Oscar in Box Office History (Week 11, 2023)

Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office (as well as 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. And to start each week off, we’ll be looking at the films releasing over the weekend that have the best chance of getting Oscar nominations and specifying the categories where we think they have the best shots at this stage of the game. If you have any suggestions for more data you’d like to see, please let us know.

This Year: Potential Oscar Nominees Releasing This Weekend

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5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 16-18, 2018

Weekend Box Office:

Black Panther (2018, 91st) – $26,650,690 ($605,027,218 total) {week 5}
The Greatest Showman (2017, 90th) – $1,134,199 ($169,703,817 total) {week 13}
The Shape of Water (2017, 90th) – $793,617 ($62,826,599 total) {week 16}
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017, 90th) – $266,797 ($54,016,459 total) {week 19}
A Fantastic Woman (2017, 90th) – $192,471 ($1,484,490 total) {week 5}
Coco (2017, 90th) – $184,351 ($209,170,730 total) {week 17}
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017, 90th) – $174,756 ($619,791,373 total) {week 14}
Ferdinand (2017, 90th) – $166,091 ($83,725,454 total) {week 14}
The Post (2017, 90th) – $132,503 ($81,434,938 total) {week 13}
Call Me by Your Name (2017, 90th) – $121,703 ($17,736,560 total) {week 15}
I, Tonya (2017, 90th) – $121,595 ($29,755,240 total) {week 15}
Darkest Hour (2017, 90th) – $102,595 ($56,309,040 total) {week 17}
Phantom Thread (2017, 90th) – $94,580 ($20,907,000 total) {week 12}
Lady Bird (2017, 90th) – $68,406 ($48,845,671 total) {week 20}
Wonder (2017, 90th) – $60,463 ($132,389,819 total) {week 18}
Loveless (2017, 90th) – $47,569 ($385,313 total) {week 5}
The Insult (2017, 90th) – $20,006 ($934,572 total) {week 10}
All the Money in the World (2017, 90th) – $10,862 ($25,106,325 total) {week 12}
The 2017 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2017, 90th) – $9,440 ($3,503,077 total) {week 6}
Faces Places (2017, 90th) – $5,409 ($934,945 total) {week 24}
The Florida Project (2017, 90th) – $5,329 ($5,901,117 total) {week 24}
The Square (2017, 90th) – $2,501 ($1,500,734 total) {week 21}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Black Panther (2018, 91st) – $27,996,389 ($635,577,440 total)
The Greatest Showman (2017, 90th) – $1,191,469 ($178,272,835 total)
The Shape of Water (2017, 90th) – $833,690 ($65,998,963 total)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017, 90th) – $280,269 ($56,743,964 total)
A Fantastic Woman (2017, 90th) – $202,190 ($1,559,448 total)
Coco (2017, 90th) – $193,660 ($219,732,589 total)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017, 90th) – $183,580 ($651,087,095 total)
Ferdinand (2017, 90th) – $174,478 ($87,953,084 total)
The Post (2017, 90th) – $139,194 ($85,546,911 total)
Call Me by Your Name (2017, 90th) – $127,848 ($18,632,149 total)
I, Tonya (2017, 90th) – $127,735 ($31,257,700 total)
Darkest Hour (2017, 90th) – $107,775 ($59,152,307 total)
Phantom Thread (2017, 90th) – $99,356 ($21,962,677 total)
Lady Bird (2017, 90th) – $71,860 ($51,312,082 total)
Wonder (2017, 90th) – $63,516 ($139,074,706 total)
Loveless (2017, 90th) – $49,971 ($404,769 total)
The Insult (2017, 90th) – $21,016 ($981,762 total)
All the Money in the World (2017, 90th) – $11,410 ($26,374,043 total)
The 2017 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2017, 90th) – $9,917 ($3,679,961 total)
Faces Places (2017, 90th) – $5,682 ($982,154 total)
The Florida Project (2017, 90th) – $5,598 ($6,199,088 total)
The Square (2017, 90th) – $2,627 ($1,576,512 total)

Oscar Details:

The 2017 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2017, 90th): Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Short Film
All the Money in the World (2017, 90th): Supporting Actor (Christopher Plummer)
Black Panther (2018, 91st): Picture, Original Song (“All the Stars”), Original Score [O], Production Design [O], Costume Design [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Call Me by Your Name (2017, 90th): Picture, Actor (Timothée Chalamet), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Song (“Mystery of Love”)
Coco (2017, 90th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Remember Me”)
Darkest Hour (2017, 90th): Picture, Actor (Gary Oldman) [O], Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling
Faces Places (2017, 90th): Documentary Feature
A Fantastic Woman (2017, 90th): Foreign Language Film [O]
Ferdinand (2017, 90th): Animated Feature
The Florida Project (2017, 90th): Supporting Actor (Willem Dafoe)
The Greatest Showman (2017, 90th): Original Song (“This Is Me”)
I, Tonya (2017, 90th): Actress (Margot Robbie), Supporting Actress (I, Tonya) [O], Film Editing
The Insult (2017, 90th): Foreign Language Film
Lady Bird (2017, 90th): Picture, Directing, Actress (Saoirse Ronan), Supporting Actress (Laurie Metcalf), Original Screenplay
Loveless (2017, 90th): Foreign Language Film
Phantom Thread (2017, 90th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Supporting Actress (Lesley Manville), Original Score, Costume Design [O]
The Post (2017, 90th): Picture, Actress (Meryl Streep)
The Shape of Water (2017, 90th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actress (Sally Hawkins), Supporting Actor (Richard Jenkins), Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer), Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design [O], Costume Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
The Square (2017, 90th): Foreign Language Film
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017, 90th): Original Score, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017, 90th): Picture, Actress (Frances McDormand) [O], Supporting Actor (Woody Harrelson), Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing
Wonder (2017, 90th): Makeup & Hairstyling

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 15-17, 2013

Weekend Box Office:

Silver Linings Playbook (2012, 85th) – $2,525,603 ($124,551,782 total) {week 18}
Life of Pi (2012, 85th) – $1,224,692 ($121,344,826 total) {week 17}
5 Broken Cameras (2012, 85th) – $212 ($101,996 total) {week 42}
Argo (2012, 85th) – $509,207 ($135,178,251 total) {week 23}
Zero Dark Thirty (2012, 85th) – $431,558 ($95,314,281 total) {week 13}
Lincoln (2012, 85th) – $395,881 ($181,408,467 total) {week 19}
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012, 85th) – $317,818 ($302,393,021 total) {week 14}
Wreck-It Ralph (2012, 85th) – $309,557 ($188,440,226 total) {week 20}
Django Unchained (2012, 85th) – $282,744 ($161,583,271 total) {week 12}
The Gatekeepers (2012, 85th) – $227,401 ($1,332,814 total) {week 7}
Les Miserables (2012, 85th) – $196,415 ($148,478,390 total) {week 12}
No (2012, 85th) – $181,040 ($725,645 total) {week 5}
Amour (2012, 85th) – $102,949 ($6,497,147 total) {week 13}
The Impossible (2012, 85th) – $84,063 ($18,614,624 total) {week 13}
Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th) – $35,855 ($3,521,523 total) {week 34}
A Royal Affair (2012, 85th) – $23,001 ($1,444,407 total) {week 19}
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012, 85th) – $17,169 ($12,784,397 total) {week 38}
The 2012 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2012, 85th) – $10,200 ($2,134,206 total) {week 7}
War Witch (2012, 85th) – $6,496 ($28,312 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Silver Linings Playbook (2012, 85th) – $2,972,942 ($146,612,614 total)
Life of Pi (2012, 85th) – $1,441,612 ($142,837,637 total)
5 Broken Cameras (2012, 85th) – $250 ($120,062 total)
Argo (2012, 85th) – $599,399 ($159,121,262 total)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012, 85th) – $507,996 ($112,196,515 total)
Lincoln (2012, 85th) – $466,000 ($213,539,856 total)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012, 85th) – $374,110 ($355,953,408 total)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012, 85th) – $364,386 ($221,817,093 total)
Django Unchained (2012, 85th) – $332,824 ($190,203,186 total)
The Gatekeepers (2012, 85th) – $267,679 ($1,568,884 total)
Les Miserables (2012, 85th) – $231,204 ($174,777,145 total)
No (2012, 85th) – $213,106 ($854,173 total)
Amour (2012, 85th) – $121,184 ($7,647,933 total)
The Impossible (2012, 85th) – $98,952 ($21,911,679 total)
Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th) – $42,206 ($4,145,261 total)
A Royal Affair (2012, 85th) – $27,075 ($1,700,243 total)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012, 85th) – $20,210 ($15,048,792 total)
The 2012 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2012, 85th) – $12,007 ($2,512,220 total)
War Witch (2012, 85th) – $7,647 ($33,327 total)

Oscar Details:

