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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 45, 2018)

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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 Grinch (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Animated Feature.

The Front Runner (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Actor (Hugh Jackman), Supporting Actor (J.K. Simmons), Supporting Actress (Vera Farmiga), Adapted Screenplay.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 8-10, 2013

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa – $11,326,977 ($78,773,603 total) {week 3}
  2. Gravity – $8,535,339 ($231,249,831 total) {week 6}
  3. 12 Years a Slave – $6,675,731 ($17,421,312 total) {week 4}
  4. Captain Phillips – $5,712,028 ($90,894,044 total) {week 5}
  5. All Is Lost – $1,133,417 ($2,815,575 total) {week 4}
  6. Dallas Buyers Club – $638,704 ($993,088 total) {week 2}
  7. Despicable Me 2 – $474,315 ($365,353,620 total) {week 19}
  8. Prisoners – $179,076 ($60,269,088 total) {week 8}
  9. The Book Thief – $105,005 ($105,005 total) {week 1}
  10. Blue Jasmine – $82,244 ($32,519,480 total) {week 16}
  11. The Square – $6,764 ($47,174 total) {week 3}
  12. The Broken Circle Breakdown – $5,630 ($14,152 total) {week 2}
  13. 20 Feet from Stardom – $5,187 ($4,752,645 total) {week 22}
  14. The Act of Killing – $1,315 ($447,494 total) {week 17}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa – $11,326,977 ($78,773,603 total) {week 3}
  2. Gravity – $8,535,339 ($231,249,831 total) {week 6}
  3. 12 Years a Slave – $6,675,731 ($17,421,312 total) {week 4}
  4. Captain Phillips – $5,712,028 ($90,894,044 total) {week 5}
  5. All Is Lost – $1,133,417 ($2,815,575 total) {week 4}
  6. Dallas Buyers Club – $638,704 ($993,088 total) {week 2}
  7. Despicable Me 2 – $474,315 ($365,353,620 total) {week 19}
  8. Prisoners – $179,076 ($60,269,088 total) {week 8}
  9. The Book Thief – $105,005 ($105,005 total) {week 1}
  10. Blue Jasmine – $82,244 ($32,519,480 total) {week 16}
  11. The Square – $6,764 ($47,174 total) {week 3}
  12. The Broken Circle Breakdown – $5,630 ($14,152 total) {week 2}
  13. 20 Feet from Stardom – $5,187 ($4,752,645 total) {week 22}
  14. The Act of Killing – $1,315 ($447,494 total) {week 17}
  15. Changeling – $7,252,940 ($20,559,497 total) {week 3}

Oscar Details:

  • 12 Years a Slave: Picture [O], Directing, Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender), Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Production Design, Costume Design
  • 20 Feet from Stardom: Documentary Feature [O]
  • The Act of Killing: Documentary Feature
  • All Is Lost: Sound Editing
  • Blue Jasmine: Actress (Cate Blanchett) [O], Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), Original Screenplay
  • The Book Thief: Original Score
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown: Foreign Language Film
  • Captain Phillips: Picture, Supporting Actor (Barkhad Abdi), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
  • Dallas Buyers Club: Picture, Actor (Matthew McConaughey) [O], Supporting Actor (Jared Leto) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling [O]
  • Despicable Me 2: Animated Feature, Original Song (“Happy”)
  • Gravity: Picture, Directing [O], Actress (Sandra Bullock), Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Production Design, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa: Makeup and Hairstyling
  • Prisoners: Cinematography
  • The Square: Documentary Feature

