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I actually just forgot to include it. I will add it on next week!

Current Top 12 Films of Summer (As of 5.06.12): 1. Marvel's The Avengers - $207,438,708 2. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - $737,051 3. First Position - $48,024 4. Deitrick Haddon's A Beautiful Soul - $46,410 5. The Perfect Family - $14,300 6. Grandmaster - $10,479 7. A Little Bit of Heaven - $10,011 8. Last Call at the Oasis - $8,899 9. Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story - $7,882 10. Celine & Julie Go Boating - $5,624 11. This Binary Universe - $1,794 12. Death of a Superhero - $345 Current Top 12 Total: $208,329,527

Domestic Top 12 Standings As of May 6th, 2012: If your prediction is in BLUE then you are within 20 MILLION and get 10,000 points! If your prediction is in GREEN then you are within 30 MILLION and get 5,000 points! If your prediction is in BLACK then you are SAFE! If your prediction is in RED then you are over the film's current total by at least 40 MILLION and lose 5,000 points! MAY The Avengers Dexter of Suburbia - $540M XenoZodiac - $475M MovieMan89 - $475M baumer - $460.1M Townzy89 – $450M Vanilla - $450M Neo - $447M lilmac - $445M ShawnMR - $441M junkshop36 - $438M 24Lost - $437.5M kayumanggi - $436M Hallowed Prince - $435M Chewy - $435M Goffe Rises - $434.7M Fake - $430M InFamous - $429.8M EmpireStrikesBack - $428M Accursed Arachnid! - $427M DAR - $425M Sixteen16 - $422.5M TylerDurden365 - $425M Impact- $425M Jajang - $423.6M phillip - $419.6M The Dark Alfred - $418M gizmo - $418M Goffe - $415M The Iceroll Games - $415M Tower - $415M The Dark Zombie Rises - $415M KDS - $412M BK007 - $410M Crusader - $410M katyperry - $410M JamesFord92 - $407M Michael G Scott - $405M CEDAR - $400M Dav - $400M acsc1312 - $397M JohnnY - $392M Brand New Rises - $390M laguy03 - $386M rockNrollaDIM - $385M Ariadne - $382M Jake Gittes - $381.1M CJohn - $380M Sims - $380M Spaghetti - $375M Dom Cobb - $367.1M bed005 - $363M narniadis - $357M Totem - $340M Gopher - $340M CURRENT TOTAL - $207.44M

This thread will be used to track everyone's predictions from baumer's Summer game. This thread will be updated at least once a week. Please note that I will be posting everyone's predictions along with the CURRENT GROSS of the movies (not the projected gross). And just as I’'ve done the last few years, I have organized the list in order of the dates the movies are released. I welcome everyone's feedback and suggestions! HERE WE GO!

Interesting Game Fact: Only one person guessed that The Avengers would make more than $500M. Dexter of Suburbia predicted that the film would make $540M.

$80M+...amazing! I just hope this thing is frontloaded. I can't have it making over $400M. Although, at this point, that is just about guaranteed.

Wait a sec...there was already an SOTM question? Are you kidding me? I copy and pasted everything in the page 10 recap and there was no mention of an SOTM #1.