The 2012 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2012, 85th): Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Short Film
5 Broken Cameras (2012, 85th): Documentary Feature
Amour (2012, 85th): Picture, Directing, Actress (Emmanuelle Riva), Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film [O]
Argo (2012, 85th): Picture [O], Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin), Adapted Screenlay [O], Original Score, Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012, 85th): Picture, Directing, Actress (Quvenzhane Wallis), Adapted Screenplay
Django Unchained (2012, 85th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Cinematography, Sound Film Editing
The Gatekeepers (2012, 85th): Documentary Feature
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012, 85th): Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects
The Impossible (2012, 85th): Actress (Naomi Watts)
Les Miserables (2012, 85th): Picture, Actor (Hugh Jackman), Supporting Actress (Anne Hathaway) [O], Original Song (“Suddenly”), Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling [O], Sound Mixing [O]
Life of Pi (2012, 85th): Picture, Directing [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Pi’s Lullaby”), Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
Lincoln (2012, 85th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) [O], Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones), Supporting Actress (Sally Field), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design [O], Costume Design, Sound Mixing
No (2012, 85th): Foreign Language Film
A Royal Affair (2012, 85th): Foreign Language Film
Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th): Documentary Feature [O]
Silver Linings Playbook (2012, 85th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Bradley Cooper), Actress (Jennifer Lawrence) [O], Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro), Supporting Actress (Jacki Weaver), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
War Witch (2012, 85th): Foreign Language Film
Wreck-It Ralph (2012, 85th): Animated Feature
Zero Dark Thirty (2012, 85th): Picture, Actress (Jessica Chastain), Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Film Editing [O]

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 14-16, 2008

Weekend Box Office:

Juno (2007, 80th) – $1,192,817 ($139,812,288 total) {week 15}
No Country for Old Men (2007, 80th) – $525,085 ($73,674,390 total) {week 19}
In Bruges (2008, 81st) – $487,876 ($5,246,624 total) {week 6}
The Counterfeiters (2007, 80th) – $419,049 ($1,214,974 total) {week 4}
There Will Be Blood (2007, 80th) – $346,935 ($39,339,536 total) {week 12}
Atonement (2007, 80th) – $101,505 ($50,732,545 total) {week 15}
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007, 80th) – $61,253 ($5,791,810 total) {week 16}
The Savages (2007, 80th) – $54,554 ($6,426,953 total) {week 16}
Persepolis (2007, 80th) – $52,999 ($4,019,675 total) {week 12}
The Kite Runner (2007, 80th) – $50,914 ($15,690,103 total) {week 14}
La Vie en Rose (2007, 80th) – $28,489 ($10,237,900 total) {week 25}
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007, 80th) – $25,048 ($52,882,759 total) {week 13}
Michael Clayton (2007, 80th) – $23,808 ($49,024,969 total) {week 24}
Taxi to the Dark Side (2007, 80th) – $9,681 ($172,931 total) {week 9}
Into the Wild (2007, 80th) – $7,158 ($18,346,084 total) {week 26}
Beaufort (2007, 80th) – $6,976 ($66,602 total) {week 9}
2007 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2007, 80th) – $4,322 ($494,926 total) {week 5}
War/Dance (2007, 80th) – $2,311 ($106,232 total) {week 15}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Juno (2007, 80th) – $1,589,869 ($186,351,476 total)
No Country for Old Men (2007, 80th) – $699,870 ($98,198,316 total)
In Bruges (2008, 81st) – $650,275 ($6,993,063 total)
The Counterfeiters (2007, 80th) – $558,537 ($1,619,401 total)
There Will Be Blood (2007, 80th) – $462,419 ($52,434,451 total)
Atonement (2007, 80th) – $135,293 ($67,619,841 total)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007, 80th) – $81,642 ($7,719,724 total)
The Savages (2007, 80th) – $72,713 ($8,566,287 total)
Persepolis (2007, 80th) – $70,641 ($5,357,701 total)
The Kite Runner (2007, 80th) – $67,862 ($20,912,853 total)
La Vie en Rose (2007, 80th) – $37,972 ($13,645,780 total)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007, 80th) – $33,386 ($70,485,794 total)
Michael Clayton (2007, 80th) – $31,733 ($65,343,865 total)
Taxi to the Dark Side (2007, 80th) – $12,904 ($230,494 total)
Into the Wild (2007, 80th) – $9,541 ($24,452,928 total)
Beaufort (2007, 80th) – $9,298 ($88,772 total)
2007 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2007, 80th) – $5,761 ($659,672 total)
War/Dance (2007, 80th) – $3,080 ($141,593 total)

