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 Disaster Artist(Limited)

Oscar Potential: Actor (James Franco).

The Shape of Water (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Director, Actress (Sally Hawkins), Supporting Actor (Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon), Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects.

Wonder Wheel (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Actress (Kate Winslet).

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2012

Weekend Box Office:

2. Skyfall – $16,555,894 ($245,585,083 total) {week 4}
4. Lincoln – $13,376,696 ($83,566,169 total) {week 4}
5. Life of Pi – $12,151,853 ($48,512,994 total) {week 2}
6. Wreck-It Ralph – $6,945,550 ($158,184,813 total) {week 5}
9. Flight – $4,479,067 ($81,465,903 total) {week 5}
11. Silver Linings Playbook – $3,090,131 ($10,740,112 total) {week 3}
12. Anna Karenina – $2,245,570 ($4,106,921 total) {week 3}
13. Argo – $2,010,349 ($100,990,766 total) {week 8}
16. Hitchcock – $408,692 ($787,574 total) {week 2}
18. The Sessions – $333,315 ($4,582,181 total) {week 7}
27. Brave – $96,382 ($237,070,602 total) {week 24}
28. Chasing Ice – $94,300 ($348,900 total) {week 3}
34. ParaNorman – $89,660 ($558,752,825 total) {week 16}
36. A Royal Affair – $57,591 ($373,000 total) {week 4}
37. Frankenweenie – $57,056 ($34,317,649 total) {week 9}
43. Searching for Sugar Man – $46,570 ($2,836,187 total) {week 19}
62. The Master – $17,403 ($15,873,233 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Skyfall – $16,992,670 ($252,064,086 total)
4. Lincoln – $13,729,599 ($85,770,804 total)
5. Life of Pi – $12,472,442 ($49,792,859 total)
6. Wreck-It Ralph – $7,128,787 ($162,358,030 total)
9. Flight – $4,597,233 ($83,615,129 total)
11. Silver Linings Playbook – $3,171,655 ($11,023,457 total)
12. Anna Karenina – $2,304,812 ($4,215,269 total)
13. Argo – $2,063,386 ($103,655,095 total)
16. Hitchcock – $419,474 ($808,352 total)
18. The Sessions – $342,108 ($4,703,068 total)
27. Brave – $98,925 ($243,324,977 total)
28. Chasing Ice – $96,788 ($358,105 total)
34. ParaNorman – $92,025 ($573,493,791 total)
36. A Royal Affair – $59,110 ($382,840 total)
37. Frankenweenie – $58,561 ($35,223,014 total)
43. Searching for Sugar Man – $47,799 ($2,911,011 total)
62. The Master – $17,862 ($16,291,999 total)

Oscar Details:

• Anna Karenina: Original Score, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design [O]
• Argo: Picture [O], Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin), Adapted Screenlay [O], Original Score, Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• Brave: Animated Feature [O]
• Chasing Ice: Original Song (“Before My Time”)
• Flight: Actor (Denzel Washington), Original Screenplay
• Frankenweenie: Animated Feature
• Hitchcock: Makeup and Hairstyling
• Life of Pi: Picture, Directing [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Pi’s Lullaby”), Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects [O]
• Lincoln: Picture, Directing, Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) [O], Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones), Supporting Actress (Sally Field), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design [O], Costume Design, Sound Mixing
• The Master: Actor (Joaquin Phoenix), Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Supporting Actress (Amy Adams)
• ParaNorman: Animated Feature
• A Royal Affair: Foreign Language Film
• Searching for Sugar Man: Documentary Feature [O]
• The Sessions: Actress (Helen Hunt)
• Silver Linings Playbook: Picture, Directing, Actor (Bradley Cooper), Actress (Jennifer Lawrence) [O], Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro), Supporting Actress (Jacki Weaver), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
• Skyfall: Original Song (“Skyfall”) [O], Original Score, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing [O]
• Wreck-It Ralph: Animated Feature

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2007

Weekend Box Office:

1. Enchanted – $16,403,316 ($70,000,316 total) {week 2}
7. August Rush – $5,021,435 ($20,225,907 total) {week 2}
10. No Country for Old Men – $4,385,290 ($22,914,851 total) {week 4}
11. American Gangster – $4,263,175 ($121,716,990 total) {week 5}
15. I’m Not There – $495,397 ($1,702,145 total) {week 2}
16. Into the Wild – $450,918 ($15,654,395 total) {week 11}
20. Gone Baby Gone – $387,282 ($19,598,858 total) {week 7}
21. Michael Clayton – $291,450 ($38,444,992 total) {week 9}
23. Lars and the Real Girl – $241,474 ($5,059,654 total) {week 8}
26. Across the Universe – $180,676 ($24,160,537 total) {week 12}
30. The Savages – $151,859 ($184,507 total) {week 1}
34. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly – $75,721 ($75,721 total) {week 1}
36. Ratatouille – $59,838 ($206,385,425 total) {week 23}
47. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – $25,109 ($3,794,352 total) {week 11}
62. War/Dance – $7,772 ($45,078 total) {week 4}
66. Once – $6,017 ($9,421,523 total) {week 29}
75. In the Valley of Elah – $3,583 ($6,752,233 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Enchanted – $19,478,938 ($83,125,375 total)
7. August Rush – $5,962,954 ($24,018,265 total)
10. No Country for Old Men – $5,207,532 ($27,211,386 total)
11. American Gangster – $5,062,520 ($144,538,926 total)
15. I’m Not There – $588,284 ($2,021,297 total)
16. Into the Wild – $535,465 ($18,589,594 total)
20. Gone Baby Gone – $459,897 ($23,273,644 total)
21. Michael Clayton – $346,097 ($45,653,428 total)
23. Lars and the Real Girl – $286,750 ($6,008,339 total)
26. Across the Universe – $214,553 ($28,690,638 total)
30. The Savages – $180,333 ($219,102 total)
34. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly – $89,919 ($89,919 total)
36. Ratatouille – $71,058 ($245,082,692 total)
47. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – $29,817 ($4,505,793 total)
62. War/Dance – $9,229 ($53,530 total)
66. Once – $7,145 ($11,188,059 total)
75. In the Valley of Elah – $4,255 ($8,018,277 total)

Oscar Details:

• Across the Universe: Costume Design
• American Gangster: Supporting Actress (Ruby Dee), Art Direction
• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford: Supporting Actor (Casey Affleck), Cinematography
• August Rush: Original Song (“Raise It Up”)
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography
• Enchanted: Original Song (“Happy Working Song”), Original Song (“So Close”), Original Song (“That’s How You Know”)
• Gone Baby Gone: Supporting Actress (Amy Ryan)
• I’m Not There: Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett)
• In the Valley of Elah: Actor (Tommy Lee Jones)
• Into the Wild: Supporting Actor (Hal Holbrook), Editing
• Lars and the Real Girl: Original Screenplay
• Michael Clayton: Picture, Director, Actor (George Clooney), Supporting Actor (Tom Wilkinson), Supporting Actress (Tilda Swinton) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score
• No Country for Old Men: Picture [O], Director [O], Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Editing, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• Once: Original Song [O]
• Ratatouille: Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• The Savages: Actress (Laura Linney), Original Screenplay
• War/Dance: Documentary Feature

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 2002

Weekend Box Office:

4. Treasure Planet – $12,083,248 ($16,599,714 total) {week 1}
8. 8 Mile – $5,758,815 ($107,393,455 total) {week 4}
11. My Big Fat Greek Wedding – $3,985,057 ($210,585,352 total) {week 33}
14. Frida – $2,125,156 ($15,201,924 total) {week 6}
15. Far From Heaven – $1,639,138 ($5,506,446 total) {week 4}
17. Bowling for Columbine – $966,682 ($11,914,512 total) {week 8}
19. The Crime of Father Amaro – $700,103 ($2,509,869 total) {week 3}
36. The Quiet American – $111,193 ($271,648 total) {week 2}
37. Talk to Her – $93,223 ($266,331 total) {week 2}
47. Spirited Away – $57,706 ($5,220,569 total) {week 11}
129. Promises – $250 ($237,933 total) {week 38}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

4. Treasure Planet – $16,991,418 ($23,342,455 total)
8. 8 Mile – $8,098,024 ($151,016,270 total)
11. My Big Fat Greek Wedding – $5,603,772 ($296,124,325 total)
14. Frida – $2,988,386 ($21,376,888 total)
15. Far From Heaven – $2,304,950 ($7,743,144 total)
17. Bowling for Columbine – $1,359,345 ($16,754,142 total)
19. The Crime of Father Amaro – $984,482 ($3,529,368 total)
36. The Quiet American – $156,359 ($381,990 total)
37. Talk to Her – $131,090 ($374,514 total)
47. Spirited Away – $81,146 ($7,341,144 total)
129. Promises – $352 ($334,580 total)

Oscar Details:

• 8 Mile: Original Song (“Lose Yourself”) [O]
• Bowling for Columbine: Documentary Feature [O]
• The Crime of Father Amaro: Foreign Language Film
• Far From Heaven: Actress (Julianne Moore), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography
• Frida: Actress, Original Score [O], Original Song (“Burn It Blue”), Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup [O]
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding: Original Screenplay
• Promises: Documentary Feature
• The Quiet American: Actor (Michael Caine)
• Spirited Away: Animated Feature [O]
• Talk to Her: Director, Original Screenplay [O]
• Treasure Planet: Animated Feature

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 28-30, 1997

Weekend Box Office:

3. Anastasia – $11,837,750 ($31,311,194 total) {week 3}
10. Starship Troopers – $2,753,437 ($51,005,214 total) {week 4}
14. The Wings of the Dove – $1,456,110 ($4,717,312 total) {week 4}
16. Boogie Nights – $930,136 ($21,794,752 total) {week 8}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

3. Anastasia – $21,070,679 ($55,732,561 total)
10. Starship Troopers – $4,900,998 ($90,787,058 total)
14. The Wings of the Dove – $2,591,812 ($8,396,610 total)
16. Boogie Nights – $1,655,602 ($38,793,709 total)

Oscar Details:

• Anastasia: Original Song (“Journey to the Past”), Original Musical or Comedy Score
• Boogie Nights: Supporting Actor (Burt Reynolds), Supporting Actress (Julianne Moore), Original Screenplay
• Starship Troopers: Visual Effects
• The Wings of the Dove: Actress (Helena Bonham Carter), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 27-29, 1992

Weekend Box Office:

2. Aladdin – $19,289,073 ($25,784,522 total) {week 3}
3. The Bodyguard – $16,611,793 ($24,402,567 total) {week 1}
4. Bram Stoker’s Dracula – $9,848,470 ($70,063,638 total) {week 3}
5. Malcolm X – $8,561,890 ($26,877,774 total) {week 2}
7. A River Runs Through It – $3,090,893 ($28,339,280 total) {week 8}
8. Under Siege – $2,420,106 ($72,400,590 total) {week 8}
9. The Last of the Mohicans – $1,520,997 ($68,022,855 total) {week 10}
999. The Crying Game – $101,107 ($101,107 total) {week 1}
999. Unforgiven – $60,949 ($74,896,651 total) {week 17}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Aladdin – $37,973,910 ($50,761,336 total)
3. The Bodyguard – $32,703,217 ($48,040,716 total)
4. Bram Stoker’s Dracula – $19,388,434 ($137,932,511 total)
5. Malcolm X – $16,855,576 ($52,913,594 total)
7. A River Runs Through It – $6,084,963 ($55,790,824 total)
8. Under Siege – $4,764,401 ($142,533,210 total)
9. The Last of the Mohicans – $2,994,348 ($133,914,874 total)
999. The Crying Game – $199,047 ($199,047 total)
999. Unforgiven – $119,989 ($147,447,142 total)

Oscar Details:

• Aladdin: Original Song (“A Whole New World” [O], “Friend Like Me”), Original Score [O], Sound, Sound Effects
• The Bodyguard: Original Song (“I Have Nothing”, “Run to You”)
• Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Makeup [O], Sound Effects
• The Crying Game: Picture, Director, Actor (Stephen Rea), Supporting Actor (Jaye Davidson), Original Screenplay [O], Editing
• The Last of the Mohicans: Sound [O]
• Malcolm X: Actor, Costume Design
• A River Runs Through It: Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography [O]
• Under Siege: Sound, Sound Effects
• Unforgiven: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Clint Eastwood), Supporting Actor (Gene Hackman) [O], Original Screenplay, Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 27-29, 1987

Weekend Box Office:

4. Fatal Attraction – $5,565,428 ($110,023,750 total) {week 11}
9. Dirty Dancing – $1,704,317 ($48,431,980 total) {week 15}
12. The Princess Bride – $1,215,527 ($24,650,738 total) {week 10}
999. The Last Emperor – $198,737 ($497,903 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

4. Fatal Attraction – $11,629,040 ($229,896,173 total)
9. Dirty Dancing – $3,561,194 ($101,199,303 total)
12. The Princess Bride – $2,539,861 ($51,508,064 total)
999. The Last Emperor – $415,264 ($1,040,375 total)

Oscar Details:

• Dirty Dancing: Original Song (“(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life”) [O]
• Fatal Attraction: Picture, Director, Actress (Glenn Close), Supporting Actress (Anne Archer), Adapted Screenplay, Editing
• The Last Emperor: Picture [O], Director [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O]
• The Princess Bride: Original Song (“Storybook Love”)

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 26-28, 1982

Weekend Box Office:

1. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial – $3,976,778 ($295,989,738 total) {week 25}
2. An Officer and a Gentleman – $3,805,813 ($99,497,474 total) {week 18}
8. My Favorite Year – $1,111,649 ($15,963,486 total) {week 8}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial – $11,051,114 ($822,529,306 total)
2. An Officer and a Gentleman – $10,576,018 ($276,494,681 total)
8. My Favorite Year – $3,089,174 ($44,361,116 total)

Oscar Details:

• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Editing, Cinematography, Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
• My Favorite Year: Actor (Peter O’Toole)
• An Officer and a Gentleman: Actress (Debra Winger), Supporting Actor (Louis Gossett Jr.) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Up Where We Belong”) [O], Original Score, Film Editing