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Lowest Grossing Oscar Winners in Best Picture History

15. The Hurt Locker

2009’s The Hurt Locker only grossed $18.6 million, but it went on to win Best Picture at the Oscars over Avatar, which was a huge surprise to many people. Not only that, but the film’s director Kathryn Bigelow (Avatar director James Cameron’s ex wife, btw) became the first woman to ever win for Best Director. Hard to imagine, but true. Its low box office take was partially due to the fact that it was only released in 535 theaters, as opposed to Avatar’s 3,400 screens. It eventually made a bit more money due to the Oscar boost, but from a financial standpoint, the film was no cash cow.

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