Box Office History (Week 31, 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. 30-Aug. 1, 2021

Weekend Box Office:

Cruella – $340,242 ($85,386,628 total) {week 10}
Summer of Soul – $51,975 ($2,199,756 total) {week 5}
Raya and the Last Dragon – $26,202 ($54,690,803 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Cruella – $393,102 ($98,652,200 total)
Summer of Soul – $60,050 ($2,541,508 total)
Raya and the Last Dragon – $30,273 ($63,187,506 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. 29-31, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

Star Trek: Beyond (2016, 89th) – $24,754,339 ($106,474,717 total) {week 2}
Captain Fantastic (2016, 89th) – $1,061,090 ($2,462,869 total) {week 4}
The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $308,383 ($362,219,292 total) {week 16}
The Lobster (2016, 89th) – $50,867 ($9,077,858 total) {week 18}
Life, Animated (2016, 89th) – $18,324 ($165,643 total) {week 5}
Zootopia (2016, 89th) – $6,818 ($341,264,012 total) {week 22}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Star Trek: Beyond (2016, 89th) – $33,625,836 ($144,633,286 total)
Captain Fantastic (2016, 89th) – $1,441,365 ($3,345,516 total)
The Jungle Book (2016, 89th) – $418,902 ($492,031,986 total)
The Lobster (2016, 89th) – $69,097 ($12,331,194 total)
Life, Animated (2016, 89th) – $24,891 ($225,006 total)
Zootopia (2016, 89th) – $9,261 ($463,566,722 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
Zootopia (2016, 89th): Animated Feature [O]

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 5-7, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th) – $54,806,191 ($54,806,191 total) {week 1}
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011, 84th) – $12,445,031 ($343,086,045 total) {week 4}
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, 84th) – $3,086,145 ($344,244,486 total) {week 6}
Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $981,867 ($48,486,541 total) {week 12}
Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $555,400 ($166,499,065 total) {week 13}
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $500,339 ($162,695,957 total) {week 11}
The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $254,955 ($12,158,119 total) {week 11}
Beginners (2011, 84th) – $183,659 ($5,344,578 total) {week 10}
Rio (2011, 84th) – $138,837 ($143,323,281 total) {week 17}
A Better Life (2011, 84th) – $40,980 ($1,664,339 total) {week 7}
Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $19,287 ($1,991,998 total) {week 16}
In a Better World (2010, 83rd) – $9,922 ($979,494 total) {week 19}
If a Tree Falls (2011, 84th) – $1,627 ($55,731 total) {week 7}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, 84th) – $81,207,156 ($81,207,156 total)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011, 84th) – $18,439,989 ($508,355,741 total)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011, 84th) – $4,572,787 ($510,072,221 total)
Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $1,454,847 ($71,843,235 total)
Bridesmaids (2011, 84th) – $822,945 ($246,704,163 total)
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011, 84th) – $741,360 ($241,069,041 total)
The Tree of Life (2011, 84th) – $377,771 ($18,014,867 total)
Beginners (2011, 84th) – $272,130 ($7,919,141 total)
Rio (2011, 84th) – $205,717 ($212,364,256 total)
A Better Life (2011, 84th) – $60,721 ($2,466,076 total)
Incendies (2010, 83rd) – $28,578 ($2,951,573 total)
In a Better World (2010, 83rd) – $14,702 ($1,451,331 total)
If a Tree Falls (2011, 84th) – $2,411 ($82,577 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
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. 4-6, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $11,001,686 ($379,699,644 total) {week 5}
Monster House (2006, 79th) – $6,058,649 ($57,010,414 total) {week 3}
The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $3,046,881 ($112,707,816 total) {week 6}
Superman Returns (2006, 79th) – $2,158,227 ($190,176,570 total) {week 6}
Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $1,480,193 ($2,218,375 total) {week 2}
Cars (2006, 79th) – $1,084,684 ($237,517,306 total) {week 9}
Click (2006, 79th) – $750,387 ($134,344,223 total) {week 7}
An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $555,431 ($21,211,728 total) {week 11}
Poseidon (2006, 79th) – $37,304 ($60,655,503 total) {week 13}
Water (2006, 79th) – $15,149 ($3,149,582 total) {week 15}
My Country, My Country (2006, 79th) – $3,546 ($3,546 total) {week 1}
Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $269 ($675,120 total) {week 25}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006, 79th) – $19,735,849 ($681,140,583 total)
Monster House (2006, 79th) – $10,868,569 ($102,270,590 total)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006, 79th) – $5,465,779 ($202,185,777 total)
Superman Returns (2006, 79th) – $3,871,629 ($341,156,442 total)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $2,655,308 ($3,979,528 total)
Cars (2006, 79th) – $1,945,807 ($426,080,663 total)
Click (2006, 79th) – $1,346,114 ($240,999,179 total)
An Inconvenient Truth (2006, 79th) – $996,384 ($38,051,573 total)
Poseidon (2006, 79th) – $66,919 ($108,809,490 total)
Water (2006, 79th) – $27,176 ($5,650,014 total)
My Country, My Country (2006, 79th) – $6,361 ($6,361 total)
Sophie Scholl (2005, 78th) – $483 ($1,211,093 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]
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]
Poseidon (2006, 79th): Visual Effects
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. 3-5, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

