Oscar in Box Office History (Week 51, 2022)

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

Babylon (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Actor (Diego Calva), Actress (Margot Robbie), Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Sound.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Animated Feature.

Corsage (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Actress (Vicky Krieps), International Feature.

Living (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Actor (Bill Nighy), Adapted Screenplay.

Women Talking (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Ben Whishaw), Supporting Actress (Jessie Buckley), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 22-24, 2017

Weekend Box Office:

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017, 90th) – $71,565,498 ($368,167,854 total) {week 2}
The Greatest Showman (2017, 90th) – $8,805,843 ($13,404,574 total) {week 1}
Ferdinand (2017, 90th) – $7,316,746 ($26,799,630 total) {week 2}
Coco (2017, 90th) – $5,383,149 ($161,502,277 total) {week 5}
Darkest Hour (2017, 90th) – $3,891,945 ($6,745,022 total) {week 5}
The Shape of Water (2017, 90th) – $3,000,490 ($7,566,155 total) {week 4}
Wonder (2017, 90th) – $1,986,862 ($114,944,612 total) {week 6}
Lady Bird (2017, 90th) – $998,507 ($28,299,325 total) {week 8}
The Disaster Artist (2017, 90th) – $884,576 ($15,694,977 total) {week 4}
The Post (2017, 90th) – $526,011 ($526,011 total) {week 1}
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017, 90th) – $525,491 ($22,741,110 total) {week 7}
I, Tonya (2017, 90th) – $413,245 ($1,066,395 total) {week 3}
Loving Vincent (2017, 90th) – $53,237 ($6,098,195 total) {week 14}
Blade Runner 2049 (2017, 90th) – $31,682 ($91,556,239 total) {week 12}
The Florida Project (2017, 90th) – $29,374 ($5,195,460 total) {week 12}
The Square (2017, 90th) – $18,705 ($1,169,525 total) {week 9}
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017, 90th) – $15,886 ($11,820,566 total) {week 6}
Marshall (2017, 90th) – $11,023 ($9,448,570 total) {week 11}
Victoria & Abdul (2017, 90th) – $6,605 ($22,202,890 total) {week 14}
Faces Places (2017, 90th) – $6,300 ($582,184 total) {week 12}
The Breadwinner (2017, 90th) – $2,980 ($209,486 total) {week 6}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017, 90th) – $76,352,488 ($392,794,466 total)
The Greatest Showman (2017, 90th) – $9,394,863 ($14,301,201 total)
Ferdinand (2017, 90th) – $7,806,160 ($28,592,247 total)
Coco (2017, 90th) – $5,743,226 ($172,305,105 total)
Darkest Hour (2017, 90th) – $4,152,276 ($7,196,194 total)
The Shape of Water (2017, 90th) – $3,201,192 ($8,072,252 total)
Wonder (2017, 90th) – $2,119,762 ($122,633,215 total)
Lady Bird (2017, 90th) – $1,065,297 ($30,192,256 total)
The Disaster Artist (2017, 90th) – $943,745 ($16,744,808 total)
The Post (2017, 90th) – $561,196 ($561,196 total)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017, 90th) – $560,641 ($24,262,254 total)
I, Tonya (2017, 90th) – $440,887 ($1,137,726 total)
Loving Vincent (2017, 90th) – $56,798 ($6,506,101 total)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017, 90th) – $33,801 ($97,680,402 total)
The Florida Project (2017, 90th) – $31,339 ($5,542,982 total)
The Square (2017, 90th) – $19,956 ($1,247,754 total)
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017, 90th) – $16,949 ($12,611,239 total)
Marshall (2017, 90th) – $11,760 ($10,080,581 total)
Victoria & Abdul (2017, 90th) – $7,047 ($23,688,033 total)
Faces Places (2017, 90th) – $6,721 ($621,126 total)
The Breadwinner (2017, 90th) – $3,179 ($223,498 total)

Oscar Details:

Blade Runner 2049 (2017, 90th): Cinematography [O], Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
The Breadwinner (2017, 90th): Animated Feature
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
The Disaster Artist (2017, 90th): Adapted Screenplay
Faces Places (2017, 90th): Documentary Feature
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
Lady Bird (2017, 90th): Picture, Directing, Actress (Saoirse Ronan), Supporting Actress (Laurie Metcalf), Original Screenplay
Loving Vincent (2017, 90th): Animated Feature
Marshall (2017, 90th): Original Song (“Stand Up for Something”)
The Post (2017, 90th): Picture, Actress (Meryl Streep)
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017, 90th): Actor (Denzel Washington)
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
Victoria & Abdul (2017, 90th): Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling
Wonder (2017, 90th): Makeup & Hairstyling

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 21-23, 2012

Weekend Box Office:

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012, 85th) – $36,888,365 ($150,041,265 total) {week 2}
Lincoln (2012, 85th) – $5,525,774 ($116,673,598 total) {week 7}
Skyfall (2012, 85th) – $4,867,540 ($279,959,314 total) {week 7}
Life of Pi (2012, 85th) – $4,017,237 ($76,373,481 total) {week 5}
Wreck-It Ralph (2012, 85th) – $1,819,036 ($171,741,561 total) {week 8}
Silver Linings Playbook (2012, 85th) – $1,781,196 ($19,861,238 total) {week 6}
Argo (2012, 85th) – $899,693 ($106,435,363 total) {week 11}
Flight (2012, 85th) – $678,171 ($90,957,858 total) {week 8}
Anna Karenina (2012, 85th) – $669,187 ($9,639,374 total) {week 6}
Hitchcock (2012, 85th) – $579,676 ($4,194,968 total) {week 5}
Zero Dark Thirty (2012, 85th) – $417,150 ($646,162 total) {week 1}
The Impossible (2012, 85th) – $143,818 ($143,818 total) {week 1}
The Sessions (2012, 85th) – $91,222 ($5,375,009 total) {week 10}
Chasing Ice (2012, 85th) – $83,200 ($709,300 total) {week 6}
Frankenweenie (2012, 85th) – $69,592 ($34,485,378 total) {week 12}
Amour (2012, 85th) – $68,266 ($97,817 total) {week 1}
A Royal Affair (2012, 85th) – $26,774 ($585,872 total) {week 7}
Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th) – $15,703 ($2,960,488 total) {week 22}
The Master (2012, 85th) – $11,568 ($15,933,452 total) {week 15}
Brave (2012, 85th) – $7,365 ($237,236,938 total) {week 27}
ParaNorman (2012, 85th) – $5,349 ($55,978,942 total) {week 19}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012, 85th) – $44,349,454 ($180,388,807 total)
Lincoln (2012, 85th) – $6,643,424 ($140,272,152 total)
Skyfall (2012, 85th) – $5,852,055 ($336,584,251 total)
Life of Pi (2012, 85th) – $4,829,769 ($91,820,881 total)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012, 85th) – $2,186,957 ($206,478,234 total)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012, 85th) – $2,141,463 ($23,878,398 total)
Argo (2012, 85th) – $1,081,666 ($127,963,119 total)
Flight (2012, 85th) – $815,339 ($109,355,113 total)
Anna Karenina (2012, 85th) – $804,538 ($11,589,046 total)
Hitchcock (2012, 85th) – $696,922 ($5,043,448 total)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012, 85th) – $501,523 ($776,856 total)
The Impossible (2012, 85th) – $172,907 ($172,907 total)
The Sessions (2012, 85th) – $109,673 ($6,462,165 total)
Chasing Ice (2012, 85th) – $100,028 ($852,764 total)
Frankenweenie (2012, 85th) – $83,668 ($41,460,436 total)
Amour (2012, 85th) – $82,074 ($117,602 total)
A Royal Affair (2012, 85th) – $32,189 ($704,371 total)
Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th) – $18,879 ($3,559,280 total)
The Master (2012, 85th) – $13,908 ($19,156,173 total)
Brave (2012, 85th) – $8,855 ($285,220,791 total)
ParaNorman (2012, 85th) – $6,431 ($67,301,316 total)

