IMDb Box Office Higher or Lower
One of the few modes anywhere that prints its refresh month next to the rules — March 2026 — which makes it the best-documented film comparison game we have tested.
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Screenshot captured by us on August 23, 2026.
The facts
- Type
- Game
- Platform
- HigherOrLowerGame.com
- Topics
- Movies and TV
- Play modes
- Endless Streak
- Account
- Optional login
- Price
- Free to play
- Data type
- Periodic snapshot
- Data date
- March 2026
- Mobile
- Good
- Ads
- Heavy
Last checked by a person on August 23, 2026.
Where the numbers come from
IMDb worldwide gross box office figures, with the refresh month stated on the page
Refreshed during 2026, as published by the game (2026-03).
The thing it gets right
A game of higher or lower using IMDb movie box office stats. Gross revenue stats updated March 2026.
That second sentence is the entire reason this mode is featured. It sits directly under the rules, where you cannot miss it, and it tells you exactly what you are playing before you start.
Box office is also one of the better datasets for a snapshot to hold. A film’s worldwide gross climbs fast for a few weeks and then settles more or less permanently, so figures captured in March are still accurate for anything released before roughly the start of the year.
Where it goes wrong anyway
Two things. Recent releases were still earning when the snapshot was taken, so anything from spring 2026 onward is understated — and the game does not flag which films those are.
And the ad load is the heaviest we have measured anywhere in this directory: nine distinct advertising networks on a single page view. The game underneath is well made and honestly documented, which makes the surrounding page harder to forgive rather than easier.
Inflation
Gross figures are nominal, so a 1970s blockbuster looks small beside a modern one that sold fewer tickets. That is standard for the genre and worth knowing, because it means older films are systematically a “lower” answer.
Attribution
The page carries a clear statement that it is not endorsed by or affiliated with IMDb. Given how many games in this genre lean on a recognisable data brand without saying anything, that is worth noting.
Verdict in detail
What works
- The refresh month is stated in the same sentence as the rules: gross revenue stats updated March 2026
- Box office totals settle after release, so a five-month-old snapshot is genuinely fine here
- An explicit notice that the game is not endorsed by or affiliated with IMDb
- Worldwide gross rather than domestic, which avoids a common source of unfair rounds
What does not
- Nine advertising networks loaded on this page, the highest count we recorded anywhere
- Recent releases will be understated, since their totals were still climbing in March
- A cookie consent panel sits over the page on arrival
- Inflation is not adjusted for, so older films look weaker than they were
Best for
- Film fans
- Anyone who wants a dated dataset they can reason about
Similar games
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Publishes its March 2026 refresh month, which matters more here than for box office — ratings drift both ways, so a snapshot can be wrong rather than merely incomplete.
HigherOrLowerGame.com
The same comparison as the market leader with no advertising at all and the exact rating shown on screen — but it is the one that does not publish a refresh date.
PlayHigherLower
A single-topic game that does the important thing right: it prints its data month on the page, next to the start button, where you cannot miss it before playing.
HiLoMC