S.K.o.S. Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 This horrible banner means it's that time of year again! Below are 20 movies set to be released this summer. You need to make two lists: List 1: Choose 15 of the 20 movies and rank them from highest to lowest according to the domestic box office gross you think each movie will make through its first 4 weeks (28 days) of release. Note that you're not trying to leave out the 5 movies you think will do the worst; just leave out the 5 that you feel least confident about ranking. Also, you don't need to guess how much money they'll make - just rank them. I'll be using boxofficemojo.com as the source for how much money each movie makes. List 2: Choose 15 of the 20 movies (doesn't have to be the exact same 15 as your first list) and rank them from highest to lowest according to the rating you think each movie will have on rottentomatoes.com after it's been out for 4 weeks. Again, you're not necessarily trying to leave out the five worst movies. Scoring: Your two lists will be compared with the actual ranks of the 15 movies, and your score will be the sum of the absolute values of the differences between the rank you gave to each movie and its correct rank. LOWEST score wins. Tiebreaking: In addition to your two lists, pick any one of the twenty movies and post exactly how much money you think it'll make domestically, in dollars, in its first 28 days of release. If two or more people end up with the same number of points, the person whose dollar figure is closer to correct (on a percentage basis) will be ranked ahead of the other. If that still results in a tie, then the person who posted their entry earlier will be ranked ahead of the other. Also, if two or more movies end up tied in box office gross right down to the dollar (pretty much impossible, but just in case), or end up with the exact same rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the ranking of those two movies will be set to whatever is more favorable for each individual person. The movies:The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (May 2)Neighbors (May 9)Godzilla (May 16)X-Men: Days of Future Past (May 23)Maleficent (May 30)A Million Ways To Die In The West (May 30)Edge of Tomorrow (Jun 6)22 Jump Street (Jun 13)How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Jun 13)Transformers: Age of Extinction (Jun 27)Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Jul 11)The Purge: Anarchy (Jul 18)Jupiter Ascending (Jul 18)Hercules (Jul 25)Lucy (Jul 25) Guardians of the Galaxy (Aug 1)Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Aug 8)The Giver (Aug 15)The Expendables 3 (Aug 15)Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (Aug 22) Deadline: The last day you can post your lists is May 29th, 2014, but any movie that has already premiered must be left off your lists. So, for example, if you enter after May 2nd, you can't put Spider-Man 2 on either of your lists because it'll already be in theatres. Editing lists: You may edit your lists after they're posted, but only up until the release of any movie that appears on at least one of your lists. Since time of entry is a tiebreaker, if you edit a list, make a new post stating that you've edited. "The Adjustment Bureau" rule: Movies' release dates are not set in stone. If a movie's release date gets moved past September 30, 2014, and you have it on a list, it gets removed, and you get an additional number of points equal to your average points per movie on that list, rounded to the nearest whole number. Prizes: The prize pool will consist of three Criterion dvds (or maybe blu-rays? Pretty much everyone can play blu-rays now, right?), GODZILLA, 3:10 TO YUMA and SCANNERS, along with copies of three of my favorite movies from 2013, THE CRASH REEL, OMAR and GIMME THE LOOT. (One movie was added to the prize pool when we hit 12, 15 and 18 entrants.)The first-place finisher will get to choose their prize out of all the available movies, second place will get to pick from what's left, and so on. Good luck! In so far: MushroomJones Ligerbusa Super Ape Sublime Cameron Swift The Veeg The Natural The Z SorceressKnight Control Rippa Death From Above ivpvideos hobo joe Dr. Bathroom Niners Fan in CT JRGoldman DreamBroken The Damn Yeti RossWB caley jaedmc Mike Zeidler Ultimo The Great Kevin Wilson blitzkrieg Elsalvajeloco CSC Raziel403 Paco pipGofern The Erotic Terrorist Hoffman Chaos Suicide King of Spades -MJ- Lacelle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 SBMP