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More specifically than the previous question, did anyone watch it in 3D? And does the 3D add to the experience?

Really impressive numbers for Everest, if word-of-mouth is strong then it can do well next week too. Maybe it won't be as much of a disaster as I had previously thought.

I'm that's my point. Cjohn is saying its fine for people who haven't seen the first one. I'm saying its not.

Then why have I had people walking out of the movie complaining to me that the film doesn't make any sense?

Yeah, I thought this aspect was very poor. It's virtually unwatchable to people who haven't seen the first one, which is naturally very limiting to both its own narrative, and the audience.

That feeling when the only animated film you care about gets cancelled

Yeah the Cineworld previews here look pretty packed across all cinemas.

Damn, I can't even begin to imagine how dull TRUE LIES would have been with Matt Damon. Sequences such as the horse scene would be painfully awkward with another actor. Also, LAST ACTION HERO is ten times better than this

Wow, great number for Everest

Maybe you should watch it for yourself before proclaiming that it's "fucking garbage"? Just a thought.

Shame, Pacific Rim was really something to behold on the big screen.

As it's my first year on the forums, this is my first time too. I gave up on the summer game after a month but I'm determined to see this one through... mainly because I actually care about some of the films coming out... excited

Shameless self-promotion bump. It's 3 days until the original deadline and I have literally been sent one list so far... DAMNIT GUYS WHY DON'T YOU WANT TO LAUGH?

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A: Domestic top 15: 1) Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 809M 2) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 – 384M 3) The Good Dinosaur – 301M 4) Spectre – 248M 5) Kung Fu Panda 3 – 197M 6) Deadpool – 172M 7) The Hateful Eight – 151M 8) The Revenant – 143M 9) The Peanuts Movie – 142M 10) Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip – 127M 11) Ride Along 2 – 111M 12) Goosebumps – 102M 13) Creed – 83M 14) Bridge of Spies – 80M 15) In the Heart of the Sea – 73M B: Top 7 Domestic OW: 1) Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 211M 2) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 – 142M 3) Spectre – 92M 4) The Good Dinosaur – 79M 5) Deadpool – 63M 6) Kung Fu Panda 3 – 59M 7) Ride Along 2 – 49M C: Worldwide top 10: 1) Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 2072M 2) Spectre – 1006M 3) Kung Fu Panda 3 – 1020M 4) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 – 906M 5) The Good Dinosaur – 751M 6) Deadpool – 457M 7) The Hateful Eight – 381M 8) Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip – 358M 9) The Revenant – 260M 10) The Peanuts Movie – 231M D: Total Grosses: Top 15 Dom) 3123M Top 7 W/E) 695M Top 10 WW) 7476M E: Top 5 Overseas Star Wars Territories: 1) China 2) Japan 3) United Kingdom 4) South Korea 5) France 6) Mexico F: Pre-season Questions: A generous risk-free question to start you off: Predict which film will finish closest to each of the following milestones domestically by the end of the game: A: 100M Bridge of Spies B: 200M Kung Fu Panda 3 C: 300M The Good Dinosaur D: 400M The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 Each correctly predicted film scores you 10,000 points, get all four correct and receive 10,000 bonus points for 50k total. (This is the only preseason question where there is no penalty for being wrong so enjoy it). 1) Tell me which of these will be the highest grossing film of the winter domestically: 1) Goosebumps – 102M 2) Krampus 3) Creed 4) Concussion Answer correctly: 10,000 points Answer incorrectly: -5,000 points State that you abstain: 3,000 points Correctly predict the films gross to within 10M and receive a 10,000 point bonus. 2) Tell me which of these will be the lowest grossing film of the winter domestically: 1) Point Break 2) The Nut Job 2 3) Victor Frankenstein – 21M 4) The Last Witch Hunter Answer correctly: 10,000 points Answer incorrectly: -5,000 points State that you abstain: 3,000 points Correctly predict the films gross to within 10M and receive a 10,000 point bonus. 3) Will at least 3 films make more than 300M domestically by the end of the game? 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Domestic Answer correctly: 25,000 points Answer incorrectly: lose 20,000 points State that you abstain: 5,000 points 12) Will any foreign film gross more money (in dollars) in its local market than the 15th highest grosser domestically does in the USA? Yes Answer correctly: 25,000 points Answer incorrectly: lose 20,000 points State that you abstain: 5,000 points 13) Will any film be pulled from the schedules at any point during the game due to fear of war with North Korea? You made me snort my drink in laughter… and NO Answer correctly: 25,000 points Answer incorrectly: lose 20,000 points State that you abstain: 5,000 points 14) Will any film opening in less than 500 theatres in its opening week, go on to gross more than 200M dollars domestically? No Answer correctly: 25,000 points Answer incorrectly: lose 20,000 points State that you abstain: 5,000 points 15) Which combination of films will gross the most amount of money domestically during the game? 1) Mockingjay Pt 2, Bridge of Spies, The Night Before, In Heart of the Sea 2) Spectre, The Good Dinosaur, The Hateful Eight, Krampus 3) Crimson Peak, Peanuts, Kung Fu Panda 3, Goosebumps, 4) Star Wars, The Revenant, The Danish Girl, Zoolander 2 Answer correctly: 30,000 points Answer incorrectly: lose 25,000 points State that you abstain: 5,000 points 16) Which combination of films will gross the smallest amount of money during the game? 1) Burnt, Macbeth, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 2) Rock the Kasbah, Victor Frankenstein, Point Break, Ride Along 2 3) Jem and the Holograms, Sisters, The Nut Job 2, 13 Hours: Secret Soldiers of Benzhagi 4) Trumbo, Rings, Deadpool, Daddy’s Home Answer correctly: 30,000 points Answer incorrectly: lose 25,000 points State that you abstain: 5,000 points And Finally… The Return of the Jedi-centric questions: 1) Will Star Wars Gross over 400M domestically? 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Yes 13) Will Star Wars manage at least 7 domestic weekends that are higher than Titanic’s comparative weekend totals in 1997/1998? Yes 14) Will Star Wars gross more domestically in December than it does in January? Yes 15) Will Star Wars be number 1 at the domestic Box Office for at least 5 weeks (consecutive or non-consecutive) Yes 16) Will Star Wars’ combined total dollar gross from the UK and Australia exceed its domestic Opening Weekend total? No 17) Will Star Wars achieve more than 10 Million admissions in South Korea? Yes 18) Will China account for at least 20% of Star Wars’ worldwide total if released before February 1st? No 19) Will Star Wars’ opening day (including previews) be enough for it to make the top 15 domestic regardless of its subsequent box office? Yes 20) Will Star Wars still be in the domestic top 10 at the end of the game? Yes

