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Oscar & Box-Office: Once a Happy Couple, They’re Now Living Apart

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Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentNominees for the 93rd Academy Awards are a reminder that Oscar is like a Rorschach test: It means different things to different people.

And in the 21st century, there is a growing gap between awards and the public.For decades, Oscar’s best picture winner was often the year’s top box office hit, including “Gone With the Wind,” “The Best Years of Our Lives,” “The Greatest Show on Earth,” “The Bridge on the River Kwai,” “Ben-Hur,” “West Side Story,” “The Sound of Music,” “The Godfather,” “Rain Man,” “Forrest Gump” and “Titanic.” Aside from being impressive moviemaking, they were populist fare.This trend climaxed with the 11 Oscar wins for “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003), which earned $1.1.

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