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Box Office History (Week 25, 2026)

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Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look back at 5 years ago and then go back further in 5-year increments. We also include an inflation adjustment so you can see how ticket prices have changed and how films released today compare to those of yesteryear. Sometimes, it takes a few months for the prior year’s average ticket price to be formally set, so these numbers may vary until that point. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office followed by 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.

Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look back at 5 years ago and then go back further in 5-year increments. We also include an inflation adjustment so you can see how ticket prices have changed and how films released today compare to those of yesteryear. Sometimes, it takes a few months for the prior year’s average ticket price to be formally set, so these numbers may vary until that point. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office followed by 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.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 18-20, 2021

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Cruella – $4,825,228 ($64,461,030 total) {week 4}
  2. Raya and the Last Dragon – $103,513 ($54,350,983 total) {week 16}
  3. The Father – $5,370 ($2,117,742 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Cruella – $5,366,109 ($71,686,750 total)
  2. Raya and the Last Dragon – $115,116 ($60,443,424 total)
  3. The Father – $5,972 ($2,355,129 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Cruella: Costume Design [O], Makeup & Hairstyling
  • The Father: Picture, Actor (Anthony Hopkins) [O], Supporting Actress (Olivia Colman), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Production Design
  • Raya and the Last Dragon: Animated Feature

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 17-19, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $1,488,657 ($355,909,308 total) {week 10}
  2. Zootopia (2016, 89th) – $947,753 ($339,507,242 total) {week 16}
  3. The Lobster (2016, 89th) – $604,345 ($6,763,338 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $1,946,441 ($465,356,563 total)
  2. Zootopia (2016, 89th) – $1,239,201 ($443,910,625 total)
  3. The Lobster (2016, 89th) – $790,190 ($8,843,162 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Jungle Book (2016, 89th): Visual Effects [O]
  • The Lobster (2016, 89th): Original Screenplay
  • Zootopia (2016, 89th): Animated Feature [O]

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 24-26, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $5,260,290 ($146,547,315 total) {week 7}
  2. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $4,173,144 ($153,065,641 total) {week 5}
  3. Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $4,171,047 ($28,270,637 total) {week 6}
  4. The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $1,328,026 ($5,843,290 total) {week 5}
  5. Rio (2011, 84th) – $532,180 ($139,633,163 total) {week 11}
  6. Beginners (2011, 84th) – $470,981 ($1,550,055 total) {week 4}
  7. Rango (2011, 84th) – $116,786 ($123,010,655 total) {week 17}
  8. Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $69,996 ($1,658,634 total) {week 10}
  9. A Better Life (2011, 84th) – $62,087 ($62,087 total) {week 1}
  10. Jane Eyre (2011, 84th) – $32,002 ($11,172,831 total) {week 16}
  11. In a Better World (2010, 83rd) – $18,871 ($882,001 total) {week 13}
  12. If a Tree Falls (2011, 84th) – $5,634 ($13,708 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $7,502,381 ($209,010,105 total)
  2. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $5,951,861 ($218,306,734 total)
  3. Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $5,948,870 ($40,320,417 total)
  4. The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $1,894,070 ($8,333,873 total)
  5. Rio (2011, 84th) – $759,011 ($199,148,937 total)
  6. Beginners (2011, 84th) – $671,727 ($2,210,734 total)
  7. Rango (2011, 84th) – $166,564 ($175,441,426 total)
  8. Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $99,830 ($2,365,593 total)
  9. A Better Life (2011, 84th) – $88,550 ($88,550 total)
  10. Jane Eyre (2011, 84th) – $45,642 ($15,935,021 total)
  11. In a Better World (2010, 83rd) – $26,914 ($1,257,936 total)
  12. If a Tree Falls (2011, 84th) – $8,035 ($19,551 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Beginners (2011, 84th): Supporting Actor (Christopher Plummer) [O]
  • A Better Life (2011, 84th): Actor (Demian Bichir)
  • Bridesmaids (2011, 84th): Supporting Actress (Melissa McCarthy), Original Screenplay
  • If a Tree Falls (2011, 84th): Documentary Feature
  • In a Better World (2010, 83rd): Foreign Language Film [O]
  • Incendies (2010, 83rd): Foreign Language Film
  • Jane Eyre (2011, 84th): Costume Design
  • Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th): Animated Feature
  • Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay [O], Art Direction
  • Rango (2011, 84th): Animated Feature [O]
  • Rio (2011, 84th): Original Song (“Real in Rio”)
  • The Tree of Life (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Cinematography

