KJ's Summer 2013 Box Office Contest
Summer's here again and here come the blockbusters! There's no lock for the #1 movie of the summer, which will make things very interesting. Sure's there a lot of sequels from Iron Man, Fast & Furious, Hangover, to Star Trek, but we've also got a lot of great new, more unpredictable films too with The Lone Ranger, After Earth, Pacific Rim, World War Z, and more!
The season's contest covers movies released from May 1st to August 31st, 2013. The player with the most points at the end of the game will receive a $25 gift card.
How the Points Work
Each player predicts the total grosses of 30 movies listed further below. It's the ultimate test in box office predictions: guessing a movie's potential final gross before the season even starts with few, if any, tracking numbers. For each movie, the top 25% of players who predicted most accurately will get 3 points a piece.
Players can also score bonus points. The first is the Summer Top 5. Each players will predict Summer 2013's five biggest films. Each rank correctly predicted with score 1 point. An extra bonus of 15 points is given to any player who correctly predicts the Summer 2013 Top 5 in the correct order. (This has never been done in the history of this game.)
Finally, players predict the answers to ten various box office questions. A correct answer scores 2 points.
Ties are broken by the the sum of all of the total grosses for every movie minus the sum of your total gross predictions. Backup movies are in place in case any of the 30 predicted movies change their release date. Box office questions will only be voided if the movie with the release date change is specifically mentioned in the question.
Ready?
Fill out the prediction form via Google or just copy the form below and paste in this thread / PM it to me by May 2nd, 2013 at 11:59 PM CST. Good luck!
Predict the Following Films' Total Gross
2 Guns
300: Rise of an Empire
After Earth
The Conjuring
Despicable Me 2
Elysium
Epic
Fast & Furious 6
The Great Gatsby
Grown Ups 2
The Hangover Part III
The Heat
The Internship
Iron Man 3
Kick-Ass 2
Lone Ranger
Man of Steel
Monsters University
Now You See Me
Pacific Rim
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Planes
Red 2
The Smurfs 2
Star Trek Into Darkness
This is the End
Turbo
White House Down
The Wolverine
World War Z
Backups
Before Midnight
R.I.P.D.
Predict the Top 5 Grossing Movies of Summer 2013
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The 10 Box Office Questions
#1: Which will gross more in total - Monsters University, Despicable Me 2, or the sum of Epic and Turbo?
#2: Which sequel will have the worst retention from its previous movie - Despicable Me 2, Grown Ups 2, Kick-Ass 2, Monsters University, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Red 2, or The Smurfs 2?
#3: Which original action film will gross more in total - 2 Guns, After Earth, Elysium, Lone Ranger, Pacific Rim, White House Down, or World World Z?
#4: Will Iron Man 3's total gross triple the total gross of The Wolverine?
#5: Which will be the highest grossing movie released in August?
#6: Will Man of Steel's total gross triple the total gross of The Great Gatsby?
#7: Which will gross more in total - the sum of Fast & Furious 6 and Star Trek Into Darkness or the sum of The Hangover Part III, This is the End, The Internship, and The Heat?
#8: Which movie that was #1 on its opening weekend will have the largest 2nd weekend drop?
#9: How many films will gross over $100 million?
#10: What will be the highest grossing film not predicted in the total gross section (including the backup films)?
You can copy the form above and paste in this thread / PM it to me or fill out the prediction form via Google. The deadline is May 2nd, 2013 at 11:59 PM CST. Good luck!
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