Box Office History (Week 27, 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 Jul. 2-4, 2021

Weekend Box Office:

Cruella – $2,386,652 ($76,425,636 total) {week 6}
Summer of Soul – $647,634 ($647,634 total) {week 1}
Raya and the Last Dragon – $42,510 ($54,539,253 total) {week 18}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Cruella – $2,654,182 ($84,992,521 total)
Summer of Soul – $720,230 ($720,230 total)
Raya and the Last Dragon – $47,275 ($60,652,798 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. 1-3, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $643,046 ($359,477,644 total) {week 12}
The Lobster (2016, 89th) – $311,813 ($8,055,749 total) {week 14}
Zootopia (2016, 89th) – $167,968 ($340,719,787 total) {week 18}
Life, Animated (2016, 89th) – $21,883 ($21,883 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $840,792 ($470,022,214 total)
The Lobster (2016, 89th) – $407,700 ($10,533,008 total)
Zootopia (2016, 89th) – $219,621 ($445,496,045 total)
Life, Animated (2016, 89th) – $28,612 ($28,612 total)

Oscar Details:

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. 8-10, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, 84th) – $47,103,276 ($261,078,700 total) {week 2}
Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $2,634,785 ($38,579,052 total) {week 8}
Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $2,628,285 ($158,142,030 total) {week 9}
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $865,109 ($159,014,430 total) {week 7}
The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $793,706 ($9,014,467 total) {week 7}
Beginners (2011, 84th) – $553,422 ($3,250,749 total) {week 6}
Rio (2011, 84th) – $413,317 ($141,282,076 total) {week 13}
A Better Life (2011, 84th) – $330,296 ($559,550 total) {week 3}
Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $35,703 ($1,809,673 total) {week 12}
In a Better World (2010, 83rd) – $12,075 ($923,556 total) {week 15}
Jane Eyre (2011, 84th) – $10,368 ($11,232,825 total) {week 18}
If a Tree Falls (2011, 84th) – $1,323 ($25,546 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, 84th) – $67,180,082 ($372,358,146 total)
Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $3,757,808 ($55,022,582 total)
Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $3,748,538 ($225,546,830 total)
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $1,233,844 ($226,791,072 total)
The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $1,132,007 ($12,856,699 total)
Beginners (2011, 84th) – $789,307 ($4,636,314 total)
Rio (2011, 84th) – $589,485 ($201,500,666 total)
A Better Life (2011, 84th) – $471,078 ($798,047 total)
Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $50,921 ($2,581,009 total)
In a Better World (2010, 83rd) – $17,222 ($1,317,203 total)
Jane Eyre (2011, 84th) – $14,787 ($16,020,586 total)
If a Tree Falls (2011, 84th) – $1,887 ($36,434 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
If a Tree Falls (2011, 84th): Documentary Feature
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
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. 7-9, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $135,634,554 ($135,634,554 total) {week 1}
Superman Returns (2006, 79th) – $21,815,243 ($141,642,667 total) {week 2}
The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $15,014,778 ($63,110,544 total) {week 2}
Click (2006, 79th) – $11,921,513 ($105,842,811 total) {week 3}
Cars (2006, 79th) – $10,734,082 ($205,908,484 total) {week 5}
An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $1,172,984 ($15,050,824 total) {week 7}
Poseidon (2006, 79th) – $483,633 ($59,784,214 total) {week 9}
Water (2006, 79th) – $80,577 ($2,849,976 total) {week 11}
Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $1,392 ($664,628 total) {week 21}
Tsotsi (2005, 78th) – $763 ($2,912,363 total) {week 20}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $234,202,566 ($234,202,566 total)
Superman Returns (2006, 79th) – $37,668,763 ($244,576,880 total)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $25,926,281 ($108,974,084 total)
Click (2006, 79th) – $20,585,086 ($182,760,640 total)
Cars (2006, 79th) – $18,534,728 ($355,545,795 total)
An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $2,025,412 ($25,988,522 total)
Poseidon (2006, 79th) – $835,098 ($103,230,452 total)
Water (2006, 79th) – $139,134 ($4,921,104 total)
Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $2,404 ($1,147,625 total)
Tsotsi (2005, 78th) – $1,317 ($5,028,828 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
Tsotsi (2005, 78th): Foreign Language Film [O]
Water (2006, 79th): Foreign Language Film

