Box office tally: Oscar best picture nominees

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Now that Oscar nominations are out and pundits are weighing their prospects for academy gold, let’s consider how much real gold they struck at the box office. Over at Box Office Guru, Gitesh Pandya has broken down all top categories according to domestic box office take to date. Below: best picture.

‘Toy Story 3’ - $415 million
‘Inception’ – $293 million
‘True Grit’ – $139 million
‘The Social Network’ – $95 million
‘Black Swan’ – $84 million
‘The Fighter’ – $73 million
‘The King’s Speech’ – $58 million
‘The Kids Are All Right’ – $21 million
‘127 Hours’ – $11 million
‘Winter’s Bone’ – $6 million

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