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Box Office History (Week 22, 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 May 28-30, 2021

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Cruella – $21,496,997 ($21,496,997 total) {week 1}
  2. Raya and the Last Dragon – $2,342,404 ($51,207,769 total) {week 13}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Cruella – $23,906,690 ($23,906,690 total)
  2. Raya and the Last Dragon – $2,604,974 ($56,947,873 total)

Oscar Details:

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

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 27-29, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $7,086,832 ($338,598,741 total) {week 7}
  2. Zootopia (2016, 89th) – $801,747 ($335,845,392 total) {week 13}
  3. The Lobster (2016, 89th) – $755,026 ($2,014,222 total) {week 9}
  4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, 88th) – $16,762 ($936,658,640 total) {week 23}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $9,266,135 ($442,722,747 total)
  2. Zootopia (2016, 89th) – $1,048,296 ($439,122,703 total)
  3. The Lobster (2016, 89th) – $987,207 ($2,633,624 total)
  4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, 88th) – $21,917 ($1,224,694,707 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Jungle Book (2016, 89th): Visual Effects [O]
  • The Lobster (2016, 89th): Original Screenplay
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, 88th): Original Score, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
  • Zootopia (2016, 89th): Animated Feature [O]

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 3-5, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $23,887,914 ($100,028,372 total) {week 2}
  2. Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $12,040,875 ($107,167,230 total) {week 4}
  3. Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $2,769,992 ($6,796,731 total) {week 3}
  4. Rio (2011, 84th) – $738,518 ($136,690,395 total) {week 8}
  5. The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $618,291 ($1,250,226 total) {week 2}
  6. Rango (2011, 84th) – $239,040 ($122,152,494 total) {week 14}
  7. Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $175,488 ($1,179,607 total) {week 7}
  8. Beginners (2011, 84th) – $141,340 ($141,340 total) {week 1}
  9. Jane Eyre (2011, 84th) – $100,817 ($10,867,432 total) {week 13}
  10. In a Better World (2010, 83rd) – $21,670 ($788,692 total) {week 10}
  11. Barney’s Version (2010, 83rd) – $2,879 ($4,428,968 total) {week 21}
  12. Biutiful (2010, 83rd) – $797 ($5,100,937 total) {week 19}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $34,069,648 ($142,663,416 total)
  2. Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $17,173,051 ($152,845,066 total)
  3. Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $3,950,644 ($9,693,698 total)
  4. Rio (2011, 84th) – $1,053,296 ($194,951,875 total)
  5. The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $881,825 ($1,783,109 total)
  6. Rango (2011, 84th) – $340,926 ($174,217,491 total)
  7. Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $250,286 ($1,682,390 total)
  8. Beginners (2011, 84th) – $201,583 ($201,583 total)
  9. Jane Eyre (2011, 84th) – $143,788 ($15,499,452 total)
  10. In a Better World (2010, 83rd) – $30,906 ($1,124,856 total)
  11. Barney’s Version (2010, 83rd) – $4,106 ($6,316,725 total)
  12. Biutiful (2010, 83rd) – $1,137 ($7,275,107 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Barney’s Version (2010, 83rd): Makeup
  • Beginners (2011, 84th): Supporting Actor (Christopher Plummer) [O]
  • Biutiful (2010, 83rd): Actor (Javier Bardem), Foreign Language Film
  • Bridesmaids (2011, 84th): Supporting Actress (Melissa McCarthy), Original Screenplay
  • 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. 2-4, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Poseidon (2006, 79th) – $3,492,361 ($51,760,587 total) {week 4}
  2. An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $1,356,387 ($1,937,361 total) {week 2}
  3. United 93 (2006, 79th) – $493,015 ($30,614,085 total) {week 6}
  4. Water (2006, 79th) – $248,750 ($1,802,447 total) {week 6}
  5. Tsotsi (2005, 78th) – $11,907 ($2,886,297 total) {week 15}
  6. Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $9,210 ($619,280 total) {week 16}
  7. Joyeux Noel (2005, 78th) – $7,925 ($1,026,084 total) {week 25}
  8. Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th) – $398 ($201,334 total) {week 44}
  9. The 2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2005, 78th) – $171 ($157,415 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Poseidon (2006, 79th) – $6,030,321 ($89,375,914 total)
  2. An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $2,342,097 ($3,345,275 total)
  3. United 93 (2006, 79th) – $851,298 ($52,861,878 total)
  4. Water (2006, 79th) – $429,521 ($3,112,317 total)
  5. Tsotsi (2005, 78th) – $20,560 ($4,983,820 total)
  6. Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $15,903 ($1,069,322 total)
  7. Joyeux Noel (2005, 78th) – $13,684 ($1,771,757 total)
  8. Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th) – $687 ($347,647 total)
  9. The 2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2005, 78th) – $295 ($271,811 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The 2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2005, 78th): Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Short Film
  • Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th): Documentary Feature
  • 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. 1-3, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $29,558,276 ($118,853,439 total) {week 2}
  2. Shrek (2001, 74th) – $28,172,869 ($148,361,421 total) {week 3}
  3. Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $13,718,306 ($14,394,913 total) {week 3}
  4. Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th) – $2,014,889 ($65,358,871 total) {week 8}
  5. Memento (2001, 74th) – $1,090,562 ($16,051,557 total) {week 12}
  6. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $314,271 ($44,207,095 total) {week 24}
  7. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd) – $269,610 ($127,152,098 total) {week 26}
  8. Traffic (2000, 73rd) – $139,197 ($123,836,420 total) {week 23}
  9. Cast Away (2000, 73rd) – $122,697 ($233,249,446 total) {week 23}
  10. Amores Perros (2000, 73rd) – $113,745 ($4,856,342 total) {week 10}
  11. Chocolat (2000, 73rd) – $77,600 ($71,005,664 total) {week 25}
  12. Pollock (2000, 73rd) – $30,221 ($8,507,425 total) {week 25}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $59,064,329 ($237,496,890 total)
  2. Shrek (2001, 74th) – $56,295,963 ($296,460,719 total)
  3. Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $27,412,375 ($28,764,393 total)
  4. Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th) – $4,026,218 ($130,602,267 total)
  5. Memento (2001, 74th) – $2,179,197 ($32,074,754 total)
  6. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $627,987 ($88,336,086 total)
  7. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd) – $538,744 ($254,079,546 total)
  8. Traffic (2000, 73rd) – $278,148 ($247,454,048 total)
  9. Cast Away (2000, 73rd) – $245,177 ($466,086,791 total)
  10. Amores Perros (2000, 73rd) – $227,289 ($9,704,104 total)
  11. Chocolat (2000, 73rd) – $155,063 ($141,885,876 total)
  12. Pollock (2000, 73rd) – $60,389 ($16,999,819 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]
  • 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
  • Pollock (2000, 73rd): Actor (Ed Harris), Supporting Actress (Marcia Gay Harden) [O]
  • Shrek (2001, 74th): Animated Feature [O], Adapted Screenplay
  • Traffic (2000, 73rd): Picture, Directing [O], Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing [O]

