laguy's Winter Game - Week 1 Questions (Due Thursday, 10/3, at 11:59 PM PST)

[baumer]

1) Will Gravity open to more than $37M? No
2) Will Gravity have an opening day of more than $14M? No
3) Will Runner Runner’s opening weekend gross be within $5M of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 weekend gross? Yes
4) Will Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 drop less than 30%? No
5) Will Prisoners have a Saturday drop of more than 40%? No (is this a trick question)
6) Will at least 2 films drop less than 20%? No
7) Will Don Jon drop less than 45%? No
8) Will The Butler stay in the Top 12? Yes
9) Will Rush drop less than 25%? No
10) Will any film have a drop of less than 22% on Sunday? No

8/10 Correct = 4,000 bonus points
9/10 Correct = 6,000 bonus points
10/10 Correct = 8,000 bonus points

Bonus #1) How much will the top 3 films gross (combined)? [4,000 points] 68.5 mill

Bonus #2) What will the combined percentage drop be for the two films that drop the least amount this weekend? (For example, if Prisoners & Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 have the best drops, and Prisoners drops -5% and CWACOM2 drops -2%, your answer would be 7%.) [4,000 points] 65.2%

Bonus #3) What will finish in spots:
#2) Cloudy
#6) Don Jon
#11) Millers

Edited October 3, 2013 by baumer

[Olive]

All questions worth 1,000 points, unless otherwise specifiedAll answers are due by Thursday at 11:59 pm (PST)All questions pertain to the top 12 films of the weekend1) Will Gravity open to more than $37M? YES2) Will Gravity have an opening day of more than $14M? NO3) Will Runner Runner’s opening weekend gross be within $5M of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 weekend gross? NO4) Will Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 drop less than 30%? NO5) Will Prisoners have a Saturday drop of more than 40%? NO6) Will at least 2 films drop less than 20%? NO7) Will Don Jon drop less than 45%? YES8) Will The Butler stay in the Top 12? NO9) Will Rush drop less than 25%? NO10) Will any film have a drop of less than 22% on Sunday? NO8/10 Correct = 4,000 bonus points9/10 Correct = 6,000 bonus points10/10 Correct = 8,000 bonus pointsBonus #1) How much will the top 3 films gross (combined)? [4,000 points] 76.080M

Bonus #2) What will the combined percentage drop be for the two films that drop the least amount this weekend? (For example, if Prisoners & Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 have the best drops, and Prisoners drops -5% and CWACOM2 drops -2%, your answer would be 7%.) [4,000 points] 58.1%

Bonus #3) What will finish in spots:#2) Cloudy 2#6) Don Jon#11) Millers

[Michael Gary Scott]

1) Will Gravity open to more than $37M? No2) Will Gravity have an opening day of more than $14M?No3) Will Runner Runner’s opening weekend gross be within $5M of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 weekend gross? Yes4) Will Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 drop less than 30%? No5) Will Prisoners have a Saturday drop of more than 40%?No (is this a trick question)6) Will at least 2 films drop less than 20%? No7) Will Don Jon drop less than 45%? No8) Will The Butler stay in the Top 12? Yes9) Will Rush drop less than 25%? No10) Will any film have a drop of less than 22% on Sunday?No8/10 Correct = 4,000 bonus points9/10 Correct = 6,000 bonus points10/10 Correct = 8,000 bonus pointsBonus #1) How much will the top 3 films gross (combined)? [4,000 points] 66.678millBonus #2) What will the combined percentage drop be for the two films that drop the least amount this weekend? (For example, if Prisoners & Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 have the best drops, and Prisoners drops -5% and CWACOM2 drops -2%, your answer would be 7%.) [4,000 points] 63.5%Bonus #3) What will finish in spots:#2) Cloudy#6) baggage claim #11) Millers

[Chewy]

All questions worth 1,000 points, unless otherwise specified
All answers are due by Thursday at 11:59 pm (PST)
All questions pertain to the top 12 films of the weekend

1) Will Gravity open to more than $37M? YES
2) Will Gravity have an opening day of more than $14M? YES
3) Will Runner Runner’s opening weekend gross be within $5M of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 weekend gross? NO
4) Will Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 drop less than 30%? NO
5) Will Prisoners have a Saturday drop of more than 40%? NO
6) Will at least 2 films drop less than 20%? NO
7) Will Don Jon drop less than 45%? NO
8) Will The Butler stay in the Top 12? YES
9) Will Rush drop less than 25%? NO
10) Will any film have a drop of less than 22% on Sunday? NO

8/10 Correct = 4,000 bonus points
9/10 Correct = 6,000 bonus points
10/10 Correct = 8,000 bonus points

Bonus #1) How much will the top 3 films gross (combined)? [4,000 points] 77.5M

Bonus #2) What will the combined percentage drop be for the two films that drop the least amount this weekend? (For example, if Prisoners & Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 have the best drops, and Prisoners drops -5% and CWACOM2 drops -2%, your answer would be 7%.) [4,000 points] 52.5%

Bonus #3) What will finish in spots:
#2) Cloudy 2
#6) Don Jon
#11) We're the Millers

[2,000 points each. If you get all 3 correct, you get 3,000 bonus points.]

