Box Office Game, Week 13

[Alex S.]

Last week's entries can be found here. Rules of the game (and anybody can start playing at any time and have a chance at something) are here.

This Weekend's Game
Four movies open this week on at least 800 screens.

Without a Paddle is interesting. Because if you look at the movie poster for the movie it appears that Seth Green is close in height to Matthew Lillard. When in fact they're not even close. This has shattered my faith in movie marketing departments fulfilling their role in honestly helping me choose where to spend my entertainment dollars. I call for a full boycott. Without a Paddle will open on 2,800 screens.

Following the current rage for prequels, Exorcist: The Beginning opens this weekend. Presumably it will amply demonstrate that state of the art visual effects will significantly decline by the time the first movie is made. At least they realized that the proper title The Exorcist: The Beginning sounded stupid. It will open on 2,500 screens.

The Discovery Channel's Shark Week hits theaters near you this weekend with the story of two open water divers left behind by a dive captain who can't count. Based on a true story (and unfortunately a story not so uncommon as you might think), it is apparently pretty intense thought I suspect dramamine might be in order for the easily queasied. 2,200 screens.

The real horror this weekend, though, is reserved for parents. Yes, another Benji movie. It has been 30 years since the first Benji movie and apparently somebody decided it was time for another. At least this one is real and not CGI like Scooby and Garfield. Somehow I don't see it playing into our game this weekend, but it is opening on 800 screens.

One note for players. This weekend will begin the road to the final weekend. This will be the third to last weekend in the game and this means that those who have played every weekend (strangely, I'm not among them) will begin dropping their lowest scores.

To enter, copy the following entry form into a reply to this thread and fill in the blanks with your guesses. Submit entry by 9pm Pacific time, Friday, August 20.

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Box Office Game Entry -- Week 13 -- Weekend of August 20 - August 22
1. ____________ will make $___ million
2. ____________ will make $___ million
3. ____________ will make $___ million
4. ____________ will make $___ million
5. ____________ will make $___ million
The total box office for the top ten films will be: ______ million
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Last Weekend's Game
I apologize for comparing Yu-Gi-Oh! to Pokemon, in last week's results. They are completely different. After all, when the first Pokemon movie came out in 1999, it won the weekend with $39 million.

But still, Yu-Gi-Oh! did better than anyone gave it credit for and cost the entire board 10 points.

The final numbers for the top ten were:
1. Alien vs. Predator - $38.3 million
2. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement - $23.0
3. Collateral - $16.2
4. Yu-Gi-Oh! - $9.5
5. The Bourne Supremacy - $8.6
6. The Village - $7.2
7. The Manchurian Candiate - $6.0
8. I, Robot - $3.9 million
9. Little Black Book - $3.8
10. Spider-Man 2 - $3.5 million

The total box office for the top ten was $119.8 million.

This Week's Individual Scores
Sophie832 - 95 (includes 20 bonus points)
JeffG - 79
Dlandmom - 73
Lani - 72
The Lovely Mrs. tod - 71.5
stan4d_steph - 70
lisap - 65
sleepyjeff - 65
Little tod - 58
no1here - 52.5

Ten Week Average Scores (discarding up to 3 zeroes)
stan4d_steph - 72.40 (70/69.5/66/78/-/72/67.5/79/53/-/89.5/79.5)
Lani - 69.32 (72/67.5/56.5/73.5/-/67.5/66.5/87/51.5/59.5/84/77)
Dlandmom - 69.04 (73/68.5/61/75/86.5/72.5/65/58.5/74/62/65.5/67)
Alex Stroup - 67.90 (-/66.5/61.5/81.5/89/-/60/51/35/83.5/77/74)
Sophie832 - 68.64 (95/74/66/66.5/62/-/59.5/53/55/69/94/61)
lisap - 67.50 (65/95/95.5/-/-/64/57.5/79/33.5/67.5/64/54)
JeffG - 65.09 (79/59/69/69.5/66/66/72/49.5/62/64.5/59.5)
sleepyjeff - 62.92 (65/61.5/67.5/57.5/75.5/63.5/67/59.5/39/83.5/67.5/48)
NJ Mike - 60.05 (-/63.5/42.5/73.5/-/60.5/66.5/64.5/50.5/59.5/60/-)
Little tod - 58.50 (58/61.5/72.5/70/79.5/36.5/82/54.5/20.5/48/60.5/-)
The Lovely Mrs. tod - 58.5 (71.5/69/63.5/63.5/57.5/54/59.5/54/35.5/53/62.5/-)
disNeytEen - 34.28 (0/0/0/0/-/-/53/61/52.5/66/76/-)
Matterhorn Fan - 28.00 (0/0/0/0/0/-/-/-/17/75.5/87/72.5)
no1here - 25.50 (52.5/0/0/63/42.5/71.5/0/0/0/-/-/-)
hazlnut - 23.94 (0/0/0/0/0/0/-/-/-/73/85.5/57)
Photographer - 14.56 (0/0/0/0/0/0/-/-/41.5/42/47.5/-)
Ponine - 14.44 (0/0/0/0/0/0/0/-/-/49.5/80.5/-)
MNhockeyman - 11.33 (0/0/0/0/0/0/0/-/-/-/57/45)
Gemini Cricket -- 7.72 (0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/-/-/-/69.5)
MonorailMan -- 7.50 (0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/-/-/-/67.5)
LSPoorEeyorick -- 6.11 (0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/-/-/-/55)
Emma - 5.61 (0/0/0/0/0/0/50.5/0/0/-/-/-)
Rallymonkey23 -- 5.22 (0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/-/-/-/47)
wendybeth -- 4.44 (0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/-/-/-/40)

