Box Office Game — October 8, 2026 Answer

Here is the Box Office Game answer for Thursday, October 8, 2026 (day #1680 of the game): the weekend of July 23, 1993 — a 1993 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 #1680
The weekend to guessJuly 23, 1993Friday — top 5 at the US box office
1
Poster of the #1 movie
Poetic Justice
Columbia PicturesNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$11,728,455Total$11,728,455
2
Poster of the #2 movie
In the Line of Fire
Columbia PicturesLast week #2Week 3 in release-14.1% vs last week
Weekend$11,214,003Total$54,119,247
3
Poster of the #3 movie
The Firm
ParamountLast week #1Week 4 in release-24.7% vs last week
Weekend$10,000,456Total$112,896,195
4
Poster of the #4 movie
Free Willy
Warner Bros.Last week #5Week 2 in release+9.9% vs last week
Weekend$8,645,619Total$22,646,500
5
Poster of the #5 movie
Jurassic Park
UniversalLast week #3Week 7 in release-22.5% vs last week
Weekend$8,420,160Total$270,958,085

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About the five films

Poetic Justice poster

#1 Poetic Justice IMDb →

“'Cause nobody, but nobody can make it out here alone.”

Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to attend a convention because of her broken-down car, Justice gets a lift with her friend, Iesha, and Iesha's postal worker boyfriend, Chicago. Along for the ride is Chicago's co-worker, Lucky, to whom Justice grows close after some initial problems. But is she ready to open her heart again?

Director: John Singleton · Starring: Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King · Genre: Drama, Romance · Budget: $14,000,000 · Worldwide: $27,515,786 · Domestic total: $27,515,786
In the Line of Fire poster

#2 In the Line of Fire IMDb →

“An assassin on the loose. A president in danger. Only one man stands between them…”

Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen · Starring: Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo · Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery · Budget: $40,000,000 · Worldwide: $177,000,000 · Domestic total: $102,314,823
The Firm poster

#3 The Firm IMDb →

“Power can be murder to resist.”

Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...

Director: Sydney Pollack · Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman · Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller · Budget: $42,000,000 · Worldwide: $270,248,367 · Domestic total: $158,348,367
Free Willy poster

#4 Free Willy IMDb →

“How far would you go for a friend?”

When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, with the help of kindly whale trainer Rae Lindley, develop a routine of tricks. However, greedy park owner Dial soon catches wind of the duo and makes plans to profit from them.

Director: Simon Wincer · Starring: Jason James Richter, Keiko, Lori Petty · Genre: Family, Adventure, Drama · Budget: $20,000,000 · Worldwide: $153,698,625 · Domestic total: $77,698,625
Jurassic Park poster

#5 Jurassic Park IMDb →

“An adventure 65 million years in the making.”

A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.

Director: Steven Spielberg · Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum · Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction · Budget: $63,000,000 · Worldwide: $1,058,454,230 · Domestic total: $357,067,947

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