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Academy Awards: Which Best Picture nominee won at the box office?
Nine films will be vying for the Best Picture trophy at the 84th Annual Academy Awards, taking place Sunday at 8 pm. The Best Picture Oscar won’t be announced until late in the evening, but when it comes to the box office, clear winners and losers have already emerged. While there was no runaway blockbuster among this year’s Oscar nominations, the films nominated ran the gamut in terms of profitability: Some made back nearly four times their filming budgets, while others failed to break even. Here’s all nine Best Picture nominees, ranked according to profit margin. Box office numbers are based on worldwide earnings. Can you guess which film was the best bang for its buck?
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In Pictures: Wendi Deng Murdoch's glamorous life
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Moonrise Kingdom: movie review
Wes Anderson's new film is sweeter than some of his other films and provokes nostalgia.
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Culture Cafe
Documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles discusses his film 'Salesman'
The filmmaker says humanizing the experience of people in a documentary is essential.
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Polisse: movie review
The French police drama is less than the sum of its parts.
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'The Dictator' rides into Cannes on a camel (+video)
'The Dictator' aka Sacha Baron Cohen made another splashy entrance, arriving in character and on a camel at the Cannes Film Festival.
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The Kid With a Bike: movie review
'Bike' is a minor film that is nonetheless a powerful story of the consequences of parental abandonment.
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Academy Awards: Which Best Picture nominee won at the box office?
Nine films will be vying for the Best Picture trophy at the 84th Annual Academy Awards, taking place Sunday at 8 pm. The Best Picture Oscar won’t be announced until late in the evening, but when it comes to the box office, clear winners and losers have already emerged. While there was no runaway blockbuster among this year’s Oscar nominations, the films nominated ran the gamut in terms of profitability: Some made back nearly four times their filming budgets, while others failed to break even. Here’s all nine Best Picture nominees, ranked according to profit margin. Box office numbers are based on worldwide earnings. Can you guess which film was the best bang for its buck?
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This Is Not a Film: movie review
Filmmaker Jafar Panahi's imprisonment in his own home by the Iranian authorities is captured in this extraordinary documentary, 'This Is Not a Film,' which was smuggled out of Iran in a cake.
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The Artist: movie review
A clever throwback, ‘The Artist’ captures the swashbuckling antics of silent movie heroes.
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In Pictures: Wendi Deng Murdoch's glamorous life
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In Pictures: Rupert Murdoch's empire
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Kung Fu Panda 2: movie review
'Kung Fu Panda 2' delivers fast-paced 3-D adventure as Po wisecracks his way to inner peace.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/18
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Pippa Middleton receives unwanted attention from paparazzi
Pippa Middleton won widespread praise for her Alexander McQueen dress at the royal wedding, but it's what she wore before the wedding that has the paparazzi clamoring for more and the royal family asking for legal intervention.
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Editor's Blog
Oscar night: At the movies, we all get a vote
Best film? Best actor? There are dozens of ways of ranking films besides the Academy Awards. But the most important way is how you rank them.
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Jacques Cousteau's legacy lives on
Sailing around the world on his iconic ship Calypso, Cousteau captivated audiences.
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Cannes Film Festival's 'Hors la Loi': How well does France face its past in Algeria?
At the Cannes Film Festival last month, riot police reined in protests over 'Hors la Loi,' a film that sparked clashes over the French Army's 1945 massacre in Algeria of at least 10,000.
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Thai film 'Boonmee' wins top honor at Cannes Film Festival
Winners were announced at the Cannes Film festival.
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Gallery: Past Robin Hoods
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