Oscar in Box Office History (Week 13, 2022)

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 Mar. 31-Apr. 2, 2017

Weekend Box Office:

The Boss Baby (2017, 90th) – $50,198,902 ($50,198,902 total) {week 1}
Beauty and the Beast (2017, 90th) – $45,420,743 ($393,337,585 total) {week 3}
Kong: Skull Island (2017, 90th) – $8,587,454 ($147,635,658 total) {week 4}
Logan (2017, 90th) – $6,108,084 ($211,775,721 total) {week 5}
Get Out (2017, 90th) – $5,660,210 ($156,734,170 total) {week 6}
Hidden Figures (2016, 89th) – $414,389 ($167,805,062 total) {week 15}
Rogue One (2016, 89th) – $249,074 ($531,721,570 total) {week 16}
Lion (2016, 89th) – $198,831 ($51,117,883 total) {week 19}
La La Land (2016, 89th) – $133,067 ($150,459,658 total) {week 17}
Moana (2016, 89th) – $110,247 ($248,558,024 total) {week 19}
I Am Not Your Negro (2016, 89th) – $86,908 ($6,789,285 total) {week 9}
Passengers (2016, 89th) – $46,196 ($99,956,732 total) {week 15}
Moonlight (2016, 89th) – $41,677 ($27,768,288 total) {week 24}
The Salesman (2016, 89th) – $30,220 ($2,348,507 total) {week 6}
Land of Mine (2016, 89th) – $20,660 ($333,866 total) {week 8}
Toni Erdmann (2016, 89th) – $18,197 ($1,430,938 total) {week 15}
My Life as a Zucchini (2016, 89th) – $10,838 ($284,332 total) {week 6}
20th Century Women (2016, 89th) – $10,296 ($5,632,847 total) {week 14}
The Red Turtle (2016, 89th) – $9,908 ($858,225 total) {week 10}
Elle (2016, 89th) – $5,346 ($2,332,213 total) {week 15}
Manchester by the Sea (2016, 89th) – $4,220 ($47,677,763 total) {week 20}
Jackie (2016, 89th) – $563 ($13,954,026 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Boss Baby (2017, 90th) – $51,262,201 ($51,262,201 total)
Beauty and the Beast (2017, 90th) – $46,382,832 ($401,669,150 total)
Kong: Skull Island (2017, 90th) – $8,769,351 ($150,762,835 total)
Logan (2017, 90th) – $6,237,464 ($216,261,494 total)
Get Out (2017, 90th) – $5,780,103 ($160,054,069 total)
Hidden Figures (2016, 89th) – $423,166 ($171,359,461 total)
Rogue One (2016, 89th) – $254,350 ($542,984,346 total)
Lion (2016, 89th) – $203,043 ($52,200,648 total)
La La Land (2016, 89th) – $135,886 ($153,646,652 total)
Moana (2016, 89th) – $112,582 ($253,822,910 total)
I Am Not Your Negro (2016, 89th) – $88,749 ($6,933,094 total)
Passengers (2016, 89th) – $47,175 ($102,073,987 total)
Moonlight (2016, 89th) – $42,560 ($28,356,468 total)
The Salesman (2016, 89th) – $30,860 ($2,398,252 total)
Land of Mine (2016, 89th) – $21,098 ($340,938 total)
Toni Erdmann (2016, 89th) – $18,582 ($1,461,248 total)
My Life as a Zucchini (2016, 89th) – $11,068 ($290,355 total)
20th Century Women (2016, 89th) – $10,514 ($5,752,160 total)
The Red Turtle (2016, 89th) – $10,118 ($876,404 total)
Elle (2016, 89th) – $5,459 ($2,381,613 total)
Manchester by the Sea (2016, 89th) – $4,309 ($48,687,660 total)
Jackie (2016, 89th) – $575 ($14,249,596 total)

Oscar Details:

20th Century Women (2016, 89th): Original Screenplay
Beauty and the Beast (2017, 90th): Production Design, Costume Design
The Boss Baby (2017, 90th): Animated Feature
Elle (2016, 89th): Actress (Isabelle Huppert)
Get Out (2017, 90th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Daniel Kaluuya), Original Screenplay [O]
Hidden Figures (2016, 89th): Picture, Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer), Adapted Screenplay
I Am Not Your Negro (2016, 89th): Documentary Feature
Jackie (2016, 89th): Actress (Natalie Portman), Original Score, Costume Design
Kong: Skull Island (2017, 90th): Visual Effects
La La Land (2016, 89th): Picture, Directing [O], Actor (Ryan Gosling), Actress (Emma Stone) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Song (“Audition (The Fools Who Dream)”), Original Song (“City of Stars”) [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Production Design [O], Costume Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Land of Mine (2016, 89th): Foreign Language Film
Lion (2016, 89th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Dev Patel), Supporting Actress (Nicole Kidman), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography
Logan (2017, 90th): Adapted Screenplay
Manchester by the Sea (2016, 89th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Casey Affleck) [O], Supporting Actor (Lucas Hedges), Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams), Original Screenplay [O]
Moana (2016, 89th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“How Far I”ll Go”)
Moonlight (2016, 89th): Picture [O], Directing, Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) [O], Supporting Actress (Naomie Harris), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography
My Life as a Zucchini (2016, 89th): Animated Feature
Passengers (2016, 89th): Original Score, Production Design
The Red Turtle (2016, 89th): Animated Feature
Rogue One (2016, 89th): Sound Mixing, Visual Effects
The Salesman (2016, 89th): Foreign Language Film [O]
Toni Erdmann (2016, 89th): Foreign Language Film

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 30-Apr. 1, 2012

Weekend Box Office:

Mirror Mirror (2012, 85th) – $18,132,085 ($18,132,085 total) {week 1}
The Artist (2011, 84th) – $279,599 ($43,546,372 total) {week 19}
Footnote (2011, 84th) – $240,182 ($605,506 total) {week 4}
A Separation (2011, 84th) – $220,793 ($6,445,735 total) {week 14}
The Iron Lady (2011, 84th) – $181,934 ($29,414,728 total) {week 14}
Hugo (2011, 84th) – $129,704 ($73,688,264 total) {week 19}
The Descendants (2011, 84th) – $87,802 ($82,436,578 total) {week 20}
War Horse (2011, 84th) – $60,649 ($79,781,907 total) {week 15}
In Darkness (2011, 84th) – $44,576 ($862,265 total) {week 8}
Pina (2011, 84th) – $43,161 ($3,372,446 total) {week 15}
Undefeated (2011, 84th) – $31,734 ($424,282 total) {week 7}
Albert Nobbs (2011, 84th) – $22,486 ($2,936,482 total) {week 10}
Chico & Rita (2011, 84th) – $20,020 ($312,464 total) {week 8}
W.E. (2011, 84th) – $19,148 ($490,791 total) {week 9}
The Muppets (2011, 84th) – $8,464 ($88,625,922 total) {week 19}
My Week with Marilyn (2011, 84th) – $7,252 ($14,597,405 total) {week 19}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Mirror Mirror (2012, 85th) – $20,865,565 ($20,865,565 total)
The Artist (2011, 84th) – $321,750 ($50,111,152 total)
Footnote (2011, 84th) – $276,390 ($696,788 total)
A Separation (2011, 84th) – $254,078 ($7,417,454 total)
The Iron Lady (2011, 84th) – $209,361 ($33,849,109 total)
Hugo (2011, 84th) – $149,257 ($84,797,048 total)
The Descendants (2011, 84th) – $101,038 ($94,864,203 total)
War Horse (2011, 84th) – $69,792 ($91,809,330 total)
In Darkness (2011, 84th) – $51,296 ($992,255 total)
Pina (2011, 84th) – $49,668 ($3,880,855 total)
Undefeated (2011, 84th) – $36,518 ($488,244 total)
Albert Nobbs (2011, 84th) – $25,876 ($3,379,168 total)
Chico & Rita (2011, 84th) – $23,038 ($359,569 total)
W.E. (2011, 84th) – $22,035 ($564,780 total)
The Muppets (2011, 84th) – $9,740 ($101,986,614 total)
My Week with Marilyn (2011, 84th) – $8,345 ($16,798,019 total)

Oscar Details:

Albert Nobbs (2011, 84th): Actress (Glenn Close), Supporting Actress (Janet McTeer), Makeup
The Artist (2011, 84th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Jean Dujardin) [O], Supporting Actress (Bérénice Bejo), Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design [O]
Chico & Rita (2011, 84th): Animated Feature
The Descendants (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Actor (George Clooney), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
Footnote (2011, 84th): Foreign Language Film
Hugo (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
In Darkness (2011, 84th): Foreign Language Film
The Iron Lady (2011, 84th): Actress (Meryl Streep) [O], Makeup [O]
Mirror Mirror (2012, 85th): Costume Design
The Muppets (2011, 84th): Original Song (“Man or Muppet”)
My Week with Marilyn (2011, 84th): Actress (Michelle Williams), Supporting Actor (Kenneth Branagh)
Pina (2011, 84th): Documentary Feature
A Separation (2011, 84th): Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film [O]
Undefeated (2011, 84th): Documentary Feature [O]
W.E. (2011, 84th): Costume Design
War Horse (2011, 84th): Picture, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 30-Apr. 1, 2007

Weekend Box Office:

The Lives of Others (2006, 79th) – $610,325 ($6,557,434 total) {week 8}
Norbit (2007, 80th) – $293,733 ($94,570,382 total) {week 8}
Happy Feet (2006, 79th) – $201,559 ($197,560,897 total) {week 20}
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, 79th) – $169,624 ($36,947,126 total) {week 14}
The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th) – $98,686 ($17,332,503 total) {week 27}
Blood Diamond (2006, 79th) – $65,681 ($57,312,489 total) {week 17}
The Queen (2006, 79th) – $52,950 ($56,109,603 total) {week 27}
Volver (2006, 79th) – $33,481 ($12,830,604 total) {week 22}
Notes on a Scandal (2006, 79th) – $31,030 ($17,394,784 total) {week 15}
Dreamgirls (2006, 79th) – $28,110 ($103,063,211 total) {week 16}
Little Children (2006, 79th) – $18,102 ($5,446,373 total) {week 26}
The Good German (2006, 79th) – $13,179 ($1,290,623 total) {week 16}
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006, 79th) – $7,458 ($13,660,616 total) {week 15}
Venus (2006, 79th) – $7,244 ($3,331,535 total) {week 15}
Iraq in Fragments (2006, 79th) – $2,843 ($169,288 total) {week 21}
The 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2006, 79th) – $2,041 ($316,309 total) {week 7}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Lives of Others (2006, 79th) – $812,584 ($8,730,537 total)
Norbit (2007, 80th) – $391,075 ($125,910,567 total)
Happy Feet (2006, 79th) – $268,355 ($263,031,659 total)
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, 79th) – $225,837 ($49,191,232 total)
The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th) – $131,390 ($23,076,414 total)
Blood Diamond (2006, 79th) – $87,447 ($76,305,581 total)
The Queen (2006, 79th) – $70,497 ($74,704,064 total)
Volver (2006, 79th) – $44,576 ($17,082,606 total)
Notes on a Scandal (2006, 79th) – $41,313 ($23,159,335 total)
Dreamgirls (2006, 79th) – $37,426 ($137,217,880 total)
Little Children (2006, 79th) – $24,101 ($7,251,276 total)
The Good German (2006, 79th) – $17,546 ($1,718,329 total)
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006, 79th) – $9,930 ($18,187,681 total)
Venus (2006, 79th) – $9,645 ($4,435,590 total)
Iraq in Fragments (2006, 79th) – $3,785 ($225,389 total)
The 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2006, 79th) – $2,717 ($421,132 total)

Oscar Details:

The 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2006, 79th): Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Short Film
Blood Diamond (2006, 79th): Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Djimon Hounsou), Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Dreamgirls (2006, 79th): Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy), Supporting Actress (Jennifer Hudson) [O], Original Song (“Listen”, “Love You I Do”, “Patience”), Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound [O]
The Good German (2006, 79th): Original Score
Happy Feet (2006, 79th): Animated Feature [O]
Iraq in Fragments (2006, 79th): Documentary Feature
The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th): Actor (Forest Whitaker [O])
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006, 79th): Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Sound Film Editing [O]
Little Children (2006, 79th): Actress (Kate Winslet), Supporting Actor (Jackie Earle Haley), Adapted Screenplay
The Lives of Others (2006, 79th): Foreign Language Film
Norbit (2007, 80th): Makeup
Notes on a Scandal (2006, 79th): Actress (Judi Dench), Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, 79th): Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Makeup [O], Foreign Language Film
The Queen (2006, 79th): Picture, Director, Actress (Helen Mirren [O]), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Costume Design
Venus (2006, 79th): Actor (Peter O’Toole)
Volver (2006, 79th): Actress (Penelope Cruz)

