Box Office Game — September 13, 2026 Answer

Here is the Box Office Game answer for Sunday, September 13, 2026 (day #1655 of the game): the weekend of August 27, 1982 — a 1982 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 #1655
The weekend to guessAugust 27, 1982Friday — top 5 at the US box office
1
Poster of the #1 movie
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
UniversalLast week #1Week 12 in release-13.7% vs last week
Weekend$6,630,709Total$227,450,298
2
Poster of the #2 movie
An Officer and a Gentleman
ParamountLast week #3Week 5 in release+5.2% vs last week
Weekend$5,616,676Total$33,914,134
3
Poster of the #3 movie
Friday the 13th Part III
ParamountLast week #2Week 3 in release-46.1% vs last week
Weekend$2,901,362Total$25,071,704
4
Poster of the #4 movie
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
UniversalLast week #5Week 6 in release-21.4% vs last week
Weekend$2,305,209Total$57,264,275
5
Poster of the #5 movie
The Beastmaster
MGMLast week #4Week 2 in release-24.6% vs last week
Weekend$2,228,500Total$6,909,300

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About the five films

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial poster

#1 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial IMDb →

“He is afraid. He is totally alone. He is 3,000,000 light years from home.”

An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.

Director: Steven Spielberg · Starring: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton · Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction, Family · Budget: $10,500,000 · Worldwide: $797,307,407 · Domestic total: $359,197,037
An Officer and a Gentleman poster

#2 An Officer and a Gentleman IMDb →

“Life gave him nothing, except the courage to win...and a woman to love.”

Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Foley. Mayo is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart, so Foley rides him mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair with a working girl is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself.

Director: Taylor Hackford · Starring: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Gossett Jr. · Genre: Drama, Romance · Budget: $7,500,000 · Worldwide: $129,795,554 · Domestic total: $129,795,554
Friday the 13th Part III poster

#3 Friday the 13th Part III IMDb →

“A new dimension in terror…”

An idyllic summer turns into a nightmare of unspeakable terror for yet another group of naïve friends. Ignoring Camp Crystal Lake's bloody legacy, one by one they fall victim to the maniacal Jason, who stalks them at every turn...

Director: Steve Miner · Starring: Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka, Richard Brooker · Genre: Horror, Thriller · Budget: $2,300,000 · Worldwide: $36,697,702 · Domestic total: $34,581,519
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas poster

#4 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas IMDb →

“With Burt and Dolly, this much fun just couldn't be legal!”

When a Conservative TV crusader threatens to shut down beloved brothel The Chicken Ranch, proprietress Miss Mona Stangley and her girls won't go down without a fight.

Director: Colin Higgins · Starring: Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise · Genre: Comedy, Music · Budget: $27,500,000 · Worldwide: $69,702,172 · Domestic total: $69,701,637
The Beastmaster poster

#5 The Beastmaster IMDb →

“Born with the courage of an eagle, the strength of a black tiger, and the power of a god.”

Dar, the son of a king, is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. When he becomes a grown man, his new father is murdered by savages and he discovers that he has the ability to communicate with animals, which leads him on a quest for revenge against his father's killers.

Director: Don Coscarelli · Starring: Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn · Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action · Budget: $8,000,000 · Worldwide: $14,056,528 · Domestic total: $14,056,528

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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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