BSG: Congratulations to FILM!

[#ED]

WW Weekends, X-Men has a strong advantage. However, X-Men isn't known to have huge openings.

 

[BadAtGender]

I kind of feel like that about this weeks questions, the WW weekends, and many of the top 15 grosses.  

 

Yeah, there's a bit of laziness about not wanting to change any of my numbers, but also a sense of "who the hell knows" which makes me question if making any changes would really have an effect.

[Filmovie]

WW Weekends, X-Men has a strong advantage. However, X-Men isn't known to have huge openings.

 

 Do you know when it will be released in China?

[kitik]

Snowpiercer counts 

 

Oh wow, I've been assuming it didn't, since its not a wide release. Good thing I asked.

 

I have a feeling that may confuse a number of people.

[#ED]

 Do you know when it will be released in China?

 

No release date yet, however...

 

That's about 60 countries it's going to be released in,  between May 21st - May 24th. That is sick.

Edited April 28, 2014 by #ED

[Cedarpoint1111]

So this is taking me longer than I thought it would... The top 10-15 is like a crap-shoot for real. 

[Empire]

So this is taking me longer than I thought it would... The top 10-15 is like a crap-shoot for real. 

Yeah, the top 10-15 is really hard to predict this year.

[Olive]

DOM top 15

1. How to Train Your Dragon 2- 295M

2. Transformers: Age of Extinction - 275M

3. X-Men: Days of Future Past- 240M

4. The Amazing Spiderman 2 - 230M

5. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - 215M

6. Godzilla - 210M

7.Maleficent - 175M

8. 22 Jump Street - 145M

9. Neighbors - 138M

10. A Million Ways to Die in the West - 125M

11. Tammy - 125M

12. The Giver - 122.5M

13. Guardians of the Galaxy - 120.5M

14. Sex Tape - 113m

15.Think Like a Man Too - 110M

 

________________________________

 

16 (back up number one) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 109.5M

17 (back up number 2) The Fault in Our Stars - 108M

International Flair #1:

Tell me what the WW top 10 of the summer will be.

1. Transformers - 1.12 Bil

2. How to Train Your Dragon 2 - 810M

3. The Amazing Spiderman 2- 730M

4. Godzilla - 690M

5. X-Men - 655M

6. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - 650M

7. Maleficent - 560M

8. 22 Jump Street - 388M

9. Neighbours - 380M

10. Guardians of the Galaxy  - 370M

International Flair #2:

What five films will have the best weekends World Wide?

1. Transformers - 255M

2. X-Men:DOFP - 195M

3. How to Train Your Dragon - 175M

4. Godzilla - 160 M

5. The Amazing Spiderman 2  - 145M

 

Tell me what films will finish with the 7 best opening weekends domestically.

1. Transformers - 113M

2. TASM2 - 94M

3. X-Men - 90M

4. How to Train Your Dragon 2 - 78M

5. Godzilla - 77M

6. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - 73M

7. Maleficent - 62M

And finally, because it was suggested, I am going to have a 5 lowest grossing films of the summer bonus.

1. The Fluffy Movie 

2. Legends of Oz 

3. Mom's Night Out  

4. Underdogs 

5. Snowpiercer  


Tell me, of these five films, which one will be the lowest grossing of the summer. Only these five films can you choose from.
4) Legend of Oz: Dorothy's Return - 12M
 

Second Bonus Question:

Tell me which of these will be the highest grossing film of the summer:

1) Maleficent - 176M


Third Bonus Question:

Tell me, of these five films, which will be the highest grossing INTERNAIONALLY (NOT WW, ONLY INTERNATIONALLY....ALL FIGURES ACCORDING TO BOXOFFICEMOJO.COM)?

2) How To Train Your Dragon 2 - 514M


TRIPLE BONUS

Here are your 16 bonus questions that have to be answered before the May 1st start date.

Question 1: Will at least 2 films gross more than 100 million dollars Opening weekend domestically (3 day weekends count only)
NO

Question 2: Will at least two films gross at least 35 million dollars on opening day?
NO

Question 3: Will any film this summer have a worldwide weekend of more than 200 million? (THIS WILL INCLUDE ANY 5 DAY WEEKENDS. WHATEVER IS REPORTED FOR THE ACTUALS ON MONDAY EVENING WILL BE THE NUMBER WE GO BY).

YES

Question 4: Will any film make more than 31.5 million this summer in Australia?

YES

Question 5: Will any film make more than 45 million dollars this summer in the UK box office?

YES

Question 6: Will any film make more than 200 million in CHINA this summer?

yes

Question 7: Will at least 2 films make more than 900 mill WW this summer?