Great poster, poor trailer.

I didn't like the first one, did just about like this one.

Frozen grossed more, get over it. Minions still made well over a BILLION dollars in case you haven't noticed. It did great.

This is something that crops up in a lot of Schwarzenegger movies, and it's one of the best things about the guy. He has done so many movies, utterly straight-faced, where he plays the average joe despite looking like a tank. His thick Austrian accent being totally overlooked as he gets American names like "Ben Richards", "Douglas Quaid", "Harry Tasker", "Ray Owens". Equally, he has done various projects which have a plot revolving around the reality of the big, superman-like Arnold character. His self-awareness is what makes him such a terrific performer in his films, and it's arguably when he's dialled back that he's at his weakest (even though he is perfectly capable of doing real nuance and explore a character).

I haven't seen the movie yet but the film has a lot to live up to, given how terrific his books are. Trailer makes it look enjoyable enough though.

The Bourne Sequel

Me, my parents, and the two women who sat in front of us who were there because of "how much they love Benedict Cumberbatch"

given there's 0 explanation been given, my guess would be it's getting dumped. Regardless, I am intrigued by the movie. I thought Fifth Estate was great.

Not sure what the point of your comment is. You're passing Legend off as if it is some sort of tiny movie... Legend's opening in the UK is equivalent to about $65M if it was in USA. Nothing to be sneered at...

Loool $100 for that? So you have to watch the movie 10x in order for it to be worth it? And you can't even use it more than once a day...