Up for best picture
“THERE WILL BE BLOOD”
Daniel Day-Lewis / Released: Dec. 26
8 Nominations
Production budget, In millions: $25
Total U.S. gross, In millions: $8.5
Number of theaters
At opening: 2
Before nomination: 389
Now: 885
“NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN”
Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin / Released: Nov. 9
8 Nominations
Production budget, In millions: $25
Total U.S. gross, In millions: $48.9
Number of theaters
At opening: 28
Before nomination: 1,348
Now: 1,107
“ATONEMENT”
Keira Knightley, James McAvoy / Released: Dec. 7
7 Nominations
Production budget, In millions: $30
Total U.S. gross, In millions: $32.6
Number of theaters
At opening: 32
Before nomination: 1,291
Now: 1,400
“MICHAEL CLAYTON”
George Clooney / Released: Oct. 5
7 Nominations
Production budget, In millions: $25
Total U.S. gross, In millions: $$39.3
Number of theaters
At opening: 15
Before nomination: 2,585
Now: 1,102
“JUNO”
Ellen Page, Michael Cera / Released: Dec. 5
4 Nominations
Production budget, In millions: $2.5
Total U.S. gross, In millions: $87.9
Number of theaters
At opening: 7
Before nomination: 2,534
Now: 2,426
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Top grossing films of 2007
In millions
“SPIDER-MAN 3”
$336.5
Nominations: 0
“SHREK THE THIRD”
$322.7
Nominations: 0
“TRANSFORMERS”
$319.2
Nominations: 3
“PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END”
$309.4
Nominations: 2
“HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX”
$292
Nominations: 0
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All-time winners
“TITANIC”
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet
Released: Dec. 19, 1997
Production budget, In millions: $200
Total U.S. gross, In millions: $600.8
Wins: 11
“THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING”
Elijah Wood, Liv Tyler
Released: Dec. 17, 2003
Production budget, In millions: $94
Total U.S. gross, In millions: $377
Wins: 11
“THE ENGLISH PATIENT”
Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas
Released: Nov. 15, 1996
Production budget, In millions: $27
Total U.S. gross, In millions: $78.7
Wins: 9
$27 / $78.7
“THE LAST EMPEROR”
John Lone, Joan Chen
Released: Nov. 20, 1987
Production budget, In millions: $25
Total U.S. gross, In millions: $44
Wins: 9
“GANDHI”
Ben Kingsley
Released: Dec. 10, 1982
Production budget, In millions: 22
Total U.S. gross, In millions: $52.8
Wins: 8
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Once nominated, the real money starts to flow
“THE DRESSER”
Tom Courtenay
Released: Dec. 9, 1983
Total U.S. gross: 5,310,748
Before best picture nomination: 10.6%
After nomination, before award show: 89.4%
Nominations: 5 / Wins: 0
Number of theaters
Before best picture nomination: 3
After nomination, before award show: 241
“LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA”
Ken Wantanabe
Released: Dec. 20, 2006
Total U.S. gross: $13,756,082
Before best picture nomination: 18.9%
After nomination, before award show: 74.4%
After awards show: 6.7%
Nominations: 4 / Wins: 1
Number of theaters
Before best picture nomination: 360
After nomination, before award show: 781
“DANGEROUS LIAISONS”
Glenn Close, John Malkovich
Released: Dec. 23, 1988
Total U.S. gross: $34,670,720
Before best picture nomination: 19.3%
After nomination, before award show: 72%
After awards show: 8.7%
Nominations: 7 / Wins: 3
Number of theaters
Before best picture nomination: 119
After nomination, before award show: 762
“IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER”
Daniel Day-Lewis
Released: Dec. 31, 1993
Total U.S. gross: $25,096,862
Before best picture nomination: 26%
After nomination, before award show: 57.2%
After awards show: 16.7%
Nominations: 7 / Wins: 0
Number of theaters
Before best picture nomination: 176
After nomination, before award show: 688
“MILLION DOLLAR BABY”
Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank
Released: Dec. 15, 2004
Total U.S. gross: $100,492,203
Before best picture nomination: 8.5%
After nomination, before award show: 56.1%
After awards show: 35.5%
Nominations: 7 / Wins: 4
Number of theaters
Before best picture nomination: 147
After nomination, before award show: 2,155
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SOURCES: Box Office Mojo, www.thenumbers.com, Amazon.com, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences TRIBUNE GRAPHIC / Jen Mystkowski
