There currently is no prize other than bragging rights. HOWEVER, if I get at least 20 individuals to submit a prediction, I will change that and announce a prize!* So tell your friends!
The rules are simple:
1) Click this link, which will take you to a Google Form. (A google account is required to verify one submission per person)
2) On this post and in the Form is a list of movies that are going to be released between May 1st and August 31st of 2016.
3) Choose a ranking (1-10, 1 being highest) of how you think the movies will perform in the Box Office. 3 "Other" spots are available in case you want to add a movie not from the list given.
4) Choose 3 "Wildcard" slots for movies that you aren't as confident in but may make the top 10. With this you essentially have a "Top 13" list. 10 locked in their location and 3 wildcards that you will get points for if they appear in the actual top 10.
5) Final rankings are determined from the actual domestic (US and Canada) box office results pulled from Box Office Mojo.
The Points are awarded as followed:
10 Points - Dead On (Bottom 5)
08 Points - Dead On (Top 5)
07 Points - One Away (Bottom 5)
06 Points - One Away (Top 5)
05 Points - Two Away (Bottom 5)
04 Points - Two Away (Top 5)
03 Points - On list (More than Two Away)
02 Points - Wildcard Made Actual Top 10
Notes:
- More points are awarded for lower rankings. The thought is that big blockbusters are relatively easier to determine.
- Since movies released in August need time to build box office results, the points won't be tallied until mid-October to give plenty of time for the movie to achieve its box office potential.
- Google Forms doesn't have an easy way to do rankings, so I had to improvise a bit.
- Unfortunately there is no way I can find to make the box wider. It would be easier to decide your rankings before filling out the form.
- Even though we are currently in the beginning of May, you will be able to submit a ranking till Friday May 21st. After which all official rankings will be closed and posted using nicknames. However, any unofficial rankings can be posted in the comments section.
- Feel free to share this post or form link with your friends so they can join in the fun!
Full Summer 2016 Release List:
| May-6 | Captain America: Civil War |
| May-13 | The Darkness |
| May-13 | Money Monster |
| May-20 | Angry Birds |
| May-20 | The Nice Guys |
| May-20 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Row |
| May-27 | Alice Through the Looking Glass |
| May-27 | X-Men: Apocalypse |
| Jun-3 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping |
| Jun-3 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows |
| Jun-10 | The Conjuring 2 |
| Jun-10 | Now You See Me 2 |
| Jun-10 | Warcraft |
| Jun-17 | Central Intelligence |
| Jun-17 | Finding Dory |
| Jun-24 | Free State of Jones |
| Jun-24 | Independence Day Resurgence |
| Jul-1 | The BFG |
| Jul-1 | The Legend of Tarzan |
| Jul-1 | The Purge: Election Year |
| Jul-8 | The Secret Life of Pets |
| Jul-15 | Ghostbusters |
| Jul-22 | Star Trek Beyond |
| Jul-29 | Jason Bourne |
| Aug-5 | The Founder |
| Aug-5 | Nine Lives |
| Aug-5 | Suicide Squad |
| Aug-12 | Pete's Dragon |
| Aug-12 | Sausage Party |
| Aug-19 | Ben-Hur |
Example from 2015:
Actual
| 1 | Jurassic World | $652,270,625.00 |
| 2 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | $459,005,868.00 |
| 3 | Inside Out | $356,461,711.00 |
| 4 | Minions | $336,045,770.00 |
| 5 | Mission: Impossible - Rouge Nation | $195,042,377.00 |
| 6 | Pitch Perfect 2 | $184,296,230.00 |
| 7 | Ant-Man | $180,202,163.00 |
| 8 | San Andreas | $155,190,832.00 |
| 9 | Mad Max: Fury Road | $153,636,354.00 |
| 10 | Tomorrowland | $93,436,322.00 |
Prediction
| Rank | Movie | Points |
| 1 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | 6 |
| 2 | Tomorrowland | 3 |
| 3 | Inside Out | 8 |
| 4 | Jurassic World | 3 |
| 5 | Minions | 8 |
| 6 | Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | 7 |
| 7 | Ant-Man | 10 |
| 8 | Pixels | 0 |
| 9 | Terminator: Genisys | 0 |
| 10 | Mad Max: Fury Road | 7 |
| Wildcard 1 | Pitch Perfect 2 | 2 |
| Wildcard 2 | Fantastic Four | 0 |
| Wildcard 3 | San Andreas | 2 |
| Total Points | 56 |
*Prize will have a monetary value of less that $10. Prize Limited to US and Canada only. Subject to change if voter fraud is suspected. If voter fraud is suspected, individual will be excluded from the prize. Unpopped Review (myself) will be excluded from winning the prize, in which case the 2nd place individual will win the prize. In the instance that the individual that won the prize cannot be reached for deliver, the next place individual will receive that prize.
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