Box Office History (Week 32, 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 Aug. 6-8, 2021

Weekend Box Office:

Cruella – $135,996 ($85,709,499 total) {week 11}
Summer of Soul – $23,867 ($2,260,483 total) {week 6}
Raya and the Last Dragon – $14,039 ($54,717,045 total) {week 23}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Cruella – $157,124 ($99,025,232 total)
Summer of Soul – $27,575 ($2,611,669 total)
Raya and the Last Dragon – $16,220 ($63,217,825 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 Aug. 5-7, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

Suicide Squad (2016, 89th) – $133,682,248 ($133,682,248 total) {week 1}
Star Trek: Beyond (2016, 89th) – $10,036,030 ($127,737,394 total) {week 3}
Captain Fantastic (2016, 89th) – $589,171 ($3,586,232 total) {week 5}
The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $216,877 ($362,645,141 total) {week 17}
The Lobster (2016, 89th) – $23,474 ($9,135,320 total) {week 19}
Life, Animated (2016, 89th) – $13,277 ($190,736 total) {week 6}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Suicide Squad (2016, 89th) – $181,591,493 ($181,591,493 total)
Star Trek: Beyond (2016, 89th) – $13,632,758 ($173,516,113 total)
Captain Fantastic (2016, 89th) – $800,319 ($4,871,471 total)
The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $294,602 ($492,610,452 total)
The Lobster (2016, 89th) – $31,887 ($12,409,250 total)
Life, Animated (2016, 89th) – $18,035 ($259,092 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
Star Trek: Beyond (2016, 89th): Makeup & Hairstyling
Suicide Squad (2016, 89th): Makeup & Hairstyling [O]

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 12-14, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th) – $27,832,307 ($105,208,226 total) {week 2}
The Help (2011, 84th) – $26,044,590 ($35,918,416 total) {week 1}
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011, 84th) – $7,251,414 ($357,337,355 total) {week 5}
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, 84th) – $1,384,632 ($347,268,800 total) {week 7}
Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $703,277 ($49,664,598 total) {week 13}
Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $360,520 ($167,169,895 total) {week 14}
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $351,096 ($163,433,627 total) {week 12}
The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $158,988 ($12,472,585 total) {week 12}
Beginners (2011, 84th) – $101,331 ($5,526,446 total) {week 11}
Rio (2011, 84th) – $69,607 ($143,478,280 total) {week 18}
A Better Life (2011, 84th) – $17,428 ($1,697,973 total) {week 8}
In a Better World (2010, 83rd) – $12,461 ($999,046 total) {week 20}
Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $10,315 ($2,010,913 total) {week 17}
If a Tree Falls (2011, 84th) – $2,852 ($58,957 total) {week 8}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th) – $41,239,547 ($155,888,607 total)
The Help (2011, 84th) – $38,590,660 ($53,220,856 total)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011, 84th) – $10,744,529 ($529,472,121 total)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, 84th) – $2,051,630 ($514,553,392 total)
Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $1,042,056 ($73,588,780 total)
Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $534,188 ($247,698,142 total)
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $520,224 ($242,162,058 total)
The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $235,575 ($18,480,816 total)
Beginners (2011, 84th) – $150,144 ($8,188,618 total)
Rio (2011, 84th) – $103,138 ($212,593,921 total)
A Better Life (2011, 84th) – $25,823 ($2,515,912 total)
In a Better World (2010, 83rd) – $18,464 ($1,480,301 total)
Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $15,284 ($2,979,600 total)
If a Tree Falls (2011, 84th) – $4,226 ($87,357 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
The Help (2011, 84th): Picture, Actress (Viola Davis), Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer [O])
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”)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th): Visual Effects
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 Aug. 11-13, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $7,237,927 ($392,431,781 total) {week 6}
Monster House (2006, 79th) – $3,285,771 ($63,663,488 total) {week 4}
Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $2,603,168 ($5,642,853 total) {week 3}
The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $1,869,313 ($116,491,461 total) {week 7}
Superman Returns (2006, 79th) – $1,242,461 ($192,594,159 total) {week 7}
Cars (2006, 79th) – $620,976 ($238,841,296 total) {week 10}
An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $370,443 ($21,918,847 total) {week 12}
Click (2006, 79th) – $331,926 ($135,105,606 total) {week 8}
Half Nelson (2006, 79th) – $53,983 ($53,983 total) {week 1}
Water (2006, 79th) – $15,606 ($3,176,218 total) {week 16}
Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $1,047 ($676,167 total) {week 26}
My Country, My Country (2006, 79th) – $1,005 ($6,182 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $12,984,068 ($703,980,676 total)
Monster House (2006, 79th) – $5,894,322 ($114,205,494 total)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $4,669,805 ($10,122,675 total)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $3,353,348 ($208,973,232 total)
Superman Returns (2006, 79th) – $2,228,842 ($345,493,339 total)
Cars (2006, 79th) – $1,113,965 ($428,455,760 total)
An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $664,535 ($39,320,069 total)
Click (2006, 79th) – $595,440 ($242,365,018 total)
Half Nelson (2006, 79th) – $96,840 ($96,840 total)
Water (2006, 79th) – $27,995 ($5,697,796 total)
Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $1,878 ($1,212,971 total)
My Country, My Country (2006, 79th) – $1,803 ($11,090 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
Half Nelson (2006, 79th): Actor (Ryan Gosling)
An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th): Original Song (“I Need to Wake Up” [O]), Documentary Feature [O]
Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin [O]), Supporting Actress (Abigail Breslin), Original Screenplay [O]
Monster House (2006, 79th): Animated Feature
My Country, My Country (2006, 79th): Documentary Feature
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th): Art Direction, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
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 Aug. 10-12, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

