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STANDINGS (WEEK 50/52)

1. UDM - $1,343,901,546 (3 films - Stan & Ollie, Unplanned; 12 finished)
2. Nicodemus - $1,146,815,157 (1 film - Bohemian Rhapsody; 14 finished)
3. Banks - $1,131,463,583 (3 films - Green Book, The Upside, The Best of Enemies; 12 finished)
4. Surfer - $1,086,424,071 (7 films - Cold Pursuit, Captain Marvel, Gloria Bell, No Manches Frida 2, The Aftermath, Us, Shazam!; 9 finished)
5. Shryke - $1,025,673,384 (3 films - Fighting With My Family, Hotel Mumbai, Pet Sematary; 13 finished)
6. transformers - $918,914,179 (4 films - Escape Room, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, Run the Race, Five Feet Apart; 10 finished)
7. W - $894,214,981 (1 film - A Madea Family Funeral; 12 finished)
8. weissac - $873,943,930 (3 films - How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Wonder Park. Missing Link; 12 finished)
10. Brockster - $827,382,143 (3 films - Dumbo, The Beach Bum, After; 13 finished)
9. Ron B - $807,388,035 (3 films - Alita: Battle Angel, Isn't It Romantic, Hellboy; 9 finished)




The following films would appear to be done:

Ralph Breaks the Internet (Ron B, 1st round) = $201,091,711
Mary Poppins Returns (Banks, 1st round) = $171,958,438
What Men Want (Surfer, 9th round) = $54,611,903
Vice (Brockster, 8th round) = $47,836,282
The Favourite (UDM, 12th round) = $34,366,783
If Beale Street Could Talk (Surfer, 12th round) = $14,915,773
The Prodigy (Shryke, WW) = $14,856,291







4/19:
Missing Link (weissac, 13th round)
Penguins (UDM, 13th round)
The Curse of La Llorona (transformers, 14th round)
Under the Silver Lake (Ron B, WW)



4/26:
Avengers: Endgame (Nicodemus, 4th round)






Predicted finish:

1. Nicodemus, $1,400M
2. UDM, $1,380M
3. Surfer, $1,140M
4. Banks, $1,135M
5. Shryke, $1,045M
6. transformers, $970M
7. W, $895M
8. weissac, $885M
9. Brockster, $850M
10. Ron B, $830M

I mean, I'll take it. Not gonna prepare any remarks until the Sunday after "4vengers" opens, tho.

I just want to offer early congratulations to everyone in the predicted Top 5 in Div B, billionnaires, all. And, you know, NO ONE really shit the bed, it seems to me. This was an extraordinarily competitive year, and I think y'all really stepped things up in a very unpredictable Season. Looking forward to the next draft, and seeing if I can pull a rabbit out of my ass again! (Looking at the Release list... I doubt it very much. )

Thanks to all for a great contest! With an extra helping of gratitude to Shrykey, for all his efforts to make this possible!

--Nico.

Herald, I complimented JAS in the other Division for his meteoric rise, from last to very likely first, in a period of seven weeks, but your own rocket ride from last to third in just over half that, deserves special mention, too. That's really something, and you're looking at AT MINIMUM, a third-place finish overall on the Season. Pretty damned great, props.

--Nico.

Shrykespeare wrote: 3. Surfer, $1,140M
4. Banks, $1,135M

Well, with only two weekends left, this is going to be closer than expected, thanks to US's terrible legs and a softer showing for Shazam.

transom, I think you might just have a shot at $1B, partner. Nice.

--Nico.

The penultimate update!

Surfer hits the podium one week early. Nico's going to need a little more than $220M out of Av:Endgame to win this thing. That seems likely.

STANDINGS (WEEK 51/52)

1. UDM - $1,362,402,470 (4 films - Stan & Ollie, Unplanned, Little, Penguins)
2. Nicodemus - $1,146,856,863 (1 film - Bohemian Rhapsody)
3. Surfer - $1,133,539,896 (6 films - Captain Marvel, Gloria Bell, No Manches Frida 2, The Aftermath, Us, Shazam!)
4. Banks - $1,133,544,401 (3 films - Green Book, The Upside, The Best of Enemies)
5. Shryke - $1,035,374,456 (3 films - Fighting With My Family, Hotel Mumbai, Pet Sematary)
6. transformers - $961,471,924 (6 films - Escape Room, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, Run the Race, Five Feet Apart, Breakthrough, The Curse of La Llorona)
7. W - $894,475,450 (1 film - A Madea Family Funeral)
8. weissac - $882,917,367 (3 films - How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Wonder Park. Missing Link)
9. Brockster - $842,684,158 (3 films - Dumbo, The Beach Bum, After)
10. Ron B - $815,336,844 (4 films - Alita: Battle Angel, Isn't It Romantic, Hellboy, Under the Silver Lake)



The following films would appear to be done:

Cold Pursuit (Surfer, 14th round) = $32,138,862



4/26:
Avengers: Endgame (Nicodemus, 4th round)






Predicted finish:

1. Nicodemus, $1,400M
2. UDM, $1,380M
3. Surfer, $1,165M
4. Banks, $1,135M
5. Shryke, $1,040M
6. transformers, $990M
7. W, $895M
8. weissac, $885M
9. Brockster, $850M
10. Ron B, $820M

Honestly, I think we can set a draft order once we get the Sunday estimates (unless the unthinkable happens).

Division A, however, may have to wait that extra day.

Endgame's tracking as high as $300 million. Nico's got this.

So.... IF my predictive finishes for both A and B hold true, here is what the draft order will look like come next week:

Division A
1. aquamann
2. Spectre
3. Six
4. Buscemi
5. Chien
6. Surfer
7. Walleye
8. UDM
9. JAS
10. Nicodemus

Division B
1. Ron B
2. Geezer
3. Brockster
4. leestu
5. weissac
6. Shaan
7. W
8. transformers
9. Shryke
10. Banks
11. Screen203
12. nicomissus (decision to play still pending)

I REALLY don't see a $300M opening. I know that's where tracking is headed, my mind just boggles at and rejects such an outcome.

--Nico.

A number of theatres (48, at last count) will be showing the film all day and night from Thursday night to Sunday. I'll be in New York this week and I know it's going to be a madhouse (for example, it looks like most of the 38 screens in Times Square will show the film).

In addition, Endgame will be the first film to hit the 4,600 theatre threshold in the US. I wonder what film will be the second?

Buscemi2 wrote: In addition, Endgame will be the first film to hit the 4,600 theatre threshold in the US. I wonder what film will be the second?

Episode IX. No contest.

I was thinking The Secret Life of Pets 2. Of course, I thought The Grinch would be the first film to open in 5,000 theatres and that didn't come close to happening.

I don't know if "The Rise of Skywalker" will hit that mark, honestly. There will be A LOT more competition at the holidays.

..."Toy Story 4", maybe. Or maybe nothing until the "Avatar" sequels.

--Nico.