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Number 81 King Kong (1933) "Oh no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty who killed the beast." Most Valuable Player: Creelman and Rose's Screenplay Box Office: N/A Tomatometer: 98% Notable Awards: Preserved by the NFPB Synopsis: A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal giant gorilla who takes a shine to their female blonde star. He is then captured and brought back to New York City for public exhibition. Critic Opinion: "If this glorious pile of horror-fantasy hokum has lost none of its power to move, excite and sadden, it is in no small measure due to the remarkable technical achievements of Willis O'Brien's animation work, and the superbly matched score of Max Steiner. The masterstroke was, of course, to delay the great ape's entrance by a shipboard sequence of such humorous banality and risible dialogue that Kong can emerge unchallenged as the most fully realised character in the film. Thankfully Wray is not required to act, merely to scream; but what a perfect victim she makes. The throbbing heart of the film lies in the creation of the semi-human simian himself, an immortal tribute to the Hollywood dream factory's ability to fashion a symbol that can express all the contradictory erotic, ecstatic, destructive, pathetic and cathartic buried impulses of 'civilised' man." - Hammond, Time Out User Opinion: None Reasoning: One of the most classic monster movies ever made, with one of the most classic monsters that has appeared time and time again in remakes and reboots, none of which have surpassed the sheer artistry that existed in this picture. The film is a family fright affair, but more than that, it is a picture that delves into the soul and provokes a sense of empathy, making a tragic protagonist out the creature you're supposed to fear. This is a movie that set the stage for so many other adventure movies, monsters movies and horror movies, it's a masterwork of filmmaking. King Kong is a grand monster flick that manages to remain King of them all. Decade Count: 1930s: 9, 1940s: 12, 1950s: 12, 1960s: 14, 1970s: 18, 1980s: 34, 1990s: 22, 2000s: 23, 2010s: 22 Top 100 Decade Count: 1930s: 1, 1950s: 2, 1960s: 2, 1970s: 3, 1980s: 3, 1990s: 2, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 5

Number 82 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) "He chose........ poorly" Most Valuable Player: Steven Spielberg's Direction Box Office: 197.2m (427.5m Adjusted) Tomatometer: 88% Notable Awards: Won 1 Oscar Synopsis: When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones must follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis. Critic Opinion: "The story, set in 1938, follows the established formula of non-stop action and exotic locations as the Nazis struggle to keep up with the Joneses in the search for the Holy Grail. Jones Senior is a scholar (“grail-lore is his hobby”, says Indy), and he can bring down a Messerschmitt with his knowledge of Charlemagne. He’s so cool he under­takes the entire desert sequence in a three-piece tweed suit. Jones Junior just hangs on to his hat and Jones Very Junior (played by River Phoenix) is Indy as a boy in the opening sequence, which has prompted women’s magazine cooings about ‘‘three generations of beefcake”. The female interest is provided by Alison Doody as an archaeological Austrian tempt­ress; Denholm Elliott bumbles to perfection as Indy’s boss. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is the most wonderful lark. It is also a class act." - Mather, The Telegraph User Opinion: "The Indy movies are what movies are all about. They are a micorcosm of entertainment and as close to a religious experience, filmwise, as you can come. Raiders was a great beginning, Temple furthered the story wonderfully and Crusade summed it up beautifully. My life is richer because Indiana Jones is a part of it, and I know I am not the only one that feels that way." - baumer Reasoning: The perfect conclusion to one of the greatest trilogies ever made, as there are only three Indiana Jones movies as far as I know and am concerned, maybe one day Spielberg will make a fourth one about Old Indy where he passes the torch on (hopefully not to somebody lame like Shia LaBeouf). While, Temple of Doom took a detour into a more experimental type of adventure, The Last Crusade returned the franchise to the fun and grand feeling that made Raiders of the Lost Ark as special as it truly was. Sean Connery is a fantastic addition as Indy's dad, and really livens up the story and adventure. You should have seen The Last Crusade by now, so I shouldn't need to tell you that this film is a pure jolt of fun, laughter, intrigue and kinetic energy. One of the greatest third installments to a franchise ever made. Decade Count: 1930s: 8, 1940s: 12, 1950s: 12, 1960s: 14, 1970s: 18, 1980s: 34, 1990s: 22, 2000s: 23, 2010s: 22 Top 100 Decade Count: 1950s: 2, 1960s: 2, 1970s: 3, 1980s: 3, 1990s: 2, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 5

Number 83 The Exorcist (1973) "The Power of Christ compels you!" Most Valuable Player: William Friedkin for his Direction Box Office: 193m (892.8m Adjusted) Tomatometer: 86% Notable Awards: Won 2 Oscars, was nominated for Best Picture Synopsis: When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter. Critic Opinion: "It may be that the times we live in have prepared us for this movie. And Friedkin has admittedly given us a good one. I’ve always preferred a generic approach to film criticism; I ask myself how good a movie is of its type. “The Exorcist” is one of the best movies of its type ever made; it not only transcends the genre of terror, horror, and the supernatural, but it transcends such serious, ambitious efforts in the same direction as Roman Polanski’s “Rosemary’s Baby.” Carl Dreyer’s “The Passion of Joan of Arc” is a greater film--but, of course, not nearly so willing to exploit the ways film can manipulate feeling. “The Exorcist” does that with a vengeance. The film is a triumph of special effects. Never for a moment--not when the little girl is possessed by the most disgusting of spirits, not when the bed is banging and the furniture flying and the vomit is welling out--are we less than convinced. The film contains brutal shocks, almost indescribable obscenities. That it received an R rating and not the X is stupefying." - Roger Ebert User Opinion: "One of the best horror movies ever made. Creepy, atmospheric, great music, great performances. Not particularly scary by today's standards, but I can imagine it being terrifying back in the day." - The Stingray Reasoning: Maybe it might seem a little dated to some, but the Exorcist is one of the creepiest films I've ever seen. William Friedkin is a master in this movie, making everything work and absorb you into the film. The mood made through the lucid imagery created through cinematography and the atmospheric score sends chills down your back, and the thrilling scares are quite terrifying. The film also isn't without pure entertainment value in the terrific screenplay. All of the performers in the movie are great and show off some of the best acting you're going to see in a horror movie. The Exorcist is an old example of how to make a straight horror film, and it also paved the way for so many of the modern horror films that we have today. Decade Count: 1930s: 8, 1940s: 12, 1950s: 12, 1960s: 14, 1970s: 18, 1980s: 33, 1990s: 22, 2000s: 23, 2010s: 22 Top 100 Decade Count: 1950s: 2, 1960s: 2, 1970s: 3, 1980s: 2, 1990s: 2, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 5