Individual Week Winners
Sophie832 - Week 12
lisap - Week 11
lisap - Week 10
Alex Stroup - Week 9
Alex Stroup - Week 8
Dlandmom - Week 7
Little tod - Week 6
Lani - Week 5
Dlandmom - Week 4
sleepyjeff - Week 3
Sophie832 - Week 2
stan4d_steph - Week 1

Top 5 Individual Scores
lisap - 95.5 (Week 10)
lisap - 95 (Week 11)
Sophie832 - 95 (Week 12)
Sophie832 - 94 (Week 2)
stan4d_steph - 89.5 (Week 2)

Points are in (points for top five/points for place in top five/points for box office guess) format.
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no1here
1. Alien v Predator will make $37.1 million (5/5/8.5)
2. Princess Diaries 2 will make $31.5 million (5/5/1.5)
3. Collateral will make $19.2 million (5/5/7)
4. The Village will make $15 million (0/0/2)
5. Little Black Book will make $10 million (0/0/3.5)
Subtotal: 52.5 points

The total box office for the top ten films will be: $112.8 million (a difference of $7.0 million
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Lani
1. Alien Vs. Predator will make $30 million (5/5/1.5)
2. Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement will make $21 million (5/5/8)
3. Collateral will make $14.8 million (5/5/8.5)
4. The Bourne Supremacy will make $9 million (5/0/9.5)
5. M. Night Shyamalan's The Village will make $7.3 million (0/0/9.5)
Subtotal: 72 points

The total box office for the top ten films will be: $105.8 million (a difference of $14 million)
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JeffG
1. Alien vs. Predator will make $35.7 million (5/5/7)
2. Princess Diaries 2 will make $23.5 million (5/5/9.5)
3. Collateral will make $16.4 million (5/5/9.5)
4. The Bourne Supremacy will make $9.6 million (5/0/9)
5. The Village will make $8.2 million (0/0/9)
Subtotal: 79 points

The total box office for the top ten films will be: $124.4 million (a difference of $4.6 million)
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Dlandmom
1. Alien v Predator will make $30 million (5/5/1.5)
2. Princess Diaries 2 will make $22 million (5/5/9)
3. Collateral will make $13 million (5/5/6.5)
4. The Village will make $10 million (0/0/7)
5. The Bourne Supremacy will make $8 million (5/5/9)
Subtotal: 73 points

The total box office for the top ten films will be: $110 million (a difference of $9.8 million)
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lisap
1. AVP will make 26 milion (5/5/0)
2. Princess Diaries 2 will make 20 million (5/5/7)
3. Collateral will make 13 million (5/5/6.5)
4. Bourne will make 10 million (5/0/8.5)
5. The Village will make 9 million (0/0/8)
Subtotal: 65 points

Total box office will be 90 million (a difference of $29.8 million)
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sleepyjeff
1. AVP will make $30.2 million (5/5/1.5)
2. Pricess Diaries 2 will make $15.9 million (5/5/2.5)
3. Collateral will make $14.3 million (5/5/8)
4. The Bourne Supremacy will make $9.3 million (5/0/9)
5. The Village will make $7.9 million (0/0/9)
Subtotal: 65 points