NO

Question 8: Will at least 3 films, listed as comedy (doesn't matter if it says horror/comedy, western/comedy as long as "comedy" is listed, it counts) by Box Office Mojo, make more than 110 million dollars this summer?

YES

Question 9: Will at least 2 dramas, according to boxofficemojo, make more than 100 million domestically?
YES

Question 10: Which combination of films will make more money domestically?
 

2) X-Men: Days of Future Past, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Hercules, The Fluffy Movie, Purge 2 

Question 11: Will any film make more than 35 million in Russia this summer?
YES

Question 12:

Will the top three films combined make more this summer than the next 5 films combined (domestic only)? So to avoid any confusion like we had before, the question reads like this.... top 3 spots add up to more than slots 4-8.

NO

Question 13:

Will any of the top 5 grossing sequels domestically this summer have a second weekend drop of less than 44.5%?

YES

Question 14:

Will ASM2, Godzilla, X-men or Dawn of the Planet of the Apes have a Saturday increase (this includes any money it made on Thursday for midnights/early shows)...so if it makes 50 mill on Friday, including 7 mill from Thursday, then it has to make more than than 50 mill on Saturday to count as a yes

ABSTAIN

Question 15:

Will Transformers Age of Extinction's gross in China come within 50 million of ASM2's gross domestically?

yes

PLAYERS:

There may be more preseason bonus questions added before the start of the game. It is doubtful, but I hold the right to add a question if it seems right.

Bonus Question of all Bonus Questions:

This is a four parter:

1) Will ASM2 make at least 260 million domestically? NO
2) Will ASM2 make more than 600 million internationally? NO
3) Will ASM2 do at least 10 million for midnights (including Thurs)?abstain
4)) Will ASM2 make at least 900 million WW?NO



NEW QUESTION:

This is a four part question. Again, you have choices.
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.

17)

A) Will any film listed as a horror OR thriller film by boxofficemojo.com gross more than 70 million dollars this summer?
B. Will any film listed as a horror OR thriller film by boxofficemojo.com open to more than 30 mill?
C) Will any film listed as a horror OR thriller film by boxofficemojo.com have a second weekend drop of less than 47%?
D) Will any film listed as a horror OR thriller film by boxofficemojo.com have an opening day of more than 15 mill?

ABSTAIN

 

NEW QUESTION: QUESTION 18:

 

What will the highest grossing comedy be in each of the first three months of the summer?  So for the months of May, June and July, tell me the highest comedy to come out of each month. Obviously, each film has until the end of the summer to make its money.

 

May: Neighbours -136m

June: 22 Jump Street -145m

July: Tammy - 120m

 

 

Question 19

 

New addition to the game this year:

 

Here are ten   twenty additional questions.  For every question you get right, 5000 points.  For every question you get wrong, -2000 points.  These are mandatory questions.  There is no abstaining.  Anyone who does not answer these twenty questions, loses 40,000 points.

 

1) How many films will gross at least 100 million dollars this summer? (you have a cushion of 2 films.  So if you are wrong by two films, you still get full points) 14

2) How many films will gross at least 650 mill WW this summer? (cushion of 1 film) 4

3) What will be the total gross for the top 4 films in August? (you have a cushion of 50 mill) 408M

4) How many films will gross at least 80 million OW? (cushion of 1 film) 3

5) Will any film gross at least 35 mill in Brazil? Yes

6) Will any horror film make 200 mill WW Yes

7) Will any film gross 20 million in Spain? Yes

8) What will be the fourth highest grossing film of May? Neighbors

9) Will Snowpiercer gross more than 30 million (this question must be answered regardless of the ambiguity of the release.  As of right now it is not listed as going wide.  We should know before May if it is or not, but even if we don't, tough. ) No

10) Will TASM2 have a better Thursday than Captain America 2? no

11) Will Jupiter Ascending make more than 80 million? No

12) How many 1 billion dollar WW films will there be this summer? 1

13) Will Tammy gross at least half of what Captain 2, ASM2 or X-men DOFP does? yes

14) Will Hercules make more than 70 million? Yes

15) Will Lucy make more than 60 million? No

16) What film finishes second in gross out of the August films? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

17) Will Michael Bay's films gross more than 400 mill domestic? no

18) Will frank Miller's Sin City open higher than Expendables 3? n0

19) Will the Fluffy Movie gross at least 15 mill? No

20) How many films will open to at least 50 million? (2 film cushion) 9

 

Question 20:  The "Baumer is Killing Us With All These Questions" Question

 

This is the final preseason question.  I promise.