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 29-31, 2002

Weekend Box Office:

Ice Age (2002, 75th) – $18,135,449 ($116,862,514 total) {week 3}
A Beautiful Mind (2001, 74th) – $3,884,455 ($160,844,681 total) {week 15}
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, 74th) – $2,382,794 ($301,308,405 total) {week 15}
The Time Machine (2002, 75th) – $2,283,410 ($52,648,064 total) {week 4}
Monster’s Ball (2001, 74th) – $2,060,118 ($22,931,442 total) {week 14}
Gosford Park (2001, 74th) – $898,944 ($39,343,053 total) {week 14}
In the Bedroom (2001, 74th) – $449,290 ($35,099,830 total) {week 19}
Amelie (2001, 74th) – $438,751 ($31,106,754 total) {week 22}
Y Tu Mama Tambien (2002, 75th) – $366,248 ($1,614,920 total) {week 3}
Iris (2001, 74th) – $347,279 ($4,479,021 total) {week 16}
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 74th) – $251,516 ($316,440,684 total) {week 20}
Vanilla Sky (2001, 74th) – $196,119 ($100,112,194 total) {week 1}
I Am Sam (2001, 74th) – $195,673 ($39,871,928 total) {week 14}
Black Hawk Down (2001, 74th) – $128,953 ($108,500,629 total) {week 14}
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, 74th) – $114,460 ($51,636,905 total) {week 16}
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001, 74th) – $90,464 ($80,706,338 total) {week 15}
No Man’s Land (2001, 74th) – $68,648 ($864,811 total) {week 15}
Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th) – $34,154 ($252,813,234 total) {week 22}
Son of the Bride (2001, 74th) – $29,042 ($78,947 total) {week 2}
Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th) – $19,445 ($7,163,028 total) {week 25}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Ice Age (2002, 75th) – $28,592,205 ($184,244,514 total)
A Beautiful Mind (2001, 74th) – $6,124,201 ($253,586,451 total)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, 74th) – $3,756,694 ($475,040,446 total)
The Time Machine (2002, 75th) – $3,600,006 ($83,004,521 total)
Monster’s Ball (2001, 74th) – $3,247,966 ($36,153,530 total)
Gosford Park (2001, 74th) – $1,417,268 ($62,027,946 total)
In the Bedroom (2001, 74th) – $708,347 ($55,338,114 total)
Amelie (2001, 74th) – $691,731 ($49,042,662 total)
Y Tu Mama Tambien (2002, 75th) – $577,424 ($2,546,070 total)
Iris (2001, 74th) – $547,517 ($7,061,589 total)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 74th) – $396,538 ($498,897,877 total)
Vanilla Sky (2001, 74th) – $309,200 ($157,836,092 total)
I Am Sam (2001, 74th) – $308,497 ($62,861,766 total)
Black Hawk Down (2001, 74th) – $203,306 ($171,061,233 total)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, 74th) – $180,457 ($81,410,336 total)
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001, 74th) – $142,625 ($127,240,974 total)
No Man’s Land (2001, 74th) – $108,230 ($1,363,454 total)
Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th) – $53,847 ($398,583,343 total)
Son of the Bride (2001, 74th) – $45,787 ($124,467 total)
Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th) – $30,657 ($11,293,173 total)

Oscar Details:

Amelie (2001, 74th): Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound, Foreign Language Film
A Beautiful Mind (2001, 74th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Russell Crowe), Supporting Actress (Jennifer Connelly) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Makeup
Black Hawk Down (2001, 74th): Directing, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound [O]
Gosford Park (2001, 74th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actress (Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith), Original Screenplay [O], Art Direction, Costume Design
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 74th): Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
I Am Sam (2001, 74th): Actor (Sean Penn)
Ice Age (2002, 75th): Animated Feature
In the Bedroom (2001, 74th): Picture, Actor (Tom Wilkinson), Actress (Sissy Spacek), Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei), Adapted Screenplay
Iris (2001, 74th): Actress (Judi Dench), Supporting Actor (Jim Broadbent) [O], Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet)
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001, 74th): Animated Feature
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, 74th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Ian McKellen), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Original Song (“May It Be”), Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup [O], Sound, Visual Effects [O]
Monster’s Ball (2001, 74th): Actress (Halle Berry) [O], Original Screenplay
Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th): Animated Feature, Original Song (If I Didn’t Have You [O]), Original Score, Sound Film Editing
Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th): Director
No Man’s Land (2001, 74th): Foreign Language Film [O]
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, 74th): Original Screenplay
Son of the Bride (2001, 74th): Foreign Language Film
The Time Machine (2002, 75th): Makeup
Vanilla Sky (2001, 74th): Original Song (“Vanilla Sky”)
Y Tu Mama Tambien (2002, 75th): Original Screenplay

