Box Office History (Week 37, 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 Sep. 10-12, 2021

Weekend Box Office:

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – $34,701,070 ($144,516,211 total) {week 2}
Free Guy – $5,579,870 ($101,599,920 total) {week 5}
Cruella – $16,025 ($86,101,086 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – $40,092,190 ($166,968,090 total)
Free Guy – $6,446,752 ($117,384,372 total)
Cruella – $18,515 ($99,477,656 total)

Oscar Details:

Cruella: Costume Design [O], Makeup & Hairstyling
Free Guy: Visual Effects
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: Visual Effects

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 9-11, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

Sully (2016, 89th) – $35,028,301 ($35,028,301 total) {week 1}
Suicide Squad (2016, 89th) – $5,723,038 ($307,480,891 total) {week 6}
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016, 89th) – $3,301,748 ($40,919,428 total) {week 4}
Hell or High Water (2016, 89th) – $2,461,321 ($19,685,055 total) {week 5}
Star Trek: Beyond (2016, 89th) – $932,417 ($156,578,044 total) {week 8}
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016, 89th) – $853,653 ($25,723,456 total) {week 5}
Captain Fantastic (2016, 89th) – $90,361 ($5,487,411 total) {week 10}
The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $52,030 ($363,933,787 total) {week 22}
Life, Animated (2016, 89th) – $6,744 ($235,177 total) {week 11}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Sully (2016, 89th) – $47,581,796 ($47,581,796 total)
Suicide Squad (2016, 89th) – $7,774,069 ($417,676,355 total)
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016, 89th) – $4,485,033 ($55,584,194 total)
Hell or High Water (2016, 89th) – $3,343,413 ($26,739,815 total)
Star Trek: Beyond (2016, 89th) – $1,266,578 ($212,692,719 total)
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016, 89th) – $1,159,586 ($34,942,267 total)
Captain Fantastic (2016, 89th) – $122,745 ($7,453,998 total)
The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $70,677 ($494,360,925 total)
Life, Animated (2016, 89th) – $9,161 ($319,460 total)

Oscar Details:

Captain Fantastic (2016, 89th): Actor (Viggo Mortensen)
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016, 89th): Actress (Meryl Streep), Costume Design
Hell or High Water (2016, 89th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Jeff Bridges), Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing
The Jungle Book (2016, 89th): Visual Effects [O]
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016, 89th): Animated Feature, Visual Effects
Life, Animated (2016, 89th): Documentary Feature
Star Trek: Beyond (2016, 89th): Makeup & Hairstyling
Suicide Squad (2016, 89th): Makeup & Hairstyling [O]
Sully (2016, 89th): Sound Film Editing

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 16-18, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

Drive (2011, 84th) – $11,340,461 ($11,340,461 total) {week 1}
The Help (2011, 84th) – $6,513,039 ($147,439,793 total) {week 6}
Warrior (2011, 84th) – $2,860,325 ($10,002,625 total) {week 2}
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th) – $2,658,131 ($171,651,537 total) {week 7}
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011, 84th) – $700,498 ($378,180,621 total) {week 10}
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, 84th) – $469,208 ($351,331,987 total) {week 12}
Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $340,770 ($54,060,597 total) {week 18}
Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $126,565 ($168,944,100 total) {week 19}
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $97,451 ($165,128,182 total) {week 17}
The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $35,318 ($13,150,733 total) {week 17}
Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $1,464 ($2,069,117 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Drive (2011, 84th) – $16,803,331 ($16,803,331 total)
The Help (2011, 84th) – $9,650,468 ($218,463,754 total)
Warrior (2011, 84th) – $4,238,186 ($14,821,040 total)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th) – $3,938,593 ($254,338,658 total)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011, 84th) – $1,037,938 ($560,355,901 total)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, 84th) – $695,233 ($520,573,877 total)
Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $504,924 ($80,102,398 total)
Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $187,533 ($250,327,008 total)
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $144,395 ($244,672,905 total)
The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $52,331 ($19,485,638 total)
Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $2,169 ($3,065,842 total)

Oscar Details:

Bridesmaids (2011, 84th): Supporting Actress (Melissa McCarthy), Original Screenplay
Drive (2011, 84th): Sound Film Editing
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])
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
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
Warrior (2011, 84th): Supporting Actor (Nick Nolte)

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 15-17, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

The Illusionist (2006, 79th) – $3,623,084 ($23,126,885 total) {week 5}
Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $3,319,124 ($46,359,579 total) {week 8}
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $1,282,394 ($418,423,143 total) {week 11}
Monster House (2006, 79th) – $390,172 ($71,885,152 total) {week 9}
Superman Returns (2006, 79th) – $386,424 ($198,008,105 total) {week 12}
Cars (2006, 79th) – $345,867 ($243,067,357 total) {week 15}
The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $337,521 ($123,195,772 total) {week 12}
Half Nelson (2006, 79th) – $279,112 ($1,441,944 total) {week 6}
Click (2006, 79th) – $233,594 ($137,114,211 total) {week 13}
An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $69,055 ($23,492,829 total) {week 17}
Jesus Camp (2006, 79th) – $17,659 ($17,659 total) {week 1}
Water (2006, 79th) – $6,434 ($3,238,340 total) {week 21}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Illusionist (2006, 79th) – $6,499,425 ($41,487,160 total)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $5,954,154 ($83,164,130 total)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $2,300,478 ($750,606,402 total)
Monster House (2006, 79th) – $699,927 ($128,954,280 total)
Superman Returns (2006, 79th) – $693,203 ($355,205,379 total)
Cars (2006, 79th) – $620,448 ($436,036,862 total)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $605,477 ($221,000,049 total)
Half Nelson (2006, 79th) – $500,697 ($2,586,693 total)
Click (2006, 79th) – $419,043 ($245,968,241 total)
An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $123,877 ($42,143,625 total)
Jesus Camp (2006, 79th) – $31,678 ($31,678 total)
Water (2006, 79th) – $11,542 ($5,809,236 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)
The Illusionist (2006, 79th): Cinematography
An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th): Original Song (“I Need to Wake Up” [O]), Documentary Feature [O]
Jesus Camp (2006, 79th): Documentary Feature
Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin [O]), Supporting Actress (Abigail Breslin), Original Screenplay [O]
Monster House (2006, 79th): Animated Feature
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th): Art Direction, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
Superman Returns (2006, 79th): Visual Effects
Water (2006, 79th): Foreign Language Film

