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.

This Year: Potential Oscar Nominees Releasing This Weekend

The Mummy (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects.

Beatriz at Dinner (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Actress (Salma Hayek), Supporting Actor (John Lithgow).

The Hero (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Actor (Sam Elliott).

My Cousin Rachel (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Actress (Rachel Weisz), Production Design, Costume Design.

None

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 8-10, 2012

Weekend Box Office:

2. Prometheus – $51,050,101 ($51,050,101 total) {week 1}
3. Snow White and the Huntsman – $23,058,790 ($98,537,475 total) {week 2}
5. Marvel’s The Avengers – $11,249,738 ($572,300,463 total) {week 6}
10. Moonrise Kingdom – $1,559,670 ($3,731,001 total) {week 3}
18. Mirror Mirror – $342,921 ($63,477,027 total) {week 11}
27. The Pirates! Band of Misfits – $138,811 ($28,971,705 total) {week 7}
38. Monsieur Lazhar – $51,278 ($1,689,718 total) {week 9}
52. Footnote – $22,240 ($1,944,875 total) {week 14}
56. A Cat in Paris – $16,504 ($66,633 total) {week 2}
60. The Artist – $14,115 ($44,650,537 total) {week 29}
69. 5 Broken Cameras – $7,736 ($23,088 total) {week 2}
86. A Separation – $3,205 ($7,095,624 total) {week 24}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Prometheus – $52,396,900 ($52,396,900 total)
3. Snow White and the Huntsman – $23,667,125 ($101,137,082 total)
5. Marvel’s The Avengers – $11,546,528 ($587,398,842 total)
10. Moonrise Kingdom – $1,600,817 ($3,829,432 total)
18. Mirror Mirror – $351,968 ($65,151,672 total)
27. The Pirates! Band of Misfits – $142,473 ($29,736,034 total)
38. Monsieur Lazhar – $52,631 ($1,734,296 total)
52. Footnote – $22,827 ($1,996,185 total)
56. A Cat in Paris – $16,939 ($68,391 total)
60. The Artist – $14,487 ($45,828,503 total)
69. 5 Broken Cameras – $7,940 ($23,697 total)
86. A Separation – $3,290 ($7,282,820 total)

Oscar Details:

• 5 Broken Cameras: Documentary Feature
• 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]
• A Cat in Paris: Animated Feature
• Footnote: Foreign Language Film
• Marvel’s The Avengers: Visual Effects
• Mirror Mirror: Costume Design
• Monsieur Lazhar: Foreign Language Film
• Moonrise Kingdom: Original Screenplay
• The Pirates! Band of Misfits: Animated Feature
• Prometheus: Visual Effects
• A Separation: Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film [O]
• Snow White and the Huntsman: Costume Design

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 8-10, 2007

Weekend Box Office:

2. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End – $21,143,905 ($253,441,723 total) {week 3}
4. Surf’s Up – $17,640,249 ($17,640,249 total) {week 1}
12. Once – $494,340 ($1,739,619 total) {week 4}
16. Away from Her – $301,136 ($3,735,014 total) {week 6}
20. La Vie en Rose – $179,848 ($2,046,848 total) {week 2}
35. The Lives of Others – $73,097 ($10,508,023 total) {week 18}
46. After the Wedding – $43,870 ($1,363,868 total) {week 11}
83. Pan’s Labyrinth – $4,247 ($37,623,143 total) {week 24}
103. Iraq in Fragments – $1,390 ($199,648 total) {week 31}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End – $25,108,387 ($300,962,046 total)
4. Surf’s Up – $20,947,796 ($20,947,796 total)
12. Once – $587,029 ($2,065,798 total)
16. Away from Her – $357,599 ($4,435,329 total)
20. La Vie en Rose – $213,570 ($2,430,632 total)
35. The Lives of Others – $86,803 ($12,478,277 total)
46. After the Wedding – $52,096 ($1,619,593 total)
83. Pan’s Labyrinth – $5,043 ($44,677,482 total)
103. Iraq in Fragments – $1,651 ($237,082 total)