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 28-30, 1997

Weekend Box Office:

The English Patient (1996, 69th) – $3,019,179 ($67,599,231 total) {week 20}
Sling Blade (1996, 69th) – $2,172,206 ($15,879,157 total) {week 17}
Donnie Brasco (1997, 70th) – $1,760,300 ($39,102,861 total) {week 5}
Jerry Maguire (1996, 69th) – $1,647,901 ($145,443,291 total) {week 16}
Shine (1996, 69th) – $797,310 ($33,691,753 total) {week 19}
Kolya (1996, 69th) – $445,598 ($2,232,982 total) {week 11}
Secrets & Lies (1996, 69th) – $369,474 ($12,323,315 total) {week 9}
Evita (1996, 69th) – $261,511 ($49,145,752 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The English Patient (1996, 69th) – $6,025,203 ($134,903,912 total)
Sling Blade (1996, 69th) – $4,334,947 ($31,689,124 total)
Donnie Brasco (1997, 70th) – $3,512,930 ($78,035,339 total)
Jerry Maguire (1996, 69th) – $3,288,622 ($290,252,842 total)
Shine (1996, 69th) – $1,591,146 ($67,236,701 total)
Kolya (1996, 69th) – $889,254 ($4,456,234 total)
Secrets & Lies (1996, 69th) – $737,338 ($24,592,934 total)
Evita (1996, 69th) – $521,883 ($98,077,361 total)

Oscar Details:

Donnie Brasco (1997, 70th): Adapted Screenplay
The English Patient (1996, 69th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Actress (Kristin Scott Thomas), Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche [O]), Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O]
Evita (1996, 69th): Original Song (“You Must Love Me”) [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound
Jerry Maguire (1996, 69th): Picture, Actor (Tom Cruise), Supporting Actor (Cuba Gooding Jr.) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing
Kolya (1996, 69th): Foreign Language Film
Secrets & Lies (1996, 69th): Picture, Director, Actress (Brenda Blethyn), Supporting Actress (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), Original Screenplay
Shine (1996, 69th): Picture, Director, Actor (Geoffrey Rush) [O], Supporting Actor (Armin Mueller-Stahl), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing
Sling Blade (1996, 69th): Actor (Billy Bob Thornton), Adapted Screenplay [O]

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 27-29, 1992

Weekend Box Office:

Basic Instinct (1992, 65th) – $13,204,200 ($34,719,110 total) {week 2}
My Cousin Vinny (1992, 65th) – $5,315,543 ($25,160,152 total) {week 3}
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991, 64th) – $2,814,240 ($65,370,114 total) {week 14}
Beauty and the Beast (1991, 64th) – $1,782,762 ($125,315,925 total) {week 20}
Bugsy (1991, 64th) – $398,720 ($47,736,997 total) {week 16}
Hook (1991, 64th) – $342,000 ($116,247,538 total) {week 16}
Howards End (1992, 65th) – $48,813 ($231,239 total) {week 3}
JFK (1991, 64th) – $385,043 ($68,347,460 total) {week 15}
The Prince of Tides (1991, 64th) – $721,173 ($71,240,929 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Basic Instinct (1992, 65th) – $29,144,692 ($76,633,024 total)
My Cousin Vinny (1992, 65th) – $11,732,620 ($55,534,215 total)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991, 64th) – $6,211,672 ($144,286,806 total)
Beauty and the Beast (1991, 64th) – $3,934,964 ($276,600,933 total)
Bugsy (1991, 64th) – $880,066 ($105,366,480 total)
Hook (1991, 64th) – $754,872 ($256,584,927 total)
Howards End (1992, 65th) – $107,741 ($510,397 total)
JFK (1991, 64th) – $849,878 ($150,858,490 total)
The Prince of Tides (1991, 64th) – $1,591,794 ($157,245,038 total)