Oscar Details:

2007 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2007, 80th): Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Short Film
Atonement (2007, 80th): Picture, Supporting Actress (Saoirse Ronan), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design
Beaufort (2007, 80th): Foreign Language Film
The Counterfeiters (2007, 80th): Foreign Language Film [O]
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007, 80th): Director, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography
In Bruges (2008, 81st): Original Screenplay
Into the Wild (2007, 80th): Supporting Actor (Hal Holbrook), Film Editing
Juno (2007, 80th): Picture, Director, Actress (Ellen Page), Original Screenplay [O]
The Kite Runner (2007, 80th): Original Score
Michael Clayton (2007, 80th): Picture, Director, Actor (George Clooney), Supporting Actor (Tom Wilkinson), Supporting Actress (Tilda Swinton) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Score
No Country for Old Men (2007, 80th): Picture [O], Director [O], Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Persepolis (2007, 80th): Animated Feature
The Savages (2007, 80th): Actress (Laura Linney), Original Screenplay
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007, 80th): Actor (Johnny Depp), Art Direction [O], Costume Design
Taxi to the Dark Side (2007, 80th): Documentary Feature [O]
There Will Be Blood (2007, 80th): Picture, Director, Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound Film Editing
La Vie en Rose (2007, 80th): Actress (Marion Cotillard) [O], Costume Design, Makeup [O]
War/Dance (2007, 80th): Documentary Feature

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 14-16, 2003

Weekend Box Office:

Chicago (2002, 75th) – $7,105,479 ($124,845,340 total) {week 12}
The Pianist (2002, 75th) – $1,303,069 ($18,630,180 total) {week 12}
The Hours (2002, 75th) – $1,250,613 ($37,294,735 total) {week 12}
About Schmidt (2002, 75th) – $1,093,228 ($61,630,220 total) {week 14}
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, 75th) – $1,014,613 ($333,623,857 total) {week 13}
The Quiet American (2002, 75th) – $990,821 ($8,700,081 total) {week 17}
Gangs of New York (2002, 75th) – $495,356 ($76,240,821 total) {week 13}
Adaptation. (2002, 75th) – $328,040 ($21,101,763 total) {week 15}
City of God (2003, 76th) – $285,061 ($2,407,724 total) {week 9}
Catch Me If You Can (2002, 75th) – $255,749 ($162,856,831 total) {week 12}
Talk to Her (2002, 75th) – $251,689 ($7,612,553 total) {week 17}
Frida (2002, 75th) – $233,326 ($24,828,865 total) {week 21}
Far From Heaven (2002, 75th) – $226,889 ($15,260,733 total) {week 19}
Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $150,753 ($19,324,562 total) {week 23}
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002, 75th) – $95,996 ($39,430,236 total) {week 13}
Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $87,496 ($120,095 total) {week 2}
The Crime of Father Amaro (2002, 75th) – $22,136 ($5,670,884 total) {week 18}
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002, 75th) – $20,903 ($241,406,779 total) {week 48}
Spirited Away (2002, 75th) – $6,063 ($5,609,308 total) {week 26}
Zus & Zo (2002, 75th) – $2,636 ($46,619 total) {week 6}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Chicago (2002, 75th) – $11,276,855 ($198,137,629 total)
The Pianist (2002, 75th) – $2,068,055 ($29,567,301 total)
The Hours (2002, 75th) – $1,984,804 ($59,189,157 total)
About Schmidt (2002, 75th) – $1,735,024 ($97,811,145 total)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, 75th) – $1,610,256 ($529,482,639 total)
The Quiet American (2002, 75th) – $1,572,497 ($13,807,591 total)
Gangs of New York (2002, 75th) – $786,162 ($120,999,114 total)
Adaptation. (2002, 75th) – $520,621 ($33,489,863 total)
City of God (2003, 76th) – $452,410 ($3,821,214 total)
Catch Me If You Can (2002, 75th) – $405,890 ($258,464,324 total)
Talk to Her (2002, 75th) – $399,447 ($12,081,614 total)
Frida (2002, 75th) – $370,303 ($39,405,015 total)
Far From Heaven (2002, 75th) – $360,088 ($24,219,770 total)
Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $239,255 ($30,669,330 total)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002, 75th) – $152,352 ($62,578,335 total)
Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th) – $138,862 ($190,599 total)
The Crime of Father Amaro (2002, 75th) – $35,131 ($9,000,060 total)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002, 75th) – $33,174 ($383,128,172 total)
Spirited Away (2002, 75th) – $9,622 ($8,902,335 total)
Zus & Zo (2002, 75th) – $4,184 ($73,987 total)

