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.

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5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 9-11, 2015

Weekend Box Office:

2. Selma – $11,307,394 ($13,594,343 total) {week 3}
3. Into the Woods – $9,554,755 ($105,076,684 total) {week 3}
4. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – $9,377,118 ($236,459,605 total) {week 4}
5. Unbroken – $8,170,305 ($101,404,575 total) {week 3}
6. The Imitation Game – $7,213,862 ($40,430,301 total) {week 7}
11. Inherent Vice – $2,773,260 ($4,352,225 total) {week 5}
12. Wild – $2,677,814 ($30,316,756 total) {week 6}
13. Big Hero 6 – $2,308,936 ($214,517,894 total) {week 10}
17. Interstellar – $1,160,152 ($184,809,001 total) {week 10}
19. The Theory of Everything – $673,509 ($25,894,537 total) {week 10}
20. Birdman – $589,859 ($26,337,585 total) {week 13}
21. American Sniper – $579,518 ($3,174,669 total) {week 3}
23. Foxcatcher – $531,000 ($8,740,000 total) {week 9}
28. Gone Girl – $250,683 ($167,122,875 total) {week 15}
29. Mr. Turner – $242,000 ($1,290,000 total) {week 4}
33. Whiplash – $153,000 ($6,154,000 total) {week 14}
39. Nightcrawler – $66,561 ($32,098,401 total) {week 11}
42. Guardians of the Galaxy – $50,725 ($333,130,696 total) {week 24}
43. The Boxtrolls – $50,370 ($50,686,807 total) {week 16}
46. CitizenFour – $42,034 ($2,342,080 total) {week 12}
47. Two Days, One Night – $40,796 ($169,731 total) {week 3}
51. Song of the Sea – $29,011 ($97,960 total) {week 4}
52. Leviathan – $27,200 ($120,800 total) {week 3}
53. The Judge – $24,931 ($47,105,085 total) {week 14}
54. Boyhood – $22,023 ($24,339,423 total) {week 27}
67. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya – $3,929 ($597,978 total) {week 13}
69. Beyond the Lights – $2,877 ($14,572,891 total) {week 9}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Selma – $12,420,696 ($14,932,813 total)
3. Into the Woods – $10,495,496 ($115,422,312 total)
4. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – $10,300,369 ($259,740,918 total)
5. Unbroken – $8,974,736 ($111,388,655 total)
6. The Imitation Game – $7,924,124 ($44,410,983 total)
11. Inherent Vice – $3,046,309 ($4,780,736 total)
12. Wild – $2,941,466 ($33,301,680 total)
13. Big Hero 6 – $2,536,269 ($235,638,873 total)
17. Interstellar – $1,274,378 ($203,004,905 total)
19. The Theory of Everything – $739,821 ($28,444,058 total)
20. Birdman – $647,935 ($28,930,728 total)
21. American Sniper – $636,576 ($3,487,240 total)
23. Foxcatcher – $583,281 ($9,600,522 total)
28. Gone Girl – $275,365 ($183,577,440 total)
29. Mr. Turner – $265,827 ($1,417,011 total)
33. Whiplash – $168,064 ($6,759,910 total)
39. Nightcrawler – $73,114 ($35,258,742 total)
42. Guardians of the Galaxy – $55,719 ($365,930,041 total)
43. The Boxtrolls – $55,329 ($55,677,323 total)
46. CitizenFour – $46,173 ($2,572,676 total)
47. Two Days, One Night – $44,813 ($186,442 total)
51. Song of the Sea – $31,867 ($107,605 total)
52. Leviathan – $29,878 ($132,694 total)
53. The Judge – $27,386 ($51,742,952 total)
54. Boyhood – $24,191 ($26,735,831 total)
67. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya – $4,316 ($656,854 total)
69. Beyond the Lights – $3,160 ($16,007,707 total)

Oscar Details:

• American Sniper: Picture, Actor (Bradley Cooper), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing [O]
• Beyond the Lights: Origianl Song (“Grateful”)
• Big Hero 6: Animated Feature [O]
• Birdman: Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Michael Keaton), Supporting Actor (Edward Norton), Supporting Actress (Emma Stone), Origianl Screenplay [O], Cinematography [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• The Boxtrolls: Animated Feature
• Boyhood: Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Ethan Hawke), Supporting Actress (Patricia Arquette) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing
• CitizenFour: Documentary Feature [O]
• Foxcatcher: Directing, Actor (Steve Carell), Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Original Screenplay, Makeup and Hairstyling
• Gone Girl: Actress (Rosamund Pike)
• Guardians of the Galaxy: Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: Sound Editing
• The Imitation Game: Picture, Directing, Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), Supporting Actress (Keira Knightley), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Production Design
• Inherent Vice: Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design
• Interstellar: Original Score, Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects [O]
• Into the Woods: Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), Production Design, Costume Design
• The Judge: Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall)
• Leviathan: Foreign Language Film
• Mr. Turner: Original Score, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design
• Nightcrawler: Original Screenplay
• Selma: Picture, Original Song (“Glory”) [O]
• Song of the Sea: Animated Feature
• The Tale of the Princess Kaguya: Animated Feature
• The Theory of Everything: Picture, Actor (Eddie Redmayne) [O], Actress (Felicity Jones), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
• Two Days, One Night: Actress (Marion Cotillard)
• Unbroken: Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• Whiplash: Picture, Supporting Actor (J.K. Simmons) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing [O]
• Wild: Actress (Reese Witherspoon), Supporting Actress (Laura Dern)

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 8-10, 2010

Weekend Box Office:

1. Avatar – $50,306,217 ($430,846,514 total) {week 4}
2. Sherlock Holmes – $16,585,327 ($165,153,093 total) {week 3}
7. The Blind Side – $7,531,467 ($218,978,376 total) {week 8}
8. Up in the Air – $7,159,294 ($54,801,035 total) {week 6}
10. The Princess and the Frog – $4,651,156 ($92,546,727 total) {week 7}
11. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – $1,762,637 ($2,989,290 total) {week 3}
12. Invictus – $1,722,246 ($33,506,889 total) {week 5}
14. Nine – $1,614,900 ($16,837,007 total) {week 4}
16. The Young Victoria – $1,180,595 ($4,588,617 total) {week 4}
18. Precious – $464,718 ($44,311,459 total) {week 10}
19. Crazy Heart – $462,126 ($1,246,747 total) {week 4}
23. A Single Man – $359,845 ($2,286,364 total) {week 5}
25. Fantastic Mr. Fox – $285,239 ($19,559,123 total) {week 9}
29. An Education – $167,839 ($8,168,597 total) {week 14}
40. The White Ribbon – $48,374 ($168,533 total) {week 2}
43. The Lovely Bones – $38,572 ($448,080 total) {week 5}
48. The Messenger – $17,386 ($680,966 total) {week 9}
50. Coco Before Chanel – $15,580 ($6,027,993 total) {week 16}
78. Departures – $657 ($1,493,358 total) {week 33}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Avatar – $59,041,264 ($505,657,632 total)
2. Sherlock Holmes – $19,465,162 ($193,829,866 total)
7. The Blind Side – $8,839,212 ($257,001,237 total)
8. Up in the Air – $8,402,416 ($64,316,551 total)
10. The Princess and the Frog – $5,458,771 ($108,616,311 total)
11. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – $2,068,697 ($3,508,343 total)
12. Invictus – $2,021,293 ($39,324,942 total)
14. Nine – $1,895,307 ($19,760,543 total)
16. The Young Victoria – $1,385,591 ($5,385,373 total)
18. Precious – $545,410 ($52,005,591 total)
19. Crazy Heart – $542,368 ($1,463,229 total)
23. A Single Man – $422,328 ($2,683,363 total)
25. Fantastic Mr. Fox – $334,767 ($22,955,321 total)
29. An Education – $196,982 ($9,586,972 total)
40. The White Ribbon – $56,774 ($197,797 total)
43. The Lovely Bones – $45,270 ($525,883 total)
48. The Messenger – $20,405 ($799,207 total)
50. Coco Before Chanel – $18,285 ($7,074,679 total)
78. Departures – $771 ($1,752,661 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]
• 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 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”)
• 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

