Laguys Winter Game preseason answers (many)

[baumer]

I thought I'd give Laguy a hand.  There are 10 preseason questions that can be answered and we can do the opening weekend numbers now too.

 

Top 5 opening weekends:

 

1) The Hunger Games:  Catching Fire:  158.074 mill

2) Thor:  85.7

3) The Hobbit:  73.6  (FROZEN SHOULD BE HERE BUT IT DID HAVE ONE WEEKEND AT 1 THEATER, BUT WHEN IT WENT WIDE, IT DID 67 MILL)

4) Gravity:  55.7

5) Bad Grandpa:  32.05

 

 

PRESEASON QUESTIONS

 

1. Will at least 3 films gross more than $85M dollars opening weekend (domestically)?
 

NO

 

Answer it correctly: 10,000 points
Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points
Abstain: 2,500 points

2. Will at least three films gross more than $37.5M opening day?
 

NO

 

Answer it correctly: 10,000 points
Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points
Abstain: 2,500 points

3. Will at least 2 films make more than $800M WW by the end of the game?
 

YES

 

Answer it correctly: 10,000 points
Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points
Abstain: 2,500 points

4. Will at least 3 films, listed as a comedy by Box Office Mojo make more than $100M dollars this winter?
(The films that qualify for this question include: A.C.O.D., Bad Milo!, Zero Charisma, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Last Vegas, About Time, Best Man Down, A Case of You, The Best Man Holiday, Nebraska, Delivery Man, Inside Llewyn Davis, Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas, Anchorman: The Legend Continues, Her, Grudge Match, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, August: Osage County, and Ride Along)
 

NO

 

Answer it correctly: 10,000 points
Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points
Abstain: 2,500 points

5. Will the combined grosses of the top 2 films add up to more than the combined gross of films that land in spots #3 - #9?
 

NO

 

Answer it correctly: 10,000 points
Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points
Abstain: 2,500 points

6. Of the following movies currently listed as being released in a limited amount of theaters, which will be the highest grossing?

Twelve Years A Slave, American Hustle, or Saving Mr. Banks
 

AMERICAN HUSTLE

 

Answer it correctly: 10,000 points
Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points
Abstain: 2,500 points

7. Of the following movies currently listed as being released in a limited amount of theaters, which will be the lowest grossing?

Her, Nebraska, or Dallas Buyers Club
 

NEBRASKA

 

Answer it correctly: 10,000 points
Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points
Abstain: 2,500 points

8. Will the November opening weekend record be broken by more than $25M? (The current record holder is The Twilight Saga: New Moonwith $142,839,137.)
 

NO

 

Answer it correctly: 10,000 points
Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points
Abstain: 2,500 points

9. Will the December opening weekend record be broken by more than $10M? (The current record holder is The Hobbit with $84,617,303.)
 

NO

 

Answer it correctly: 10,000 points
Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points
Abstain: 2,500 points

10. Which combination of movies will gross the most amount of money during the game?
A. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Twelve Years A Slave, All Is Lost, & Old Boy
B. The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug, Gravity, Captain Phillips, Last Vegas, & The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
C. Thor: The Dark World, Anchorman: The Legend Continues, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas, & Frozen
 

C.

 

Answer it correctly: 10,000 points
Answer it incorrectly: lose 5,000 points
Abstain: 2,500 points

[Films]

I would have had the complete top 5 if frozen counted and I put Frozen in for bad grandpa (ANGRY FACE). BTW I got 40,000 points. I don't mind helping to count up the points

[Films]

LaGuy03 and catching iceroll both got 32,500. I can do more if you want (though im not including the top 5 OW in any totals)

Edited January 10, 2014 by Films

[baumer]

Preseason totals:

 

Laguy:  

 

1) -5000

2) 2500

3) 10,000

4) 10,000

5) 10,000

6) -5000

7) -5000

8) 2500

9) 2500

10) 10,000

 

32,500

 

Iceroll:

 

1) 2500

2) 10,000

3) 10,000

4) 10,000

5) 10,000

6) -5000

7) -5000

8) -5000

9) 10,000

10) -5000

 

32,500

[Films]

Preseason totals: Laguy: 1) -50002) 25003) 10,0004) 10,0005) 10,0006) -50007) -50008) 25009) 250010) 10,000 32,500 Iceroll: 1) 25002) 10,0003) 10,0004) 10,0005) 10,0006) -50007) -50008) -50009) 10,00010) -5000 32,500

I'll help. I'll start with people on the second page

[baumer]

LaGuy03 and catching iceroll both got 32,500. I can do more if you want (though im not including the top 5 OW in any totals)

 

Leave out the top 5 OW until Laguy rules on Frozen

Edited January 10, 2014 by Christmas baumer

[Films]

K1st Pierre1. -5,0002. 10,0003. 10,0004. 10,0005. 10,0006. 10,0007. 10,0008. -5,0009. 10,00010. 10,000Total: 70,000Filmovie1. -5,0002. -5,0003. 10,0004. 10,0005. 10,0006. 2,5007. 10,0008. -5,0009. 10,00010. -5,000Total: 32,500 (this seems to be a common amount)

[Plain Old Tele]

70,000 for me, I think.

