Box Office Game — August 11, 2026 Answer

Here is the Box Office Game answer for Tuesday, August 11, 2026 (day #1622 of the game): the weekend of December 3, 2004 — a 2004 box office chart. The clues the game gives you (distributor, last week’s rank, weeks in release and the grosses) are shown for all five films; the titles and posters stay blurred until you tap reveal.

Top 5 answer · Day #1622
The weekend to guessDecember 3, 2004Friday — top 5 at the US box office
1
Poster of the #1 movie
National Treasure
Walt DisneyLast week #1Week 3 in release-47% vs last week
Weekend$17,004,967Total$110,113,345
2
Poster of the #2 movie
Christmas with the Kranks
Sony PicturesLast week #3Week 2 in release-48% vs last week
Weekend$11,163,492Total$44,926,841
3
Poster of the #3 movie
The Polar Express
Warner Bros.Last week #4Week 5 in release-44% vs last week
Weekend$10,778,094Total$96,129,341
4
Poster of the #4 movie
The Incredibles
Walt DisneyLast week #2Week 5 in release-62% vs last week
Weekend$9,015,796Total$225,858,787
5
Poster of the #5 movie
Closer
Columbia PicturesNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$7,707,972Total$7,707,972

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About the five films

National Treasure poster

#1 National Treasure IMDb →

“In order to break the code, one man will have to break all the rules.”

Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.

Director: Jon Turteltaub · Starring: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha · Genre: Adventure, Action, Mystery · Budget: $100,000,000 · Worldwide: $347,500,000 · Domestic total: $173,008,894
Christmas with the Kranks poster

#2 Christmas with the Kranks IMDb →

“Their Christmas will turn the town upside down!”

When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancée, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever!

Director: Joe Roth · Starring: Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd · Genre: Comedy, Family · Budget: $60,000,000 · Worldwide: $96,593,018 · Domestic total: $73,780,539
The Polar Express poster

#3 The Polar Express IMDb →

“A journey like you’ve never imagined.”

When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

Director: Robert Zemeckis · Starring: Tom Hanks, Leslie Zemeckis, Eddie Deezen · Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy · Budget: $165,000,000 · Worldwide: $318,432,432 · Domestic total: $162,775,358
The Incredibles poster

#4 The Incredibles IMDb →

“Super strength can’t carry a family.”

Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.

Director: Brad Bird · Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell · Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Family · Budget: $92,000,000 · Worldwide: $631,442,092 · Domestic total: $261,441,092
Closer poster

#5 Closer IMDb →

“If you believe in love at first sight, you never stop looking.”

The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.

Director: Mike Nichols · Starring: Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts · Genre: Drama, Romance · Budget: $27,000,000 · Worldwide: $115,505,027 · Domestic total: $33,987,757

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Box Office Game (boxofficega.me) hands you one weekend from box office history and asks you to name the five highest-grossing films from that weekend, in order. You start with only the weekend date and each film’s weekend gross; every clue you buy (distributor, last week’s rank, total gross, budget, director, cast and so on) costs points off your score. The page above lists exactly those clues for each slot so you can match your own guesses before revealing. This page is part of our complete daily archive, updated every morning.

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