I don't know for sure and don't really care one way or other, but back then, didn't they re-release Best Picture winners to capitalized on Oscar wins? I suspect some of that final tally for Braveheart came not from its original release which was, as we all remember, thought a disappointment, but from extra money picked up after it won Best Picture. It used to be a Best Picture win would guarantee an extra $10 million. Maybe after the VHS revolution that wasn't true any more (it added to video sales and rentals instead), but it's just me thinking out loud (via keyboard).