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. All data is collected from Box Office Mojo. 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.

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5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 13-15, 2012

Weekend Box Office:

7. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – $6,660,907 ($87,841,756 total) {week 4}
8. War Horse – $5,923,128 ($66,095,091 total) {week 4}
11. The Iron Lady – $5,412,934 ($6,000,555 total) {week 3}
12. The Adventures of Tintin – $4,035,024 ($67,740,230 total) {week 4}
13. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – $3,194,172 ($15,136,712 total) {week 6}
14. The Descendants – $2,100,256 ($47,104,452 total) {week 9}
15. The Artist – $1,193,180 ($8,789,959 total) {week 8}
17. Hugo – $1,046,468 ($54,163,123 total) {week 8}
21. The Muppets – $573,868 ($86,409,396 total) {week 8}
25. My Week with Marilyn – $471,276 ($11,344,986 total) {week 8}
27. Puss in Boots – $413,017 ($147,150,144 total) {week 12}
32. Real Steel – $141,579 ($85,054,193 total) {week 15}
33. Pina – $124,438 ($556,631 total) {week 4}
36. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – $91,029 ($635,545 total) {week 4}
39. Moneyball – $78,478 ($75,421,171 total) {week 17}
42. A Separation – $71,864 ($313,887 total) {week 3}
51. Drive – $28,827 ($34,967,082 total) {week 18}
54. Margin Call – $15,187 ($5,325,377 total) {week 13}
55. The Help – $14,781 ($169,582,987 total) {week 23}
60. Midnight in Paris – $10,083 ($56,424,566 total) {week 35}
94. Hell and Back Again – $341 ($37,209 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

7. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – $6,836,634 ($90,159,189 total)
8. War Horse – $6,079,391 ($67,838,806 total)
11. The Iron Lady – $5,555,738 ($6,158,861 total)
12. The Adventures of Tintin – $4,141,476 ($69,527,347 total)
13. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – $3,278,440 ($15,536,047 total)
14. The Descendants – $2,155,665 ($48,347,157 total)
15. The Artist – $1,224,658 ($9,021,855 total)
17. Hugo – $1,074,076 ($55,592,050 total)
21. The Muppets – $589,008 ($88,689,041 total)
25. My Week with Marilyn – $483,709 ($11,644,288 total)
27. Puss in Boots – $423,913 ($151,032,246 total)
32. Real Steel – $145,314 ($87,298,085 total)
33. Pina – $127,721 ($571,316 total)
36. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – $93,431 ($652,312 total)
39. Moneyball – $80,548 ($77,410,926 total)
42. A Separation – $73,760 ($322,168 total)
51. Drive – $29,588 ($35,889,580 total)
54. Margin Call – $15,588 ($5,465,871 total)
55. The Help – $15,171 ($174,056,910 total)
60. Midnight in Paris – $10,349 ($57,913,154 total)
94. Hell and Back Again – $350 ($38,191 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Adventures of Tintin: Original Score
• The Artist: 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]
• The Descendants: Picture, Directing, Actor (George Clooney), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
• Drive: Sound Editing
• Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close: Picture, Supporting Actor (Max von Sydow)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Actress (Rooney Mara), Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• Hell and Back Again: Documentary Feature
• The Help: Picture, Actress (Viola Davis), Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer [O])
• Hugo: Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
• The Iron Lady: Actress (Meryl Streep) [O], Makeup [O]
• Margin Call: Original Screenplay
• Midnight in Paris: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay [O], Art Direction
• Moneyball: Picture, Actor (Brad Pitt), Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Mixing
• The Muppets: Original Song (“Man or Muppet”)
• My Week with Marilyn: Actress (Michelle Williams), Supporting Actor (Kenneth Branagh)
• Pina: Documentary Feature
• Puss in Boots: Animated Feature
• Real Steel: Visual Effects
• A Separation: Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film [O]
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Actor (Gary Oldman), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
• War Horse: Picture, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 12-14, 2007

Weekend Box Office:

3. The Pursuit of Happyness – $8,901,206 ($136,280,156 total) {week 5}
4. Dreamgirls – $8,362,451 ($65,203,618 total) {week 5}
7. Children of Men – $6,371,335 ($21,337,603 total) {week 3}
11. The Good Shepherd – $3,708,000 ($54,066,110 total) {week 4}
14. Blood Diamond – $2,462,117 ($47,786,352 total) {week 6}
16. Pan’s Labyrinth – $2,169,002 ($4,391,303 total) {week 3}
18. Happy Feet – $2,023,238 ($188,209,088 total) {week 9}
19. The Curse of the Golden Flower – $1,872,862 ($4,221,658 total) {week 4}
22. Notes on a Scandal – $1,618,044 ($4,109,634 total) {week 4}
24. The Queen – $1,111,909 ($31,522,356 total) {week 16}
26. Apocalypto – $849,666 ($48,873,271 total) {week 6}
28. Volver – $512,649 ($6,718,079 total) {week 11}
29. Babel – $380,869 ($21,308,081 total) {week 12}
30. Letters from Iwo Jima – $366,242 ($875,203 total) {week 4}
35. Little Children – $288,122 ($3,437,972 total) {week 15}
36. Borat – $272,720 ($127,011,091 total) {week 11}
37. The Departed – $254,785 ($121,292,075 total) {week 15}
41. The Prestige – $80,730 ($52,919,363 total) {week 13}
43. The Good German – $71,974 ($746,647 total) {week 5}
49. Venus – $30,238 ($210,951 total) {week 4}
55. The Last King of Scotland – $16,926 ($3,702,357 total) {week 16}
56. Little Miss Sunshine – $16,502 ($59,576,004 total) {week 25}
60. The Illusionist – $12,646 ($39,838,444 total) {week 22}
81. Jesus Camp – $1,412 ($882,203 total) {week 18}
91. Iraq in Fragments – $479 ($70,014 total) {week 8}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

3. The Pursuit of Happyness – $10,570,182 ($161,832,685 total)
4. Dreamgirls – $9,930,411 ($77,429,296 total)
7. Children of Men – $7,565,960 ($25,338,404 total)
11. The Good Shepherd – $4,403,250 ($64,203,506 total)
14. Blood Diamond – $2,923,764 ($56,746,293 total)
16. Pan’s Labyrinth – $2,575,690 ($5,214,672 total)
18. Happy Feet – $2,402,595 ($223,498,292 total)
19. The Curse of the Golden Flower – $2,224,024 ($5,013,219 total)
22. Notes on a Scandal – $1,921,427 ($4,880,190 total)
24. The Queen – $1,320,392 ($37,432,798 total)
26. Apocalypto – $1,008,978 ($58,037,009 total)
28. Volver – $608,771 ($7,977,719 total)
29. Babel – $452,282 ($25,303,346 total)
30. Letters from Iwo Jima – $434,912 ($1,039,304 total)
35. Little Children – $342,145 ($4,082,592 total)
36. Borat – $323,855 ($150,825,671 total)
37. The Departed – $302,557 ($144,034,339 total)
41. The Prestige – $95,867 ($62,841,744 total)
43. The Good German – $85,469 ($886,643 total)
49. Venus – $35,908 ($250,504 total)
55. The Last King of Scotland – $20,100 ($4,396,549 total)
56. Little Miss Sunshine – $19,596 ($70,746,505 total)
60. The Illusionist – $15,017 ($47,308,152 total)
81. Jesus Camp – $1,677 ($1,047,616 total)
91. Iraq in Fragments – $569 ($83,142 total)

Oscar Details:

• Apocalypto: Makeup, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• Babel: Picture, Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza, Rinko Kikuchi), Director, Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Editing
• Blood Diamond: Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Djimon Hounsou), Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• Borat: Adapted Screenplay
• Children of Men: Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography
• The Curse of the Golden Flower: Costume Design
• The Departed: Picture [O], Director [O], Supporting Actor (Mark Wahlberg), Adapted Screenplay [O], Editing
• Dreamgirls: 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: Original Score
• The Good Shepherd: Art Direction
• Happy Feet: Animated Feature [O]
• The Illusionist: Cinematography
• Iraq in Fragments: Documentary Feature
• Jesus Camp: Documentary Feature
• The Last King of Scotland: Actor (Forest Whitaker [O])
• Letters from Iwo Jima: Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Sound Editing [O]
• Little Children: Actress (Kate Winslet), Supporting Actor (Jackie Earle Haley), Adapted Screenplay
• Little Miss Sunshine: Picture, Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin [O]), Supporting Actress (Abigail Breslin), Original Screenplay [O]
• Notes on a Scandal: Actress (Judi Dench), Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
• Pan’s Labyrinth: Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Makeup [O], Foreign Language Film
• The Prestige: Cinematography, Art Direction
• The Pursuit of Happyness: Actor (Will Smith)
• The Queen: Picture, Director, Actress (Helen Mirren [O]), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Costume Design
• Venus: Actor (Peter O’Toole)
• Volver: Actress (Penelope Cruz)

