List of all players preseason predictions (Completed)

[baumer]

LAGUY (YESSS!)

 

Top 15 (17) Films:

 

1. Transformers: Age of Extinction - $333M

2. How to Train your Dragon 2 - $285M

3. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - $260M

4. X-Men: Days of Future Past - $216M

5. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - $201M

6. Godzilla - $180M

7. Maleficent - $166M

8. 22 Jump Street - $157M

9. A Million Ways to Die in the West - $142M

10. Neighbors - $125M

11. Blended – $119M

12. Think Like a Man Too - $111M

13. Tammy - $107M

14. Guardians of the Galaxy - $95M

15. The Fault in Our Stars - $89M

(16. Planes: Fire and Rescue - $85M

17. Jersey Boys - $77M)

 

INTERNATIONAL FLAIR #1: WW TOP 10
1. Transformers: Age of Extinction - $1.01B

2. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - $855M

3. How to Train your Dragon 2 - $770M

4. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - $581M

5. Godzilla - $556M

6. Maleficent - $496M

7. X-Men: Days of Future Past - $466M

8. Guardians of the Galaxy - $331M

9. Planes: Fire and Rescue - $300M

10. Edge of Tomorrow - $295M

INTERNATIONAL FLAIR #2: WW TOP 5 OW
1. Transformers - $290M

2. X-Men: Days of Future Past - $200

3. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - $140M

4. How to Train Your Dragon 2 - $120M

5. Rise of the Planet of the Apes - $110M

 

TOP 7 OW (DOMESTIC)

1. Transformers: Age of Extinction - $98M

2. X-Men: Days of Future Past - $90M

3. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - $87M

4. How to Train your Dragon 2 - $78M

5. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - $66M

6. Maleficent - $62M

7. 22 Jump Street - $57M

 

5 LOWEST GROSSING FILMS OF SUMMER (ON OR BEFORE 8/15)

1. Step Up: All In - $25

2. Legend of Oz:  Dorothy's Return - $17M

3. The Rover - $14M

4. The Hundred Foot Journey - $11M

5. The Fluffy Movie - $10M

 

PRESEASON 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) Step Up All In
2) The Purge 2
3) Jersey Boys
4) Legend of Oz: Dorothy's Return - $19M
5) Million Dollar Arm

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) Maleficent - $172M
2) Blended
3) Neighbors
4) Think Like a Man Too

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 INTERNAIONALLY (NOT WW, ONLY INTERNATIONALLY....ALL FIGURES ACCORDING TO BOXOFFICEMOJO.COM)?

1) X-men: DAFP
2) How To Train Your Dragon 2 - $485M
3) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
4) Jupiter Ascending
5) Hercules

For 15,000 bonus points, call the correct film within 25 mill.

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)
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

 

Question 2: Will at least two films gross at least 35 million dollars on opening day?

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

 

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).

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.
 

YES

 

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

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

 

Question 5: Will any film make more than 45 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.
 

YES

 

Question 6: Will any film make more than 200 million in CHINA 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 7: Will at least 2 films make more than 900 mill 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.
 

ABSTAIN

 

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?

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

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

 

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

1) Amazing Spider-man 2 ($280M), Blended ($130M), Sex Tape ($55M), Planes: Fire and Rescue ($80M), Step Up All In ($30M) [$575M]
2) X-Men: Days of Future Past ($210M), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ($170M), Hercules ($60M), The Fluffy Movie ($14M), Purge 2 ($70M) [$524M]
3) How to Train Your Dragon 2 ($265M), Lucy ($35M), 22 Jump Street ($166M), Million Dollar Arm ($42M) [$508M]  

4) Transformers AOE ($350M), A Million Ways to Die in the West ($150M), Exp3 ($51M), The Fault in our Stars ($62M) [$613M]
 

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.

Question 11: Will any film make more than 35 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

 

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.

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 13:

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

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 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

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.
 

NO

 

Question 15:

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

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

 

Bonus Question of all Bonus Questions:

This is a four parter:

1) Will ASM2 make at least 260 million domestically?
2) Will ASM2 make more than 600 million internationally?
3) Will ASM2 do at least 10 million for midnights (including Thurs)?
4) Will ASM2 make at least 900 million 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.

1) Will ASM2 make at least 260 million domestically? YES

 

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?

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

If you go for all four, you must get all four correct.  An incorrect result on even one question will result in a loss of 25,000 points!

 

B. Will any film listed as a horror OR thriller film by boxofficemojo.com open to more than 30 mill? YES

 

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.

 

Scoring:

 

For each month you call correctly, you get 15,000 points.  

For each film you call incorrectly, you lose 5000 points.

 

MAY – Neighbors ($135M)

JUNE – 22 Jump Street ($165M)

JULY – Tammy ($110M)

 

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)15

2) How many films will gross at least 650 mill WW this summer? (cushion of 1 film) 5

3) What will be the total gross for the top 4 films in August? (you have a cushion of 50 mill) $290M

4) How many films will gross at least 80 million OW? (cushion of 1 film) 5

5) Will any film gross at least 35 mill in Brazil? NO 

6) Will any horror film make 200 mill WW? NO

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

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

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? NO

14) Will Hercules make more than 70 million? NO

15) Will Lucy make more than 60 million? NO

16) What film finishes second in gross out of the August films? GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

17) Will Michael Bay's films gross more than 400 mill domestic? YES

18) Will frank Miller's Sin City open higher than Expendables 3? NO

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) 10

 

If you answer 18 correct, bonus of 25,000

If you answer 19 correct, bonus of 35,000

If you answer all 20 correct, you double your score, bonus of 100,000.

 

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

 

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? SEX TAPE

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? 3

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%? YES

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? YES

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%? NO

15) Which films will combine to have the highest total gross? A

 

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

 

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

Answer 15/15 correct, get a 60,000 bonus

[baumer]

AndyLL:

 

1. Godzilla                           310

2. Transformers Age of Extinction     305

3. X-Men: Days of Future Past         290

4. How to Train your Dragon 2         285

5. The Amazing Spider-man 2           260

6.  Maleficnt                          230

7.  Dawn of the Planet of the Apes     200

8.  22 Jump Street                    150

9.  Expendables 3                     145

10. Guardians of the Galaxy           143

11. Jupiter Ascending                 140

12. A Million Ways to Die in the West 135

13. Million Dollar Arm                131

14. Tammy                             130

15. The Fault in Our Stars            125

16. Neighbors                         120

17. Edge of Tomorrow                  110

 

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

Transformers Age of Extinction  1.200

Godzilla                        1.100

X-Men: Days of Future Past      900

Maleficnt                       800

The Amazing Spider-man 2        750

How to Train your Dragon 2      740

Guardians of the Galaxy         500

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes  450

Expendables 3                   400

Jupiter Ascending               350

 

What five films will have the best weekends World Wide? 

1. Transformers: Age of Extinction 350 mil

2. Godzilla 270

3. X-Men: Days of Future Past 250

4. Maleficnt 200 

5. How to Train Your Dragon 2 180

 

TOP 7 DOMESTIC WEEKENDS

1 Transformers  110

2 Spider Man  105

3 How to Train your Dragon 90

4 X-men 89

5 Godzilla 88

6 Guardians 80

7 Planet of the apes 70

 

BOTTOM 5 DOMESTIC

1. Legend of Oz:  Dorothy's Return 

2. Mom’s Night Out

3.As Above So Below 

4. The Fluffy Movie

5.    The Loft

 

HERE ARE YOUR FIRST PRE SEASON BONUS QUESTIONS THAT MUST BE ANSWERED BEFORE MIDNIGHT May 1st

 

Tell me, of these five films, which one will be the lowest grossing of the summer. 

4) Legend of Oz: Dorothy's Return    12 Million

 

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

1) Maleficent    220 Million

 

Tell me, of these five films, which will be the highest grossing INTERNAIONALLY

1) X-men: DAFP  600 million

 

Question 1: Will at least 2 films gross more than 100 million dollars Opening weekend domestically  YES

Question 2: Will at least two films gross at least 35 million dollars on opening day? YES

Question 3: Will any film this summer have a worldwide weekend of more than 200 million? NO

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? NO

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 , make more than 110 million dollars this summer NO

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

Question 11: Will any film make more than 35 million in Russia this summer? NO

Question 12: Will the top three films combined make more this summer than the next 5 films combined (domestic only)?  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  YES

Question 15: Will Transformers Age of Extinction's gross in China come within 50 million of ASM2's gross domestically? YES

Question 16:

Bonus Question of all Bonus Questions:

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 ?           YES

4)) Will ASM2 make at least 900 million WW?                   NO

Question 17: Abstain from all four questions

Question 18:Abstain

Question 19:

1) How many films will gross at least 100 million dollars this summer? 17

2) How many films will gross at least 650 mill WW this summer?        2

3) What will be the total gross for the top 4 films in August?   600

4) How many films will gross at least 80 million OW? 4

5) Will any film gross at least 35 mill in Brazil?  NO

6) Will any horror film make 200 mill WW            NO

7) Will any film gross 20 million in Spain?         NO

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

9) Will Snowpiercer gross more than 30 million NO

10) Will TASM2 have a better Thursday than Captain America 2? YES

11) Will Jupiter Ascending make more than 80 million?         YES

12) How many 1 billion dollar WW films will there be this summer? 2

13) Will Tammy gross at least half of what Captain 2, ASM2 or X-men DOFP does?  NO

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?                The Expendables 3

17) Will Michael Bay's films gross more than 400 mill domestic?                YES

18) Will frank Miller's Sin City open higher than Expendables 3?               NO

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)          10

 

Question 20:  abstain