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 14-16, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

Shrek (2001, 74th) – $400,726 ($263,977,441 total) {week 18}
Ghost World (2001, 74th) – $373,993 ($4,190,828 total) {week 9}
Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $129,408 ($197,196,285 total) {week 17}
Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $88,026 ($56,384,524 total) {week 18}
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th) – $54,250 ($78,557,613 total) {week 12}
Memento (2001, 74th) – $52,085 ($25,416,042 total) {week 27}
Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $50,707 ($6,652,057 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Shrek (2001, 74th) – $831,896 ($548,009,705 total)
Ghost World (2001, 74th) – $776,399 ($8,700,040 total)
Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $268,647 ($409,373,913 total)
Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $182,739 ($117,052,678 total)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th) – $112,621 ($163,083,384 total)
Memento (2001, 74th) – $108,127 ($52,762,985 total)
Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $105,266 ($13,809,482 total)

Oscar Details:

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th): Original Score, Visual Effects
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

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 13-15, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

Fly Away Home (1996, 69th) – $4,708,044 ($4,708,044 total) {week 1}
Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $2,064,424 ($288,445,301 total) {week 11}
Emma (1996, 69th) – $1,477,357 ($18,004,678 total) {week 7}
The Nutty Professor (1996, 69th) – $1,130,225 ($122,651,335 total) {week 12}
The Rock (1996, 69th) – $488,413 ($132,273,020 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Fly Away Home (1996, 69th) – $12,515,728 ($12,515,728 total)
Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $5,488,005 ($766,794,635 total)
Emma (1996, 69th) – $3,927,363 ($47,863,115 total)
The Nutty Professor (1996, 69th) – $3,004,557 ($326,052,757 total)
The Rock (1996, 69th) – $1,298,383 ($351,630,766 total)

Oscar Details:

Emma (1996, 69th): Original Musical or Comedy Score [O], Costume Design
Fly Away Home (1996, 69th): Cinematography
Independence Day (1996, 69th): Sound, Visual Effects [O]
The Nutty Professor (1996, 69th): Makeup [O]
The Rock (1996, 69th): Sound

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Sep. 13-15, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

The Commitments (1991, 64th) – $2,511,091 ($6,419,577 total) {week 5}
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, 64th) – $2,481,453 ($190,746,136 total) {week 11}
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $1,843,454 ($155,566,016 total) {week 14}
City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $1,323,674 ($116,014,390 total) {week 15}
Boyz N the Hood (1991, 64th) – $1,031,725 ($52,456,023 total) {week 10}
Barton Fink (1991, 64th) – $718,723 ($1,936,563 total) {week 4}
The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $87,831 ($130,433,755 total) {week 31}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Commitments (1991, 64th) – $7,008,389 ($17,916,872 total)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, 64th) – $6,925,670 ($532,367,482 total)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $5,145,032 ($434,180,686 total)
City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $3,694,340 ($323,793,131 total)
Boyz N the Hood (1991, 64th) – $2,879,518 ($146,403,390 total)
Barton Fink (1991, 64th) – $2,005,937 ($5,404,897 total)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $245,134 ($364,037,202 total)

Oscar Details:

Barton Fink (1991, 64th): Supporting Actor (Michael Lerner), Art Direction, Costume Design
Boyz N the Hood (1991, 64th): Directing, Original Screenplay
City Slickers (1991, 64th): Supporting Actor (Jack Palance) [O]
The Commitments (1991, 64th): Film Editing
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 Sep. 12-14, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

Stand By Me (1986, 59th) – $3,010,922 ($20,417,832 total) {week 6}
Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $3,004,108 ($139,689,082 total) {week 18}
The Fly (1986, 59th) – $1,905,248 ($28,865,407 total) {week 5}
The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th) – $1,883,248 ($104,046,551 total) {week 13}
Aliens (1986, 59th) – $1,636,417 ($71,650,757 total) {week 9}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Stand By Me (1986, 59th) – $9,535,939 ($64,665,640 total)
Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $9,514,358 ($442,411,513 total)
The Fly (1986, 59th) – $6,034,141 ($91,420,090 total)
The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th) – $5,964,465 ($329,527,486 total)
Aliens (1986, 59th) – $5,182,722 ($226,926,252 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 Fly (1986, 59th): Makeup [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 Sep. 11-13, 1981

Weekend Box Office:

Arthur (1981, 54th) – $3,002,255 ($42,646,628 total) {week 9}
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $2,422,842 ($128,566,311 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Arthur (1981, 54th) – $12,689,387 ($180,251,036 total)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $10,240,429 ($543,400,775 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]
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]