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 14-16, 2005

Weekend Box Office:

7. The Aviator – $5,057,536 ($50,235,595 total) {week 5}
8. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – $4,040,709 ($111,118,911 total) {week 1}
9. The Phantom of the Opera – $3,669,147 ($26,555,685 total) {week 4}
13. Sideways – $2,164,549 ($28,046,995 total) {week 13}
14. Million Dollar Baby – $1,813,881 ($5,684,881 total) {week 5}
15. Finding Neverland – $1,756,690 ($30,445,737 total) {week 10}
16. House of Flying Daggers – $1,737,497 ($6,972,013 total) {week 7}
18. Hotel Rwanda – $1,460,089 ($3,589,618 total) {week 4}
20. The Incredibles – $1,056,191 ($256,240,051 total) {week 11}
21. The Polar Express – $1,009,858 ($160,211,136 total) {week 1}
22. Closer – $788,325 ($31,792,218 total) {week 7}
25. A Very Long Engagement – $525,765 ($4,368,784 total) {week 8}
27. Kinsey – $408,060 ($8,574,243 total) {week 10}
31. Ray – $286,005 ($72,581,045 total) {week 12}
33. The Motorcycle Diaries – $158,760 ($16,276,823 total) {week 17}
47. Being Julia – $37,395 ($3,686,668 total) {week 14}
48. The Sea Inside – $30,844 ($251,197 total) {week 5}
49. Vera Drake – $26,670 ($2,206,950 total) {week 15}
56. The Chorus – $18,355 ($18,355 total) {week 1}
66. Born Into Brothels – $6,705 ($77,800 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

7. The Aviator – $7,306,206 ($72,571,234 total)
8. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – $5,837,280 ($160,524,355 total)
9. The Phantom of the Opera – $5,300,515 ($38,362,815 total)
13. Sideways – $3,126,946 ($40,517,188 total)
14. Million Dollar Baby – $2,620,365 ($8,212,480 total)
15. Finding Neverland – $2,537,746 ($43,982,453 total)
16. House of Flying Daggers – $2,510,019 ($10,071,894 total)
18. Hotel Rwanda – $2,109,271 ($5,185,626 total)
20. The Incredibles – $1,525,792 ($370,168,935 total)
21. The Polar Express – $1,458,859 ($231,443,856 total)
22. Closer – $1,138,828 ($45,927,604 total)
25. A Very Long Engagement – $759,529 ($6,311,223 total)
27. Kinsey – $589,491 ($12,386,504 total)
31. Ray – $413,168 ($104,851,868 total)
33. The Motorcycle Diaries – $229,348 ($23,513,788 total)
47. Being Julia – $54,021 ($5,325,826 total)
48. The Sea Inside – $44,558 ($362,884 total)
49. Vera Drake – $38,528 ($3,188,199 total)
56. The Chorus – $26,516 ($26,516 total)
66. Born Into Brothels – $9,686 ($112,391 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

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 14-16, 2000

Weekend Box Office:

