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To celebrate the Oscars, Kipp takes a look at the Best Picture winners over the last 10 years. How much did they cost, how much did they take, and how much did they make?
February 27, 2011 12:46 by Samuel Potter
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Production Budget: $15,000,000
Worldwide Box Office: $336,000,000
Profit: $321,000,000
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Mendes
Studio: DreamWorks
Nominated for eight Oscars, including five wins.
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Production Budget: $103,000,000
Worldwide Box Office: $456,200,000
Profit: $352,200,000
Genre: Historical Epic
Director: Ridley Scott
Studio: Dream Works
Nominated for twelve Oscars, including five wins.
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Production Budget: $58,000,000
Worldwide Box Office: $312,100,000
Profit: $254,100,000
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Howard
Studio: Universal
Nominated for eight Oscars, including four wins.
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Production Budget: $45,000,000
Worldwide Box Office: $306,400,000
Profit: $261,400,000
Genre: Musical
Director: Rob Marshall
Studio: Miramax
Nominated for thirteen Oscars including six wins.
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Production Budget: $94,000,000
Worldwide Box Office: $1,129,219,252
Profit: $1,035,219,252
Genre: Fantasy
Director: Peter Jackson
Studio: New Line
Nominated for eleven Oscars including eleven wins.
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Production Budget: $30,000,000
Worldwide Box Office: $207, 400,000
Profit: $177,400,000
Genre: Sports Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Studio: Warner Brothers
Nominated for seven Oscars, including four wins.
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Production Budget: $6,500,000
Worldwide Box Office: $98,410,061
Profit: $91,910,061
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Haggis
Studio: Lions Gate
Nominated for six Oscars, including three wins.
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Production Budget: $90,000,000
Worldwide Box Office: $289,373,442
Profit: $199,373,442
Genre: Crime Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Studio: Warner Bros
Nominated for five Oscars, including four wins.
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Production Budget: $25,000,000
Worldwide Box Office: $171,627,166
Profit: $146,627,166
Genre: Crime Drama
Director: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Studio: Miramax
Nominated for eight Oscars, including four wins.
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Production Budget: $15,000,000
Worldwide Box Office: $362,319,195
Profit: $347,319,195
Genre: Drama
Director: Danny Boyle
Studio: Fox Searchlight
Nominated for ten Oscars, including eight wins.
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Production Budget: $15,000,000
Worldwide Box Office: $49,230,726
Profit: $34,230,726
Genre: War
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Nominated for nine Oscars, including six wins.
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Speculation has it that this year’s prize is going to The King’s Speech. So what are the stats for this one?
Production Budget: $15,000,000
Worldwide Box Office: $239,483,829
Profit: $224,483,829
Genre: Historical Drama
Director: Tom Hooper
Studio: Weinstein Company
Nominated for twelve Oscars.
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