The Panda

My parents have a projector (over 100", the size of a small theater screen) at their house, so I guess it'd be worth it for them. Most people don't really invest in that though.

A Inside Out Jurassic World Mad Max: Fury Road B Ant-Man Avengers: Age of Ultron Cinderella The DUFF Furious 7 Kingsman: The Secret Service The Last 5 Years Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation Pitch Perfect 2 C Chappie Insurgent Jupiter Ascending Minions Terminator: Genisys Tomorrowland Vacation War Room D Blackhat Descendants Get Hard Max Mortdecai Pixels T3ken The Man From U.N.C.L.E F Fantastic Four Fifty Shades of Grey Hot Pursuit Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Seventh Son

I'll bet 50 points to two people War Room is #1 for the four day weekend I bet 50 points to two people JURASSIC Word is over 2m for the 3 Day weekend I bet 50 points to two people Mission Impossible 5 finishes over 205m I bet 50 points to two people no movie is over 10m for the 3 day

I'll take the second one

Raiders of the Lost Ark vs. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Jaws vs. Star Wars

If I can take it too I will

Fixed.

Sorry for stealing your moment of glory...

I bet 50 points to 2 people Transporter opens under 10m I bet 50 points to 2 people Transporter does not open at #1 I bet 50 points to 2 people The Visit, Perfect Guy, and 90 Minutes to Heaven all open less than 12m I bet 50 points to 2 people War Room finishes over 50m

Yeah, I mean I'm not saying War Room is a technically good movie (it's not), I got enjoyment out of it but I realized its B movie level. I think it's more like Video Game movies where no one with talent actually takes a good go at them because they'd rather do something else.

I find it strange that critics reviewing War Room are complaining about it being preachy and for believers. Not that its over the top or narratively unfocused, but that its preachy. I'm just wondering, what else would you expect a Christian studio movie about prayer to be? It's like going into a horror movie and complaining that you didn't like the movie because it scared you. Or going into a comedy and complaining that it was funny and you don't like funny.

I have to say I actually did enjoy this movie. Yes, the narrative lacked focus at times and could often drag, and the acting left a lot to be desired, but it was a very enjoyable faith based movie. Obviously, if you're not a person of the Christian Faith you won't like it, it's not that its overly preachy, but it's meant and made for Christian viewings. It is highly faulted, and is very over the top in about every aspect, but I couldn't help but still enjoy it. B-

I'll take it

There aren't many great options there except Theory, Chef, and HTTYD2. So Theory for me

The Empire Strikes Back vs. Raiders of the Lost Ark Jaws vs. The Lion King Jurassic Park vs. Star Wars The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers vs. Back to the Future

I bet 50 points to 2 people Straight Outta Compton drops under 42.5% this weekend I bet 100 points to 2 people Straight Outta Compton over Mad Max Fury Road DOM I bet 75 points to 2 people Straight Outta Compton is over Pitch Perfect 2 DOM I bet 50 points to 2 people Straight Outta Compton is over Cinderella DOM I bet 50 points to 2 people that I win all of my Straight Outta Compton bets (including my previous ones)

Some things I think would work Biopics/History films that should be made Andrew Jackson Genghis Khan and the Mongol Horde An FDR centered movie War of the Roses Behind the Beautiful Forevers adaption Punic Wars Adaptions that should happen A Good and True Illiad and Oddysey adaption Genesis (up to say Babel or Noah) King David

The Empire Strikes Back vs. Forrest Gump The Godfather vs. Jaws Jurassic Park vs. The Jungle Book The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers vs. The Dark Knight Mary Poppins vs. Back to the Future Star Wars vs. The Sting Spider-Man 2 vs. The Lion King Raiders of the Lost Ark vs. Doctor Zhivago

