Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ is top grossing nominee at Academy Awards

Winning a Best Picture statue may be nice, but “Lincoln” has already won one important Academy Awards honor, an analyst said today.

 (Flickr: Mr. Littlehand)

(Flickr: Mr. Littlehand)

“Lincoln” has sold more tickets than the other Best Picture nominees, according to studio estimates.

The Disney release has grossed $178.6 million since its release in early November, according to Disney estimates.

That beat out the runner-up, “Django Unchained,” which grossed $158.8 million since its release at Christmas.

Other Best Picture nominees, and their grosses, were “Les Miserables” ($146.7 million), “Argo” ($129.8 million), “Life Of Pi” ($113.5 million), “Silver Linings Playbook” ($107.5 million), “Zero Dark Thirty” ($91.6 million), “Beasts Of The Southern Wild” ($12.5 million) and “Amour” ($5.2 million).

Add that all up, and the Best Pictures nominees together grossed $944,168,600 in estimated ticket sales.

 

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