Hall of Fame: In 2008, 9 people entered, and the top 3 got prizes:1. Evil Ash2. Nathan Davis3. Brocklock In 2009, 28 people entered, and the top 6 got prizes:1. SoopArr AE2. The Erotic Terrorist3. RossWB4. Genesis5. Nathan Davis6. MushroomJones In 2010, 39 people entered, and the top 6 got prizes:1. -MJ-2. RossWB3. Pavel69694. Brocklock5. SoopArr AE6. shoogbear63 In 2011, 42 people entered, and the top 6 got prizes:1. Hobo Joe2. scraylo1873. -MJ-4. Hail Sabin5. shoogbear636. The Erotic Terrorist In 2012, 39 people entered, and the top 6 got prizes:1. blitzkrieg2. IVPvideos3. jesseewiak4. DreamBroken5. Patty13696. TrevL In 2013, 32 people entered, and the top 6 got prizes:1. The Damn Yeti2. RossWB3. Genesis4. Death From Above5. The Erotic Terrorist6. -MJ- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 To research or to not research - both methods have lead to me sucking. Can I just submit a list that has HTTYD2 on top of both and call it a day? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 To research or to not research - both methods have lead to me sucking. Can I just submit a list that has HTTYD2 on top of both and call it a day? I have been cerebral about this twice and have gotten boned. I am just going to pick random shit out of a hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 This looks much harder than last year. A lot of movies in this one that could turn out as a surprise hit or a huge flop. I think I'll need at least a day or two to think about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MushroomJones Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Good, in first, going with my gut. I did very little research, just to see how much 21 Jump Street made. Good luck, everyone! Box Office 1. Amazing Spider-Man 2 2. Guardians of the Galaxy 3. Transformers: Age of Extinction 4. Godzilla 5. A Million Ways to Die in the West 6. Hercules 7. X-Men: Days of Future Past 8. Jupiter Ascending 9. How to Train Your Dragon 2 10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11. Malificent 12. 22 Jump Street 13. Neighbors 14. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 15. the Expendables 3 Rotten Tomatoes 1. Jupiter Ascending 2. Godzilla 3. Guardians of the Galaxy 4. How to Train Your Dragon 2 5. Amazing Spider-Man 2 6. A Million Ways to Die in the West 7. 22 Jump Street 8. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 9. Neighbors 10. Hercules 11. X-Men: Days of Future Past 12. the Expendables 3 13. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 14. Transformers: Age of Extinction 15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tie breaker - Guardians of the Galaxy $200 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 MushroomJones, you need the tiebreaker too. Tiebreaking: In addition to your two lists, pick any one of the twenty movies and post exactly how much money you think it'll make domestically, in dollars, in its first 28 days of release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Box Office 1. Transformers: Age of Extinction 2. Amazing Spider-Man 2 3. How to Train Your Dragon 2 4. Maleficent 5. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 6. Guardians of the Galaxy 7. 22 Jump Street 8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 9. X-Men: Days of Future Past 10. Edge of Tomorrow 11. Hercules 12. The Expendables 3 13. Sin City: A Dame To Kill For 14. Lucy 15. The Purge: Anarchy Rotten Tomatoes 1. How to Train Your Dragon 2 2. 22 Jump Street 3. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 4. Guardians of the Galaxy 5. Godzilla 6. X-Men: Days of Future Past 7. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 8. Amazing Spider-Man 2 9. Edge of Tomorrow 10. Lucy 11. The Expendables 3 12. Hercules 13. The Purge: Anarchy 14. Transformers: Age of Extinction 15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tiebreaker: Expendables 3 ($75, 824, 602) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Ape Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Oh, mercy, this is going to be traumatic for all of us. BOX OFFICE~! 1.) Transformers: Age of Extinction 2.) X-Men: Days of Future Past 3.) How to Train Your Dragon 2 4.) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 5.) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 6.) Maleficent 7.) Guardians of the Galaxy 8.) Godzilla 9.) Sin City: A Dame To Kill For 10.) The Giver 11.) The Purge: Anarchy 12.) Edge of Tomorrow 13.) Lucy 14.) Jupiter Ascending 15.) Neighbors TO-MAH-TOS~! 