The total box office for the top ten films will be: 100.1 million (a difference of $19.7 million)
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stan4d_steph
1. AVP will make $30 milion (5/5/1.5)
2. Princess Diaries 2 will make $21 million (5/5/8)
3. Collateral will make $14 million (5/5/7.5)
4. Bourne will make $9.5 million (5/0/9)
5. The Village will make $7.9 million (0/0/9)
Subtotal: 70 points

Total box office for the top ten will be $95 million (a difference of $24.8 million)
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The Lovely Mrs. tod
1. Alien vs. Predator will make 32.1 million (5/5/3.5)
2. Princess Diaries 2 will make $24.8 million (5/5/8)
3. Collateral will make $ 15.1million (5/5/8.5)
4. The Bourne Supremacy will make $11.6 million (5/0/7)
5. The Village will make $7.1 million (0/0/9.5)
Subtotal: 71.5 points

The total box office for the top ten films will be: 131.5 million (a difference of $11.7 million)
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Little tod
1. Alien Vs. Predator will make $45.6 million (5/5/2.5)
2. Collateral will make $17.9 million (5/0/8)
3. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement will make $15.2 million (5/0/2)
4. The Village will make $10.9 million (0/0/6)
5. The Bourne Supremacy will make $8.7 million (5/5/9.5)
Subtotal: 58 points

The total box office for the top ten films will be: $125.9 million (a difference of $6.1 million)
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Sophie832
1. Alien vs. Predator - $34.4 million (5/5/6)
2. Princess Diaries 2 - $25.8 million (5/5/7)
3. Collateral - $15 million (5/5/8.5)
4. The Bourne Supremacy - $8.7 million (5/0/9.5)
5. The Village - $7.9 million (0/0/9)
Subtotal: 75 points

Total Box Office - $115.5 million (a difference of $4.3; closest for 20 bonus points)
Total: 95 points

[Lani]

Alex, whose entry is the nameless one right under JeffG's?

[Alex S.]

Jeff's. It was a copy & paste error duplicating part of his entry twice. I've fixed it.

[sleepyjeff]

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Box Office Game Entry -- Week 13 -- Weekend of August 20 - August 22
1. Exorsist 2(or whatever) will make $19.1 million
2. Open Water will make $15.1 million
3. Without a Paddle will make 14.0 million
4. AVP will make $12.8 million
5. Princess Diaries will make $11.5 million
The total box office for the top ten films will be: 99.9 million
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[no1here]

Box Office Game Entry -- Week 13 -- Weekend of August 20 - August 22
1. Exorsist will make $21.1 million
2. Open Water will make $17.1 million
3. Without a Paddle will make 15.0 million
4. AVP will make $14.8 million
5. Princess Diaries will make $12.5 million
The total box office for the top ten films will be: $89.1 million

[Little tod]

Box Office Game Entry -- Week 13 -- Weekend of August 20 - August 22

1. Exorcist: The Beginning will make $29.7 million
2. Alien vs. Predator will make $17.2 million
3. Without a Paddle will make $15.6 million
4. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (Times like this I hate my dedication to typing out the whole, correct titles of movies) will make $14.7 million
5. Open Water will make $9.2 million

The total box office for the top ten films will be: $103,900,000.

[NJ Mike]

Box Office Game Entry -- Week 13 -- Weekend of August 20 - August 22

1. Exorcist: The Beginning will make $30.2 million
2. Without a Paddle will make $18.5 million
3. Alien vs. Predator will make $17.4 million
4. Open Water will make $13.5 million
5. The Princess Diaries 2 will make $10.2 million

The total box office for the top ten films will be: $105.2 million

[Alex S.]

1. Exorcist: The Beginning will make $22.7 million
2. Alien vs. Predator will make $17.3 million
3. Without a Paddle will make $15.6 million
4. Open Water will make $14.6 million
5. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement will make $12.8 million

The total box office for the top ten films will be: $102.3 million

[Lani]

Box Office Game Entry -- Week 13 -- Weekend of August 20 - August 22
1. Exorcist: The Beginning will make $20 million
2. Open Water will make $14 million
3. AVP: Alien vs. Predator will make $13 million
4. The Princess Dairies 2: Royal Engagement will make $12.5 million
5. Collateral will make $10.5 million
The total box office for the top ten films will be: $95 million

[Dlandmom]

1. Exorcist: The Beginning will make $22 million
2. Alien vs. Predator will make $15 million
3. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement will make $13 million
4. Open Water will make $12.5 million
5. Without a Paddle will make $11.5 million

The total box office for the top ten films will be: $103 million

[JeffG]