Shrek (2001, 74th) – $1,072,915 ($257,919,287 total) {week 12}
Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $434,965 ($194,582,166 total) {week 11}
Ghost World (2001, 74th) – $342,576 ($739,623 total) {week 3}
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th) – $341,124 ($77,620,945 total) {week 6}
Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $307,113 ($54,611,385 total) {week 12}
Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $292,394 ($5,609,737 total) {week 8}
Memento (2001, 74th) – $243,558 ($24,244,204 total) {week 21}
Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd) – $63,534 ($695,547 total) {week 9}
Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th) – $47,023 ($71,500,556 total) {week 17}
Under the Sun (1999, 72nd) – $6,875 ($48,567 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Shrek (2001, 74th) – $2,227,341 ($535,433,149 total)
Pearl Harbor (2001, 74th) – $902,975 ($403,947,076 total)
Ghost World (2001, 74th) – $711,178 ($1,535,436 total)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th) – $708,164 ($161,138,888 total)
Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $637,558 ($113,371,691 total)
Sexy Beast (2001, 74th) – $607,002 ($11,645,655 total)
Memento (2001, 74th) – $505,620 ($50,330,282 total)
Divided We Fall (2000, 73rd) – $131,895 ($1,443,936 total)
Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th) – $97,618 ($148,433,133 total)
Under the Sun (1999, 72nd) – $14,272 ($100,824 total)

Oscar Details:

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, 74th): Original Score, Visual Effects
Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001, 74th): Actress (Renee Zellweger)
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. 2-4, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $10,996,314 ($241,874,121 total) {week 5}
The Nutty Professor (1996, 69th) – $4,170,760 ($109,910,985 total) {week 6}
Trainspotting (1996, 69th) – $1,402,441 ($3,201,141 total) {week 3}
Eraser (1996, 69th) – $1,356,529 ($93,272,730 total) {week 7}
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996, 69th) – $1,244,875 ($91,489,705 total) {week 7}
The Rock (1996, 69th) – $1,055,986 ($126,531,362 total) {week 9}
Emma (1996, 69th) – $240,649 ($240,649 total) {week 1}
Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $47,271 ($191,584,620 total) {week 37}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $29,232,283 ($642,991,159 total)
The Nutty Professor (1996, 69th) – $11,087,428 ($292,184,180 total)
Trainspotting (1996, 69th) – $3,728,209 ($8,509,821 total)
Eraser (1996, 69th) – $3,606,157 ($247,953,524 total)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996, 69th) – $3,309,340 ($243,213,582 total)
The Rock (1996, 69th) – $2,807,203 ($336,367,308 total)
Emma (1996, 69th) – $639,734 ($639,734 total)
Toy Story (1995, 68th) – $125,664 ($509,303,006 total)

Oscar Details:

Emma (1996, 69th): Original Musical or Comedy Score [O], Costume Design
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]
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

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Aug. 2-4, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, 64th) – $8,587,790 ($147,713,569 total) {week 5}
Boyz N the Hood (1991, 64th) – $3,630,377 ($37,066,018 total) {week 4}
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $3,318,719 ($133,990,444 total) {week 8}
City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $2,565,656 ($102,227,727 total) {week 9}
The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $280,745 ($129,004,559 total) {week 25}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, 64th) – $23,968,298 ($412,264,712 total)
Boyz N the Hood (1991, 64th) – $10,132,287 ($103,450,288 total)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, 64th) – $9,262,458 ($373,963,828 total)
City Slickers (1991, 64th) – $7,160,679 ($285,314,915 total)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991, 64th) – $783,552 ($360,048,354 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. 1-3, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

Aliens (1986, 59th) – $7,060,101 ($37,314,946 total) {week 3}
The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th) – $4,168,492 ($76,823,480 total) {week 7}
Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $3,472,515 ($107,759,353 total) {week 12}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Aliens (1986, 59th) – $22,360,158 ($118,180,759 total)
The Karate Kid Part II (1986, 59th) – $13,202,097 ($243,308,865 total)
Top Gun (1986, 59th) – $10,997,857 ($341,286,361 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”)
Top Gun (1986, 59th): Original Song (“Take My Breath Away” [O]), Film Editing, Sound, Sound Effects

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 1981

Weekend Box Office:

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $5,369,898 ($88,137,951 total) {week 8}
Arthur (1981, 54th) – $2,403,000 ($11,957,885 total) {week 3}
Endless Love (1981, 54th) – $2,221,402 ($13,603,161 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $22,696,511 ($372,525,512 total)
Arthur (1981, 54th) – $10,156,565 ($50,541,420 total)
Endless Love (1981, 54th) – $9,389,019 ($57,495,375 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”)
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]