1.) Sin City: A Dame To Kill For 2.) X-Men: Days of Future Past 3.) The Giver 4.) Godzilla 5.) Guardians of the Galaxy 6.) The Expendables 3 7.) 22 Jump Street 8.) Maleficent 9.) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 10.) A Million Ways To Die In The West 11.) How to Train Your Dragon 2 12.) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 13.) The Purge: Anarchy 14.) Transformers: Age of Extinction 15.) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles THE BREAKER OF TIES~! Transformers: Age of Extinction ($350 million) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sublime Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Gonna try this out for the first time. Here goes nothing. Box Office:1. How to Train Your Dragon 22. The Amazing Spider-Man 23. Transformers: Age of Extinction4. Maleficent5. X-Men: Days of Future Past6. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes7. Godzilla8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles9. Guardians of the Galaxy10. Neighbors11. Hercules12. Lucy13. 22 Jump Street14. The Expendables 315. Sin City: A Dame to Kill ForRotten Tomatoes:1. Maleficent2. Lucy3. How to Train Your Dragon 24. The Giver5. Amazing Spider-Man 26. Neighbors7. X-Men: Days of Future Past8. Guardians of the Galaxy9. Godzilla10. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes11. Transformers: Age of Extinction12. 22 Jump Street13. Jupiter Ascending14. Hercules15. Edge of TomorrowTie Breaker: Hercules ($88 million) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 BOX OFFICE 1. Godzilla2. How To Train Your Dragon 23. X-Men: Days of Future Past4. Guardians of the Galaxy5. Amazing Spiderman 26. Transformers: Age of Extinction7. 22 Jump Street8. Expendables 39. Jupiter Ascending10. Neighbors11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 12. Lucy13. Hercules14. The Purge: Anarchy15. The Giver ROTTEN TOMATOES 1. Godzilla2. X-Men: Days of Future Past3. Guardians of the Galaxy4. How To Train Your Dragon 25. Neighbors6. Sin City: A Dame To Kill For7. Edge of Tomorrow8. Amazing Spiderman 29. A Million Ways to Die In The West10. Expendables 311. 22 Jump Street12. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles13. Maleficent14. Jupiter Ascending15. Hercules TIE BREAKER - X-Men ($180m) This seems harder this year as it looks to me like there are gonna be a lot of turkeys this summer, more so critically, because the great unwashed public will generally pay to see any old shite in the summer. Now off to imdb to actually see what The Purge, The Giver and Lucy are all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Ok, edited my box office list once I found out that Lucy is Scarlett Johansson in a Luc Besson movie. It'll probably do a little bit better than I originally thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincey Greene Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 BOX OFFICE X-Men: Days of Future Past (May 23) Guardians of the Galaxy (Aug 1) Transformers: Age of Extinction (Jun 27) How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Jun 13) Maleficent (May 30) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (May 2) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Aug 8) 22 Jump Street (Jun 13) Godzilla (May 16) A Million Ways To Die In The West (May 30) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Jul 11) Neighbors (May 9) The Expendables 3 (Aug 15) Jupiter Ascending (Jul 18) Edge of Tomorrow (Jun 6) RT The Giver (Aug 15) Guardians of the Galaxy (Aug 1) How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Jun 13) Maleficent (May 30) Lucy (Aug 8) 22 Jump Street (Jun 13) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Jul 11) Neighbors (May 9) Godzilla (May 16) Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (Aug 22) The Expendables 3 (Aug 15) Hercules (Jul 25) The Purge: Anarchy (Jul 18) A Million Ways To Die In The West (May 30) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Aug 8) TIEBREAKER: Edge of Tomorrow, $35 million. I like Tom Cruise, but isn't it enough already with this guy? Edited to move "Neighbors" down because on further review I don't feel that bullish about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 To research or to not research - both methods have lead to me sucking. Can I just submit a list that has HTTYD2 on top of both and call it a day? I've tried both methods and usually I haven't done well with either! Think I'm now the only one who's taken part in every Summer Blockbuster Movie Pool. Thanks for running it again, Suicide King of Spades. This looks much harder than last year. A lot of movies in this one that could turn out as a surprise hit or a huge flop. I think I'll need at least a day or two to think about this. Agree that this is hard to call. Box Office 1. Transformers: Age of Extinction 2. How to Train Your Dragon 2 3. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 4. Guardians of the Galaxy 5. X-Men: Days of Future Past 6. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes7. Maleficent 8. 22 Jump Street 9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10 Hercules 11. The Expendables 3 12. Sin City: A Dame To Kill For 13. The Purge: Anarchy 14. Lucy 15. Edge of Tomorrow Rotten Tomatoes 1. How to Train Your Dragon 2 2. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3. Guardians of the Galaxy 4. Godzilla 5. X-Men: Days of Future Past 6. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 7. 22 Jump Street 8. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 9. Edge of Tomorrow 10. Lucy 11. The Purge: Anarchy 12. The Expendables 3 13. Hercules 14. Transformers: Age of Extinction 15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tiebreaker: Guardians of the Galaxy (205 million) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Box Office: 1. Transformers: Age of Extinction 2. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3. How to Train Your Dragon 2 4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5. X-Men: Days of Future Past 6. Guardians of the Galaxy 7. A Million Ways To Die In The West 8 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 9. Neighbors 10. 22 Jump Street 11. Lucy 12. The Expendables 3 13. Sin City: A Dame To Kill For 14. Hercules 15. The Purge: Anarchy Rotten Tomatoes: 1. X-Men: Days of Future Past 2. How to Train Your Dragon 2 3. Guardians of the Galaxy 4. Neighbors 5. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 6. Godzilla 7. A Million Ways To Die In The West 8. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 9. Maleficent 10. Jupiter Ascending 11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 12. The Expendables 3 13. The Purge: Anarchy 14. Transformers: Age of Extinction 15. Hercules Tie breaker: X-Men: Days of Future Past ($200 million) I really wanted to put Guardians of the Galaxy at #1 on both lists, but at the end I chickened out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 On the "this year is much tougher than last year" tip: Last year we had 32 people enter the pool (33 if you count my entry). 4 different movies showed up at #1 on people's box office lists (the vast majority put Iron Man 3 at the top, but some people also had Star Trek 2, Fast & Furious 6, and Man of Steel) and 7 different movies showed up at #1 on people's Rotten Tomatoes lists (Monsters University, Star Trek 2, Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, Despicable Me 2, Great Gatsby, Elysium). This year, we've only had 8 people enter so far, and there are already 5 different #1 movies on the box office lists and 7 different #1 movies on the RT lists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincey Greene Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 On the "this year is much tougher than last year" tip: Last year we had 32 people enter the pool (33 if you count my entry). 4 different movies showed up at #1 on people's box office lists (the vast majority put Iron Man 3 at the top, but some people also had Star Trek 2, Fast & Furious 6, and Man of Steel) and 7 different movies showed up at #1 on people's Rotten Tomatoes lists (Monsters University, Star Trek 2, Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, Despicable Me 2, Great Gatsby, Elysium). This year, we've only had 8 people enter so far, and there are already 5 different #1 movies on the box office lists and 7 different #1 movies on the RT lists. On the other hand, TMNT is nearly unanimously the bottom RT pick. So there's that. If it comes out better than it looks, that's gonna screw a lot of people. Myself included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 On the "this year is much tougher than last year" tip: Last year we had 32 people enter the pool (33 if you count my entry). 