Number 84 Doctor Zhivago (1965) "There are two kinds of men and only two. And that young man is one kind. He is high-minded. He is pure. He's the kind of man the world pretends to look up to, and in fact despises. He is the kind of man who breeds unhappiness, particularly in women. Do you understand?" Most Valuable Player: Freddie Young's Cinematography Box Office: 111.7m (1.074b Adjusted) Tomatometer: 82% Notable Awards: Won 5 Oscars, nominated for Best Picture Synopsis: The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during the First World War and then the October Revolution. Critic Opinion: "To create history as it was, to show the people involved as they might have been, through a medium both realistic and impressionistic, requires a continuous flow of imagination. Lean uses the medium both ways. He quite often employs wordless passages for transition or to highlight an emotional experience. It is a splendid way to capture the spirit of Russia, this strange, moody and elusive country. Zhivago has been recorded on film in Panavision and Metrocolor, and never has the Panavision depth of focus been more ably exploited. The long shots, particularly, black figures against white mountains, etch themselves in the mind as background for the more intimate, colorful scenes that follow; double-imaging, it is, in a subtle corrosive process. Maurice Jarre's score is melodic interpretation of the Zhivago spirit, with restatement of a lyric theme, as the poet doctor slogs through despondency and tragedy. Despite the grim and brooding background, Zhivago has a surging buoyant spirit that is unquenchable. Doctor Zhivago is more than a masterful motion picture; it is a life experience." - James Powers, The Hollywood Reporter (1965) User Opinion: None?? Reasoning: I originally saw this movie when I was pretty young, probably somewhere around 8-10, and I was bored to death by it. It's not a film based on excitement, and it's an older feature, so it's easy to see why. However, I have since grown to have vast appreciation for this epic in its attempt to convey The Russian Revolution and the life of an ambitious man who chases love and finds hardships. It may not be the most accessible of David Lean's epics, in fact many see it as one of his lessers (although I'd disagree), but it is a powerful and more intimate take at such a large political event unlike anything else in world history. The cinematography of the film sets everything up masterfully to convey a mood and tone that provokes a feeling of Russia, of both the vast country landscapes and the people living in it. The film is observant, sympathetic, and a bit loving in its nature. The score is also one of the all-time greats. This is a truly wonderful movie. Decade Count: 1930s: 8, 1940s: 12, 1950s: 12, 1960s: 14, 1970s: 17, 1980s: 33, 1990s: 22, 2000s: 23, 2010s: 22 Top 100 Decade Count: 1950s: 2, 1960s: 2, 1970s: 2, 1980s: 2, 1990s: 2, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 5

Number 85 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) "And crawling on the planet's face, some insects called the human race. Lost in time, and lost in space... and meaning." Most Valuable Player: Richard O'Brien for the Screenplay Box Office: 112.9m (476.4m Adjusted) Tomatometer: 80% Notable Awards: A Preserved Film on the National Preservation Board (was preserved before Star Wars) Synopsis: A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Critic Opinion: "The long-running outrageous bisexual-hipster rock musical film (1975) directed by Jim Sharman and based on the play The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O'Brien has become a staple of the pop culture scene and a one of a kind cult masterpiece. Though it started out being trashed by most movie critics and after a slow start gained popularity only when it hit the midnight circuit in NYC and it brought in a regular following of enthusiasts. According to Jim Hoberman and Jonathan Rosenbaum in their book Midnight Movies it wasn't until 1976 at the Village's Waverly theater did the "Rocky" phenomenon begin, when someone named Louis Farese Jr during the rainstorm scene where Susan Sarandon places a newspaper over her head, shouted out at the screen: “Buy an umbrella, you cheap bitch.” That was followed by cheerleader New York actor Sal Piro who became a regular at the Manhattan screenings and was an influential figure in encouraging members of the audience to attend dressed as characters from the film, which in large measure called for being cross-dressed in the lingerie that Curry parades around in the show. There were also people dancing in the aisles and singing along with the songs, which they knew by heart. They also brought along stage reinforcements to be used at certain points in the film - such as during the wedding scene rice is thrown, when the thunderstorm occurs audiences break out with their water pistols firing, and when the song There’s a Light is sung they wave cigarette lighters or flashlights. The film in due time attracted a substantial midnight freaky audience of young people, and eventually became an anti-mainstream event movie that earned its rep because of Curry's energetic performance, that it delightfully spoofed underground, horror and sci-fi films, the music was easy to sing along with, and the fun-loving audience made it into a love-fest ritual." - Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews User Opinion: "I shiver in antici............................................... ........................................................................ ........................................................................ ...............................pation." - Telemachos Reasoning: Yeah... This is on here, and if you want to criticize me for it, go on ahead, the rational side of me would frankly agree with you. This is way to high on the list for me to put this movie, but I don't care, this is one of the flat out most entertaining films ever made (And it's even better when you're having the full experience and not just watching it at home). The songs are all iconic, especially Time Warp and Sweet Transvestite, and you can't help but sing along the entire way through the film. It's by no means a perfect film, hell I don't even know if it really is all that good of one, but it's one of my favorites so it's making the list. I'd be lying if I didn't include this Rocky Horror Masterpiece, so come up to the lab and see what's on the slab! I see you shiver with antici.....pation! Decade Count: 1930s: 8, 1940s: 12, 1950s: 12, 1960s: 13, 1970s: 17, 1980s: 33, 1990s: 22, 2000s: 23, 2010s: 22 Top 100 Decade Count: 1950s: 2, 1960s: 1, 1970s: 2, 1980s: 2, 1990s: 2, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 5

You should fix that before Skynet nukes us all.

