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

Little Women (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Actress (Saoirse Ronan), Supporting Actress (Florence Pugh), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design.

Just Mercy (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Supporting Actor (Jamie Foxx).

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 26-28, 2014

Weekend Box Office:

1. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – $40,921,395 ($168,017,513 total) {week 2}
2. Into the Woods – $31,051,923 ($46,141,663 total) {week 1}
3. Unbroken – $30,621,445 ($46,055,845 total) {week 1}
8. The Imitation Game – $7,932,292 ($14,633,946 total) {week 5}
10. Wild – $5,389,214 ($16,334,730 total) {week 4}
11. Big Hero 6 – $5,006,485 ($200,084,063 total) {week 8}
14. Interstellar – $3,002,658 ($177,387,217 total) {week 8}
19. The Theory of Everything – $1,221,261 ($22,374,956 total) {week 8}
20. Foxcatcher – $947,000 ($6,147,000 total) {week 7}
21. Birdman – $802,180 ($23,743,615 total) {week 11}
22. American Sniper – $633,456 ($873,667 total) {week 1}
23. Selma – $571,450 ($893,626 total) {week 1}
25. Gone Girl – $413,852 ($165,929,744 total) {week 13}
28. Mr. Turner – $252,000 ($494,000 total) {week 2}
30. Inherent Vice – $202,621 ($966,891 total) {week 3}
31. Whiplash – $180,300 ($5,457,900 total) {week 12}
34. Guardians of the Galaxy – $112,786 ($332,862,030 total) {week 22}
35. Nightcrawler – $102,249 ($31,759,455 total) {week 9}
37. The Boxtrolls – $72,075 ($50,437,279 total) {week 14}
41. CitizenFour – $50,652 ($2,143,567 total) {week 10}
42. The Judge – $44,744 ($46,972,722 total) {week 12}
46. Beyond the Lights – $31,495 ($14,522,040 total) {week 7}
47. Boyhood – $31,408 ($24,214,829 total) {week 25}
48. Two Days, One Night – $30,700 ($48,236 total) {week 1}
54. Leviathan – $15,200 ($23,000 total) {week 1}
55. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya – $11,608 ($570,660 total) {week 11}
57. Song of the Sea – $9,459 ($43,076 total) {week 2}
65. Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me – $3,200 ($364,184 total) {week 10}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – $45,779,872 ($187,965,737 total)
2. Into the Woods – $34,738,626 ($51,619,927 total)
3. Unbroken – $34,257,039 ($51,523,920 total)
8. The Imitation Game – $8,874,070 ($16,371,391 total)
10. Wild – $6,029,059 ($18,274,104 total)
11. Big Hero 6 – $5,600,890 ($223,839,454 total)
14. Interstellar – $3,359,155 ($198,447,878 total)
19. The Theory of Everything – $1,366,258 ($25,031,469 total)
20. Foxcatcher – $1,059,435 ($6,876,815 total)
21. Birdman – $897,420 ($26,562,624 total)
22. American Sniper – $708,664 ($977,395 total)
23. Selma – $639,297 ($999,724 total)
25. Gone Girl – $462,987 ($185,630,093 total)
28. Mr. Turner – $281,919 ($552,651 total)
30. Inherent Vice – $226,678 ($1,081,687 total)
31. Whiplash – $201,706 ($6,105,900 total)
34. Guardians of the Galaxy – $126,177 ($372,381,757 total)
35. Nightcrawler – $114,389 ($35,530,161 total)
37. The Boxtrolls – $80,632 ($56,425,548 total)
41. CitizenFour – $56,666 ($2,398,066 total)
42. The Judge – $50,056 ($52,549,655 total)
46. Beyond the Lights – $35,234 ($16,246,199 total)
47. Boyhood – $35,137 ($27,089,784 total)
48. Two Days, One Night – $34,345 ($53,963 total)
54. Leviathan – $17,005 ($25,731 total)
55. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya – $12,986 ($638,413 total)
57. Song of the Sea – $10,582 ($48,190 total)
65. Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me – $3,580 ($407,422 total)

Oscar Details:

• American Sniper: Picture, Actor (Bradley Cooper), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing [O]
• Beyond the Lights: Origianl Song (“Grateful”)
• Big Hero 6: Animated Feature [O]
• Birdman: Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Michael Keaton), Supporting Actor (Edward Norton), Supporting Actress (Emma Stone), Origianl Screenplay [O], Cinematography [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• The Boxtrolls: Animated Feature
• Boyhood: Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Ethan Hawke), Supporting Actress (Patricia Arquette) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing
• CitizenFour: Documentary Feature [O]
• Foxcatcher: Directing, Actor (Steve Carell), Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Original Screenplay, Makeup and Hairstyling
• Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me: Original Song (“I’m Not Gonna Miss You”)
• Gone Girl: Actress (Rosamund Pike)
• Guardians of the Galaxy: Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: Sound Editing
• The Imitation Game: Picture, Directing, Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), Supporting Actress (Keira Knightley), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Production Design
• Inherent Vice: Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design
• Interstellar: Original Score, Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects [O]
• Into the Woods: Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), Production Design, Costume Design
• The Judge: Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall)
• Leviathan: Foreign Language Film
• Mr. Turner: Original Score, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design
• Nightcrawler: Original Screenplay
• Selma: Picture, Original Song (“Glory”) [O]
• Song of the Sea: Animated Feature
• The Tale of the Princess Kaguya: Animated Feature
• The Theory of Everything: Picture, Actor (Eddie Redmayne) [O], Actress (Felicity Jones), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
• Two Days, One Night: Actress (Marion Cotillard)
• Unbroken: Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• Whiplash: Picture, Supporting Actor (J.K. Simmons) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing [O]
• Wild: Actress (Reese Witherspoon), Supporting Actress (Laura Dern)

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 25-27, 2009

Weekend Box Office:

1. Avatar – $75,617,183 ($212,711,184 total) {week 2}
2. Sherlock Holmes – $62,304,277 ($62,304,277 total) {week 1}
5. The Blind Side – $11,519,345 ($184,195,981 total) {week 6}
6. Up in the Air – $11,270,248 ($24,031,968 total) {week 4}
7. The Princess and the Frog – $9,004,610 ($63,679,289 total) {week 5}
8. Nine – $5,452,513 ($5,830,585 total) {week 2}
10. Invictus – $4,067,541 ($23,049,804 total) {week 3}
16. Precious – $865,083 ($41,778,920 total) {week 8}
17. The Young Victoria – $742,089 ($1,196,667 total) {week 2}
20. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – $415,233 ($415,233 total) {week 1}
21. A Single Man – $352,652 ($920,532 total) {week 3}
23. Fantastic Mr. Fox – $344,592 ($18,288,004 total) {week 7}
28. An Education – $170,538 ($7,437,144 total) {week 12}
30. Crazy Heart – $159,850 ($324,428 total) {week 2}
36. A Serious Man – $66,124 ($9,042,760 total) {week 13}
41. The Lovely Bones – $41,916 ($276,161 total) {week 3}
49. The Messenger – $13,955 ($623,689 total) {week 7}
51. Coco Before Chanel – $13,230 ($5,964,683 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Avatar – $92,152,140 ($259,224,030 total)
2. Sherlock Holmes – $75,928,146 ($75,928,146 total)
5. The Blind Side – $14,038,242 ($224,473,502 total)
6. Up in the Air – $13,734,676 ($29,286,958 total)
7. The Princess and the Frog – $10,973,618 ($77,603,827 total)
8. Nine – $6,644,796 ($7,105,540 total)
10. Invictus – $4,956,977 ($28,090,028 total)
16. Precious – $1,054,248 ($50,914,577 total)
17. The Young Victoria – $904,359 ($1,458,338 total)
20. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – $506,031 ($506,031 total)
21. A Single Man – $429,765 ($1,121,822 total)
23. Fantastic Mr. Fox – $419,943 ($22,286,981 total)
28. An Education – $207,829 ($9,063,399 total)
30. Crazy Heart – $194,804 ($395,370 total)
36. A Serious Man – $80,583 ($11,020,110 total)
41. The Lovely Bones – $51,082 ($336,548 total)
49. The Messenger – $17,006 ($760,069 total)
51. Coco Before Chanel – $16,123 ($7,268,960 total)

Oscar Details:

• Avatar: Picture, Director, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects [O]
• The Blind Side: Picture, Actress (Sandra Bullock) [O]
• Coco Before Chanel: Costume Design
• Crazy Heart: Actor (Jeff Bridges) [O], Supporting Actress (Maggie Gyllenhaal), Original Song (“The Weary Kind”) [O]
• An Education: Picture, Actress (Carey Mulligan), Adapted Screenplay
• Fantastic Mr. Fox: Animated Feature, Original Score
• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: Art Direction, Costume Design
• Invictus: Actor (Morgan Freeman), Supporting Actor (Matt Damon)
• The Lovely Bones : Supporting Actor (Stanley Tucci)
• The Messenger : Supporting Actor (Woody Harrelson), Original Screenplay
• Nine: Supporting Actress (Penelope Cruz), Original Song (“Take It All”), Art Direction, Costume Design
• Precious: Picture, Director, Actress (Gabourey Sidibe), Supporting Actress (Mo’Nique) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Editing
• The Princess and the Frog : Animated Feature, Original Song (“Almost There”), Original Song (“Down in New Orleans”)
• A Serious Man: Picture, Original Screenplay
• Sherlock Holmes: Original Score, Art Direction
• A Single Man: Actor (Colin Firth)
• Up in the Air: Picture, Director, Actor (George Clooney), Supporting Actress (Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick), Adapted Screenplay
• The Young Victoria : Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Makeup

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 24-26, 2004

Weekend Box Office:

2. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – $12,611,876 ($59,411,366 total) {week 1}
4. The Aviator – $8,631,367 ($9,986,105 total) {week 2}
6. The Polar Express – $6,527,163 ($140,233,149 total) {week 1}
10. The Phantom of the Opera – $4,001,890 ($6,323,567 total) {week 1}
15. The Incredibles – $2,417,309 ($242,425,976 total) {week 8}
16. Closer – $1,692,847 ($22,564,250 total) {week 4}
17. Finding Neverland – $1,361,370 ($19,758,924 total) {week 7}
18. Sideways – $1,169,527 ($18,500,087 total) {week 10}
20. House of Flying Daggers – $662,342 ($2,733,303 total) {week 4}
21. A Very Long Engagement – $453,025 ($1,297,120 total) {week 5}
22. Kinsey – $331,067 ($5,738,379 total) {week 7}
24. Ray – $252,270 ($70,794,580 total) {week 9}
26. Million Dollar Baby – $189,597 ($527,138 total) {week 2}
27. Shark Tale – $175,755 ($159,991,234 total) {week 13}
28. The Motorcycle Diaries – $127,386 ($15,358,121 total) {week 14}
29. Hotel Rwanda – $100,091 ($142,386 total) {week 1}
36. Being Julia – $42,090 ($3,458,068 total) {week 11}
48. The Sea Inside – $19,690 ($105,087 total) {week 2}
51. Vera Drake – $16,910 ($2,079,698 total) {week 12}
64. Born Into Brothels – $4,315 ($41,890 total) {week 1}
67. I, Robot – $3,422 ($144,795,350 total) {week 24}
97. Zelary – $340 ($329,063 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – $18,562,407 ($87,442,816 total)
4. The Aviator – $12,703,816 ($14,697,746 total)
6. The Polar Express – $9,606,807 ($206,397,904 total)
10. The Phantom of the Opera – $5,890,060 ($9,307,150 total)
15. The Incredibles – $3,557,843 ($356,807,314 total)
16. Closer – $2,491,565 ($33,210,506 total)
17. Finding Neverland – $2,003,691 ($29,081,573 total)
18. Sideways – $1,721,333 ($27,228,791 total)
20. House of Flying Daggers – $974,848 ($4,022,929 total)
21. A Very Long Engagement – $666,771 ($1,909,127 total)
22. Kinsey – $487,271 ($8,445,859 total)
24. Ray – $371,296 ($104,196,854 total)
26. Million Dollar Baby – $279,053 ($775,852 total)
27. Shark Tale – $258,680 ($235,478,241 total)
28. The Motorcycle Diaries – $187,489 ($22,604,384 total)
29. Hotel Rwanda – $147,316 ($209,567 total)
36. Being Julia – $61,949 ($5,089,652 total)
48. The Sea Inside – $28,980 ($154,669 total)
51. Vera Drake – $24,888 ($3,060,940 total)
64. Born Into Brothels – $6,351 ($61,655 total)
67. I, Robot – $5,037 ($213,112,641 total)
97. Zelary – $500 ($484,321 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Aviator: Picture, Director, Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Alan Alda), Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett) [O], Original Screenplay, Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound Mixing
• Being Julia: Actress (Annette Bening)
• Born Into Brothels : Documentary Feature
• Closer: Supporting Actor (Clive Owen), Supporting Actress (Natalie Portman)
• Finding Neverland: Picture, Actor (Johnny Depp), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design
• Hotel Rwanda: Actor (Don Cheadle), Supporting Actress (Sophie Okonedo), Original Screenplay
• House of Flying Daggers: Cinematography
• I, Robot: Visual Effects
• The Incredibles: Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing [O]
• Kinsey: Supporting Actress (Laura Linney)
• Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events: Original Score, Makeup [O], Art Direction, Costume Design
• Million Dollar Baby: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Clint Eastwood), Actress (Hilary Swank) [O], Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Editing
• The Motorcycle Diaries : Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Al Otro Lado del Rio”) [O]
• The Phantom of the Opera : Original Song (“Learn To Be Lonely”), Cinematography, Art Direction
• The Polar Express : Original Song (“Believe”), Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• Ray: Picture, Director, Actor (Jamie Foxx) [O], Editing, Costume Design, Sound Mixing [O]
• The Sea Inside : Makeup, Foreign Language Film [O]
• Shark Tale: Animated Feature
• Sideways: Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Thomas Haden Church), Supporting Actress (Virginia Madsen), Adapted Screenplay [O]
• Vera Drake: Director, Actress (Imelda Staunton), Original Screenplay
• A Very Long Engagement: Cinematography, Art Direction
• Zelary: Foreign Language Film

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 24-26, 1999

Weekend Box Office:

2. The Talented Mr. Ripley – $12,738,237 ($12,738,237 total) {week 1}
3. Stuart Little – $11,816,099 ($39,474,962 total) {week 2}
4. Toy Story 2 – $10,376,676 ($177,545,321 total) {week 6}
5. The Green Mile – $9,264,116 ($53,056,604 total) {week 3}
8. Bicentennial Man – $6,780,948 ($21,037,489 total) {week 2}
10. Anna and the King – $4,468,421 ($13,175,277 total) {week 2}
12. Sleepy Hollow – $1,502,675 ($89,312,460 total) {week 6}
14. The Cider House Rules – $712,008 ($1,375,208 total) {week 3}
16. American Beauty – $322,143 ($70,041,838 total) {week 15}
17. All About My Mother – $310,696 ($1,531,150 total) {week 8}
18. Being John Malkovich – $302,111 ($17,307,726 total) {week 9}
22. The End of the Affair – $227,898 ($853,198 total) {week 4}
23. The Sixth Sense – $213,056 ($275,717,508 total) {week 21}
25. Sweet and Lowdown – $173,829 ($606,707 total) {week 4}
29. Magnolia – $128,706 ($434,196 total) {week 2}
31. The Insider – $122,371 ($25,854,105 total) {week 8}
32. The Straight Story – $118,153 ($4,036,769 total) {week 11}
34. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace – $114,418 ($429,984,994 total) {week 32}
37. Girl, Interrupted – $95,399 ($183,230 total) {week 1}
40. Boys Don’t Cry – $64,496 ($2,485,430 total) {week 12}
42. Angela’s Ashes – $54,628 ($54,628 total) {week 1}
51. Snow Falling on Cedars – $32,135 ($51,175 total) {week 1}
52. Topsy-Turvy – $31,018 ($91,765 total) {week 2}
57. Titus – $22,313 ($22,313 total) {week 1}
58. Music of the Heart – $19,884 ($14,695,004 total) {week 9}
59. Buena Vista Social Club – $18,802 ($6,867,997 total) {week 30}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. The Talented Mr. Ripley – $22,918,796 ($22,918,796 total)
3. Stuart Little – $21,259,674 ($71,023,849 total)
4. Toy Story 2 – $18,669,846 ($319,441,778 total)
5. The Green Mile – $16,668,114 ($95,460,110 total)
8. Bicentennial Man – $12,200,367 ($37,850,915 total)
10. Anna and the King – $8,039,639 ($23,705,124 total)
12. Sleepy Hollow – $2,703,632 ($160,692,103 total)
14. The Cider House Rules – $1,281,054 ($2,474,292 total)
16. American Beauty – $579,604 ($126,020,157 total)
17. All About My Mother – $559,008 ($2,754,864 total)
18. Being John Malkovich – $543,562 ($31,140,279 total)
22. The End of the Affair – $410,037 ($1,535,085 total)
23. The Sixth Sense – $383,333 ($496,074,414 total)
25. Sweet and Lowdown – $312,755 ($1,091,595 total)
29. Magnolia – $231,569 ($781,211 total)
31. The Insider – $220,171 ($46,517,031 total)
32. The Straight Story – $212,582 ($7,263,006 total)
34. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace – $205,862 ($773,634,418 total)
37. Girl, Interrupted – $171,643 ($329,670 total)
40. Boys Don’t Cry – $116,042 ($4,471,817 total)
42. Angela’s Ashes – $98,287 ($98,287 total)
51. Snow Falling on Cedars – $57,818 ($92,075 total)
52. Topsy-Turvy – $55,808 ($165,105 total)
57. Titus – $40,146 ($40,146 total)
58. Music of the Heart – $35,776 ($26,439,436 total)
59. Buena Vista Social Club – $33,829 ($12,356,987 total)

Oscar Details:

• All About My Mother: Foreign Language Film [O]
• American Beauty: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Kevin Spacey) [O], Actress (Annette Bening), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography
• Angela’s Ashes: Original Score
• Anna and the King: Art Direction, Costume Design
• Being John Malkovich: Director, Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener), Original Screenplay
• Bicentennial Man: Makeup
• Boys Don’t Cry: Actress (Hilary Swank) [O], Supporting Actress (Chloe Sevigny)
• Buena Vista Social Club: Documentary Feature
• The Cider House Rules : Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Michael Caine) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Editing, Art Direction
• The End of the Affair : Actress (Julianne Moore), Cinematography
• Girl, Interrupted: Supporting Actress (Angelina Jolie)
• The Green Mile : Picture, Supporting Actor (Michael Clarke Duncan), Adapted Screenplay, Sound
• The Insider : Picture, Director, Actor (Russell Crowe), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Sound
• Magnolia: Supporting Actor (Tom Cruise), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Save Me”)
• Music of the Heart: Actress, Original Song (“Music of My Heart”)
• The Sixth Sense : Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Haley Joel Osment), Supporting Actress (Toni Collette), Original Screenplay, Editing
• Sleepy Hollow: Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design
• Snow Falling on Cedars: Cinematography
• Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace: Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects
• The Straight Story : Actor (Richard Farnsworth)
• Stuart Little: Visual Effects
• Sweet and Lowdown: Actor (Sean Penn), Supporting Actress (Samantha Morton)
• The Talented Mr. Ripley : Supporting Actor (Jude Law), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
• Titus: Costume Design
• Topsy-Turvy: Original Screenplay, Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Makeup [O]
• Toy Story 2: Original Song (“When She Loved Me”)

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 30, 1994-Jan. 1, 1995

Weekend Box Office:

4. Little Women – $6,776,403 ($18,292,486 total) {week 2}
9. Nell – $5,935,836 ($12,545,964 total) {week 3}
12. The Lion King – $3,046,582 ($300,352,905 total) {week 29}
14. Pulp Fiction – $2,063,675 ($63,618,060 total) {week 12}
17. Interview with the Vampire – $1,339,436 ($100,689,330 total) {week 8}
18. Junior – $1,229,810 ($30,808,210 total) {week 6}
999. Legends of the Fall – $254,270 ($464,363 total) {week 2}
999. The Madness of King George – $65,226 ($65,226 total) {week 1}
999. Nobody’s Fool – $202,076 ($368,190 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

4. Little Women – $14,817,302 ($39,998,402 total)
9. Nell – $12,979,316 ($27,433,041 total)
12. The Lion King – $6,661,665 ($656,752,524 total)
14. Pulp Fiction – $4,512,438 ($139,107,433 total)
17. Interview with the Vampire – $2,928,815 ($220,167,578 total)
18. Junior – $2,689,106 ($67,365,320 total)
999. Legends of the Fall – $555,988 ($1,015,377 total)
999. The Madness of King George – $142,623 ($142,623 total)
999. Nobody’s Fool – $441,860 ($805,085 total)

Oscar Details:

• Interview with the Vampire: Original Score, Art Direction
• Junior: Original Song (“Look What Love Has Done”)
• Legends of the Fall: Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound
• The Lion King : Original Song (“Can You Feel the Love Tonight” [O], “Circle of Life”, “Hakuna Matata”), Original Score [O]
• Little Women: Actress (Winona Ryder), Original Score, Costume Design
• The Madness of King George : Actor (Nigel Hawthorne), Supporting Actress (Helen Mirren), Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction [O]
• Nell: Actress (Jodie Foster)
• Nobody’s Fool: Actor (Paul Newman), Adapted Screenplay
• Pulp Fiction: Picture, Director, Actor (John Travolta), Supporting Actor (Samuel L. Jackson), Supporting Actress (Uma Thurman), Original Screenplay [O], Editing

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 29-31, 1989

Weekend Box Office:

1. Back to the Future Part II – $6,500,095 ($93,592,195 total) {week 6}
3. The Little Mermaid – $9,235,512 ($49,401,857 total) {week 7}
7. Steel Magnolias – $6,248,970 ($44,598,414 total) {week 7}
8. Blaze – $3,860,394 ($10,140,649 total) {week 3}
12. Harlem Nights – $2,124,064 ($55,021,591 total) {week 7}
999. Born on the Fourth of July – $492,236 ($937,946 total) {week 2}
999. Driving Miss Daisy – $636,873 ($1,589,510 total) {week 3}
999. Enemies, A Love Story – $270,042 ($592,726 total) {week 3}
999. Glory – $163,824 ($399,227 total) {week 3}
999. Music Box – $76,239 ($129,242 total) {week 2}
999. Parenthood – $144,985 ($95,527,843 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Back to the Future Part II – $14,964,954 ($215,474,222 total)
3. The Little Mermaid – $21,262,615 ($113,736,265 total)
7. Steel Magnolias – $14,386,797 ($102,677,457 total)
8. Blaze – $8,887,658 ($23,346,482 total)
12. Harlem Nights – $4,890,162 ($126,674,393 total)
999. Born on the Fourth of July – $1,133,259 ($2,159,402 total)
999. Driving Miss Daisy – $1,466,252 ($3,659,476 total)
999. Enemies, A Love Story – $621,709 ($1,364,614 total)
999. Glory – $377,167 ($919,127 total)
999. Music Box – $175,523 ($297,550 total)
999. Parenthood – $333,794 ($219,930,601 total)

Oscar Details:

• Back to the Future Part II: Visual Effects
• Blaze: Cinematography
• Born on the Fourth of July: Picture, Director [O], Actor (Tom Cruise), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound
• Driving Miss Daisy: Picture [O], Actor (Morgan Freeman), Actress (Jessica Tandy) [O], Supporting Actor (Dan Aykroyd), Adapted Screenplay [O], Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup [O]
• Enemies, A Love Story: Supporting Actress (Anjelica Huston, Lena Olin), Adapted Screenplay
• Glory: Supporting Actor (Denzel Washington) [O], Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound [O]
• Harlem Nights: Costume Design
• The Little Mermaid: Original Song (“Kiss the Girl”, “Under the Sea” [O]), Original Score [O]
• Music Box: Actress (Jessica Lange)
• Parenthood: Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest), Original Song (“I Love To See You Smile”)
• Steel Magnolias: Supporting Actress (Julia Roberts)

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 28-30, 1984

Weekend Box Office:

1. Beverly Hills Cop – $20,064,790 ($84,118,547 total) {week 4}
3. 2010 – $6,596,769 ($28,281,282 total) {week 4}
7. Starman – $5,504,875 ($14,535,063 total) {week 3}
8. Dune – $4,942,030 ($20,675,141 total) {week 3}
9. The Cotton Club – $4,448,524 ($13,304,950 total) {week 3}
15. Amadeus – $960,607 ($18,839,917 total) {week 15}
16. Ghostbusters – $451,773 ($220,824,579 total) {week 30}
999. The Killing Fields – $271,002 ($1,301,696 total) {week 9}
999. A Passage to India – $483,618 ($924,991 total) {week 3}
999. The River – $47,216 ($99,706 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Beverly Hills Cop – $54,581,006 ($228,822,476 total)
3. 2010 – $17,944,782 ($76,931,821 total)
7. Starman – $14,974,571 ($39,538,832 total)
8. Dune – $13,443,498 ($56,241,306 total)
9. The Cotton Club – $12,101,044 ($36,192,632 total)
15. Amadeus – $2,613,080 ($51,249,060 total)
16. Ghostbusters – $1,228,930 ($600,695,432 total)
999. The Killing Fields – $737,190 ($3,540,923 total)
999. A Passage to India – $1,315,556 ($2,516,196 total)
999. The River – $128,439 ($271,224 total)

Oscar Details:

• 2010: Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound, Visual Effects
• Amadeus: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (F. Murray Abraham [O], Tom Hulce), Adapted Screenplay [O], Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup [O], Sound [O]
• Beverly Hills Cop: Original Screenplay
• The Cotton Club : Editing, Art Direction
• Dune: Sound
• Ghostbusters: Original Song (“Ghostbusters”), Visual Effects
• The Killing Fields : Picture, Director, Actor (Sam Waterston), Supporting Actor (Haing S. Ngor) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Editing [O], Cinematography [O]
• A Passage to India: Picture, Director, Actress (Judy Davis), Supporting Actress (Peggy Ashcroft) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound
• The River : Actress (Sissy Spacek), Original Score, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects [O]
• Starman: Actor (Jeff Bridges)

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 31, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005

Weekend Box Office:

2. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – $14,587,219 ($94,616,745 total) {week 1}
3. The Aviator – $11,364,664 ($31,541,390 total) {week 3}
8. The Polar Express – $5,609,096 ($155,112,441 total) {week 1}
9. The Phantom of the Opera – $4,762,233 ($16,178,431 total) {week 2}
12. The Incredibles – $4,160,395 ($251,657,004 total) {week 9}
15. Finding Neverland – $2,590,313 ($24,676,372 total) {week 8}
16. Closer – $2,231,133 ($27,460,754 total) {week 5}
17. Sideways – $2,150,398 ($22,404,206 total) {week 11}
21. House of Flying Daggers – $741,890 ($4,157,199 total) {week 5}
22. A Very Long Engagement – $692,062 ($2,653,129 total) {week 6}
23. Kinsey – $531,360 ($6,734,321 total) {week 8}
24. Ray – $449,330 ($71,611,065 total) {week 10}
25. Shark Tale – $341,261 ($160,762,022 total) {week 14}
27. Million Dollar Baby – $271,472 ($1,044,149 total) {week 3}
28. The Motorcycle Diaries – $189,754 ($15,724,900 total) {week 15}
32. Hotel Rwanda – $142,378 ($426,803 total) {week 2}
43. Being Julia – $47,841 ($3,555,620 total) {week 12}
53. Vera Drake – $22,226 ($2,122,643 total) {week 13}
54. The Sea Inside – $18,784 ($142,474 total) {week 3}
60. Born Into Brothels – $11,170 ($55,045 total) {week 1}
91. Zelary – $524 ($329,723 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – $21,469,756 ($139,258,784 total)
3. The Aviator – $16,726,736 ($46,423,237 total)
8. The Polar Express – $8,255,578 ($228,297,538 total)
9. The Phantom of the Opera – $7,009,148 ($23,811,733 total)
12. The Incredibles – $6,123,351 ($370,393,722 total)
15. Finding Neverland – $3,812,474 ($36,319,169 total)
16. Closer – $3,283,825 ($40,417,277 total)
17. Sideways – $3,164,998 ($32,974,951 total)
21. House of Flying Daggers – $1,091,928 ($6,118,647 total)
22. A Very Long Engagement – $1,018,590 ($3,904,927 total)
23. Kinsey – $782,066 ($9,911,706 total)
24. Ray – $661,333 ($105,398,572 total)
25. Shark Tale – $502,275 ($236,612,702 total)
27. Million Dollar Baby – $399,558 ($1,536,799 total)
28. The Motorcycle Diaries – $279,284 ($23,144,217 total)
32. Hotel Rwanda – $209,555 ($628,177 total)
43. Being Julia – $70,413 ($5,233,231 total)
53. Vera Drake – $32,713 ($3,124,148 total)
54. The Sea Inside – $27,647 ($209,696 total)
60. Born Into Brothels – $16,440 ($81,016 total)
91. Zelary – $771 ($485,293 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Aviator: Picture, Director, Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Alan Alda), Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett) [O], Original Screenplay, Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound Mixing
• Being Julia: Actress (Annette Bening)
• Born Into Brothels : Documentary Feature
• Closer: Supporting Actor (Clive Owen), Supporting Actress (Natalie Portman)
• Finding Neverland: Picture, Actor (Johnny Depp), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design
• Hotel Rwanda: Actor (Don Cheadle), Supporting Actress (Sophie Okonedo), Original Screenplay
• House of Flying Daggers: Cinematography
• The Incredibles: Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing [O]
• Kinsey: Supporting Actress (Laura Linney)
• Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events: Original Score, Makeup [O], Art Direction, Costume Design
• Million Dollar Baby: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Clint Eastwood), Actress (Hilary Swank) [O], Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Editing
• The Motorcycle Diaries : Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Al Otro Lado del Rio”) [O]
• The Phantom of the Opera : Original Song (“Learn To Be Lonely”), Cinematography, Art Direction
• The Polar Express : Original Song (“Believe”), Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• Ray: Picture, Director, Actor (Jamie Foxx) [O], Editing, Costume Design, Sound Mixing [O]
• The Sea Inside : Makeup, Foreign Language Film [O]
• Shark Tale: Animated Feature
• Sideways: Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Thomas Haden Church), Supporting Actress (Virginia Madsen), Adapted Screenplay [O]
• Vera Drake: Director, Actress (Imelda Staunton), Original Screenplay
• A Very Long Engagement: Cinematography, Art Direction
• Zelary: Foreign Language Film

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 31, 1999-Jan. 2, 2000

Weekend Box Office:

1. Stuart Little – $16,022,757 ($79,403,127 total) {week 3}
2. Toy Story 2 – $12,424,539 ($208,851,257 total) {week 7}
3. The Talented Mr. Ripley – $12,387,523 ($39,771,649 total) {week 2}
4. The Green Mile – $11,775,891 ($76,682,014 total) {week 4}
7. Bicentennial Man – $8,282,585 ($39,610,696 total) {week 3}
10. Anna and the King – $5,362,413 ($24,732,782 total) {week 3}
13. Sleepy Hollow – $1,556,160 ($92,839,722 total) {week 7}
14. The Cider House Rules – $1,547,750 ($4,201,516 total) {week 4}
16. American Beauty – $499,030 ($71,017,815 total) {week 16}
17. Being John Malkovich – $472,661 ($18,243,969 total) {week 10}
21. The Hurricane – $384,640 ($541,225 total) {week 1}
22. The End of the Affair – $363,449 ($1,555,329 total) {week 5}
23. The Sixth Sense – $342,273 ($276,386,495 total) {week 22}
24. All About My Mother – $342,219 ($2,133,411 total) {week 9}
27. Tumbleweeds – $242,516 ($1,027,713 total) {week 4}
28. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace – $205,498 ($430,443,350 total) {week 33}
30. The Straight Story – $187,607 ($4,377,877 total) {week 12}
34. Magnolia – $158,148 ($764,945 total) {week 3}
36. Sweet and Lowdown – $149,688 ($867,523 total) {week 5}
37. The Insider – $142,317 ($26,135,523 total) {week 9}
38. Girl, Interrupted – $120,043 ($434,810 total) {week 2}
40. Boys Don’t Cry – $109,898 ($2,697,068 total) {week 13}
43. Fight Club – $51,163 ($36,351,732 total) {week 12}
44. Angela’s Ashes – $61,655 ($186,032 total) {week 2}
49. Snow Falling on Cedars – $48,860 ($133,025 total) {week 2}
53. Tarzan – $37,044 ($170,904,824 total) {week 30}
56. Titus – $31,423 ($86,328 total) {week 2}
60. Topsy-Turvy – $26,675 ($158,696 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. Stuart Little – $28,828,346 ($142,863,106 total)
2. Toy Story 2 – $22,354,387 ($375,767,813 total)
3. The Talented Mr. Ripley – $22,287,787 ($71,557,652 total)
4. The Green Mile – $21,187,331 ($137,967,246 total)
7. Bicentennial Man – $14,902,131 ($71,268,063 total)
10. Anna and the King – $9,648,121 ($44,499,533 total)
13. Sleepy Hollow – $2,799,863 ($167,038,397 total)
14. The Cider House Rules – $2,784,731 ($7,559,421 total)
16. American Beauty – $897,861 ($127,776,147 total)
17. Being John Malkovich – $850,418 ($32,824,779 total)
21. The Hurricane – $692,049 ($973,779 total)
22. The End of the Affair – $653,922 ($2,798,368 total)
23. The Sixth Sense – $615,822 ($497,278,064 total)
24. All About My Mother – $615,725 ($3,838,460 total)
27. Tumbleweeds – $436,338 ($1,849,074 total)
28. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace – $369,735 ($774,459,098 total)
30. The Straight Story – $337,545 ($7,876,731 total)
34. Magnolia – $284,542 ($1,376,299 total)
36. Sweet and Lowdown – $269,321 ($1,560,858 total)
37. The Insider – $256,059 ($47,023,362 total)
38. Girl, Interrupted – $215,983 ($782,316 total)
40. Boys Don’t Cry – $197,730 ($4,852,599 total)
43. Fight Club – $92,053 ($65,404,494 total)
44. Angela’s Ashes – $110,930 ($334,711 total)
49. Snow Falling on Cedars – $87,910 ($239,340 total)
53. Tarzan – $66,650 ($307,494,112 total)
56. Titus – $56,537 ($155,322 total)
60. Topsy-Turvy – $47,994 ($285,528 total)

Oscar Details:

• All About My Mother: Foreign Language Film [O]
• American Beauty: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Kevin Spacey) [O], Actress (Annette Bening), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography
• Angela’s Ashes: Original Score
• Anna and the King: Art Direction, Costume Design
• Being John Malkovich: Director, Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener), Original Screenplay
• Bicentennial Man: Makeup
• Boys Don’t Cry: Actress (Hilary Swank) [O], Supporting Actress (Chloe Sevigny)
• The Cider House Rules : Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Michael Caine) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Editing, Art Direction
• The End of the Affair : Actress (Julianne Moore), Cinematography
• Fight Club: Sound Effects
• Girl, Interrupted: Supporting Actress (Angelina Jolie)
• The Green Mile : Picture, Supporting Actor (Michael Clarke Duncan), Adapted Screenplay, Sound
• The Hurricane : Actor (Denzel Washington)
• The Insider : Picture, Director, Actor (Russell Crowe), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Sound
• Magnolia: Supporting Actor (Tom Cruise), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Save Me”)
• The Sixth Sense : Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Haley Joel Osment), Supporting Actress (Toni Collette), Original Screenplay, Editing
• Sleepy Hollow: Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design
• Snow Falling on Cedars: Cinematography
• Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace: Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects
• The Straight Story : Actor (Richard Farnsworth)
• Stuart Little: Visual Effects
• Sweet and Lowdown: Actor (Sean Penn), Supporting Actress (Samantha Morton)
• The Talented Mr. Ripley : Supporting Actor (Jude Law), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
• Tarzan: Original Song (“You’ll Be In My Heart”)
• Titus: Costume Design
• Topsy-Turvy: Original Screenplay, Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Makeup [O]
• Toy Story 2: Original Song (“When She Loved Me”)
• Tumbleweeds: Actress (Janet McTeer)