Box Office Game — October 30, 2026 Answer

Here is the Box Office Game answer for Friday, October 30, 2026 (day #1702 of the game): the weekend of July 31, 1998 — a 1998 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 #1702
The weekend to guessJuly 31, 1998Friday — top 5 at the US box office
1
Poster of the #1 movie
Saving Private Ryan
Dreamworks SKGLast week #1Week 2 in release-22.8% vs last week
Weekend$23,601,801Total$73,362,161
2
Poster of the #2 movie
The Parent Trap
Walt DisneyNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$11,148,497Total$16,212,233
3
Poster of the #3 movie
There's Something About Mary
20th Century FoxLast week #4Week 3 in release-13.0% vs last week
Weekend$10,910,994Total$60,050,268
4
Poster of the #4 movie
The Negotiator
Warner Bros.New this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$10,218,831Total$13,101,455
5
Poster of the #5 movie
Ever After
20th Century FoxNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$8,526,904Total$8,526,904

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About the five films

Saving Private Ryan poster

#1 Saving Private Ryan IMDb →

“The mission is a man.”

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

Director: Steven Spielberg · Starring: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore · Genre: War, Drama, History · Budget: $70,000,000 · Worldwide: $481,840,909 · Domestic total: $216,540,909
The Parent Trap poster

#2 The Parent Trap IMDb →

“Twice the Fun, Double the Trouble.”

Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins who were separated at a young age due to their parents' divorce. Unbeknownst to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp, where they meet, discover the truth about their relationship, and come up with a plan to switch places in an effort to reunite their mother and father.

Director: Nancy Meyers · Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson · Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance · Budget: $15,000,000 · Worldwide: $92,108,518 · Domestic total: $66,308,518
There's Something About Mary poster

#3 There's Something About Mary IMDb →

“Love is in the hair.”

For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom date, only to run up against other suitors including the sleazy detective he hired to find her.

Director: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly · Starring: Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller · Genre: Romance, Comedy · Budget: $23,000,000 · Worldwide: $369,900,000 · Domestic total: $176,484,651
The Negotiator poster

#4 The Negotiator IMDb →

“He frees hostages for a living. Now he's taking hostages to survive.”

The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demands that another well-known negotiator be brought in to handle the situation and secretly investigate the conspiracy.

Director: F. Gary Gray · Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse · Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller · Budget: $50,000,000 · Worldwide: $44,547,681 · Domestic total: $44,547,681
Ever After poster

#5 Ever After IMDb →

“Desire. Defy. Escape.”

Danielle, a vibrant young woman, was forced into servitude after the death of her father when she was a young girl. Danielle's stepmother, Rodmilla, is a heartless woman who forces Danielle to do the cooking and cleaning, while she tries to marry off the eldest of her two daughters to the prince. But Danielle's life takes a wonderful turn when, under the guise of a visiting royal, she meets the charming Prince Henry.

Director: Andy Tennant · Starring: Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott · Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy · Budget: $26,000,000 · Worldwide: $98,005,666 · Domestic total: $65,705,771

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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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