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

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5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 28-30, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

11. Deepwater Horizon (2016, 89th) – $2,094,121 ($58,354,366 total) {week 5}
15. Sully (2016, 89th) – $932,251 ($122,350,216 total) {week 8}
16. Moonlight (2016, 89th) – $850,114 ($1,420,907 total) {week 2}
20. A Man Called Ove (2016, 89th) – $365,314 ($1,296,021 total) {week 5}
24. Suicide Squad (2016, 89th) – $282,639 ($324,673,191 total) {week 13}
31. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016, 89th) – $140,036 ($47,612,370 total) {week 11}
45. Hell or High Water (2016, 89th) – $58,061 ($26,749,794 total) {week 12}
69. Fire at Sea (2016, 89th) – $7,255 ($36,984 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

11. Deepwater Horizon (2016, 89th) – $2,217,589 ($61,794,912 total)
15. Sully (2016, 89th) – $987,216 ($129,563,928 total)
16. Moonlight (2016, 89th) – $900,236 ($1,504,683 total)
20. A Man Called Ove (2016, 89th) – $386,853 ($1,372,434 total)
24. Suicide Squad (2016, 89th) – $299,303 ($343,815,772 total)
31. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016, 89th) – $148,292 ($50,419,573 total)
45. Hell or High Water (2016, 89th) – $61,484 ($28,326,949 total)
69. Fire at Sea (2016, 89th) – $7,683 ($39,165 total)

Oscar Details:

• Deepwater Horizon (2016, 89th): Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
• Fire at Sea (2016, 89th): Documentary Feature
• Hell or High Water (2016, 89th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Jeff Bridges), Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing
• Kubo and the Two Strings (2016, 89th): Animated Feature, Visual Effects
• A Man Called Ove (2016, 89th): Makeup & Hairstyling, Foreign Language Film
• Moonlight (2016, 89th): Picture [O], Directing, Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) [O], Supporting Actress (Naomie Harris), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography
• Suicide Squad (2016, 89th): Makeup & Hairstyling [O]
• Sully (2016, 89th): Sound Film Editing

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 4-6, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

1. Puss in Boots (2011, 84th) – $33,054,644 ($75,527,682 total) {week 2}
7. Real Steel (2011, 84th) – $3,436,086 ($78,779,328 total) {week 5}
9. The Ides of March (2011, 84th) – $1,938,197 ($36,738,482 total) {week 5}
10. Moneyball (2011, 84th) – $1,786,441 ($70,213,831 total) {week 7}
13. Anonymous (2011, 84th) – $1,233,006 ($2,683,332 total) {week 2}
16. Margin Call (2011, 84th) – $717,839 ($2,516,349 total) {week 3}
21. The Help (2011, 84th) – $333,158 ($167,427,819 total) {week 13}
30. Drive (2011, 84th) – $197,534 ($34,064,642 total) {week 8}
31. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th) – $178,230 ($176,140,806 total) {week 14}
35. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011, 84th) – $119,755 ($380,873,020 total) {week 17}
40. Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $69,104 ($55,478,969 total) {week 25}
94. Hell and Back Again (2011, 84th) – $2,607 ($22,504 total) {week 5}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Puss in Boots (2011, 84th) – $38,181,657 ($87,242,568 total)
7. Real Steel (2011, 84th) – $3,969,048 ($90,998,568 total)
9. The Ides of March (2011, 84th) – $2,238,825 ($42,436,885 total)
10. Moneyball (2011, 84th) – $2,063,531 ($81,104,501 total)
13. Anonymous (2011, 84th) – $1,424,254 ($3,099,536 total)
16. Margin Call (2011, 84th) – $829,181 ($2,906,653 total)
21. The Help (2011, 84th) – $384,833 ($193,397,077 total)
30. Drive (2011, 84th) – $228,173 ($39,348,313 total)
31. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th) – $205,875 ($203,461,511 total)
35. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011, 84th) – $138,330 ($439,949,163 total)
40. Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $79,823 ($64,084,156 total)
94. Hell and Back Again (2011, 84th) – $3,011 ($25,995 total)

