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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 Jul. 9-11, 2021

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Cruella – $2,370,111 ($80,936,776 total) {week 7}
  2. Summer of Soul – $377,634 ($1,430,158 total) {week 2}
  3. Raya and the Last Dragon – $33,591 ($54,593,490 total) {week 19}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Cruella – $2,635,787 ($90,009,335 total)
  2. Summer of Soul – $419,965 ($1,590,471 total)
  3. Raya and the Last Dragon – $37,356 ($60,713,114 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Cruella: Costume Design [O], Makeup & Hairstyling
  • Raya and the Last Dragon: Animated Feature
  • Summer of Soul: Documentary Feature

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 8-10, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Lobster (2016, 89th) – $264,240 ($8,506,782 total) {week 15}
  2. The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $252,298 ($360,163,182 total) {week 13}
  3. Zootopia (2016, 89th) – $129,738 ($340,984,985 total) {week 19}
  4. Captain Fantastic (2016, 89th) – $93,824 ($93,824 total) {week 1}
  5. Life, Animated (2016, 89th) – $21,070 ($52,690 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Lobster (2016, 89th) – $345,498 ($11,122,740 total)
  2. The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $329,883 ($470,918,565 total)
  3. Zootopia (2016, 89th) – $169,634 ($445,842,795 total)
  4. Captain Fantastic (2016, 89th) – $122,676 ($122,676 total)
  5. Life, Animated (2016, 89th) – $27,549 ($68,893 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Captain Fantastic (2016, 89th): Actor (Viggo Mortensen)
  • The Jungle Book (2016, 89th): Visual Effects [O]
  • Life, Animated (2016, 89th): Documentary Feature
  • The Lobster (2016, 89th): Original Screenplay
  • Zootopia (2016, 89th): Animated Feature [O]

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 15-17, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011, 84th) – $169,189,427 ($169,189,427 total) {week 1}
  2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, 84th) – $21,328,545 ($302,878,797 total) {week 3}
  3. Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $1,876,588 ($41,778,698 total) {week 9}
  4. Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $1,722,205 ($161,329,580 total) {week 10}
  5. The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $626,723 ($10,090,489 total) {week 8}
  6. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $460,755 ($160,074,529 total) {week 8}
  7. Beginners (2011, 84th) – $432,814 ($3,932,687 total) {week 7}
  8. A Better Life (2011, 84th) – $338,296 ($1,039,036 total) {week 4}
  9. Rio (2011, 84th) – $323,269 ($141,932,576 total) {week 14}
  10. Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $35,410 ($1,862,188 total) {week 13}
  11. In a Better World (2010, 83rd) – $8,594 ($937,277 total) {week 16}
  12. If a Tree Falls (2011, 84th) – $6,928 ($34,006 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011, 84th) – $241,302,953 ($241,302,953 total)
  2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, 84th) – $30,419,400 ($431,974,678 total)
  3. Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $2,676,445 ($59,586,012 total)
  4. Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $2,456,260 ($230,093,008 total)
  5. The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $893,851 ($14,391,353 total)
  6. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $657,142 ($228,303,017 total)
  7. Beginners (2011, 84th) – $617,292 ($5,608,914 total)
  8. A Better Life (2011, 84th) – $482,488 ($1,481,904 total)
  9. Rio (2011, 84th) – $461,056 ($202,428,428 total)
  10. Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $50,503 ($2,655,907 total)
  11. In a Better World (2010, 83rd) – $12,257 ($1,336,772 total)
  12. If a Tree Falls (2011, 84th) – $9,881 ($48,500 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
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011, 84th): Art Direction, Makeup, Visual Effects
  • If a Tree Falls (2011, 84th): Documentary Feature
  • In a Better World (2010, 83rd): Foreign Language Film [O]
  • Incendies (2010, 83rd): Foreign Language Film
  • Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th): Animated Feature
  • Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay [O], Art Direction
  • 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 Jul. 14-16, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $62,345,264 ($258,364,766 total) {week 2}
  2. Superman Returns (2006, 79th) – $12,288,317 ($164,316,103 total) {week 3}
  3. The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $10,386,386 ($83,490,860 total) {week 3}
  4. Cars (2006, 79th) – $7,840,985 ($220,001,446 total) {week 6}
  5. Click (2006, 79th) – $7,261,361 ($119,963,211 total) {week 4}
  6. An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $1,165,480 ($17,033,435 total) {week 8}
  7. Poseidon (2006, 79th) – $256,899 ($60,156,539 total) {week 10}
  8. Water (2006, 79th) – $61,540 ($2,964,790 total) {week 12}
  9. Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $2,225 ($668,967 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $107,652,662 ($446,122,978 total)
  2. Superman Returns (2006, 79th) – $21,218,453 ($283,727,500 total)
  3. The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $17,934,355 ($144,165,134 total)
  4. Cars (2006, 79th) – $13,539,166 ($379,880,359 total)
  5. Click (2006, 79th) – $12,538,320 ($207,142,583 total)
  6. An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $2,012,455 ($29,411,931 total)
  7. Poseidon (2006, 79th) – $443,592 ($103,873,352 total)
  8. Water (2006, 79th) – $106,262 ($5,119,355 total)
  9. Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $3,842 ($1,155,117 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]
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th): Art Direction, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
  • Poseidon (2006, 79th): Visual Effects
  • Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th): Foreign Language Film
  • Superman Returns (2006, 79th): Visual Effects
  • Water (2006, 79th): Foreign Language Film

