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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 28, 2012)

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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

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5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 13-15, 2007

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Transformers – $37,027,901 ($224,009,583 total) {week 2}
  2. Ratatouille – $18,012,196 ($142,997,082 total) {week 3}
  3. Sicko – $2,604,139 ($15,830,046 total) {week 4}
  4. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End – $1,396,749 ($304,454,423 total) {week 8}
  5. La Vie en Rose – $543,470 ($6,882,728 total) {week 6}
  6. Once – $326,664 ($5,082,298 total) {week 9}
  7. Surf’s Up – $308,042 ($56,869,271 total) {week 6}
  8. Away from Her – $26,637 ($4,548,331 total) {week 11}
  9. The Lives of Others – $26,176 ($10,864,149 total) {week 23}
  10. Iraq in Fragments – $207 ($361,617 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Transformers – $37,027,901 ($224,009,583 total)
  2. Ratatouille – $18,012,196 ($142,997,082 total)
  3. Sicko – $2,604,139 ($15,830,046 total)
  4. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End – $1,396,749 ($304,454,423 total)
  5. La Vie en Rose – $543,470 ($6,882,728 total)
  6. Once – $326,664 ($5,082,298 total)
  7. Surf’s Up – $308,042 ($56,869,271 total)
  8. Away from Her – $26,637 ($4,548,331 total)
  9. The Lives of Others – $26,176 ($10,864,149 total)
  10. Iraq in Fragments – $207 ($361,617 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Away from Her: Actress (Julie Christie), Adapted Screenplay
  • Iraq in Fragments: Documentary Feature
  • The Lives of Others: Foreign Language Film
  • Once: Original Song [O]
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End: Makeup, Visual Effects
  • Ratatouille: Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
  • Sicko: Documentary Feature
  • Surf’s Up: Animated Feature
  • Transformers: Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects
  • La Vie en Rose: Actress [O], Costume Design, Makeup [O]

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 12-14, 2002

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Road to Perdition – $22,079,481 ($22,079,481 total) {week 1}
  2. Lilo & Stitch – $8,024,738 ($118,411,367 total) {week 4}
  3. Minority Report – $7,216,069 ($110,137,457 total) {week 4}
  4. My Big Fat Greek Wedding – $2,230,158 ($27,031,170 total) {week 13}
  5. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones – $1,281,757 ($293,817,458 total) {week 9}
  6. Spider-Man – $890,372 ($401,991,818 total) {week 11}
  7. About a Boy – $198,030 ($40,566,655 total) {week 9}
  8. Ice Age – $185,249 ($175,676,099 total) {week 18}
  9. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron – $161,639 ($71,685,619 total) {week 8}
  10. Unfaithful – $146,848 ($52,309,210 total) {week 10}
  11. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – $114,543 ($312,762,385 total) {week 30}
  12. Y Tu Mama Tambien – $101,137 ($13,364,656 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Road to Perdition – $22,079,481 ($22,079,481 total)
  2. Lilo & Stitch – $8,024,738 ($118,411,367 total)
  3. Minority Report – $7,216,069 ($110,137,457 total)
  4. My Big Fat Greek Wedding – $2,230,158 ($27,031,170 total)
  5. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones – $1,281,757 ($293,817,458 total)
  6. Spider-Man – $890,372 ($401,991,818 total)
  7. About a Boy – $198,030 ($40,566,655 total)
  8. Ice Age – $185,249 ($175,676,099 total)
  9. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron – $161,639 ($71,685,619 total)
  10. Unfaithful – $146,848 ($52,309,210 total)
  11. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – $114,543 ($312,762,385 total)
  12. Y Tu Mama Tambien – $101,137 ($13,364,656 total)

Oscar Details:

  • About a Boy: Adapted Screenplay
  • Ice Age: Animated Feature
  • Lilo & Stitch: 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]
  • Minority Report: Sound Editing
  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding: Original Screenplay
  • Road to Perdition: Supporting Actor (Paul Newman), Original Score, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound, Sound Editing
  • 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