Oscar Details:

Amour (2012, 85th): Picture, Directing, Actress (Emmanuelle Riva), Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film [O]
Anna Karenina (2012, 85th): Original Score, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design [O]
Argo (2012, 85th): Picture [O], Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin), Adapted Screenlay [O], Original Score, Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Brave (2012, 85th): Animated Feature [O]
Chasing Ice (2012, 85th): Original Song (“Before My Time”)
Flight (2012, 85th): Actor (Denzel Washington), Original Screenplay
Frankenweenie (2012, 85th): Animated Feature
Hitchcock (2012, 85th): Makeup and Hairstyling
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012, 85th): Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects
The Impossible (2012, 85th): Actress (Naomi Watts)
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
The Master (2012, 85th): Actor (Joaquin Phoenix), Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Supporting Actress (Amy Adams)
ParaNorman (2012, 85th): Animated Feature
A Royal Affair (2012, 85th): Foreign Language Film
Searching for Sugar Man (2012, 85th): Documentary Feature [O]
The Sessions (2012, 85th): Actress (Helen Hunt)
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
Skyfall (2012, 85th): Original Song (“Skyfall”) [O], Original Score, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing [O]
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 Dec. 21-23, 2007

Weekend Box Office:

Charlie Wilson’s War (2007, 80th) – $9,656,250 ($9,656,250 total) {week 1}
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007, 80th) – $9,300,805 ($9,300,805 total) {week 1}
The Golden Compass (2007, 80th) – $4,555,552 ($48,993,803 total) {week 3}
Enchanted (2007, 80th) – $4,222,859 ($98,421,252 total) {week 5}
Juno (2007, 80th) – $3,425,045 ($6,409,721 total) {week 3}
Atonement (2007, 80th) – $1,940,584 ($5,752,959 total) {week 3}
No Country for Old Men (2007, 80th) – $1,874,865 ($36,892,644 total) {week 7}
The Kite Runner (2007, 80th) – $1,178,368 ($1,879,253 total) {week 2}
August Rush (2007, 80th) – $473,938 ($29,495,525 total) {week 5}
American Gangster (2007, 80th) – $341,875 ($128,477,115 total) {week 8}
The Savages (2007, 80th) – $217,924 ($794,915 total) {week 4}
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007, 80th) – $118,098 ($410,546 total) {week 4}
I’m Not There (2007, 80th) – $107,822 ($2,848,674 total) {week 5}
Into the Wild (2007, 80th) – $101,381 ($16,773,501 total) {week 14}
Michael Clayton (2007, 80th) – $50,729 ($39,022,895 total) {week 12}
Lars and the Real Girl (2007, 80th) – $45,742 ($5,609,849 total) {week 11}
Persepolis (2007, 80th) – $88,826 ($163,372 total) {week 1}
Gone Baby Gone (2007, 80th) – $30,172 ($20,232,393 total) {week 10}
Persepolis (2007, 80th) – $37,118 ($37,118 total) {week 0}
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007, 80th) – $3,614 ($3,868,378 total) {week 14}
In the Valley of Elah (2007, 80th) – $460 ($6,764,923 total) {week 15}
War/Dance (2007, 80th) – $131 ($57,640 total) {week 7}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Charlie Wilson’s War (2007, 80th) – $13,431,731 ($13,431,731 total)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007, 80th) – $12,937,312 ($12,937,312 total)
The Golden Compass (2007, 80th) – $6,336,720 ($68,149,810 total)
Enchanted (2007, 80th) – $5,873,948 ($136,902,817 total)
Juno (2007, 80th) – $4,764,198 ($8,915,847 total)
Atonement (2007, 80th) – $2,699,330 ($8,002,299 total)
No Country for Old Men (2007, 80th) – $2,607,915 ($51,317,239 total)
The Kite Runner (2007, 80th) – $1,639,096 ($2,614,019 total)
August Rush (2007, 80th) – $659,242 ($41,027,932 total)
American Gangster (2007, 80th) – $475,544 ($178,710,173 total)
The Savages (2007, 80th) – $303,130 ($1,105,718 total)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007, 80th) – $164,273 ($571,065 total)
I’m Not There (2007, 80th) – $149,979 ($3,962,472 total)
Into the Wild (2007, 80th) – $141,020 ($23,331,745 total)
Michael Clayton (2007, 80th) – $70,563 ($54,280,393 total)
Lars and the Real Girl (2007, 80th) – $63,627 ($7,803,235 total)
Persepolis (2007, 80th) – $123,556 ($227,249 total)
Gone Baby Gone (2007, 80th) – $41,969 ($28,143,023 total)
Persepolis (2007, 80th) – $51,631 ($51,631 total)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007, 80th) – $5,027 ($5,380,869 total)
In the Valley of Elah (2007, 80th) – $640 ($9,409,929 total)
War/Dance (2007, 80th) – $182 ($80,177 total)