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 13-15, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

  1. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th) – $5,214,891 ($70,097,455 total) {week 3}
  2. Shrek (2001, 74th) – $3,603,843 ($247,280,575 total) {week 9}
  3. Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $1,968,363 ($190,112,436 total) {week 8}
  4. Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $753,303 ($52,467,635 total) {week 9}
  5. Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $503,863 ($3,901,401 total) {week 5}
  6. Memento (2001, 74th) – $321,596 ($23,005,444 total) {week 18}
  7. Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th) – $134,864 ($71,110,998 total) {week 14}
  8. Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd) – $48,281 ($392,094 total) {week 6}
  9. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $26,864 ($45,423,537 total) {week 30}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th) – $10,420,568 ($140,071,063 total)
  2. Shrek (2001, 74th) – $7,201,319 ($494,124,259 total)
  3. Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $3,933,248 ($379,888,984 total)
  4. Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $1,505,275 ($104,842,571 total)
  5. Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $1,006,836 ($7,795,909 total)
  6. Memento (2001, 74th) – $642,624 ($45,970,242 total)
  7. Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th) – $269,490 ($142,096,358 total)
  8. Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd) – $96,477 ($783,495 total)
  9. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $53,681 ($90,766,820 total)

Oscar Details:

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th): Original Score, Visual Effects
  • Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th): Actress (Renee Zellweger)
  • Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd): 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 Jul. 12-14, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $35,242,709 ($160,312,716 total) {week 2}
  2. The Nutty Professor (1996, 69th) – $12,207,690 ($80,222,245 total) {week 3}
  3. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996, 69th) – $6,425,235 ($76,974,024 total) {week 4}
  4. Eraser (1996, 69th) – $6,307,035 ($80,871,220 total) {week 4}
  5. The Rock (1996, 69th) – $4,383,051 ($117,437,539 total) {week 6}
  6. Twister (1996, 69th) – $1,848,700 ($228,398,408 total) {week 10}
  7. Lone Star (1996, 69th) – $805,531 ($2,616,951 total) {week 4}
  8. Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $112,381 ($191,222,531 total) {week 34}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $90,179,873 ($410,211,950 total)
  2. The Nutty Professor (1996, 69th) – $31,237,324 ($205,274,568 total)
  3. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996, 69th) – $16,441,043 ($196,962,944 total)
  4. Eraser (1996, 69th) – $16,138,590 ($206,935,181 total)
  5. The Rock (1996, 69th) – $11,215,454 ($300,501,938 total)
  6. Twister (1996, 69th) – $4,730,497 ($584,431,220 total)
  7. Lone Star (1996, 69th) – $2,061,212 ($6,696,316 total)
  8. Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $287,563 ($489,304,712 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Eraser (1996, 69th): Sound Effects Film Editing
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996, 69th): Original Musical or Comedy Score
  • Independence Day (1996, 69th): Sound, Visual Effects [O]
  • 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 Jul. 12-14, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, 64th) – $20,738,340 ($90,429,618 total) {week 2}
  2. Boyz N the Hood (1991, 64th) – $10,023,462 ($10,023,462 total) {week 1}
  3. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $7,229,504 ($109,866,981 total) {week 5}
  4. City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $5,848,723 ($83,893,043 total) {week 6}
  5. Backdraft (1991, 64th) – $1,628,025 ($67,379,085 total) {week 8}
  6. Thelma & Louise (1991, 64th) – $1,292,083 ($34,771,950 total) {week 8}
  7. The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $363,055 ($127,310,949 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, 64th) – $55,712,738 ($242,935,625 total)
  2. Boyz N the Hood (1991, 64th) – $26,927,638 ($26,927,638 total)
  3. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $19,421,779 ($295,153,339 total)
  4. City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $15,712,365 ($225,375,372 total)
  5. Backdraft (1991, 64th) – $4,373,625 ($181,011,271 total)
  6. Thelma & Louise (1991, 64th) – $3,471,130 ($93,413,481 total)
  7. The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $975,333 ($342,015,875 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Backdraft (1991, 64th): Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing, Visual Effects
  • Boyz N the Hood (1991, 64th): Directing, Original Screenplay
  • City Slickers (1991, 64th): Supporting Actor (Jack Palance) [O]
  • 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
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, 64th): Film Editing, Cinematography, Makeup [O], Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
  • Thelma & Louise (1991, 64th): Directing, Actor (Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon), Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Cinematography

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 11-13, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th) – $6,667,787 ($51,544,849 total) {week 4}
  2. Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $4,730,530 ($88,429,457 total) {week 9}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th) – $20,326,865 ($157,135,375 total)
  2. Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $14,421,104 ($269,578,749 total)

Oscar Details:

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

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 10-12, 1981

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $6,137,192 ($58,406,558 total) {week 5}
  2. For Your Eyes Only (1981, 54th) – $4,000,000 ($24,400,896 total) {week 3}
  3. The Great Muppet Caper (1981, 54th) – $2,295,233 ($14,467,818 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $24,968,216 ($237,618,047 total)
  2. For Your Eyes Only (1981, 54th) – $16,273,381 ($99,271,271 total)
  3. The Great Muppet Caper (1981, 54th) – $9,337,800 ($58,860,080 total)

Oscar Details:

  • 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]

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