Oscar in Box Office History (Week 52 & 53, 2018)

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

Vice (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Actor (Christian Bale), Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell), Supporting Actress (Amy Adams), Original Screenplay, Film Editing.

Destroyer (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Actress (Nicole Kidman).

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 27-29, 2013

Weekend Box Office:

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – $29,031,732 ($189,501,278 total) {week 3}
Frozen – $28,596,319 ($248,117,795 total) {week 6}
American Hustle – $18,718,811 ($59,169,164 total) {week 3}
The Wolf of Wall Street – $18,361,578 ($34,153,137 total) {week 1}
Saving Mr. Banks – $13,453,533 ($37,276,150 total) {week 3}
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – $2,240,745 ($4,550,213 total) {week 5}
Philomena – $1,767,560 ($16,444,983 total) {week 6}
Inside Llewyn Davis – $1,248,958 ($4,619,673 total) {week 4}
Nebraska – $737,731 ($5,711,536 total) {week 7}
Her – $649,673 ($1,541,994 total) {week 2}
The Book Thief – $614,094 ($17,884,586 total) {week 8}
Gravity – $508,150 ($254,593,554 total) {week 13}
12 Years a Slave – $372,979 ($37,798,963 total) {week 11}
Dallas Buyers Club – $278,692 ($15,730,488 total) {week 9}
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa – $233,960 ($101,263,071 total) {week 10}
August: Osage County – $179,302 ($179,302 total) {week 1}
Captain Phillips – $140,799 ($104,568,723 total) {week 12}
Despicable Me 2 – $128,685 ($367,736,345 total) {week 26}
Lone Survivor – $90,872 ($153,839 total) {week 1}
The Great Beauty – $70,129 ($786,860 total) {week 7}
All Is Lost – $64,611 ($5,947,561 total) {week 11}
The Invisible Woman – $31,948 ($53,064 total) {week 1}
Blue Jasmine – $21,305 ($33,010,931 total) {week 23}
20 Feet from Stardom – $4,869 ($4,814,543 total) {week 29}
The Act of Killing – $1,113 ($459,061 total) {week 24}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – $29,763,932 ($194,280,629 total)
Frozen – $29,317,538 ($254,375,495 total)
American Hustle – $19,190,912 ($60,661,451 total)
The Wolf of Wall Street – $18,824,670 ($35,014,502 total)
Saving Mr. Banks – $13,792,840 ($38,216,280 total)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – $2,297,258 ($4,664,972 total)
Philomena – $1,812,139 ($16,859,737 total)
Inside Llewyn Davis – $1,280,458 ($4,736,184 total)
Nebraska – $756,337 ($5,855,585 total)
Her – $666,058 ($1,580,884 total)
The Book Thief – $629,582 ($18,335,647 total)
Gravity – $520,966 ($261,014,577 total)
12 Years a Slave – $382,386 ($38,752,279 total)
Dallas Buyers Club – $285,721 ($16,127,222 total)
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa – $239,861 ($103,816,995 total)
August: Osage County – $183,824 ($183,824 total)
Captain Phillips – $144,350 ($107,206,017 total)
Despicable Me 2 – $131,931 ($377,010,906 total)
Lone Survivor – $93,164 ($157,719 total)
The Great Beauty – $71,898 ($806,705 total)
All Is Lost – $66,241 ($6,097,563 total)
The Invisible Woman – $32,754 ($54,402 total)
Blue Jasmine – $21,842 ($33,843,489 total)
20 Feet from Stardom – $4,992 ($4,935,969 total)
The Act of Killing – $1,141 ($470,639 total)

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
American Hustle: Picture, Directing, Actor (Christian Bale), Actress (Amy Adams), Supporting Actor (Bradley Cooper), Supporting Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Production Design, Costume Design
August: Osage County: Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actress (Julia Roberts)
Blue Jasmine: Actress (Cate Blanchett) [O], Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), Original Screenplay
The Book Thief: Original Score
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”)
Frozen: Animated Feature [O], Original Song (“Let It Go”) [O]
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]
The Great Beauty: Foreign Language Film [O]
Her: Picture, Original Screenplay [O], Original Song (“The Moon Song”), Original Score, Production Design
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects
Inside Llewyn Davis: Cinematography, Sound Mixing
The Invisible Woman: Costume Design
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa: Makeup and Hairstyling
Lone Survivor: Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom: Original Song (“Ordinary Love”)
Nebraska: Picture, Directing, Actor (Bruce Dern), Supporting Actress (June Squibb), Original Screenplay, Cinematography
Philomena: Picture, Actress (Judi Dench), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
Saving Mr. Banks: Original Score
The Wolf of Wall Street: Picture, Directing, Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill), Adapted Screenplay

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 26-28, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – $26,853,816 ($38,725,647 total) {week 1}
Doubt – $5,339,742 ($8,484,863 total) {week 3}
Slumdog Millionaire – $4,301,870 ($19,476,395 total) {week 7}
Bolt – $3,377,761 ($102,423,519 total) {week 6}
Milk – $1,762,638 ($13,533,585 total) {week 5}
Frost/Nixon – $1,355,186 ($3,539,426 total) {week 4}
Australia – $1,079,248 ($44,283,588 total) {week 5}
The Reader – $664,013 ($1,243,690 total) {week 3}
The Wrestler – $387,530 ($907,631 total) {week 2}
Revolutionary Road – $189,911 ($189,911 total) {week 1}
Rachel Getting Married – $131,440 ($10,017,383 total) {week 13}
Changeling – $72,380 ($35,537,807 total) {week 10}
The Dark Knight – $50,686 ($530,896,852 total) {week 24}
Waltz with Bashir – $50,021 ($53,913 total) {week 1}
Happy-Go-Lucky – $41,870 ($3,189,010 total) {week 12}
Vicky Cristina Barcelona – $35,154 ($22,750,962 total) {week 20}
WALL-E – $6,802 ($223,790,234 total) {week 27}
Man on Wire – $4,992 ($2,925,235 total) {week 23}
Frozen River – $427 ($2,309,148 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – $24,314,048 ($35,063,070 total)
Doubt – $4,834,722 ($7,682,385 total)
Slumdog Millionaire – $3,895,010 ($17,634,365 total)
Bolt – $3,058,301 ($92,736,553 total)
Milk – $1,595,932 ($12,253,612 total)
Frost/Nixon – $1,227,016 ($3,204,676 total)
Australia – $977,175 ($40,095,355 total)
The Reader – $601,212 ($1,126,065 total)
The Wrestler – $350,878 ($821,789 total)
Revolutionary Road – $171,950 ($171,950 total)
Rachel Getting Married – $119,009 ($9,069,963 total)
Changeling – $65,534 ($32,176,728 total)
The Dark Knight – $45,892 ($480,685,927 total)
Waltz with Bashir – $45,290 ($48,814 total)
Happy-Go-Lucky – $37,910 ($2,887,401 total)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona – $31,829 ($20,599,232 total)
WALL-E – $6,159 ($202,624,701 total)
Man on Wire – $4,520 ($2,648,573 total)
Frozen River – $387 ($2,090,754 total)

Oscar Details:

Australia: Costume Design
Bolt: Animated Feature
Changeling: Actress (Angelina Jolie), Cinematography, Art Direction
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Picture, Director, Actor (Brad Pitt), Supporting Actress (Taraji P. Henson), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Makeup [O], Sound Mixing, Visual Effects [O]
The Dark Knight: Supporting Actor (Heath Ledger) [O], Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Makeup, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing [O], Visual Effects
Doubt: Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Supporting Actress (Amy Adams), Supporting Actress (Viola Davis), Adapted Screenplay
Frost/Nixon: Picture, Director, Actor (Frank Langella), Adapted Screenplay, Editing
Frozen River: Actress (Melissa Leo), Original Screenplay
Happy-Go-Lucky: Original Screenplay
Man on Wire: Documentary Feature [O]
Milk: Picture, Director, Actor (Sean Penn) [O], Supporting Actor (Josh Brolin), Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Editing, Costume Design
Rachel Getting Married: Actress (Anne Hathaway)
The Reader: Picture, Director, Actress (Kate Winslet) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography
Revolutionary Road: Supporting Actor (Michael Shannon), Art Direction, Costume Design
Slumdog Millionaire: Picture [O], Director [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Song (“Jai Ho”) [O], Original Score [O], Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Sound Mixing [O], Sound Editing
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
Waltz with Bashir: Foreign Language Film
The Wrestler: Actor (Mickey Rourke), Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei)

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 26-28, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – $50,598,104 ($222,268,708 total) {week 2}
Cold Mountain – $14,574,213 ($19,079,727 total) {week 1}
Something’s Gotta Give – $13,816,638 ($55,902,582 total) {week 3}
The Last Samurai – $8,326,947 ($74,324,104 total) {week 4}
Big Fish – $2,053,733 ($3,505,172 total) {week 3}
House of Sand and Fog – $1,720,438 ($1,811,537 total) {week 2}
21 Grams – $1,223,891 ($4,771,830 total) {week 6}
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – $1,160,829 ($80,688,206 total) {week 7}
In America – $1,070,721 ($2,992,911 total) {week 5}
Brother Bear – $506,627 ($82,108,948 total) {week 10}
Lost in Translation – $370,468 ($30,656,297 total) {week 16}
Mystic River – $325,183 ($53,545,615 total) {week 12}
The Cooler – $308,756 ($1,195,274 total) {week 5}
The Triplets of Belleville – $195,707 ($636,383 total) {week 5}
Girl with a Pearl Earring – $188,756 ($457,769 total) {week 3}
Monster – $86,831 ($103,599 total) {week 1}
The Fog of War – $58,137 ($134,118 total) {week 2}
My Architect – $19,258 ($311,518 total) {week 7}
Pieces of April – $18,107 ($2,360,184 total) {week 11}
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – $11,061 ($305,388,685 total) {week 25}
Dirty Pretty Things – $4,374 ($8,065,864 total) {week 24}
City of God – $4,362 ($4,782,356 total) {week 50}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – $38,474,977 ($169,013,910 total)
Cold Mountain – $11,082,283 ($14,508,292 total)
Something’s Gotta Give – $10,506,220 ($42,508,521 total)
The Last Samurai – $6,331,840 ($56,516,311 total)
Big Fish – $1,561,666 ($2,665,345 total)
House of Sand and Fog – $1,308,227 ($1,377,499 total)
21 Grams – $930,651 ($3,628,516 total)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – $882,698 ($61,355,597 total)
In America – $814,180 ($2,275,820 total)
Brother Bear – $385,241 ($62,435,934 total)
Lost in Translation – $281,705 ($23,311,156 total)
Mystic River – $247,270 ($40,716,275 total)
The Cooler – $234,779 ($908,891 total)
The Triplets of Belleville – $148,816 ($483,908 total)
Girl with a Pearl Earring – $143,531 ($348,089 total)
Monster – $66,027 ($78,777 total)
The Fog of War – $44,208 ($101,984 total)
My Architect – $14,644 ($236,879 total)
Pieces of April – $13,769 ($1,794,692 total)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – $8,411 ($232,218,634 total)
Dirty Pretty Things – $3,326 ($6,133,311 total)
City of God – $3,317 ($3,636,520 total)

Oscar Details:

21 Grams: Actress (Naomi Watts), Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro)
Big Fish: Original Score
Brother Bear: Animated Feature
City of God: Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography
Cold Mountain: Actor (Jude Law), Supporting Actress (Renee Zellweger) [O], Original Song (“Scarlet Tide”), Original Song (“You Will Be My Ain True Love”), Original Score, Editing, Cinematography
The Cooler: Supporting Actor (Alec Baldwin)
Dirty Pretty Things: Original Screenplay
The Fog of War: Documentary Feature [O]
Girl with a Pearl Earring: Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design
House of Sand and Fog: Actor (Ben Kingsley), Supporting Actress (Shohreh Aghdashloo), Original Score
In America: Actress (Samantha Morton), Supporting Actor (Djimon Hounsou), Original Screenplay
The Last Samurai: Supporting Actor (Ken Watanabe), Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound Mixing
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Picture [O], Director [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Song (“Into the West”) [O], Original Score [O], Editing [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup [O], Sound Mixing [O], Visual Effects [O]
Lost in Translation: Picture, Director, Actor (Bill Murray), Original Screenplay [O]
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World: Picture, Director, Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing [O], Visual Effects
Monster: Actress (Charlize Theron) [O]
My Architect: Documentary Feature
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
Something’s Gotta Give: Actress (Diane Keaton)
The Triplets of Belleville: Animated Feature, Original Song (“Belleville Rendez-vous”)

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 25-27, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

Patch Adams – $25,262,280 ($25,262,280 total) {week 1}
The Prince of Egypt – $15,119,107 ($40,058,288 total) {week 2}
Mighty Joe Young – $10,602,042 ($10,602,042 total) {week 1}
A Bug’s Life – $10,126,455 ($114,492,154 total) {week 6}
Shakespeare in Love – $2,609,894 ($3,589,742 total) {week 3}
A Civil Action – $70,079 ($70,079 total) {week 1}
Elizabeth – $854,052 ($14,620,584 total) {week 8}
Life Is Beautiful – $988,234 ($9,434,954 total) {week 10}
A Simple Plan – $444,014 ($1,643,369 total) {week 3}
The Thin Red Line – $282,534 ($369,357 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Patch Adams – $14,940,743 ($14,940,743 total)
The Prince of Egypt – $8,941,817 ($23,691,472 total)
Mighty Joe Young – $6,270,312 ($6,270,312 total)
A Bug’s Life – $5,989,038 ($67,713,519 total)
Shakespeare in Love – $1,543,556 ($2,123,063 total)
A Civil Action – $41,446 ($41,446 total)
Elizabeth – $505,108 ($8,646,978 total)
Life Is Beautiful – $584,466 ($5,580,067 total)
A Simple Plan – $262,601 ($971,929 total)
The Thin Red Line – $167,098 ($218,447 total)

Oscar Details:

A Bug’s Life: Original Musical or Comedy Score
A Civil Action: Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall), Cinematography
Elizabeth: Picture, Actress (Cate Blanchett), Original Dramatic Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup
Life Is Beautiful: Picture, Director, Actor (Roberto Benigni) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score [O], Editing, Foreign Language Film [O]
Mighty Joe Young: Visual Effects
Patch Adams: Original Musical or Comedy Score
The Prince of Egypt: Original Song (“When You Believe”) [O], Original Musical or Comedy Score
Shakespeare in Love: Picture [O], Director, Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow) [O], Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Supporting Actress (Judi Dench) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Musical or Comedy Score [O], Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound
A Simple Plan: Supporting Actor (Billy Bob Thornton), Adapted Screenplay
The Thin Red Line: Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 24-26, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

Mrs. Doubtfire – $9,370,059 ($89,199,899 total) {week 5}
Beethoven’s 2nd – $4,255,485 ($15,002,350 total) {week 2}
Geronimo: An American Legend – $1,704,668 ($11,068,372 total) {week 3}
The Piano – $1,421,495 ($12,790,109 total) {week 7}
Schindler’s List – $1,283,885 ($2,792,246 total) {week 2}
Addams Family Values – $851,679 ($42,525,865 total) {week 6}
Jurassic Park – $501,120 ($337,832,005 total) {week 29}
Philadelphia – $143,433 ($143,433 total) {week 1}
Six Degrees of Separation – $169,466 ($363,745 total) {week 3}
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape – $62,733 ($188,385 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Mrs. Doubtfire – $4,891,809 ($46,568,421 total)
Beethoven’s 2nd – $2,221,653 ($7,832,248 total)
Geronimo: An American Legend – $889,953 ($5,778,444 total)
The Piano – $742,117 ($6,677,308 total)
Schindler’s List – $670,275 ($1,457,743 total)
Addams Family Values – $444,634 ($22,201,397 total)
Jurassic Park – $261,619 ($176,371,312 total)
Philadelphia – $74,882 ($74,882 total)
Six Degrees of Separation – $88,473 ($189,900 total)
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape – $32,751 ($98,350 total)

Oscar Details:

Addams Family Values: Art Direction
Beethoven’s 2nd: Original Song (“The Day I Fall in Love”)
Geronimo: An American Legend: Sound
Jurassic Park: Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
Mrs. Doubtfire: Makeup [O]
Philadelphia: Actor (Tom Hanks) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Philadelphia”), Original Song (“Streets of Philadelphia”) [O]
The Piano: Picture, Director, Actress (Holly Hunter) [O], Supporting Actress (Anna Paquin) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design
Schindler’s List: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Liam Neeson), Supporting Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Makeup, Sound
Six Degrees of Separation: Actress (Stockard Channing)
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape: Supporting Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio)

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 23-25, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

Rain Man – $8,727,311 ($20,167,143 total) {week 2}
Working Girl – $4,718,485 ($4,718,485 total) {week 1}
Scrooged – $4,189,254 ($49,031,840 total) {week 5}
Tequila Sunrise – $3,158,466 ($21,519,062 total) {week 4}
The Accidental Tourist – $97,578 ($97,578 total) {week 1}
Beaches – $198,361 ($198,361 total) {week 1}
Dangerous Liaisons – $84,451 ($84,451 total) {week 1}
Mississippi Burning – $198,589 ($762,696 total) {week 3}
Pelle the Conqueror – $45,985 ($49,935 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Rain Man – $4,523,234 ($10,452,328 total)
Working Girl – $2,445,520 ($2,445,520 total)
Scrooged – $2,171,227 ($25,412,467 total)
Tequila Sunrise – $1,636,986 ($11,153,007 total)
The Accidental Tourist – $50,573 ($50,573 total)
Beaches – $102,808 ($102,808 total)
Dangerous Liaisons – $43,770 ($43,770 total)
Mississippi Burning – $102,926 ($395,294 total)
Pelle the Conqueror – $23,833 ($25,881 total)

Oscar Details:

The Accidental Tourist: Picture, Supporting Actress (Geena Davis) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
Beaches: Art Direction
Dangerous Liaisons: Picture, Actress (Glenn Close), Supporting Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O]
Mississippi Burning: Picture, Director, Actor (Gene Hackman), Supporting Actress (Frances McDormand), Editing, Cinematography [O], Sound
Pelle the Conqueror: Actor (Max Von Sydow), Foreign Language Film [O]
Rain Man: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Dustin Hoffman) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction
Scrooged: Makeup
Tequila Sunrise: Cinematography
Working Girl: Picture, Director, Actress (Melanie Griffith), Supporting Actress (Joan Cusack), Supporting Actress (Sigourney Weaver), Original Song (“Let the River Run”) [O]

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 30-Jan. 1, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

Terms of Endearment – $9,058,537 ($39,782,519 total) {week 6}
Yentl – $4,481,318 ($18,678,870 total) {week 7}
Silkwood – $2,999,981 ($7,941,875 total) {week 3}
To Be or Not to Be – $2,410,912 ($7,050,601 total) {week 3}
Return of the Jedi – $1,762,045 ($249,253,614 total) {week 32}
The Big Chill – $1,447,625 ($42,467,783 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Terms of Endearment – $3,598,284 ($15,802,640 total)
Yentl – $1,780,095 ($7,419,728 total)
Silkwood – $1,191,670 ($3,154,717 total)
To Be or Not to Be – $957,676 ($2,800,680 total)
Return of the Jedi – $699,930 ($99,009,948 total)
The Big Chill – $575,034 ($16,869,296 total)

Oscar Details:

The Big Chill: Picture, Supporting Actress (Glenn Close), Original Screenplay
Return of the Jedi: Original Score, Art Direction, Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects [O]
Silkwood: Directing, Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actress (Cher), Original Screenplay, Editing
Terms of Endearment: Picture [O], Directing [O], Actress (Shirley MacLaine) [O], Actress (Debra Winger), Supporting Actor (John Lithgow), Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Editing, Art Direction, Sound
To Be or Not to Be: Supporting Actor (Charles Durning)
Yentl: Supporting Actress (Amy Irving), Original Song (“Papa, Can You Hear Me?”), Original Song (“The Way He Makes Me Feel”), Original Song Score [O], Art Direction

WEEK 53

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 31-Jan. 2, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

Mrs. Doubtfire – $16,346,568 ($122,483,936 total) {week 6}
Beethoven’s 2nd – $7,567,360 ($31,869,710 total) {week 3}
The Piano – $2,369,154 ($17,169,365 total) {week 8}
Geronimo: An American Legend – $2,010,680 ($15,121,078 total) {week 4}
Schindler’s List – $1,649,101 ($6,187,045 total) {week 3}
Addams Family Values – $1,096,006 ($45,131,539 total) {week 7}
In the Name of the Father – $109,805 ($109,805 total) {week 1}
Jurassic Park – $820,770 ($339,521,510 total) {week 30}
Philadelphia – $153,879 ($555,613 total) {week 2}
Shadowlands – $81,082 ($81,082 total) {week 1}
Six Degrees of Separation – $235,277 ($798,968 total) {week 4}
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape – $82,547 ($342,065 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Mrs. Doubtfire – $8,534,022 ($63,944,955 total)
Beethoven’s 2nd – $3,950,677 ($16,638,159 total)
The Piano – $1,236,860 ($8,963,578 total)
Geronimo: An American Legend – $1,049,712 ($7,894,232 total)
Schindler’s List – $860,943 ($3,230,059 total)
Addams Family Values – $572,190 ($23,561,737 total)
In the Name of the Father – $57,326 ($57,326 total)
Jurassic Park – $428,498 ($177,253,348 total)
Philadelphia – $80,335 ($290,068 total)
Shadowlands – $42,330 ($42,330 total)
Six Degrees of Separation – $122,831 ($417,116 total)
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape – $43,095 ($178,581 total)

Oscar Details:

Addams Family Values: Art Direction
Beethoven’s 2nd: Original Song (“The Day I Fall in Love”)
Geronimo: An American Legend: Sound
In the Name of the Father: Picture, Director, Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Supporting Actor (Pete Postlethwaite), Supporting Actress (Emma Thompson), Adapted Screenplay, Editing
Jurassic Park: Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
Mrs. Doubtfire: Makeup [O]
Philadelphia: Actor (Tom Hanks) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Philadelphia”), Original Song (“Streets of Philadelphia”) [O]
The Piano: Picture, Director, Actress (Holly Hunter) [O], Supporting Actress (Anna Paquin) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design
Schindler’s List: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Liam Neeson), Supporting Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Makeup, Sound
Shadowlands: Actress (Debra Winger), Adapted Screenplay
Six Degrees of Separation: Actress (Stockard Channing)
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape: Supporting Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio)

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 30-Jan. 1, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

Rain Man – $14,350,610 ($42,456,753 total) {week 3}
Working Girl – $7,345,299 ($16,694,492 total) {week 2}
Tequila Sunrise – $4,554,849 ($28,541,914 total) {week 5}
Scrooged – $3,258,980 ($54,916,587 total) {week 6}
The Accidental Tourist – $186,922 ($357,098 total) {week 2}
Beaches – $269,042 ($617,716 total) {week 2}
Dangerous Liaisons – $265,954 ($493,244 total) {week 2}
Mississippi Burning – $301,908 ($1,192,467 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Rain Man – $7,437,706 ($22,004,698 total)
Working Girl – $3,806,958 ($8,652,505 total)
Tequila Sunrise – $2,360,710 ($14,792,846 total)
Scrooged – $1,689,080 ($28,462,443 total)
The Accidental Tourist – $96,879 ($185,079 total)
Beaches – $139,440 ($320,153 total)
Dangerous Liaisons – $137,840 ($255,641 total)
Mississippi Burning – $156,474 ($618,038 total)

Oscar Details:

The Accidental Tourist: Picture, Supporting Actress (Geena Davis) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
Beaches: Art Direction
Dangerous Liaisons: Picture, Actress (Glenn Close), Supporting Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O]
Mississippi Burning: Picture, Director, Actor (Gene Hackman), Supporting Actress (Frances McDormand), Editing, Cinematography [O], Sound
Rain Man: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Dustin Hoffman) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction
Scrooged: Makeup
Tequila Sunrise: Cinematography
Working Girl: Picture, Director, Actress (Melanie Griffith), Supporting Actress (Joan Cusack), Supporting Actress (Sigourney Weaver), Original Song (“Let the River Run”) [O]