Number 86 North By Northwest (1959) "You gentlemen aren't REALLY trying to kill my son, are you?" Most Valuable Player: Alfred Hitchcock's Direction Box Office: N/A Tomatometer: 100% Notable Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars Synopsis: A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. Critic Opinion: ""North by Northwest" is the Alfred Hitchcock mixture - suspense, intrigue, comedy, humor. Seldom has the concoction been served up so delectably. Hitchcock uses actual locations - the Plaza in New York, the Ambassador East in Chicago, Grand Central Station, the 20th Century, Limited, United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, Mount Rushmore National Monument, the plains of Indiana. One scene, where the hero is ambushed by an airplane on the flat, sun-baked prairie, is a brilliant use of location." - Variety Staff User Opinion: "Favorite Hitchcock movie as well as my favorite Cary Grant one. Not as tension-filled as several of Hitchcock's other films, but I think this is far and above his best pure storytelling." - BiffMan Reasoning: One of Hitchcock's most accessible films to a modern audience, and also one of his best films period. The film is lively paced, and it's more focused on the excitement and thrills, rather than suspense (not to say there aren't suspenseful moments throughout the film). The movie is purely entertaining, and really show off Hitchcock as the master entertainer that he really was. The film is absolutely brilliant, and it's written and edited supremely. The whole Mount Rushmore sequence is absolute genius and stands as one of the greatest action-thriller set pieces of all time. If you haven't seen North by Northwest know that it is a cinematic classic, and that it deserves your attention as soon as you get the opportunity to watch it. Decade Count: 1930s: 8, 1940s: 12, 1950s: 12, 1960s: 13, 1970s: 16, 1980s: 33, 1990s: 22, 2000s: 23, 2010s: 22 Top 100 Decade Count: 1950s: 2, 1960s: 1, 1970s: 1, 1980s: 2, 1990s: 2, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 5

There should be bets on how many movies I can list off before I list another Western. You know what, I'll give out 15 likes to somebody who can guess what number the next Western after this will appear (there's an adventure film with Western tendencies in between this one and that one, but I won't count it because it's not really a Western) Number 87 True Grit (2010) "The ground's too hard. If they wanted a decent funeral, they should have got themselves killed in summer." Most Valuable Player: The Ensemble of the Performances Box Office: 171.2m (187.1m) Tomatometer: 96% Notable Awards: Nominated for 10 Oscars, including Best Picture Synopsis: A tough U.S. Marshal helps a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer. Critic Opinion: "The Coens have made a western that assumes a pleasing position between stately and earthy. There’s plenty of black humour and the brothers don’t ignore the grim realities of danger and death, but this is no ‘The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada’. They scrimp on neither warmth nor wit. There’s love, too, for the values, language and landscape of the time, and as such it’s a fairly traditional film, as stressed by Carter Burwell’s quietly monumental and wistful score. It could be the Coens’ most straightforward film, but it’s also one of their best." - Calhoun, Time Out User Opinion: "True Grit is a rollicking good western with quite a bit of depth. The Coens' script mixes their clever plotting in with some wacky humor, unforgettable characters, and dramatically tense moments. Their direction emulates a western nearly perfectly, along with Burwell's delightful score. Deakins' cinematography is restrained but beautiful, and the cast is excellent. Bridges is spectacular as Cogburn and Damon is obnoxious in the best sense. However, it's Steinfeld who really deserves the most praise, as she steals the movie while being the lead of it too, a rare feat. She is a true marvel in this, being an anchor of all the themes about youth and idealizing the past the film plays with. True Grit has been praised by many others, and I'm adding my voice to the crowd; it is a remarkable western and a really great film." - Blankments Reasoning: SO GOOD! I loved the original version with John Wayne, but this version pretty much rendered that one obsolete, because if I ever want to watch True Grit I now see this adaption as the definitive cinematic version. The soundtrack is a gorgeous mixture of folk music and hymns put to a grand orchestral backing, giving this a definitive Western and somber sound to it all. All of the performances in this movie are spot on perfect, especially from Steinfeld and Bridges, but every actor really eats into their roles giving fun performances. This is probably the most commercial and straightforward of the Coen Brothers' works, but that doesn't stop it from being one of their absolute bests. True Grit is a moving and exciting film that shows there's still life to be had in the Western Genre. Decade Count: 1930s: 8, 1940s: 12, 1950s: 11, 1960s: 13, 1970s: 16, 1980s: 33, 1990s: 22, 2000s: 23, 2010s: 22 Top 100 Decade Count: 1950s: 1, 1960s: 1, 1970s: 1, 1980s: 2, 1990s: 2, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 5

