at the time of the nominations announcement on february 14, the combined gross of the five best picture nominees at the us box office was $468 million, with an average of $93.6 million per film. "forrest gump" was the highest earner among the best picture nominees with $300 million in domestic box office receipts. the film was followed by "pulp fiction" ($76 million), "four weddings and a funeral" ($52 million), "quiz show" ($21 million) and "the shawshank redemption" ($16 million).