Thanks to “Avatar” and the expanded field, today’s crop of Best Picture nominees is averaging $151 million at the domestic box office, the first time it’s been anywhere near that high since 2003 and “The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.” Box Office Mojo says that over the past five years, the average gross has ranged from $37 to $49 million. Here’s this year’s list and their North American grosses to date, in millions:

Avatar                      595

Up                           293

The Blind Side          237

Inglourious Basterds 120

District 9                  115

Up in the Air            73.2

Precious                  45.4

The Hurt Locker     12.6

A Serious Man         9.2

An Education           8.7

Meanwhile, here’s how the list stacks up critically at Rotten Tomatoes, with the numbers representing the percentage of positive reviews

Up                         98

The Hurt Locker    97

An Education         95

Precious                 91

Up in the Air          90

District 9                90

Inglorious Basterds 89

A Serious Man       87

Avatar                    82

The Blind Side        70