I.hope 5-1
nghtvsn 5-1

Chippy 4-2

MGKC 3-3

Zwackerm 2-4

Rev 1-5
Stuffp 1-5

No upsets this week as the Rams and Saints continue to roll on at the expense of Rev and stuffp. And they have until Week 10 before facing each other again, so this is the time to gain a healthy lead on the competition. The good news for Rev and Stuff is that they play each other this week, meaning that at least one will be a step closer to catching up. Zwackerm is also looking to recover on Harry Potter week, the complete opposite of an Illumination week. Chip and KC can't feel too comfortable about their positions, though they are both coming off impressive wins.

Week 7 - Fantastic Beasts

Stuffp v Rev
Ngtvsn v MGKC
I.hope v Jack Sparrow
Chip v Zwackerm (2)

And I'll need you to conjure up an Outstanding N.E.W.T. in Divination with these films:

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald 3-day
Widows 3-day
Instant Family 3-day
Dr. Suess' The Grinch drop
Bohemian Rhapsody drop

I have also added a poll since I'm not sure what to do about Thanksgiving next week. So far as I know, it is the only time the holiday itself falls onto deadline day, which I imagine will cause some issues. So we can continue on as normal, skip the week or get creative. The last two options would mean that the week was optional. I'd rather not add any wildcards, but I also don't want to inconveinance people who just wanna spend time with family or shop for great deals.

My predictions:

Fantastic Beasts - $75.44M
Widows - $20.25M
Instant Family - $20.01M
The Grinch -44.5%
Bohemian Rhapsody -36.8%


Hopefully they go better than my O.W.L. last week. Tracking is weak for Beasts and Widows, but I still think these are the type of movies people want right now.

The kind of movie I hate the most, followed by the kind of movie I love the most. And then next week the kind of movie I love second most!

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald 3-day - $66 million
Widows 3-day - $15.4 million
Instant Family 3-day - $24 million
Dr. Suess' The Grinch drop - 41%
Bohemian Rhapsody drop - 37.9%

Fantastic Beasts - $66.44M
Widows - $17.25M
Instant Family - $15.01M
The Grinch -48.5%
Bohemian Rhapsody -40.8%

Am I supposed to take the predictions posted in public as binding or fake?

I’m getting a server error when trying to send out PMs. Is this affecting anyone else?

I received your PM at least.

Yes whatever the issue was has gone away.

and Rev + MGs predictions count unless they send a PM. Though they do leave themselves open to Price Is Right tactics by being this open.

Muahaha - you'll never know now. I might send a PM with different predictions... I might not...

Everyone had pretty similar predictions, though nobody (correctly) shared my prophecy of a five $20M movie weekend.

Will try to have results and next weeks thread/PM up soon. I want to give everyone as much time as possible for next week.

Rev |||||| Stuffp

$66.4M Fantastic Beasts $67.67M
$17.25M Widows $17.17M
$15.01M Instant Family $18.18M
-48.5% The Grinch -44.44%
-40.8% Bohemian Rhapsody -38.38%

It's already depressing me a little bit that whoever predicted the lowest numbers will probably win every point. A whack weekend. Anyways, Rev at last is able to break his losing streak. And as always, all you need is a little momentum to propel you back up into the top 4. Stuffp again takes a tough L, but his fans still have that victory over I.hope to keep them warm at night. There are 8 weeks and stuff will need more than a handful if he still wants a chance at the KJ Bowl. This analyst still thinks he can do it though. The stats would show he cannot be defined by the record.

Chippy ||||| Zwackerm

$72.1M Fantastic Beasts $65.43M
$19.8M Widows $16.32M
$23.2M Instant Family $17.77M
-44.5% The Grinch -49.34%
-40.1% Bohemian Rhapsody -45.67%

Zwackerm basically had a home field advantage this week and he makes the most of it for a huge win over 3rd place Chippy. Can he keep the momentum going next week with both the Potter drop and Disney opener? Poor Chippy must have been caught up in my optimism for the weekend. I still don't get why all these films performed so mediocrely. Is it because our most populous state is on fire?

MGKC ||||| nghtvsn

$66M Fantastic Beasts $67.25M
$15.4M Widows $14.75M
$24M Instant Family $16.5M
-41% The Grinch -46.25
-37.9% Bohemian Rhapsody -36.75%

Soooo this one is going to need an Instant Family Instant Replay to determine the finish. The Grinch is estimated at 43.5%, so MGKC is winning by only .25% if my math is correct lol. If he does pull this one off, it would mean that both people who were open about their predictions won the week. Not sure if this is coincidence or if it did have a psychological effect on their opponents. Still wouldn't advocate for it, but it is an interesting turn. Anyways, another big win for MGKC, especially with Zwackerm coming up behind him with a win of his own. Nghtvsn takes perhaps the closest loss of the season, but his record is strong enough to handle it right now.

dealer ||||| I.hope

$75.44M Fantastic Beasts $73M
$20.25M Widows $16M
$20.01M Instant Family $18.5M
-44.5% The Grinch -43%
-36.8% Bohemian Rhapsody -37%

I.hope (temporarily?) regains sole control of first by pummeling my puny predictions. That is back to back weeks, and it is not a good look for your Commish. Not a particularly great for i.hope either, but I guess he knew he didn't need to be perfect. Kinda like how the Chiefs "only" beat Arizona by 12 last week when it could have easily been 30. Not much else to say here, just hoping to get back on my beat next week. The dealer doesn't have a record of course, but still need some more wins to be fair to those who have already lost to me lol.

Continue on as usual won the poll so next week will be:

Ralph Breaks The Internet 3-day
Creed II 3-day
Robin Hood 3-day
Green Book 3-day
Fantastic Beasts drop

C'mon, Grinch, hold tight!!!

Come on grinch. Overestimated please !

Grinch 38.58 Actual 42.8 change

Gratz on your win

Yay! I won lol sorry Stuffp