Number 88 The Terminator (1984) "Come with me if you want to live." Most Valuable Player: James Cameron's Direction and Writing Box Office: 38.4m (98.2m Adjusted) Tomatometer: 100% Notable Awards: Ranked #229 on IMDb's Top 250 Synopsis: A seemingly indestructible humanoid cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs. Critic Opinion: "The real star here, however, is the story - written by director James Cameron with Gale Anne Hurd. It’s so good, in fact, you almost forget the film’s flaws - like the cartoony look of the war-ravaged future. Here, the most absurd excursion is believable and we go along willingly - stopping now and then for a breath or a laugh. And the occasional laughs, incidentally, keep the movie from taking itself too seriously. Even at the end - when we know all too well what the future holds for the heroine - we smile at the jeep she drives into the forbidding storm clouds. It’s a Renegade." - Gallo, New York Daily News User Opinion: "This is also the first film that I saw as a youngster that ever warned me of the dangers of nuclear war and of the rapid advancements of machinery. Perhaps I was too young and naive to fully understand all that James Cameron was trying to say, but now that I am older, I can honestly say that the two Terminators are perfect anti nuke films. And they are so passionate with what they have to say. I like it when a film has something to say. I enjoy being entertained in the process but if you can manage both then you have a masterpiece. This is a masterpiece. Finally. there are two other reasons to enjoy this film. One, this is the first film where "I'll be back" was spoken. Now it is part of Arnolds vernacular. Secondly, Bill Paxton is in it. And he adds spark to any film that he's in. Especially here, as the idiot punk leader that really gets the hell beat out of him, he has some great lines. A great film." - baumer Reasoning: This was the first Rated R film I ever saw, I think I was maybe 8 or 9, possibly younger? Anyways, I remember being absolutely terrified the first time I saw this movie, but in the end I absolutely loved it. I thought it was crazy and I wanted my dad to show me the rest of them. While T2 is obviously an incredibly strong action film, I don't think any of them are able to live up as strongly as the original does for me. There's just so many classic moments throughout it, this is where the entire story is rooted in (and the rest of the movies and the TV Show are really just rehashes of this one in a way, some done better than others). Everything is iconic and it is James Cameron at his absolute best, one of the most fun 80s action classics out there. Decade Count: 1930s: 8, 1940s: 12, 1950s: 11, 1960s: 13, 1970s: 16, 1980s: 33, 1990s: 22, 2000s: 23, 2010s: 21 Top 100 Decade Count: 1950s: 1, 1960s: 1, 1970s: 1, 1980s: 2, 1990s: 2, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 4

Weak sauce, I'm already done.

