Box Office Game — November 8, 2026 Answer

Here is the Box Office Game answer for Sunday, November 8, 2026 (day #1711 of the game): the weekend of October 1, 2004 — a 2004 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 #1711
The weekend to guessOctober 1, 2004Friday — top 5 at the US box office
1
Poster of the #1 movie
Shark Tale
Dreamworks SKGNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$47,604,606Total$47,604,606
2
Poster of the #2 movie
Ladder 49
TouchstoneNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$22,088,204Total$22,088,204
3
Poster of the #3 movie
The Forgotten
Sony PicturesLast week #1Week 2 in release-43.8% vs last week
Weekend$11,820,733Total$38,085,523
4
Poster of the #4 movie
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
ParamountLast week #2Week 3 in release-50.8% vs last week
Weekend$3,278,417Total$30,590,216
5
Poster of the #5 movie
Mr. 3000
TouchstoneLast week #3Week 3 in release-50.4% vs last week
Weekend$2,526,420Total$19,101,298

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About the five films

Shark Tale poster

#1 Shark Tale IMDb →

“Behind every little fish is a great white lie.”

Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.

Director: Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, Rob Letterman · Starring: Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger · Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family · Budget: $75,000,000 · Worldwide: $367,300,000 · Domestic total: $160,861,908
Ladder 49 poster

#2 Ladder 49 IMDb →

“Their greatest challenge lies in rescuing one of their own.”

Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. However, Jack has reached a crossroads as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids.

Director: Jay Russell · Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett · Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller · Budget: $60,000,000 · Worldwide: $100,572,044 · Domestic total: $74,541,707
The Forgotten poster

#3 The Forgotten IMDb →

“Everything you've experienced, everything you've known... never happened.”

Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 9-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has created nine years of memories about a son she never had. But when she remembers a man who had a similar experience, Telly embarks on a search to prove her son's existence, and her sanity.

Director: Joseph Ruben · Starring: Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Gary Sinise · Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction · Budget: $42,000,000 · Worldwide: $117,592,831 · Domestic total: $67,133,509
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow poster

#4 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow IMDb →

“Who will save us?”

When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link between the global robot attacks and missing men, Sky Captain and Polly decide to work together. They fly to the Himalayas in pursuit of the mysterious Dr. Totenkopf, the mastermind behind the robots.

Director: Kerry Conran · Starring: Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie · Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure · Budget: $70,000,000 · Worldwide: $57,958,696 · Domestic total: $37,762,677
Mr. 3000 poster

#5 Mr. 3000 IMDb →

“Big league. Big mouth. Big time.”

Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.

Director: Charles Stone III · Starring: Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Michael Rispoli · Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport · Budget: $30,000,000 · Worldwide: $21,800,000 · Domestic total: $21,811,187

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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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