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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 84^th 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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Academy Awards: Which Best Picture nominee won at the box office?

Nine films will be vying for the Best Picture trophy at the 84^th 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?
In Pictures: Great dance movies
In Pictures: Teen Idol Hair
Tangled: movie review

'Tangled' tells the story of Rapunzel in a classic Disney 3-D animated musical, with Mandy Moore voicing the golden-haired girl.
'Twilight: Breaking Dawn,' will be released as two films

'Twilight: Breaking Dawn,' will be two movies. The first part of 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' will be released on Nov. 18, 2011.
Nine: movie review

Star-studded ‘Nine’ is a fast-moving musical about an Italian movie director with a seriously complex love life.
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

Hip-shaking blues from Taj Mahal, a documentary tribute to Pete Seeger, karaoke-style singalong to 'Mamma Mia!' and more.