Box Office Game — October 20, 2026 Answer

Here is the Box Office Game answer for Tuesday, October 20, 2026 (day #1692 of the game): the weekend of August 27, 2010 — a 2010 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 #1692
The weekend to guessAugust 27, 2010Friday — top 5 at the US box office
1
Poster of the #1 movie
Takers
Sony PicturesNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$20,512,304Total$20,512,304
2
Poster of the #2 movie
The Last Exorcism
LionsgateNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$20,366,613Total$20,366,613
3
Poster of the #3 movie
The Expendables
LionsgateLast week #1Week 3 in release-43.8% vs last week
Weekend$9,527,937Total$82,040,183
4
Poster of the #4 movie
Eat Pray Love
Sony PicturesLast week #3Week 3 in release-43.7% vs last week
Weekend$6,815,555Total$60,531,326
5
Poster of the #5 movie
The Other Guys
Sony PicturesLast week #5Week 4 in release-38.2% vs last week
Weekend$6,285,712Total$99,018,172

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About the five films

Takers poster

#1 Takers IMDb →

“Who's Taking Who?”

A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When Ghost, a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "Takers" carefully plot out their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer inches closer to apprehending the criminals.

Director: John Luessenhop · Starring: Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba · Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller · Budget: $32,000,000 · Worldwide: $80,205,382 · Domestic total: $57,744,720
The Last Exorcism poster

#2 The Last Exorcism IMDb →

“Believe In Him.”

After years of performing “exorcisms” and taking believers’ money, Reverend Marcus travels to rural Louisiana with a film crew so he can dispel what he believes is the myth of demonic possession. The dynamic reverend is certain that this will be another routine “exorcism” on a disturbed religious fanatic but instead comes upon the blood-soaked farm of the Sweetzer family and a true evil he would have never thought imaginable.

Director: Daniel Stamm · Starring: Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr · Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery · Budget: $1,800,000 · Worldwide: $69,400,000 · Domestic total: $41,034,350
The Expendables poster

#3 The Expendables IMDb →

“Choose your weapon.”

Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to scout out their opposition and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city.

Director: Sylvester Stallone · Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li · Genre: Thriller, Adventure, Action · Budget: $80,000,000 · Worldwide: $274,470,394 · Domestic total: $103,068,524
Eat Pray Love poster

#4 Eat Pray Love IMDb →

“Let yourself go.”

A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself".

Director: Ryan Murphy · Starring: Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, James Franco · Genre: Drama, Romance · Budget: $60,000,000 · Worldwide: $204,594,016 · Domestic total: $80,574,010
The Other Guys poster

#5 The Other Guys IMDb →

“NY's finest were busy.”

Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two cops get the opportunity to finally prove to their comrades that they have the right stuff.

Director: Adam McKay · Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes · Genre: Comedy, Action, Crime · Budget: $100,000,000 · Worldwide: $170,432,927 · Domestic total: $119,219,978

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