Oscar Details:

American Gangster (2007, 80th): Supporting Actress (Ruby Dee), Art Direction
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007, 80th): Supporting Actor (Casey Affleck), Cinematography
Atonement (2007, 80th): Picture, Supporting Actress (Saoirse Ronan), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design
August Rush (2007, 80th): Original Song (“Raise It Up”)
Charlie Wilson’s War (2007, 80th): Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007, 80th): Director, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography
Enchanted (2007, 80th): Original Song (“Happy Working Song”), Original Song (“So Close”), Original Song (“That’s How You Know”)
The Golden Compass (2007, 80th): Art Direction, Visual Effects [O]
Gone Baby Gone (2007, 80th): Supporting Actress (Amy Ryan)
I’m Not There (2007, 80th): Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett)
In the Valley of Elah (2007, 80th): Actor (Tommy Lee Jones)
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
Lars and the Real Girl (2007, 80th): Original Screenplay
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
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
War/Dance (2007, 80th): Documentary Feature

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 20-22, 2002

Weekend Box Office:

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, 75th) – $62,007,528 ($102,046,212 total) {week 1}
Gangs of New York (2002, 75th) – $9,496,870 ($9,496,870 total) {week 1}
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002, 75th) – $6,013,847 ($6,013,847 total) {week 1}
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002, 75th) – $1,461,534 ($217,765,974 total) {week 36}
Treasure Planet (2002, 75th) – $1,302,772 ($29,905,068 total) {week 4}
Adaptation. (2002, 75th) – $1,108,032 ($2,106,476 total) {week 3}
About Schmidt (2002, 75th) – $601,711 ($1,023,197 total) {week 2}
Far From Heaven (2002, 75th) – $601,250 ($8,932,005 total) {week 7}
Frida (2002, 75th) – $458,185 ($19,314,138 total) {week 9}
Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $386,034 ($14,476,943 total) {week 11}
8 Mile (2002, 75th) – $344,025 ($114,134,575 total) {week 7}
The Crime of Father Amaro (2002, 75th) – $171,402 ($3,937,330 total) {week 6}
Talk to Her (2002, 75th) – $132,044 ($690,341 total) {week 5}
Spirited Away (2002, 75th) – $15,481 ($5,344,088 total) {week 14}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, 75th) – $102,136,324 ($168,086,446 total)
Gangs of New York (2002, 75th) – $15,642,865 ($15,642,865 total)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002, 75th) – $9,905,769 ($9,905,769 total)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002, 75th) – $2,407,380 ($358,695,417 total)
Treasure Planet (2002, 75th) – $2,145,874 ($49,258,434 total)
Adaptation. (2002, 75th) – $1,825,106 ($3,469,703 total)
About Schmidt (2002, 75th) – $991,114 ($1,685,369 total)
Far From Heaven (2002, 75th) – $990,355 ($14,712,442 total)
Frida (2002, 75th) – $754,704 ($31,813,477 total)
Bowling for Columbine (2002, 75th) – $635,860 ($23,845,842 total)
8 Mile (2002, 75th) – $566,664 ($187,997,914 total)
The Crime of Father Amaro (2002, 75th) – $282,327 ($6,485,413 total)
Talk to Her (2002, 75th) – $217,498 ($1,137,102 total)
Spirited Away (2002, 75th) – $25,500 ($8,802,568 total)