Oscar Details:

• After the Wedding: Foreign Language Film
• Away from Her: Actress (Julie Christie), Adapted Screenplay
• Iraq in Fragments: Documentary Feature
• The Lives of Others: Foreign Language Film
• Once: Original Song [O]
• Pan’s Labyrinth: Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Makeup [O], Foreign Language Film
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End: Makeup, Visual Effects
• Surf’s Up: Animated Feature
• La Vie en Rose: Actress (Marion Cotillard) [O], Costume Design, Makeup [O]

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 7-9, 2002

Weekend Box Office:

3. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones – $14,011,713 ($255,106,406 total) {week 4}
5. Spider-Man – $10,311,062 ($370,428,183 total) {week 6}
6. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron – $9,303,808 ($53,648,859 total) {week 3}
10. About a Boy – $2,653,520 ($32,448,670 total) {week 4}
11. Unfaithful – $1,761,814 ($48,902,958 total) {week 5}
12. My Big Fat Greek Wedding – $1,688,563 ($11,002,602 total) {week 8}
17. Monsters, Inc. – $272,111 ($254,750,332 total) {week 32}
18. Y Tu Mama Tambien – $269,611 ($12,031,045 total) {week 13}
19. Ice Age – $252,219 ($173,812,047 total) {week 13}
23. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – $223,059 ($311,407,091 total) {week 25}
60. Amelie – $11,634 ($33,091,638 total) {week 32}
64. The Royal Tenenbaums – $10,763 ($52,332,741 total) {week 26}
77. Son of the Bride – $7,191 ($428,597 total) {week 12}
80. Elling – $6,029 ($24,079 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

3. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones – $19,703,218 ($358,729,662 total)
5. Spider-Man – $14,499,376 ($520,894,708 total)
6. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron – $13,082,980 ($75,440,822 total)
10. About a Boy – $3,731,370 ($45,629,197 total)
11. Unfaithful – $2,477,456 ($68,767,154 total)
12. My Big Fat Greek Wedding – $2,374,451 ($15,471,817 total)
17. Monsters, Inc. – $382,641 ($358,228,952 total)
18. Y Tu Mama Tambien – $379,126 ($16,918,010 total)
19. Ice Age – $354,669 ($244,413,842 total)
23. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – $313,665 ($437,899,472 total)
60. Amelie – $16,360 ($46,533,336 total)
64. The Royal Tenenbaums – $15,135 ($73,590,102 total)
77. Son of the Bride – $10,112 ($602,691 total)
80. Elling – $8,478 ($33,860 total)

Oscar Details:

• About a Boy: Adapted Screenplay
• Amelie: Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound, Foreign Language Film
• Elling: Foreign Language Film
• Ice Age: Animated Feature
• 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]
• Monsters, Inc.: Animated Feature, Original Song (If I Didn’t Have You [O]), Original Score, Sound Editing
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding: Original Screenplay
• The Royal Tenenbaums: Original Screenplay
• Son of the Bride: Foreign Language Film
• Spider-Man: Sound, Visual Effects
• Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron: Animated Feature
• Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones: Visual Effects
• Unfaithful: Actress (Diane Lane)
• Y Tu Mama Tambien: Original Screenplay

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 6-8, 1997

Weekend Box Office:

1. Con Air – $24,131,738 ($24,131,738 total) {week 1}
2. The Lost World: Jurassic Park – $18,564,605 ($171,103,734 total) {week 3}
8. The Fifth Element – $2,078,812 ($55,360,251 total) {week 5}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Con Air – $42,953,442 ($42,953,442 total)
2. The Lost World: Jurassic Park – $33,044,188 ($304,557,191 total)
8. The Fifth Element – $3,700,195 ($98,538,835 total)

Oscar Details:

• Con Air: Original Song (“How Do I Live”), Sound
• The Fifth Element: Sound Editing
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park: Visual Effects

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 5-7, 1992

Weekend Box Office:

6. Alien 3 – $4,011,555 ($42,107,939 total) {week 3}
8. Basic Instinct – $1,509,950 ($103,845,824 total) {week 12}
10. Fried Green Tomatoes – $9,212,905 ($77,315,764 total) {week 24}
11. Beauty and the Beast – $898,742 ($138,800,774 total) {week 30}
12. The Player – $800,150 ($15,128,912 total) {week 9}
999. Howards End – $418,849 ($4,737,198 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

6. Alien 3 – $7,897,447 ($82,896,834 total)
8. Basic Instinct – $2,972,600 ($204,438,646 total)
10. Fried Green Tomatoes – $18,137,213 ($152,209,588 total)
11. Beauty and the Beast – $1,769,331 ($273,253,572 total)
12. The Player – $1,575,235 ($29,783,906 total)
999. Howards End – $824,577 ($9,326,002 total)

Oscar Details:

• Alien 3: Visual Effects
• Basic Instinct: Original Score, Editing
• Beauty and the Beast: Picture, Original Song (“Be Our Guest”, “Beauty and the Beast” [O], “Belle”), Original Score [O], Sound
• Fried Green Tomatoes: Supporting Actress (Jessica Tandy), Adapted Screenplay
• Howards End: Picture, Director, Actress (Emma Thompson) [O], Supporting Actress (Vanessa Redgrave), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design
• The Player: Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 5-7, 1987

Weekend Box Office:

1. Beverly Hills Cop II – $12,424,035 ($83,979,834 total) {week 3}
2. The Untouchables – $10,023,094 ($10,023,094 total) {week 1}
3. Harry and the Hendersons – $4,154,740 ($4,154,740 total) {week 1}
9. Platoon – $784,403 ($131,755,562 total) {week 25}
11. Lethal Weapon – $693,510 ($60,978,279 total) {week 14}
12. Crocodile Dundee – $645,305 ($169,927,618 total) {week 36}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Beverly Hills Cop II – $25,960,196 ($175,477,044 total)
2. The Untouchables – $20,943,396 ($20,943,396 total)
3. Harry and the Hendersons – $8,681,388 ($8,681,388 total)
9. Platoon – $1,639,021 ($275,305,100 total)
11. Lethal Weapon – $1,449,099 ($127,414,972 total)
12. Crocodile Dundee – $1,348,374 ($355,066,148 total)

Oscar Details:

• Beverly Hills Cop II: Original Song (“Shakedown”)
• Crocodile Dundee: Original Screenplay
• Harry and the Hendersons: Makeup [O]
• Lethal Weapon: Sound
• Platoon: Picture [O], Director [O], Supporting Actor (Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe), Original Screenplay, Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound [O]
• The Untouchables: Supporting Actor (Sean Connery) [O], Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 4-6, 1982

Weekend Box Office:

3. Poltergeist – $6,896,612 ($6,896,612 total) {week 1}
11. Chariots of Fire – $912,404 ($54,545,413 total) {week 37}
12. Victor/Victoria – $783,783 ($20,491,256 total) {week 12}
13. Annie – $414,685 ($2,158,219 total) {week 3}
15. Diner – $241,729 ($999,624 total) {week 14}
15. Diner – $241,729 ($999,624 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

3. Poltergeist – $19,165,075 ($19,165,075 total)
11. Chariots of Fire – $2,535,490 ($151,576,879 total)
12. Victor/Victoria – $2,178,064 ($56,943,388 total)
13. Annie – $1,152,373 ($5,997,500 total)
15. Diner – $671,744 ($2,777,867 total)
15. Diner – $671,744 ($2,777,867 total)

Oscar Details:

• Annie: Original Song Score, Art Direction
• Chariots of Fire: Picture [O], Director, Supporting Actor (Ian Holm), Original Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Editing, Costume Design [O]
• Diner: Original Screenplay
• Diner: Original Screenplay
• Poltergeist: Original Score, Sound Editing, Visual Effects
• Victor/Victoria: Actress (Julie Andrews), Supporting Actor (Robert Preston), Supporting Actress (Lesley Ann Warren), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song Score [O], Art Direction, Costume Design