Oscar in Box Office History (Week 48, 2021)

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

Encanto (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Animated Feature, Original Score, Original Song.

House of Gucci (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Actress (Lady Gaga), Supporting Actor (Al Pacino, Jared Leto), Costume Design.

The Humans (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Richard Jenkins), Supporting Actress (Jayne Houdyshell), Adapted Screenplay.

Licorice Pizza (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Film Editing.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 25-27, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

Moana (2016, 89th) – $56,631,401 ($82,080,274 total) {week 1}
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016, 89th) – $45,084,763 ($156,012,316 total) {week 2}
Doctor Strange (2016, 89th) – $13,737,945 ($205,778,872 total) {week 4}
Allied (2016, 89th) – $12,701,743 ($17,726,047 total) {week 1}
Arrival (2016, 89th) – $11,454,422 ($62,561,985 total) {week 3}
Trolls (2016, 89th) – $10,642,141 ($135,400,583 total) {week 4}
Hacksaw Ridge (2016, 89th) – $5,519,615 ($52,234,465 total) {week 4}
Loving (2016, 89th) – $1,695,328 ($4,072,055 total) {week 4}
Manchester by the Sea (2016, 89th) – $1,225,990 ($1,627,629 total) {week 2}
Moonlight (2016, 89th) – $1,219,214 ($8,544,110 total) {week 6}
Nocturnal Animals (2016, 89th) – $836,238 ($1,689,808 total) {week 2}
Sully (2016, 89th) – $212,210 ($124,425,027 total) {week 12}
Deepwater Horizon (2016, 89th) – $185,750 ($61,114,699 total) {week 9}
Lion (2016, 89th) – $123,360 ($123,360 total) {week 1}
A Man Called Ove (2016, 89th) – $123,023 ($3,030,049 total) {week 9}
Elle (2016, 89th) – $117,732 ($399,232 total) {week 3}
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016, 89th) – $23,717 ($48,019,281 total) {week 15}
Fire at Sea (2016, 89th) – $438 ($62,029 total) {week 6}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Moana (2016, 89th) – $59,970,362 ($86,919,689 total)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016, 89th) – $47,742,940 ($165,210,730 total)
Doctor Strange (2016, 89th) – $14,547,928 ($217,911,499 total)
Allied (2016, 89th) – $13,450,632 ($18,771,167 total)
Arrival (2016, 89th) – $12,129,769 ($66,250,611 total)
Trolls (2016, 89th) – $11,269,597 ($143,383,739 total)
Hacksaw Ridge (2016, 89th) – $5,845,049 ($55,314,185 total)
Loving (2016, 89th) – $1,795,284 ($4,312,141 total)
Manchester by the Sea (2016, 89th) – $1,298,274 ($1,723,593 total)
Moonlight (2016, 89th) – $1,291,098 ($9,047,867 total)
Nocturnal Animals (2016, 89th) – $885,542 ($1,789,438 total)
Sully (2016, 89th) – $224,722 ($131,761,069 total)
Deepwater Horizon (2016, 89th) – $196,702 ($64,717,993 total)
Lion (2016, 89th) – $130,633 ($130,633 total)
A Man Called Ove (2016, 89th) – $130,276 ($3,208,699 total)
Elle (2016, 89th) – $124,673 ($422,771 total)
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016, 89th) – $25,115 ($50,850,476 total)
Fire at Sea (2016, 89th) – $464 ($65,686 total)

Oscar Details:

Allied (2016, 89th): Costume Design
Arrival (2016, 89th): Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing [O]
Deepwater Horizon (2016, 89th): Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
Doctor Strange (2016, 89th): Visual Effects
Elle (2016, 89th): Actress (Isabelle Huppert)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016, 89th): Production Design, Costume Design [O]
Fire at Sea (2016, 89th): Documentary Feature
Hacksaw Ridge (2016, 89th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Andrew Garfield), Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016, 89th): Animated Feature, Visual Effects
Lion (2016, 89th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Dev Patel), Supporting Actress (Nicole Kidman), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography
Loving (2016, 89th): Actress (Ruth Negga)
A Man Called Ove (2016, 89th): Makeup & Hairstyling, Foreign Language Film
Manchester by the Sea (2016, 89th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Casey Affleck) [O], Supporting Actor (Lucas Hedges), Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams), Original Screenplay [O]
Moana (2016, 89th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“How Far I”ll Go”)
Moonlight (2016, 89th): Picture [O], Directing, Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) [O], Supporting Actress (Naomie Harris), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography
Nocturnal Animals (2016, 89th): Supporting Actor (Michael Shannon)
Sully (2016, 89th): Sound Film Editing
Trolls (2016, 89th): Original Song (“Can’t Stop the Feeling”)

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 2-4, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

