There were 50 top box office hits which earned nominations in the 61st Academy Awards .
The other top 50 box office hits that earned nominations were Who Framed Roger Rabbit ( 1st ) , Coming America ( 2nd ) , Die Hard ( 7th ) , Beetlejuice ( 9th ) , Willow ( 12th ) , and Gorillas in the Mist ( 40th ) .
61st Academy Awards