grim22 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Literally have had no time to even look at the release schedule thanks to work. Will probably go with my gut feeling on Thursday and hope for the best. So many movies which could make the top 15, this summer looks very top heavy compared to last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) Literally have had no time to even look at the release schedule thanks to work. Will probably go with my gut feeling on Thursday and hope for the best. So many movies which could make the top 15, this summer looks very top heavy compared to last year. I have stopped looking. I have like 300 movies for the last 5 spots or something. It is ridiculous. Instead of going with the popular choices Vacation, Terminator, Mad Max, Pitch Perfect 2, I thrown in there Man From UNCLE, Straight Outta Compton and Trainwreck. I don't feel confident at all. Tomorrowland seems to be in every top, another one I thrown in there with 110M just because why not. Edited April 28, 2015 by CJohn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1stpierre Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 I have stopped looking. I have like 300 movies for the last 5 spots or something. It is ridiculous. Instead of going with the popular choices Vacation, Terminator, Mad Max, Pitch Perfect 2, I thrown in there Man From UNCLE, Straight Outta Compton and Trainwreck. I don't feel confident at all. Tomorrowland seems to be in every top, another one I thrown in there with 110M just because why not. Straight outta Compton? Errr...I mean great choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Straight outta Compton? Errr...I mean great choice. I have no idea really. The final five of the top are a legendary mess. Someone is gonna get them all right by pure luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) First weeks questions are up in the BSG forum. http://forums.boxofficetheory.com/index.php?/topic/18534-baumers-summer-game-week-1/ Edited April 28, 2015 by baumer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedarpoint1111 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 22 questions? Weak! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Dont worry. Some random week ill have 60. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1stpierre Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Dont worry. Some random week ill have 60. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Dont worry. Some random week ill have 60. Jurassic World, Minions and Terminator are waiting. Also, for those who think the first Avengers opened with 650k or so like it says on BOM, look again, that is not the whole weekend. The whole weekend of the movie was actually 930k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) Dont worry. Some random week ill have 60. Don't do this please Edited April 28, 2015 by Goffe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) TOP 15 1) Avengers: Age of Ultron - 525M 2) Inside Out - 255M 3) Minions - 240M 4) Jurassic World - 190M 5) Mission Impossible 5 - 190M 6) Pixels - 180M 7) Ant Man -T 175M 8) Ted 2 - 165M 9) Terminator - 150M 10) F4ntastic - 145M 11) Spy - 120M 12) Pitch Perfect 2 - 115M 13) Magic Mike XXL - 110M 14) Trainwreck - 101M 15) San Andreas - 100M TOP 5 OPENING WEEKENDS: 1) Avengers: Age of Ultron - 195.75M 2) Jurassic World - 85.5M 3) Minions - 80.3M 4) Mission Impossible 5 - 75.3M 5) Ted 2 - 65.4M TOP 10 WW 1) Avengers: Age of Ultron - 1.75B 2) Minions - 820M 3) Jurassic World- 805M 4) Mission Impossible 5 - 780M 5) Inside Out - 616M 6) Pixels - 615M 7) Ant-Man - 575M 8) Ted 2 - 550M 9) F4antasic - 525M 10) San Andreas - 490M TOP 5 WW WEEKENDS 1) Avengers: Age of Ultron 2) Jurassic World 3) Minions 4) Mission Impossible 5 5) Pixels TOP 5 LOWEST GROSSING WIDE RELEASES 1) The Outskirts 2) Before I wake 3) Dope 4) SouthPaw 5) Self/Less HERE ARE YOUR FIRST PRE SEASON BONUS QUESTIONS THAT MUST BE ANSWERED BEFORE THURSDAY APRIL 30TH AT 6PM. THESE WILL BE WORTH A TOTAL OF 15,000 POSSIBLE POINTS. 15,000 IF CORRECT -5000 IF INCORRECT 3000 FOR TELLING ME THAT YOU ARE ABSTAINING Tell me, of these four films, which one will be the lowest grossing of the summer. Only these four films can you choose from. 1) Trainwreck 2) Southpaw 3) Aloha 4) The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Aloha-13.3M 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. Second Bonus Question: Tell me which of these will be the highest grossing film of the summer: Only these five films. 1) Masterminds 2) Fantastic Four 3) Terminator Genisys 4) Magic Mike XXL Terminator-154.5M 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. Third Bonus Question: Tell me, of these five films, which will be the highest grossing INTERNAtIONALLY (NOT WW, ONLY INTERNATIONALLY....ALL FIGURES ACCORDING TO BOXOFFICEMOJO.COM)? 1) Terminator Genisys 2) San Andreas 3) Mission Impossible Rogue Nation 4) Ted 2 5) Mad Max Mission Impossible-345M 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 start date. Question 1: Will more than 3 films gross at least 110 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. no Question 2: Will more than two films gross at least 50 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. no Question 3: Will any film this summer have a worldwide weekend of more than 280 million? (THIS WILL INCLUDE ANY 5 DAY WEEKENDS. WHATEVER IS REPORTED FOR THE ACTUALS ON MONDAY EVENING WILL BE THE NUMBER WE GO BY). But the weekend has to fall within the summer game dates. 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. no Question 4: Will any film make more than 51.5 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. yes Question 5: Will at least two films make more than 55 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 Question 6: Will any film besides Avengers make more than 150 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 at least a billion 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. no Question 8: Will at least 5 films, listed as a comedy (could be sci-fi comedy...horror comedy...must have comedy listed somewhere in the genre ) by Box Office Mojo, make more than 120 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. no Question 9: Will at least 3 action films released after May, have a WW gross of more than 500 million? 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) Terminator, Spy, Jurassic World 2) Entourage, Spy, Hot Pursuit, Poltergeist 3) Minions, Insidious 3, Self/Less, Straight Oughtta Compton 4) Avengers first ten days, Mafgic Mike XXL 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. Option 4 Question 11: Will any two films make more than 40 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 two films combined make more this summer than the next 5 films combined (domestic only)? So to avoid any confusion like we have last summer, the question reads like this.... top 2 spots add up to more than slots 3-7. 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 13: Will any of the top 7 grossing sequels domestically this summer have a second weekend drop of less than 47.5%? 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. yes Question 14: Will Avengers, Minions or Jurassic World have a Saturday increase minus the preview number? So take out the Thursday number and you get the true Friday number. You guys know the drill. 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.es yes Question 15: Will Minions outgross Avengers in at least two of these regions this summer? France Netherlands Venezuela Hungary 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 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. The Ron Jeremy of all bonus questions This is a four parter: 1) Will Avengers make at least 600 million domestically? 2) Will Avengers make more than a billion internationally? 3) Will Avengers do at least 25 million for previews 4)) Will Avengers make at least 1.8 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 20,000 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. PLEASE READ THIS ONE CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTAND IT FULLY. IF YOU DO NOT, THEN ASK ME. ONCE THE GAME STARTS, CLAIMING YOU DIDN'T READ IT RIGHT WILL NOT BE AN EXCUSE. THE BOTTOM LINE IS IF YOU GO FOR ALL FOUR QUESTIONS, YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST GET ALL FOUR RIGHT IN ORDER TO GET POINTS. 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.Avengers will gross less than 600M 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) Note*** Jurassic World does not qualify for this question A) Will any film listed as a horror OR thriller film by boxofficemojo.com gross more than 100 million dollars this summer? Will any film listed as a horror OR thriller film by boxofficemojo.com open to more than 35 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 13 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 Abstatin Double Secret Probation Bonus Question Very simple, but very dangerous. I'll give you a number, you tell me if Avengers will gross more or less than that number in said markets. 1) Russia: 42M(less) 2) Germany: 31.5M(less) 3) Portugal: 3M(less) 4) China: 200M(more) If you go for this question, you must get all 4 correct. This is not a partial question. If you get at least 3 of the 4 correct, you will get 50,000. If you choose to abstain from this question, you will lose 15,000 points. If you go for the question and you do not get at least 3 or the 4 correct, you will lose 30,000 points. Choose Wisely. The "Hey maybe you haven't been keeping up on current events but we just got our asses kicked pal" question of debauchery. Will Jurassic World and F7 combine to make more than Avengers in these markets? 1) Japan-yes 2) United Kingdom-yes 3) Columbia-yes 4) Mexico-yes Each answer will be yes or no. Nothing more. You must get at least three correct. Get three correct, get a bonus of 50,000, don't get three correct, lose 25,000, abstain, lose 10,000. As promised, here are your additional 20 25 questions for you. I love this part of the game. For every question you get right, you receive 7000 points. For every question you get wrong, you lose 2000 points. These are mandatory questions, there is no abstaining. Any player who is in this game, who does not answer these questions, loses 50,000 points. Do not forget to do these. Remember grosses count from May 1st until September 7th. All grosses come from boxofficemojo.com, all genres are determined by boxofficemojo.com.....so if I ask you a question about a romance, if that film is listed as a sci-fi/romance, then it will qualify as a romance. 1) How many films will gross at least 100 million dollars this summer? You have a cushion of 1 film. So if you are off by 1, you still get full points. 14 2) How many films will make a billion dollars this summer? No cushion 1 3) What will the domestic total gross be for the top 3 horror films of the summer. II don't want to see anything but a number in your answer. Do not list the films. Cushion of 50 mill 178.75M 4) How many films will gross at least 40 million opening day? No cushion Answer = 2 5) How many films will make at least 500 million internationally? cushion of 1. Answer = 3 6) Will Terminator Genisys and Pitch Perfect 2 and Insidious 3 combine to gross more than F7 domestically?NO 7) Will Ted 2 make more than Ted? NO 8) Will Tele love Mad Max and will baumer love Jurassic World? You must answer both. This is an honour system question. I will tell you right now that I think i will love Jurassic World. YES 9) Will any film released in August gross 100 mill before the end of the game? YES 10) Will Self/Less make more than 40 million? YES 11) How many films will make at least 750 million WW? 1 cushion 3 12) How many films will make at least 30 million OD? 1 cushion 4 13) Will Magic Mike XXL have a bigger opening day than Terminator genisys? NO 14) Will Pan be one of the top 7 grossing films of the summer domestically? NO 15) Will Ant Man gross at least 500 mill WW? NO 16) Will any film gross 250 million in China? YES 17) Will any film have a WW weekend of more than 300 million (Avengers will only count from the time the game starts)YES 18) Will Mission Impossible gross more than 200 million?YES 19) Will Vacation gross more than 70 million? YES 20) How many films will gross at least 305 million this summer? 2 21) Will Avengers gross more than the first one? NO 22) Will any film besides Avengers make 25 million in Spain? NO 23) Will any film besides Avengers make 65 million in the UK? YES 24) Will Entourage make 100 mill or more? NO 25) Will Avengers drop less than 55% second weekend? NO Edited April 30, 2015 by Michael Gary Scottt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1stpierre Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 So Baumer with every weeks questions, you want us to just add it to our original post in here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedarpoint1111 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 If a movie opens on Wednesday, is it the 5day that counts for opening weekend? This pertains to the top 5 opening weekends list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 So Baumer with every weeks questions, you want us to just add it to our original post in here? NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....each week there will be a separate thread that goes up. This thread will be moved to the BSG forum and locked. There will be a discussion thread, but every week you answer questions in the corresponding thread. First SOTM is up. Read it and weep. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Oh ffs... DIS GAME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1stpierre Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....each week there will be a separate thread that goes up. This thread will be moved to the BSG forum and locked. There will be a discussion thread, but every week you answer questions in the corresponding thread.First SOTM is up. Read it and weep. Yeah, I saw others post their answers in it so I kind of got my answer but thanks! The questions aren't that bad. Not that imvasking you to make them harder.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Well that's the thing about the questions, I want people to go for them. They can't look too hard. Nothing pleases me more than seeing someone lose 56K HAHAHAHAHAHAH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasmmi Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Well that's the thing about the questions, I want people to go for them. They can't look too hard. Nothing pleases me more than seeing someone lose 56K HAHAHAHAHAHAH Well if you ever need a consultant on how to entice some players to consistantly lose 50k on every SOTM question you know how to find me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Chas, I'll be consulting you a lot this summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ-8 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Chas, I'll be consulting you a lot this summer. Arggggggggggg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...