TOP 15 ETC PREDICTION TEMPLATE Below is a helpful template to use for making predictions. All Players who use this template for their predictions will receive 10,000 bonus points for making my life easier when I have to score everything at the end of the game. A: Domestic top 15: 1) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 - 400m2) Wonder Woman - 315m 3) Despicable Me 3 - 285m4) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - 250m5) Spider-Man: Homecoming - 231.2m 6) Dunkirk - 227.8m7) Cars 3 - 202m8) War of the Planet of the Apes - 170m9) Transformers: The Last Knight - 165m10) Baywatch - 144.2m 11) The Mummy - 128.3m12) The House - 114.8m13) Captain Underpants - 112m 14) Alien: Covenant - 110.4m15) Snatched - 85.4m B: Top 7 Domestic OW: 1) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 - 150m2) Wonder Woman - 135m3) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - 105m 4) Despicable Me 3 - 95m5) Spider-Man: Homecoming - 90m 6) Transformers: The Last Knight - 70m7) Dunkirk - 67m C: Worldwide top 10: 1) Despicable Me 3 - 1.038B2) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 - 1.026B3) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - 1.008B4) Transformers: The Last Knight - 968m5) Spider-Man: Homecoming - 822.4m 6) Wonder Woman - 727.6m7) Cars 3 - 629.7m8) War of the Planet of the Apes - 619.7m9) Dunkirk - 577.9m10) The Mummy - 433m D: China: 1) Transformers: The Last Knight - 280m2) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - 170m3) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 -145m4) Spider-Man: Homecoming - 120m5) War of the Planet of the Apes - 115m 6) Cars 3 - 90m7) Wonder Woman - 80m E: No More Heroes: South Korea - Transformers: The Last Knight Russia - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Brazil - Despicable Me 3 Mexico - Despicable Me 3 Australia - Despicable Me 3 Italy - Despicable Me 3 F: Total Grosses: Top 15 Dom) 2751.2m Top 7 W/E) 707m Top 10 WW) 7850.3m RFQ1: Predict which film will finish closest to each of the following milestones domestically by the end of the game: A: 100M The House B: 200M Cars 3 C: 300M Despicable Me 3 D: 400M Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 E: 500M Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 RFQ2: Predict which film will finish closest to each of the following milestones Worldwide by the end of the game: A: $1.5B Despicable Me 3 B: $1B Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales C: 800M Spider-Man: Homecoming D: 600M War of the Planet of the Apes E: 400M The Mummy RFQ3: Predict the top grossing film of each month: A: April (28th releases only) The Circle B: May Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 C: June Wonder Woman D: July Spider-Man Homecoming E: August The Dark Tower CHASMMI’s 15 1) Tell me which of these will be the highest grossing film of the summer domestically:1) King Arthur2) Alien Covenant 3) The Mummy 4) Dunkirk 2) Tell me which of these will be the lowest grossing film of the summer domestically:1) Snatched 2) The House3) Annabelle 24) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Something Something Blah Blah Blah 3) Will at least 3 films make more than 300M domestically by the end of the game? NO 4) Will at least 3 films make more than $1.1B worldwide? No 5) Will at least 3 films make more than 120M OW domestic? No 6) Would at least 4 of the March 2017 releases have made it into the Domestic top 15 for the summer game if their runs had been eligible (So if I made a combined top 10 list of the summer Game releases and the March releases, would 4 or more be from March?) YES 7) Will at least 3 sequels, prequels, reboots or anything similar go on to be the highest grossing in their franchise domestic (A film must make at least $20M to qualify)? NO 8) Will at 3 sequels, prequels, reboots or anything similar go on to drop more than 60% domestically from its previous franchise installment? (For this question purpose: Spiderman Homecoming is following ASM2, Despicable Me follows Minions, Wonder Woman follows Suicide Squad, Annabelle 2 follows Conjuring 2, I can’t think of any more that aren’t obvious right now) No 9) Will any film in the top 15 have a multiplier below 2.3? No 10)Will Sci-Fi films (anything that BOM lists as Sci-fi or XXX/Sci-fi [so that means GOTG2 for example is not Sci-fi for this question) combine to make more than 700M domestically by the end of the game? No 11) Will the domestic top 8 make more than $1B combined in China? Yes 12) Will at least three out of Luc Besson, Christopher Nolan, Michael Bay, Ridley Scott and Edgar Wright have their highest grossing film not involving Batman or Transformers this summer (obviously with Michael Bay I mean will his 5thTransformers film outgross every non-transformers film he has done?) No 13) Will Warner Bros have exactly 3 films in the top 15 domestic this summer? Yes 14) Will a film finish in the top 10 WW, but fail to make the top 15 domestic? No 15) Will any film spend 3 weeks at number one domestic this summer? No JAJANGS 15 Q1) Comic Book Adaptions Domestic vs International Grosses (4 films, 8 grosses - positions only) (5k Correct, -3k incorrect) 1) Spider-Man: Homecoming International 2) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 International 3) Wonder Woman International 4) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Domestic 5) Wonder Woman Domestic 6) Spider-Man Homecoming Domestic 7) Valerian City of a Thousand Planets International 8) Valerian City of a Thousand Planets Domestic Q2) Will Wonder Woman be the #1 opening weekend of the comic book adaptions this summer (Domestically)? NO Q3) The current top 6 "All Time May Open Weekends" (Domestically) occurred on the 1st weekend of the month (in the respective year). In what position will Guardian's of the Galaxy Vol. 2 open in (in the top 6)? (If you don't think it will open in the top 6 then put 7th - remember 6th is Iron Man 2 @ 128m)? 4th Q4) Will Wonder Woman collapse in it's second weekend with a greater than 60% drop like the 2 previous DC Extended Universe Films (Domestic)? YES Q5) Will the total of all the Marvel films make more than double the DC films this summer (Domestic only)? NO Q6) Will Valerian's final total (domestic gross) be less than all of the opening weekends of the other 3 films (Domestic)? YES Q7) Will the total gross of ALL Comic Book adaptions this summer make less than 850m (Domestic)? NO Q8) Will any of the Comic Book Adaptions make 200m or more internationally than the domestic gross? YES Q9) Will a Comic Book Adaption make more than 1 billion worldwide this summer? YES Q10) Will a Comic Book Adaption be the #1 film overall (and it must be released during the game) in ANY of the following markets - United Kingdom, Australia, or China (only 1 is needed) ? YES Q11) Will at least 3 weekends during the summer be led by an animated film (Domestic only)? YES Q12) Will less than 4 animated films make the top 15 films this summer domestically? YES Q13) Both Pirates & Transformers are up to the 5th Film. the 4th film in both Franchises made more than 1 billion worldwide. Can the 5th film in both franchises repeat this performance? NO Q14) Will a film released domestically make more in an International Market (must be a single market such as China, United Kindom, etc) this summer (Both markets must release during the game and be elegible for the top 15 domestic - ie. as per the list of films Chasmmi has posted) ? YES DO NOT ALTER THE TEMPLATE! JUST ADD IN YOUR ANSWERS AS REQUIRED. FOLLOWING THIS ONE SIMPLE INSTRUCTION WILL LAND YOU 20,000 BONUS POINTS

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MANDATORY BONUS QUESTION: Crunch Time Place each set of three movies in order of highest grossing to least. If correct gain 5000 points if wrong lose 10,000 points for each set Set 1 King Arthur Valerian The Dark Tower Set 2 The Mummy Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Transformers: The Last Knight Set 3 Dunkirk War of the Planet of the Apes Alien: Covenant Set 4 Despicable Me 3 Wonder Woman Spider-Man: Homecoming Set 5 Captain Underpants Cars 3 Baywatch Set 6 The Emoji Movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid Annabelle 2

Seems like rather pointless backtracking. But of course you can't expect Illumination to actually do anything interestIng with their uninteresting franchise.

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Wait... Rotten Tomatoes still takes Armond White's reviews?

You have disagreements!?

