Box Office Game — October 19, 2026 Answer

Here is the Box Office Game answer for Monday, October 19, 2026 (day #1691 of the game): the weekend of April 8, 2005 — a 2005 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 #1691
The weekend to guessApril 8, 2005Friday — top 5 at the US box office
1
Poster of the #1 movie
Sahara
ParamountNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$18,068,372Total$18,068,372
2
Poster of the #2 movie
Sin City
Dimension FilmsLast week #1Week 2 in release-51.6% vs last week
Weekend$14,100,000Total$50,700,000
3
Poster of the #3 movie
Fever Pitch
20th Century FoxNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$12,400,125Total$12,400,125
4
Poster of the #4 movie
Guess Who
Sony PicturesLast week #3Week 3 in release-44.8% vs last week
Weekend$7,018,395Total$51,021,623
5
Poster of the #5 movie
Beauty Shop
MGMLast week #2Week 2 in release-46.8% vs last week
Weekend$6,808,532Total$26,124,657

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About the five films

Sahara poster

#1 Sahara IMDb →

“Adventure has a new destination.”

Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have vanished long ago, the main draw being the treasure supposedly hidden within the lost vessel. When the daring duo come across Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful scientist who is juggling an escape from a warlord and a mission to stop the spread of a powerful plague, their desert expedition begins to heat up.

Director: Breck Eisner · Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Penélope Cruz, Steve Zahn · Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery · Budget: $130,000,000 · Worldwide: $119,269,486 · Domestic total: $68,671,925
Sin City poster

#2 Sin City IMDb →

“There is no justice without sin.”

Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.

Director: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller · Starring: Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Clive Owen · Genre: Crime, Thriller · Budget: $40,000,000 · Worldwide: $158,733,820 · Domestic total: $74,103,820
Fever Pitch poster

#3 Fever Pitch IMDb →

“A comedy about the game of love.”

Lindsay is stuck in the middle of her relationship with Ben and his passion for the Boston Red Sox.

Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly · Starring: Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon, Jason Spevack · Genre: Romance, Comedy, Sport · Budget: $30,000,000 · Worldwide: $50,500,000 · Domestic total: $42,071,069
Guess Who poster

#4 Guess Who IMDb →

“Some in-laws were made to be broken.”

When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail – he's white.

Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan · Starring: Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher, Zoe Saldaña · Genre: Comedy, Romance · Budget: $35,000,000 · Worldwide: $103,100,000 · Domestic total: $68,915,888
Beauty Shop poster

#5 Beauty Shop IMDb →

“A cut above”

Far from Chicago, hairdresser Gina Norris has relocated to Atlanta with her daughter and has quickly established herself as a rare talent in her profession. But after repeatedly butting heads with her shady, over-the-top boss, Jorge, Norris sets out to create her own salon -- even snagging a few of Jorge's employees and clients. Now, Jorge will do anything to shut her down.

Director: Bille Woodruff · Starring: Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Andie MacDowell · Genre: Comedy, Romance · Budget: $25,000,000 · Worldwide: $36,351,350 · Domestic total: $36,351,350

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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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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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