Oscar in Box Office History (Week 9, 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

The Father (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Supporting Actress (Olivia Colman), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 26-28, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

The Revenant (2015, 88th) – $3,953,291 ($170,659,760 total) {week 10}
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, 88th) – $2,986,439 ($925,988,323 total) {week 11}
Hail, Caesar! (2016, 89th) – $1,208,080 ($28,380,890 total) {week 4}
The Big Short (2015, 88th) – $1,009,722 ($68,520,574 total) {week 12}
Brooklyn (2015, 88th) – $750,834 ($36,525,461 total) {week 17}
Spotlight (2015, 88th) – $735,999 ($39,121,520 total) {week 17}
Room (2015, 88th) – $579,820 ($13,474,429 total) {week 20}
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016, 89th) – $300,075 ($52,255,291 total) {week 7}
45 Years (2015, 88th) – $240,068 ($3,774,240 total) {week 10}
The 2015 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2015, 88th) – $230,404 ($2,668,789 total) {week 5}
Creed (2015, 88th) – $176,156 ($109,712,885 total) {week 14}
Son of Saul (2015, 88th) – $130,592 ($1,286,220 total) {week 11}
Carol (2015, 88th) – $119,586 ($12,501,507 total) {week 15}
Embrace of the Serpent (2015, 88th) – $100,344 ($189,286 total) {week 2}
Anomalisa (2015, 88th) – $81,421 ($2,590,743 total) {week 9}
Joy (2015, 88th) – $60,432 ($56,353,574 total) {week 10}
The Hateful Eight (2015, 88th) – $56,874 ($53,576,510 total) {week 10}
The Danish Girl (2015, 88th) – $55,738 ($11,004,408 total) {week 14}
Mustang (2015, 88th) – $33,857 ($721,788 total) {week 15}
Bridge of Spies (2015, 88th) – $31,432 ($72,264,205 total) {week 20}
The Martian (2015, 88th) – $30,682 ($228,380,115 total) {week 22}
A War (2015, 88th) – $28,997 ($77,650 total) {week 3}
Spectre (2015, 88th) – $23,156 ($199,847,683 total) {week 17}
Trumbo (2015, 88th) – $16,863 ($7,850,210 total) {week 17}
Youth (2015, 88th) – $10,706 ($2,673,936 total) {week 12}
Theeb (2015, 88th) – $6,099 ($261,158 total) {week 17}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Revenant (2015, 88th) – $4,186,375 ($180,721,781 total)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, 88th) – $3,162,518 ($980,584,166 total)
Hail, Caesar! (2016, 89th) – $1,279,308 ($30,054,214 total)
The Big Short (2015, 88th) – $1,069,255 ($72,560,515 total)
Brooklyn (2015, 88th) – $795,103 ($38,678,985 total)
Spotlight (2015, 88th) – $779,393 ($41,428,107 total)
Room (2015, 88th) – $614,006 ($14,268,875 total)
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016, 89th) – $317,767 ($55,336,239 total)
45 Years (2015, 88th) – $254,222 ($3,996,767 total)
The 2015 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2015, 88th) – $243,989 ($2,826,140 total)
Creed (2015, 88th) – $186,542 ($116,181,506 total)
Son of Saul (2015, 88th) – $138,292 ($1,362,055 total)
Carol (2015, 88th) – $126,637 ($13,238,590 total)
Embrace of the Serpent (2015, 88th) – $106,260 ($200,446 total)
Anomalisa (2015, 88th) – $86,222 ($2,743,492 total)
Joy (2015, 88th) – $63,995 ($59,676,155 total)
The Hateful Eight (2015, 88th) – $60,227 ($56,735,356 total)
The Danish Girl (2015, 88th) – $59,024 ($11,653,223 total)
Mustang (2015, 88th) – $35,853 ($764,344 total)
Bridge of Spies (2015, 88th) – $33,285 ($76,524,869 total)
The Martian (2015, 88th) – $32,491 ($241,845,301 total)
A War (2015, 88th) – $30,707 ($82,228 total)
Spectre (2015, 88th) – $24,521 ($211,630,610 total)
Trumbo (2015, 88th) – $17,857 ($8,313,055 total)
Youth (2015, 88th) – $11,337 ($2,831,590 total)
Theeb (2015, 88th) – $6,459 ($276,556 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
Embrace of the Serpent (2015, 88th): Foreign Language Film
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 Mar. 4-6, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

Rango (2011, 84th) – $38,079,323 ($38,079,323 total) {week 1}
The King’s Speech (2010, 83rd) – $6,230,227 ($123,546,104 total) {week 15}
The Fighter (2010, 83rd) – $1,118,397 ($92,037,546 total) {week 13}
Black Swan (2010, 83rd) – $1,012,346 ($105,118,886 total) {week 14}
True Grit (2010, 83rd) – $675,388 ($168,681,088 total) {week 11}
Tangled (2010, 83rd) – $790,248 ($195,784,588 total) {week 15}
Barney’s Version (2010, 83rd) – $319,150 ($3,195,684 total) {week 8}
Biutiful (2010, 83rd) – $278,280 ($4,237,777 total) {week 6}
Tron: Legacy (2010, 83rd) – $243,424 ($171,363,350 total) {week 12}
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010, 83rd) – $158,423 ($294,562,162 total) {week 16}
127 Hours (2010, 83rd) – $122,976 ($18,136,899 total) {week 18}
The Illusionist (2010, 83rd) – $148,769 ($1,725,536 total) {week 10}
Blue Valentine (2010, 83rd) – $95,826 ($9,408,652 total) {week 10}
Another Year (2010, 83rd) – $85,335 ($2,901,263 total) {week 10}
Inside Job (2010, 83rd) – $68,431 ($4,121,153 total) {week 22}
The 2010 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2010, 83rd) – $61,101 ($1,240,525 total) {week 4}
Rabbit Hole (2010, 83rd) – $28,738 ($2,119,973 total) {week 12}
Unstoppable (2010, 83rd) – $19,491 ($81,557,479 total) {week 17}
Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $9,318 ($6,520,145 total) {week 39}
Waste Land (2010, 83rd) – $6,022 ($179,672 total) {week 19}
Animal Kingdom (2010, 83rd) – $297 ($1,042,349 total) {week 30}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Rango (2011, 84th) – $43,985,700 ($43,985,700 total)
The King’s Speech (2010, 83rd) – $7,196,580 ($142,708,993 total)
The Fighter (2010, 83rd) – $1,291,868 ($106,313,231 total)
Black Swan (2010, 83rd) – $1,169,368 ($121,423,581 total)
True Grit (2010, 83rd) – $780,146 ($194,844,737 total)
Tangled (2010, 83rd) – $912,821 ($226,152,185 total)
Barney’s Version (2010, 83rd) – $368,652 ($3,691,358 total)
Biutiful (2010, 83rd) – $321,443 ($4,895,087 total)
Tron: Legacy (2010, 83rd) – $281,181 ($197,943,037 total)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010, 83rd) – $182,996 ($340,250,871 total)
127 Hours (2010, 83rd) – $142,050 ($20,950,062 total)
The Illusionist (2010, 83rd) – $171,844 ($1,993,179 total)
Blue Valentine (2010, 83rd) – $110,689 ($10,868,002 total)
Another Year (2010, 83rd) – $98,571 ($3,351,270 total)
Inside Job (2010, 83rd) – $79,045 ($4,760,373 total)
The 2010 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2010, 83rd) – $70,578 ($1,432,939 total)
Rabbit Hole (2010, 83rd) – $33,195 ($2,448,796 total)
Unstoppable (2010, 83rd) – $22,514 ($94,207,630 total)
Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd) – $10,763 ($7,531,466 total)
Waste Land (2010, 83rd) – $6,956 ($207,540 total)
Animal Kingdom (2010, 83rd) – $343 ($1,204,025 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)
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)
Rango (2011, 84th): Animated Feature [O]
Tangled (2010, 83rd): Original Song (“I See the Light”)
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
Winter’s Bone (2010, 83rd): Picture, Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Supporting Actor (John Hawkes), Adapted Screenplay

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 3-5, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

Brokeback Mountain (2005, 78th) – $2,469,841 ($78,861,599 total) {week 13}
Capote (2005, 78th) – $1,585,366 ($25,471,928 total) {week 23}
Transamerica (2005, 78th) – $1,452,303 ($6,633,150 total) {week 14}
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005, 78th) – $905,491 ($8,472,639 total) {week 13}
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005, 78th) – $599,121 ($31,173,663 total) {week 22}
Match Point (2005, 78th) – $557,524 ($22,391,474 total) {week 10}
Walk the Line (2005, 78th) – $489,229 ($118,229,366 total) {week 16}
Munich (2005, 78th) – $449,605 ($46,731,905 total) {week 11}
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, 78th) – $390,806 ($288,795,853 total) {week 13}
King Kong (2005, 78th) – $207,065 ($216,959,345 total) {week 12}
Syriana (2005, 78th) – $167,962 ($49,620,666 total) {week 15}
The New World (2005, 78th) – $98,326 ($12,465,566 total) {week 11}
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005, 78th) – $89,428 ($56,826,414 total) {week 13}
Days of Glory (2006, 79th) – $50,798 ($179,111 total) {week 13}
Tsotsi (2005, 78th) – $65,280 ($168,885 total) {week 2}
The Squid and the Whale (2005, 78th) – $60,260 ($7,271,869 total) {week 22}
Joyeux Noel (2005, 78th) – $42,732 ($278,825 total) {week 12}
The 2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2005, 78th) – $39,140 ($85,808 total) {week 2}
Paradise Now (2005, 78th) – $38,797 ($1,393,566 total) {week 19}
Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $37,084 ($120,985 total) {week 3}
Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th) – $8,465 ($171,952 total) {week 31}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Brokeback Mountain (2005, 78th) – $3,454,007 ($110,285,839 total)
Capote (2005, 78th) – $2,217,092 ($35,621,811 total)
Transamerica (2005, 78th) – $2,031,007 ($9,276,283 total)
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005, 78th) – $1,266,305 ($11,848,759 total)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005, 78th) – $837,855 ($43,595,535 total)
Match Point (2005, 78th) – $779,682 ($31,313,878 total)
Walk the Line (2005, 78th) – $684,174 ($165,340,610 total)
Munich (2005, 78th) – $628,761 ($65,353,321 total)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, 78th) – $546,532 ($403,873,285 total)
King Kong (2005, 78th) – $289,575 ($303,411,847 total)
Syriana (2005, 78th) – $234,890 ($69,393,176 total)
The New World (2005, 78th) – $137,506 ($17,432,761 total)
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005, 78th) – $125,063 ($79,470,222 total)
Days of Glory (2006, 79th) – $71,040 ($250,482 total)
Tsotsi (2005, 78th) – $91,292 ($236,181 total)
The Squid and the Whale (2005, 78th) – $84,272 ($10,169,515 total)
Joyeux Noel (2005, 78th) – $59,760 ($389,929 total)
The 2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2005, 78th) – $54,736 ($120,000 total)
Paradise Now (2005, 78th) – $54,257 ($1,948,865 total)
Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $51,861 ($169,194 total)
Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th) – $11,838 ($240,470 total)

Oscar Details:

The 2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2005, 78th): Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Short Film
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
Joyeux Noel (2005, 78th): Foreign Language Film
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
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”)
Tsotsi (2005, 78th): Foreign Language Film [O]
Walk the Line (2005, 78th): Actor (Joaquin Phoenix), Actress (Reese Witherspoon) [O], Film Editing, Costume Design, Sound Mixing

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 2-4, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd) – $4,906,007 ($88,655,907 total) {week 13}
Traffic (2000, 73rd) – $4,475,069 ($92,267,376 total) {week 10}
Chocolat (2000, 73rd) – $4,200,052 ($45,737,220 total) {week 12}
Cast Away (2000, 73rd) – $2,073,578 ($223,776,964 total) {week 11}
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $1,940,193 ($30,823,163 total) {week 11}
Pollock (2000, 73rd) – $667,160 ($1,735,842 total) {week 12}
Shadow of the Vampire (2000, 73rd) – $313,568 ($7,518,962 total) {week 10}
Before Night Falls (2000, 73rd) – $300,005 ($2,768,814 total) {week 11}
102 Dalmatians (2000, 73rd) – $282,855 ($65,777,561 total) {week 15}
The Emperor’s New Groove (2000, 73rd) – $281,160 ($86,066,905 total) {week 12}
You Can Count on Me (2000, 73rd) – $275,589 ($7,640,185 total) {week 17}
Billy Elliot (2000, 73rd) – $213,295 ($20,625,790 total) {week 21}
Meet the Parents (2000, 73rd) – $205,310 ($165,761,735 total) {week 22}
Malena (2000, 73rd) – $151,859 ($2,966,074 total) {week 11}
Quills (2000, 73rd) – $87,231 ($6,631,285 total) {week 15}
Almost Famous (2000, 73rd) – $66,632 ($32,336,646 total) {week 25}
Requiem for a Dream (2000, 73rd) – $50,199 ($3,609,278 total) {week 22}
The Taste of Others (2000, 73rd) – $45,140 ($506,400 total) {week 25}
Gladiator (2000, 73rd) – $22,477 ($186,750,876 total) {week 44}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd) – $7,939,757 ($143,478,464 total)
Traffic (2000, 73rd) – $7,242,338 ($149,323,174 total)
Chocolat (2000, 73rd) – $6,797,257 ($74,019,953 total)
Cast Away (2000, 73rd) – $3,355,826 ($362,154,945 total)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $3,139,959 ($49,883,423 total)
Pollock (2000, 73rd) – $1,079,715 ($2,809,243 total)
Shadow of the Vampire (2000, 73rd) – $507,470 ($12,168,497 total)
Before Night Falls (2000, 73rd) – $485,520 ($4,480,978 total)
102 Dalmatians (2000, 73rd) – $457,765 ($106,452,731 total)
The Emperor’s New Groove (2000, 73rd) – $455,022 ($139,288,489 total)
You Can Count on Me (2000, 73rd) – $446,006 ($12,364,681 total)
Billy Elliot (2000, 73rd) – $345,191 ($33,380,254 total)
Meet the Parents (2000, 73rd) – $332,268 ($268,264,575 total)
Malena (2000, 73rd) – $245,765 ($4,800,219 total)
Quills (2000, 73rd) – $141,172 ($10,731,903 total)
Almost Famous (2000, 73rd) – $107,836 ($52,332,805 total)
Requiem for a Dream (2000, 73rd) – $81,241 ($5,841,164 total)
The Taste of Others (2000, 73rd) – $73,053 ($819,545 total)
Gladiator (2000, 73rd) – $36,376 ($302,232,866 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]
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
The Taste of Others (2000, 73rd): Foreign Language Film
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 Mar. 1-3, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

Up Close and Personal (1996, 69th) – $11,101,955 ($11,101,955 total) {week 1}
Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995, 68th) – $4,205,418 ($62,328,933 total) {week 10}
Dead Man Walking (1995, 68th) – $2,138,434 ($24,057,992 total) {week 10}
Sense and Sensibility (1995, 68th) – $1,603,174 ($34,634,466 total) {week 12}
Leaving Las Vegas (1995, 68th) – $1,313,740 ($25,151,748 total) {week 19}
Braveheart (1995, 68th) – $925,003 ($71,529,642 total) {week 41}
Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $359,433 ($183,849,377 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Up Close and Personal (1996, 69th) – $23,007,671 ($23,007,671 total)
Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995, 68th) – $8,715,301 ($129,170,368 total)
Dead Man Walking (1995, 68th) – $4,431,687 ($49,857,739 total)
Sense and Sensibility (1995, 68th) – $3,322,415 ($71,776,405 total)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995, 68th) – $2,722,592 ($52,124,437 total)
Braveheart (1995, 68th) – $1,916,975 ($148,237,901 total)
Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $744,888 ($381,009,116 total)

Oscar Details:

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)
Sense and Sensibility (1995, 68th): Picture, Actress (Emma Thompson), Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Dramatic Score, Cinematography, Costume Design
Toy Story (1995, 68th): Original Screenplay, Original Song (“You’ve Got a Friend in Me”), Original Musical or Comedy Score
Up Close and Personal (1996, 69th): Original Song (“Because You Loved Me”)

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 1-3, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $10,616,383 ($45,454,175 total) {week 3}
Home Alone (1990, 63rd) – $4,221,896 ($241,658,036 total) {week 16}
Dances With Wolves (1990, 63rd) – $3,942,518 ($122,601,476 total) {week 17}
Awakenings (1990, 63rd) – $1,352,249 ($44,323,860 total) {week 11}
Green Card (1990, 63rd) – $1,067,851 ($25,155,841 total) {week 11}
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990, 63rd) – $822,372 ($7,698,010 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $23,098,829 ($98,897,920 total)
Home Alone (1990, 63rd) – $9,185,883 ($525,792,781 total)
Dances With Wolves (1990, 63rd) – $8,578,020 ($266,752,855 total)
Awakenings (1990, 63rd) – $2,942,185 ($96,438,612 total)
Green Card (1990, 63rd) – $2,323,400 ($54,733,374 total)
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990, 63rd) – $1,789,294 ($16,749,114 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]
Green Card (1990, 63rd): Original Screenplay
Home Alone (1990, 63rd): Original Song (“Somewhere in My Memory”), Original Score
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990, 63rd): Actress (Joanne Woodward)
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. 28-Mar. 2, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

The Color Purple (1985, 58th) – $3,557,053 ($64,382,796 total) {week 11}
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986, 59th) – $3,479,769 ($8,946,747 total) {week 4}
Murphy’s Romance (1985, 58th) – $1,898,210 ($20,346,285 total) {week 10}
Out of Africa (1985, 58th) – $1,786,185 ($65,522,379 total) {week 11}
Back to the Future (1985, 58th) – $457,975 ($201,193,040 total) {week 35}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Color Purple (1985, 58th) – $8,782,373 ($158,961,297 total)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986, 59th) – $8,591,559 ($22,089,542 total)
Murphy’s Romance (1985, 58th) – $4,686,686 ($50,235,033 total)
Out of Africa (1985, 58th) – $4,410,096 ($161,774,930 total)
Back to the Future (1985, 58th) – $1,130,742 ($496,746,158 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]