1. 

   How much did Men, Women and Children, starring Adam Sandler and Emma Thompson, make in its opening week on limited release?

   1. About $14,000

   2. $104,062

   3. $48,024

2. Katherine Heigl starred in Zyzzyx Road, a thriller flop made on a $2m budget. How well did it fare across the US in its opening weekend?

   1. It made a healthy $400

   2. It made $20

   3. It made $118

3. How well did Rat, starring Oscar-nominated actor Imelda Staunton, do in its opening weekend in America?

   1. It scraped $1,815

   2. It scraped $2,348

   3. It scraped $31,595

4. 

   Uma Thurman was one of the actors cast in 2010’s Motherhood. How much did the film make in the UK on opening weekend?

   1. £88

   2. £129,042

   3. £6,308

5. Animated Disney flop Mars Needs Moms, voiced by Seth Green and Joan Cusack, had a budget of $150m. How much did it make in its opening weekend in the US?

   1. $1.3m

   2. $12.7m

   3. $6.9m

6. Cutthroat Island cost about $98m to produce, and later helped bankrupt production house Carolco Pictures. How much did the Geena Davis and Matthew Modine pirate flick make in its opening weekend?

   1. About $2.3m

   2. About $1.1m

   3. About $6m

7. 

   How did now-legendary flop Heaven’s Gate’s domestic US box office earnings measure up against its estimated production budget?

   1. Earnings of $16m versus $29m in costs

   2. Earnings of $3.48m versus $44m in costs

   3. Earnings of $42m versus $96.7m in costs

8. How did production costs and total US takings compare, for Eddie Murphy's 2002 comedic flop The Adventures of Pluto Nash?

   1. $12.8m grossed vs $94m in production costs

   2. $62.8m grossed vs $126m in production costs

   3. $4.4m grossed vs $100m in production costs

9. How much did 2012 horror Playback, starring Christian Slater, take domestically in its US opening weekend?

   1. A tidy $23,094

   2. A solid $64

   3. A bold $252

10. How much did thriller The Marsh, with Forest Whitaker, make nationwide in its US opening weekend in 2006?

    1. $336

    2. $94

    3. $672

Solutions

1:C, 2:B, 3:A, 4:A, 5:C, 6:A, 7:B, 8:C, 9:C, 10:A

Scores

1. 3 and above.

   Not a top score, but then again this quiz required a fair amount of guess work – and you can always have another go.

2. 6 and above.

   Not quite a blockbuster smash, but no disaster either – well done.

3. 9 and above.

   You are to this quiz what Titanic was to box office earnings: impressive.

4. 10 and above.

   No flops in sight for you with this perfect score. Well done!