Oscar in Box Office History (Week 50, 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

West Side Story (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Actress (Rachel Zegler), Supporting Actor (), Supporting Actress (), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound.

Being the Ricardos (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Actor (Javier Bardem), Actress (Nicole Kidman), Supporting Actor (), Supporting Actress (), Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 9-11, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

Moana (2016, 89th) – $18,533,804 ($144,700,397 total) {week 3}
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016, 89th) – $10,421,251 ($198,947,154 total) {week 4}
Arrival (2016, 89th) – $5,587,109 ($81,438,817 total) {week 5}
Doctor Strange (2016, 89th) – $4,535,827 ($222,267,273 total) {week 6}
Allied (2016, 89th) – $3,955,705 ($35,589,157 total) {week 3}
Manchester by the Sea (2016, 89th) – $3,172,924 ($8,343,125 total) {week 4}
Nocturnal Animals (2016, 89th) – $3,161,381 ($6,187,509 total) {week 4}
Trolls (2016, 89th) – $3,020,165 ($145,400,169 total) {week 6}
Hacksaw Ridge (2016, 89th) – $2,288,401 ($60,850,849 total) {week 6}
La La Land (2016, 89th) – $881,104 ($881,104 total) {week 1}
Loving (2016, 89th) – $633,993 ($6,576,255 total) {week 6}
Moonlight (2016, 89th) – $543,585 ($10,758,336 total) {week 8}
Jackie (2016, 89th) – $492,255 ($857,080 total) {week 2}
Lion (2016, 89th) – $168,358 ($490,548 total) {week 3}
Deepwater Horizon (2016, 89th) – $75,652 ($61,401,673 total) {week 11}
Sully (2016, 89th) – $72,282 ($124,754,117 total) {week 14}
A Man Called Ove (2016, 89th) – $49,516 ($3,239,661 total) {week 11}
Elle (2016, 89th) – $47,216 ($630,634 total) {week 5}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Moana (2016, 89th) – $19,626,549 ($153,231,865 total)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016, 89th) – $11,035,683 ($210,676,986 total)
Arrival (2016, 89th) – $5,916,522 ($86,240,412 total)
Doctor Strange (2016, 89th) – $4,803,257 ($235,372,049 total)
Allied (2016, 89th) – $4,188,932 ($37,687,477 total)
Manchester by the Sea (2016, 89th) – $3,359,998 ($8,835,032 total)
Nocturnal Animals (2016, 89th) – $3,347,775 ($6,552,322 total)
Trolls (2016, 89th) – $3,198,233 ($153,972,896 total)
Hacksaw Ridge (2016, 89th) – $2,423,324 ($64,438,587 total)
La La Land (2016, 89th) – $933,053 ($933,053 total)
Loving (2016, 89th) – $671,373 ($6,963,988 total)
Moonlight (2016, 89th) – $575,635 ($11,392,643 total)
Jackie (2016, 89th) – $521,278 ($907,613 total)
Lion (2016, 89th) – $178,284 ($519,470 total)
Deepwater Horizon (2016, 89th) – $80,112 ($65,021,887 total)
Sully (2016, 89th) – $76,544 ($132,109,562 total)
A Man Called Ove (2016, 89th) – $52,435 ($3,430,670 total)
Elle (2016, 89th) – $50,000 ($667,816 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]
Hacksaw Ridge (2016, 89th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Andrew Garfield), Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing
Jackie (2016, 89th): Actress (Natalie Portman), Original Score, Costume Design
La La Land (2016, 89th): Picture, Directing [O], Actor (Ryan Gosling), Actress (Emma Stone) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Song (“Audition (The Fools Who Dream)”), Original Song (“City of Stars”) [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Production Design [O], Costume Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
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. 16-18, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

