Box Office Game — August 23, 2026 Answer

Here is the Box Office Game answer for Sunday, August 23, 2026 (day #1634 of the game): the weekend of January 2, 2015 — a 2015 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 #1634
The weekend to guessJanuary 2, 2015Friday — top 5 at the US box office
1
Poster of the #1 movie
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Warner Bros.Last week #1Week 3 in release-46.9% vs last week
Weekend$21,732,090Total$220,602,017
2
Poster of the #2 movie
Into the Woods
Walt DisneyLast week #2Week 2 in release-39.7% vs last week
Weekend$18,728,441Total$90,871,655
3
Poster of the #3 movie
Unbroken
UniversalLast week #3Week 2 in release-40.7% vs last week
Weekend$18,169,840Total$87,651,495
4
Poster of the #4 movie
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
RelativityNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$15,027,415Total$15,027,415
5
Poster of the #5 movie
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
20th Century FoxLast week #4Week 3 in release-28.1% vs last week
Weekend$14,518,274Total$89,847,179

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About the five films

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

#1 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies IMDb →

“Will you follow me... one last time?”

Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.

Director: Peter Jackson · Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage · Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy · Budget: $250,000,000 · Worldwide: $956,019,788 · Domestic total: $255,119,788
Into the Woods poster

#2 Into the Woods IMDb →

“Be careful what you wish for...”

In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.

Director: Rob Marshall · Starring: Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep, James Corden · Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Musical · Budget: $50,000,000 · Worldwide: $212,902,372 · Domestic total: $128,002,372
Unbroken poster

#3 Unbroken IMDb →

“Survival. Resilience. Redemption.”

A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.

Director: Angelina Jolie · Starring: Jack O'Connell, Alex Russell, Domhnall Gleeson · Genre: Drama, War · Budget: $65,000,000 · Worldwide: $163,400,000 · Domestic total: $115,637,895
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death poster

#4 The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death IMDb →

“She Never Left...”

40 years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, a group of children evacuated from WWII London arrive, awakening the house's darkest inhabitant.

Director: Tom Harper · Starring: Phoebe Fox, Helen McCrory, Jeremy Irvine · Genre: Thriller, Horror, Drama · Budget: $15,000,000 · Worldwide: $48,854,305 · Domestic total: $26,501,323
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb poster

#5 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb IMDb →

“One final night to save the day.”

When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.

Director: Shawn Levy · Starring: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson · Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Family · Budget: $127,000,000 · Worldwide: $363,204,635 · Domestic total: $113,746,621

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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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