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 11-13, 2002

Weekend Box Office:

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – $16,201,260 ($228,320,875 total) {week 4}
2. A Beautiful Mind – $15,220,705 ($58,420,716 total) {week 4}
5. The Royal Tenenbaums – $6,408,153 ($29,983,861 total) {week 5}
6. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius – $5,523,825 ($69,084,552 total) {week 4}
7. Vanilla Sky – $5,024,693 ($88,459,249 total) {week 1}
8. Kate & Leopold – $4,744,908 ($37,209,760 total) {week 3}
9. Gosford Park – $3,684,621 ($6,641,077 total) {week 3}
10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – $3,674,325 ($305,311,880 total) {week 9}
11. Ali – $3,333,187 ($54,543,984 total) {week 3}
12. In the Bedroom – $2,853,430 ($7,880,692 total) {week 8}
13. Monsters, Inc. – $2,195,669 ($247,458,486 total) {week 11}
20. Amelie – $1,092,268 ($19,276,470 total) {week 11}
23. Black Hawk Down – $748,459 ($1,473,884 total) {week 3}
23. Black Hawn Down – $748,459 ($1,473,884 total) {week 3}
29. Mulholland Drive – $156,835 ($6,014,253 total) {week 14}
30. Monster’s Ball – $129,951 ($579,320 total) {week 3}
32. The Man Who Wasn’t There – $93,779 ($7,106,463 total) {week 11}
44. No Man’s Land – $30,775 ($344,265 total) {week 6}
46. Iris – $28,750 ($118,107 total) {week 5}
50. I Am Sam – $21,791 ($145,076 total) {week 3}
52. Ghost World – $19,178 ($6,154,196 total) {week 22}
54. Moulin Rouge! – $15,194 ($57,087,272 total) {week 35}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – $22,782,150 ($321,063,950 total)
2. A Beautiful Mind – $21,403,298 ($82,150,990 total)
5. The Royal Tenenbaums – $9,011,120 ($42,163,192 total)
6. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius – $7,767,582 ($97,146,435 total)
7. Vanilla Sky – $7,065,704 ($124,391,061 total)
8. Kate & Leopold – $6,672,272 ($52,324,224 total)
9. Gosford Park – $5,181,300 ($9,338,657 total)
10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – $5,166,822 ($429,328,410 total)
11. Ali – $4,687,115 ($76,699,544 total)
12. In the Bedroom – $4,012,482 ($11,081,799 total)
13. Monsters, Inc. – $3,087,541 ($347,975,186 total)
20. Amelie – $1,535,943 ($27,106,499 total)
23. Black Hawk Down – $1,052,480 ($2,072,570 total)
23. Black Hawn Down – $1,052,480 ($2,072,570 total)
29. Mulholland Drive – $220,541 ($8,457,220 total)
30. Monster’s Ball – $182,737 ($814,638 total)
32. The Man Who Wasn’t There – $131,872 ($9,993,081 total)
44. No Man’s Land – $43,276 ($484,104 total)
46. Iris – $40,428 ($166,082 total)
50. I Am Sam – $30,642 ($204,005 total)
52. Ghost World – $26,968 ($8,654,007 total)
54. Moulin Rouge! – $21,366 ($80,275,906 total)

Oscar Details:

• Ali: Actor (Will Smith), Supporting Actor (Jon Voight)
• Amelie: Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound, Foreign Language Film
• A Beautiful Mind: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Russell Crowe), Supporting Actress (Jennifer Connelly) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Editing, Makeup
• Black Hawk Down: Directing, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound [O]
• Black Hawn Down: Director, Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound [O]
• Ghost World: Adapted Screenplay
• Gosford Park: Picture, Director, Supporting Actress (Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith), Original Screenplay [O], Art Direction, Costume Design
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
• I Am Sam: Actor (Sean Penn)
• In the Bedroom: Picture, Actor (Tom Wilkinson), Actress (Sissy Spacek), Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei), Adapted Screenplay
• Iris: Actress (Judi Dench), Supporting Actor (Jim Broadbent) [O], Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet)
• Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius: Animated Feature
• Kate & Leopold: Original Song (“Until”)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Ian McKellen), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Original Song (“May It Be”), Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup [O], Sound, Visual Effects [O]
• The Man Who Wasn’t There: Cinematography
• Monster’s Ball: Actress (Halle Berry) [O], Original Screenplay
• Monsters, Inc.: Animated Feature, Original Song (If I Didn’t Have You [O]), Original Score, Sound Editing
• Moulin Rouge!: Picture, Actress (Nicole Kidman), Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound
• Mulholland Drive: Director
• No Man’s Land: Foreign Language Film
• The Royal Tenenbaums: Original Screenplay
• Vanilla Sky: Original Song (“Vanilla Sky”)