2. Stuart Little – $9,410,077 ($106,528,424 total) {week 5}
3. The Hurricane – $9,014,805 ($13,078,871 total) {week 3}
4. Girl, Interrupted – $8,123,767 ($8,944,416 total) {week 4}
5. The Green Mile – $7,683,391 ($101,771,612 total) {week 6}
7. The Talented Mr. Ripley – $6,011,252 ($62,655,264 total) {week 4}
9. Toy Story 2 – $5,072,841 ($226,056,757 total) {week 9}
11. Bicentennial Man – $4,271,149 ($52,433,326 total) {week 5}
11. Magnolia – $3,391,300 ($11,735,846 total) {week 5}
12. Snow Falling on Cedars – $2,644,970 ($7,930,528 total) {week 4}
14. The Cider House Rules – $3,350,341 ($12,621,353 total) {week 6}
17. Anna and the King – $2,480,467 ($34,568,764 total) {week 5}
20. Sleepy Hollow – $868,410 ($95,950,884 total) {week 9}
21. The End of the Affair – $617,933 ($3,274,100 total) {week 7}
22. American Beauty – $598,389 ($72,753,371 total) {week 18}
24. Being John Malkovich – $509,722 ($19,744,510 total) {week 12}
26. All About My Mother – $461,678 ($3,441,867 total) {week 11}
27. The Sixth Sense – $415,562 ($277,400,187 total) {week 24}
35. The Straight Story – $181,621 ($4,871,252 total) {week 14}
37. Sweet and Lowdown – $144,250 ($1,347,271 total) {week 7}
38. Boys Don’t Cry – $138,207 ($3,074,284 total) {week 15}
39. Topsy-Turvy – $137,868 ($382,608 total) {week 5}
41. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace – $110,254 ($430,898,608 total) {week 35}
44. Titus – $93,837 ($290,148 total) {week 4}
45. The Insider – $90,541 ($26,856,371 total) {week 11}
48. Angela’s Ashes – $80,198 ($398,728 total) {week 4}
49. Fight Club – $68,580 ($36,861,059 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Stuart Little – $16,166,477 ($183,015,437 total)
3. The Hurricane – $15,487,402 ($22,469,452 total)
4. Girl, Interrupted – $13,956,602 ($15,366,473 total)
5. The Green Mile – $13,200,037 ($174,843,252 total)
7. The Talented Mr. Ripley – $10,327,309 ($107,641,511 total)
9. Toy Story 2 – $8,715,122 ($388,364,670 total)
11. Bicentennial Man – $7,337,818 ($90,080,260 total)
11. Magnolia – $5,826,241 ($20,162,140 total)
12. Snow Falling on Cedars – $4,544,049 ($13,624,618 total)
14. The Cider House Rules – $5,755,873 ($21,683,438 total)
17. Anna and the King – $4,261,433 ($59,389,008 total)
20. Sleepy Hollow – $1,491,925 ($164,843,263 total)
21. The End of the Affair – $1,061,607 ($5,624,892 total)
22. American Beauty – $1,028,030 ($124,990,021 total)
24. Being John Malkovich – $875,701 ($33,920,995 total)
26. All About My Mother – $793,161 ($5,913,115 total)
27. The Sixth Sense – $713,934 ($476,572,492 total)
35. The Straight Story – $312,024 ($8,368,793 total)
37. Sweet and Lowdown – $247,821 ($2,314,607 total)
38. Boys Don’t Cry – $237,439 ($5,281,609 total)
39. Topsy-Turvy – $236,857 ($657,319 total)
41. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace – $189,416 ($740,282,210 total)
44. Titus – $161,212 ($498,473 total)
45. The Insider – $155,549 ($46,139,146 total)
48. Angela’s Ashes – $137,780 ($685,013 total)
49. Fight Club – $117,820 ($63,327,163 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
• Titus: Costume Design
• Topsy-Turvy: Original Screenplay, Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Makeup [O]
• Toy Story 2: Original Song (“When She Loved Me”)

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 13-15, 1995

Weekend Box Office:

1. Legends of the Fall – $14,038,128 ($14,975,417 total) {week 4}
5. Nobody’s Fool – $7,142,691 ($7,749,028 total) {week 1}
8. Little Women – $3,700,545 ($32,824,186 total) {week 4}
11. Nell – $3,505,734 ($23,785,842 total) {week 5}
14. The Lion King – $2,461,782 ($304,565,622 total) {week 31}
15. Pulp Fiction – $1,862,183 ($68,878,701 total) {week 14}
17. Junior – $1,141,650 ($33,067,375 total) {week 8}
19. Forrest Gump – $752,890 ($300,443,950 total) {week 28}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Legends of the Fall – $29,883,463 ($31,878,704 total)
5. Nobody’s Fool – $15,204,901 ($16,495,632 total)
8. Little Women – $7,877,482 ($69,874,014 total)
11. Nell – $7,462,781 ($50,633,769 total)
14. The Lion King – $5,240,483 ($648,339,692 total)
15. Pulp Fiction – $3,964,095 ($146,624,545 total)
17. Junior – $2,430,271 ($70,391,699 total)
19. Forrest Gump – $1,602,704 ($639,565,742 total)

