Box Office Game — August 18, 2026 Answer

Here is the Box Office Game answer for Tuesday, August 18, 2026 (day #1629 of the game): the weekend of April 3, 1992 — a 1992 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 #1629
The weekend to guessApril 3, 1992Friday — top 5 at the US box office
1
Poster of the #1 movie
White Men Can't Jump
20th Century FoxLast week #1Week 2 in release-30.7% vs last week
Weekend$10,188,583Total$29,107,836
2
Poster of the #2 movie
Basic Instinct
TriStarLast week #2Week 3 in release-23.4% vs last week
Weekend$10,115,406Total$49,116,146
3
Poster of the #3 movie
Beethoven
UniversalNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$7,587,565Total$7,587,565
4
Poster of the #4 movie
Straight Talk
Hollywood PicturesNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$4,575,746Total$4,575,746
5
Poster of the #5 movie
Thunderheart
TriStarNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$4,507,425Total$4,507,425

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About the five films

White Men Can't Jump poster

#1 White Men Can't Jump IMDb →

“It ain't easy being this good.”

Two street basketball hustlers try to con each other, then team up for a bigger score.

Director: Ron Shelton · Starring: Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Rosie Perez · Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport · Budget: $31,000,000 · Worldwide: $90,753,806 · Domestic total: $76,253,806
Basic Instinct poster

#2 Basic Instinct IMDb →

“A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.”

Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.

Director: Paul Verhoeven · Starring: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza · Genre: Thriller, Mystery · Budget: $49,000,000 · Worldwide: $352,927,224 · Domestic total: $117,727,224
Beethoven poster

#3 Beethoven IMDb →

“The head of the family is the one with the tail.”

The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their home and their lives. Beethoven, as he is named, grows into a giant of a dog... a St Bernard. Doctor Varnick, the local vet has a secret and horrible sideline, which requires lots of dogs for experiments. Beethoven is on the bad doctor's list.

Director: Brian Levant · Starring: Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Dean Jones · Genre: Family, Comedy · Budget: $0 · Worldwide: $147,214,049 · Domestic total: $57,114,049
Straight Talk poster

#4 Straight Talk IMDb →

“Dreams do come true...sometimes.”

Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in show, it is clear she is a natural and is hired on the spot. But the station insists she call herself Doctor, and as her popularity grows a local reporter starts digging for the truth. Problem is, the more he is around her the more he fancies her.

Director: Barnet Kellman · Starring: Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne · Genre: Comedy, Romance · Budget: $0 · Worldwide: $21,202,099 · Domestic total: $21,202,099
Thunderheart poster

#5 Thunderheart IMDb →

“Two men from different worlds. Two cops after the same killer. Together they must uncover the secrets. Together they must discover the truth.”

A young mixed-blood FBI agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on a poverty-stricken Sioux reservation.

Director: Michael Apted · Starring: Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard, Graham Greene · Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller · Budget: $0 · Worldwide: $22,660,758 · Domestic total: $22,660,758

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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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