Oscar in Box Office History (Week 42, 2022)

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.

This Year: Potential Oscar Nominees Releasing This Weekend

Black Adam (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Sound, Visual Effects.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 20-22, 2017

Weekend Box Office:

Blade Runner 2049 (2017, 90th) – $7,353,151 ($74,203,354 total) {week 3}
Victoria & Abdul (2017, 90th) – $2,126,115 ($14,836,649 total) {week 5}
Marshall (2017, 90th) – $1,482,383 ($5,434,374 total) {week 2}
The Florida Project (2017, 90th) – $602,171 ($1,340,794 total) {week 3}
Loving Vincent (2017, 90th) – $429,447 ($1,354,696 total) {week 5}
Dunkirk (2017, 90th) – $100,121 ($187,730,954 total) {week 14}
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017, 90th) – $43,846 ($146,742,862 total) {week 15}
Faces Places (2017, 90th) – $41,439 ($161,762 total) {week 3}
The Boss Baby (2017, 90th) – $1,600 ($175,001,565 total) {week 29}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Blade Runner 2049 (2017, 90th) – $7,845,001 ($79,166,789 total)
Victoria & Abdul (2017, 90th) – $2,268,330 ($15,829,067 total)
Marshall (2017, 90th) – $1,581,539 ($5,797,877 total)
The Florida Project (2017, 90th) – $642,450 ($1,430,479 total)
Loving Vincent (2017, 90th) – $458,173 ($1,445,311 total)
Dunkirk (2017, 90th) – $106,818 ($200,288,208 total)
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017, 90th) – $46,779 ($156,558,438 total)
Faces Places (2017, 90th) – $44,211 ($172,582 total)
The Boss Baby (2017, 90th) – $1,707 ($186,707,355 total)

Oscar Details:

Blade Runner 2049 (2017, 90th): Cinematography [O], Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
The Boss Baby (2017, 90th): Animated Feature
Dunkirk (2017, 90th): Picture, Directing, Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Production Design, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O]
Faces Places (2017, 90th): Documentary Feature
The Florida Project (2017, 90th): Supporting Actor (Willem Dafoe)
Loving Vincent (2017, 90th): Animated Feature
Marshall (2017, 90th): Original Song (“Stand Up for Something”)
Victoria & Abdul (2017, 90th): Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017, 90th): Visual Effects

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 19-21, 2012

Weekend Box Office:

Argo (2012, 85th) – $16,445,475 ($43,011,964 total) {week 2}
Frankenweenie (2012, 85th) – $4,329,358 ($28,238,779 total) {week 3}
The Master (2012, 85th) – $520,677 ($14,738,213 total) {week 6}
Brave (2012, 85th) – $421,577 ($235,044,709 total) {week 18}
Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th) – $197,188 ($1,968,290 total) {week 13}
The Sessions (2012, 85th) – $113,467 ($113,467 total) {week 1}
ParaNorman (2012, 85th) – $104,572 ($54,664,352 total) {week 10}
Ted (2012, 85th) – $69,745 ($218,628,680 total) {week 17}
Moonrise Kingdom (2012, 85th) – $19,324 ($45,489,125 total) {week 22}
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012, 85th) – $17,413 ($11,186,650 total) {week 17}
How to Survive a Plague (2012, 85th) – $9,421 ($108,809 total) {week 5}
The Invisible War (2012, 85th) – $974 ($62,313 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Argo (2012, 85th) – $19,771,758 ($51,711,620 total)
Frankenweenie (2012, 85th) – $5,205,020 ($33,950,391 total)
The Master (2012, 85th) – $625,990 ($17,719,183 total)
Brave (2012, 85th) – $506,846 ($282,585,159 total)
Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th) – $237,072 ($2,366,399 total)
The Sessions (2012, 85th) – $136,417 ($136,417 total)
ParaNorman (2012, 85th) – $125,723 ($65,720,835 total)
Ted (2012, 85th) – $83,852 ($262,848,802 total)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012, 85th) – $23,232 ($54,689,815 total)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012, 85th) – $20,935 ($13,449,276 total)
How to Survive a Plague (2012, 85th) – $11,327 ($130,817 total)
The Invisible War (2012, 85th) – $1,171 ($74,917 total)

Oscar Details:

Argo (2012, 85th): Picture [O], Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin), Adapted Screenlay [O], Original Score, Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012, 85th): Picture, Directing, Actress (Quvenzhane Wallis), Adapted Screenplay
Brave (2012, 85th): Animated Feature [O]
Frankenweenie (2012, 85th): Animated Feature
How to Survive a Plague (2012, 85th): Documentary Feature
The Invisible War (2012, 85th): Documentary Feature
The Master (2012, 85th): Actor (Joaquin Phoenix), Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Supporting Actress (Amy Adams)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012, 85th): Original Screenplay
ParaNorman (2012, 85th): Animated Feature
Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th): Documentary Feature [O]
The Sessions (2012, 85th): Actress (Helen Hunt)
Ted (2012, 85th): Original Song (“Everybody Needs a Best Friend”)

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 19-21, 2007

Weekend Box Office:

Michael Clayton (2007, 80th) – $6,677,272 ($21,563,586 total) {week 3}
Gone Baby Gone (2007, 80th) – $5,501,406 ($5,501,406 total) {week 1}
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007, 80th) – $3,150,180 ($11,224,145 total) {week 2}
Across the Universe (2007, 80th) – $2,653,475 ($16,720,931 total) {week 6}
Into the Wild (2007, 80th) – $2,138,403 ($6,490,408 total) {week 5}
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007, 80th) – $531,282 ($2,178,826 total) {week 5}
3:10 to Yuma (2007, 80th) – $502,313 ($52,738,678 total) {week 7}
Transformers (2007, 80th) – $479,694 ($318,326,165 total) {week 16}
Ratatouille (2007, 80th) – $340,588 ($204,907,550 total) {week 17}
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007, 80th) – $320,405 ($226,096,325 total) {week 12}
Eastern Promises (2007, 80th) – $245,961 ($16,866,286 total) {week 6}
Lars and the Real Girl (2007, 80th) – $188,603 ($316,218 total) {week 2}
In the Valley of Elah (2007, 80th) – $79,310 ($6,585,535 total) {week 6}
Once (2007, 80th) – $23,100 ($9,330,916 total) {week 23}
La Vie en Rose (2007, 80th) – $8,816 ($10,056,573 total) {week 21}
No End in Sight (2007, 80th) – $4,051 ($1,424,221 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Michael Clayton (2007, 80th) – $9,288,008 ($29,994,697 total)
Gone Baby Gone (2007, 80th) – $7,652,392 ($7,652,392 total)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007, 80th) – $4,381,864 ($15,612,655 total)
Across the Universe (2007, 80th) – $3,690,953 ($23,258,621 total)
Into the Wild (2007, 80th) – $2,974,494 ($9,028,082 total)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007, 80th) – $739,007 ($3,030,722 total)
3:10 to Yuma (2007, 80th) – $698,712 ($73,358,888 total)
Transformers (2007, 80th) – $667,249 ($442,787,994 total)
Ratatouille (2007, 80th) – $473,754 ($285,024,019 total)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007, 80th) – $445,680 ($314,497,359 total)
Eastern Promises (2007, 80th) – $342,129 ($23,460,808 total)
Lars and the Real Girl (2007, 80th) – $262,345 ($439,856 total)
In the Valley of Elah (2007, 80th) – $110,319 ($9,160,403 total)
Once (2007, 80th) – $32,132 ($12,979,196 total)
La Vie en Rose (2007, 80th) – $12,263 ($13,988,576 total)
No End in Sight (2007, 80th) – $5,635 ($1,981,075 total)

Oscar Details:

3:10 to Yuma (2007, 80th): Original Score, Sound Mixing
Across the Universe (2007, 80th): Costume Design
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007, 80th): Supporting Actor (Casey Affleck), Cinematography
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007, 80th): Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O]
Eastern Promises (2007, 80th): Actor (Viggo Mortensen)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007, 80th): Actress (Cate Blanchett), Costume Design [O]
Gone Baby Gone (2007, 80th): Supporting Actress (Amy Ryan)
In the Valley of Elah (2007, 80th): Actor (Tommy Lee Jones)
Into the Wild (2007, 80th): Supporting Actor (Hal Holbrook), Film Editing
Lars and the Real Girl (2007, 80th): Original Screenplay
Michael Clayton (2007, 80th): Picture, Director, Actor (George Clooney), Supporting Actor (Tom Wilkinson), Supporting Actress (Tilda Swinton) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score
No End in Sight (2007, 80th): Documentary Feature
Once (2007, 80th): Original Song [O]
Ratatouille (2007, 80th): Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Transformers (2007, 80th): Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
La Vie en Rose (2007, 80th): Actress (Marion Cotillard) [O], Costume Design, Makeup [O]

