Oscar in Box Office History (Week 7, 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

Judas and the Black Messiah (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Daniel Kaluuya), Original Screenplay, Original Song, Film Editing.

Minari (Expanding)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Actor (Steven Yeun), Supporting Actress (Youn Yuh-jung), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing.

French Exit (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer).

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 12-14, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

The Revenant (2015, 88th) – $6,525,668 ($158,790,267 total) {week 8}
Hail, Caesar! (2016, 89th) – $6,395,545 ($21,160,515 total) {week 2}
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, 88th) – $6,159,276 ($914,804,240 total) {week 9}
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016, 89th) – $1,524,288 ($50,471,303 total) {week 5}
The Big Short (2015, 88th) – $1,345,071 ($65,676,908 total) {week 10}
Brooklyn (2015, 88th) – $1,088,551 ($34,044,804 total) {week 15}
Spotlight (2015, 88th) – $698,951 ($37,204,863 total) {week 15}
45 Years (2015, 88th) – $537,106 ($2,766,070 total) {week 8}
Room (2015, 88th) – $449,940 ($12,001,918 total) {week 18}
The 2015 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2015, 88th) – $433,541 ($1,847,028 total) {week 3}
Carol (2015, 88th) – $161,705 ($12,097,699 total) {week 13}
The Hateful Eight (2015, 88th) – $147,077 ($53,326,071 total) {week 8}
Creed (2015, 88th) – $145,383 ($109,220,234 total) {week 12}
Joy (2015, 88th) – $130,191 ($56,101,883 total) {week 8}
The Danish Girl (2015, 88th) – $89,150 ($10,782,349 total) {week 12}
The Martian (2015, 88th) – $85,167 ($228,252,568 total) {week 20}
Anomalisa (2015, 88th) – $78,120 ($2,385,856 total) {week 7}
Son of Saul (2015, 88th) – $71,555 ($985,129 total) {week 9}
Bridge of Spies (2015, 88th) – $60,948 ($72,147,266 total) {week 18}
Trumbo (2015, 88th) – $42,477 ($7,773,855 total) {week 15}
Spectre (2015, 88th) – $37,813 ($199,658,147 total) {week 15}
Mustang (2015, 88th) – $27,265 ($622,116 total) {week 13}
Youth (2015, 88th) – $22,698 ($2,617,903 total) {week 10}
A War (2015, 88th) – $9,095 ($9,669 total) {week 1}
Theeb (2015, 88th) – $6,056 ($239,269 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Revenant (2015, 88th) – $6,910,418 ($168,152,468 total)
Hail, Caesar! (2016, 89th) – $6,772,623 ($22,408,129 total)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, 88th) – $6,522,424 ($968,740,675 total)
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016, 89th) – $1,614,159 ($53,447,068 total)
The Big Short (2015, 88th) – $1,424,376 ($69,549,188 total)
Brooklyn (2015, 88th) – $1,152,731 ($36,052,070 total)
Spotlight (2015, 88th) – $740,161 ($39,398,445 total)
45 Years (2015, 88th) – $568,774 ($2,929,156 total)
Room (2015, 88th) – $476,468 ($12,709,546 total)
The 2015 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2015, 88th) – $459,102 ($1,955,928 total)
Carol (2015, 88th) – $171,239 ($12,810,974 total)
The Hateful Eight (2015, 88th) – $155,749 ($56,470,151 total)
Creed (2015, 88th) – $153,955 ($115,659,808 total)
Joy (2015, 88th) – $137,867 ($59,409,624 total)
The Danish Girl (2015, 88th) – $94,406 ($11,418,071 total)
The Martian (2015, 88th) – $90,188 ($241,710,234 total)
Anomalisa (2015, 88th) – $82,726 ($2,526,525 total)
Son of Saul (2015, 88th) – $75,774 ($1,043,212 total)
Bridge of Spies (2015, 88th) – $64,541 ($76,401,035 total)
Trumbo (2015, 88th) – $44,981 ($8,232,198 total)
Spectre (2015, 88th) – $40,042 ($211,429,899 total)
Mustang (2015, 88th) – $28,873 ($658,796 total)
Youth (2015, 88th) – $24,036 ($2,772,253 total)
A War (2015, 88th) – $9,631 ($10,239 total)
Theeb (2015, 88th) – $6,413 ($253,376 total)

Oscar Details:

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016, 89th): Sound Mixing
The 2015 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2015, 88th): Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Short Film
45 Years (2015, 88th): Actress (Charlotte Rampling)
Anomalisa (2015, 88th): Animated Feature
The Big Short (2015, 88th): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Christian Bale), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
Bridge of Spies (2015, 88th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Mark Rylance) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score, Production Design, Sound Mixing
Brooklyn (2015, 88th): Picture, Actress (Saoirse Ronan), Adapted Screenplay
Carol (2015, 88th): Actress (Cate Blanchett), Supporting Actress (Rooney Mara), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Costume Design
Creed (2015, 88th): Supporting Actress (Sylvester Stallone)
The Danish Girl (2015, 88th): Actor (Eddie Redmayne), Supporting Actress (Alicia Vikander) [O], Production Design, Costume Design
Hail, Caesar! (2016, 89th): Production Design
The Hateful Eight (2015, 88th): Supporting Actress (Jennifer Jason Leigh), Original Score [O], Cinematography
Joy (2015, 88th): Actress (Jennifer Lawrence)
The Martian (2015, 88th): Picture, Actor (Matt Damon), Adapted Screenplay, Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
Mustang (2015, 88th): Foreign Language Film
The Revenant (2015, 88th): Picture, Directing [O], Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) [O], Supporting Actor (Tom Hardy), Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
Room (2015, 88th): Picture, Directing, Actress (Brie Larson) [O], Adapted Screenplay
Son of Saul (2015, 88th): Foreign Language Film [O]
Spectre (2015, 88th): Original Song (“Writing’s On the Wall”) [O]
Spotlight (2015, 88th): Picture [O], Directing, Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Supporting Actress (Rachel McAdams), Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, 88th): Original Score, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
Theeb (2015, 88th): Foreign Language Film
Trumbo (2015, 88th): Actor (Bryan Cranston)
A War (2015, 88th): Foreign Language Film
Youth (2015, 88th): Original Song (“Simple Song #3”)

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 18-20, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

The King’s Speech (2010, 83rd) – $6,529,530 ($103,241,506 total) {week 13}
True Grit (2010, 83rd) – $2,410,521 ($164,128,024 total) {week 9}
The Fighter (2010, 83rd) – $1,567,302 ($87,978,800 total) {week 11}
Black Swan (2010, 83rd) – $1,327,788 ($101,536,863 total) {week 12}
Barney’s Version (2010, 83rd) – $620,081 ($1,965,438 total) {week 6}
Tangled (2010, 83rd) – $534,351 ($194,097,938 total) {week 13}
Biutiful (2010, 83rd) – $537,614 ($3,037,665 total) {week 4}
Tron: Legacy (2010, 83rd) – $452,223 ($170,441,511 total) {week 10}
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010, 83rd) – $359,045 ($293,901,794 total) {week 14}
Blue Valentine (2010, 83rd) – $330,177 ($8,829,644 total) {week 8}
127 Hours (2010, 83rd) – $319,289 ($17,412,209 total) {week 16}
The Illusionist (2010, 83rd) – $303,523 ($1,137,549 total) {week 8}
The 2010 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2010, 83rd) – $284,284 ($722,494 total) {week 2}
Another Year (2010, 83rd) – $206,934 ($2,487,912 total) {week 8}
The Social Network (2010, 83rd) – $88,432 ($96,760,021 total) {week 21}
Unstoppable (2010, 83rd) – $68,105 ($81,468,670 total) {week 15}
Rabbit Hole (2010, 83rd) – $56,680 ($1,974,842 total) {week 10}
Inside Job (2010, 83rd) – $23,523 ($3,969,891 total) {week 20}
Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $17,713 ($6,421,490 total) {week 37}
The Way Back (2010, 83rd) – $14,912 ($2,673,855 total) {week 5}
Animal Kingdom (2010, 83rd) – $450 ($1,041,082 total) {week 28}
Dogtooth (2010, 83rd) – $339 ($105,168 total) {week 35}
The Tempest (2010, 83rd) – $844 ($277,515 total) {week 11}
Waste Land (2010, 83rd) – $5,351 ($154,235 total) {week 17}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The King’s Speech (2010, 83rd) – $7,542,307 ($119,255,006 total)
True Grit (2010, 83rd) – $2,784,410 ($189,585,460 total)
The Fighter (2010, 83rd) – $1,810,402 ($101,624,944 total)
Black Swan (2010, 83rd) – $1,533,737 ($117,285,960 total)
Barney’s Version (2010, 83rd) – $716,260 ($2,270,292 total)
Tangled (2010, 83rd) – $617,233 ($224,203,923 total)
Biutiful (2010, 83rd) – $621,002 ($3,508,829 total)
Tron: Legacy (2010, 83rd) – $522,366 ($196,878,214 total)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010, 83rd) – $414,735 ($339,488,075 total)
Blue Valentine (2010, 83rd) – $381,390 ($10,199,185 total)
127 Hours (2010, 83rd) – $368,813 ($20,112,968 total)
The Illusionist (2010, 83rd) – $350,602 ($1,313,991 total)
The 2010 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2010, 83rd) – $328,378 ($834,558 total)
Another Year (2010, 83rd) – $239,031 ($2,873,805 total)
The Social Network (2010, 83rd) – $102,148 ($111,768,196 total)
Unstoppable (2010, 83rd) – $78,669 ($94,105,046 total)
Rabbit Hole (2010, 83rd) – $65,471 ($2,281,154 total)
Inside Job (2010, 83rd) – $27,172 ($4,585,650 total)
Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $20,460 ($7,417,509 total)
The Way Back (2010, 83rd) – $17,225 ($3,088,589 total)
Animal Kingdom (2010, 83rd) – $520 ($1,202,561 total)
Dogtooth (2010, 83rd) – $392 ($121,480 total)
The Tempest (2010, 83rd) – $975 ($320,560 total)
Waste Land (2010, 83rd) – $6,181 ($178,158 total)

Oscar Details:

127 Hours (2010, 83rd): Picture, Actor (James Franco), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“If I Rise”), Film Editing
The 2010 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2010, 83rd): Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Short Film
Animal Kingdom (2010, 83rd): Supporting Actress (Jacki Weaver)
Another Year (2010, 83rd): Original Screenplay
Barney’s Version (2010, 83rd): Makeup
Biutiful (2010, 83rd): Actor (Javier Bardem), Foreign Language Film
Black Swan (2010, 83rd): Picture, Direcing, Actress (Natalie Portman) [O], Film Editing, Cinematography
Blue Valentine (2010, 83rd): Actress (Michelle Williams)
Dogtooth (2010, 83rd): Foreign Language Film
The Fighter (2010, 83rd): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Christian Bale) [O], Supporting Actress (Amy Adams, Melissa Leo [O]), Original Screenplay, Film Editing
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010, 83rd): Art Direction, Visual Effects
The Illusionist (2010, 83rd): Animated Feature
Inside Job (2010, 83rd): Documentary Feature
The King’s Speech (2010, 83rd): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Colin Firth) [O], Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter), Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound Mixing
Rabbit Hole (2010, 83rd): Actress (Nicole Kidman)
The Social Network (2010, 83rd): Picture, Directing, Actor (Jesse Eisenberg), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound Mixing
Tangled (2010, 83rd): Original Song (“I See the Light”)
The Tempest (2010, 83rd): Costume Design
Tron: Legacy (2010, 83rd): Sound Film Editing
True Grit (2010, 83rd): Picture, Directing, Actor (Jeff Bridges), Supporting Actress (Hailee Steinfeld), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Unstoppable (2010, 83rd): Sound Film Editing
Waste Land (2010, 83rd): Documentary Feature
The Way Back (2010, 83rd): Makeup
Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd): Picture, Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Supporting Actor (John Hawkes), Adapted Screenplay

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 17-19, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

Brokeback Mountain (2005, 78th) – $3,190,960 ($71,433,222 total) {week 11}
Walk the Line (2005, 78th) – $1,541,419 ($116,070,807 total) {week 14}
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, 78th) – $1,326,902 ($286,745,514 total) {week 11}
Match Point (2005, 78th) – $1,239,123 ($20,151,653 total) {week 8}
Capote (2005, 78th) – $1,147,009 ($21,807,453 total) {week 21}
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005, 78th) – $925,913 ($5,641,044 total) {week 11}
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005, 78th) – $739,391 ($29,294,176 total) {week 20}
Munich (2005, 78th) – $666,990 ($45,280,755 total) {week 9}
Transamerica (2005, 78th) – $605,445 ($3,655,820 total) {week 12}
King Kong (2005, 78th) – $377,340 ($216,253,650 total) {week 10}
The New World (2005, 78th) – $352,878 ($11,926,906 total) {week 9}
Syriana (2005, 78th) – $223,929 ($49,065,208 total) {week 13}
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005, 78th) – $197,041 ($53,443,308 total) {week 11}
Pride & Prejudice (2005, 78th) – $123,119 ($38,221,026 total) {week 15}
The Squid and the Whale (2005, 78th) – $94,099 ($7,051,157 total) {week 20}
Paradise Now (2005, 78th) – $29,996 ($1,301,968 total) {week 17}
Days of Glory (2006, 79th) – $19,439 ($19,439 total) {week 9}
Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $17,310 ($17,310 total) {week 1}
Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th) – $10,044 ($146,333 total) {week 29}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Brokeback Mountain (2005, 78th) – $4,462,472 ($99,897,452 total)
Walk the Line (2005, 78th) – $2,155,633 ($162,321,922 total)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, 78th) – $1,855,637 ($401,005,940 total)
Match Point (2005, 78th) – $1,732,880 ($28,181,548 total)
Capote (2005, 78th) – $1,604,061 ($30,497,140 total)
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005, 78th) – $1,294,865 ($7,888,849 total)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005, 78th) – $1,034,019 ($40,967,122 total)
Munich (2005, 78th) – $932,768 ($63,323,926 total)
Transamerica (2005, 78th) – $846,699 ($5,112,567 total)
King Kong (2005, 78th) – $527,700 ($302,424,952 total)
The New World (2005, 78th) – $493,490 ($16,679,459 total)
Syriana (2005, 78th) – $313,159 ($68,616,382 total)
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005, 78th) – $275,557 ($74,739,038 total)
Pride & Prejudice (2005, 78th) – $172,179 ($53,451,084 total)
The Squid and the Whale (2005, 78th) – $131,595 ($9,860,855 total)
Paradise Now (2005, 78th) – $41,949 ($1,820,767 total)
Days of Glory (2006, 79th) – $27,185 ($27,185 total)
Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $24,208 ($24,208 total)
Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th) – $14,046 ($204,643 total)

Oscar Details:

Brokeback Mountain (2005, 78th): Picture, Directing [O], Actor (Heath Ledger), Supporting Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal), Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Cinematography
Capote (2005, 78th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) [O], Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener), Adapted Screenplay
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, 78th): Makeup [O], Sound Mixing, Visual Effects
Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th): Documentary Feature
Days of Glory (2006, 79th): Foreign Language Film
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005, 78th): Picture, Directing, Actor (David Strathairn), Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction
King Kong (2005, 78th): Art Direction, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
Match Point (2005, 78th): Original Screenplay
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005, 78th): Original Score, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005, 78th): Actress (Judi Dench), Costume Design
Munich (2005, 78th): Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing
The New World (2005, 78th): Cinematography
Paradise Now (2005, 78th): Foreign Language Film
Pride & Prejudice (2005, 78th): Actress (Keira Knightley), Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th): Foreign Language Film
The Squid and the Whale (2005, 78th): Original Screenplay
Syriana (2005, 78th): Supporting Actor (George Clooney) [O], Original Screenplay
Transamerica (2005, 78th): Actress (Felicity Huffman), Original Song (“Travelin’ Thru”)
Walk the Line (2005, 78th): Actor (Joaquin Phoenix), Actress (Reese Witherspoon) [O], Film Editing, Costume Design, Sound Mixing

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 16-18, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd) – $8,683,907 ($71,424,200 total) {week 11}
Traffic (2000, 73rd) – $7,498,582 ($80,020,627 total) {week 8}
Chocolat (2000, 73rd) – $5,669,966 ($34,078,868 total) {week 10}
Cast Away (2000, 73rd) – $5,401,468 ($216,918,728 total) {week 9}
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $3,308,585 ($25,376,665 total) {week 9}
The Emperor’s New Groove (2000, 73rd) – $1,123,663 ($84,876,378 total) {week 10}
Shadow of the Vampire (2000, 73rd) – $638,251 ($6,516,140 total) {week 8}
102 Dalmatians (2000, 73rd) – $541,691 ($64,954,661 total) {week 13}
You Can Count on Me (2000, 73rd) – $401,512 ($6,866,196 total) {week 15}
Before Night Falls (2000, 73rd) – $397,047 ($1,887,839 total) {week 9}
Quills (2000, 73rd) – $330,730 ($6,217,308 total) {week 13}
Pollock (2000, 73rd) – $305,744 ($395,824 total) {week 10}
Billy Elliot (2000, 73rd) – $300,840 ($19,992,750 total) {week 19}
Malena (2000, 73rd) – $299,105 ($2,516,378 total) {week 9}
Meet the Parents (2000, 73rd) – $250,255 ($165,192,600 total) {week 20}
Almost Famous (2000, 73rd) – $173,665 ($32,112,674 total) {week 23}
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000, 73rd) – $90,165 ($259,928,470 total) {week 14}
Requiem for a Dream (2000, 73rd) – $94,018 ($3,441,461 total) {week 20}
Gladiator (2000, 73rd) – $58,948 ($186,669,000 total) {week 42}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd) – $14,053,814 ($115,591,108 total)
Traffic (2000, 73rd) – $12,135,514 ($129,503,347 total)
Chocolat (2000, 73rd) – $9,176,129 ($55,152,373 total)
Cast Away (2000, 73rd) – $8,741,598 ($351,055,751 total)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $5,354,530 ($41,068,949 total)
The Emperor’s New Groove (2000, 73rd) – $1,818,508 ($137,361,771 total)
Shadow of the Vampire (2000, 73rd) – $1,032,929 ($10,545,555 total)
102 Dalmatians (2000, 73rd) – $876,659 ($105,120,971 total)
You Can Count on Me (2000, 73rd) – $649,797 ($11,112,077 total)
Before Night Falls (2000, 73rd) – $642,571 ($3,055,231 total)
Quills (2000, 73rd) – $535,245 ($10,061,933 total)
Pollock (2000, 73rd) – $494,808 ($640,591 total)
Billy Elliot (2000, 73rd) – $486,872 ($32,355,758 total)
Malena (2000, 73rd) – $484,064 ($4,072,442 total)
Meet the Parents (2000, 73rd) – $405,006 ($267,343,501 total)
Almost Famous (2000, 73rd) – $281,055 ($51,970,335 total)
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000, 73rd) – $145,921 ($420,661,623 total)
Requiem for a Dream (2000, 73rd) – $152,156 ($5,569,573 total)
Gladiator (2000, 73rd) – $95,400 ($302,100,360 total)

Oscar Details:

102 Dalmatians (2000, 73rd): Costume Design
Almost Famous (2000, 73rd): Supporting Actress (Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand), Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing
Before Night Falls (2000, 73rd): Actor (Javier Bardem)
Billy Elliot (2000, 73rd): Directing, Supporting Actress (Julie Walters), Original Screenplay
Cast Away (2000, 73rd): Actor (Tom Hanks), Sound
Chocolat (2000, 73rd): Picture, Actress (Juliette Binoche), Supporting Actress (Judi Dench), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd): Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“A Love Before Time”), Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Foreign Language Film [O]
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000, 73rd): Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup [O]
The Emperor’s New Groove (2000, 73rd): Original Song (“My Funny Friend and Me”)
Gladiator (2000, 73rd): Picture [O], Directing, Actor (Russell Crowe) [O], Supporting Actor (Joaquin Phoenix) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Sound [O], Visual Effects [O]
Malena (2000, 73rd): Original Score, Cinematography
Meet the Parents (2000, 73rd): Original Song (“A Fool in Love”)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd): Cinematography
Pollock (2000, 73rd): Actor (Ed Harris), Supporting Actress (Marcia Gay Harden) [O]
Quills (2000, 73rd): Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Art Direction, Costume Design
Requiem for a Dream (2000, 73rd): Actress (Ellen Burstyn)
Shadow of the Vampire (2000, 73rd): Supporting Actor (Willem Dafoe), Makeup
Traffic (2000, 73rd): Picture, Directing [O], Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing [O]
You Can Count on Me (2000, 73rd): Actress (Laura Linney), Original Screenplay

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 16-18, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995, 68th) – $6,264,015 ($48,816,751 total) {week 8}
Leaving Las Vegas (1995, 68th) – $3,111,682 ($19,948,671 total) {week 17}
Sense and Sensibility (1995, 68th) – $3,022,623 ($28,564,489 total) {week 10}
Dead Man Walking (1995, 68th) – $2,870,407 ($17,722,366 total) {week 8}
Braveheart (1995, 68th) – $1,474,122 ($68,521,645 total) {week 39}
Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $1,118,529 ($182,063,509 total) {week 13}
12 Monkeys (1995, 68th) – $873,915 ($53,305,869 total) {week 8}
Babe (1995, 68th) – $838,365 ($59,080,135 total) {week 29}
Seven (1995, 68th) – $774,669 ($95,323,354 total) {week 22}
The Postman (Il Postino) (1995, 68th) – $607,606 ($11,347,334 total) {week 36}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995, 68th) – $12,981,533 ($101,167,746 total)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995, 68th) – $6,448,644 ($41,341,590 total)
Sense and Sensibility (1995, 68th) – $6,264,078 ($59,196,995 total)
Dead Man Walking (1995, 68th) – $5,948,626 ($36,727,799 total)
Braveheart (1995, 68th) – $3,054,968 ($142,004,133 total)
Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $2,318,037 ($377,308,087 total)
12 Monkeys (1995, 68th) – $1,811,100 ($110,470,986 total)
Babe (1995, 68th) – $1,737,426 ($122,437,565 total)
Seven (1995, 68th) – $1,605,423 ($197,547,946 total)
The Postman (Il Postino) (1995, 68th) – $1,259,202 ($23,516,194 total)

Oscar Details:

12 Monkeys (1995, 68th): Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt), Costume Design
Babe (1995, 68th): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (James Cromwell), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Art Direction, Visual Effects [O]
Braveheart (1995, 68th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Costume Design, Makeup [O], Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing [O]
Dead Man Walking (1995, 68th): Directing, Actor (Sean Penn), Actress (Susan Sarandon) [O], Original Song (“Dead Man Walkin’”)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995, 68th): Directing, Actor (Nicolas Cage) [O], Actress (Elisabeth Shue), Adapted Screenplay
Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995, 68th): Actor (Richard Dreyfuss)
The Postman (Il Postino) (1995, 68th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Massimo Troisi), Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score [O]
Sense and Sensibility (1995, 68th): Picture, Actress (Emma Thompson), Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Dramatic Score, Cinematography, Costume Design
Seven (1995, 68th): Film Editing
Toy Story (1995, 68th): Original Screenplay, Original Song (“You’ve Got a Friend in Me”), Original Musical or Comedy Score

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 15-17, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $13,766,814 ($13,766,814 total) {week 1}
Home Alone (1990, 63rd) – $7,376,443 ($230,160,502 total) {week 14}
Dances With Wolves (1990, 63rd) – $6,202,141 ($111,742,261 total) {week 15}
Awakenings (1990, 63rd) – $2,727,892 ($40,163,707 total) {week 9}
Green Card (1990, 63rd) – $2,377,467 ($21,857,074 total) {week 9}
Hamlet (1990, 63rd) – $1,376,196 ($15,567,440 total) {week 9}
The Grifters (1990, 63rd) – $1,107,069 ($10,094,475 total) {week 11}
The Godfather, Part III (1990, 63rd) – $1,104,935 ($63,835,658 total) {week 9}
Good Fellas (1990, 63rd) – $915,985 ($41,944,737 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $29,953,448 ($29,953,448 total)
Home Alone (1990, 63rd) – $16,049,458 ($500,776,769 total)
Dances With Wolves (1990, 63rd) – $13,494,445 ($243,125,680 total)
Awakenings (1990, 63rd) – $5,935,271 ($87,387,068 total)
Green Card (1990, 63rd) – $5,172,826 ($47,556,009 total)
Hamlet (1990, 63rd) – $2,994,289 ($33,871,200 total)
The Grifters (1990, 63rd) – $2,408,730 ($21,963,276 total)
The Godfather, Part III (1990, 63rd) – $2,404,087 ($138,891,835 total)
Good Fellas (1990, 63rd) – $1,992,974 ($91,262,183 total)

Oscar Details:

Awakenings (1990, 63rd): Picture, Actor (Robert De Niro), Adapted Screenplay
Dances With Wolves (1990, 63rd): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Kevin Costner), Supporting Actor (Graham Greene), Supporting Actress (Mary McDonnell), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound [O]
The Godfather, Part III (1990, 63rd): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Andy Garcia), Original Song, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction
Good Fellas (1990, 63rd): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Joe Pesci), Supporting Actres (Lorraine Bracco), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
Green Card (1990, 63rd): Original Screenplay
The Grifters (1990, 63rd): Directing, Actress (Anjelica Huston), Supporting Actress (Annette Bening), Adapted Screenplay
Hamlet (1990, 63rd): Art Direction, Costume Design
Home Alone (1990, 63rd): Original Song (“Somewhere in My Memory”), Original Score
The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Anthony Hopkins) [O], Actress (Jodie Foster) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Sound

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 14-16, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

The Color Purple (1985, 58th) – $6,165,314 ($54,125,302 total) {week 9}
Out of Africa (1985, 58th) – $3,661,460 ($60,022,414 total) {week 9}
Murphy’s Romance (1985, 58th) – $3,559,495 ($14,645,622 total) {week 8}
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986, 59th) – $1,573,236 ($3,430,262 total) {week 2}
Back to the Future (1985, 58th) – $514,750 ($199,846,910 total) {week 33}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Color Purple (1985, 58th) – $15,222,177 ($133,635,517 total)
Out of Africa (1985, 58th) – $9,040,155 ($148,195,502 total)
Murphy’s Romance (1985, 58th) – $8,788,403 ($36,160,080 total)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986, 59th) – $3,884,324 ($8,469,326 total)
Back to the Future (1985, 58th) – $1,270,919 ($493,422,559 total)

Oscar Details:

Back to the Future (1985, 58th): Original Screenplay, Original Song (“The Power of Love’), Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing [O]
The Color Purple (1985, 58th): Picture, Actress (Whoopi Goldberg), Supporting Actress (Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Miss Celie’s Blues (Sister)”)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986, 59th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Michael Caine) [O], Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Art Direction
Murphy’s Romance (1985, 58th): Actor (James Garner), Cinematography
Out of Africa (1985, 58th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actor (Klaus Maria Brandauer), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Sound [O]