Oscar Details:

• Forrest Gump: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Tom Hanks) [O], Supporting Actor (Gary Sinise), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Makeup, Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects [O]
• 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
• 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

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 12-14, 1990

Weekend Box Office:

1. Born on the Fourth of July – $8,028,075 ($23,821,259 total) {week 4}
6. The Little Mermaid – $3,851,208 ($60,855,174 total) {week 9}
7. Steel Magnolias – $3,745,560 ($56,311,630 total) {week 9}
8. Glory – $3,020,360 ($3,724,870 total) {week 5}
9. Back to the Future Part II – $2,748,860 ($104,147,976 total) {week 8}
10. Driving Miss Daisy – $2,725,876 ($5,116,098 total) {week 5}
15. Blaze – $1,519,836 ($15,446,894 total) {week 5}
999. Enemies, A Love Story – $311,957 ($1,523,936 total) {week 5}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Born on the Fourth of July – $17,574,462 ($52,147,721 total)
6. The Little Mermaid – $8,430,777 ($133,219,601 total)
7. Steel Magnolias – $8,199,500 ($123,273,214 total)
8. Glory – $6,611,946 ($8,154,207 total)
9. Back to the Future Part II – $6,017,599 ($227,992,969 total)
10. Driving Miss Daisy – $5,967,284 ($11,199,780 total)
15. Blaze – $3,327,111 ($33,815,186 total)
999. Enemies, A Love Story – $682,913 ($3,336,087 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]
• The Little Mermaid: Original Song (“Kiss the Girl”, “Under the Sea” [O]), Original Score [O]
• Steel Magnolias: Supporting Actress (Julia Roberts)

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jan. 11-13, 1985

Weekend Box Office:

1. Beverly Hills Cop – $9,616,239 ($112,444,374 total) {week 6}
2. The River – $2,961,734 ($3,952,334 total) {week 4}
6. 2010 – $2,120,253 ($35,159,946 total) {week 6}
7. Starman – $2,067,380 ($20,752,449 total) {week 5}
8. The Cotton Club – $1,946,277 ($19,466,127 total) {week 5}
14. Dune – $1,477,945 ($26,090,556 total) {week 5}
16. Amadeus – $680,899 ($20,539,902 total) {week 17}
17. A Passage to India – $592,628 ($2,046,680 total) {week 5}
21. Places in the Heart – $279,450 ($30,310,488 total) {week 17}
23. The Killing Fields – $213,311 ($1,815,419 total) {week 11}
25. A Soldier’s Story – $127,882 ($20,421,179 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Beverly Hills Cop – $25,083,485 ($293,305,607 total)
2. The River – $7,725,537 ($10,309,468 total)
6. 2010 – $5,530,575 ($91,712,986 total)
7. Starman – $5,392,659 ($54,131,740 total)
8. The Cotton Club – $5,076,768 ($50,776,433 total)
14. Dune – $3,855,147 ($68,055,929 total)
16. Amadeus – $1,776,091 ($53,577,322 total)
17. A Passage to India – $1,545,841 ($5,338,664 total)
21. Places in the Heart – $728,932 ($79,063,414 total)
23. The Killing Fields – $556,411 ($4,735,431 total)
25. A Soldier’s Story – $333,574 ($53,267,639 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
• 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
• The River : Actress (Sissy Spacek), Original Score, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects [O]
• A Soldier’s Story: Picture, Supporting Actor (Adolph Caesar), Adapted Screenplay
• Starman: Actor (Jeff Bridges)