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Box Office Top 20 - Fall 2016

Posted: July 25th, 2016, 11:29 am
by BanksIsDaFuture
Announcing the third annual Fall Edition of the Box Office Top 20 contest (we skipped 2015), which is a variation of the box office top 20 game we play every spring. The primary difference is that we'll be picking films in September instead of January, which means there are still a lot of question marks about next summer's films, so this will be a good test of long-term prognostication skills.

I made one minor change to the rules this year, which is that anyone picking films from September or early October needs to submit their list TEN DAYS before that movie opens, so start thinking about your slates!

THE RULES

Each player must choose what they think will be the Top 20 grossing films, in order, between September 2016 and August 2017. The winner will be determined by total cumulative box office.

In case of a tie where two players have picked the same 20 films, order will be used as a tiebreaker, so be careful when ranking your picks.

Each player also can pick 2 "bench" films. This means that if any of the films in your Top 20 gets bumped past August 2015, your bench picks will be used as replacements. Make sure to order your bench films correctly (i.e. your #1 bench film will be the first picked if a Top 20 choice loses its date). If three of your movies get bumped you’ll only have 19 films on your slate, so choose wisely

Winners will be announced at the end of September 2017, to give films that open in August a fighting chance.

The final deadline for entries is midnight EST September 30th.

If you want to pick a film from September or early October, you must submit your list by midnight EST ten days before the film opens. This is to ensure no one is taking advantage of tracking numbers or early reviews, since this is supposed to be a game of long-term prognostication. Therefore, anyone who wants to pick The Magnificent Seven has to have their list submitted by September 13th at midnight EST.

Once you submit your list it can't be changed, so if you submit a list on September 15th and one of your films gets bumped on September 16th, you'll have already used up one of your bench picks.

I'll be tabulating the final scores and doing occasional updates throughout the year, roughly once per month or whenever a major date change affects the game.

Good luck, and choose wisely.

Re: Box Office Top 20 - Fall 2016

Posted: July 25th, 2016, 11:30 am
by BanksIsDaFuture
Thought I'd bring this back, after we skipped it last year. Same rules as last time, posting it now so I wouldn't forget as it gets closer.

Re: Box Office Top 20 - Fall 2016

Posted: July 25th, 2016, 11:54 am
by numbersix
Cool, count me in. Will be good to start looking at Summer 2017 films and their potential.

Re: Box Office Top 20 - Fall 2016

Posted: July 25th, 2016, 1:03 pm
by Chienfantome
Great initiative Banks.

Re: Box Office Top 20 - Fall 2016

Posted: September 1st, 2016, 12:30 pm
by Walleye413
Had to come back and take a peek at this. Looking at my list I'll put Magnificent 7 in my top 20. The picks for next summer are way harder to make.

Re: Box Office Top 20 - Fall 2016

Posted: September 1st, 2016, 2:59 pm
by BanksIsDaFuture
If anyone wants Sully, please submit by tomorrow night. I'm fine with some leeway there, since it's so early.

Re: Box Office Top 20 - Fall 2016

Posted: September 1st, 2016, 3:11 pm
by undeadmonkey
If Sully is in the top 20 i'd be shocked

Re: Box Office Top 20 - Fall 2016

Posted: September 2nd, 2016, 12:14 am
by Walleye413
Let's get this party started:

1 - Rogue One
2 - Guardians of the Galaxy 2
3 - Moana
4 - Beauty and the Beast
5 - Wonder Woman (Otherwise known as Captain America)
6 - Despicable Me 3 (Really, we need 3 of these?)
7 - Lego Batman
8 - Fantastic Beasts
9 - Fast 8 (Feel the tension)
10 - Spiderman: A New Hope
11 - Sing (It's the Voice, only with more talent!)
12 - Dunkirk
13 - Passengers
14 - Patriot's Day
15 - Doctor Strange
16 - King Kong
17 - Transformers (Number 8? 9?)
18 - Pirates (See above)
19 - Magnificent Seven
20 - Baywatch

21 - Girl on a Train
22 - July Disney Live action (if this is allowed.)

Re: Box Office Top 20 - Fall 2016

Posted: September 13th, 2016, 11:10 pm
by jas8382
Guess I should give it the old college try.

1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
3. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
4. Beauty and the Beast
5. Spider-Man: Homecoming
6. Moana
7. Fast 8
8. The LEGO Batman Movie
9. Despicable Me 3
10. Dunkirk
11. War for the Planet of the Apes
12. Cars 3
13. Dr. Strange
14. Sing
15. Wonder Woman
16. Jumanji
17. Kingsman: The Golden Circle
18. Life
19. Passengers
20. Transformers: The Last Knight

Bench
1. Patriots Day
2. Alien: Covenant

Re: Box Office Top 20 - Fall 2016

Posted: September 14th, 2016, 11:22 am
by BanksIsDaFuture
Walleye413 wrote:Let's get this party started:

22 - July Disney Live action (if this is allowed.)
Sure, I think that's allowed, although you'd think Disney would confirm any movie they have coming out in 9 months.

Re: Box Office Top 20 - Fall 2016

Posted: September 29th, 2016, 6:16 am
by Chienfantome
Oops, time is running out !!

1. Rogue One
2. Guardians of the Galaxy 2
3. Despicable Me 3
4. Fast 8
5. Fantastic Beasts and where to find them
6. Spiderman Homecoming
7. The Lego Batman Movie
8. Moana
9. Beauty and the Beast
10. Transformers The Last Knight
11. Wonder Woman
12. Doctor Strange
13. Pirates of the Caribbean blablabla
14. War of the palnet of the Apes
15. Kong : Skull Island
16. Cars 3
17. Dunkirk
18. The Mummy
19. Passengers
20. Sing

21. Wolverine
22. Patriot's Day

Re: Box Office Top 20 - Fall 2016

Posted: September 29th, 2016, 8:19 am
by numbersix
Forgot about this. Here is my hastily assembled list

1 Star Wars: Rogue One
2 Guardians 2
3 Wonder Woman
4 Despicable Me 3
5 Fast 8
6 The LEGO Batman Movie
7 Fantastic Beasts...
8 Moana
9 Beauty and the Beast
10 Transformers 5
11 Cars 3
12 Spiderman Homecoming
13 War for the Planet of the Apes
14 Dunkirk
15 Doctor Strange
16 Sing
17 Passengers
18 Wolverine 3
19 The Dark Tower
20 Pirates of the Carribbean 5


B1 Patriot's Day
B2 Life

Re: Box Office Top 20 - Fall 2016

Posted: September 29th, 2016, 11:53 am
by transformers2
Screw it, I'll hop in too.

1.Rogue One
2.Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
3.Despicable Me 3
4.Fast 8
5.Wonder Woman
6.Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
7.Moana
8.Passengers
9.Beauty and the Beast
10.Spider-Man: Homecoming
11.The Lego Batman Movie
12.Dunkirk
13.Transformers 5
14.Cars 3
15.War of the Planet of the Apes
16.Doctor Strange
17.Kong: Skull Island
18.Jumanjii
19.Sing
20.Kingsman: The Gold CIrcle

BN: Fifty Shades Darker, Patriot's Day

Re: Box Office Top 20 - Fall 2016

Posted: September 29th, 2016, 12:14 pm
by undeadmonkey
tonight is deadline?

Re: Box Office Top 20 - Fall 2016

Posted: September 29th, 2016, 12:37 pm
by Spectre
Tomorrow night