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"Oscar Trivia: Day 4"
Movies That Won Best Picture Oscar & Were #1 At The Box Office Year Of Release
by Tim Nasson
January 6, 2008

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Box office records have been meticulously kept only since 1980. That being said, we bring you the list of the only four movies released since 1980, (through 2007), that not only won the Best Picture Oscar, but also were the #1 movie at the box office the year of their release. (We're counting on the fact that the #1 grossing movie at the "2007 Movie Box Office" - "Spiderman 3" - will not be getting a nomination for Best Picture, let alone the Best Picture Oscar.

We thought you'd like to see the complete list of #1 movies at the box office since records began, in 1980, along with the four movies that also won the Best Picture Oscar the same year as claiming the #1 spot at the box office.

Movies listed in red, below, won the Best Picture Oscar and were the #1 movie at the box office their year of release!

#1 At Box Office By Year - Movies In RED Also Won the Best Picture Oscar

2007 Spiderman 3

2006 Pirates of the Caribbean 2

2005 Star Wars 6 (Revenge of Sith)

2004 Shrek 2

2003 Lord of the Rings 3

2002 Spider Man

2001 Harry Potter

2000 The Grinch

1999 Star Wars 4 (Phantom Menace)

1998 Saving Private Ryan

1997 Titanic

1996 Independence Day

1995 Toy Story

1994 Forrest Gump

1993 Jurassic Park

1992 Aladdin

1991 Terminator 2

1990 Home Alone

1989 Batman

1988 Rain Man

1987 Three Men & A Baby

1986 Top Gun

1985 Back To The Future

1984 Beverly Hills Cop

1983 Star Wars 3 (Return of the Jedi)

1982 E.T. *

1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark *

1980 Star Wars 2 (Empire Strikes Back)

* Nominated for the Best Picture Oscar but did not win

Movies listed below each WON the Best Picture Academy Award AND were the highest grossing their year of release. But box office tracking methods were much different decades ago, as were movie ticket prices, so we'll stick to the above list as the official list.

1976 Rocky

1972 The Godfather

1965 The Sound of Music

1962 West Side Story

1959 Ben Hur

1958 Bridge on the River Kwai

1952 The Greatest Show On Earth

1946 Best Years Of Our Lives

1944 Going My Way

1942 Mrs. Miniver

1939 Gone With The Wind

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