[Films]

Goffe1. -5,0002. 10,0003. 10,0004. 10,0005. 10,0006. -5,0007. 10,0008. 10,0009. -5,00010. 10,000Total: 55,000ChD1. -5,0002. -5,0003. 10,0004. 10,0005. 10,0006. -5,0007. -5,0008. 10,0009. -5,00010. ? Baumer can you check is. All I saw was a smiley face. Im guessing abstain for the moment. 2,500Total: 17,500 (15,000 not including 10)

[Films]

I'll do more laterStingray1. 10,0002. -5,0003. 10,0004. 10,0005. 10,0006. -5,0007. 10,0008. -5,0009. 10,00010. -5,000Total: 40,000Kalo211. 10,0002. 10,0003. 10,0004. -5,0005. 10,0006. -5,0007. 10,0008. 2,5009. 10,00010. 10,000Total: 62,500

[Films]

Full Totals so far (ill update this post though post score breakdowns in separate posts)Chewy 85,000CJohn 85,000GreyGhost 85,00Dexter Of Surburbia 70,000K1st Pierre- 70,000Telemachos- 70,000Kalo21- 62,500Movieman89 62,500Bcf26 55,000Ed- 55,000Goffe- 55,000Tower- 55,000Chasmmi- 47,500Cmasterclay 47,500Olive 47,500Alfredstellar- 40,000Allison23 40,000Blankments 40,000Films- 40,000Gizmo 40,000Stingray- 40,000Baumer- 35,000Catching Iceroll- 32,500Filmovie- 32,500Laguy- 32,500Glassfairy- 25,000ChD- 15,000 or 17,500MGS 10,000

Edited January 10, 2014 by Films

[Plain Old Tele]

How dare you give K1 9 extra points?

 

 

 

[Films]

Last two for the minuteFilms1. -5,0002. 10,0003. 10,0004. 10,0005. 10,0006. -5,0007. -5,0008. -5,0009. 10,00010. 10,000Total: 40,000Telemachos1. 10,0002. 10,0003. 10,0004. 10,0005. 10,0006. 2,5007. 2,5008. 10,0009. 10,00010. -5,000Total: 70,000

[baumer]

MGS:  

 

1) -5000

2) 2500

3) 10,000

4) -5000

5) 10,000

6) -5000

7) 2500

8) -5000

9) 10,000

10) -5000

 

10,000

 

baumer:

 

1) -5000

2) -5000

3) 10,000

4) 10,000

5) 10,000

6) -5000

7) -5000

8) -5000

9) 10,000

10) 10,000

 

35,000

 

Tower:

 

1) 2500

2) 2500

3) 10,000

4) 10,000

5) 10,000

6) -5000

7) 10,000

8) 2500

9) 10,000

10) 2500

 

55,000

 

ED:

 

1) -5000

2) 10,000

3) 10,000

4) 10,000

5) 10,000

6) -5000

7) 10,000

8) -5000

9) 10,000

10) 10,000

 

55,000

 

chasmmi:

 

1) -5000

2) 2500

3) 10,000

4) -5000

5) 10,000

6) -5000

7) 10,000

8) -5000

9) 10,000

10) 10,000

 

47,500

 

Films:

 

1) -5000

2) 10,000

3) 10,000

4) 10,000

5) 10,000

6) -5000

7) -5000

8) -5000

9) 10,000

10) 10,000

 

40,000

 

 

Alfredstellar:

 

All abstains:  25,000

 

blankments:

 

1) -5000

2) 10,000

3) 10,000

4) -5000

5) 10,000

6) -5000

7) 10,000

8) -5000

9) 10,000

10) 10,000

 

40,000

 

Grey Ghost:

 

1) 10,000

2) 10,000

3) 10,000

4) 10,000

5) 10,000

6) 10,000

7) 10,000

8) 10,000

9) 10,000

10) -5000

 

85,000

[baumer]

70,000 for me, I think.

 

shut the fuck up, Donny!

[The Stingray]

40K?? Man, I suck..........

 

[Films]

Dexter Of Surburbia1. 10,0002. 10,0003. 10,0004. 10,0005. 10,0006. 10,0007. -5,0008. 10,0009. 10,00010. -5,000Total: 70,000CJohn1. 10,0002. 10,0003. 10,0004. 10,0005. 10,0006. 10,0007. 10,0008. -5,0009. 10,00010. 10,000Total: 85,000Chewy1. 10,0002. 10,0003. 10,0004. 10,0005. 10,0006. 10,0007. 10,0008. -5,0009. 10,00010. 10,000Total: 85,000Alison231. -5,0002. 10,0003. 10,0004. 10,0005. 10,0006. 10,0007. -5,0008. -5,0009. 10,00010. -5,000Total: 40,000Gizmo1. 2,5002. 2,5003. 10,0004. -5,0005. 10,0006. -5,0007. 10,0008. -5,0009. 10,00010. 10,000Total: 40,000BTW this is my 2000th post

[Plain Old Tele]

I hate CJohn, Chewy, and grey ghost.

[Films]

Movieman891. 2,5002. 10,0003. 10,0004. 10,0005. 10,0006. -5,0007. 10,0008. -5,0009. 10,00010. 10,000Total: 62500Bcf261. 10,0002. 10,0003. 10,0004. -5,0005. 10,0006. -5,0007. 10,0008. 10,0009. -5,00010. 10,000Total: 55,000Cmasterclay1. -5,0002. 10,0003. 10,0004. 2,5005. 10,0006. -5,0007. 10,0008. -5,0009. 10,00010. 10,000Total: 47500Glassfairy1. -5,0002. 10,0003. -5,0004. 10,0005. 10,0006. -5,0007. 10,0008. -5,0009. -5,00010. 10,000Total: 25,000Olive1. 10,0002. 10,0003. 10,0004. -5,0005. 10,0006. -5,0007. 2,5008. 10,0009. 10,00010. -5,000Total: 47500

Edited January 10, 2014 by Films

[Films]

All numbers in post 11