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 18-20, 2002

Weekend Box Office:

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002, 75th) – $7,145,309 ($169,292,979 total) {week 27}
Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $728,051 ($1,052,554 total) {week 2}
Spirited Away (2002, 75th) – $519,252 ($3,424,435 total) {week 5}
Lilo & Stitch (2002, 75th) – $341,991 ($144,561,702 total) {week 18}
Minority Report (2002, 75th) – $36,771 ($131,976,147 total) {week 18}
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002, 75th) – $29,707 ($302,155,373 total) {week 23}
Road to Perdition (2002, 75th) – $24,361 ($103,902,447 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002, 75th) – $11,769,468 ($278,852,635 total)
Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $1,199,217 ($1,733,725 total)
Spirited Away (2002, 75th) – $855,291 ($5,640,593 total)
Lilo & Stitch (2002, 75th) – $563,314 ($238,116,263 total)
Minority Report (2002, 75th) – $60,568 ($217,385,839 total)
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002, 75th) – $48,932 ($497,698,265 total)
Road to Perdition (2002, 75th) – $40,126 ($171,143,962 total)

Oscar Details:

Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th): Documentary Feature [O]
Lilo & Stitch (2002, 75th): Animated Feature
Minority Report (2002, 75th): Sound Film Editing
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002, 75th): Original Screenplay
Road to Perdition (2002, 75th): Supporting Actor (Paul Newman), Original Score, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound, Sound Film Editing
Spirited Away (2002, 75th): Animated Feature [O]
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002, 75th): Visual Effects

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 17-19, 1997

Weekend Box Office:

In & Out (1997, 70th) – $3,713,247 ($53,147,645 total) {week 5}
L.A. Confidential (1997, 70th) – $2,543,752 ($26,864,037 total) {week 5}
The Full Monty (1997, 70th) – $1,734,066 ($22,389,354 total) {week 10}
Boogie Nights (1997, 70th) – $869,146 ($1,025,671 total) {week 2}
Air Force One (1997, 70th) – $169,478 ($169,792,834 total) {week 13}
Men in Black (1997, 70th) – $301,530 ($244,064,365 total) {week 16}
The Sweet Hereafter (1997, 70th) – $47,286 ($143,274 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

In & Out (1997, 70th) – $7,741,999 ($110,811,103 total)
L.A. Confidential (1997, 70th) – $5,303,640 ($56,010,639 total)
The Full Monty (1997, 70th) – $3,615,471 ($46,681,071 total)
Boogie Nights (1997, 70th) – $1,812,141 ($2,138,491 total)
Air Force One (1997, 70th) – $353,356 ($354,012,510 total)
Men in Black (1997, 70th) – $628,680 ($508,866,225 total)
The Sweet Hereafter (1997, 70th) – $98,590 ($298,722 total)

Oscar Details:

Air Force One (1997, 70th): Film Editing, Sound
Boogie Nights (1997, 70th): Supporting Actor (Burt Reynolds), Supporting Actress (Julianne Moore), Original Screenplay
The Full Monty (1997, 70th): Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Original Musical or Comedy Score [O]
In & Out (1997, 70th): Supporting Actress (Joan Cusack)
L.A. Confidential (1997, 70th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actress (Kim Basinger) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound
Men in Black (1997, 70th): Original Musical or Comedy Score, Art Direction, Makeup [O]
The Sweet Hereafter (1997, 70th): Director, Adapted Screenplay

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 16-18, 1992

Weekend Box Office:

Under Siege (1992, 65th) – $11,151,874 ($30,301,259 total) {week 2}
The Last of the Mohicans (1992, 65th) – $5,828,251 ($43,734,536 total) {week 4}
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992, 65th) – $1,087,947 ($5,841,652 total) {week 3}
Batman Returns (1992, 65th) – $230,373 ($162,744,850 total) {week 18}
A River Runs Through It (1992, 65th) – $471,968 ($859,445 total) {week 2}
Unforgiven (1992, 65th) – $144,378 ($74,079,040 total) {week 11}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Under Siege (1992, 65th) – $25,716,490 ($69,875,433 total)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992, 65th) – $13,440,087 ($100,852,894 total)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992, 65th) – $2,508,832 ($13,470,990 total)
Batman Returns (1992, 65th) – $531,246 ($375,293,546 total)
A River Runs Through It (1992, 65th) – $1,088,370 ($1,981,901 total)
Unforgiven (1992, 65th) – $332,939 ($170,828,051 total)