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 7-9, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Changeling – $7,252,940 ($20,559,497 total) {week 3}
  2. Rachel Getting Married – $1,505,507 ($5,415,820 total) {week 6}
  3. The Duchess – $403,984 ($13,016,496 total) {week 8}
  4. Happy-Go-Lucky – $402,076 ($1,248,218 total) {week 5}
  5. The Dark Knight – $219,425 ($528,535,317 total) {week 17}
  6. WALL-E – $208,915 ($223,003,468 total) {week 20}
  7. Tropic Thunder – $95,882 ($110,416,702 total) {week 13}
  8. Vicky Cristina Barcelona – $92,153 ($22,249,713 total) {week 13}
  9. Man on Wire – $24,649 ($2,812,485 total) {week 16}
  10. Frozen River – $19,793 ($2,230,237 total) {week 15}
  11. Trouble the Water – $13,229 ($444,753 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Changeling – $9,020,718 ($25,685,054 total)
  2. Rachel Getting Married – $1,872,448 ($6,766,004 total)
  3. The Duchess – $502,448 ($16,261,556 total)
  4. Happy-Go-Lucky – $500,075 ($1,559,403 total)
  5. The Dark Knight – $272,906 ($660,301,085 total)
  6. WALL-E – $259,834 ($278,599,040 total)
  7. Tropic Thunder – $119,252 ($137,943,986 total)
  8. Vicky Cristina Barcelona – $114,614 ($27,796,647 total)
  9. Man on Wire – $30,657 ($3,513,648 total)
  10. Frozen River – $24,617 ($2,786,243 total)
  11. Trouble the Water – $16,453 ($555,632 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Changeling: Actress (Angelina Jolie), Cinematography, Art Direction
  • The Dark Knight: Supporting Actor (Heath Ledger) [O], Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Makeup, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing [O], Visual Effects
  • The Duchess: Art Direction, Costume Design [O]
  • Frozen River: Actress (Melissa Leo), Original Screenplay
  • Happy-Go-Lucky: Original Screenplay
  • Man on Wire: Documentary Feature [O]
  • Rachel Getting Married: Actress (Anne Hathaway)
  • Tropic Thunder: Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.)
  • Trouble the Water: Documentary Feature
  • Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Supporting Actress (Penelope Cruz) [O]
  • WALL-E: Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Down to Earth”), Original Score, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 7-9, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Brother Bear – $18,526,927 ($44,022,400 total) {week 3}
  2. Mystic River – $4,787,247 ($40,435,817 total) {week 5}
  3. Lost in Translation – $942,992 ($26,243,929 total) {week 9}
  4. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – $664,433 ($302,609,731 total) {week 18}
  5. Pieces of April – $254,855 ($892,598 total) {week 4}
  6. Finding Nemo – $180,158 ($339,424,646 total) {week 24}
  7. Seabiscuit – $133,590 ($119,749,905 total) {week 16}
  8. American Splendor – $34,636 ($5,863,478 total) {week 13}
  9. Dirty Pretty Things – $27,719 ($7,953,388 total) {week 17}
  10. Winged Migration – $27,320 ($10,646,376 total) {week 30}
  11. Whale Rider – $14,054 ($20,726,326 total) {week 23}
  12. Thirteen – $10,563 ($4,553,870 total) {week 12}
  13. The Weather Underground – $5,296 ($459,299 total) {week 23}
  14. City of God – $5,238 ($4,699,356 total) {week 43}
  15. Spellbound – $2,110 ($5,718,406 total) {week 28}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Brother Bear – $27,437,058 ($65,486,058 total)
  2. Mystic River – $7,089,571 ($60,150,792 total)
  3. Lost in Translation – $1,396,504 ($39,039,476 total)
  4. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – $983,978 ($450,150,794 total)
  5. Pieces of April – $377,422 ($1,327,795 total)
  6. Finding Nemo – $266,801 ($504,915,269 total)
  7. Seabiscuit – $197,837 ($178,135,431 total)
  8. American Splendor – $51,293 ($8,722,288 total)
  9. Dirty Pretty Things – $41,050 ($11,831,159 total)
  10. Winged Migration – $40,459 ($15,837,146 total)
  11. Whale Rider – $20,813 ($30,831,699 total)
  12. Thirteen – $15,643 ($6,774,165 total)
  13. The Weather Underground – $7,843 ($683,236 total)
  14. City of God – $7,757 ($6,990,584 total)
  15. Spellbound – $3,125 ($8,506,485 total)

Oscar Details:

  • American Splendor: Adapted Screenplay
  • Brother Bear: Animated Feature
  • City of God: Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography
  • Dirty Pretty Things: Original Screenplay
  • Finding Nemo: Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score, Sound Editing
  • Lost in Translation: Picture, Director, Actor (Bill Murray), Original Screenplay [O]
  • Mystic River: Picture, Director, Actor (Sean Penn) [O], Supporting Actor (Tim Robbins) [O], Supporting Actress (Marcia Gay Harden), Adapted Screenplay
  • Pieces of April: Supporting Actress (Patricia Clarkson)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: Actor (Johnny Depp), Makeup, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects
  • Seabiscuit: Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound Mixing
  • Spellbound: Documentary Feature
  • Thirteen: Supporting Actress (Holly Hunter)
  • The Weather Underground: Documentary Feature
  • Whale Rider: Actress (Keisha Castle-Hughes)
  • Winged Migration: Documentary Feature