1) Will The Avengers make more than 22.5 mill for midnights? YES 2) Will The Avengers make more than 27 mill for midnights? YES 3) Will The Avengers make more than 30 mill for midnights? NO 4) Will The Avengers set the midnights record? NO 5) Will The Avengers set any daily or opening record this weekend (midnight, OD, Saturday, Sunday or opening weekend)? YES 6) Will The Avengers have a Friday of more than 68.5 mill? YES 7) Will The Avengers drop more than 15% on Saturday? YES 8) Will The Avengers have a Sunday drop of more than 30%? NO 9) Will The Avengers have a Sunday gross of more than 45 mill? YES 10) Will The Avengers make more than 160 mill this weekend? YES 11) Will The Avengers have a WW weekend (as reported by THR on Sunday, only estimates will count) of more than 225 mill? 4000 YES 12) Will The Avengers WW total be more than 400 mill as reported by THR, only estimates will count? YES 13) Will The Avengers open to more than 15 mill in RUSSIA (as reported by THR and only estimates will count)? YES 14) Will The Avengers Friday total gross be at least 2.7 times bigger than it's midnight gross? YES 15) Will The Hunger Games have a drop of less than 40%? YES 16) Will Five Year Engagement finish number 2 for the weekend? NO 17) Will The Raven have a Friday increase of more than 125%? NO 18) Will any film increase by more than 60% on Saturday? YES 19) Will Nikki's FIRST Friday number (not her midnight report, but actual Friday report ) have The Avengers making more than 5 mill more than the real estimate reported by Boxofficemojo.com FOR THE FRIDAY NUMBER? 3000 YES 20) Will American Reunion have a Saturday increase of more than 40%? NO 15/20 2000 16/20 3000 17/20 4000 18/20 5000 19/20 8000 20/20 12000 Bonus #1: Tell me what the top 5 cume will be: $207.65M Closest: 5000 2nd closest: 3000 3rd closest: 2000 Bonus #2: What will the combined weekend gross be of The Raven, Safe and THG? $13.52M 5000..only one winner Bonus 3: What will TitaniC 3DS WW gross be according to THR when it comes out on Sunday? $320M 5000...only one winner. What will finish in spots: 3) The Pirates! Band of Misfits 7) Safe 8) The Raven 12) 21 Jump Street 15) Titanic 3D 2000 each correct spots, 5000 bonus if you get all five correct.

I will be making the thread very soon.

Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection is being released on June 29, 2012. Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor, which the summer game question referred to, is not being released until March 29, 2013.