Oscar Details:

Batman Returns (1992, 65th): Makeup, Visual Effects
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992, 65th): Supporting Actor (Al Pacino)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992, 65th): Sound [O]
A River Runs Through It (1992, 65th): Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography [O]
Under Siege (1992, 65th): Sound, Sound Effects
Unforgiven (1992, 65th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Clint Eastwood), Supporting Actor (Gene Hackman) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct 16-18, 1987

Weekend Box Office:

Fatal Attraction (1987, 60th) – $7,688,730 ($55,482,673 total) {week 5}
The Princess Bride (1987, 60th) – $3,632,285 ($9,407,905 total) {week 4}
Dirty Dancing (1987, 60th) – $1,839,181 ($34,837,670 total) {week 9}
Hope and Glory (1987, 60th) – $25,497 ($25,497 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Fatal Attraction (1987, 60th) – $18,818,707 ($135,797,744 total)
The Princess Bride (1987, 60th) – $8,890,273 ($23,026,509 total)
Dirty Dancing (1987, 60th) – $4,501,525 ($85,267,648 total)
Hope and Glory (1987, 60th) – $62,406 ($62,406 total)

Oscar Details:

Dirty Dancing (1987, 60th): Original Song (“(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life”) [O]
Fatal Attraction (1987, 60th): Picture, Director, Actress (Glenn Close), Supporting Actress (Anne Archer), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
Hope and Glory (1987, 60th): Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction
The Princess Bride (1987, 60th): Original Song (“Storybook Love”)

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 15-17, 1982

Weekend Box Office:

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, 55th) – $3,315,692 ($270,557,116 total) {week 19}
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982, 55th) – $3,260,328 ($75,479,008 total) {week 12}
My Favorite Year (1982, 55th) – $2,205,749 ($5,567,783 total) {week 2}
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982, 55th) – $546,295 ($69,701,637 total) {week 13}
Rocky III (1982, 55th) – $475,759 ($117,432,059 total) {week 21}
Annie (1982, 55th) – $298,613 ($53,051,409 total) {week 16}
On Golden Pond (1981, 54th) – $236,072 ($118,445,915 total) {week 46}
Poltergeist (1982, 55th) – $206,183 ($71,322,433 total) {week 20}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, 55th) – $10,792,916 ($880,691,020 total)
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982, 55th) – $10,612,700 ($245,691,873 total)
My Favorite Year (1982, 55th) – $7,179,938 ($18,123,702 total)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982, 55th) – $1,778,246 ($226,885,941 total)
Rocky III (1982, 55th) – $1,548,644 ($382,253,335 total)
Annie (1982, 55th) – $972,016 ($172,687,750 total)
On Golden Pond (1981, 54th) – $768,438 ($385,553,540 total)
Poltergeist (1982, 55th) – $671,147 ($232,161,797 total)

Oscar Details:

Annie (1982, 55th): Original Song Score, Art Direction
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982, 55th): Supporting Actor (Charles Durning)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, 55th): Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
My Favorite Year (1982, 55th): Actor (Peter O’Toole)
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982, 55th): Actress (Debra Winger), Supporting Actor (Louis Gossett Jr.) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Up Where We Belong”) [O], Original Score, Film Editing
On Golden Pond (1981, 54th): Picture, Director, Actor (Henry Fonda) [O], Actress (Katharine Hepburn) [O], Supporting Actress (Jane Fonda), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound
Poltergeist (1982, 55th): Original Score, Sound Effects Film Editing, Visual Effects
Rocky III (1982, 55th): Original Song (“Eye of the Tiger”)

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 21-23, 1977

Weekend Box Office:

Star Wars (1977, 50th) – $2,891,000 ($174,518,466 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Star Wars (1977, 50th) – $12,406,668 ($748,942,475 total)

Oscar Details:

Star Wars (1977, 50th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Alec Guinness), Orginal Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O], Visual Effects [O], Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects) [O]