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 6-8, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th) – $14,037,488 ($59,573,204 total) {week 2}
Shrek (2001, 74th) – $6,007,027 ($240,560,159 total) {week 8}
Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $3,242,099 ($186,599,845 total) {week 7}
Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $1,352,672 ($50,951,493 total) {week 8}
Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $736,683 ($3,088,225 total) {week 4}
Memento (2001, 74th) – $490,136 ($21,372,479 total) {week 17}
Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th) – $220,344 ($70,845,805 total) {week 13}
Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd) – $59,173 ($314,769 total) {week 5}
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $40,857 ($45,373,027 total) {week 29}
Amores Perros (2000, 73rd) – $36,449 ($5,383,834 total) {week 15}
Lagaan (2001, 74th) – $35,836 ($835,767 total) {week 4}
Everybody Famous! (2000, 73rd) – $17,104 ($28,145 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th) – $28,050,175 ($119,041,155 total)
Shrek (2001, 74th) – $12,003,441 ($480,695,300 total)
Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $6,478,470 ($372,870,008 total)
Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $2,702,954 ($101,812,966 total)
Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $1,472,064 ($6,170,994 total)
Memento (2001, 74th) – $979,406 ($42,707,197 total)
Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th) – $440,299 ($141,566,441 total)
Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd) – $118,241 ($628,982 total)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, 73rd) – $81,642 ($90,665,890 total)
Amores Perros (2000, 73rd) – $72,834 ($10,758,156 total)
Lagaan (2001, 74th) – $71,609 ($1,670,057 total)
Everybody Famous! (2000, 73rd) – $34,178 ($56,240 total)

Oscar Details:

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th): Original Score, Visual Effects
Amores Perros (2000, 73rd): Foreign Language Film
Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th): Actress (Renee Zellweger)
Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd): Foreign Language Film
Everybody Famous! (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

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 5-7, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $50,228,264 ($96,102,252 total) {week 1}
The Nutty Professor (1996, 69th) – $17,488,840 ($59,816,315 total) {week 2}
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996, 69th) – $8,892,937 ($65,096,195 total) {week 3}
Eraser (1996, 69th) – $8,790,009 ($70,872,789 total) {week 3}
The Rock (1996, 69th) – $6,385,082 ($110,306,972 total) {week 5}
Twister (1996, 69th) – $2,740,227 ($225,138,509 total) {week 9}
Dragonheart (1996, 69th) – $869,220 ($45,683,715 total) {week 6}
Lone Star (1996, 69th) – $600,247 ($1,687,584 total) {week 3}
Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $186,018 ($190,991,145 total) {week 33}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $128,525,264 ($245,908,704 total)
The Nutty Professor (1996, 69th) – $44,750,855 ($153,059,394 total)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996, 69th) – $22,755,456 ($166,569,675 total)
Eraser (1996, 69th) – $22,492,082 ($181,350,960 total)
The Rock (1996, 69th) – $16,338,298 ($282,256,075 total)
Twister (1996, 69th) – $7,011,757 ($576,089,714 total)
Dragonheart (1996, 69th) – $2,224,181 ($116,896,565 total)
Lone Star (1996, 69th) – $1,535,926 ($4,318,230 total)
Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $475,987 ($488,712,636 total)

Oscar Details:

Dragonheart (1996, 69th): Visual Effects
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. 5-7, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, 64th) – $31,765,506 ($52,306,548 total) {week 1}
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $10,343,849 ($97,689,104 total) {week 4}
City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $8,200,660 ($74,615,421 total) {week 5}
Backdraft (1991, 64th) – $2,810,610 ($64,545,270 total) {week 7}
Thelma & Louise (1991, 64th) – $2,045,721 ($32,506,805 total) {week 7}
The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $496,158 ($126,748,453 total) {week 21}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, 64th) – $85,336,787 ($140,519,491 total)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $27,788,345 ($262,437,949 total)
City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $22,030,752 ($200,451,404 total)
Backdraft (1991, 64th) – $7,550,594 ($173,398,338 total)
Thelma & Louise (1991, 64th) – $5,495,749 ($87,328,258 total)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $1,332,909 ($340,504,751 total)

Oscar Details:

Backdraft (1991, 64th): Sound, Sound Effects Film Editing, Visual Effects
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. 4-6, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th) – $6,284,953 ($40,748,971 total) {week 3}
Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $4,636,548 ($80,554,738 total) {week 8}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th) – $19,159,789 ($124,223,952 total)
Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $14,134,598 ($245,572,530 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. 3-5, 1981

Weekend Box Office:

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $7,342,026 ($46,273,735 total) {week 4}
For Your Eyes Only (1981, 54th) – $6,250,000 ($17,238,007 total) {week 2}
The Great Muppet Caper (1981, 54th) – $3,050,733 ($8,641,040 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $29,869,897 ($188,257,533 total)
For Your Eyes Only (1981, 54th) – $25,427,158 ($70,130,165 total)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981, 54th) – $12,411,435 ($35,154,735 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]