Number 89 Fruitvale Station (2013) "You shot me. I got a daughter." Most Valuable Player: Ryan Coogler for Writing and Directing, as well as Michael B. Jordan for his Lead Performance Box Office: 16.1m (17.8m Adjusted) Tomatometer: 94% Notable Awards: One of AFI's 10 Movie's of the Year Synopsis: The story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008. Critic Opinion: "Anyone familiar with those headlines — and the demonstrations and criminal trial that ensued — will know how “Fruitvale Station” ends. But Coogler’s intimate, spontaneous style and skillful pacing make the movie a genuine, if wrenching, nail-biter. When Grant’s mother (Octavia Spencer) urges him to take the train instead of driving into San Francisco for New Year’s Eve, what has been a lively and revealing portrait takes on the dimension and weight of true tragedy (heightened by a sound design dominated by Oakland’s BART trains, whose screeches and moans course through “Fruitvale Station” like a mournful Greek chorus). Because Coogler is in such superb control as an artist, “Fruitvale Station” never succumbs to demonizing or bathetic sensationalism. Coogler is clearly more interested in bearing somber witness than in pointing fingers or wringing hands. Thanks to his sensitive direction, and to Jordan’s bruised, wounded portrayal of a man who can go from gentle to aggressive in the blink of an eye, “Fruitvale Station” isn’t just a great film about a timely subject but a great film, period — a study in character and atmosphere every bit as urgent and expressive as the Italian neo-realists or Cassavetes and Scorsese in their prime." - Hornaday, Washington Post User Opinion: "I saw the movie today. Wow. The very last scene had me in tears. I went to the bathroom afterward and started bawling. Michael B Jordan's performance gave life to the character which made Oscar's demise even more powerful. Surprisingly, the movie helped me see flawed inner city youths like Oscar in a more nuanced way. I understood that underneath Oscar was a good person, a family man, who felt he had to make the choices he made (selling dope) given his upbringing, financial struggles, and lack of alternative options. He made some bad choices but he's really a good person though, at the core. I also saw a warrior, someone with an innate sense of self respect. During the altercations with the police, I kept saying "Why are they getting up?!... "Why are they arguing with the police?!...just sit tight". While that is true and what they should have done, Oscar and his friends ARE grown men who felt they were worthy of respect and weren't going to let anyone (police or otherwise) abuse their rights. Not judging the right and wrong, just saying that I understand now, more so than ever. I would have probably taken a beating and asked, "Please sir, may I have another" but part of the reason why is because I don't have the inner strength that Oscar and his friends had that night. As far as the technical aspects, I enjoyed the direction in this film. The use of long interrupted shots, great acting, good staging, lighting. Everything was expertly shot. Top notch effort. I look forward to Coogler's career with great interest. Michael B Jordan and Ariana Neal (played the daughter) did fantastic jobs and are deserving of Oscar consideration (along with Coogler)." - lilmac Reasoning: Possibly one of the most heart-wrenching films I've ever watched, I was fairly somber the entire way through the picture and I was crying at the end. Hell, I'm tearing up just thinking back on this movie. The true story behind it is painfully sad, and something that happens time and time again in the U.S. today, it's something that has leaves me outraged everytime I see another case of it in the news. Fruitvale Station is a steady-handed take on this subject by Ryan Coogler, and it plays out as an un-biased observer, leaving you to draw your own conclusions after it lays everything out there. It's absolutely heartbreaking to watch it all, and it's played out so compellingly real by Michael B. Jordan, with his best performance of his career so far, and Octavia Spencer. It's a beautifully made movie, maybe not perfect or groundbreaking, but raw in the best of ways. You probably haven't seen Fruitvale Station yet, maybe I can sell it to you on the fact that it's the same Actor-Director pairing of Creed, and the guy's also going to direct Black Panther. If those two things excite you, watch this and see Coogler's current peak and a film that shows the potential power he has a filmmaker (plus part of my love for this movie is beyond its merits as a film, and it's also not all that fit for re-watches). This is a really great movie, maybe I should have put it even higher than this, but I feel like I need to leave room for Coogler to surpass his debut movie (because I know he can). Anyways, go watch Fruitvale Station and be moved. Decade Count: 1930s: 8, 1940s: 12, 1950s: 11, 1960s: 13, 1970s: 16, 1980s: 32, 1990s: 22, 2000s: 23, 2010s: 21 Top 100 Decade Count: 1950s: 1, 1960s: 1, 1970s: 1, 1980s: 1, 1990s: 2, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 4

Number 90 The Truman Show (1998) "Good morning, and in case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!" Most Valuable Player: Andrew Niccol for the Screenplay Box Office: 125.6m (231.7m Adjusted) Tomatometer: 94% Notable Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars Synopsis: An insurance salesman/adjuster discovers his entire life is actually a television show. Critic Opinion: ""The Truman Show" is a movie loved by so many of the more consciously serious movie critics, I suspect, because -- alienated from many modern big audience studio movies -- they sometimes feel a lot like Truman. Maybe they even worry a bit about succumbing to his fate. But don't we all wonder, to some degree, about TV's effect on us? Brood about the ways we now experience most of the world outside our workplace or home? Those flat, circumscribed images, with their vacuous brightness and lack of depth? What is it doing to us all. We may never know. But "The Truman Show" -- delicately subversive, hypnotically sardonic, full of terror, banality and wafer-thin lyricism -- suggests a way out. Just grab onto your paranoia, ride Jim Carrey's smile to the end of the world. And jump off." - Wilmington, Chicago Tribune User Opinion: "Brilliant. Jim Carrey gives the best performance of his career (even better than in Eternal Sunshine, for my money) and the film is sharp and prescient enough in its criticisms of the growing widespread fascination with "reality" TV that it still plays as well now as it did when it opened fourteen years ago." - Webslinger Reasoning: I'll admit, the first time I saw this movie I was much more enamored with it than I am now, after my first viewing I likely would have placed it within my top 10 of all-time, but that was 5-6 years ago and I was much younger then. Now, that's not to say that I still don't find this movie fantastic, because I do, I am placing it at number 90 on my list and above a lot of films I obviously really loved. The Truman Show is poignant in its themes, and it's only managed to grow more relevant with the culture's fascination with social media and reality TV. The film is funny, but there's a lot more to the drama in this movie than the comedy, and watching Truman on his road to discovery and escape at the very end is an incredibly fascinating ride. Jim Carrey is a funny man, but he's shown with this film and Eternal Sunshine that he is absolutely top-notch when doing a drama with a strong screenplay. The Truman Show can often play out as a revelation, and there's a great deal of power to it. A summer blockbuster that managed to be something more. Decade Count: 1930s: 8, 1940s: 12, 1950s: 11, 1960s: 13, 1970s: 16, 1980s: 32, 1990s: 22, 2000s: 23, 2010s: 20 Top 100 Decade Count: 1950s: 1, 1960s: 1, 1970s: 1, 1980s: 1, 1990s: 2, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 3