4 different movies showed up at #1 on people's box office lists (the vast majority put Iron Man 3 at the top, but some people also had Star Trek 2, Fast & Furious 6, and Man of Steel) and 7 different movies showed up at #1 on people's Rotten Tomatoes lists (Monsters University, Star Trek 2, Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, Despicable Me 2, Great Gatsby, Elysium). This year, we've only had 8 people enter so far, and there are already 5 different #1 movies on the box office lists and 7 different #1 movies on the RT lists. On the other hand, TMNT is nearly unanimously the bottom RT pick. So there's that. If it comes out better than it looks, that's gonna screw a lot of people. Myself included. There's always a film/films that buggers things up. Best be in the same boat. I think, think I left Ted off both my 2012 lists so I dodged a bullet there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I'll be down for this even though I always lose. But I'm gonna wait a couple days before putting in my picks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorceressKnight Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I'm in: Finally on the upswing: BOX OFFICE: 1- Transformers: Age of Extinction 2- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3- How to Train Your Dragon 2 4-A Million Ways to Die In The West 5- X-Men: Days of Future Past 6- The Expendables 3 7- Hercules 8- The Purge: Anarchy (TIEBREAKER: $100 million) 9- Maleficent 10-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11- Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 12- The Giver 13- 22 Jump Street 14- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 15- Guardians of the Galaxy ROTTEN TOMATOES: 1- How to Train Your Dragon 2 2- Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 3- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 4- Maleficent 5- A Million Ways to Die In The West 6- The Purge: Anarchy 7- Hercules 8- Guardians of the Galaxy 9- The Expendables 3 10- The Giver 11- Edge of Tomorrow 12- Transformers: Edge of Extinction 13- 22 Jump Street 14- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 15- X-Men: Days of Future Past ( This is harder- not only are there a lot of turkeys and things that have bomb written all over them, but some that might not be could plummet on RT (I'd bet on the "tsk, tsk" factor giving Days of Future Past a lot of bad reviews, for one lower example.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Box Office Transformers: Age of Extinction X-Men: Days of Future Past How to Train Your Dragon 2 Maleficent The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Godzilla The Expendables 3 22 Jump Street Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Jupiter Ascending A Million Ways To Die In The West Neighbors Edge of Tomorrow Lucy Rotten Tomatoes How to Train Your Dragon 2 Neighbors Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Godzilla Guardians of the Galaxy Lucy Sin City: A Dame to Kill For A Million Ways to Die in the West The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Maleficent X-Men: Days of Future Past Expendables 3 Jupiter Ascending Transformers: Age of Extinction Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles RT is a difficult one to pin down. They're all potential turds. Tie Breaker: How to Train your Dragon 2: $242,320,005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Need a tiebreaker. You've also got Godzilla on your box office list twice, at 7 and 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Fuckbucks. Edited. Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) BOX OFFICE 1) Transformers: Age of Extinction 2) How to Train Your Dragon 2 3) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 4) X-Men: Days of Future Past 5) Godzilla 6) Maleficent 7) Guardians of the Galaxy 8) 22 Jump Street 9) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 10) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11) The Expendables 3 12) The Giver 13) The Purge: Anarchy 14) Sin City: A Dame To Kill For 15) Lucy ROTTEN TOMATOES 1) How to Train Your Dragon 2 2) X-Men: Days of Future Past 3) Maleficent 4) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 5) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 6) Godzilla 7) 22 Jump Street 8) Neighbors 9) Guardians of the Galaxy 10) A Million Ways To Die In The West 11) Expendables 3 12) Sin City: A Dame To Kill For 13) Transformers: Age of Extinction 14) The Purge: Anarchy 15) Hercules TIEBREAKER: The Purge: Anarchy - $55 Million Edited April 25, 2014 by RIPPA Edited my tiebreaker because I'm dumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Neighbors being at 100% right now is totally going to bone me. I so wish I hadn't seen that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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