Top 12 Predictions: The Dark Knight Rises - $450M The Avengers - $386M The Amazing Spider Man - $249M Brave - $238M Men In Black III - $202M Ice Age: Continental Drift - $188M Prometheus - $185M NO MORE JOE [8]Madagascar 3 - $166M [9]The Bourne Legacy - $135M [10]Battleship - $132M [11]Snow White and the Huntsman - $121M Top 7 Domestic OW: 1. The Dark Knight Rises 2. The Avengers 3. Men in Black III 4. The Amazing Spider Man 5. Brave 6. G.I. Joe: Retaliation 7. Battleship Top 5 Worldwide: 1. The Dark Knight Rises - $1.10B 2. The Avengers - $974M 3. Ice Age: Continental Drift - $845M 4. The Amazing Spider Man - $797M 5. Madagascar 3 - $610M Top 5 Worldwide Weekends: 1. The Dark Knight Rises 2. The Amazing Spider Man 3. The Avengers 4. Ice Age: Continental Drift 5. Madagascar 3 Bonus Questions THESE WILL BE WORTH A TOTAL OF 10,000 POSSIBLE POINTS. 10,000 IF CORRECT -5000 IF INCORRECT 3000 FOR TELLING ME THAT YOU ARE ABSTAINING 1. Tell me, of these five films, which one will be the lowest grossing of the summer. Only these five films can you choose from. 1) Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 ($50M) 2) Savages ($41M) 3) Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor 4) People Like Us ($26.9M) 5) Seeking a Friend for the End of the World ($63M) FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 Tell me, within 5 million dollars, what its gross will be. Anyone who calls this within 5 million dollars (note you MUST CALL THE CORRECT FILM TO QUALIFY FOR THE 5000 BONUS PTS) whether it is over or under the total, will get the 10,000 points. 2. Tell me which of these will be the highest grossing film of the summer: 1) Magic Mike 2) Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter ($96.5M) 3) Dark Shadows 4) The Dictator For 10,000 POSSIBLE bonus points, tell me, within 5 million dollars, what its gross will be. Anyone who calls this within 5 million dollars (note you MUST CALL THE CORRECT FILM TO QUALIFY FOR THE 10,000 BONUS PTS) whether it is over or under the total, will get the 10,000 points. 3. Tell me, of these five films, which will be the highest grossing? 1) Total Recall ($95M) 2) The Dictator 3) Dark Shadows 4) The Expendables 2 5) ParaNorman For 15,000 bonus points, call the correct film within 5 mill. Preseason Questions 1. Will the Opening Weekend (3 day) record be broken? The current record holder is HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS 2 WITH $169,189,427. Answer it correctly: 15,000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 8000 points Choose not to answer ( and you must state that you are not answering..failing to do so will automatically result in a loss of 8000 points) 3000 points. YES 2. Will the opening day record be broken? This includes all monies earned from midnight as well, but will not include any money earned from early start times like 8pm and so on). The current record holder is DH2 WITH $91,071,119. Answer it correctly: 15,000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 8000 points Choose not to answer (and you must state that you are not answering..failing to do so will automatically result in a loss of 8000 points) 3000 points. NO 3. Will any film this summer open to a worldwide opening weekend of more than 400 million? (THIS WILL INCLUDE ANY 5 DAY WEEKENDS. WHATEVER IS REPORTED FOR THE ACTUALS ON MONDAY EVENING WILL BE THE NUMBER WE GO BY). Answer it correctly: 15,000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 8000 points Choose not to answer ( and you must state that you are not answering..failing to do so will automatically result in a loss of 8000 points) 5000 points. ABSTAIN 4. Will any film make more than 60 million this summer in FRANCE? Answer it correctly: 15000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 8000 points Choose not to answer ( and you must state that you are not answering..failing to do so will automatically result in a loss of 8000 points) 3000 points. ABSTAIN 5. Will any film make more than 85 million dollars this summer in the UK box office? Answer it correctly: 15000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 10,000 points Choose not to answer ( and you must state that you are not answering..failing to do so will automatically result in a loss of 8000 points) 5000 points. ABSTAIN 6. Will any film make more than 50 million in CHINA this summer? Both Transformers 3 and DH2 did more than 60 in China last year. Answer it correctly: 15000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 10,000 points Choose not to answer ( and you must state that you are not answering..failing to do so will automatically result in a loss of 10,000 points) 3000 points. ABSTAIN Question 7: Will at least 2 films make one billion WW this summer? Answer it correctly: 15000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 10,000 points Choose not to answer ( and you must state that you are not answering..failing to do so will automatically result in a loss of 10,000 points) 3000 points. YES Question 8: Will at least 2 films, listed as a comedy by Box Office Mojo, make more than 100 million dollars this summer? Answer it correctly: 15000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 10,000 points Choose not to answer ( and you must state that you are not answering..failing to do so will automatically result in a loss of 10,000 points) 3000 points. YES 9. Will at least 2 animated films have a WW gross of more than 700 million dollars? Answer it correctly: 15000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 10,000 points Choose not to answer ( and you must state that you are not answering..failing to do so will automatically result in a loss of 10,000 points) 3000 points. NO 10. Which combination of films will make more money domestically? 