Oscar Details:

About Schmidt (2002, 75th): Actor (Jack Nicholson), Supporting Actress (Kathy Bates)
Adaptation. (2002, 75th): Actor (Nicoals Cage), Supporting Actor (Chris Cooper) [O], Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), Adapted Screenplay
Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th): Documentary Feature [O]
Catch Me If You Can (2002, 75th): Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken), Original Score
Chicago (2002, 75th): Picture [O], Director, Actress (Renee Zellweger), Supporting Actor (John C. Reilly), Supporting Actress (Catherine Zeta-Jones [O], Queen Latifah), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“I Move On”), Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O]
City of God (2003, 76th): Director, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography
The Crime of Father Amaro (2002, 75th): Foreign Language Film
Far From Heaven (2002, 75th): Actress (Julianne Moore), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography
Frida (2002, 75th): Actress, Original Score [O], Original Song (“Burn It Blue”), Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup [O]
Gangs of New York (2002, 75th): Picture, Director, Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“The Hands That Built America”), Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound
The Hours (2002, 75th): Picture, Director, Actress (Nicole Kidman) [O], Supporting Actor (Ed Harris), Supporting Actress (Julianne Moore), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Costume Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, 75th): Picture, Film Editing, Art Direction, Sound, Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002, 75th): Original Screenplay
Nowhere in Africa (2002, 75th): Foreign Language Film [O]
The Pianist (2002, 75th): Picture, Director [O], Actor (Adrien Brody) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design
The Quiet American (2002, 75th): Actor (Michael Caine)
Spirited Away (2002, 75th): Animated Feature [O]
Talk to Her (2002, 75th): Director, Original Screenplay [O]
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002, 75th): Original Song (“Father and Daughter”)
Zus & Zo (2002, 75th): Foreign Language Film

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 13-15, 1998

Weekend Box Office:

Titanic (1997, 70th) – $17,578,815 ($471,446,140 total) {week 13}
Good Will Hunting (1997, 70th) – $4,844,784 ($109,843,236 total) {week 15}
As Good As It Gets (1997, 70th) – $3,051,172 ($121,407,160 total) {week 12}
L.A. Confidential (1997, 70th) – $1,424,423 ($55,434,736 total) {week 12}
The Apostle (1997, 70th) – $1,283,750 ($15,028,633 total) {week 9}
Amistad (1997, 70th) – $304,866 ($43,571,219 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Titanic (1997, 70th) – $35,869,778 ($961,991,377 total)
Good Will Hunting (1997, 70th) – $9,885,839 ($224,136,411 total)
As Good As It Gets (1997, 70th) – $6,225,952 ($247,732,734 total)
L.A. Confidential (1997, 70th) – $2,906,552 ($113,115,229 total)
The Apostle (1997, 70th) – $2,619,507 ($30,666,102 total)
Amistad (1997, 70th) – $622,083 ($88,907,583 total)

Oscar Details:

Amistad (1997, 70th): Supporting Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Original Score, Cinematography, Costume Design
The Apostle (1997, 70th): Actor (Robert Duvall)
As Good As It Gets (1997, 70th): Picture, Actor (Jack Nicholson) [O], Actress (Helen Hunt) [O], Supporting Actor (Greg Kinnear), Original Screenplay, Original Musical or Comedy Score, Film Editing
Good Will Hunting (1997, 70th): Picture, Director, Actor (Matt Damon), Supporting Actor (Robin Williams) [O], Supporting Actress (Minnie Driver), Original Screenplay [O], Original Dramatic Score, Original Song (“Miss Misery”), Film Editing
L.A. Confidential (1997, 70th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actress (Kim Basinger) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound
Titanic (1997, 70th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actress (Kate Winslet), Supporting Actress (Gloria Stuart), Original Dramatic Score [O], Original Song (“My Heart Will Go On”) [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound [O], Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 12-14, 1993

Weekend Box Office:

The Crying Game (1992, 65th) – $3,334,743 ($38,597,792 total) {week 16}
Aladdin (1992, 65th) – $1,799,183 ($190,438,383 total) {week 18}
Scent of a Woman (1992, 65th) – $1,110,795 ($49,112,274 total) {week 12}
Unforgiven (1992, 65th) – $470,492 ($80,919,881 total) {week 32}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Crying Game (1992, 65th) – $7,708,573 ($89,222,432 total)
Aladdin (1992, 65th) – $4,158,981 ($440,216,262 total)
Scent of a Woman (1992, 65th) – $2,567,707 ($113,527,648 total)
Unforgiven (1992, 65th) – $1,087,587 ($187,053,928 total)

Oscar Details:

Aladdin (1992, 65th): Original Song (“A Whole New World” [O], “Friend Like Me”), Original Score [O], Sound, Sound Effects
The Crying Game (1992, 65th): Picture, Director, Actor (Stephen Rea), Supporting Actor (Jaye Davidson), Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing
Scent of a Woman (1992, 65th): Picture, Director, Actor (Al Pacino) [O], Adapted Screenplay
Unforgiven (1992, 65th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Clint Eastwood), Supporting Actor (Gene Hackman) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 11-13, 1988

Weekend Box Office:

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987, 60th) – $4,369,592 ($91,060,075 total) {week 12}
Moonstruck (1987, 60th) – $2,657,247 ($49,377,054 total) {week 13}
The Last Emperor (1987, 60th) – $1,106,588 ($20,966,245 total) {week 17}
Stand and Deliver (1988, 61st) – $411,884 ($411,884 total) {week 1}
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988, 61st) – $508,522 ($3,059,108 total) {week 6}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987, 60th) – $10,174,451 ($212,030,394 total)
Moonstruck (1987, 60th) – $6,187,312 ($114,972,848 total)
The Last Emperor (1987, 60th) – $2,576,654 ($48,819,213 total)
Stand and Deliver (1988, 61st) – $959,058 ($959,058 total)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988, 61st) – $1,184,077 ($7,123,032 total)

Oscar Details:

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987, 60th): Actor (Robin Williams)
The Last Emperor (1987, 60th): Picture [O], Director [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O]
Moonstruck (1987, 60th): Picture, Director, Actress (Cher) [O], Supporting Actor (Vincent Gardenia), Supporting Actress (Olympia Dukakis) [O], Original Screenplay
Stand and Deliver (1988, 61st): Actor (Edward James Olmos)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988, 61st): Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Mar. 18-20, 1983

Weekend Box Office:

Tootsie (1982, 55th) – $3,579,379 ($138,733,218 total) {week 14}
Gandhi (1982, 55th) – $1,888,255 ($31,226,069 total) {week 15}
Sophie’s Choice (1982, 55th) – $860,353 ($19,962,353 total) {week 14}
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, 55th) – $749,925 ($337,803,244 total) {week 41}
The Verdict (1982, 55th) – $745,111 ($49,419,748 total) {week 15}
The Year of Living Dangerously (1983, 56th) – $633,623 ($6,682,442 total) {week 9}
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982, 55th) – $576,128 ($121,660,526 total) {week 34}
Tender Mercies (1983, 56th) – $47,651 ($188,010 total) {week 3}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Tootsie (1982, 55th) – $10,874,494 ($421,484,729 total)
Gandhi (1982, 55th) – $5,736,699 ($94,867,772 total)
Sophie’s Choice (1982, 55th) – $2,613,834 ($60,647,530 total)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, 55th) – $2,278,344 ($1,026,278,427 total)
The Verdict (1982, 55th) – $2,263,718 ($150,141,901 total)
The Year of Living Dangerously (1983, 56th) – $1,925,007 ($20,301,895 total)
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982, 55th) – $1,750,332 ($369,616,265 total)
Tender Mercies (1983, 56th) – $144,768 ($571,192 total)

Oscar Details:

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, 55th): Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound [O], Sound Effects [O], Visual Effects [O]
Gandhi (1982, 55th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Ben Kingsley) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982, 55th): Actress (Debra Winger), Supporting Actor (Louis Gossett Jr) [O], Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Up Where We Belong”) [O], Original Score, Film Editing
Sophie’s Choice (1982, 55th): Actress (Meryl Streep) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Costume Design
Tender Mercies (1983, 56th): Picture, Director, Actor (Robert Duvall) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Song (“Over You”)
Tootsie (1982, 55th): Picture, Director, Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Supporting Actress (Jessica Lange) [O], Supporting Actress (Teri Garr), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“It Might Be You”), Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound
The Verdict (1982, 55th): Picture, Director, Actor (Paul Newman), Supporting Actor (James Mason), Adapted Screenplay
The Year of Living Dangerously (1983, 56th): Supporting Actress [O]