The Muppets (2011, 84th) – $11,082,755 ($56,357,170 total) {week 2}
Hugo (2011, 84th) – $7,557,709 ($25,121,185 total) {week 2}
The Descendants (2011, 84th) – $4,789,741 ($17,677,071 total) {week 3}
Puss in Boots (2011, 84th) – $3,042,241 ($139,514,442 total) {week 6}
My Week with Marilyn (2011, 84th) – $1,179,545 ($3,860,751 total) {week 2}
Moneyball (2011, 84th) – $570,147 ($73,787,485 total) {week 11}
The Ides of March (2011, 84th) – $515,897 ($40,123,590 total) {week 9}
Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $241,434 ($55,944,592 total) {week 29}
Margin Call (2011, 84th) – $215,436 ($4,684,888 total) {week 7}
The Artist (2011, 84th) – $211,265 ($501,624 total) {week 2}
Real Steel (2011, 84th) – $183,228 ($83,425,009 total) {week 9}
The Help (2011, 84th) – $175,552 ($169,036,252 total) {week 17}
Anonymous (2011, 84th) – $71,883 ($4,395,456 total) {week 6}
Drive (2011, 84th) – $60,515 ($34,598,322 total) {week 12}
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th) – $43,435 ($176,646,396 total) {week 18}
Hell and Back Again (2011, 84th) – $1,300 ($32,460 total) {week 9}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Muppets (2011, 84th) – $12,801,770 ($65,098,572 total)
Hugo (2011, 84th) – $8,729,964 ($29,017,661 total)
The Descendants (2011, 84th) – $5,532,664 ($20,418,912 total)
Puss in Boots (2011, 84th) – $3,514,114 ($161,154,135 total)
My Week with Marilyn (2011, 84th) – $1,362,501 ($4,459,581 total)
Moneyball (2011, 84th) – $658,581 ($85,232,454 total)
The Ides of March (2011, 84th) – $595,916 ($46,347,047 total)
Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $278,882 ($64,622,000 total)
Margin Call (2011, 84th) – $248,852 ($5,411,548 total)
The Artist (2011, 84th) – $244,034 ($579,429 total)
Real Steel (2011, 84th) – $211,648 ($96,364,828 total)
The Help (2011, 84th) – $202,781 ($195,254,990 total)
Anonymous (2011, 84th) – $83,033 ($5,077,223 total)
Drive (2011, 84th) – $69,901 ($39,964,770 total)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th) – $50,172 ($204,045,522 total)
Hell and Back Again (2011, 84th) – $1,502 ($37,495 total)

Oscar Details:

Anonymous (2011, 84th): Costume Design
The Artist (2011, 84th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Jean Dujardin) [O], Supporting Actress (Bérénice Bejo), Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design [O]
The Descendants (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Actor (George Clooney), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
Drive (2011, 84th): Sound Film Editing
Hell and Back Again (2011, 84th): Documentary Feature
The Help (2011, 84th): Picture, Actress (Viola Davis), Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer [O])
Hugo (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [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
The Muppets (2011, 84th): Original Song (“Man or Muppet”)
My Week with Marilyn (2011, 84th): Actress (Michelle Williams), Supporting Actor (Kenneth Branagh)
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 Dec. 1-3, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