Oscar Details:

8 Mile (2002, 75th): Original Song (“Lose Yourself”) [O]
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]
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 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
Spirited Away (2002, 75th): Animated Feature [O]
Talk to Her (2002, 75th): Director, Original Screenplay [O]
Treasure Planet (2002, 75th): Animated Feature
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002, 75th): Original Song (“Father and Daughter”)

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 19-21, 1997

Weekend Box Office:

Titanic (1997, 70th) – $28,638,131 ($28,638,131 total) {week 1}
Amistad (1997, 70th) – $3,280,336 ($9,674,595 total) {week 2}
Anastasia (1997, 70th) – $1,664,967 ($44,429,716 total) {week 6}
The Apostle (1997, 70th) – $29,396 ($40,969 total) {week 1}
Deconstructing Harry (1997, 70th) – $272,683 ($787,878 total) {week 2}
Good Will Hunting (1997, 70th) – $198,411 ($937,922 total) {week 3}
Starship Troopers (1997, 70th) – $107,352 ($54,095,318 total) {week 7}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Titanic (1997, 70th) – $59,709,567 ($59,709,567 total)
Amistad (1997, 70th) – $6,839,393 ($20,171,214 total)
Anastasia (1997, 70th) – $3,471,402 ($92,634,506 total)
The Apostle (1997, 70th) – $61,290 ($85,419 total)
Deconstructing Harry (1997, 70th) – $568,535 ($1,642,700 total)
Good Will Hunting (1997, 70th) – $413,680 ($1,955,537 total)
Starship Troopers (1997, 70th) – $223,825 ($112,786,970 total)

Oscar Details:

Amistad (1997, 70th): Supporting Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Original Score, Cinematography, Costume Design
Anastasia (1997, 70th): Original Song (“Journey to the Past”), Original Musical or Comedy Score
The Apostle (1997, 70th): Actor (Robert Duvall)
Deconstructing Harry (1997, 70th): Original Screenplay
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
Starship Troopers (1997, 70th): Visual Effects
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 Dec. 18-20, 1992

Weekend Box Office:

A Few Good Men (1992, 65th) – $11,145,377 ($32,001,899 total) {week 2}
Aladdin (1992, 65th) – $7,224,990 ($59,754,530 total) {week 6}
The Bodyguard (1992, 65th) – $5,433,899 ($59,301,194 total) {week 4}
Toys (1992, 65th) – $4,810,027 ($4,810,027 total) {week 1}
Malcolm X (1992, 65th) – $1,297,197 ($37,875,385 total) {week 5}
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992, 65th) – $1,020,494 ($79,802,143 total) {week 6}
The Crying Game (1992, 65th) – $601,112 ($1,238,311 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

A Few Good Men (1992, 65th) – $25,701,508 ($73,797,150 total)
Aladdin (1992, 65th) – $16,661,001 ($137,795,386 total)
The Bodyguard (1992, 65th) – $12,530,702 ($136,749,982 total)
Toys (1992, 65th) – $11,092,038 ($11,092,038 total)
Malcolm X (1992, 65th) – $2,991,368 ($87,341,550 total)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992, 65th) – $2,353,284 ($184,025,665 total)
The Crying Game (1992, 65th) – $1,386,179 ($2,855,575 total)

Oscar Details:

Aladdin (1992, 65th): Original Song (“A Whole New World” [O], “Friend Like Me”), Original Score [O], Sound, Sound Effects
The Bodyguard (1992, 65th): Original Song (“I Have Nothing”, “Run to You”)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992, 65th): Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Makeup [O], Sound Effects
The Crying Game (1992, 65th): Picture, Director, Actor (Stephen Rea), Supporting Actor (Jaye Davidson), Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing
A Few Good Men (1992, 65th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson), Film Editing, Sound
Malcolm X (1992, 65th): Actor, Costume Design
Toys (1992, 65th): Art Direction, Costume Design

