Box Office Take of Best Picture Winners vs Highest Grossing Films

THE 86TH OSCARS AND THE I'D LIKE TO OŚCAR THANK THE ACADEMY. J GOES TO.. 12 Years A Slave may have won the statue for Best Picture this year, but it didn't win as big at the box office. Take a look at the last five years of Oscar winners versus highest grossing films to see if moviegoers align with Academy voters. OSCAR VS HIGHEST GROSSING FILMS 24 BEST PICTURE WINNERS (YR) FILM DOMESTIC TOTAL GROSS* (in millions) $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 12 YEARS A SLAVE THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE ARGO TOP SECRET MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS THE ARTIST OO HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 THE KING'S SPEECH TOY STORY 3 THE HURT LOCKER AVATAR *as of February 24, 2014 MONEYSIDEOFLIFE.COM February 2014, Obrass|MEDIA brass RESEARCH & WRITING: MISSY LACOCK DESIGN & LAYOUT: HALI KAELIN SOURCES: boxofficemojo.com, oscar.go.com THE MONEY SIDE OF LIFE™M ................................. . *........................ ....*...***.........****.*........................... ................................................ ..... ...... ....... ........... ............... ............. 6007 2013 2012 2011 2010