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 10-12, 1997

Weekend Box Office:

2. Evita – $8,381,055 ($11,234,712 total) {week 3}
5. Jerry Maguire – $7,011,880 ($93,318,786 total) {week 5}
7. The People vs. Larry Flynt – $5,315,079 ($7,385,929 total) {week 3}
9. One Fine Day – $3,449,369 ($37,308,701 total) {week 4}
12. Ghosts of Mississippi – $2,302,519 ($9,383,044 total) {week 4}
13. The Preacher’s Wife – $2,178,764 ($41,985,420 total) {week 5}
14. The English Patient – $2,023,234 ($31,002,021 total) {week 9}
17. Shine – $1,119,091 ($8,382,966 total) {week 8}
21. The Crucible – $718,801 ($5,816,620 total) {week 7}
999. Independence Day – $24 ($306,169,255 total) {week 28}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Evita – $14,917,913 ($19,997,298 total)
5. Jerry Maguire – $12,480,841 ($166,103,373 total)
7. The People vs. Larry Flynt – $9,460,609 ($13,146,632 total)
9. One Fine Day – $6,139,727 ($66,407,862 total)
12. Ghosts of Mississippi – $4,098,383 ($16,701,409 total)
13. The Preacher’s Wife – $3,878,105 ($74,732,218 total)
14. The English Patient – $3,601,268 ($55,182,247 total)
17. Shine – $1,991,933 ($14,921,314 total)
21. The Crucible – $1,279,434 ($10,353,330 total)
999. Independence Day – $43 ($544,967,933 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Crucible: Supporting Actress (Joan Allen), Adapted Screenplay
• The English Patient: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Actress (Kristin Scott Thomas), Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche [O]), Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score [O], Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O]
• Evita: Original Song (“You Must Love Me”) [O], Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound
• Ghosts of Mississippi: Supporting Actor (James Woods), Makeup
• Independence Day: Sound, Visual Effects [O]
• Jerry Maguire: Picture, Actor (Tom Cruise), Supporting Actor (Cuba Gooding Jr.) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing
• One Fine Day: Original Song (“For the First Time”)
• The People vs. Larry Flynt: Director, Actor (Woody Harrelson)
• The Preacher’s Wife: Original Musical or Comedy Score
• Shine: Picture, Director, Actor (Geoffrey Rush) [O], Supporting Actor (Armin Mueller-Stahl), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Editing

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 10-12, 1992

Weekend Box Office:

2. Hook – $6,423,900 ($90,746,145 total) {week 5}
3. The Prince of Tides – $6,033,617 ($40,055,779 total) {week 3}
6. Beauty and the Beast – $4,840,087 ($88,917,830 total) {week 9}
7. JFK – $4,722,417 ($37,987,458 total) {week 4}
9. Grand Canyon – $3,410,127 ($3,733,208 total) {week 3}
10. Bugsy – $3,181,365 ($30,187,827 total) {week 5}
11. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – $2,812,455 ($64,690,283 total) {week 6}
12. The Addams Family – $2,491,635 ($101,770,958 total) {week 8}
13. Cape Fear – $2,039,070 ($68,813,892 total) {week 9}
16. Fried Green Tomatoes – $561,395 ($1,140,591 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Hook – $12,646,569 ($178,649,640 total)
3. The Prince of Tides – $11,878,229 ($78,856,799 total)
6. Beauty and the Beast – $9,528,557 ($175,050,282 total)
7. JFK – $9,296,903 ($74,784,947 total)
9. Grand Canyon – $6,713,431 ($7,349,472 total)
10. Bugsy – $6,263,073 ($59,430,011 total)
11. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – $5,536,809 ($127,354,123 total)
12. The Addams Family – $4,905,219 ($200,353,910 total)
13. Cape Fear – $4,014,266 ($135,472,168 total)
16. Fried Green Tomatoes – $1,105,204 ($2,245,453 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Addams Family: Costume Design
• Beauty and the Beast: Picture, Original Song (“Be Our Guest”, “Beauty and the Beast” [O], “Belle”), Original Score [O], Sound
• Bugsy: Picture, Directing, Actor (Warren Beatty), Supporting Actor (Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O]
• Cape Fear: Actor (Robert De Niro), Supporting Actress (Juliette Lewis)
• Fried Green Tomatoes: Supporting Actress (Jessica Tandy), Adapted Screenplay
• Grand Canyon: Original Screenplay
• Hook: Original Song (“When You’re Alone”), Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Visual Effects
• JFK: Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones), Adapted Screnplay, Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Sound
• The Prince of Tides: Picture, Actor (Nick Nolte), Supporting Actress (Kate Nelligan), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country: Makeup, Visual Effects

