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Box-office numbers for Oscar best-picture nominees
U.S. and Canadian box-office performance as of Sunday for Oscar best-picture nominees, in order of gross receipts to date:
— “The Help,” Disney, four nominations, $169.5 million, released Aug. 10.
— “Moneyball,” Sony Pictures, six nominations, $75.5 million, released Sept. 23.
— “War Horse,” Disney, six nominations, $72.2 million, released Dec. 25.
— “Midnight in Paris,” Sony Pictures Classics, four nominations, $56.4 million, released May 20.
— “Hugo,” Paramount, 11 nominations, $55.8 million, released Nov. 23.
— “The Descendants,” Fox Searchlight, five nominations, $51.2 million, released Nov. 16.
— “The Tree of Life,” Fox Searchlight, three nominations, $13.3 million, released May 27.
— “The Artist,” Weinstein Co., 10 nominations, $12.1 million, released Nov. 25.
— “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” Warner Bros., two nominations, $10.7 million, released Dec. 25.
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