[Chewy]

Just to clarify, is question 5 Fri->Sat or Last Sat->This Sat? My first instinct based on the wording was Fri->Sat, but the % you chose makes me think it's week-to-week

 

(And I don't think I'm alone in the hesitation, what with baumer's "is this a trick question" comment   )

Edited October 3, 2013 by Chewy

[Filmovie]

1) Will Gravity open to more than $37M? YES2) Will Gravity have an opening day of more than $14M? YES3) Will Runner Runner’s opening weekend gross be within $5M of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 weekend gross? NO4) Will Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 drop less than 30%? NO5) Will Prisoners have a Saturday drop of more than 40%? YES6) Will at least 2 films drop less than 20%? NO7) Will Don Jon drop less than 45%? NO8) Will The Butler stay in the Top 12? YES9) Will Rush drop less than 25%? NO10) Will any film have a drop of less than 22% on Sunday? NOBonus #1) How much will the top 3 films gross (combined)? 72,766 MLN

Bonus #2) What will the combined percentage drop be for the two films that drop the least amount this weekend? (For example, if Prisoners & Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 have the best drops, and Prisoners drops -5% and CWACOM2 drops -2%, your answer would be 7%.) 48,567%

Bonus #3) What will finish in spots:#2) CLOUDY#6) BAGGAGE CLAIM#11) WE'RE THE MILLERS

[Tower]

1) Will Gravity open to more than $37M? YES

2) Will Gravity have an opening day of more than $14M? YES

3) Will Runner Runner’s opening weekend gross be within $5M of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 weekend gross? NO

4) Will Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 drop less than 30%? NO

5) Will Prisoners have a Saturday drop of more than 40%? NO

6) Will at least 2 films drop less than 20%? NO

7) Will Don Jon drop less than 45%? YES

8) Will The Butler stay in the Top 12? NO

9) Will Rush drop less than 25%? NO

10) Will any film have a drop of less than 22% on Sunday? YES

 

Bonus #1) How much will the top 3 films gross (combined)? [4,000 points] 74.792M

Bonus #2) What will the combined percentage drop be for the two films that drop the least amount this weekend?  35.217%

Bonus #3) What will finish in spots:

#2) CLOUDY

#6) DON JON

#11) WE’RE THE MILLERS

[gizmo]

All questions worth 1,000 points, unless otherwise specified
All answers are due by Thursday at 11:59 pm (PST)
All questions pertain to the top 12 films of the weekend

1) Will Gravity open to more than $37M? Yes
2) Will Gravity have an opening day of more than $14M? Yes
3) Will Runner Runner’s opening weekend gross be within $5M of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 weekend gross? No
4) Will Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 drop less than 30%? No
5) Will Prisoners have a Saturday drop of more than 40%? Yes
6) Will at least 2 films drop less than 20%? Yes
7) Will Don Jon drop less than 45%? Yes
8) Will The Butler stay in the Top 12? No
9) Will Rush drop less than 25%? No
10) Will any film have a drop of less than 22% on Sunday? Yes

8/10 Correct = 4,000 bonus points
9/10 Correct = 6,000 bonus points
10/10 Correct = 8,000 bonus points

Bonus #1) How much will the top 3 films gross (combined)? [4,000 points]  $71.116M

Bonus #2) What will the combined percentage drop be for the two films that drop the least amount this weekend? (For example, if Prisoners & Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 have the best drops, and Prisoners drops -5% and CWACOM2 drops -2%, your answer would be 7%.) [4,000 points] +97.552%

Bonus #3) What will finish in spots:
#2) Cloudy 2
#6) Don Jon
#11) Metallica: Through the Never

[2,000 points each. If you get all 3 correct, you get 3,000 bonus points.]

[iceroll]

1) Will Gravity open to more than $37M? YES
2) Will Gravity have an opening day of more than $14M? NO
3) Will Runner Runner’s opening weekend gross be within $5M of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 weekend gross? NO
4) Will Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 drop less than 30%? NO
5) Will Prisoners have a Saturday drop of more than 40%? YES
6) Will at least 2 films drop less than 20%? NO
7) Will Don Jon drop less than 45%? YES
8) Will The Butler stay in the Top 12? YES
9) Will Rush drop less than 25%? NO
10) Will any film have a drop of less than 22% on Sunday? YES

8/10 Correct = 4,000 bonus points
9/10 Correct = 6,000 bonus points
10/10 Correct = 8,000 bonus points

Bonus #1) How much will the top 3 films gross (combined)? [4,000 points] 75.565M

Bonus #2) What will the combined percentage drop be for the two films that drop the least amount this weekend? (For example, if Prisoners & Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 have the best drops, and Prisoners drops -5% and CWACOM2 drops -2%, your answer would be 7%.) [4,000 points] 61.255%

Bonus #3) What will finish in spots:
#2) Cloudy 2
#6) Don Jon
#11) We're the Millers

[2,000 points each. If you get all 3 correct, you get 3,000 bonus points.]