Box Office Game Entry -- Week 13 -- Weekend of August 20 - August 22
1. Exercist: The Beginning will make $21.3 million
2. Alien vs. Predator will make $17.6 million
3. Princess Diaries 2 will make $16.1 million
4. Without a Paddle will make $11.3 million
5. Collateral will make $9.2 million
The total box office for the top ten films will be: $102.1 million

[lisap]

1 Exorcist-- 19 million
2 AVP-17 million
3 Opemn Water--16 million
4 PD2-- 14 million
5. Without a Paddle--13 million

Total Box office 90 million

[JeffG]

Oops, I forgot that "Open Water" was going wide this weekend. Switch my entry as follows:

Box Office Game Entry -- Week 13 -- Weekend of August 20 - August 22
1. Exercist: The Beginning will make $21.3 million
2. Alien vs. Predator will make $17.6 million
3. Princess Diaries 2 will make $16.1 million
3. Open Water will make $14.5 million
5. Without a Paddle will make $11.3 million
The total box office for the top ten films will be: $108.1 million


(And I put them in that order mostly so you could read it as "Open Water Without a Paddle"... )

-Jeff

[stan4d_steph]

1. Exorcist: The Beginning will make $16.1 million
2. Alien vs. Predator will make $15.1 million
3. Open Water will make $13.4 million
4. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement will make $13.1 million
5. Collateral will make $10.8 million

The total box office for the top ten films will be: $86.5 million

[Little tod]

Okay...it's The Lovely Mrs. tod. I just realized Little tod didn't sign out and I wen't ahead and posted...but this one's mine...

1. Exorcist: The Beginning will make $27.6 million
2. Open Water will make $21.7 million
3. Alien vs. Predator will make $14.9 million
4. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement will make $11.9 million
5. Without a Paddle will make $9.9 million

The total box office for the top ten films will be: $107.1 million


-Sorry I'm late, just got back from the last "Who Want's to Be a Millionaire, Play It!".

[Sophie832]

This time I seriously forgot it was Friday...I don't expect a repeat performance of my almost-high-enough score last week, especially since I'm going to break from the trend.

1. Open Water - $17.8 million
2. Alien vs. Predator - $14.5 million
3. Exorcist: The Beginning - $14 million
4. Princess Diaries 2 - $12.2 million
5. Collateral - $10.1 million

Total Box Office - $94.8 million

[stan4d_steph]

7 hours past the deadline?

[Sophie832]

Considering what the early box-office returns are showing, I doubt any of you have to worry about my late entry. It will most likely be my lowest score yet, and get thrown out anyway. If it gets thrown out for being late, so be it. I play for fun.

[sleepyjeff]

Sophie:

I am usually away from my computer all day Friday until about 10PM(one hour past deadline)..........so I post my prediction on Thursday instead(without the benifit of seeing what everyone else is predicting)

......just a thought.

[Sophie832]

Just to satisfy you people, I am gonna post as close to the deadline as I can make it next Friday. I shall never be late again, and I will still get the scores I would've gotten regardless, and we can all move on with our lives.

[stan4d_steph]

Without a Paddle was #2. Ugh. I underestimated the appeal of Matthew Lillard. The trailer looked awful. I fear for this country.

[Dlandmom]

Without a Paddle was #2. Ugh. I underestimated the appeal of Matthew Lillard. The trailer looked awful. I fear for this country.

Couldn't have put it better.

[JeffG]

Without a Paddle was #2. Ugh. I underestimated the appeal of Matthew Lillard. The trailer looked awful. I fear for this country.

I actually thought about putting it higher in my predictions because of the sheer number of ads that have been running for it over the last few weeks. I suspect awareness on the film was really high. I ended up hedging and putting it lower simply because the ads looked so terrible that I figured they might end up being more of a negative influence than a positive.

In the long run, I suspect that both "Without a Paddle" and "Princess Diaries 2" ended up higher on the rankings largely because of the three horror films splitting their audience. Note that all the numbers were fairly low this weekend.

-Jeff

[Dlandmom]

I thought the same things, but I had guessed that White Castle would do better than it did simply because I thought it was ridiculously funny...dumb, but funny! For the same reason, I thought Without a Paddle would be too "dumb" to do well!

[NJ Mike]

Without a Paddle was #2. Ugh. I underestimated...

I didn't. Once they featured it for the Movie night reward on Big Brother 5, I figured a lot of peeps who cant make decisions for themselves would head right out and see it. Seems they did.

Hey, maybe for once i wont finish last?