Just in over at Box Office Mojo. In fact, Mojo was a bit late with Saturday’s numbers–those and Sunday’s appeared roughly at the same time. Saturday’s total was $101.6 million, and Sunday’s grand total was $103.4 million. The film still stands to gross several millions per week for some time still–perhaps right up to the DVD sale in October (maybe September, but with the box office going like this, I doubt they’ll rush the DVD sales too fast). DVD sales will also likely go through the roof, perhaps even outselling the theater revenues. Even for a regular motion picture, this box office milestone would be an achievement–for a documentary, it is historic.

Having seen the film, I would say that it is without question Oscar material–better than his Oscar-winning Bowling for Columbine. But here’s the thing: will he get an Oscar nod for this one?

From an artistic and/or technical standpoint, absolutely. But will politics interfere? Will everyone remember how the right wing exaggerated the booing from only a few audience members, and pilloried Moore because of it? Will the Academy chicken out and go the “safe” route? If Moore wins, will he be warned to not speak about politics, even though that’s what the film is about, and a reference to it would be completely legitimate?

And here’s one for thought: if Bush loses by only a few hundred, or even a few thousand votes, there will be little doubt that the film will have played a huge part in the election, as it would be safe to guess that at least that many people, out of the millions who will have seen the film, changed their vote due to watching it. Could the Academy deny an award to a documentary that not only deserves an Oscar solely on the basis of art, but also because it changes the course of history?