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 23-25, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Click (2006, 79th) – $40,011,365 ($40,011,365 total) {week 1}
  2. Cars (2006, 79th) – $23,285,367 ($156,664,916 total) {week 3}
  3. An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $2,016,408 ($9,630,014 total) {week 5}
  4. Poseidon (2006, 79th) – $427,467 ($57,325,847 total) {week 7}
  5. Water (2006, 79th) – $133,357 ($2,536,678 total) {week 9}
  6. United 93 (2006, 79th) – $67,325 ($31,389,680 total) {week 9}
  7. Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $5,969 ($651,378 total) {week 19}
  8. Joyeux Noel (2005, 78th) – $2,863 ($1,044,414 total) {week 28}
  9. Tsotsi (2005, 78th) – $2,415 ($2,907,615 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Click (2006, 79th) – $69,088,326 ($69,088,326 total)
  2. Cars (2006, 79th) – $40,207,252 ($270,516,061 total)
  3. An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $3,481,767 ($16,628,314 total)
  4. Poseidon (2006, 79th) – $738,115 ($98,985,546 total)
  5. Water (2006, 79th) – $230,270 ($4,380,126 total)
  6. United 93 (2006, 79th) – $116,251 ($54,201,112 total)
  7. Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $10,307 ($1,124,746 total)
  8. Joyeux Noel (2005, 78th) – $4,944 ($1,803,408 total)
  9. Tsotsi (2005, 78th) – $4,170 ($5,020,630 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Cars (2006, 79th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Our Town”)
  • Click (2006, 79th): Makeup
  • An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th): Original Song (“I Need to Wake Up” [O]), Documentary Feature [O]
  • Joyeux Noel (2005, 78th): Foreign Language Film
  • Poseidon (2006, 79th): Visual Effects
  • Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th): Foreign Language Film
  • Tsotsi (2005, 78th): Foreign Language Film [O]
  • United 93 (2006, 79th): Directing, Film Editing
  • Water (2006, 79th): Foreign Language Film

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 22-24, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Shrek (2001, 74th) – $10,405,731 ($215,232,017 total) {week 6}
  2. Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $6,818,896 ($171,886,718 total) {week 5}
  3. Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $3,851,923 ($43,433,722 total) {week 6}
  4. Memento (2001, 74th) – $733,435 ($19,574,122 total) {week 15}
  5. Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $611,067 ($932,562 total) {week 2}
  6. Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th) – $578,980 ($69,683,147 total) {week 11}
  7. Lagaan (2001, 74th) – $238,148 ($594,585 total) {week 2}
  8. Chocolat (2000, 73rd) – $151,215 ($71,309,760 total) {week 28}
  9. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $107,439 ($45,150,731 total) {week 27}
  10. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd) – $73,023 ($127,794,696 total) {week 29}
  11. Amores Perros (2000, 73rd) – $61,114 ($5,174,661 total) {week 13}
  12. Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd) – $47,693 ($145,407 total) {week 3}
  13. Cast Away (2000, 73rd) – $36,516 ($233,569,750 total) {week 27}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Shrek (2001, 74th) – $20,793,077 ($430,083,765 total)
  2. Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $13,625,744 ($343,469,749 total)
  3. Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $7,697,040 ($86,790,706 total)
  4. Memento (2001, 74th) – $1,465,574 ($39,113,661 total)
  5. Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $1,221,054 ($1,863,476 total)
  6. Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th) – $1,156,937 ($139,243,179 total)
  7. Lagaan (2001, 74th) – $475,875 ($1,188,119 total)
  8. Chocolat (2000, 73rd) – $302,163 ($142,493,531 total)
  9. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $214,688 ($90,221,690 total)
  10. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd) – $145,917 ($255,363,606 total)
  11. Amores Perros (2000, 73rd) – $122,120 ($10,340,179 total)
  12. Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd) – $95,302 ($290,557 total)
  13. Cast Away (2000, 73rd) – $72,967 ($466,726,833 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Amores Perros (2000, 73rd): Foreign Language Film
  • Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th): Actress (Renee Zellweger)
  • 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]
  • Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd): Foreign Language Film
  • Lagaan (2001, 74th): Foreign Language Film
  • Memento (2001, 74th): Original Screenplay, Film Editing
  • Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th): Picture, Actress (Nicole Kidman), Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd): Cinematography
  • Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th): Original Song (“There You’ll Be”), Sound, Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects
  • Sexy Beast (2001, 74th): Supporting Actor (Ben Kingsley)
  • Shrek (2001, 74th): Animated Feature [O], Adapted Screenplay

