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Box Office History (Week 24, 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 Jun. 11-13, 2021

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Cruella – $6,736,471 ($55,996,417 total) {week 3}
  2. Raya and the Last Dragon – $209,015 ($54,142,431 total) {week 15}
  3. The Father – $7,924 ($2,108,904 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Cruella – $7,491,592 ($62,273,302 total)
  2. Raya and the Last Dragon – $232,444 ($60,211,494 total)
  3. The Father – $8,812 ($2,345,300 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. 10-12, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $2,761,034 ($352,689,723 total) {week 9}
  2. The Lobster (2016, 89th) – $994,949 ($5,665,284 total) {week 11}
  3. Zootopia (2016, 89th) – $556,988 ($338,198,507 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $3,610,092 ($461,146,909 total)
  2. The Lobster (2016, 89th) – $1,300,910 ($7,407,441 total)
  3. Zootopia (2016, 89th) – $728,270 ($442,199,435 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 Jun. 17-19, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $9,027,671 ($143,670,468 total) {week 4}
  2. Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $7,097,735 ($136,450,725 total) {week 6}
  3. Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $4,884,800 ($21,446,614 total) {week 5}
  4. The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $1,163,923 ($3,900,355 total) {week 4}
  5. Rio (2011, 84th) – $517,653 ($138,725,044 total) {week 10}
  6. Beginners (2011, 84th) – $354,948 ($909,124 total) {week 3}
  7. Rango (2011, 84th) – $148,063 ($122,751,081 total) {week 16}
  8. Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $88,127 ($1,535,872 total) {week 9}
  9. Jane Eyre (2011, 84th) – $45,694 ($11,100,689 total) {week 15}
  10. In a Better World (2010, 83rd) – $10,420 ($851,444 total) {week 12}
  11. Barney’s Version (2010, 83rd) – $1,294 ($4,438,045 total) {week 23}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $12,875,531 ($204,907,061 total)
  2. Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $10,122,999 ($194,610,050 total)
  3. Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $6,966,846 ($30,587,794 total)
  4. The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $1,660,021 ($5,562,801 total)
  5. Rio (2011, 84th) – $738,292 ($197,853,751 total)
  6. Beginners (2011, 84th) – $506,237 ($1,296,619 total)
  7. Rango (2011, 84th) – $211,172 ($175,071,214 total)
  8. Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $125,689 ($2,190,506 total)
  9. Jane Eyre (2011, 84th) – $65,170 ($15,832,130 total)
  10. In a Better World (2010, 83rd) – $14,861 ($1,214,355 total)
  11. Barney’s Version (2010, 83rd) – $1,846 ($6,329,671 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Barney’s Version (2010, 83rd): Makeup
  • Beginners (2011, 84th): Supporting Actor (Christopher Plummer) [O]
  • 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 16-18, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Cars (2006, 79th) – $33,731,634 ($117,055,283 total) {week 2}
  2. An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $1,911,747 ($6,567,780 total) {week 4}
  3. Poseidon (2006, 79th) – $633,288 ($56,511,405 total) {week 6}
  4. Water (2006, 79th) – $134,247 ($2,326,288 total) {week 8}
  5. United 93 (2006, 79th) – $101,745 ($31,269,635 total) {week 8}
  6. Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $3,720 ($640,651 total) {week 18}
  7. Joyeux Noel (2005, 78th) – $1,273 ($1,041,030 total) {week 27}
  8. Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th) – $880 ($203,646 total) {week 46}
  9. Tsotsi (2005, 78th) – $858 ($2,903,232 total) {week 17}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Cars (2006, 79th) – $58,245,005 ($202,121,412 total)
  2. An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $3,301,047 ($11,340,701 total)
  3. Poseidon (2006, 79th) – $1,093,510 ($97,579,235 total)
  4. Water (2006, 79th) – $231,807 ($4,016,842 total)
  5. United 93 (2006, 79th) – $175,685 ($53,993,828 total)
  6. Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $6,423 ($1,106,223 total)
  7. Joyeux Noel (2005, 78th) – $2,198 ($1,797,565 total)
  8. Darwin’s Nightmare (2005, 78th) – $1,520 ($351,639 total)
  9. Tsotsi (2005, 78th) – $1,482 ($5,013,062 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Cars (2006, 79th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Our Town”)
  • 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. 15-17, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Shrek (2001, 74th) – $13,181,576 ($197,528,004 total) {week 5}
  2. Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $9,859,120 ($160,358,492 total) {week 4}
  3. Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $5,030,265 ($36,629,874 total) {week 5}
  4. Memento (2001, 74th) – $733,629 ($1,842,529 total) {week 14}
  5. Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th) – $696,696 ($68,676,698 total) {week 10}
  6. Lagaan (2001, 74th) – $285,368 ($285,368 total) {week 1}
  7. Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $170,356 ($214,580 total) {week 1}
  8. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $166,797 ($44,938,980 total) {week 26}
  9. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd) – $113,284 ($127,652,038 total) {week 28}
  10. Cast Away (2000, 73rd) – $56,455 ($233,503,178 total) {week 25}
  11. Amores Perros (2000, 73rd) – $53,395 ($5,083,416 total) {week 12}
  12. Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd) – $36,061 ($79,227 total) {week 2}
  13. Traffic (2000, 73rd) – $30,625 ($124,015,650 total) {week 25}
  14. Chocolat (2000, 73rd) – $26,672 ($71,139,226 total) {week 27}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Shrek (2001, 74th) – $26,339,863 ($394,707,019 total)
  2. Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $19,700,821 ($320,433,665 total)
  3. Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $10,051,643 ($73,195,031 total)
  4. Memento (2001, 74th) – $1,465,962 ($3,681,803 total)
  5. Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th) – $1,392,161 ($137,232,059 total)
  6. Lagaan (2001, 74th) – $570,232 ($570,232 total)
  7. Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $340,411 ($428,781 total)
  8. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $333,299 ($89,798,563 total)
  9. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, 73rd) – $226,368 ($255,078,542 total)
  10. Cast Away (2000, 73rd) – $112,810 ($466,593,806 total)
  11. Amores Perros (2000, 73rd) – $106,696 ($10,157,851 total)
  12. Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd) – $72,058 ($158,314 total)
  13. Traffic (2000, 73rd) – $61,196 ($247,812,191 total)
  14. Chocolat (2000, 73rd) – $53,297 ($142,152,764 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]
  • 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
  • Traffic (2000, 73rd): Picture, Directing [O], Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing [O]