 

For these questions there is no abstaining, unless you choose to not answer any of them, in which you will receive 5000 points.  But that is your only option for abstaining, you must abstain from all of them.

 

Each question is worth 3000 if you answer correctly and -2000 if answered incorrectly.  You must answer them all.

 

Comedy battle of the summer:

 

There are 7 high profile comedies coming out this summer.  They are:

 

Neighbors

Blended

22 Jump Street

Think Like a Man Too

A Million Ways to Die in the West

Tammy

Sex Tape

 

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is as follows:

 

 

1) Which comedy will open the highest? 22 Jump Street
2) Will any two comedies combine to open with more than 60 million? Yes
3) Which film will finish with the lowest total? Blended
4) Will any film have a multiplier of more than 5.75? no
5) Will any film have a multiplier of less than 3.3? Yes
6) How many of these films will open to number one on the weekend? 1
7) Will any film make more than 150 mill internationally? Yes
8) Will any film have a first Monday drop of less than 51%? Yes
9) Will any film have a first Tuesday increase of more than 15.5%? no
10) Will any film that opens after June 14th have a second Friday increase of more than 90%? Yes
11) Will a sequel be the highest grossing film of all these comedies? Yes
12) Will any film make more than 18 million in Russia? No
13) Will any film make more than 20 mill in the UK? Yes
14) Will any film have a second weekend drop of less than 40% Yes
15) Which films will combine to have the highest total gross? 

A) 22 Jump Street, Tammy, Million Ways 
B] TLAMT, Blended, Tammy 
C) Million Ways, Neighbors, Blended 
D) Tammy, Sex Tape, 22 Jump Street 
E) TLAMT, Million, Sex Tape

A

Answer 14/15 Correct, get a 25,000 bonus
Answer 15/15 correct, get a 60,000 bonus

Edited May 2, 2014 by Olive Maximoff

[grim22]

Quick question - for Tammy is the 5 day opening considered the "Weekend" number? It is a Wednesday opening for the 4th of July weekend. And if the 5 day opening is considered the "weekend", then is the second weekend drop off the 3 day or the 5 day opening?

Edited April 29, 2014 by grim22

[baumer]

Tammy's weekend number will be the three day and the next weekend drop will also be the three day.

[4815162342]

beginning work on this monolith now. Need my third championship belt.

[darkelf]

Did my final (?) tinkering... Tuff stuff.

 

[4815162342]

