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

Logan (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Actor (Hugh Jackman), Supporting Actor (Patrick Stewart), Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 2-4, 2012

Weekend Box Office:

11. The Artist – $3,625,571 ($36,813,989 total) {week 15}
15. The Descendants – $1,291,817 ($80,392,543 total) {week 16}
16. Hugo – $1,233,618 ($71,300,195 total) {week 15}
19. A Separation – $952,051 ($3,677,464 total) {week 10}
20. The Iron Lady – $850,909 ($27,006,913 total) {week 10}
24. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – $286,352 ($102,068,888 total) {week 11}
25. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – $263,189 ($23,665,415 total) {week 13}
29. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – $226,037 ($31,516,404 total) {week 11}
31. The Adventures of Tintin – $186,315 ($77,167,157 total) {week 11}
33. Pina – $157,961 ($2,825,932 total) {week 11}
35. My Week with Marilyn – $130,847 ($14,340,551 total) {week 15}
38. War Horse – $116,319 ($79,237,317 total) {week 11}
40. In Darkness – $106,843 ($421,056 total) {week 4}
44. Undefeated – $82,230 ($164,058 total) {week 3}
45. The Muppets – $79,202 ($88,479,901 total) {week 15}
49. Albert Nobbs – $65,200 ($2,724,348 total) {week 6}
56. W.E. – $43,623 ($327,508 total) {week 5}
62. Chico & Rita – $28,486 ($163,688 total) {week 4}
68. Bullhead – $17,800 ($118,100 total) {week 3}
79. Midnight in Paris – $7,044 ($56,802,123 total) {week 42}
92. The Help – $2,645 ($169,697,333 total) {week 30}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

11. The Artist – $3,721,220 ($37,785,212 total)
15. The Descendants – $1,325,898 ($82,513,452 total)
16. Hugo – $1,266,163 ($73,181,230 total)
19. A Separation – $977,168 ($3,774,483 total)
20. The Iron Lady – $873,358 ($27,719,407 total)
24. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – $293,907 ($104,761,660 total)
25. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – $270,132 ($24,289,754 total)
29. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – $232,000 ($32,347,867 total)
31. The Adventures of Tintin – $191,230 ($79,202,974 total)
33. Pina – $162,128 ($2,900,485 total)
35. My Week with Marilyn – $134,299 ($14,718,882 total)
38. War Horse – $119,388 ($81,327,749 total)
40. In Darkness – $109,662 ($432,164 total)
44. Undefeated – $84,399 ($168,386 total)
45. The Muppets – $81,292 ($90,814,170 total)
49. Albert Nobbs – $66,920 ($2,796,222 total)
56. W.E. – $44,774 ($336,148 total)
62. Chico & Rita – $29,238 ($168,006 total)
68. Bullhead – $18,270 ($121,216 total)
79. Midnight in Paris – $7,230 ($58,300,671 total)
92. The Help – $2,715 ($174,174,273 total)

Oscar Details:

• The Adventures of Tintin: Original Score
• Albert Nobbs: Actress (Glenn Close), Supporting Actress (Janet McTeer), Makeup
• The Artist: 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]
• Bullhead: Foreign Language Film
• Chico & Rita: Animated Feature
• The Descendants: Picture, Directing, Actor (George Clooney), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
• Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close: Picture, Supporting Actor (Max von Sydow)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Actress (Rooney Mara), Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• The Help: Picture, Actress (Viola Davis), Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer [O])
• Hugo: Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
• In Darkness: Foreign Language Film
• The Iron Lady: Actress (Meryl Streep) [O], Makeup [O]
• Midnight in Paris: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay [O], Art Direction
• The Muppets: Original Song (“Man or Muppet”)
• My Week with Marilyn: Actress (Michelle Williams), Supporting Actor (Kenneth Branagh)
• Pina: Documentary Feature
• A Separation: Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film [O]
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Actor (Gary Oldman), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
• Undefeated: Documentary Feature [O]
• W.E.: Costume Design
• War Horse: Picture, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 2-4, 2007

Weekend Box Office:

6. Norbit – $6,398,696 ($82,905,396 total) {week 4}
16. Pan’s Labyrinth – $1,194,796 ($34,224,074 total) {week 10}
17. The Last King of Scotland – $961,122 ($15,295,804 total) {week 23}
18. The Queen – $910,504 ($54,260,831 total) {week 23}
19. The Lives of Others – $781,095 ($2,320,756 total) {week 4}
21. Dreamgirls – $579,467 ($102,101,341 total) {week 12}
23. Happy Feet – $466,309 ($194,776,258 total) {week 16}
24. Notes on a Scandal – $296,690 ($16,748,003 total) {week 11}
25. Letters from Iwo Jima – $252,345 ($13,328,600 total) {week 11}
27. The Departed – $238,491 ($132,141,905 total) {week 22}
31. Blood Diamond – $180,530 ($56,510,832 total) {week 13}
32. Volver – $176,949 ($12,317,354 total) {week 18}
33. Babel – $174,612 ($34,109,548 total) {week 19}
36. Venus – $136,875 ($3,075,855 total) {week 11}
37. Children of Men – $133,650 ($35,136,703 total) {week 10}
39. The Pursuit of Happyness – $125,000 ($162,800,000 total) {week 12}
48. Little Children – $69,370 ($5,217,297 total) {week 22}
60. Borat – $19,545 ($128,484,257 total) {week 18}
61. The 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films – $18,857 ($284,248 total) {week 3}
62. The Good Shepherd – $16,555 ($59,901,040 total) {week 11}
65. Little Miss Sunshine – $14,934 ($59,856,872 total) {week 32}
66. Apocalypto – $14,593 ($50,859,889 total) {week 13}
74. The Good German – $10,124 ($1,194,138 total) {week 12}
89. The Curse of the Golden Flower – $3,226 ($6,533,954 total) {week 11}
95. Iraq in Fragments – $2,214 ($142,911 total) {week 17}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

6. Norbit – $7,598,452 ($98,450,158 total)
16. Pan’s Labyrinth – $1,418,820 ($40,641,088 total)
17. The Last King of Scotland – $1,141,332 ($18,163,767 total)
18. The Queen – $1,081,224 ($64,434,737 total)
19. The Lives of Others – $927,550 ($2,755,898 total)
21. Dreamgirls – $688,117 ($121,245,342 total)
23. Happy Feet – $553,742 ($231,296,806 total)
24. Notes on a Scandal – $352,319 ($19,888,254 total)
25. Letters from Iwo Jima – $299,660 ($15,827,713 total)
27. The Departed – $283,208 ($156,918,512 total)
31. Blood Diamond – $214,379 ($67,106,613 total)
32. Volver – $210,127 ($14,626,858 total)
33. Babel – $207,352 ($40,505,088 total)
36. Venus – $162,539 ($3,652,578 total)
37. Children of Men – $158,709 ($41,724,835 total)
39. The Pursuit of Happyness – $148,438 ($193,325,000 total)
48. Little Children – $82,377 ($6,195,540 total)
60. Borat – $23,210 ($152,575,055 total)
61. The 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films – $22,393 ($337,545 total)
62. The Good Shepherd – $19,659 ($71,132,485 total)
65. Little Miss Sunshine – $17,734 ($71,080,036 total)
66. Apocalypto – $17,329 ($60,396,118 total)
74. The Good German – $12,022 ($1,418,039 total)
89. The Curse of the Golden Flower – $3,831 ($7,759,070 total)
95. Iraq in Fragments – $2,629 ($169,707 total)

Oscar Details:

• The 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films: Animated Short Film; Live Action Short Film
• Apocalypto: Makeup, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• Babel: Picture, Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza, Rinko Kikuchi), Director, Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Editing
• Blood Diamond: Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Djimon Hounsou), Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
• Borat: Adapted Screenplay
• Children of Men: Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography
• The Curse of the Golden Flower: Costume Design
• The Departed: Picture [O], Director [O], Supporting Actor (Mark Wahlberg), Adapted Screenplay [O], Editing
• Dreamgirls: 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: Original Score
• The Good Shepherd: Art Direction
• Happy Feet: Animated Feature [O]
• Iraq in Fragments: Documentary Feature
• The Last King of Scotland: Actor (Forest Whitaker [O])
• Letters from Iwo Jima: Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Sound Editing [O]
• Little Children: Actress (Kate Winslet), Supporting Actor (Jackie Earle Haley), Adapted Screenplay
• Little Miss Sunshine: Picture, Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin [O]), Supporting Actress (Abigail Breslin), Original Screenplay [O]
• The Lives of Others: Foreign Language Film
• Norbit: Makeup
• Notes on a Scandal: Actress (Judi Dench), Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
• Pan’s Labyrinth: Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Makeup [O], Foreign Language Film
• The Pursuit of Happyness: Actor (Will Smith)
• The Queen: Picture, Director, Actress (Helen Mirren [O]), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Costume Design
• Venus: Actor (Peter O’Toole)
• Volver: Actress (Penelope Cruz)

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 1-3, 2002

Weekend Box Office:

8. A Beautiful Mind – $4,648,985 ($138,929,921 total) {week 11}
10. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – $3,318,231 ($287,573,505 total) {week 11}
13. Black Hawk Down – $2,304,992 ($104,678,367 total) {week 10}
16. Gosford Park – $1,907,299 ($31,001,877 total) {week 10}
18. In the Bedroom – $1,708,871 ($28,635,933 total) {week 15}
19. I Am Sam – $1,529,214 ($35,390,117 total) {week 10}
23. Amelie – $634,697 ($27,900,057 total) {week 18}
24. Iris – $580,777 ($1,667,573 total) {week 12}
26. The Royal Tenenbaums – $454,060 ($50,169,177 total) {week 12}
30. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – $231,413 ($314,964,965 total) {week 16}
37. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius – $139,738 ($79,980,134 total) {week 11}
38. Monster’s Ball – $134,032 ($252,338,340 total) {week 18}
38. Monsters, Inc. – $134,032 ($252,338,340 total) {week 18}
40. Vanilla Sky – $104,807 ($99,445,635 total) {week 1}
49. Mulholland Drive – $50,625 ($6,945,418 total) {week 21}
51. No Man’s Land – $38,247 ($701,060 total) {week 13}
61. Moulin Rouge! – $19,935 ($57,252,137 total) {week 39}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

8. A Beautiful Mind – $6,537,385 ($195,362,729 total)
10. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – $4,666,084 ($404,384,774 total)
13. Black Hawk Down – $3,241,271 ($147,198,323 total)
16. Gosford Park – $2,682,037 ($43,594,722 total)
18. In the Bedroom – $2,403,008 ($40,267,741 total)
19. I Am Sam – $2,150,375 ($49,765,449 total)
23. Amelie – $892,509 ($39,232,955 total)
24. Iris – $816,686 ($2,344,935 total)
26. The Royal Tenenbaums – $638,497 ($70,547,707 total)
30. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – $325,412 ($442,902,541 total)
37. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius – $196,499 ($112,467,762 total)
38. Monster’s Ball – $188,475 ($354,837,218 total)
38. Monsters, Inc. – $188,475 ($354,837,218 total)
40. Vanilla Sky – $147,379 ($139,840,075 total)
49. Mulholland Drive – $71,189 ($9,766,620 total)
51. No Man’s Land – $53,783 ($985,828 total)
61. Moulin Rouge! – $28,033 ($80,507,738 total)

Oscar Details:

• Amelie: Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound, Foreign Language Film
• A Beautiful Mind: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Russell Crowe), Supporting Actress (Jennifer Connelly) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Editing, Makeup
• Black Hawk Down: Directing, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound [O]
• Gosford Park: Picture, Director, Supporting Actress (Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith), Original Screenplay [O], Art Direction, Costume Design
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
• I Am Sam: Actor (Sean Penn)
• In the Bedroom: Picture, Actor (Tom Wilkinson), Actress (Sissy Spacek), Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei), Adapted Screenplay
• Iris: Actress (Judi Dench), Supporting Actor (Jim Broadbent) [O], Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet)
• Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius: Animated Feature
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Ian McKellen), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Original Song (“May It Be”), Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup [O], Sound, Visual Effects [O]
• Monster’s Ball: Actress (Halle Berry) [O], Original Screenplay
• Monsters, Inc.: Animated Feature, Original Song (If I Didn’t Have You [O]), Original Score, Sound Editing
• Moulin Rouge!: Picture, Actress (Nicole Kidman), Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound
• Mulholland Drive: Director
• No Man’s Land: Foreign Language Film
• The Royal Tenenbaums: Original Screenplay
• Vanilla Sky: Original Song (“Vanilla Sky”)

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 28-Mar. 2, 1997

Weekend Box Office:

2. Donnie Brasco – $11,660,216 ($11,660,216 total) {week 1}
9. Marvin’s Room – $3,250,409 ($5,380,309 total) {week 3}
11. Jerry Maguire – $2,581,293 ($135,106,602 total) {week 12}
13. The English Patient – $2,228,209 ($54,745,722 total) {week 16}
14. Shine – $2,182,618 ($26,066,924 total) {week 15}
17. Sling Blade – $880,872 ($3,209,479 total) {week 13}
19. Evita – $757,665 ($47,470,268 total) {week 10}
20. Secrets & Lies – $539,483 ($9,666,656 total) {week 5}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Donnie Brasco – $20,754,676 ($20,754,676 total)
9. Marvin’s Room – $5,785,586 ($9,576,716 total)
11. Jerry Maguire – $4,594,589 ($240,483,865 total)
13. The English Patient – $3,966,115 ($97,445,000 total)
14. Shine – $3,884,965 ($46,397,989 total)
17. Sling Blade – $1,567,914 ($5,712,733 total)
19. Evita – $1,348,611 ($84,495,009 total)
20. Secrets & Lies – $960,256 ($17,206,226 total)

Oscar Details:

• Donnie Brasco: Adapted Screenplay
• The English Patient: Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Actress (Kristin Scott Thomas), Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche [O]), Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score [O], Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O]
• Evita: Original Song (“You Must Love Me”) [O], Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound
• Jerry Maguire: Picture, Actor (Tom Cruise), Supporting Actor (Cuba Gooding Jr.) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing
• Marvin’s Room: Actress (Diane Keaton)
• Secrets & Lies: Picture, Director, Actress (Brenda Blethyn), Supporting Actress (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), Original Screenplay
• Shine: Picture, Director, Actor (Geoffrey Rush) [O], Supporting Actor (Armin Mueller-Stahl), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Editing
• Sling Blade: Actor (Billy Bob Thornton), Adapted Screenplay [O]

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 28-Mar. 1, 1992

Weekend Box Office:

4. Fried Green Tomatoes – $4,359,130 ($47,032,199 total) {week 10}
8. Beauty and the Beast – $2,124,074 ($116,028,522 total) {week 16}
10. The Prince of Tides – $1,455,638 ($66,322,990 total) {week 10}
11. Bugsy – $1,370,330 ($44,429,717 total) {week 12}
12. JFK – $1,254,906 ($64,930,280 total) {week 11}
999. Hook – $639,910 ($114,512,828 total) {week 12}
999. The Mambo Kings – $319,793 ($319,793 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

4. Fried Green Tomatoes – $8,581,709 ($92,591,100 total)
8. Beauty and the Beast – $4,181,611 ($228,422,416 total)
10. The Prince of Tides – $2,865,678 ($130,568,392 total)
11. Bugsy – $2,697,734 ($87,467,660 total)
12. JFK – $2,470,502 ($127,826,599 total)
999. Hook – $1,259,775 ($225,438,507 total)
999. The Mambo Kings – $629,568 ($629,568 total)

Oscar Details:

• Beauty and the Beast: Picture, Original Song (“Be Our Guest”, “Beauty and the Beast” [O], “Belle”), Original Score [O], Sound
• Bugsy: Picture, Directing, Actor (Warren Beatty), Supporting Actor (Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O]
• Fried Green Tomatoes: Supporting Actress (Jessica Tandy), Adapted Screenplay
• Hook: Original Song (“When You’re Alone”), Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Visual Effects
• JFK: Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones), Adapted Screnplay, Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Sound
• The Mambo Kings: Original Song (“Beautiful Maria of My Soul”)
• The Prince of Tides: Picture, Actor (Nick Nolte), Supporting Actress (Kate Nelligan), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 1987

Weekend Box Office:

2. Platoon – $7,153,244 ($75,918,222 total) {week 11}
4. Mannequin – $4,095,599 ($17,183,904 total) {week 3}
5. Hoosiers – $3,653,562 ($7,897,448 total) {week 5}
9. Crocodile Dundee – $1,747,675 ($151,755,010 total) {week 23}
10. Radio Days – $1,317,628 ($8,773,897 total) {week 5}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

2. Platoon – $14,946,804 ($158,632,193 total)
4. Mannequin – $8,557,812 ($35,906,009 total)
5. Hoosiers – $7,634,169 ($16,501,829 total)
9. Crocodile Dundee – $3,651,791 ($317,094,228 total)
10. Radio Days – $2,753,202 ($18,333,181 total)

Oscar Details:

• Crocodile Dundee: Original Screenplay
• Hoosiers: Supporting Actor (Dennis Hopper), Original Score
• Mannequin: Original Song (“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”)
• Platoon: Picture [O], Director [O], Supporting Actor (Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe), Original Screenplay, Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound [O]
• Radio Days: Original Screenplay, Art Direction

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 26-28, 1982

Weekend Box Office:

1. On Golden Pond – $5,602,328 ($47,793,214 total) {week 13}
4. Chariots of Fire – $1,636,721 ($14,785,000 total) {week 16}
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark – $1,410,000 ($192,999,474 total) {week 10}
6. Arthur – $933,000 ($85,843,513 total) {week 12}
7. Absence of Malice – $927,000 ($37,405,294 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

1. On Golden Pond – $15,568,374 ($132,813,115 total)
4. Chariots of Fire – $4,548,303 ($41,086,207 total)
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark – $3,918,265 ($536,328,470 total)
6. Arthur – $2,592,724 ($238,551,531 total)
7. Absence of Malice – $2,576,051 ($103,946,004 total)

Oscar Details:

• Absence of Malice: Actor (Paul Newman), Supporting Actress (Melinda Dillon), Original Screenplay
• Arthur: Actor (Dudley Moore), Supporting Actor (John Gielgud) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)”) [O]
• Chariots of Fire: Picture [O], Director, Supporting Actor (Ian Holm), Original Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Editing, Costume Design [O]
• On Golden Pond: Picture, Director, Actor (Henry Fonda) [O], Actress (Katharine Hepburn) [O], Supporting Actress (Jane Fonda), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound
• Raiders of the Lost Ark: Picture, Director, Original Score, Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]