Oscar in Box Office History (Week 25, 2014)

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

Jersey Boys (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Director, Actor (John Lloyd Young), Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Sound Mixing.

The Last Sentence (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Foreign Language Film.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 19-21, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

Up – $23,492,677 ($226,268,932 total) {week 4}
Star Trek – $5,511,434 ($240,255,340 total) {week 7}
Food, Inc. – $288,194 ($385,920 total) {week 2}
Departures – $102,822 ($476,108 total) {week 4}
Revanche – $12,592 ($177,988 total) {week 8}
Coraline – $9,397 ($75,265,446 total) {week 20}
Paris 36 – $4,281 ($850,575 total) {week 12}
Il Divo – $2,763 ($178,025 total) {week 9}
Burma VJ – $1,436 ($33,165 total) {week 5}
12 – $85 ($125,024 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Up – $25,466,062 ($245,275,522 total)
Star Trek – $5,974,394 ($260,436,789 total)
Food, Inc. – $312,402 ($418,337 total)
Departures – $111,459 ($516,101 total)
Revanche – $13,650 ($192,939 total)
Coraline – $10,186 ($81,587,743 total)
Paris 36 – $4,641 ($922,023 total)
Il Divo – $2,995 ($192,979 total)
Burma VJ – $1,557 ($35,951 total)
12 – $92 ($135,526 total)

Oscar Details:

12: Foreign Language Film
Burma VJ: Documentary Feature
Coraline: Animated Feature
Departures: Foreign Language Film [O]
Il Divo: Makeup
Food, Inc.: Documentary Feature
Paris 36: Original Song (“Loin de Paname”)
Revanche: Foreign Language Film
Star Trek: Makeup [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects
Up: Picture, Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Sound Editing

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 18-20, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – $18,027,466 ($190,925,253 total) {week 3}
Shrek 2 – $13,941,950 ($378,623,263 total) {week 5}
Troy – $1,778,352 ($129,031,321 total) {week 6}
Super Size Me – $616,670 ($8,674,990 total) {week 7}
Story of the Weeping Camel – $113,846 ($210,789 total) {week 3}
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – $79,725 ($34,126,138 total) {week 14}
The Passion of the Christ – $41,913 ($370,111,518 total) {week 17}
The Twilight Samurai – $28,856 ($364,368 total) {week 9}
My Architect – $17,014 ($2,728,146 total) {week 32}
Cold Mountain – $12,847 ($95,617,788 total) {week 26}
The Triplets of Belleville – $1,932 ($6,980,090 total) {week 30}
City of God – $1,499 ($7,563,397 total) {week 75}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – $45,658,348 ($483,558,351 total)
Shrek 2 – $35,310,920 ($958,943,031 total)
Troy – $4,504,050 ($326,798,953 total)
Super Size Me – $1,561,846 ($21,971,236 total)
Story of the Weeping Camel – $288,339 ($533,867 total)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – $201,920 ($86,431,621 total)
The Passion of the Christ – $106,153 ($937,385,247 total)
The Twilight Samurai – $73,084 ($922,839 total)
My Architect – $43,092 ($6,909,603 total)
Cold Mountain – $32,538 ($242,172,155 total)
The Triplets of Belleville – $4,893 ($17,678,546 total)
City of God – $3,797 ($19,155,893 total)

Oscar Details:

City of God: Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography
Cold Mountain: Actor (Jude Law), Supporting Actress (Renee Zellweger) [O], Original Song (“Scarlet Tide”), Original Song (“You Will Be My Ain True Love”), Original Score, Editing, Cinematography
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Actress (Kate Winslet), Original Screenplay [O]
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Original Score, Visual Effects
My Architect: Documentary Feature
The Passion of the Christ : Original Score, Cinematography, Makeup
Shrek 2: Animated Feature, Original Song (“Accidentally in Love”)
Story of the Weeping Camel : Documentary Feature
Super Size Me : Documentary Feature
The Triplets of Belleville: Animated Feature, Original Song (“Belleville Rendez-vous”)
Troy: Costume Design
The Twilight Samurai: Foreign Language Film

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 18-20, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