Oscar Details:

• Anonymous (2011, 84th): Costume Design
• Drive (2011, 84th): Sound Film Editing
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011, 84th): Art Direction, Makeup, Visual Effects
• Hell and Back Again (2011, 84th): Documentary Feature
• The Help (2011, 84th): Picture, Actress (Viola Davis), Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer [O])
• The Ides of March (2011, 84th): Adapted Screenplay
• Margin Call (2011, 84th): Original Screenplay
• Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay [O], Art Direction
• Moneyball (2011, 84th): Picture, Actor (Brad Pitt), Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Mixing
• Puss in Boots (2011, 84th): Animated Feature
• Real Steel (2011, 84th): Visual Effects
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th): Visual Effects

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 3-5, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

1. Borat (2006, 79th) – $26,455,463 ($26,455,463 total) {week 1}
5. The Departed (2006, 79th) – $7,722,388 ($10,204,054 total) {week 5}
6. The Prestige (2006, 79th) – $7,505,268 ($39,135,541 total) {week 3}
7. Flags of Our Fathers (2006, 79th) – $4,419,657 ($26,550,769 total) {week 3}
10. The Queen (2006, 79th) – $2,909,966 ($9,986,970 total) {week 6}
12. Marie Antoinette (2006, 79th) – $2,212,839 ($12,946,803 total) {week 3}
20. Babel (2006, 79th) – $919,235 ($1,470,614 total) {week 2}
26. The Illusionist (2006, 79th) – $372,431 ($38,785,432 total) {week 12}
27. Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $323,863 ($58,268,253 total) {week 15}
28. The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th) – $268,855 ($2,809,919 total) {week 6}
30. Volver (2006, 79th) – $197,703 ($197,703 total) {week 1}
31. Little Children (2006, 79th) – $173,049 ($1,056,474 total) {week 5}
35. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $121,641 ($42,156,001 total) {week 18}
52. The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $47,601 ($124,610,018 total) {week 19}
57. Jesus Camp (2006, 79th) – $33,291 ($701,411 total) {week 8}
61. Deliver Us From Evil (2006, 79th) – $25,746 ($116,973 total) {week 4}
86. Half Nelson (2006, 79th) – $6,288 ($2,653,746 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Borat (2006, 79th) – $36,997,258 ($36,997,258 total)
5. The Departed (2006, 79th) – $10,799,553 ($14,270,097 total)
6. The Prestige (2006, 79th) – $10,495,917 ($54,730,008 total)
7. Flags of Our Fathers (2006, 79th) – $6,180,772 ($37,130,541 total)
10. The Queen (2006, 79th) – $4,069,510 ($13,966,511 total)
12. Marie Antoinette (2006, 79th) – $3,094,596 ($18,105,758 total)
20. Babel (2006, 79th) – $1,285,526 ($2,056,614 total)
26. The Illusionist (2006, 79th) – $520,835 ($54,240,390 total)
27. Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $452,914 ($81,486,595 total)
28. The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th) – $375,987 ($3,929,597 total)
30. Volver (2006, 79th) – $276,482 ($276,482 total)
31. Little Children (2006, 79th) – $242,004 ($1,477,451 total)
35. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $170,112 ($58,954,041 total)
52. The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $66,569 ($174,263,781 total)
57. Jesus Camp (2006, 79th) – $46,557 ($980,905 total)
61. Deliver Us From Evil (2006, 79th) – $36,005 ($163,584 total)
86. Half Nelson (2006, 79th) – $8,794 ($3,711,193 total)

Oscar Details:

• Babel (2006, 79th): Picture, Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza, Rinko Kikuchi), Director, Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing
• Borat (2006, 79th): Adapted Screenplay
• Deliver Us From Evil (2006, 79th): Documentary Feature
• The Departed (2006, 79th): Picture [O], Director [O], Supporting Actor (Mark Wahlberg), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
• The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th): Actress (Meryl Streep), Costume Design
• Flags of Our Fathers (2006, 79th): Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
• Half Nelson (2006, 79th): Actor (Ryan Gosling)
• The Illusionist (2006, 79th): Cinematography
• Jesus Camp (2006, 79th): Documentary Feature
• The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th): Actor (Forest Whitaker [O])
• Little Children (2006, 79th): Actress (Kate Winslet), Supporting Actor (Jackie Earle Haley), Adapted Screenplay
• Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin [O]), Supporting Actress (Abigail Breslin), Original Screenplay [O]
• Marie Antoinette (2006, 79th): Costume Design [O]
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th): Art Direction, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
• The Prestige (2006, 79th): Cinematography, Art Direction
• The Queen (2006, 79th): Picture, Director, Actress (Helen Mirren [O]), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Costume Design
• Volver (2006, 79th): Actress (Penelope Cruz)

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 2-4, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

1. Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th) – $62,577,067 ($62,577,067 total) {week 1}
8. Training Day (2001, 74th) – $3,052,422 ($69,569,698 total) {week 5}
19. The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001, 74th) – $664,404 ($683,947 total) {week 1}
21. Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th) – $541,015 ($3,725,658 total) {week 4}
28. Shrek (2001, 74th) – $146,841 ($267,202,507 total) {week 25}
29. Amelie (2001, 74th) – $136,470 ($136,470 total) {week 1}
48. Ghost World (2001, 74th) – $51,595 ($5,979,791 total) {week 16}
51. Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $43,421 ($198,421,875 total) {week 24}
999. Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $7,560 ($56,717,986 total) {week 25}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th) – $101,273,133 ($101,273,133 total)
8. Training Day (2001, 74th) – $4,939,962 ($112,589,829 total)
19. The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001, 74th) – $1,075,255 ($1,106,882 total)
21. Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th) – $875,565 ($6,029,510 total)
28. Shrek (2001, 74th) – $237,644 ($432,433,739 total)
29. Amelie (2001, 74th) – $220,860 ($220,860 total)
48. Ghost World (2001, 74th) – $83,500 ($9,677,542 total)
51. Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $70,271 ($321,120,914 total)
999. Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $12,235 ($91,790,946 total)

Oscar Details:

• Amelie (2001, 74th): Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound, Foreign Language Film
• Ghost World (2001, 74th): Adapted Screenplay
• The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001, 74th): Cinematography
• Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th): Animated Feature, Original Song (If I Didn’t Have You [O]), Original Score, Sound Film Editing
• Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th): Picture, Actress (Nicole Kidman), Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound
• Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th): Director
• Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th): Original Song (“There You’ll Be”), Sound, Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects
• Shrek (2001, 74th): Animated Feature [O], Adapted Screenplay
• Training Day (2001, 74th): Actor (Denzel Washington [O]), Supporting Actor (Ethan Hawke)

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 1-3, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

1. Romeo + Juliet (1996, 69th) – $11,133,231 ($11,133,231 total) {week 1}
2. Sleepers (1996, 69th) – $8,039,085 ($37,572,441 total) {week 3}
5. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996, 69th) – $3,660,201 ($31,779,391 total) {week 4}
7. First Wives Club (1996, 69th) – $3,561,788 ($93,741,105 total) {week 7}
11. Michael Collins (1996, 69th) – $2,209,786 ($6,067,321 total) {week 4}
12. That Thing You Do! (1996, 69th) – $1,181,717 ($22,164,288 total) {week 5}
14. Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $101,723 ($302,279,158 total) {week 18}
999. The Rock (1996, 69th) – $48,929 ($133,955,936 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Romeo + Juliet (1996, 69th) – $23,072,488 ($23,072,488 total)
2. Sleepers (1996, 69th) – $16,660,185 ($77,865,059 total)
5. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996, 69th) – $7,585,394 ($65,859,552 total)
7. First Wives Club (1996, 69th) – $7,381,443 ($194,268,896 total)
11. Michael Collins (1996, 69th) – $4,579,557 ($12,573,905 total)
12. That Thing You Do! (1996, 69th) – $2,448,988 ($45,933,230 total)
14. Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $210,811 ($626,442,780 total)
999. The Rock (1996, 69th) – $101,400 ($277,610,039 total)

Oscar Details:

• First Wives Club (1996, 69th): Original Comedy or Musical Score
• The Ghost and the Darkness (1996, 69th): Sound Effects [O]
• Independence Day (1996, 69th): Sound, Visual Effects [O]
• Michael Collins (1996, 69th): Original Score, Cinematography
• The Rock (1996, 69th): Sound
• Romeo + Juliet (1996, 69th): Art Direction
• Sleepers (1996, 69th): Original Dramatic Score
• That Thing You Do! (1996, 69th): Original Song (“That Thing You Do”)

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 1-3, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

9. The Fisher King (1991, 64th) – $1,786,480 ($33,515,465 total) {week 7}
999. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, 64th) – $463,755 ($20,348,780 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

9. The Fisher King (1991, 64th) – $3,886,973 ($72,922,009 total)
999. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, 64th) – $1,009,025 ($44,274,305 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Fisher King (1991, 64th): Actor (Robin Williams), Supporting Actress (Mercedes Ruehl) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, 64th): Film Editing, Cinematography, Makeup [O], Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

1. Crocodile Dundee (1986, 59th) – $5,716,215 ($59,675,856 total) {week 6}
2. The Color of Money (1986, 59th) – $5,292,685 ($20,788,665 total) {week 3}
4. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986, 59th) – $3,335,536 ($21,741,232 total) {week 4}
7. Children of a Lesser God (1986, 59th) – $1,571,939 ($11,714,728 total) {week 5}
10. Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $1,158,343 ($160,334,394 total) {week 25}
11. Stand By Me (1986, 59th) – $1,135,510 ($38,632,323 total) {week 13}
999. Blue Velvet (1986, 59th) – $360,162 ($5,050,635 total) {week 7}
999. The Mission (1986, 59th) – $40,366 ($40,366 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Crocodile Dundee (1986, 59th) – $14,113,350 ($147,339,849 total)
2. The Color of Money (1986, 59th) – $13,067,654 ($51,327,270 total)
4. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986, 59th) – $8,235,447 ($53,679,160 total)
7. Children of a Lesser God (1986, 59th) – $3,881,122 ($28,923,695 total)
10. Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $2,859,952 ($395,866,051 total)
11. Stand By Me (1986, 59th) – $2,803,577 ($95,383,310 total)
999. Blue Velvet (1986, 59th) – $889,241 ($12,470,031 total)
999. The Mission (1986, 59th) – $99,664 ($99,664 total)

Oscar Details:

• Blue Velvet (1986, 59th): Director
• Children of a Lesser God (1986, 59th): Picture, Actor (William Hurt), Actress (Marlee Matlin [O]), Supporting Actress (Piper Laurie), Adapted Screenplay
• The Color of Money (1986, 59th): Actor (Paul Newman [O]), Supporting Actress (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction
• Crocodile Dundee (1986, 59th): Original Screenplay
• The Mission (1986, 59th): Picture, Director, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Costume Design
• Peggy Sue Got Married (1986, 59th): Actress (Kathleen Turner), Cinematography, Costume Design
• Stand By Me (1986, 59th): Adapted Screenplay
• Top Gun (1986, 59th): Original Song (“Take My Breath Away” [O]), Film Editing, Sound, Sound Effects

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 1981

Weekend Box Office:

3. Arthur (1981, 54th) – $1,254,295 ($63,438,928 total) {week 16}
8. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $967,723 ($144,963,710 total) {week 21}
15. Chariots of Fire (1981, 54th) – $174,508 ($1,217,032 total) {week 6}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

3. Arthur (1981, 54th) – $4,132,857 ($209,028,986 total)
8. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $3,188,612 ($477,650,210 total)
15. Chariots of Fire (1981, 54th) – $574,998 ($4,010,077 total)

Oscar Details:

• Arthur (1981, 54th): Actor (Dudley Moore), Supporting Actor (John Gielgud) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)”) [O]
• Chariots of Fire (1981, 54th): Picture [O], Director, Supporting Actor (Ian Holm), Original Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing, Costume Design [O]
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th): Picture, Director, Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Sound [O], Visual Effects [O], Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Film Editing) [O]