1) The Avengers, The Bourne Legacy, Step Up 4, Rock of Ages 2) The Dark Knight Returns, Ted, Neighborhood Watch 3) Brave, MIB 3, Battleship, Prometheus 4) Madagascar 3, The Amazing Spiderman, Piranha Double DD's, Snow White and the Huntsmen Answer it correctly: 15000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 10,000 points Choose not to answer ( and you must state that you are not answering..failing to do so will automatically result in a loss of 5000 points) 3000 points. Combo #3 11. Will any film make more than 30 million in Russia this summer? Answer it correctly: 15000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 10,000 points Choose not to answer ( and you must state that you are not answering..failing to do so will automatically result in a loss of 10,000 points) 3000 points. YES 12. Will TDKR and The Avengers combined make more this summer than the other top 5 films combined (domestic only)? Answer it correctly: 15000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 10,000 points Choose not to answer (and you must state that you are not answering..failing to do so will automatically result in a loss of 10,000 points) 3000 points. YES 13. Will at least three films gross more than 100 mill opening weekend? Answer it correctly: 15000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 10,000 points Choose not to answer ( and you must state that you are not answering..failing to do so will automatically result in a loss of 10,000 points) 3000 points. NO 14. Will The Avengers or The Dark Knight Returns have a better Saturday drop than The Hunger Games? Answer it correctly: 25,000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 15,000 points Choose not to answer ( and you must state that you are not answering..failing to do so will automatically result in a loss of 15,000 points) 5000 points. ABSTAIN 15. Will The Amazing Spider-man have a better gross than TDKR in any of these three regions: Japan China South Korea Answer it correctly: 25,000 points Answer it incorrectly: lose 15,000 points Choose not to answer ( and you must state that you are not answering..failing to do so will automatically result in a loss of 15,000 points) 5000 points. ABSTAIN 16. This is a four parter: 1) Will TDKR make at least 500 million domestically? 2) Will TDKR make more than 580 million internationally? 3) Will TDKR do at least 40 million for midnights? 4) Will TDKR make at least 1.1 billion WW? Scoring: All questions you answer correctly are worth 7000 points. You can go for as many as you like. Here is the catch: Every answer you call incorrectly you lose 10,000 points. There are no points for abstaining, with one caveat down below. *** Even more bonus and more treachery: If you go 4/4 you get a 28,000 point bonus. So this means you will get a total of 56,000 points for this question (7000X4 plus 28,000 point bonus) However, if you go for all 4 you must get all four correct. If you get even one incorrect, you will lose 15,000 points. So what this means is, if you go for all four and even if you get 3/4 correct, not only will you NOT get the 11,000 but you will lose a full 15,000 points. This question is worth a lot of points for those ballsy enough to go for all 4, but it will kick your ass if you get too cocky. Remember, you don't have to answer any of them. Or you can answer as little as you want. It's totally up to you. You can choose to go for as many or as little as you want. ***CAVEAT*** If you choose to abstain from all 4, you will get 5000 for doing so. You must tell me if you are abstaining. 1. NO 2. NO 3. NO 17. This is a four part question. Again, you have choices. Choice A, answer any part of the question. Each answer you get correct you will receive 7000 points. Each answer you get wrong, you will lose 7000 points. If you go for all four parts of the question, you must get all four parts correct. If you get even one wrong after going for it all, you will lose 7,000 points. You can go for all of it, none of it and some of it. Choice is yours. A) Will any film listed as a horror film by boxofficemojo.com gross more than 100 million dollars this summer? B. Will any film listed as a horror film by boxofficemojo.com open to more than 32.5 mill? C) Will any film listed as a horror film by boxofficemojo.com have a second weekend drop of less than 43%? D) Will any film listed as a horror film by boxofficemojo.com have an opening day of more than 10 mill? Get any question right: 7000 Get any question wrong: -7000 Abstain from all four questions: 5000 Go for all four, and get all four correct not only will you get the 28,000, you get a bonus of 28,000. But you must go for all four to qualify for the bonus A. NO B. YES D. YES sotm 1: PROMETHEUS

I'm looking over the preseason questions. This has probably been asked before, but for Bonus question #1 (the lowest grossing film), is Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor supposed to be replaced with something else since that is coming out in March?

Haha. Yup. And you know what? I got really lucky because I thought the game started Friday. I was planning on doing my Top 12 and preseason questions tomorrow. I am so glad I checked on the board today! But now I have only a couple of hours to do EVERYTHING!

Just wanted to let everyone know that I will creating a scoring thread similar to the ones that I have made in the past. I will also be participating in the game, but I will be putting only about 20% of the work that I used to put into the weekly questions because of work obligations. I really look forward to playing the game!