Box Office Game — August 12, 2026 Answer

Here is the Box Office Game answer for Wednesday, August 12, 2026 (day #1623 of the game): the weekend of January 5, 1990 — a 1990 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 #1623

The weekend to guessJanuary 5, 1990Friday — top 5 at the US box office

1

Born on the Fourth of July

UniversalLast week #-Week 3 in release

Weekend$11,023,650Total$12,177,584

2

The War of the Roses

20th Century FoxLast week #1Week 5 in release-33% vs last week

Weekend$7,006,812Total$52,923,028

3

Tango & Cash

Warner Bros.Last week #2Week 3 in release-31% vs last week

Weekend$6,625,378Total$31,124,465

4

Always

UniversalLast week #6Week 3 in release-35% vs last week

Weekend$4,614,020Total$20,590,850

5

The Little Mermaid

Walt DisneyLast week #3Week 8 in release-50% vs last week

Weekend$4,585,047Total$56,126,383

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About the five films

#1 Born on the Fourth of July IMDb →

“A story of innocence lost and courage found.”

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

Director: Oliver Stone · Starring: Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava · Genre: Drama, War · Budget: $14,000,000 · Worldwide: $161,001,698 · Domestic total: $70,001,698

#2 The War of the Roses IMDb →

“Once in a lifetime comes a motion picture that makes you feel like falling in love all over again. This is not that movie.”

Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver and likes what she sees, the two begin a campaign to force each other to leave their house, with their divorce lawyer D'Amato caught in the middle.

Director: Danny DeVito · Starring: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito · Genre: Comedy, Drama · Budget: $26,000,000 · Worldwide: $160,188,546 · Domestic total: $86,888,546

#3 Tango & Cash IMDb →

“Two of L.A.'s top rival cops are going to have to work together... Even if it kills them.”

Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are two successful narcotics detectives who can't stand each other. Crime lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income they have caused him, plots an elaborate revenge against them.

Director: Andrei Konchalovsky · Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher · Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller · Budget: $55,000,000 · Worldwide: $63,408,614 · Domestic total: $63,408,614

#4 Always IMDb →

“They couldn't hear him. They couldn't see him. But he was there when they needed him... Even after he was gone.”

The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.

Director: Steven Spielberg · Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman · Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Drama · Budget: $31,000,000 · Worldwide: $74,100,000 · Domestic total: $43,858,790

#5 The Little Mermaid IMDb →

“Somewhere under the sea and beyond your imagination is an adventure in fantasy.”

This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.

Director: John Musker, Ron Clements · Starring: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Pat Carroll · Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy · Budget: $40,000,000 · Worldwide: $211,343,479 · Domestic total: $84,355,863

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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.