It’s been a good week for teen pregnancy movie “Juno.” The low budget comedy crossed the $100 million mark at U.S. and Canadian box offices, which has long been considered the benchmark for blockbuster success. The album soundtrack for “Juno” also topped the Billboard 200 chart to become the No. 1 U.S. album, marking the first time since 1997’s “Titanic” that a soundtrack for an Oscar nominee has topped album charts.

Will those lofty heights help in the Oscar race? Currently, most pundits pick the Coen Bros’ gritty crime drama “No Country for Old Men” as the frontrunner because the Coens were named best directors by the Directors Guild of America and because the movie’s actors were given the best ensemble cast honor by the Screen Actors Guild. The directors and actors comprise two major voting branches for Academy Awards.

Yes, it is a tough Oscar race ahead for the little movie about a 16 year-old who gets unexpectedly pregnant and has the baby, only to give it up for adoption. Not only does it face “No Country,” but also the popular George Clooney movie, “Michael Clayton,” and two other critical darlings, “There Will Be Blood” and “Atonement.” But Oscar voters also like a sizeable box office and popularity for movies that win their honors, and “Juno” has both.  The Oscars will be given out on Feb. 24.