Oscar Details:

Basic Instinct (1992, 65th): Original Score, Film Editing
Beauty and the Beast (1991, 64th): Picture, Original Song (“Be Our Guest”, “Beauty and the Beast” [O], “Belle”), Original Score [O], Sound
Bugsy (1991, 64th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Warren Beatty), Supporting Actor (Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O]
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991, 64th): Supporting Actress (Jessica Tandy), Adapted Screenplay
Hook (1991, 64th): Original Song (“When You’re Alone”), Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Visual Effects
Howards End (1992, 65th): Picture, Director, Actress (Emma Thompson) [O], Supporting Actress (Vanessa Redgrave), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design
JFK (1991, 64th): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones), Adapted Screnplay, Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Sound
My Cousin Vinny (1992, 65th): Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei) [O]
The Prince of Tides (1991, 64th): Picture, Actor (Nick Nolte), Supporting Actress (Kate Nelligan), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 27-29, 1987

Weekend Box Office:

Lethal Weapon (1987, 60th) – $5,048,404 ($335,894,790 total) {week 4}
Platoon (1986, 59th) – $3,944,114 ($102,889,459 total) {week 15}
Hoosiers (1986, 59th) – $1,743,278 ($20,316,170 total) {week 13}
Mannequin (1987, 60th) – $1,674,269 ($29,590,508 total) {week 7}
Crocodile Dundee (1986, 59th) – $1,151,751 ($158,938,371 total) {week 27}
Children of a Lesser God (1986, 59th) – $373,583 ($27,303,409 total) {week 17}
The Mission (1986, 59th) – $270,227 ($16,411,499 total) {week 12}
A Room with a View (1986, 59th) – $243,290 ($13,953,047 total) {week 5}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Lethal Weapon (1987, 60th) – $11,826,952 ($786,904,419 total)
Platoon (1986, 59th) – $9,239,919 ($241,040,267 total)
Hoosiers (1986, 59th) – $4,083,997 ($47,594,915 total)
Mannequin (1987, 60th) – $3,922,328 ($69,322,009 total)
Crocodile Dundee (1986, 59th) – $2,698,220 ($372,346,670 total)
Children of a Lesser God (1986, 59th) – $875,197 ($63,963,997 total)
The Mission (1986, 59th) – $633,064 ($38,447,399 total)
A Room with a View (1986, 59th) – $569,958 ($32,687,957 total)

Oscar Details:

Children of a Lesser God (1986, 59th): Picture, Actor (William Hurt), Actress (Marlee Matlin [O]), Supporting Actress (Piper Laurie), Adapted Screenplay
Crocodile Dundee (1986, 59th): Original Screenplay
Hoosiers (1986, 59th): Supporting Actor (Dennis Hopper), Original Score
Lethal Weapon (1987, 60th): Sound
Mannequin (1987, 60th): Original Song (“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”)
The Mission (1986, 59th): Picture, Director, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Costume Design
Platoon (1986, 59th): Picture [O], Director [O], Supporting Actor (Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe), Original Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound [O]
A Room with a View (1986, 59th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Denholm Elliott), Supporting Actress (Maggie Smith), Adapted Screenplay [O], Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O]

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 26-28, 1982

Weekend Box Office:

On Golden Pond (1981, 54th) – $5,480,000 ($77,580,000 total) {week 17}
Quest for Fire (1982, 55th) – $1,970,013 ($9,182,795 total) {week 2}
Absence of Malice (1981, 54th) – $514,406 ($40,716,963 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

On Golden Pond (1981, 54th) – $17,073,741 ($241,711,837 total)
Quest for Fire (1982, 55th) – $6,137,864 ($28,610,341 total)
Absence of Malice (1981, 54th) – $1,602,707 ($126,859,653 total)

Oscar Details:

Absence of Malice (1981, 54th): Actor (Paul Newman), Supporting Actress (Melinda Dillon), Original Screenplay
On Golden Pond (1981, 54th): Picture, Director, Actor (Henry Fonda) [O], Actress (Katharine Hepburn) [O], Supporting Actress (Jane Fonda), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound
Quest for Fire (1982, 55th): Makeup [O]