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 21-23, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Eraser (1996, 69th) – $24,566,446 ($24,566,446 total) {week 1}
  2. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996, 69th) – $21,037,414 ($21,037,414 total) {week 1}
  3. The Rock (1996, 69th) – $14,398,854 ($80,705,508 total) {week 3}
  4. Twister (1996, 69th) – $6,573,065 ($211,440,689 total) {week 7}
  5. Dragonheart (1996, 69th) – $2,940,255 ($40,562,470 total) {week 4}
  6. Lone Star (1996, 69th) – $232,184 ($232,184 total) {week 1}
  7. Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $323,111 ($190,189,545 total) {week 31}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Eraser (1996, 69th) – $62,861,200 ($62,861,200 total)
  2. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996, 69th) – $53,831,030 ($53,831,030 total)
  3. The Rock (1996, 69th) – $36,844,126 ($206,511,153 total)
  4. Twister (1996, 69th) – $16,819,313 ($541,039,410 total)
  5. Dragonheart (1996, 69th) – $7,523,594 ($103,792,203 total)
  6. Lone Star (1996, 69th) – $594,118 ($594,118 total)
  7. Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $826,784 ($486,661,483 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Dragonheart (1996, 69th): Visual Effects
  • Eraser (1996, 69th): Sound Effects Film Editing
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996, 69th): Original Musical or Comedy Score
  • Lone Star (1996, 69th): Original Screenplay
  • The Rock (1996, 69th): Sound
  • Toy Story (1995, 68th): Original Screenplay, Original Song (“You’ve Got a Friend in Me”), Original Musical or Comedy Score
  • Twister (1996, 69th): Sound, Visual Effects

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 21-23, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $18,289,665 ($57,480,318 total) {week 2}
  2. City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $10,755,126 ($47,318,564 total) {week 3}
  3. Backdraft (1991, 64th) – $4,514,250 ($53,900,070 total) {week 5}
  4. Thelma & Louise (1991, 64th) – $2,627,712 ($25,417,359 total) {week 5}
  5. Home Alone (1990, 63rd) – $740,449 ($277,504,025 total) {week 32}
  6. The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $722,362 ($124,925,088 total) {week 19}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $49,134,468 ($154,418,622 total)
  2. City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $28,893,224 ($127,119,468 total)
  3. Backdraft (1991, 64th) – $12,127,356 ($144,800,426 total)
  4. Thelma & Louise (1991, 64th) – $7,059,245 ($68,282,739 total)
  5. Home Alone (1990, 63rd) – $1,989,187 ($745,503,687 total)
  6. The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $1,940,597 ($335,606,353 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Backdraft (1991, 64th): Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing, Visual Effects
  • City Slickers (1991, 64th): Supporting Actor (Jack Palance) [O]
  • Home Alone (1990, 63rd): Original Song (“Somewhere in My Memory”), Original Score
  • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th): Original Song (“(Everything I Do) I Do It for You”)
  • 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
  • Thelma & Louise (1991, 64th): Directing, Actor (Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon), Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Cinematography

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 20-22, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th) – $12,652,336 ($12,652,336 total) {week 1}
  2. Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $5,810,601 ($63,746,856 total) {week 6}
  3. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986, 59th) – $1,870,990 ($33,897,611 total) {week 5}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th) – $38,570,868 ($38,570,868 total)
  2. Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $17,713,719 ($194,333,407 total)
  3. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986, 59th) – $5,703,746 ($103,337,461 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th): Original Song (“Glory of Love”)
  • Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986, 59th): Visual Effects
  • Top Gun (1986, 59th): Original Song (“Take My Breath Away” [O]), Film Editing, Sound, Sound Effects

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 19-21, 1981

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $8,018,871 ($21,861,910 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $32,623,536 ($88,941,799 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th): Picture, Director, Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Sound [O], Visual Effects [O], Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Film Editing) [O]

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