Number 91 No Country for Old Men (2007) "Whatcha got ain't nothin new. This country's hard on people, you can't stop what's coming, it ain't all waiting on you. That's vanity." Most Valuable Player: Joel and Ethan Coen for writing and directing Box Office: 74.3m (91.5m Adjusted) Tomatometer: 93% Notable Awards: Won 4 Oscars, including Best Picture Synopsis: Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande. Critic Opinion: "The Coen brothers have always had a flair for stylish archetype and sick black humor, from 1984's Blood Simple right on through The Ladykillers 20 years later. But here they've trained their considerable eccentric powers on a single, bloody fable of men and the madness of evil. Interpret its symbolism, if you like, or thrill to its taut suspense, but either way you're headed toward the same strange end. An anticlimax in an El Paso motel startles by what it doesn't show, and the final scenes unsettle by what they fail to tell us. But it's beautiful, in its way. It has a taciturn script and a taste for allegory that make it read like verse: The spaces between dialogue, like the distance over deserts, hold their own epic meaning. It has the purity of those early Dogma 95 movies, with no musical score and the same arid cinematography that spooked Roger Deakins' last photographic effort, 2005's Jarhead. So we see the pointed tips of a dead man's boots looming in silhouette on the horizon. Later we see the another pair, the killer's, as he moves them delicately aside from the pooling blood of his latest victim. How vicious and unforgettable they are, these silent evocations of the Coens' dark art. And how murderously good this is: a singular masterwork of ludicrous clichés." - Biancolli, Houston Chronicle User Opinion: "A masterfully told existential chase thriller, that brilliantly builds tension and is perfectly paced. It is also beautifully shot (pretty much a given since Deakins is behind the camera), and features one of the all-time great villains. Imo, one of the top 5 films of the 2000s, and the Coens' best feature since Fargo." - The Stingray Reasoning: The Coen Brothers always manage to dish out something interesting and somewhat good (if not flawed), but give them great source material to work with? Boy are you in for a treat, which is exactly what happens with one of their prime pictures, No Country for Old Men. The film is rife with stinging dialogue, it manages to build a great sense of tension throughout the film, has surprising twists and turns, and is filled to the brim with great performances, in particular, Javier Bardem's chilling villain in the movie. The film is a semi-religious blend of the Western Genre, with noir crime genre, and it manages to be utterly genius. No Country for Old Men is a nihilistic wonder of a movie. Decade Count: 1930s: 8, 1940s: 12, 1950s: 11, 1960s: 13, 1970s: 16, 1980s: 32, 1990s: 21, 2000s: 23, 2010s: 20 Top 100 Decade Count: 1950s: 1, 1960s: 1, 1970s: 1, 1980s: 1, 1990s: 1, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 3

Number 92 Taxi Driver (1976) "Loneliness has followed me my whole life, everywhere. In bars, in cars, sidewalks, stores, everywhere. There's no escape. I'm God's lonely man." Most Valuable Player: Martin Scorsese's Direction Box Office: 27.3m (110.9m Adjusted) Tomatometer: 99% Notable Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars, including Best Picture Synopsis: A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process. Critic Opinion: "Forty years on, ‘Taxi Driver’ remains almost impossibly perfect: it’s hard to think of another film that creates and sustains such a unique, evocative tone, of dread blended with pity, loathing, savage humour and a scuzzy edge of New York cool. Bernard Herrmann’s score sounds like the city breathing, ominous and clammy, while De Niro’s performance is a masterclass in restraint and honesty. Back on the big screen, this is still one of the pinnacles of cinema." - Tom Huddleston, Time Out User Opinion: "Such an incredible film, and Robert De Niro totally nailed it. Can you believe this was only his second feature film? Man he played the character like he was living in it the whole life time. And to think about it, he already got an Oscar award before that, for the role in Godfather2. This is really what we called "genius"." - vc2002 Reasoning: There's few movies that manage to encapture such a unique mood and tone within them as Taxi Driver does, it's a look into the psyche of De Niro's character and wow does the film do so terrifically. Scorsese has a collected a vast repertoire of films to put under his belt over the years, each of them always having distinct direction (even with his weaker movies), and Taxi Driver is that unique direction and style at its finest. The film is a bit weird, and feels a bit experimental, but never to the extent where it takes you out of the film. Beyond the great performance by De Niro and the delving into the inner turmoils of the character, the film also manages to give a dark and urban feel to the setting of New York City, making it a character that works within the movie. There's really just not a flaw in this movie, it's strangely perfect. Decade Count: 1930s: 8, 1940s: 12, 1950s: 11, 1960s: 13, 1970s: 16, 1980s: 32, 1990s: 21, 2000s: 22, 2010s: 20 Top 100 Decade Count: 1950s: 1, 1960s: 1, 1970s: 1, 1980s: 1, 1990s: 1, 2000s: 1, 2010s: 3

Number 93 Good Will Hunting (1997) "You'll have bad times, but it'll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren't paying attention to." Most Valuable Player: Robin Williams for his Supporting Performance Box Office: 138.4m (255.3m Adjusted) Tomatometer: 97% Notable Awards: Won 2 Oscars, was nominated for Best Picture Synopsis: Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. Critic Opinion: "The best thing about Good Will Hunting is not in its well-crafted, psychological symmetries but in the just-plain messiness of its humanity. It's rowdy, it's funny, it's heartbreaking — it rings of life. Director Van Sant (To Die For, My Own Private Idaho) has distilled the personal stories to breath-gasping dimension and he has layered in the philosophical themes in correct perspective — as subsets to the human stories." - Byrge, Hollywood Reporter User Opinion: "Just saw it for the first time. Wow. Damon/Affleck need to write another movie, and even though I prefer his performance in Dead Poets Society, this was a damn good Robin Williams performance." - Blankments Reasoning: A purely good-natured movie, with plenty of humor, heart and intelligence poured into the screenplay by Affleck and Damon. While the movie might sound a bit trite on paper, everything manages to work in a manner in which it's not only perfectly believable, but it leaves you completely engaged into the personal psychology of it all. Robin Williams is wonderful in his supporting role, it's one of (if not) the best performances he gave in his career. The ensemble as a whole is solid, and there really isn't anybody who doesn't fully sell their roles. This is a movie that could manage to be overly sentimental and cliche, but then it doesn't, which in the end helps it turn out to become something quite special and touching. Decade Count: 1930s: 8, 1940s: 12, 1950s: 11, 1960s: 13, 1970s: 15, 1980s: 32, 1990s: 21, 2000s: 22, 2010s: 20 Top 100 Decade Count: 1950s: 1, 1960s: 1, 1980s: 1, 1990s: 1, 2000s: 1, 2010s: 3

