<p>An aspiring singer, an astronaut, and a magical nanny walk into a movie theater — and with that, Oscar season is officially underway.</p>

<p>History proves that festival raves don’t necessarily translate into box office success, and massive ticket sales don’t always correlate with awards love. Still, V<em>ariety</em>&nbsp;has started to take a look at this year’s crop of Oscar hopefuls and assess their profits, and in a few cases their losses, as October comes to a close.</p>

<p>There’s no official kickoff to awards season, though&nbsp;pundits usually consider the start around major film festivals including Venice, Telluride and Toronto. But every year, a few earlier movies manage to stay top of mind. “Get Out” premiered at Sundance and opened nationwide last February before scoring four Academy Award nominations the following March. That could happen again as Disney’s “Black Panther” has been part of the conversation since it dazzled audiences and critics alike at the beginning of the year. The Marvel blockbuster is easily be the biggest earner of all awards hopefuls, topping out with a massive $700 million in North America and $1.3 billion worldwide. Likewise, John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” crept in this April with a massive $338 million. “Black Panther” still looks likely to score a best picture nod, but both of those movies would have also been likely contenders if the Academy had moved forward with its controversial popular movies category.</p>
