Amid controversy with this year's list of Oscar nominees, there's this sobering statistic: The eight movies nominated for Best Picture are the lowest-grossing group since the Academy Awards expanded from five nominees in 2009. As Box Office Mojo notes, the eight movies have earned a combined $203.1 million, more than $300 million less than the previous low in 2011. Part of that has to do with the number of nominees: No fewer than nine movies have been in the Best Picture race since the 2009 cere...
A Lot Of People Haven't Seen The Year's Best Picture Nominees
The Huffington Post - 15 Jan 2015 23:21
Amid controversy with this year's list of Oscar nominees, there's this sobering statistic: The eight movies nominated for Best Picture are the lowest-grossing group since the Academy Awards expanded from five nominees in 2009. As Box Office Mojo notes, the eight movies have earned a combined $203.1 million, more than $300 million less than the previous low in 2011. Part of that has to do with the number of nominees: No fewer than nine movies have been in the Best Picture race since the 2009 cere...
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