Happy Feet (2006, 79th) – $17,545,418 ($121,501,018 total) {week 3}
Borat (2006, 79th) – $4,746,746 ($116,241,347 total) {week 5}
The Queen (2006, 79th) – $1,366,222 ($23,087,069 total) {week 10}
Babel (2006, 79th) – $101,595 ($16,774,393 total) {week 6}
The Departed (2006, 79th) – $825,361 ($11,802,823 total) {week 9}
Volver (2006, 79th) – $380,261 ($1,869,832 total) {week 5}
The Prestige (2006, 79th) – $344,918 ($51,648,073 total) {week 7}
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $179,152 ($423,271,331 total) {week 22}
Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $105,727 ($59,084,296 total) {week 19}
Little Children (2006, 79th) – $104,377 ($1,819,876 total) {week 9}
Flags of Our Fathers (2006, 79th) – $95,257 ($33,479,810 total) {week 7}
The Illusionist (2006, 79th) – $80,412 ($39,523,246 total) {week 16}
Marie Antoinette (2006, 79th) – $70,373 ($15,962,471 total) {week 7}
The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th) – $48,869 ($3,439,441 total) {week 10}
Jesus Camp (2006, 79th) – $13,884 ($823,591 total) {week 12}
The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $8,175 ($124,732,962 total) {week 23}
Iraq in Fragments (2006, 79th) – $801 ($64,116 total) {week 4}
Half Nelson (2006, 79th) – $489 ($2,687,199 total) {week 17}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Happy Feet (2006, 79th) – $24,536,798 ($169,915,927 total)
Borat (2006, 79th) – $6,638,197 ($162,560,418 total)
The Queen (2006, 79th) – $1,910,625 ($32,286,649 total)
Babel (2006, 79th) – $142,078 ($23,458,540 total)
The Departed (2006, 79th) – $1,154,245 ($16,505,933 total)
Volver (2006, 79th) – $531,785 ($2,614,910 total)
The Prestige (2006, 79th) – $482,359 ($72,228,450 total)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $250,539 ($591,933,648 total)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $147,856 ($82,627,809 total)
Little Children (2006, 79th) – $145,968 ($2,545,048 total)
Flags of Our Fathers (2006, 79th) – $133,214 ($46,820,620 total)
The Illusionist (2006, 79th) – $112,454 ($55,272,204 total)
Marie Antoinette (2006, 79th) – $98,415 ($22,323,089 total)
The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th) – $68,342 ($4,809,966 total)
Jesus Camp (2006, 79th) – $19,416 ($1,151,770 total)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $11,433 ($174,435,715 total)
Iraq in Fragments (2006, 79th) – $1,120 ($89,665 total)
Half Nelson (2006, 79th) – $684 ($3,757,976 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
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)
Happy Feet (2006, 79th): Animated Feature [O]
The Illusionist (2006, 79th): Cinematography
Iraq in Fragments (2006, 79th): Documentary Feature
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. 30-Dec. 2, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 74th) – $23,642,327 ($219,670,289 total) {week 3}
Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th) – $9,105,664 ($204,025,728 total) {week 5}
Amelie (2001, 74th) – $1,358,649 ($975,420 total) {week 5}
The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001, 74th) – $596,865 ($5,434,557 total) {week 5}
Training Day (2001, 74th) – $221,281 ($75,261,635 total) {week 9}
Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th) – $117,820 ($5,151,278 total) {week 8}
In the Bedroom (2001, 74th) – $98,955 ($244,369 total) {week 2}
Shrek (2001, 74th) – $42,722 ($267,652,016 total) {week 29}
Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $42,696 ($56,908,897 total) {week 29}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 74th) – $38,262,141 ($355,508,807 total)
Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th) – $14,736,375 ($330,190,047 total)
Amelie (2001, 74th) – $2,198,803 ($1,578,595 total)
The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001, 74th) – $965,951 ($8,795,149 total)
Training Day (2001, 74th) – $358,116 ($121,801,515 total)
Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th) – $190,677 ($8,336,697 total)
In the Bedroom (2001, 74th) – $160,146 ($395,481 total)
Shrek (2001, 74th) – $69,140 ($433,161,213 total)
Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $69,098 ($92,099,911 total)

Oscar Details:

Amelie (2001, 74th): Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound, Foreign Language Film
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 74th): Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
In the Bedroom (2001, 74th): Picture, Actor (Tom Wilkinson), Actress (Sissy Spacek), Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei), 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
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. 29-Dec. 1, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

Star Trek: First Contact (1996, 69th) – $17,801,017 ($60,850,689 total) {week 2}
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996, 69th) – $6,016,111 ($33,502,444 total) {week 3}
The English Patient (1996, 69th) – $4,340,950 ($9,285,765 total) {week 3}
Romeo + Juliet (1996, 69th) – $2,413,463 ($39,811,469 total) {week 5}
Sleepers (1996, 69th) – $863,877 ($50,864,831 total) {week 7}
The Crucible (1996, 69th) – $62,995 ($101,610 total) {week 1}
First Wives Club (1996, 69th) – $433,535 ($101,259,383 total) {week 11}
Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $295,282 ($305,891,406 total) {week 22}
The Rock (1996, 69th) – $5,509 ($134,067,443 total) {week 26}
Sling Blade (1996, 69th) – $28,139 ($36,644 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Star Trek: First Contact (1996, 69th) – $36,890,795 ($126,106,858 total)
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996, 69th) – $12,467,778 ($69,430,404 total)
The English Patient (1996, 69th) – $8,996,177 ($19,243,803 total)
Romeo + Juliet (1996, 69th) – $5,001,656 ($82,505,216 total)
Sleepers (1996, 69th) – $1,790,297 ($105,412,184 total)
The Crucible (1996, 69th) – $130,551 ($210,576 total)
First Wives Club (1996, 69th) – $898,457 ($209,849,762 total)
Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $611,942 ($633,928,796 total)
The Rock (1996, 69th) – $11,417 ($277,841,126 total)
Sling Blade (1996, 69th) – $58,315 ($75,941 total)

Oscar Details:

The Crucible (1996, 69th): Supporting Actress (Joan Allen), Adapted Screenplay
The English Patient (1996, 69th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Actress (Kristin Scott Thomas), Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche [O]), Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O]
First Wives Club (1996, 69th): Original Comedy or Musical Score
Independence Day (1996, 69th): Sound, Visual Effects [O]
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996, 69th): Supporting Actress (Lauren Bacall), Original Song (“I’ve Finally Found Someone”)
The Rock (1996, 69th): Sound
Romeo + Juliet (1996, 69th): Art Direction
Sleepers (1996, 69th): Original Dramatic Score
Sling Blade (1996, 69th): Actor (Billy Bob Thornton), Adapted Screenplay [O]
Star Trek: First Contact (1996, 69th): Makeup

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

The Addams Family (1991, 64th) – $20,133,616 ($55,562,137 total) {week 2}
Beauty and the Beast (1991, 64th) – $12,239,650 ($26,476,215 total) {week 3}
Cape Fear (1991, 64th) – $9,260,475 ($38,246,382 total) {week 3}
For the Boys (1991, 64th) – $4,533,138 ($5,941,446 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Addams Family (1991, 64th) – $43,806,157 ($120,890,540 total)
Beauty and the Beast (1991, 64th) – $26,630,687 ($57,606,207 total)
Cape Fear (1991, 64th) – $20,148,682 ($83,215,406 total)
For the Boys (1991, 64th) – $9,863,075 ($12,927,232 total)

Oscar Details:

The Addams Family (1991, 64th): Costume Design
Beauty and the Beast (1991, 64th): Picture, Original Song (“Be Our Guest”, “Beauty and the Beast” [O], “Belle”), Original Score [O], Sound
Cape Fear (1991, 64th): Actor (Robert De Niro), Supporting Actress (Juliette Lewis)
For the Boys (1991, 64th): Actress (Bette Midler)

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 28-30, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986, 59th) – $16,881,888 ($25,402,366 total) {week 1}
An American Tail (1986, 59th) – $7,412,815 ($14,954,138 total) {week 2}
Crocodile Dundee (1986, 59th) – $7,266,867 ($94,267,407 total) {week 10}
The Color of Money (1986, 59th) – $3,204,806 ($39,619,628 total) {week 7}
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986, 59th) – $2,643,640 ($35,237,758 total) {week 8}
Stand By Me (1986, 59th) – $1,430,279 ($45,677,316 total) {week 17}
Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $1,230,908 ($166,895,594 total) {week 29}
Children of a Lesser God (1986, 59th) – $1,166,301 ($19,113,597 total) {week 9}
Hoosiers (1986, 59th) – $274,830 ($926,414 total) {week 3}
The Mission (1986, 59th) – $24,140 ($1,090,192 total) {week 5}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986, 59th) – $41,681,427 ($62,718,510 total)
An American Tail (1986, 59th) – $18,302,260 ($36,921,807 total)
Crocodile Dundee (1986, 59th) – $17,941,914 ($232,746,482 total)
The Color of Money (1986, 59th) – $7,912,675 ($97,820,968 total)
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986, 59th) – $6,527,154 ($87,002,119 total)
Stand By Me (1986, 59th) – $3,531,363 ($112,777,416 total)
Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $3,039,115 ($412,065,671 total)
Children of a Lesser God (1986, 59th) – $2,879,600 ($47,191,523 total)
Hoosiers (1986, 59th) – $678,556 ($2,287,319 total)
The Mission (1986, 59th) – $59,602 ($2,691,687 total)

Oscar Details:

An American Tail (1986, 59th): Original Song (“Somewhere Out There”)
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
Hoosiers (1986, 59th): Supporting Actor (Dennis Hopper), Original Score
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
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986, 59th): Original Score, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects Story
Top Gun (1986, 59th): Original Song (“Take My Breath Away” [O]), Film Editing, Sound, Sound Effects

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Nov. 27-29, 1981

Weekend Box Office:

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $4,228,951 ($158,118,372 total) {week 25}
Arthur (1981, 54th) – $2,125,599 ($73,102,503 total) {week 20}
Chariots of Fire (1981, 54th) – $230,393 ($2,363,447 total) {week 10}
Ragtime (1981, 54th) – $160,884 ($418,359 total) {week 2}
Absence of Malice (1981, 54th) – $97,667 ($97,667 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $13,934,241 ($520,994,348 total)
Arthur (1981, 54th) – $7,003,772 ($240,870,118 total)
Chariots of Fire (1981, 54th) – $759,137 ($7,787,473 total)
Ragtime (1981, 54th) – $530,107 ($1,378,478 total)
Absence of Malice (1981, 54th) – $321,809 ($321,809 total)

Oscar Details:

Absence of Malice (1981, 54th): Actor (Paul Newman), Supporting Actress (Melinda Dillon), Original Screenplay
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]
Ragtime (1981, 54th): Supporting Actor (Howard E. Rollins Jr.), Supporting Actress (Elizabeth McGovern), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“One More Hour”), Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design
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]