Box Office History (Week 26, 2026)

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. 25-27, 2021

Weekend Box Office:

Cruella – $3,805,367 ($71,382,602 total) {week 5}
Raya and the Last Dragon – $53,012 ($54,465,162 total) {week 17}
The Father – $1,240 ($2,120,992 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Cruella – $4,231,927 ($79,384,192 total)
Raya and the Last Dragon – $58,954 ($60,570,401 total)
The Father – $1,379 ($2,358,743 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. 24-26, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $1,257,732 ($358,041,523 total) {week 11}
The Lobster (2016, 89th) – $404,306 ($7,503,484 total) {week 13}
Zootopia (2016, 89th) – $271,891 ($340,361,033 total) {week 17}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $1,644,503 ($468,144,465 total)
The Lobster (2016, 89th) – $528,636 ($9,810,914 total)
Zootopia (2016, 89th) – $355,501 ($445,026,969 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 Jul. 1-3, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, 84th) – $97,852,865 ($162,618,212 total) {week 1}
Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $3,646,125 ($153,020,490 total) {week 8}
Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $3,579,967 ($33,780,039 total) {week 7}
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $1,664,822 ($156,859,489 total) {week 6}
The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $1,068,340 ($7,571,776 total) {week 6}
Beginners (2011, 84th) – $598,209 ($2,364,577 total) {week 5}
Rio (2011, 84th) – $446,961 ($140,479,509 total) {week 12}
A Better Life (2011, 84th) – $97,756 ($181,426 total) {week 2}
Rango (2011, 84th) – $91,425 ($123,188,232 total) {week 18}
Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $48,388 ($1,743,423 total) {week 11}
Jane Eyre (2011, 84th) – $14,075 ($11,210,248 total) {week 17}
In a Better World (2010, 83rd) – $12,124 ($900,397 total) {week 14}
If a Tree Falls (2011, 84th) – $2,124 ($22,129 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, 84th) – $139,560,644 ($231,930,893 total)
Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $5,200,211 ($218,242,338 total)
Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $5,105,855 ($48,178,088 total)
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $2,374,418 ($223,717,632 total)
The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $1,523,698 ($10,799,090 total)
Beginners (2011, 84th) – $853,183 ($3,372,429 total)
Rio (2011, 84th) – $637,469 ($200,356,021 total)
A Better Life (2011, 84th) – $139,422 ($258,755 total)
Rango (2011, 84th) – $130,393 ($175,694,692 total)
Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $69,012 ($2,486,521 total)
Jane Eyre (2011, 84th) – $20,074 ($15,988,386 total)
In a Better World (2010, 83rd) – $17,292 ($1,284,173 total)
If a Tree Falls (2011, 84th) – $3,029 ($31,561 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”)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, 84th): Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
The Tree of Life (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Cinematography

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 30-Jul. 2, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

Superman Returns (2006, 79th) – $52,535,096 ($84,593,540 total) {week 1}
The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $27,537,244 ($27,537,244 total) {week 1}
Click (2006, 79th) – $19,919,470 ($78,436,992 total) {week 2}
Cars (2006, 79th) – $14,569,356 ($182,591,139 total) {week 4}
An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $1,690,035 ($12,452,038 total) {week 6}
Poseidon (2006, 79th) – $1,096,212 ($58,795,722 total) {week 8}
Water (2006, 79th) – $85,882 ($2,694,055 total) {week 10}
United 93 (2006, 79th) – $32,410 ($31,454,670 total) {week 10}
Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $3,123 ($660,496 total) {week 20}
Joyeux Noel (2005, 78th) – $2,828 ($1,049,567 total) {week 29}
Tsotsi (2005, 78th) – $1,514 ($2,910,279 total) {week 19}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Superman Returns (2006, 79th) – $90,713,273 ($146,069,151 total)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $47,549,043 ($47,549,043 total)
Click (2006, 79th) – $34,395,299 ($135,438,531 total)
Cars (2006, 79th) – $25,157,163 ($315,283,326 total)
An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $2,918,213 ($21,501,153 total)
Poseidon (2006, 79th) – $1,892,849 ($101,523,605 total)
Water (2006, 79th) – $148,294 ($4,651,872 total)
United 93 (2006, 79th) – $55,963 ($54,313,331 total)
Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $5,393 ($1,140,490 total)
Joyeux Noel (2005, 78th) – $4,883 ($1,812,306 total)
Tsotsi (2005, 78th) – $2,614 ($5,025,230 total)

Oscar Details:

Cars (2006, 79th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Our Town”)
Click (2006, 79th): Makeup
The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th): Actress (Meryl Streep), Costume Design
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
Superman Returns (2006, 79th): Visual Effects
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. 29-Jul. 1, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th) – $29,352,630 ($29,352,630 total) {week 1}
Shrek (2001, 74th) – $7,707,203 ($228,142,129 total) {week 7}
Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $4,722,956 ($179,731,614 total) {week 6}
Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $2,447,646 ($48,023,940 total) {week 7}
Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $710,787 ($1,914,703 total) {week 3}
Memento (2001, 74th) – $532,875 ($20,463,956 total) {week 16}
Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th) – $366,108 ($70,366,654 total) {week 12}
Lagaan (2001, 74th) – $115,468 ($730,604 total) {week 3}
Amores Perros (2000, 73rd) – $69,114 ($5,287,476 total) {week 14}
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $66,137 ($45,283,280 total) {week 28}
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd) – $61,598 ($127,911,677 total) {week 30}
Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd) – $47,575 ($214,275 total) {week 4}
The Taste of Others (2000, 73rd) – $18,384 ($891,369 total) {week 42}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th) – $58,653,400 ($58,653,400 total)
Shrek (2001, 74th) – $15,400,789 ($455,881,180 total)
Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $9,437,568 ($359,145,681 total)
Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $4,890,968 ($95,963,032 total)
Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $1,420,318 ($3,826,023 total)
Memento (2001, 74th) – $1,064,809 ($40,891,757 total)
Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th) – $731,569 ($140,608,985 total)
Lagaan (2001, 74th) – $230,732 ($1,459,917 total)
Amores Perros (2000, 73rd) – $138,106 ($10,565,610 total)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $132,157 ($90,486,554 total)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd) – $123,087 ($255,597,362 total)
Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd) – $95,066 ($428,171 total)
The Taste of Others (2000, 73rd) – $36,736 ($1,781,163 total)

Oscar Details:

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th): Original Score, Visual Effects
Amores Perros (2000, 73rd): Foreign Language Film
Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th): Actress (Renee Zellweger)
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
The Taste of Others (2000, 73rd): Foreign Language Film

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 28-30, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

The Nutty Professor (1996, 69th) – $25,411,725 ($25,411,725 total) {week 1}
Eraser (1996, 69th) – $17,165,544 ($53,589,320 total) {week 2}
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996, 69th) – $14,310,376 ($47,106,326 total) {week 2}
The Rock (1996, 69th) – $10,982,957 ($98,298,361 total) {week 4}
Twister (1996, 69th) – $4,787,383 ($219,558,165 total) {week 8}
Dragonheart (1996, 69th) – $1,848,165 ($43,977,970 total) {week 5}
Lone Star (1996, 69th) – $409,645 ($779,262 total) {week 2}
Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $242,902 ($190,623,155 total) {week 32}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Nutty Professor (1996, 69th) – $65,024,120 ($65,024,120 total)
Eraser (1996, 69th) – $43,923,598 ($137,125,613 total)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996, 69th) – $36,617,727 ($120,536,775 total)
The Rock (1996, 69th) – $28,103,449 ($251,528,159 total)
Twister (1996, 69th) – $12,250,068 ($561,810,599 total)
Dragonheart (1996, 69th) – $4,729,128 ($112,531,864 total)
Lone Star (1996, 69th) – $1,048,209 ($1,993,994 total)
Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $621,543 ($487,771,014 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 Nutty Professor (1996, 69th): Makeup [O]
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. 28-30, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $13,054,762 ($79,298,776 total) {week 3}
City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $8,937,449 ($61,162,886 total) {week 4}
Backdraft (1991, 64th) – $3,630,565 ($59,743,885 total) {week 6}
Thelma & Louise (1991, 64th) – $2,220,944 ($29,125,014 total) {week 6}
Dances With Wolves (1990, 63rd) – $638,104 ($184,208,848 total) {week 34}
The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $538,161 ($125,890,892 total) {week 20}
Europa Europa (1991, 64th) – $31,433 ($31,433 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $35,071,106 ($213,033,054 total)
City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $24,010,106 ($164,311,696 total)
Backdraft (1991, 64th) – $9,753,371 ($160,499,606 total)
Thelma & Louise (1991, 64th) – $5,966,479 ($78,243,209 total)
Dances With Wolves (1990, 63rd) – $1,714,241 ($494,869,851 total)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $1,445,748 ($338,200,947 total)
Europa Europa (1991, 64th) – $84,444 ($84,444 total)

Oscar Details:

Backdraft (1991, 64th): Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing, Visual Effects
City Slickers (1991, 64th): Supporting Actor (Jack Palance) [O]
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]
Europa Europa (1991, 64th): Adapted Screenplay
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. 27-29, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th) – $8,870,625 ($28,885,135 total) {week 2}
Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $5,037,030 ($72,438,864 total) {week 7}
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986, 59th) – $1,115,952 ($35,957,158 total) {week 6}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th) – $27,042,256 ($88,056,840 total)
Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $15,355,474 ($220,831,146 total)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986, 59th) – $3,401,999 ($109,616,026 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. 26-28, 1981

Weekend Box Office:

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $7,069,358 ($34,903,399 total) {week 3}
For Your Eyes Only (1981, 54th) – $6,834,967 ($6,834,967 total) {week 1}
The Great Muppet Caper (1981, 54th) – $2,760,026 ($2,760,026 total) {week 1}
Dragonslayer (1981, 54th) – $2,407,939 ($2,407,939 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $28,760,590 ($141,999,080 total)
For Your Eyes Only (1981, 54th) – $27,807,006 ($27,807,006 total)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981, 54th) – $11,228,739 ($11,228,739 total)
Dragonslayer (1981, 54th) – $9,796,327 ($9,796,327 total)

Oscar Details:

Dragonslayer (1981, 54th): Original Score, Visual Effects
For Your Eyes Only (1981, 54th): Original Song (“For Your Eyes Only”)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981, 54th): Original Song (“The First Time It Happens”)
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]