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 11-13, 1997

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Men in Black – $30,062,317 ($139,584,970 total) {week 2}
  2. Contact – $20,584,908 ($20,584,908 total) {week 1}
  3. Hercules – $8,339,217 ($66,492,048 total) {week 5}
  4. My Best Friend’s Wedding – $8,321,580 ($83,502,316 total) {week 4}
  5. Con Air – $2,891,449 ($89,903,753 total) {week 6}
  6. The Lost World: Jurassic Park – $1,350,900 ($221,055,524 total) {week 8}
  7. 4 Little Girls – $13,528 ($18,895 total) {week 1}
  8. The Fifth Element – $102,955 ($61,138,490 total) {week 10}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Men in Black – $30,062,317 ($139,584,970 total)
  2. Contact – $20,584,908 ($20,584,908 total)
  3. Hercules – $8,339,217 ($66,492,048 total)
  4. My Best Friend’s Wedding – $8,321,580 ($83,502,316 total)
  5. Con Air – $2,891,449 ($89,903,753 total)
  6. The Lost World: Jurassic Park – $1,350,900 ($221,055,524 total)
  7. 4 Little Girls – $13,528 ($18,895 total)
  8. The Fifth Element – $102,955 ($61,138,490 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 4 Little Girls: Documentary Feature
  • Con Air: Original Song (“How Do I Live”), Sound
  • Contact: Sound
  • The Fifth Element: Sound Editing
  • Hercules: Original Song (“Go the Distance”)
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park: Visual Effects
  • Men in Black: Original Musical or Comedy Score, Art Direction, Makeup [O]
  • My Best Friend’s Wedding: Original Comedy/Musical Score

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 10-12, 1992

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Batman Returns – $7,722,838 ($137,482,546 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Batman Returns – $7,722,838 ($137,482,546 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Batman Returns: Makeup, Visual Effects

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 10-12, 1987

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Full Metal Jacket – $6,079,963 ($13,013,643 total) {week 3}
  2. Innerspace – $4,300,503 ($14,337,552 total) {week 2}
  3. The Witches of Eastwick – $3,653,639 ($47,267,541 total) {week 5}
  4. Beverly Hills Cop II – $3,501,874 ($132,331,405 total) {week 8}
  5. The Untouchables – $3,211,390 ($56,969,748 total) {week 6}
  6. Preadator – $2,877,820 ($46,854,315 total) {week 5}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Full Metal Jacket – $6,079,963 ($13,013,643 total)
  2. Innerspace – $4,300,503 ($14,337,552 total)
  3. The Witches of Eastwick – $3,653,639 ($47,267,541 total)
  4. Beverly Hills Cop II – $3,501,874 ($132,331,405 total)
  5. The Untouchables – $3,211,390 ($56,969,748 total)
  6. Preadator – $2,877,820 ($46,854,315 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Beverly Hills Cop II: Original Song (“Shakedown”)
  • Full Metal Jacket: Adapted Screenplay
  • Innerspace: Visual Effects [O]
  • Preadator: Visual Effects
  • The Untouchables: Supporting Actor (Sean Connery) [O], Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
  • The Witches of Eastwick: Original Score, Sound

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 9-11, 1982

Weekend Box Office:

  1. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial – $12,802,287 ($106,852,599 total) {week 5}
  2. Tron – $4,761,795 ($4,761,795 total) {week 1}
  3. Rocky III – $4,459,637 ($79,325,537 total) {week 7}
  4. Poltergeist – $3,246,527 ($42,746,527 total) {week 6}
  5. Annie – $3,146,153 ($31,172,057 total) {week 8}
  6. Blade Runner – $2,505,551 ($19,002,404 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial – $12,802,287 ($106,852,599 total)
  2. Tron – $4,761,795 ($4,761,795 total)
  3. Rocky III – $4,459,637 ($79,325,537 total)
  4. Poltergeist – $3,246,527 ($42,746,527 total)
  5. Annie – $3,146,153 ($31,172,057 total)
  6. Blade Runner – $2,505,551 ($19,002,404 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Annie: Original Song Score, Art Direction
  • Blade Runner: Art Direction, Visual Effects
  • E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Editing, Cinematography, Sound [O], Sound Effects Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • Poltergeist: Original Score, Sound Editing, Visual Effects
  • Rocky III: Original Song (“Eye of the Tiger”)
  • Tron: Costume Design, Sound

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