Oscar bait success of summer blockbusters like "Jaws" and "Star Wars" (both of which had also been nominated for Best Picture), independent filmmakers refined Carr's methods of exploiting the Oscars. Merchant Ivory, who produced lavish costume dramas, often based on novels by Henry James or E. M. Forster, began to time their releases to align with the awards season. Their 1985 adaptation of Forster's "A Room with a View" won three of the eight Oscars it was nominated for. By 1991 the modern film-release calendar, in which studios released the movies they had the highest Oscar hopes for in autumn and December,
Addams Family Values 1991 original. The film won also a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song for the Tag Team track "Addams Family (Whoomp!)". "Addams Family Values" was nominated for AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs. In 2016, James Charisma of "Playboy" ranked the film #15 on a list of "15 Sequels That Are Way Better Than The Originals". "Addams Family Values" opened at #1 at its initial weekend with a reported total of $14,117,545. In its second week, the film dropped to #2 behind "Mrs. Doubtfire", and in its third week to #3 behind "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "A Perfect World". Its final domestic