If you have some ideas to change the rules of this competition, please share with us...
I have one, to make it a little more competitive and attractive. Please read all the following. Thank you!
1. all the moguls have to choose a top 15 (instead of 10 until now) blockbusters of 2010, no more, no less; release dates (in US) between: 01.01.2010 - 12.31.2010;
2. these movies can be replaced, if they are not already released! Until now, they couldn't be replaced;
3.all the participants must also specify a total of Top 10 movies of 2010 (in Bil. $); this will be the criteria to decide between eventually ties; see par. 7 below;
4. the box offices calculated (as specified in par. 6) will be until 02.27.2011, according to BOM - http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/cha ... 010&p=.htm; this way the movies released in December 2010 will have their chance (from December 2010 until end of February 2011 they can do 95-97% of final box offices)…;
5. sign up date until:
5.1. 01.14.2010; 14th of January
5.2. 01.01.2010; 1st of January
5.3. 02.01.2010; 1st of February
5.4. 03.01.2010; 1st of March
5.5. anytime in 2010, but (of course) you can't choose the movies already released;
6. the algorithm for calculating the TOT$ for each participant - this is also one of the new ideas...
Rank specified by participant - percentage of total cume of the movie specified:
1 - 100%
2 - 95%
3 - 90%
4 - 85%
5 - 80%
6 - 75%
7 - 70%
8 - 65%
9 - 60%
10 - 55%
11 - 50%
12 - 45%
13 - 40%
14 - 35%
15 - 30%
This way, if you post the movie with the highest Box Office at 7th rank, you'll receive only 70% of its receipt. If you post it on 1st rank, you'll receive, of course, 100% of its cume.
One little example (2009 numbers) for you, to understand better my idea:
Rank (chosen by participant)// Movie Title (chosen by participant)// total BO// percentage// BO calculated by algorithm
1// Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen// 402.111.870// 100% // 402.111.870,00
2// Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince// 301.460.022// 95%// 286.387.020,90
3// X-Men Origins: Wolverine// 179.883.157// 90%// 161.894.841,30
4// Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian// 177.233.619// 85%// 150.648.576,15
5// Terminator Salvation// 125.322.469// 80%// 100.257.975,20
6// Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs// 196.294.544// 75%// 147.220.908,00
7// Up// 292.913.068// 70%// 205.039.147,60
8// Monsters Vs. Aliens// 198.351.526// 65%// 128.928.491,90
9// Watchmen// 107.509.799// 60%// 64.505.879,40
10// Star Trek// 257.730.019// 55%// 141.751.510,45
11// Angels & Demons// 133.375.846// 50%// 66.687.923,00
12// The Proposal// 163.900.057// 45%// 73.755.025,65
13// Fast and Furious// 155.064.265// 40%// 62.025.706,00
14// G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra// 150.059.365// 35%// 52.520.777,75
15// Inglourious Basterds// 119.461.907// 30%// 35.838.572,10
TOTAL: $2.079.574.225,40
7. the winner announced on 03.01.2010 - will be the mogul with the highest total box office (calculated as shown in par. 6); in case of equality (the same chosen movies, in the same order), the winner will be the one with the total specified (as seen on par. 3) closer to actual total of Top 10 movies of 2010
Awards proposals: (not necessary, just if you want to do this)
To make it more attractive and competitive, I propose that places 1, 2 and 3 to receive an original DVD from each of the other participants. It's not a great financial effort ...
My proposal to award the winners would be the following:
- Place 1 will receive 50% of DVDs from the number of participants - 3 (minus three, corresponding to the first 3 places);
- Place 2 will receive 30% of DVDs (the number of participants - 3);
- Place 3 will receive 20% of DVDs (the number of participants - 3).
An example, to understand better - for 30 participants:
- Place 1 will receive 14 DVDs, from the participants on places 4-17;
- Place 2 will receive 8 DVDs, from the participants on places 18-25;
- Place 3 to receive 5 DVDs, from the participants on places 26-30.
Advantages:
- because we'll award 2nd and 3rd place as well, this game will stimulate the participants;
- the fact that if it will be a greater interest for this edition, thus it will increase the number of DVDs offered as a prize as well.
Waitin' 4 your feedback... comments, proposals, suggestions...
If the majority wants to do it for the third time in the same way, no problem with me...