Box Office Game — August 17, 2026 Answer

Here is the Box Office Game answer for Monday, August 17, 2026 (day #1628 of the game): the weekend of September 3, 2010 — a 2010 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 #1628
The weekend to guessSeptember 3, 2010Friday — top 5 at the US box office
1
Poster of the #1 movie
The American
Focus FeaturesNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$13,177,790Total$16,321,575
2
Poster of the #2 movie
Machete
20th Century FoxNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$11,416,164Total$11,416,164
3
Poster of the #3 movie
Takers
Sony PicturesLast week #1Week 2 in release-47% vs last week
Weekend$10,876,732Total$37,327,557
4
Poster of the #4 movie
The Last Exorcism
LionsgateLast week #2Week 2 in release-64% vs last week
Weekend$7,341,976Total$32,114,360
5
Poster of the #5 movie
Going the Distance
Warner Bros.New this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$6,884,964Total$6,884,964

No spoilers — titles and posters stay blurred until you tap.

About the five films

The American poster

#1 The American IMDb →

Dispatched to a small Italian town to await further orders, assassin Jack embarks on a double life that may be more relaxing than is good for him.

Director: Anton Corbijn · Starring: George Clooney, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten · Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller · Budget: $20,000,000 · Worldwide: $67,900,000 · Domestic total: $35,606,376
Machete poster

#2 Machete IMDb →

“They just messed with the wrong Mexican.”

After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.

Director: Robert Rodriguez, Ethan Maniquis · Starring: Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba · Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller · Budget: $10,500,000 · Worldwide: $45,491,656 · Domestic total: $26,593,646
Takers poster

#3 Takers IMDb →

“Who's Taking Who?”

A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When Ghost, a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "Takers" carefully plot out their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer inches closer to apprehending the criminals.

Director: John Luessenhop · Starring: Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba · Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller · Budget: $32,000,000 · Worldwide: $80,205,382 · Domestic total: $57,744,720
The Last Exorcism poster

#4 The Last Exorcism IMDb →

“Believe In Him.”

After years of performing “exorcisms” and taking believers’ money, Reverend Marcus travels to rural Louisiana with a film crew so he can dispel what he believes is the myth of demonic possession. The dynamic reverend is certain that this will be another routine “exorcism” on a disturbed religious fanatic but instead comes upon the blood-soaked farm of the Sweetzer family and a true evil he would have never thought imaginable.

Director: Daniel Stamm · Starring: Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr · Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery · Budget: $1,800,000 · Worldwide: $69,400,000 · Domestic total: $41,034,350
Going the Distance poster

#5 Going the Distance IMDb →

“A comedy about meeting each other halfway.”

Erin and Garrett are very much in love. When Erin moves to San Francisco to finish her journalism degree and Garrett stays behind in New York to work in the music industry, they gamely keep the romance alive with webcams and frequent-flyer miles. But just when it seems the lovers will soon be reunited, they each score a big break that could separate them for good.

Director: Nanette Burstein · Starring: Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Charlie Day · Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance · Budget: $32,000,000 · Worldwide: $42,045,846 · Domestic total: $17,804,299

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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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