Oscar Night 2008: The Elitist Academy Does it Again

I discovered a few interesting things about the ratio between this year's Academy Awards nominees and box office earnings.

These are the top Academy Awards nominees (for the full list, visit the Academy Awards website:

• There Will Be Blood, 8 nominations, ($35 million)
• No Country For Old Men, 8 nominations, ($64 million)
• Michael Clayton, 7 nominations, ($47 million)
• Atonement, 7 nominations, ($49 million)

All four of these movies grossed a total of $195 million. Now, these are all the movies in 2007 that grossed (individually) more than $195 million. (Taken from boxofficereport.com.)

• Spider-Man 3, $337 million
• Shrek the Third, $321 million
• Transformers, $319 million
• Pirates of the Caribbean 3, $309, million
• Harry Potter 5, $292 million
• I Am Legend, $255 million
• The Bourne Ultimatum, $227 million
• National Treasure: Book of Secrets, $216 million
• Alvin and the Chipmunks, $212 million
• 300, $210 million
• Ratatouille, $206 million

Hmm. $195 million? Spiderman 3 grossed $151 opening weekend....

Now, the average box office earnings of all the movies that actually won Oscars (not counting Bourne Ultimatum, which only won for editing, sound editing, and sound mixing) was $75 million.

Perspective: Transformers grossed $70 on opening weekend.

This is why I have a beef with the Elitist Academy.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy movies on Ad Astra Radio. She is also a the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason. Weston is a speaker who talks to children, teens, and adults about writing and the process of getting published. For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.

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