The Official 2012-13 Full Year Draft Thread

[Shrykespeare]

It is time.

The long-awaited 2012-13 Full Year Box Office Draft is now underway.

First, a few ground rules...

1) Do not post a choice until it is your turn. And when you do, make sure it is the film you want to pick. Do not post a pick, then edit it later. Once a pick has been posted, it is final.

2) For the first round ONLY, you have 24 hours to make your first pick. In Rounds 2-12, you have 12 hours. If you anticipate that you may be unavailable for your next pick, you may PM or e-mail me a list of films that you want, and I will make sure that you are assigned the top available pick on your list.

3) You may not drop a film from your list until the draft is complete. Not that I imagine there will be much in the way of free agent picks to choose from anyway...

4) W and Banks ONLY: As of this moment, I am projecting Banks as the winner of the 2011 Draft League, which means W will pick 15th and Banks will pick 16th. If, after next weekend, it turns out that W wins and not Banks... well, I'm open to suggestions. Perhaps Banks could be given the option of swapping his first-round pick with W?


Draft order:

Round 1

1. Shrykespeare - The Dark Knight Rises
2. transformers - Marvel's The Avengers
3. englishozzy - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
4. leestu - The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
5. Chienfantome - The Amazing Spider-Man
6. aquamann - Brave
7. undeadmonkey - Prometheus
8. Geezer - Oz: The Great and Powerful
9. silversurfer - The Croods
10. empire13 - Ice Age: Contintental Drift
11. Buscemi - Men in Black 3
12. JohnErle - Snow White and the Huntsman
13. numbersix - Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
14. donnie - Django Unchained
15. W - Skyfall
16. Banks - Rise of the Guardians

Round 2

17. Banks - Wreck-It Ralph
18. W - G.I. Joe: Retaliation
19. donnie - Total Recall
20. numbersix - The Bourne Legacy
21. JohnErle - Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
22. Buscemi - One Shot
23. empire13 - Jack The Giant Killer
24. silversurfer - A Good Day To Die Hard
25. Geezer - Battleship
26. undeadmonkey - Taken 2
27. aquamann - Elysium
28. Chienfantome - Dark Shadows
29. leestu - Ted
30. englishozzy - The Host
31. transformers - That's My Boy
32. Shrykespeare - Hope Springs

Round 3

33. Shrykespeare - The Great Gatsby
34. transformers - Paranormal Activity 4
35. englishozzy - The Watch (aka Neighborhood Watch)
36. leestu - The Expendables 2
37. Chienfantome - Lincoln
38. Geezer (from aquamann) - The Campaign
39. undeadmonkey - Les Miserables
40. aquamann (from Geezer) - Frankenweenie
41. silversurfer - This Is Forty
42. empire13 - Rock of Ages
43. Buscemi - Hotel Transylvania
44. JohnErle - Gravity
45. numbersix - Safe Haven
46. donnie - Monsters Inc. 3-D
47. W - Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
48. Banks - Life of Pi

Round 4

49. Banks - The Dictator
50. W - What to Expect When You're Expecting
51. donnie - Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
52. numbersix - Gangster Squad
53. JohnErle - Sparkle
54. Buscemi - Flight
55. empire13 - ParaNorman
56. silversurfer - Finding Nemo 3D
57. Geezer - 47 Ronin
58. undeadmonkey - Argo
59. aquamann - Looper
60. Chienfantome - The Guilt Trip
61. leestu - Savages
62. englishozzy - The Odd Life of Timothy Green
63. transformers - Resident Evil: Retribution
64. Shrykespeare - Parental Guidance

Round 5

65. Shrykespeare - Captain Phillips
66. transformers - The Silver Linings Playbook
67. englishozzy - Broken City
68. leestu - Killing Them Softly
69. Chienfantome - Trouble With The Curve
70. aquamann - Cloud Atlas
71. undeadmonkey - Red Dawn
72. Geezer - Madea's Witness Protection
73. silversurfer - Alex Cross
74. empire13 - Here Comes The Boom
75. Buscemi - The Master
76. JohnErle - Scary Movie 5
77. numbersix - The Last Stand
78. donnie - Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
79. W - Dredd
80. Banks - Magic Mike

Round 6

81. Banks - I, Frankenstein
82. W - Now You See Me
83. donnie - The Bitter Pill
84. numbersix - Won't Back Down
85. JohnErle - Katy Perry: Part of Me
86. Buscemi - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
87. empire13 - Playing The Field
88. silversurfer - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3-D (aka Leatherface 3-D)
89. aquamann (from Geezer) - Zero Dark Thirty (aka Kill Bin Laden)
90. undeadmonkey - Anna Karenina
91. aquamann - Carrie
92. Chienfantome - Seventh Son
93. leestu - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
94. englishozzy - Trance
95. transformers - Chernobyl Diaries
96. Shrykespeare - Hunter Killer

Round 7

97. Shrykespeare - Escape From Planet Earth
98. transformers - Gambit
99. englishozzy - Premium Rush
100. leestu - Beautiful Creatures
101. Chienfantome - 42
102. Geezer (from aquamann) - Lawless
103. undeadmonkey - Oblivion
104. Geezer - The Big Wedding
105. silversurfer - Step Up: Revolution
106. empire13 - Silent Hill: Revelation
107. Buscemi - Bullet to the Head
108. JohnErle - 21 and Over
109. numbersix - Moonrise Kingdom
110. donnie - Red Band (aka Movie 43)
111. W - The House at the End of the Street
112. Banks - Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor

Round 8

113. Banks - The Perks of Being A Wallflower
114. W - Warm Bodies
115. donnie - The Cold Light of Day
116. numbersix - Inside Llewyn Davis
117. JohnErle - To Rome With Love
118. Buscemi - Hyde Park on Hudson
119. empire13 - Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away
120. silversurfer - Pain and Gain
121. Geezer - Evil Dead
122. undeadmonkey - Piranha 3-DD
123. aquamann - The Paperboy
124. Chienfantome - Burt Wonderstone
125. leestu - Seven Psychopaths
126. englishozzy - The Words
127. transformers - The Possession
128. Shrykespeare - Parker

Round 9

129. Shrykespeare - Sinister
130. transformers - Hit and Run (aka Outrun)
131. englishozzy - People Like Us
132. leestu - 7500
133. Chienfantome - Of Men and Mavericks
134. aquamann - On the Road
135. undeadmonkey - End of Watch
136. Geezer - The Apparition
137. silversurfer - The Warren Files
138. empire13 - The Company You Keep
139. Buscemi - Odd Thomas
140. JohnErle - Fun Size
141. numbersix - Only God Forgives
142. donnie - Butter
143. W - Leprechaun: Origins
144. Banks - The Bling Ring

Round 10

145. Banks - Hitchcock
146. W - Red Hook Summer
147. donnie - The Intouchables
148. numbersix - Riddick
149. JohnErle - The Tomb
150. Buscemi - Pitch Perfect
151. empire13 - Mud
152. silversurfer - The Impossible
153. Geezer - Star Wars Episode 2 3D
154. undeadmonkey - The Amityville Horror: The Lost Tapes
155. aquamann - Quartet
156. Chienfantome - A Place Beyond The Pines
157. leestu - Battle of the Year: The Dream Team
158. englishozzy - Stoker
159. transformers - Battlefield America
160. Shrykespeare - 2 Guns

Round 11

161. Shrykespeare - Hummingbird
162. transformers - For A Good Time, Call...
163. englishozzy - Welcome To The Punch
164. leestu - Red Lights
165. Chienfantome - A Glimpse Inside The Mind of Charles Swann III
166. aquamann - Get A Job
167. undeadmonkey - Lovelace
168. Geezer - SKIPPED
169. silversurfer - Passion
170. empire13 - Byzantium
171. Buscemi - The Surrogate
172. JohnErle - Girl in Progress
173. numbersix - Ruby Sparks
174. donnie - Safety Not Guaranteed
175. W - No One Lives
176. Banks - Snitch

Round 12

177. Banks - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
178. W - Late Bloomer
179. donnie - The Magic of Belle Isle
180. numbersix - Great Expectations
181. JohnErle - The Man With The Iron Fists
182. Buscemi - You're Next
183. empire13 - Untitled James Gray Project
184. silversurfer - Snowpiercer
185. Geezer - SKIPPED
186. undeadmonkey - Don Jon's Addiction
187. aquamann - Cosmopolis
188. Chienfantome - Rush
189. leestu - Not Fade Away
190. englishozzy - The Last Exorcism 2
191. transformers - Peace, Love and Misunderstanding
192. Shrykespeare - While We're Young

Let the draft begin!

[Shrykespeare]

I will start off by drafting.... drum roll, please....

The Dark Knight Rises.

[silversurfer19]

[transformers2]

Let's keep up the surprises.... The Avengers

[Shrykespeare]

I wonder which will go next... The Hobbit, Twilight BD2, or Spider-Man? Or something else?

[BanksIsDaFuture]

Ooo, I think taking The Avengers with the 2nd pick is kind of risky...

[silversurfer19]

Not really. wouldnt have been my first choice as i think other movies have greater potential, but it will pass $300m with ease and could hit $400m. Its a safe pick, but not one which i think will go really big.

[Buscemi]

Definitely The Hobbit. The prequel to the Lord of the Rings movies, it's in 3-D and had a great teaser. Also, many early predictions have it passing The Avengers.

[silversurfer19]

I wasn't going to name the movie, but yes, that would certainly have been my pick. The potential for the film is astranomical, and I would say it is also guaranteed to make $400m at a minimum.

[BanksIsDaFuture]

Let's follow the rule we had last year: no naming upcoming movies. Obviously, it doesn't matter much in the first few rounds, but it will when it comes to having a pick that nobody else is thinking of, and then having it spoiled when someone mentions it off-hand.

[Buscemi]

That was a one time only thing. It's obvious that The Hobbit will be a top three pick.

[Geezer]

Yeah, I wouldn't worry too much about people being unaware of the freaking Hobbit. It will be the next pick.

Although I don't at all think it's a sure thing that it outperforms the Avengers. I think they have equal shots at 400 million and it's a coinflip which outdoes the other.

There is a clear top 4 in this class.

[W]

Wait... we're drafting now?

And I don't like the option of switching #1 picks. I don't mind drafting in either 15th or 16th position, but we need to pick one before we get there and stick with it. In the past we always projected and having the #16 and 17 vs the #15 and 18 really doesn't matter. And it's not the movie I pick being taken away from me, but being stuck with a movie I didn't draft. I just don't like the idea of picking something, then someone else saying "Well, you picked it, but since things turned out differently, you get what another player chose."

Does that make sense?

[Buscemi]

Think of it as being like the NFL, where the top pick can draft whenever.

[W]

Oh, I'm fine with it. I was just super confused because this is the first thing I read after a really long (family-filled) Sunday.

I'm still concerned about the second thing, though.