Box Office Game — August 19, 2026 Answer

Here is the Box Office Game answer for Wednesday, August 19, 2026 (day #1630 of the game): the weekend of August 15, 2025 — a 2025 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 #1630
The weekend to guessAugust 15, 2025Friday — top 5 at the US box office
1
Poster of the #1 movie
Weapons
Warner Bros.Last week #1Week 2 in release-43.8% vs last week
Weekend$24,457,003Total$88,501,726
2
Poster of the #2 movie
Freakier Friday
Walt DisneyLast week #2Week 2 in release-50% vs last week
Weekend$14,288,364Total$54,564,701
3
Poster of the #3 movie
Nobody 2
UniversalNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$9,251,190Total$9,251,190
4
Poster of the #4 movie
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Walt DisneyLast week #3Week 4 in release-42.8% vs last week
Weekend$9,030,672Total$247,268,221
5
Poster of the #5 movie
The Bad Guys 2
UniversalLast week #4Week 3 in release-29% vs last week
Weekend$7,523,925Total$57,242,580

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About the five films

Weapons poster

#1 Weapons IMDb →

“Last night at 2:17 AM, every child from Mrs. Gandy's class woke up, got out of bed, went downstairs, opened the front door, walked into the dark ...and they never came back.”

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

Director: Zach Cregger · Starring: Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich · Genre: Horror, Mystery · Budget: $38,000,000 · Worldwide: $269,972,492 · Domestic total: $151,572,492
Freakier Friday poster

#2 Freakier Friday IMDb →

“Here we go again.”

Years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover lightning might indeed strike twice.

Director: Nisha Ganatra · Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Julia Butters · Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Family · Budget: $42,000,000 · Worldwide: $153,176,952 · Domestic total: $94,186,236
Nobody 2 poster

#3 Nobody 2 IMDb →

“Nobody ruins his vacation.”

Former assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a nostalgic vacation to a small-town theme park, only to be pulled back into violence when they clash with a corrupt operator, a crooked sheriff, and a ruthless crime boss.

Director: Timo Tjahjanto · Starring: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Sharon Stone · Genre: Action, Thriller, Comedy · Budget: $25,000,000 · Worldwide: $43,285,109 · Domestic total: $21,604,985
The Fantastic 4: First Steps poster

#4 The Fantastic 4: First Steps IMDb →

“Welcome to the family.”

Against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family is forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, while defending Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.

Director: Matt Shakman · Starring: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach · Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Action · Budget: $200,000,000 · Worldwide: $521,858,728 · Domestic total: $274,286,610
The Bad Guys 2 poster

#5 The Bad Guys 2 IMDb →

“Back in badness.”

The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.

Director: Pierre Perifel · Starring: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina · Genre: Family, Comedy, Crime, Adventure, Animation · Budget: $80,000,000 · Worldwide: $239,676,236 · Domestic total: $82,593,605

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Box Office Game?
Box Office Game is a free daily movie trivia game at boxofficega.me, based on an idea from the Blank Check podcast. Each day it picks one weekend from box office history and you have to name that weekend’s top five films, using as few clues as possible.
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