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jun. 14-16, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

  1. The Rock (1996, 69th) – $18,513,415 ($56,068,139 total) {week 2}
  2. Twister (1996, 69th) – $7,713,048 ($200,018,830 total) {week 6}
  3. Dragonheart (1996, 69th) – $4,550,475 ($35,042,720 total) {week 3}
  4. Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $408,114 ($189,536,685 total) {week 30}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. The Rock (1996, 69th) – $47,372,562 ($143,468,473 total)
  2. Twister (1996, 69th) – $19,736,329 ($511,812,889 total)
  3. Dragonheart (1996, 69th) – $11,643,863 ($89,668,136 total)
  4. Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $1,044,292 ($484,990,929 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Dragonheart (1996, 69th): Visual Effects
  • 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. 14-16, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $25,625,602 ($25,625,602 total) {week 1}
  2. City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $11,274,010 ($30,636,030 total) {week 2}
  3. Backdraft (1991, 64th) – $5,205,375 ($46,639,365 total) {week 4}
  4. Thelma & Louise (1991, 64th) – $2,488,637 ($21,130,012 total) {week 4}
  5. Home Alone (1990, 63rd) – $868,774 ($276,269,739 total) {week 31}
  6. Dances With Wolves (1990, 63rd) – $784,346 ($183,570,744 total) {week 32}
  7. The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $726,501 ($123,688,627 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $68,842,175 ($68,842,175 total)
  2. City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $30,287,186 ($82,302,494 total)
  3. Backdraft (1991, 64th) – $13,984,036 ($125,294,826 total)
  4. Thelma & Louise (1991, 64th) – $6,685,626 ($56,764,949 total)
  5. Home Alone (1990, 63rd) – $2,333,927 ($742,187,826 total)
  6. Dances With Wolves (1990, 63rd) – $2,107,115 ($493,155,609 total)
  7. The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $1,951,716 ($332,284,649 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]
  • Home Alone (1990, 63rd): Original Song (“Somewhere in My Memory”), Original Score
  • 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. 13-15, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $6,250,496 ($53,843,776 total) {week 5}
  2. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986, 59th) – $2,222,901 ($30,856,589 total) {week 4}
  3. Mona Lisa (1986, 59th) – $99,361 ($99,361 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $19,054,747 ($164,143,694 total)
  2. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986, 59th) – $6,776,553 ($94,066,852 total)
  3. Mona Lisa (1986, 59th) – $302,904 ($302,904 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Mona Lisa (1986, 59th):
  • 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. 12-14, 1981

Weekend Box Office:

  1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $8,305,823 ($8,305,823 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

  1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $33,790,956 ($33,790,956 total)

Oscar Details:

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th): Picture, Director, Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]

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