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 18-20, 1987

Weekend Box Office:

Throw Momma From the Train (1987, 60th) – $5,680,836 ($15,206,372 total) {week 2}
Wall Street (1987, 60th) – $3,067,206 ($8,514,908 total) {week 2}
Fatal Attraction (1987, 60th) – $1,510,319 ($119,413,219 total) {week 14}
Empire of the Sun (1987, 60th) – $1,044,436 ($2,935,912 total) {week 2}
The Last Emperor (1987, 60th) – $755,000 ($2,238,809 total) {week 5}
Broadcast News (1987, 60th) – $197,542 ($197,542 total) {week 1}
The Dead (1987, 60th) – $69,074 ($69,074 total) {week 1}
Ironweed (1987, 60th) – $36,973 ($36,973 total) {week 1}
Moonstruck (1987, 60th) – $127,599 ($127,599 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Throw Momma From the Train (1987, 60th) – $13,904,246 ($37,218,665 total)
Wall Street (1987, 60th) – $7,507,202 ($20,840,836 total)
Fatal Attraction (1987, 60th) – $3,696,612 ($292,272,252 total)
Empire of the Sun (1987, 60th) – $2,556,331 ($7,185,851 total)
The Last Emperor (1987, 60th) – $1,847,916 ($5,479,642 total)
Broadcast News (1987, 60th) – $483,498 ($483,498 total)
The Dead (1987, 60th) – $169,063 ($169,063 total)
Ironweed (1987, 60th) – $90,494 ($90,494 total)
Moonstruck (1987, 60th) – $312,308 ($312,308 total)

Oscar Details:

Broadcast News (1987, 60th): Picture, Actor (William Hurt), Actress (Holly Hunter), Supporting Actor (Albert Brooks), Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography
The Dead (1987, 60th): Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design
Empire of the Sun (1987, 60th): Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound
Fatal Attraction (1987, 60th): Picture, Director, Actress (Glenn Close), Supporting Actress (Anne Archer), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
Ironweed (1987, 60th): Actor (Jack Nicholson), Actress (Meryl Streep)
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
Throw Momma From the Train (1987, 60th): Supporting Actress (Anne Ramsey)
Wall Street (1987, 60th): Actor (Michael Douglas) [O]

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 17-19, 1982

Weekend Box Office:

Tootsie (1982, 55th) – $5,540,470 ($5,540,470 total) {week 1}
Best Friends (1982, 55th) – $4,022,891 ($4,022,891 total) {week 1}
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, 55th) – $2,592,117 ($304,942,178 total) {week 28}
The Verdict (1982, 55th) – $2,331,805 ($2,543,105 total) {week 2}
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982, 55th) – $771,740 ($105,328,633 total) {week 21}
Gandhi (1982, 55th) – $122,742 ($408,624 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Tootsie (1982, 55th) – $18,034,795 ($18,034,795 total)
Best Friends (1982, 55th) – $13,094,921 ($13,094,921 total)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982, 55th) – $8,437,605 ($992,617,906 total)
The Verdict (1982, 55th) – $7,590,263 ($8,278,066 total)
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982, 55th) – $2,512,092 ($342,855,448 total)
Gandhi (1982, 55th) – $399,538 ($1,330,113 total)

Oscar Details:

Best Friends (1982, 55th): Original Song (“How Do You Keep the Music Playing?”)
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
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

45 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 23-25, 1977

Weekend Box Office:

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977, 50th) – $3,026,558 ($8,406,018 total) {week 41}
The Goodbye Girl (1977, 50th) – $766,296 ($1,051,548 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977, 50th) – $12,988,413 ($36,074,257 total)
The Goodbye Girl (1977, 50th) – $3,288,544 ($4,512,697 total)

Oscar Details:

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977, 50th): Director, Supporting Actress (Melinda Dillon), Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound, Visual Effects, Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Film Editing) [O]
The Goodbye Girl (1977, 50th): Picture, Actor (Richard Dreyfuss) [O], Actress (Marsha Mason), Supporting Actress (Quinn Cummings), Original Screenplay