Box Office Game — September 23, 2026 Answer

Here is the Box Office Game answer for Wednesday, September 23, 2026 (day #1665 of the game): the weekend of January 25, 2002 — a 2002 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 #1665
The weekend to guessJanuary 25, 2002Friday — top 5 at the US box office
1
Poster of the #1 movie
Black Hawk Down
Sony PicturesLast week #1Week 5 in release-40.5% vs last week
Weekend$17,012,268Total$58,893,074
2
Poster of the #2 movie
Snow Dogs
Walt DisneyLast week #2Week 2 in release-26.6% vs last week
Weekend$13,079,373Total$38,811,967
3
Poster of the #3 movie
A Walk to Remember
Warner Bros.New this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$12,177,488Total$12,177,488
4
Poster of the #4 movie
A Beautiful Mind
UniversalLast week #4Week 6 in release-1.8% vs last week
Weekend$11,531,735Total$92,887,746
5
Poster of the #5 movie
The Count of Monte Cristo
TouchstoneNew this weekendWeek 1 in release
Weekend$11,376,150Total$11,376,150

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About the five films

Black Hawk Down poster

#1 Black Hawk Down IMDb →

“Leave no man behind.”

When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.

Director: Ridley Scott · Starring: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore · Genre: Action, War, History · Budget: $92,000,000 · Worldwide: $172,989,651 · Domestic total: $108,638,745
Snow Dogs poster

#2 Snow Dogs IMDb →

“Get ready for mush hour!”

When a Miami dentist inherits a team of sled dogs, he's got to learn the trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man.

Director: Brian Levant · Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., James Coburn, Sisqó · Genre: Comedy, Family, Adventure · Budget: $35,000,000 · Worldwide: $81,000,000 · Domestic total: $81,172,560
A Walk to Remember poster

#3 A Walk to Remember IMDb →

“It all comes down to who's by your side.”

When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.

Director: Adam Shankman · Starring: Mandy Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote · Genre: Drama, Romance · Budget: $11,800,000 · Worldwide: $47,494,916 · Domestic total: $41,281,092
A Beautiful Mind poster

#4 A Beautiful Mind IMDb →

“He saw the world in a way no one could have imagined.”

From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery early in his career and stands on the brink of international acclaim. But as the handsome and arrogant Nash accepts secret work in cryptography, he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. His life takes a nightmarish turn and he soon finds himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery.

Director: Ron Howard · Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris · Genre: Drama, Romance · Budget: $58,000,000 · Worldwide: $316,791,257 · Domestic total: $170,742,341
The Count of Monte Cristo poster

#5 The Count of Monte Cristo IMDb →

“Prepare for adventure. Count on revenge.”

Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.

Director: Kevin Reynolds · Starring: Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris · Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Action · Budget: $35,000,000 · Worldwide: $75,395,048 · Domestic total: $54,234,062

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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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