 1985

Weekend Box Office:

1. Beverly Hills Cop – $6,026,722 ($150,835,623 total) {week 10}
2. Witness – $4,539,990 ($4,539,990 total) {week 1}
3. The Killing Fields – $3,075,802 ($11,386,765 total) {week 15}
4. A Passage to India – $2,626,286 ($13,289,029 total) {week 9}
9. Amadeus – $1,509,004 ($25,595,644 total) {week 21}
13. Places in the Heart – $641,280 ($31,243,723 total) {week 21}
14. A Soldier’s Story – $598,255 ($21,319,833 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Beverly Hills Cop – $13,785,066 ($345,009,932 total)
2. Witness – $10,384,428 ($10,384,428 total)
3. The Killing Fields – $7,035,356 ($26,045,220 total)
4. A Passage to India – $6,007,167 ($30,396,314 total)
9. Amadeus – $3,451,581 ($58,545,529 total)
13. Places in the Heart – $1,466,815 ($71,464,516 total)
14. A Soldier’s Story – $1,368,403 ($48,765,364 total)

Oscar Details:

• 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 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
• Places in the Heart: Picture, Director, Actress (Sally Field) [O], Supporting Actor (John Malkovich), Supporting Actress (Linsday Crouse), Original Screenplay [O], Costume Design
• A Soldier’s Story: Picture, Supporting Actor (Adolph Caesar), Adapted Screenplay
• Witness: Picture, Directing, Actor (Harrison Ford), Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing [O], Art Direction