Shrek (2001, 74th) – $684,371 ($259,456,747 total) {week 13}
Ghost World (2001, 74th) – $340,800 ($1,288,971 total) {week 4}
Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $258,718 ($55,093,223 total) {week 13}
Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $237,128 ($195,072,119 total) {week 12}
Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $205,810 ($5,972,627 total) {week 9}
Memento (2001, 74th) – $198,338 ($24,595,255 total) {week 22}
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th) – $106,217 ($77,926,150 total) {week 7}
Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd) – $69,019 ($817,051 total) {week 10}
Under the Sun (1999, 72nd) – $5,954 ($60,730 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Shrek (2001, 74th) – $1,420,735 ($538,624,872 total)
Ghost World (2001, 74th) – $707,491 ($2,675,867 total)
Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $537,091 ($114,371,974 total)
Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $492,271 ($404,964,205 total)
Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $427,256 ($12,399,005 total)
Memento (2001, 74th) – $411,744 ($51,059,054 total)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th) – $220,503 ($161,772,485 total)
Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd) – $143,281 ($1,696,175 total)
Under the Sun (1999, 72nd) – $12,360 ($126,074 total)

Oscar Details:

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th): Original Score, Visual Effects
Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd): Foreign Language Film
Ghost World (2001, 74th): Adapted Screenplay
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
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
Under the Sun (1999, 72nd): Foreign Language Film

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 9-11, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $8,681,272 ($256,756,659 total) {week 6}
The Nutty Professor (1996, 69th) – $2,902,925 ($114,956,650 total) {week 7}
Twister (1996, 69th) – $1,573,565 ($233,667,074 total) {week 14}
Emma (1996, 69th) – $1,404,183 ($1,831,560 total) {week 2}
Trainspotting (1996, 69th) – $1,328,242 ($5,534,070 total) {week 4}
The Rock (1996, 69th) – $831,953 ($128,019,137 total) {week 10}
Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $35,933 ($191,652,928 total) {week 38}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $23,078,042 ($682,554,467 total)
The Nutty Professor (1996, 69th) – $7,717,052 ($305,597,429 total)
Twister (1996, 69th) – $4,183,120 ($621,173,783 total)
Emma (1996, 69th) – $3,732,839 ($4,868,966 total)
Trainspotting (1996, 69th) – $3,530,960 ($14,711,611 total)
The Rock (1996, 69th) – $2,211,640 ($340,322,366 total)
Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $95,523 ($509,484,594 total)

Oscar Details:

Emma (1996, 69th): Original Musical or Comedy Score [O], Costume Design
Independence Day (1996, 69th): Sound, Visual Effects [O]
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
Trainspotting (1996, 69th): Adapted Screenplay
Twister (1996, 69th): Sound, Visual Effects

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 9-11, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, 64th) – $6,725,035 ($159,166,629 total) {week 6}
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $2,518,742 ($138,607,978 total) {week 9}
Boyz N the Hood (1991, 64th) – $2,312,734 ($41,192,390 total) {week 5}
City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $1,808,803 ($105,309,769 total) {week 10}
The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $189,457 ($129,412,237 total) {week 26}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, 64th) – $18,769,397 ($444,229,903 total)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $7,029,743 ($386,851,245 total)
Boyz N the Hood (1991, 64th) – $6,454,780 ($114,966,884 total)
City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $5,048,322 ($293,916,814 total)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $528,770 ($361,186,172 total)

Oscar Details:

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]

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 8-10, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

Aliens (1986, 59th) – $5,779,352 ($47,312,167 total) {week 4}
The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th) – $3,674,410 ($83,059,004 total) {week 8}
Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $3,428,696 ($113,552,057 total) {week 13}
Stand By Me (1986, 59th) – $242,795 ($242,795 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Aliens (1986, 59th) – $18,303,878 ($149,843,117 total)
The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th) – $11,637,282 ($263,057,492 total)
Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $10,859,078 ($359,632,526 total)
Stand By Me (1986, 59th) – $768,960 ($768,960 total)

Oscar Details:

Aliens (1986, 59th): Actress (Sigourney Weaver), Original Score, Film Editing, Art Direction, Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th): Original Song (“Glory of Love”)
Stand By Me (1986, 59th): Adapted Screenplay
Top Gun (1986, 59th): Original Song (“Take My Breath Away” [O]), Film Editing, Sound, Sound Effects

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 7-9, 1981

Weekend Box Office:

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $4,846,228 ($95,974,374 total) {week 9}
Arthur (1981, 54th) – $3,098,055 ($16,800,890 total) {week 4}
Endless Love (1981, 54th) – $1,711,316 ($17,112,680 total) {week 4}
The Great Muppet Caper (1981, 54th) – $504,000 ($22,756,670 total) {week 7}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $20,483,158 ($405,647,084 total)
Arthur (1981, 54th) – $13,094,297 ($71,010,956 total)
Endless Love (1981, 54th) – $7,233,080 ($72,328,773 total)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981, 54th) – $2,130,216 ($96,183,767 total)

Oscar Details:

Arthur (1981, 54th): Actor (Dudley Moore), Supporting Actor (John Gielgud) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)”) [O]
Endless Love (1981, 54th): Original Song (“Endless Love”)
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]