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Number 94 There Will Be Blood (2007) "Did you think your song and dance and your superstition would help you, Eli? I am the Third Revelation! I am who the Lord has chosen!" Most Valuable Player: Daniel Day Lewis' Lead Performance Box Office: 40.2m (48.5m Adjusted) Tomatometer: 91% Notable Awards: Won 2 Oscars, was nominated for Best Picture Synopsis: A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business. Critic Opinion: "I've already heard people mumbling about There Will Be Blood's inordinate length (it's over two and a half hours long), about the fact that for long stretches nothing much seems to be happening. They are wrong, of course. Within these beautifully photographed (by Robert Elswit) landscapes, we are witnessing the impact of events (some of them by no means dramatically uninteresting) on an overmatched mind, one that dimly aspires to something more than mere acquisition, but is slowly undone by a universe ineluctably prone to mischance, misunderstanding and just plain mischief. It requires time for Day-Lewis and Anderson to realistically explore the life-long processes of disillusion which is their film's true subject. But the promise their sometimes langorously paced film makes is openly stated in their title — yes, there will be blood. And when it comes it will more than reward whatever patience — and impatience — you have invested in this unique experience, one of the most wholly original American movies ever made." - Schickel, Time Magazine User Opinion: "A masterpiece. Probably the best allegory about the rise and true nature of capitalism." - acab Reasoning: Paul Thomas Anderson has a small, but potent filmography of films he's made over the last few decades, and There Will Be Blood stands as his best. Every shot in this movie has a purpose and feels like it could be showcased in an art gallery. The film is an epic over capitalism, greed, the American Dream and all of the insanity that goes on with it. The film isn't just near technically perfect, but it also bolsters some of the 2000s decade's best performances, most notably with Daniel-Day Lewis's. The movie can feel a bit slow-building, but by the time the whole thing concludes, all of the buildup will have been worth it. This is PTA's masterpiece. Decade Count: 1930s: 8, 1940s: 12, 1950s: 11, 1960s: 13, 1970s: 15, 1980s: 32, 1990s: 20, 2000s: 22, 2010s: 20 Top 100 Decade Count: 1950s: 1, 1960s: 1, 1980s: 1, 2000s: 1, 2010s: 3

Number 95 Back to the Future (1985) "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads." Most Valuable Player: Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis' Screenplay Box Office: 210.6m (510.8m Adjusted) Tomatometer: 96% Notable Awards: Won 1 Oscar Synopsis: Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown. Critic Opinion: "There aren't many films we'd describe as perfect, but Robert Zemeckis's oh-so-'80s time travel tale fits the bill. Despite repeated asteroid threats, nuclear meltdowns, wars great and small and potentially species-eliminating plagues, we as a planet have finally made it. Happy ‘Back to the Future’ Day, everyone! October 21, 2015 is the day Doc and Marty jetted off to at the end of the first film: the dream destination for these experienced time travellers. What would the world be like so far in the future, everyone asked back in 1985? The answer came four years later in ‘Back to the Future 2’ and involved hoverboards (yep, we have those), ’80s nostalgia (check) and ‘Jaws 15’ (sadly, still in development hell). But how, on this momentous day, does the original ‘Back to the Future’ stack up? Pretty much perfectly, to be honest. Time has not blunted its fresh wit, Capraesque sweetness, effortless moebius-strip storytelling and endlessly charming performances one iota. There’s the odd you-wouldn’t-get-away-with-that-now moment – Marty (Michael J Fox) basically hatches a plan to sexually assault his own mum (Lea Thompson) in a car park, and there’s that scene where it turns out a white guy invented rock ’n’ roll after all. But overall this is every bit as classy, clever and cockle-warming as it was 30 years ago." - Tom Huddleston, Time Out User Opinion: "This is easily one of the greatest movies of all-time! Not only that, but one of my favorites! Such a great story and it is full of great performances. I think it is one of the few perfect movies!" - Empire Reasoning: It's hard to deliver on full on pure throttle entertainment better than Back to the Future manages to do it. While the film captured much of the pop-culture from its time, and so it is very much an 80s movie, it still manages to be completely relevant, watchable and loveable in this day. Iconic and witty lines, and gags are all buried throughout the film, and everything about it manages to just be purely loveable. The characters from Marty McFly, to Doc, to Biff have all become cinematic icons. This is a blockbuster from a time that realized there's much more to entertainment value than large action set-pieces, having an endearing and hilarious storyline is definitely more essential in becoming prime summer theatrical material. Back to the Future is one of the greatest blockbusters to ever be created. Decade Count: 1930s: 8, 1940s: 12, 1950s: 11, 1960s: 13, 1970s: 15, 1980s: 32, 1990s: 20, 2000s: 21, 2010s: 20 Top 100 Decade Count: 1950s: 1, 1960s: 1, 1980s: 1 2010s: 3