Box Office Game — August 15, 2026 Answer

Here is the Box Office Game answer for Saturday, August 15, 2026 (day #1626 of the game): the weekend of October 10, 1986 — a 1986 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 #1626
The weekend to guessOctober 10, 1986Friday — top 5 at the US box office
1
Poster of the #1 movie
Crocodile Dundee
ParamountLast week #1Week 3 in release+29% vs last week
Weekend$10,560,827Total$32,840,242
2
Poster of the #2 movie
Peggy Sue Got Married
Sony/TriStarNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$6,942,408Total$6,942,408
3
Poster of the #3 movie
Jumpin' Jack Flash
20th Century FoxNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$6,006,610Total$6,006,610
4
Poster of the #4 movie
Deadly Friend
Warner Bros.New this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$3,804,429Total$3,804,429
5
Poster of the #5 movie
Tough Guys
TouchstoneLast week #2Week 2 in release-25% vs last week
Weekend$3,410,553Total$9,313,349

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About the five films

Crocodile Dundee poster

#1 Crocodile Dundee IMDb →

“There's a little of him in all of us.”

When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee negotiates the concrete jungle. He proves that his instincts are quite useful in the city and adeptly handles everything from wily muggers to high-society snoots without breaking a sweat.

Director: Peter Faiman · Starring: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Mark Blum · Genre: Adventure, Comedy · Budget: $5,000,000 · Worldwide: $328,203,506 · Domestic total: $174,803,506
Peggy Sue Got Married poster

#2 Peggy Sue Got Married IMDb →

“Knowing what you know now, what would you do differently?”

At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets. Given a second chance to relive her youth, she must decide whether to change the choices that shaped her life or embrace the past that made her who she is.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola · Starring: Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller · Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy · Budget: $18,000,000 · Worldwide: $41,382,841 · Domestic total: $41,382,841
Jumpin' Jack Flash poster

#3 Jumpin' Jack Flash IMDb →

“A man named Jack has got her jumpin' and the world may never be the same!”

Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day, she gets a strange coded message from an unknown source. After decoding the message, Terry becomes embroiled in an espionage ring. People are killed, and Terry is chased. Throughout, she remains in contact with this mysterious person, who needs Terry's help save his life.

Director: Penny Marshall · Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, John Wood · Genre: Romance, Comedy, Thriller · Budget: $18,000,000 · Worldwide: $29,844,101 · Domestic total: $29,844,101
Deadly Friend poster

#4 Deadly Friend IMDb →

“There's no one alive who'll play with the girl next door.”

When tragedy strikes his remarkable robot and the beautiful girl next door, lonely teenage genius Paul tries to save them by pushing technology beyond its known limits into a terrifying new realm.

Director: Wes Craven · Starring: Matthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett · Genre: Horror, Science Fiction · Budget: $11,000,000 · Worldwide: $8,988,731 · Domestic total: $8,988,731
Tough Guys poster

#5 Tough Guys IMDb →

“They're Out To Teach A New World Some Old Tricks.”

Harry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. After serving their time, they are released from jail and have to adjust to a new life of freedom. and soon realize that they still have the pizzazz when, picking up their prison checks at a bank, they foil a robbery attempt.

Director: Jeff Kanew · Starring: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Charles Durning · Genre: Comedy, Crime · Budget: $10,000,000 · Worldwide: $21,458,229 · Domestic total: $21,458,229

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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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