KJ's 2014 Winter/Spring Box Office Contest
2014 is almost here - hard to believe it! This time, we're predicting 4 months (Jan - Apr), and we've definitely got an interesting and TOUGH season ahead. Tons of wildcards and a crazy unpredictable top 5 to predict.
The season's contest covers movies released from January 3rd, 2014 to April 25th, 2014. 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 domestic box office grosses of 25 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 Winter/Spring Top 5. Each players will predict the early 2014 season'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 Winter/Spring 2013 Top 5 in the correct order. (This has still 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 25 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, so be careful when crafting your answers.
Ready?
Fill out the form below and paste in this thread / PM it to me by January 2nd, 2014 at 11:59 PM CST. Good luck!
Predict the Following Films' Total Gross
300: Rise of an Empire
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Divergent
Endless Love
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Hercules: The Legend Begins
I, Frankenstein
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
The Lego Movie
The Monuments Men
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Muppets Most Wanted
Need for Speed
Noah
Non-Stop
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Pompeii
Ride Along
Rio 2
Robocop
Son of God
That Awkward Moment
Transcendence
Winter's Tale
Veronica Mars
Backups
Sabotage
Vampire Academy
Predict the Top 5 Grossing Movies of Winter/Spring 2014
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The 10 Box Office Questions
#1: Which action film will gross more in total - 300: Rise of an Empire, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Robocop, Need for Speed, or the sum of Non-Stop, Hercules: The Legend Begins, and I, Frankenstein?
#2: Which film that #1 on its opening weekend will have the smallest 2nd weekend drop?
#3: What movie will gross the most in total without ever being in more than 3,000 theaters?
#4: Which will gross more - the total gross of Noah or quadruple the total gross of Son of God?
#5: What will be the 3rd highest grossing movie released in February?
#6: Will Captain America: The Winter Soldier's total gross double the total gross of Divergent?
#7: Which family film will gross more in total - Rio 2, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, The Lego Movie or the sum of the The Nut Job and Muppets Most Wanted?
#8: What film will be #1 over the Valentine's Day weekend (February 14th - 16th)?
#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)?
NOTE on #10: If your movie pick moves out of the season window, the question will not be voided. Choose your movie carefully based on potential gross and likelihood of being released in this season's window.
Remember, the season's contest covers movies released from January 3rd to April 25th, 2014. The deadline for filling out the form is January 2nd, 2013 at 11:59 PM CST.
To be fair I never really read the first post before. I usually come here when you send out last minute PM and just do the predictions. LOL