DOMESTIC TOP 151) How to Train Your Dragon 2- 304m2) Transformers: Age of Extinction- 294m3) The Amazing Spider-Man 2- 274m4) X-Men: Days of Future Past- 238m5) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes- 216m6) Godzilla- 208m7) Guardians of the Galaxy- 180m8) 22 Jump Street- 171m9) Maleficent- 156m10) Neighbors- 139m11) Tammy- 123m12) The Fault in Our Stars- 120m13) Edge of Tomorrow- 112m14) Get on Up- 106m15) Planes: Fire and Rescue- 104m16 (back up number one) A Million Ways to Die in the West- 103m17 (back up number 2) Hercules: The Thracian Wars- 98mINTERNATIONAL FLAIR PART UNO1) Transformers: Age of Extinction- 1,013m2) Godzilla- 808m3) How to Train Your Dragon 2- 760m4) The Amazing Spider-Man 2- 725m5) X-Men: Days of Future Past- 625m6) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes- 615m7) Guardians of the Galaxy- 500m8) Maleficent- 484m9) Edge of Tomorrow- 340m10) Hercules- 306mINTERNATIONAL FLAIR PART DEUX1. Transformers-224m2. X-Men: Days of Future Past- 211m3. Godzilla- 186m4. The Amazing Spider-Man 2- 175m5. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes- 126mDOMESTIC OPENERS1) Transformers: Age of Extinction- 112m2) The Amazing Spider-Man- 102m3) X-Men: Days of Future Past- 95m4) How to Train Your Dragon- 87m5) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes- 76m6) Godzilla- 75m7) Guardians of the Galaxy- 65m DOMESTIC FLOPPERS1. As Above, So Below2. The Fluffy Movie3. Mom's Night Out4. Legends of Oz5. UnderdogsBONUS #1Legend of Oz: Dorothy's ReturnFOR AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 points, Tell me, within 5 million dollars, what its gross will be.15.7mBONUS #2:MaleficentFor 10,000 POSSIBLE bonus points, tell me, within 5 million dollars, what its gross will be.156mBONUS #3How To Train Your Dragon 2For 15,000 bonus points, call the correct film within 25 million.456mTRIPLE BONUSQuestion 1: Will at least 2 films gross more than 100 million dollars Opening weekend domestically (3 day weekends count only)YESQuestion 2: Will at least two films gross at least 35 million dollars on opening day?YESQuestion 3: Will any film this summer have a worldwide weekend of more than 200 million?YESQuestion 4: Will any film make more than 31.5 million this summer in Australia?YESQuestion 5: Will any film make more than 45 million dollars this summer in the UK box office?ABSTAINQuestion 6: Will any film make more than 200 million in CHINA this summer?NOQuestion 7NOQuestion 8 The Ocho:YESQuestion 9:YESQuestion 104) Transformers AOE, A Million Ways to Die in the West, Exp3, The fault in our StarsQuestion 11ABSTAINQuestion 12:NOQuestion 13:YESQuestion 14:ABSTAIN/NOQuestion 15:NOBonus Question 16:1) YES2) NO3) ABSTAIN4) NOBONUS QUESTION 17:A) NOB. NOC) NOD) NOQuestion 18MAY- NEIGHBORSJUNE- 22 JUMP STREETJULY- TAMMYQuestion 191) How many films will gross at least 100 million dollars this summer? 162) How many films will gross at least 650 mill WW this summer? 43) What will be the total gross for the top 4 films in August? 470m4) How many films will gross at least 80 million OW? 45) Will any film gross at least 35 mill in Brazil? NO6) Will any horror film make 200 mill WW NO7) Will any film gross 20 million in Spain? NO8) What will be the fourth highest grossing film of May? MALEFICENT9) Will Snowpiercer gross more than 30 million? NO10) Will TASM2 have a better Thursday than Captain America 2? YES11) Will Jupiter Ascending make more than 80 million? YES12) How many 1 billion dollar WW films will there be this summer? 113) Will Tammy gross at least half of what Captain 2, ASM2 or X-men DOFP does? YES14) Will Hercules make more than 70 million? YES15) Will Lucy make more than 60 million? NO16) What film finishes second in gross out of the August films? GET ON UP17) Will Michael Bay's films gross more than 400 mill domestic? YES18) Will frank Miller's Sin City open higher than Expendables 3? NO19) Will the Fluffy Movie gross at least 15 mill? NO20) How many films will open to at least 50 million? 9Question 20ABSTAIN

Edited April 30, 2014 by Numbers of House Stark

[grim22]

Tammy's weekend number will be the three day and the next weekend drop will also be the three day.

 

Ok, just asked because you mentioned this in the rules

 

Opening weekends this year will be from the time the film opens until the end of Sunday night.  This takes the pressure off of me from figuring out if it opened on a Tues, Wed and so on.

 

So as it was opening Wednesday, was wondering if the 5 day would be the OW.

[#ED]

Ok, just asked because you mentioned this in the rules

 

Opening weekends this year will be from the time the film opens until the end of Sunday night.  This takes the pressure off of me from figuring out if it opened on a Tues, Wed and so on.

 

So as it was opening Wednesday, was wondering if the 5 day would be the OW.

 

Well according to that statement it does mean that Wednesday - Sunday would count as OW. Of course this is for preseason questions. I'm sure the weekly questions will refer to the usual 3-day.

[grim22]

Well according to that statement it does mean that Wednesday - Sunday would count as OW. Of course this is for preseason questions. I'm sure the weekly questions will refer to the usual 3-day.

 

I know that for weekly questions it will refer to 3-day, but since it is a Wednesday opening, I thought the entire 5 day total would count as OW for top weekends, and the 3 day drop would be the 2nd weekend drop.

Edited April 29, 2014 by grim22

[grey ghost]

WW Weekends, X-Men has a strong advantage. However, X-Men isn't known to have huge openings.

 

 

 

I'll just say it would've been a genius move if you edited this list to sabotage everyone's top 5.

[#ED]

I'll just say it would've been a genius move if you edited this list to sabotage everyone's top 5.

 

I'm too nice of a guy to do something that evil. 

Edited April 29, 2014 by #ED

[baumer]

Ok, just asked because you mentioned this in the rules

 

Opening weekends this year will be from the time the film opens until the end of Sunday night.  This takes the pressure off of me from figuring out if it opened on a Tues, Wed and so on.

 

So as it was opening Wednesday, was wondering if the 5 day would be the OW.

 

Then you would be right.  There are too many rules for me to remember them all.  So yes, it will count.  Good catch.

[Ezen Baklattan]

Question about the wide release thing: Will any film listed on the wide release calendar count for the lowest films chart, even if they don't end up going wide?