Tarzan – $34,221,968 ($34,361,342 total) {week 1}
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me – $31,406,630 ($116,148,215 total) {week 2}
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace – $18,859,021 ($328,072,869 total) {week 5}
The Mummy – $3,206,500 ($142,006,580 total) {week 7}
The Matrix – $1,315,856 ($163,869,151 total) {week 12}
Life – $330,240 ($62,132,854 total) {week 10}
Election – $269,075 ($13,806,822 total) {week 9}
Buena Vista Social Club – $187,298 ($607,989 total) {week 3}
The Red Violin – $181,749 ($2,594,818 total) {week 23}
Shakespeare in Love – $103,426 ($97,702,543 total) {week 28}
Life Is Beautiful – $85,686 ($57,124,464 total) {week 35}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Tarzan – $54,768,622 ($54,991,675 total)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me – $50,262,973 ($185,882,872 total)
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace – $30,181,858 ($525,045,753 total)
The Mummy – $5,131,662 ($227,266,436 total)
The Matrix – $2,105,888 ($262,255,157 total)
Life – $528,514 ($99,437,028 total)
Election – $430,626 ($22,096,351 total)
Buena Vista Social Club – $299,751 ($973,022 total)
The Red Violin – $290,870 ($4,152,730 total)
Shakespeare in Love – $165,522 ($156,362,534 total)
Life Is Beautiful – $137,131 ($91,421,632 total)

Oscar Details:

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me: Makeup
Buena Vista Social Club: Documentary Feature
Election: Adapted Screenplay
Life: Makeup
Life Is Beautiful: Picture, Director, Actor (Roberto Benigni) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score [O], Editing, Foreign Language Film [O]
The Matrix : Editing [O], Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
The Mummy : Sound
The Red Violin : Original Score [O]
Shakespeare in Love: Picture [O], Director, Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow) [O], Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Supporting Actress (Judi Dench) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Musical or Comedy Score [O], Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace: Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects
Tarzan: Original Song (“You’ll Be In My Heart”)

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 24, 1994

Weekend Box Office:

The Lion King – $40,888,194 ($44,654,884 total) {week 2}
Speed – $12,426,413 ($55,449,180 total) {week 3}
Wyatt Earp – $7,543,504 ($7,543,504 total) {week 1}
Maverick – $3,635,856 ($80,027,329 total) {week 6}
Schindler’s List – $503,115 ($94,489,783 total) {week 28}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Lion King – $79,526,559 ($86,852,681 total)
Speed – $24,169,076 ($107,847,329 total)
Wyatt Earp – $14,671,935 ($14,671,935 total)
Maverick – $7,071,653 ($155,651,240 total)
Schindler’s List – $978,547 ($183,780,367 total)

Oscar Details:

The Lion King : Original Song (“Can You Feel the Love Tonight” [O], “Circle of Life”, “Hakuna Matata”), Original Score [O]
Maverick: Costume Design
Schindler’s List: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Liam Neeson), Supporting Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Makeup, Sound
Speed: Editing, Sound [O], Sound Effects [O]
Wyatt Earp: Cinematography

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 23-25, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

Batman – $40,489,746 ($42,705,884 total) {week 1}
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – $8,160,750 ($136,327,473 total) {week 5}
Dead Poets Society – $7,344,976 ($35,586,555 total) {week 4}
Field of Dreams – $2,124,325 ($47,723,528 total) {week 10}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Batman – $82,917,288 ($87,455,626 total)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – $16,712,065 ($279,179,435 total)
Dead Poets Society – $15,041,475 ($72,876,245 total)
Field of Dreams – $4,350,318 ($97,731,054 total)

Oscar Details:

Batman: Art Direction [O]
Dead Poets Society: Picture, Director, Actor (Robin Williams), Original Screenplay [O]
Field of Dreams: Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Original Score, Sound, Sound Effects [O]

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 22-24, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

Ghostbusters – $13,059,428 ($61,481,351 total) {week 3}
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – $7,768,527 ($116,222,175 total) {week 5}
The Karate Kid – $5,031,753 ($5,031,753 total) {week 1}
The Natural – $2,064,956 ($36,732,079 total) {week 7}
The Pope of Greenwich Village – $1,544,624 ($1,544,624 total) {week 1}
Romancing the Stone – $1,351,076 ($64,493,691 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Ghostbusters – $31,599,152 ($148,762,912 total)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – $18,797,061 ($281,216,156 total)
The Karate Kid – $12,175,045 ($12,175,045 total)
The Natural – $4,996,456 ($88,878,513 total)
The Pope of Greenwich Village – $3,737,438 ($3,737,438 total)
Romancing the Stone – $3,269,121 ($156,051,699 total)

Oscar Details:

Ghostbusters: Original Song (“Ghostbusters”), Visual Effects
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: Original Score, Visual Effects [O]
The Karate Kid : Supporting Actor (Noriyuki ‘Pat’ Morita)
The Natural : Supporting Actress (Glenn Close), Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction
The Pope of Greenwich Village : Supporting Actress (Geraldine Page)
Romancing the Stone: Editing