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 9-11, 1987

Weekend Box Office:

2. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – $4,103,821 ($87,231,310 total) {week 8}
3. Crocodile Dundee – $3,258,312 ($127,546,612 total) {week 16}
4. Little Shop of Horrors – $3,057,666 ($23,727,232 total) {week 4}
5. The Morning After – $2,794,806 ($16,640,846 total) {week 3}
8. Heartbreak Ridge – $2,077,325 ($38,114,334 total) {week 6}
10. Crimes of the Heart – $1,758,916 ($13,949,620 total) {week 5}
11. Platoon – $1,668,713 ($6,377,668 total) {week 4}
14. An American Tail – $1,167,882 ($38,661,348 total) {week 8}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – $8,574,992 ($182,271,049 total)
3. Crocodile Dundee – $6,808,289 ($266,510,440 total)
4. Little Shop of Horrors – $6,389,036 ($49,578,385 total)
5. The Morning After – $5,839,786 ($34,771,282 total)
8. Heartbreak Ridge – $4,340,600 ($79,640,437 total)
10. Crimes of the Heart – $3,675,280 ($29,147,927 total)
11. Platoon – $3,486,799 ($13,326,227 total)
14. An American Tail – $2,440,306 ($80,783,430 total)

Oscar Details:

• An American Tail: Original Song (“Somewhere Out There”)
• Crimes of the Heart: Actress (Sissy Spacek), Supporting Actress (Tess Harper), Adapted Screenplay
• Crocodile Dundee: Original Screenplay
• Heartbreak Ridge: Sound
• Little Shop of Horrors: Original Song (“Mean Green Mother from Outer Space”), Visual Effects
• The Morning After: Actress (Jane Fonda)
• Platoon: Picture [O], Director [O], Supporting Actor (Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe), Original Screenplay, Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound [O]
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home: Original Score, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 8-10, 1982

Weekend Box Office:

4. Absence of Malice – $2,440,996 ($18,737,022 total) {week 7}
5. Reds – $2,379,809 ($20,912,446 total) {week 5}
6. Raiders of the Lost Ark – $1,908,232 ($179,642,063 total) {week 3}
8. Ragtime – $1,508,236 ($10,741,269 total) {week 7}
13. Chariots of Fire – $331,010 ($433,992 total) {week 3}
14. On Golden Pond – $102,856 ($808,957 total) {week 6}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

4. Absence of Malice – $6,783,312 ($52,068,527 total)
5. Reds – $6,613,279 ($58,113,838 total)
6. Raiders of the Lost Ark – $5,302,808 ($499,209,406 total)
8. Ragtime – $4,191,254 ($29,849,037 total)
13. Chariots of Fire – $919,848 ($1,206,025 total)
14. On Golden Pond – $285,828 ($2,248,020 total)

Oscar Details:

• Absence of Malice: Actor (Paul Newman), Supporting Actress (Melinda Dillon), Original Screenplay
• Chariots of Fire: Picture [O], Director, Supporting Actor (Ian Holm), Original Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Editing, Costume Design [O]
• On Golden Pond: Picture, Director, Actor (Henry Fonda) [O], Actress (Katharine Hepburn) [O], Supporting Actress (Jane Fonda), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound
• Ragtime: Supporting Actor (Howard E Rollins Jr), Supporting Actress (Elizabeth McGovern), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Original Song (“One More Hour”), Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design
• Raiders of the Lost Ark: Picture, Director, Original Score, Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
• Reds: Picture, Director [O], Actor (Warren Beatty), Actress (Diane Keaton), Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson), Supporting Actress (Maureen Stapleton) [O], Original Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound