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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

Sing (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Animated Feature.

A Monster Calls (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Original Score, Cinematography, Production Design.

Patriots Day (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Sound Mixing, Sound Editing.

Silence (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Director, Actor (Andrew Garfield), Supporting Actor (Liam Neeson), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstlying, Sound Mixing.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 30-Jan. 1, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – $14,824,577 ($55,584,881 total) {week 2}
  2. War Horse – $14,422,729 ($40,451,772 total) {week 2}
  3. The Adventures of Tintin – $11,436,160 ($47,475,147 total) {week 2}
  4. The Descendants – $3,396,129 ($39,420,775 total) {week 7}
  5. The Muppets – $2,662,191 ($82,529,452 total) {week 6}
  6. Hugo – $2,461,610 ($49,454,202 total) {week 6}
  7. The Artist – $1,310,770 ($5,044,344 total) {week 6}
  8. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – $1,085,444 ($3,955,734 total) {week 4}
  9. My Week with Marilyn – $925,349 ($8,935,721 total) {week 6}
  10. Puss in Boots – $752,233 ($145,483,661 total) {week 10}
  11. Real Steel – $240,399 ($84,493,241 total) {week 13}
  12. The Iron Lady – $220,409 ($220,409 total) {week 1}
  13. Moneyball – $205,193 ($74,961,642 total) {week 15}
  14. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – $110,775 ($313,049 total) {week 2}
  15. The Ides of March – $83,711 ($40,825,612 total) {week 13}
  16. Pina – $71,623 ($228,992 total) {week 2}
  17. Drive – $24,518 ($34,833,047 total) {week 16}
  18. The Help – $37,980 ($169,499,546 total) {week 21}
  19. Margin Call – $22,934 ($5,245,397 total) {week 11}
  20. Midnight in Paris – $17,665 ($56,377,732 total) {week 33}
  21. A Separation – $59,481 ($59,481 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – $15,273,240 ($57,267,147 total)
  2. War Horse – $14,859,230 ($41,676,037 total)
  3. The Adventures of Tintin – $11,782,273 ($48,911,974 total)
  4. The Descendants – $3,498,912 ($40,613,838 total)
  5. The Muppets – $2,742,762 ($85,027,191 total)
  6. Hugo – $2,536,110 ($50,950,924 total)
  7. The Artist – $1,350,440 ($5,197,010 total)
  8. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – $1,118,295 ($4,075,454 total)
  9. My Week with Marilyn – $953,355 ($9,206,159 total)
  10. Puss in Boots – $774,999 ($149,886,697 total)
  11. Real Steel – $247,675 ($87,050,413 total)
  12. The Iron Lady – $227,080 ($227,080 total)
  13. Moneyball – $211,403 ($77,230,342 total)
  14. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – $114,128 ($322,523 total)
  15. The Ides of March – $86,244 ($42,061,192 total)
  16. Pina – $73,791 ($235,922 total)
  17. Drive – $25,260 ($35,887,263 total)
  18. The Help – $39,129 ($174,629,419 total)
  19. Margin Call – $23,628 ($5,404,148 total)
  20. Midnight in Paris – $18,200 ($58,083,994 total)
  21. A Separation – $61,281 ($61,281 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Adventures of Tintin: Original Score
  • The Artist: Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Jean Dujardin) [O], Supporting Actress (Bรฉrรฉnice Bejo), Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design [O]
  • The Descendants: Picture, Directing, Actor (George Clooney), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
  • Drive: Sound 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]
  • The Ides of March: Adapted Screenplay
  • The Iron Lady: Actress (Meryl Streep) [O], Makeup [O]
  • Margin Call: Original Screenplay
  • Midnight in Paris: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay [O], Art Direction
  • Moneyball: Picture, Actor (Brad Pitt), Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Mixing
  • The Muppets: Original Song (“Man or Muppet”)
  • My Week with Marilyn: Actress (Michelle Williams), Supporting Actor (Kenneth Branagh)
  • Pina: Documentary Feature
  • Puss in Boots: Animated Feature
  • Real Steel: Visual Effects
  • A Separation: Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film [O]
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Actor (Gary Oldman), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
  • War Horse: Picture, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 29-31, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Pursuit of Happyness – $19,362,441 ($98,411,670 total) {week 3}
  2. Dreamgirls – $14,100,050 ($37,064,395 total) {week 3}
  3. The Good Shepherd – $11,674,784 ($52,532,601 total) {week 2}
  4. Happy Feet – $7,650,181 ($175,967,627 total) {week 7}
  5. Blood Diamond – $4,895,871 ($35,726,534 total) {week 4}
  6. Apocalypto – $3,264,798 ($42,654,236 total) {week 4}
  7. The Queen – $934,060 ($28,196,606 total) {week 14}
  8. Volver – $619,913 ($4,753,067 total) {week 9}
  9. Borat – $570,744 ($125,601,414 total) {week 9}
  10. Pan’s Labyrinth – $568,641 ($568,641 total) {week 1}
  11. Children of Men – $501,003 ($1,082,804 total) {week 1}
  12. Babel – $478,624 ($19,825,138 total) {week 10}
  13. The Curse of the Golden Flower – $448,268 ($1,520,292 total) {week 2}
  14. Notes on a Scandal – $414,487 ($613,344 total) {week 2}
  15. The Departed – $342,787 ($120,359,613 total) {week 13}
  16. Little Children – $158,934 ($2,475,049 total) {week 13}
  17. The Prestige – $150,953 ($52,474,548 total) {week 11}
  18. The Good German – $116,119 ($458,653 total) {week 3}
  19. Letters from Iwo Jima – $87,932 ($316,369 total) {week 2}
  20. Little Miss Sunshine – $43,459 ($59,489,083 total) {week 23}
  21. Venus – $34,329 ($113,518 total) {week 2}
  22. The Illusionist – $26,019 ($39,771,393 total) {week 20}
  23. The Last King of Scotland – $25,743 ($3,619,600 total) {week 14}
  24. Jesus Camp – $2,014 ($872,124 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Pursuit of Happyness – $24,151,320 ($122,751,656 total)
  2. Dreamgirls – $17,587,391 ($46,231,467 total)
  3. The Good Shepherd – $14,562,288 ($65,525,397 total)
  4. Happy Feet – $9,542,287 ($219,489,391 total)
  5. Blood Diamond – $6,106,758 ($44,562,715 total)
  6. Apocalypto – $4,072,275 ($53,203,833 total)
  7. The Queen – $1,165,079 ($35,170,423 total)
  8. Volver – $773,235 ($5,928,635 total)
  9. Borat – $711,905 ($156,666,191 total)
  10. Pan’s Labyrinth – $709,282 ($709,282 total)
  11. Children of Men – $624,915 ($1,350,612 total)
  12. Babel – $597,001 ($24,728,455 total)
  13. The Curse of the Golden Flower – $559,137 ($1,896,303 total)
  14. Notes on a Scandal – $517,001 ($765,041 total)
  15. The Departed – $427,568 ($150,127,945 total)
  16. Little Children – $198,243 ($3,087,199 total)
  17. The Prestige – $188,288 ($65,452,986 total)
  18. The Good German – $144,839 ($572,091 total)
  19. Letters from Iwo Jima – $109,680 ($394,616 total)
  20. Little Miss Sunshine – $54,208 ($74,202,413 total)
  21. Venus – $42,820 ($141,594 total)
  22. The Illusionist – $32,454 ($49,607,982 total)
  23. The Last King of Scotland – $32,110 ($4,514,829 total)
  24. Jesus Camp – $2,512 ($1,087,825 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 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]
  • The Illusionist: Cinematography
  • Jesus Camp: 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]
  • 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 Prestige: Cinematography, Art Direction
  • 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 Dec. 28-30, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – $38,695,582 ($155,862,412 total) {week 2}
  2. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius – $15,035,649 ($42,205,145 total) {week 2}
  3. Ali – $14,710,892 ($34,736,970 total) {week 1}
  4. Vanilla Sky – $11,515,135 ($66,558,298 total) {week 1}
  5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – $10,978,760 ($285,634,174 total) {week 7}
  6. Kate & Leopold – $9,725,408 ($17,293,941 total) {week 1}
  7. A Beautiful Mind – $7,780,495 ($13,711,171 total) {week 2}
  8. Monsters, Inc. – $6,103,901 ($235,848,871 total) {week 9}
  9. The Royal Tenenbaums – $4,975,779 ($8,112,967 total) {week 3}
  10. Amelie – $1,126,954 ($15,740,742 total) {week 9}
  11. In the Bedroom – $861,229 ($1,883,514 total) {week 6}
  12. Gosford Park – $241,219 ($370,442 total) {week 1}
  13. Black Hawk Down – $179,823 ($179,823 total) {week 1}
  14. Monster’s Ball – $110,552 ($153,995 total) {week 1}
  15. The Man Who Wasn’t There – $92,882 ($6,814,397 total) {week 9}
  16. Mulholland Drive – $64,285 ($5,576,008 total) {week 12}
  17. No Man’s Land – $55,133 ($206,045 total) {week 4}
  18. I Am Sam – $41,779 ($41,779 total) {week 1}
  19. Moulin Rouge! – $18,963 ($57,037,125 total) {week 33}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – $55,855,637 ($224,981,609 total)
  2. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius – $21,703,401 ($60,921,561 total)
  3. Ali – $21,234,627 ($50,141,527 total)
  4. Vanilla Sky – $16,621,670 ($96,074,434 total)
  5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – $15,847,433 ($412,302,332 total)
  6. Kate & Leopold – $14,038,266 ($24,963,162 total)
  7. A Beautiful Mind – $11,230,856 ($19,791,567 total)
  8. Monsters, Inc. – $8,810,755 ($340,439,095 total)
  9. The Royal Tenenbaums – $7,182,352 ($11,710,767 total)
  10. Amelie – $1,626,716 ($22,721,177 total)
  11. In the Bedroom – $1,243,152 ($2,718,783 total)
  12. Gosford Park – $348,191 ($534,719 total)
  13. Black Hawk Down – $259,568 ($259,568 total)
  14. Monster’s Ball – $159,578 ($222,286 total)
  15. The Man Who Wasn’t There – $134,072 ($9,836,329 total)
  16. Mulholland Drive – $92,793 ($8,048,761 total)
  17. No Man’s Land – $79,582 ($297,418 total)
  18. I Am Sam – $60,306 ($60,306 total)
  19. Moulin Rouge! – $27,372 ($82,330,974 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Ali: Actor (Will Smith), Supporting Actor (Jon Voight)
  • 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
  • Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius: Animated Feature
  • Kate & Leopold: Original Song (“Until”)
  • 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]
  • The Man Who Wasn’t There: Cinematography
  • 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 Dec. 27-29, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Jerry Maguire – $14,024,111 ($60,351,092 total) {week 3}
  2. One Fine Day – $8,027,257 ($19,435,044 total) {week 2}
  3. The Preacher’s Wife – $7,347,274 ($27,942,124 total) {week 3}
  4. Daylight – $2,705,420 ($24,980,565 total) {week 4}
  5. The English Patient – $2,659,575 ($22,758,252 total) {week 7}
  6. Star Trek: First Contact – $2,570,680 ($85,122,152 total) {week 6}
  7. Shine – $1,602,329 ($3,542,807 total) {week 6}
  8. The Crucible – $803,471 ($2,340,466 total) {week 5}
  9. Evita – $195,085 ($334,440 total) {week 1}
  10. Ghosts of Mississippi – $212,246 ($540,332 total) {week 2}
  11. Hamlet – $90,684 ($147,321 total) {week 1}
  12. Independence Day – $6,610 ($306,153,456 total) {week 26}
  13. Marvin’s Room – $46,392 ($169,757 total) {week 2}
  14. The People vs. Larry Flynt – $523,295 ($523,295 total) {week 1}
  15. The Portrait of a Lady – $107,819 ($134,805 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Jerry Maguire – $25,922,395 ($111,553,942 total)
  2. One Fine Day – $14,837,713 ($35,924,052 total)
  3. The Preacher’s Wife – $13,580,821 ($51,648,677 total)
  4. Daylight – $5,000,742 ($46,174,483 total)
  5. The English Patient – $4,916,002 ($42,066,724 total)
  6. Star Trek: First Contact – $4,751,687 ($157,341,172 total)
  7. Shine – $2,961,771 ($6,548,582 total)
  8. The Crucible – $1,485,149 ($4,326,155 total)
  9. Evita – $360,598 ($618,184 total)
  10. Ghosts of Mississippi – $392,319 ($998,758 total)
  11. Hamlet – $167,622 ($272,311 total)
  12. Independence Day – $12,218 ($565,899,035 total)
  13. Marvin’s Room – $85,752 ($313,782 total)
  14. The People vs. Larry Flynt – $967,267 ($967,267 total)
  15. The Portrait of a Lady – $199,294 ($249,176 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Crucible: Supporting Actress (Joan Allen), Adapted Screenplay
  • Daylight: Sound Effects Editing
  • 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
  • Ghosts of Mississippi: Supporting Actor (James Woods), Makeup
  • Hamlet: Adapted Screenplay, Drama Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
  • Independence Day: Sound, Visual Effects [O]
  • Jerry Maguire: Picture, Actor (Tom Cruise), Supporting Actor (Cuba Gooding Jr.) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing
  • Marvin’s Room: Actress (Diane Keaton)
  • One Fine Day: Original Song (“For the First Time”)
  • The People vs. Larry Flynt: Director, Actor (Woody Harrelson)
  • The Portrait of a Lady: Supporting Actress (Barbara Hershey), Costume Design
  • The Preacher’s Wife: Original Musical or Comedy Score
  • Shine: Picture, Director, Actor (Geoffrey Rush) [O], Supporting Actor (Armin Mueller-Stahl), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Editing
  • Star Trek: First Contact: Makeup

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 27-29, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Hook – $15,218,400 ($57,312,855 total) {week 3}
  2. Beauty and the Beast – $10,670,669 ($63,690,996 total) {week 7}
  3. The Prince of Tides – $10,035,412 ($10,035,412 total) {week 1}
  4. JFK – $7,445,904 ($17,628,624 total) {week 2}
  5. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – $6,824,899 ($50,445,760 total) {week 4}
  6. The Addams Family – $6,201,491 ($88,784,161 total) {week 6}
  7. Bugsy – $5,738,572 ($14,781,591 total) {week 3}
  8. Cape Fear – $3,602,805 ($59,227,867 total) {week 7}
  9. Fried Green Tomatoes – $105,317 ($105,317 total) {week 1}
  10. Grand Canyon – $67,546 ($67,546 total) {week 1}
  11. Madame Bovary – $236,113 ($236,113 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Hook – $29,533,095 ($111,222,334 total)
  2. Beauty and the Beast – $20,707,688 ($123,599,866 total)
  3. The Prince of Tides – $19,474,897 ($19,474,897 total)
  4. JFK – $14,449,652 ($34,210,418 total)
  5. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – $13,244,519 ($97,895,929 total)
  6. The Addams Family – $12,034,722 ($172,296,103 total)
  7. Bugsy – $11,136,374 ($28,685,415 total)
  8. Cape Fear – $6,991,667 ($114,938,640 total)
  9. Fried Green Tomatoes – $204,380 ($204,380 total)
  10. Grand Canyon – $131,081 ($131,081 total)
  11. Madame Bovary – $458,205 ($458,205 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Addams Family: Costume Design
  • 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]
  • Cape Fear: Actor (Robert De Niro), Supporting Actress (Juliette Lewis)
  • Fried Green Tomatoes: Supporting Actress (Jessica Tandy), Adapted Screenplay
  • Grand Canyon: Original 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
  • Madame Bovary: Costume Design
  • The Prince of Tides: Picture, Actor (Nick Nolte), Supporting Actress (Kate Nelligan), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction
  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country: Makeup, Visual Effects

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 26-28, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – $9,157,161 ($67,931,249 total) {week 5}
  2. Crocodile Dundee – $5,860,797 ($114,343,128 total) {week 14}
  3. The Morning After – $5,069,926 ($5,069,926 total) {week 1}
  4. Heartbreak Ridge – $5,046,431 ($28,241,275 total) {week 4}
  5. Little Shop of Horrors – $5,042,682 ($11,412,248 total) {week 2}
  6. An American Tail – $3,008,200 ($31,161,522 total) {week 6}
  7. Crimes of the Heart – $2,467,451 ($7,186,235 total) {week 3}
  8. Platoon – $352,464 ($801,150 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – $20,165,500 ($149,595,230 total)
  2. Crocodile Dundee – $12,906,391 ($251,801,444 total)
  3. The Morning After – $11,164,770 ($11,164,770 total)
  4. Heartbreak Ridge – $11,113,030 ($62,191,703 total)
  5. Little Shop of Horrors – $11,104,774 ($25,131,554 total)
  6. An American Tail – $6,624,527 ($68,622,543 total)
  7. Crimes of the Heart – $5,433,713 ($15,825,213 total)
  8. Platoon – $776,181 ($1,764,258 total)

Oscar Details:

  • An American Tail: Original Song (“Somewhere Out There”)
  • Crimes of the Heart: Actress (Sissy Spacek), Supporting Actress (Tess Harper), Adapted Screenplay
  • Crocodile Dundee: Original Screenplay
  • Heartbreak Ridge: Sound
  • Little Shop of Horrors: Original Song (“Mean Green Mother from Outer Space”), Visual Effects
  • The Morning After: Actress (Jane Fonda)
  • Platoon: Picture [O], Director [O], Supporting Actor (Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe), Original Screenplay, Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound [O]
  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home: Original Score, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 25-27, 1981

Weekend Box Office:

  1. On Golden Pond – $86,874 ($462,684 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. On Golden Pond – $255,310 ($1,359,758 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 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

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