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of May 31-Jun. 2, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Twister (1996, 69th) – $17,112,505 ($168,873,442 total) {week 4}
  2. Dragonheart (1996, 69th) – $15,027,150 ($15,027,150 total) {week 1}
  3. Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $933,144 ($187,890,719 total) {week 28}
  4. The Birdcage (1996, 69th) – $605,039 ($119,650,000 total) {week 13}
  5. Primal Fear (1996, 69th) – $592,420 ($53,891,394 total) {week 9}
  6. Braveheart (1995, 68th) – $551 ($75,609,043 total) {week 54}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Twister (1996, 69th) – $43,787,880 ($432,117,337 total)
  2. Dragonheart (1996, 69th) – $38,451,825 ($38,451,825 total)
  3. Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $2,387,751 ($480,779,193 total)
  4. The Birdcage (1996, 69th) – $1,548,188 ($306,163,235 total)
  5. Primal Fear (1996, 69th) – $1,515,898 ($137,898,567 total)
  6. Braveheart (1995, 68th) – $1,410 ($193,470,198 total)

Oscar Details:

  • The Birdcage (1996, 69th): Art Direction
  • Braveheart (1995, 68th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Costume Design, Makeup [O], Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing [O]
  • Dragonheart (1996, 69th): Visual Effects
  • Primal Fear (1996, 69th): Supporting Actor (Edward Norton)
  • 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 May 31-Jun. 2, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Backdraft (1991, 64th) – $9,118,395 ($28,249,555 total) {week 2}
  2. Thelma & Louise (1991, 64th) – $4,160,599 ($11,903,937 total) {week 2}
  3. Home Alone (1990, 63rd) – $1,419,727 ($273,406,047 total) {week 29}
  4. The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $1,039,120 ($121,185,746 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Backdraft (1991, 64th) – $24,496,211 ($75,891,322 total)
  2. Thelma & Louise (1991, 64th) – $11,177,286 ($31,979,460 total)
  3. Home Alone (1990, 63rd) – $3,814,041 ($734,494,630 total)
  4. The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $2,791,555 ($325,560,757 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Backdraft (1991, 64th): Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing, Visual Effects
  • Home Alone (1990, 63rd): Original Song (“Somewhere in My Memory”), Original Score
  • 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 May 30-Jun. 1, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $6,903,408 ($31,039,608 total) {week 3}
  2. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986, 59th) – $6,034,943 ($20,594,640 total) {week 2}
  3. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986, 59th) – $430,656 ($32,803,434 total) {week 17}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $21,045,160 ($94,624,789 total)
  2. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986, 59th) – $18,397,629 ($62,783,121 total)
  3. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986, 59th) – $1,312,862 ($100,001,843 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Hannah and Her Sisters (1986, 59th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Michael Caine) [O], Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Art Direction
  • 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

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