2009 Best Picture Nominee Box Office Totals
I posted this last year because we all have to remember the real reason for Oscar: the Oscar bounce.
The box office boost was in full effect when Slumdog jumped 80 percent at the box office this weekend. In fact, all the nominees grabbed more cash, including The Reader, which lost 50 theaters.
Last year there were no $100 million movies nominated for Oscar. This year,The Curious Case of Benjamin Button already has that and some change in the bank. With 13 nominations, it will likely to ride the wave for a little while, maybe to $150 million. If (when?) it wins Best Picture, Slumdog could give the Pitt starrer a run for its money.
Now onto the box office.
2008/2009 Best Picture Box Office Picture
(totals as of Thursday, Jan. 22)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Dec. 25)-$105 million
- Slumdog Millionaire (Nov. 12)-$45 million
- Frost/Nixon (Dec. 5)-$9 million
- The Reader (Dec. 12)-$8.2 million
- Milk (Nov. 26)-$21 million
An here are last year’s nominees with pre- and post- nomination totals.
2007/2008 Best Picture Box Office Picture
(with release dates)
- Atonement (Dec. 7)-$33 million/$51 million
- Juno (Dec. 5)-$87 million/$143 million
- Michael Clayton (Oct. 5)-$39 million/$49 million (after re-issue)
- No Country for Old Men (Nov. 9)-$49 million/$74 million
- There Will Be Blood (Dec. 26)-$9 million/$40 million
More box office figures at BoxOfficeMojo.com.
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