Hugo (2011, 84th) – $3,707,848 ($39,155,709 total) {week 4}
The Muppets (2011, 84th) – $3,520,926 ($70,994,571 total) {week 4}
The Descendants (2011, 84th) – $3,268,357 ($28,645,909 total) {week 5}
My Week with Marilyn (2011, 84th) – $591,385 ($6,087,130 total) {week 4}
Puss in Boots (2011, 84th) – $465,209 ($142,775,402 total) {week 8}
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011, 84th) – $456,777 ($879,548 total) {week 2}
The Artist (2011, 84th) – $287,367 ($1,327,520 total) {week 4}
Margin Call (2011, 84th) – $98,178 ($5,114,429 total) {week 9}
Real Steel (2011, 84th) – $80,352 ($83,737,282 total) {week 11}
Moneyball (2011, 84th) – $75,535 ($74,317,363 total) {week 13}
The Help (2011, 84th) – $72,053 ($169,345,705 total) {week 19}
Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $53,678 ($56,293,474 total) {week 31}
The Ides of March (2011, 84th) – $45,589 ($40,567,824 total) {week 11}
Drive (2011, 84th) – $41,947 ($34,746,353 total) {week 14}
Hell and Back Again (2011, 84th) – $346 ($34,637 total) {week 11}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Hugo (2011, 84th) – $4,282,962 ($45,229,041 total)
The Muppets (2011, 84th) – $4,067,047 ($82,006,339 total)
The Descendants (2011, 84th) – $3,775,303 ($33,089,095 total)
My Week with Marilyn (2011, 84th) – $683,113 ($7,031,288 total)
Puss in Boots (2011, 84th) – $537,366 ($164,920,893 total)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011, 84th) – $527,626 ($1,015,972 total)
The Artist (2011, 84th) – $331,940 ($1,533,428 total)
Margin Call (2011, 84th) – $113,406 ($5,907,714 total)
Real Steel (2011, 84th) – $92,815 ($96,725,536 total)
Moneyball (2011, 84th) – $87,251 ($85,844,520 total)
The Help (2011, 84th) – $83,229 ($195,612,441 total)
Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $62,004 ($65,024,996 total)
The Ides of March (2011, 84th) – $52,660 ($46,860,185 total)
Drive (2011, 84th) – $48,453 ($40,135,762 total)
Hell and Back Again (2011, 84th) – $400 ($40,009 total)

Oscar Details:

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
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011, 84th): Actor (Gary Oldman), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 15-17, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006, 79th) – $26,541,709 ($26,541,709 total) {week 1}
Happy Feet (2006, 79th) – $8,358,421 ($149,244,791 total) {week 5}
Apocalypto (2006, 79th) – $8,008,126 ($28,209,532 total) {week 2}
Blood Diamond (2006, 79th) – $6,517,471 ($18,637,257 total) {week 2}
Borat (2006, 79th) – $1,543,840 ($122,813,553 total) {week 7}
The Queen (2006, 79th) – $666,687 ($25,646,953 total) {week 12}
Babel (2006, 79th) – $495,750 ($18,320,965 total) {week 8}
Dreamgirls (2006, 79th) – $378,950 ($378,950 total) {week 1}
The Departed (2006, 79th) – $341,300 ($119,273,628 total) {week 11}
Volver (2006, 79th) – $313,413 ($2,865,369 total) {week 7}
Little Children (2006, 79th) – $77,587 ($2,036,841 total) {week 11}
The Good German (2006, 79th) – $76,817 ($76,817 total) {week 1}
The Prestige (2006, 79th) – $58,699 ($52,021,500 total) {week 9}
Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $58,074 ($59,315,777 total) {week 21}
The Illusionist (2006, 79th) – $35,492 ($39,682,791 total) {week 18}
The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th) – $33,206 ($3,535,251 total) {week 12}
Jesus Camp (2006, 79th) – $8,442 ($855,587 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006, 79th) – $37,117,871 ($37,117,871 total)
Happy Feet (2006, 79th) – $11,689,028 ($208,714,853 total)
Apocalypto (2006, 79th) – $11,199,150 ($39,450,277 total)
Blood Diamond (2006, 79th) – $9,114,509 ($26,063,706 total)
Borat (2006, 79th) – $2,159,019 ($171,751,473 total)
The Queen (2006, 79th) – $932,344 ($35,866,579 total)
Babel (2006, 79th) – $693,293 ($25,621,380 total)
Dreamgirls (2006, 79th) – $529,951 ($529,951 total)
The Departed (2006, 79th) – $477,299 ($166,800,982 total)
Volver (2006, 79th) – $438,300 ($4,007,142 total)
Little Children (2006, 79th) – $108,503 ($2,848,468 total)
The Good German (2006, 79th) – $107,427 ($107,427 total)
The Prestige (2006, 79th) – $82,089 ($72,750,678 total)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $81,215 ($82,951,529 total)
The Illusionist (2006, 79th) – $49,635 ($55,495,323 total)
The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th) – $46,438 ($4,943,954 total)
Jesus Camp (2006, 79th) – $11,806 ($1,196,516 total)

Oscar Details:

Apocalypto (2006, 79th): Makeup, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Babel (2006, 79th): Picture, Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza, Rinko Kikuchi), Director, Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing
Blood Diamond (2006, 79th): Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Djimon Hounsou), Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Borat (2006, 79th): Adapted Screenplay
The Departed (2006, 79th): Picture [O], Director [O], Supporting Actor (Mark Wahlberg), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
Dreamgirls (2006, 79th): Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy), Supporting Actress (Jennifer Hudson) [O], Original Song (“Listen”, “Love You I Do”, “Patience”), Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound [O]
The Good German (2006, 79th): Original Score
Happy Feet (2006, 79th): Animated Feature [O]
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]
The Prestige (2006, 79th): Cinematography, Art Direction
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006, 79th): Actor (Will Smith)
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 Dec. 14-16, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

Vanilla Sky (2001, 74th) – $25,015,518 ($25,015,518 total) {week 1}
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 74th) – $9,919,596 ($253,269,579 total) {week 5}
Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th) – $4,980,223 ($218,815,112 total) {week 7}
Amelie (2001, 74th) – $773,164 ($12,513,841 total) {week 7}
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, 74th) – $276,981 ($276,981 total) {week 1}
Training Day (2001, 74th) – $229,348 ($76,074,739 total) {week 11}
The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001, 74th) – $225,257 ($6,330,513 total) {week 7}
In the Bedroom (2001, 74th) – $72,787 ($484,447 total) {week 4}
Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th) – $70,135 ($5,367,713 total) {week 10}
The Affair of the Necklace (2001, 74th) – $43,118 ($347,862 total) {week 3}
Iris (2001, 74th) – $23,144 ($23,144 total) {week 1}
Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $21,397 ($56,987,332 total) {week 31}
No Man’s Land (2001, 74th) – $20,949 ($54,078 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Vanilla Sky (2001, 74th) – $40,484,478 ($40,484,478 total)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 74th) – $16,053,622 ($409,885,043 total)
Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th) – $8,059,866 ($354,124,810 total)
Amelie (2001, 74th) – $1,251,269 ($20,252,082 total)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, 74th) – $448,259 ($448,259 total)
Training Day (2001, 74th) – $371,171 ($123,117,422 total)
The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001, 74th) – $364,550 ($10,245,141 total)
In the Bedroom (2001, 74th) – $117,797 ($784,017 total)
Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th) – $113,505 ($8,686,970 total)
The Affair of the Necklace (2001, 74th) – $69,781 ($562,971 total)
Iris (2001, 74th) – $37,456 ($37,456 total)
Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $34,628 ($92,226,848 total)
No Man’s Land (2001, 74th) – $33,903 ($87,518 total)

Oscar Details:

The Affair of the Necklace (2001, 74th): Costume Design
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
Iris (2001, 74th): Actress (Judi Dench), Supporting Actor (Jim Broadbent) [O], Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet)
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
No Man’s Land (2001, 74th): Foreign Language Film
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, 74th): Original Screenplay
Training Day (2001, 74th): Actor (Denzel Washington [O]), Supporting Actor (Ethan Hawke)
Vanilla Sky (2001, 74th): Original Song (“Vanilla Sky”)

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 13-15, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

Jerry Maguire (1996, 69th) – $17,084,296 ($17,084,296 total) {week 1}
The Preacher’s Wife (1996, 69th) – $7,649,752 ($7,649,752 total) {week 1}
Daylight (1996, 69th) – $4,137,210 ($16,653,910 total) {week 2}
Star Trek: First Contact (1996, 69th) – $3,432,345 ($76,721,064 total) {week 4}
The English Patient (1996, 69th) – $1,779,831 ($16,015,227 total) {week 5}
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996, 69th) – $1,002,631 ($39,055,749 total) {week 5}
The Crucible (1996, 69th) – $74,409 ($282,924 total) {week 3}
Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $36,769 ($306,124,059 total) {week 24}
Shine (1996, 69th) – $135,266 ($943,978 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Jerry Maguire (1996, 69th) – $35,405,464 ($35,405,464 total)
The Preacher’s Wife (1996, 69th) – $15,853,332 ($15,853,332 total)
Daylight (1996, 69th) – $8,573,947 ($34,513,533 total)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996, 69th) – $7,113,186 ($158,996,594 total)
The English Patient (1996, 69th) – $3,688,519 ($33,189,927 total)
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996, 69th) – $2,077,851 ($80,939,064 total)
The Crucible (1996, 69th) – $154,205 ($586,331 total)
Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $76,200 ($634,410,946 total)
Shine (1996, 69th) – $280,325 ($1,956,298 total)

Oscar Details:

The Crucible (1996, 69th): Supporting Actress (Joan Allen), Adapted Screenplay
Daylight (1996, 69th): Sound Effects Film Editing
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]
Independence Day (1996, 69th): Sound, Visual Effects [O]
Jerry Maguire (1996, 69th): Picture, Actor (Tom Cruise), Supporting Actor (Cuba Gooding Jr.) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996, 69th): Supporting Actress (Lauren Bacall), Original Song (“I’ve Finally Found Someone”)
The Preacher’s Wife (1996, 69th): Original Musical or Comedy Score
Shine (1996, 69th): Picture, Director, Actor (Geoffrey Rush) [O], Supporting Actor (Armin Mueller-Stahl), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing
Star Trek: First Contact (1996, 69th): Makeup

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 13-15, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

Hook (1991, 64th) – $13,522,535 ($17,059,705 total) {week 1}
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991, 64th) – $7,791,912 ($30,432,868 total) {week 2}
The Addams Family (1991, 64th) – $4,721,221 ($73,648,514 total) {week 4}
Beauty and the Beast (1991, 64th) – $4,575,124 ($39,967,102 total) {week 5}
Cape Fear (1991, 64th) – $2,944,725 ($50,405,747 total) {week 5}
For the Boys (1991, 64th) – $1,476,304 ($12,026,940 total) {week 4}
Bugsy (1991, 64th) – $140,358 ($140,358 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Hook (1991, 64th) – $29,421,953 ($37,118,028 total)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991, 64th) – $16,953,424 ($66,214,981 total)
The Addams Family (1991, 64th) – $10,272,300 ($160,242,373 total)
Beauty and the Beast (1991, 64th) – $9,954,427 ($86,959,300 total)
Cape Fear (1991, 64th) – $6,407,050 ($109,671,412 total)
For the Boys (1991, 64th) – $3,212,101 ($26,167,879 total)
Bugsy (1991, 64th) – $305,387 ($305,387 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
Bugsy (1991, 64th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Warren Beatty), Supporting Actor (Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O]
Cape Fear (1991, 64th): Actor (Robert De Niro), Supporting Actress (Juliette Lewis)
For the Boys (1991, 64th): Actress (Bette Midler)
Hook (1991, 64th): Original Song (“When You’re Alone”), Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Visual Effects
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991, 64th): Makeup, Visual Effects

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 12-14, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986, 59th) – $5,062,450 ($46,573,341 total) {week 3}
Heartbreak Ridge (1986, 59th) – $4,721,454 ($15,728,614 total) {week 2}
An American Tail (1986, 59th) – $2,613,420 ($23,672,203 total) {week 4}
Crocodile Dundee (1986, 59th) – $2,273,536 ($102,855,724 total) {week 12}
Crimes of the Heart (1986, 59th) – $1,402,921 ($1,402,921 total) {week 1}
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986, 59th) – $820,264 ($37,848,832 total) {week 10}
The Color of Money (1986, 59th) – $694,431 ($42,719,446 total) {week 9}
Stand By Me (1986, 59th) – $500,692 ($47,361,304 total) {week 19}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986, 59th) – $12,499,203 ($114,989,704 total)
Heartbreak Ridge (1986, 59th) – $11,657,283 ($38,833,990 total)
An American Tail (1986, 59th) – $6,452,541 ($58,446,733 total)
Crocodile Dundee (1986, 59th) – $5,613,367 ($253,951,060 total)
Crimes of the Heart (1986, 59th) – $3,463,816 ($3,463,816 total)
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986, 59th) – $2,025,234 ($93,448,868 total)
The Color of Money (1986, 59th) – $1,714,552 ($105,474,427 total)
Stand By Me (1986, 59th) – $1,236,210 ($116,935,187 total)

Oscar Details:

An American Tail (1986, 59th): Original Song (“Somewhere Out There”)
The Color of Money (1986, 59th): Actor (Paul Newman [O]), Supporting Actress (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction
Crimes of the Heart (1986, 59th): Actress (Sissy Spacek), Supporting Actress (Tess Harper), Adapted Screenplay
Crocodile Dundee (1986, 59th): Original Screenplay
Heartbreak Ridge (1986, 59th): Sound
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

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 11-13, 1981

Weekend Box Office:

On Golden Pond (1981, 54th) – $77,458 ($230,081 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

On Golden Pond (1981, 54th) – $255,221 ($758,109 total)

Oscar Details:

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