Sure, you can take them

The Fox and the Hound "And we'll always be friends forever. Won't we?" Animation Studio: Walt Disney Animation Studios My Letter Grade: A- Fun For the Whole Family Rating: 5.5 Heartstring Tugging Rating: 9 Nostalgia Rating: 8 Originality Rating: 5.5 Comedic Rating: 6.5 Animation Quality: 7.5 Misc. Highlights: More tears than Mufasa dying Rotten Tomatoes: 69% Notable Achievements: Being the one of (if not) the most underrated Disney film of all time. Reasoning: There are many great Walt Disney films, many of them are great fun and entertaining, but there are a select few that really manage to tug your heartstrings as much as The Fox and The Hound. The Fox and the Hound is often overlooked when talking about some of Disney's strongest films, and it's understandable because there are plenty of flaws in the movie, and the overall story is one that's been told many times before. But then again, most Disney films really are re-tellings of classic stories, so it's hard to hold that against it. For everything it does great, there are a few things that it could do better, but everything that it does great is just really that, great. It may be a cutesy film on the outside, but it's a relevant plot of two friends raised by parents to hate the other, their innocence overlooks this until they grow older and change because of how society expects them to be. It's a film about departure and goodbyes, and one of the only Disney films that doesn't truly have the "Happily Ever After" type of ending. The Fox and the Hound stands out enough to be able to make up for the faults it may have.

Despicable Me "Knocked... OVER!" Animation Studio: Illumination My Letter Grade: A- Fun For the Whole Family Rating: 5 Heartstring Tugging Rating: 8 Nostalgia Rating: 5.5 Originality Rating: 7.5 Comedic Rating: 8.5 Animation Quality: 7 Misc. Highlight: Slapstick with a heart Rotten Tomatoes: 81% Notable Achievements: Spawned a massive franchise Reasoning: This is one I will likely get a bit of slack on, especially since the dreaded Minions is fresh in most people's memory. However, I will argue heavily for the first Despicable Me (And not the franchise as a whole) as a very clever, hilarious, and even heartwarming adventure that both adults and kids can love together. There's s reason the franchise struck gold, and it's all because of the greatness of the original. Despicable Me has everything its sequels lack, except for slapstick humor, and while it's most definitely a story told before, it's told in such a clever and funny way you simply don't care. The animation quality isn't the strongest, but it's certainly not the weakest either, especially for a low budget. Despicable Me is such a worthy franchise starter, it's a shame the other two films couldn't strike the heart and creativity that made the first so great in the first place.

A Inside Out Jurassic World Mad Max: Fury Road B Avengers: Age of Ultron Cinderella The DUFF Furious 7 Kingsman: The Secret Service The Last 5 Years Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation Pitch Perfect 2 C Chappie Insurgent Jupiter Ascending Minions Terminator: Genisys Tomorrowland Vacation D Blackhat Descendants Get Hard Max Mortdecai Pixels T3ken F Fantastic Four Fifty Shades of Grey Hot Pursuit Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Seventh Son

I bet 50 points to 2 people no movie until Maze Runner 2 opens over 20m I bet 50 points to 2 people Straight Outta Compton is #1 for 3 weekends I bet 50 points to 2 people Straight Outta Compton 2nd weekend is more than Hitman: Agent 47 and Sinister 2 OW combined I bet 50 points to 2 people No Escape and We Are Friends combine for an OW under 15m I bet 50 points to 2 people The Transporter Refueled and A Walk in the Woods combine for an OW under 10m

I'll also take it

Universal has 10 movies however (not including SOC which has just started). Also remember Star Wars full gross won't be counted, just the calendar gross, the rest will be for next year. Universal is sitting at 1.96b Disney at 1.39b Looking at the slate Universal Straight Outta Compton Worst Case: 125m Best Case: 215m My Guess: 160m The Visit Worst Case: 7m Best Case: 50m (No Good Deed level) My Guess: 15m Everest Worst Case: 40m Best Case: 150m My Guess: 75m Legend Best Case: 50m Worst Case: 7.5m My Guess: 17m Steve Jobs Worst Case: 20m Best Case: 150m My Guess: 70m Crimson Peak Worst Case: 40m Best Case: 140m My Guess: 85m Jem and the Holograms Worst Case: 7.5m Best Case: 50m My Guess: 20.5m By the Sea Worst Case: 25m Best Case: 150m My Guess: 70m Krampus Worst Case: 15m Best Case: 85m My Guess: 55m Sisters Worst Case: 20m Best Case: 105m My Guess: 50m Totals Worst Case: 307m / 2.27b Best Case: 1.145b / 3.11b My Guess: 617.5m / 2.60b Disney Bridge of Spies Worst Case: 70m Best Case: 230m My Guess: 175m The Good Dinosaur (calendar only) Worst Case: 190m Best Case: 340m My Guess: 310m Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Calebdar only) Worst Case: 315m Best Case: 615m My Guess: 475m Totals Worst Case: 575m / 1.97b Disney Loses no matter what Best Case: 1.12b / 2.60b Disney Lose unless Universal movies do under my expectations or Disney does even better than best case