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BJ
Killing With Kindness
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 Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread averaging 83% again, nice.
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almost famous
Indiana Jones IV
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread I wonder why the hell we have to predict again silly Chihuahua with 788 theaters when it will make at very best only 700k.
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| Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:15 pm |
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Proud Ryu
Deshi Basara
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread almost famous wrote: I wonder why the hell we have to predict again silly Chihuahua with 788 theaters when it will make at very best only 700k. I guess they think the Disney helps Disney phenom that others here have noted will be full force. Saw can't beat BHC due to theater drop and Soul Men is also plummeting in theaters, but I don't know yet how likely Soul Men is to drop that much and BHC to be helped that much. I'd have thought BHC would be hurt enough by Bolt to cancel the Disney aid phenom. HSM3 hurt it....
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xiayun
Extraordinary
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread Slumdog Millionaire would've been a good candidate for such a weekend.
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Levy
Golfaholic
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread xiayun wrote: Slumdog Millionaire would've been a good candidate for such a weekend. Boy in striped pajamas even more. Maybe the theater increase surprised BG
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Trillian
Speed Racer
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread general consensus:
1. Twilight - 72.3m
2. Bolt - 33.7m
3. Quantum of Solace - 30.3m
4. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - 16.2m
5. Role Models - 6.6m
6. Changeling - 2.6m
7. High School Musical 3: Senior Year - 2.4m
8. The Secret Life of Bees - 1.5m
9. Zack and Miri Make a Porno - 1.4m
10. Beverly Hills Chihuahua - 0.7m
Derby scores based on these numbers:
Omni 96.71%
The Scottie 96.26%
asalem182 96.1%
DIB2 94.92%
foolosopher 94.29%
Ponyo 94.1%
2001 93.15%
xiayun 91.48%
with Chihuahua at 0.6m:
Omni 98,14%
DIB2 96,34%
with Chihuahua at 0.5m:
Omni 96,14%
DIB2 94,34
xiayun 94,33
with Chihuahua at 0.8m:
Omni 95,64%
Ponyo 95,6%
with Chihuahua at 0.8m AND Zack and Miri at 1.5m:
Ponyo 96,3%
Omni 94,97%
with Chihuahua at 0.7m AND Zack and Miri at 1.6m:
Ponyo 95,6%
Omni 95,46%
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Corpse
Don't Dream It, Be It
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread Stop cursing us.  _________________Japan Box Office “Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.”
“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.”
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
“You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.”
"Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
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Proud Ryu
Deshi Basara
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread Chihuahua turned out to be a derby killer after all. As far as I remember it's the lowest ranking movie in the derby since Vince Vaughn's Gigantic Title Movie. There wasn't a single non-zero score for that one.
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Omni
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread Congrats Xia! Great comeback  _________________
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Proud Ryu
Deshi Basara
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread Damn - I envy anyone who called BHC 100%.  I barely avoided a 0. Lousy little mutt, single-handedly making or breaking the game. Apox on BOM. 
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Corpse
Don't Dream It, Be It
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread 2nd and 3rd. Congrats Xiayun! And rumpel, foolosopher, scotty, trillian, asalem, levy... everyone really.
_________________Japan Box Office “Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.”
“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.”
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
“You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.”
"Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
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xiayun
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread Thanks!  Certainly had been a tough stretch, with missing games and low scores. Turned out didn't need to risk that 0.1 on BHC, but happy that my feeling on how much the new openers would hurt Medagascar 2, HSM3, and BHC was finally on the mark. _________________Recent watched movies: American Hustle - B+ Inside Llewyn Davis - B Before Midnight - A 12 Years a Slave - A- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - A- My thoughts on box office
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Chippy
KJ's Leading Pundit
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread Apparently I'm an idiot because I predicted 3.4 for HSM... Totally blew up my score. _________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Proud Ryu
Deshi Basara
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread Congrats Xia, OmniCorpse, Rumpel, Fool, Scott, Dib2, Ponyo, etc.
Extra congrats to Xia for stomping the competition and being 1 of 5 to nail BHC!
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almost famous
Indiana Jones IV
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread Proud Ryu wrote: Chihuahua turned out to be a derby killer after all. As far as I remember it's the lowest ranking movie in the derby since Vince Vaughn's Gigantic Title Movie. There wasn't a single non-zero score for that one. According to BoM last week Beverly Hills Chihuahua had 16,500 shows per weekend This week only 2,600 shows per weekend. How the hell we were supposed to know that? Actually per show average increases nearly twice from 96 to 180 dollar. Anyway, congratulations to Xia, Omni/Corpse. It was definitely a wrong week for making risky experiments and checking silly theories.
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BJ
Killing With Kindness
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread damn it, barely over 80%  _________________The Force Awakens
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misutaa
je vois l'avenir
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread my second worst week ever.....oops
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DIB2
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread Xia pawns
Congrats
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i.hope
Defeats all expectations
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread Congratulations, Xiayun, Corpse/Omni.
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Levy
Golfaholic
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread What a comeback, Xia. 5% ahead of the crowd. That must be some kind of record. Surprised I ended up almost in the top 20. The openers saved me big time
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asalem182
Cream of the Crop
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread Congrats xiayun, what a comeback! All the usual suspects did amazing this week as well
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The Scottie
King Albert!
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread Congrats to xiayun on another comeback victory.
Also, @ Levy. I once had a 5.71% gap between me and the second place winner (on the Ige Age 2 weekend).
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Proud Ryu
Deshi Basara
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread Xia's victory is the 11th highest relative-to-average win of all time, and the 2nd highest this year, after the OmniCorpse victory where Tropic Thunder won its 3rd weekend (which was the 7th highest of all time). While I'm at it, Xiayun is also now tied for 4th with Bill Delahanty for the the most Derby wins with 7, after Brandon Gray (12), Ragnarok (10), and Scottie (9). These players account for one fifth of all wins. 
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Corpse
Don't Dream It, Be It
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread Did Ragnarok post at all?
_________________Japan Box Office “Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.”
“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.”
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
“You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.”
"Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
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The Scottie
King Albert!
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Re: Derby Game Discussion Thread Corpse wrote: Did Ragnarok post at all? Ragnarok used to be a frequent poster at BOM from 2003 through 2005, and he posted here for a brief period. His name is an anagram for K. Aragorn. He retired the derby in the summer of 2005. We've talked to each other frequently over at BOM, even eating his own humble pie if I get a better score than him. He is from Athens, Greece. _________________Visit My Youtube Account and here is what you will see. and many more.
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