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 6-8, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Pleasantville – $5,593,743 ($26,184,082 total) {week 3}
  2. Beloved – $1,477,904 ($21,137,134 total) {week 4}
  3. What Dreams May Come – $1,467,445 ($52,914,130 total) {week 6}
  4. Life Is Beautiful – $837,093 ($1,704,031 total) {week 3}
  5. Saving Private Ryan – $448,234 ($190,373,184 total) {week 16}
  6. Velvet Goldmine – $301,787 ($301,787 total) {week 1}
  7. Elizabeth – $275,131 ($275,131 total) {week 1}
  8. American History X – $153,225 ($433,359 total) {week 2}
  9. Gods and Monsters – $75,508 ($99,052 total) {week 1}
  10. The Red Violin – $47,415 ($47,415 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Pleasantville – $10,650,773 ($50,079,150 total)
  2. Beloved – $2,814,005 ($40,426,459 total)
  3. What Dreams May Come – $2,794,090 ($101,202,504 total)
  4. Life Is Beautiful – $1,593,868 ($3,259,096 total)
  5. Saving Private Ryan – $853,460 ($364,103,936 total)
  6. Velvet Goldmine – $574,618 ($577,192 total)
  7. Elizabeth – $523,864 ($526,210 total)
  8. American History X – $291,748 ($828,834 total)
  9. Gods and Monsters – $143,771 ($189,445 total)
  10. The Red Violin – $90,281 ($90,685 total)

Oscar Details:

  • American History X: Actor (Edward Norton)
  • Beloved: Costume Design
  • Elizabeth: Picture, Actress (Cate Blanchett), Original Dramatic Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup
  • Gods and Monsters: Actor (Ian McKellen), Supporting Actress (Lynn Redgrave), Adapted Screenplay [O]
  • Life Is Beautiful: Picture, Director, Actor (Roberto Benigni) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score [O], Editing, Foreign Language Film [O]
  • Pleasantville: Original Dramatic Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
  • The Red Violin : Original Score [O]
  • Saving Private Ryan: Picture, Director [O], Actor (Tom Hanks), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Makeup, Sound [O], Sound Effects [O]
  • Velvet Goldmine: Costume Design
  • What Dreams May Come: Art Direction, Visual Effects [O]

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 5-7, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Nightmare Before Christmas – $7,684,284 ($26,705,704 total) {week 4}
  2. Fearless – $1,973,961 ($3,841,582 total) {week 4}
  3. The Remains of the Day – $1,528,982 ($1,528,982 total) {week 1}
  4. The Age of Innocence – $1,351,609 ($29,022,595 total) {week 8}
  5. Jurassic Park – $404,685 ($329,955,860 total) {week 22}
  6. The War Room – $15,264 ($21,446 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Nightmare Before Christmas – $16,575,038 ($57,862,359 total)
  2. Fearless – $4,257,843 ($8,323,428 total)
  3. The Remains of the Day – $3,298,022 ($3,312,794 total)
  4. The Age of Innocence – $2,915,427 ($62,882,289 total)
  5. Jurassic Park – $872,908 ($714,904,363 total)
  6. The War Room – $32,925 ($46,466 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Age of Innocence: Supporting Actress (Winona Ryder), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design [O]
  • Fearless: Supporting Actress (Rosie Perez)
  • Jurassic Park: Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas: Visual Effects
  • The Remains of the Day: Picture, Director, Anthony Hopkins, Actress (Emma Thompson), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
  • The War Room: Documentary Feature

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 4-6, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Accused – $2,637,635 ($17,923,172 total) {week 4}
  2. Gorillas in the Mist – $1,373,140 ($19,783,055 total) {week 7}
  3. The Last Temptation of Christ – $85,594 ($7,955,809 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Accused – $5,730,920 ($39,116,996 total)
  2. Gorillas in the Mist – $2,983,489 ($43,176,157 total)
  3. The Last Temptation of Christ – $185,974 ($17,363,408 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Accused: Actress (Jodie Foster) [O]
  • Gorillas in the Mist: Actress (Sigourney Weaver), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Sound
  • The Last Temptation of Christ: Director

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 11-13, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Big Chill – $2,929,243 ($29,078,324 total) {week 7}
  2. The Right Stuff – $1,373,154 ($7,572,268 total) {week 4}
  3. Educating Rita – $1,223,070 ($5,163,104 total) {week 8}
  4. Nevery Cry Wolf – $1,116,437 ($7,909,790 total) {week 6}
  5. Return of the Jedi – $386,618 ($243,109,157 total) {week 25}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Big Chill – $8,304,171 ($82,803,989 total)
  2. The Right Stuff – $3,892,783 ($21,562,935 total)
  3. Educating Rita – $3,467,306 ($14,702,553 total)
  4. Nevery Cry Wolf – $3,165,010 ($22,524,069 total)
  5. Return of the Jedi – $1,096,031 ($692,282,266 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Big Chill: Picture, Supporting Actress (Glenn Close), Original Screenplay
  • Educating Rita: Actor (Michael Caine), Actress (Julie Walters), Adapted Screenplay
  • Nevery Cry Wolf: Sound
  • Return of the Jedi: Original Score, Art Direction, Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects [O]
  • The Right Stuff: Picture, Supporting Actor (Sam Shepard), Original Score, Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound [O], Sound Effects [O]

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