[laguy03]

1) Will Gravity open to more than $37M? YES
2) Will Gravity have an opening day of more than $14M? NO
3) Will Runner Runner’s opening weekend gross be within $5M of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 weekend gross? NO
4) Will Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 drop less than 30%? NO
5) Will Prisoners have a Saturday drop of more than 40%? NO
6) Will at least 2 films drop less than 20%? NO
7) Will Don Jon drop less than 45%? NO
8) Will The Butler stay in the Top 12? YES
9) Will Rush drop less than 25%? NO
10) Will any film have a drop of less than 22% on Sunday? YES

8/10 Correct = 4,000 bonus points
9/10 Correct = 6,000 bonus points
10/10 Correct = 8,000 bonus points

Bonus #1) How much will the top 3 films gross (combined)? [4,000 points] $74.4M

 

 

Bonus #2) What will the combined percentage drop be for the two films that drop the least amount this weekend? (For example, if Prisoners & Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 have the best drops, and Prisoners drops -5% and CWACOM2 drops -2%, your answer would be 7%.) [4,000 points]  +72%

 

Bonus #3) What will finish in spots:
#2) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
#6) Baggage Claim
#11) Instructions Not Included

[2,000 points each. If you get all 3 correct, you get 3,000 bonus points.]

Edited October 4, 2013 by laguy03

[Goffe]

1) Will Gravity open to more than $37M? No

2) Will Gravity have an opening day of more than $14M? No

3) Will Runner Runner’s opening weekend gross be within $5M of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 weekend gross? No

4) Will Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 drop less than 30%? No

5) Will Prisoners have a Saturday drop of more than 40%? Yes

6) Will at least 2 films drop less than 20%? No

7) Will Don Jon drop less than 45%? Yes

8) Will The Butler stay in the Top 12? No

9) Will Rush drop less than 25%? No

10) Will any film have a drop of less than 22% on Sunday? No

 

8/10 Correct = 4,000 bonus points

9/10 Correct = 6,000 bonus points

10/10 Correct = 8,000 bonus points

 

Bonus #1) How much will the top 3 films gross (combined)? [4,000 points] 68.7m

Bonus #2) What will the combined percentage drop be for the two films that drop the least amount this weekend? (For example, if Prisoners & Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 have the best drops, and Prisoners drops -5% and CWACOM2 drops -2%, your answer would be 7%.) [4,000 points] -31%

Bonus #3) What will finish in spots:

#2) Cloudy 2

#6) Don John

#11) We're the Millers

 

[2,000 points each. If you get all 3 correct, you get 3,000 bonus points.]

Edited October 4, 2013 by Goffe

[glassfairy]

1) Will Gravity open to more than $37M? No
2) Will Gravity have an opening day of more than $14M? No
3) Will Runner Runner’s opening weekend gross be within $5M of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 weekend gross? No
4) Will Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 drop less than 30%? No
5) Will Prisoners have a Saturday drop of more than 40%?  No
6) Will at least 2 films drop less than 20%? No
7) Will Don Jon drop less than 45%? No
8) Will The Butler stay in the Top 12? No
9) Will Rush drop less than 25%? No
10) Will any film have a drop of less than 22% on Sunday? Yes (for variety's sake)


Bonus #1) How much will the top 3 films gross (combined)? 72.029M

Bonus #2) What will the combined percentage drop be for the two films that drop the least amount this weekend? (For example, if Prisoners & Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 have the best drops, and Prisoners drops -5% and CWACOM2 drops -2%, your answer would be 7%.) 51.948%

Bonus #3) What will finish in spots:
#2) Cloudy 2
#6) Don Jon
#11) We're The Millers

[Plain Old Tele]

1) Will Gravity open to more than $37M? YES

2) Will Gravity have an opening day of more than $14M? NO

3) Will Runner Runner’s opening weekend gross be within $5M of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 weekend gross? NO

4) Will Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 drop less than 30%? NO

5) Will Prisoners have a Saturday drop of more than 40%? NO

6) Will at least 2 films drop less than 20%? NO

7) Will Don Jon drop less than 45%? YES

8) Will The Butler stay in the Top 12? NO

9) Will Rush drop less than 25%? NO

10) Will any film have a drop of less than 22% on Sunday? YES

 

8/10 Correct = 4,000 bonus points

9/10 Correct = 6,000 bonus points

10/10 Correct = 8,000 bonus points

 

Bonus #1) How much will the top 3 films gross (combined)? [4,000 points]  66.2m

Bonus #2) What will the combined percentage drop be for the two films that drop the least amount this weekend? (For example, if Prisoners & Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 have the best drops, and Prisoners drops -5% and CWACOM2 drops -2%, your answer would be 7%.) [4,000 points] 21%

Bonus #3) What will finish in spots:

#2) Cloudy 2

#6) Baggage Claim

#11) We're The Millers

[laguy03]

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