Monday, May 11, 2015

2015 Summer Movie Challenge

Every year, it's a burden to try and get everyone that wants to partake in the annual summer movie challenge to commit to being on at the same time for the auction-style bidding of movies.  To simplify things, I've switched to the point based challenge currently being used over at slashfilm.com website.

Here's how it works:

You pick what you think will be the top 10 domestic grossing movies of the summer from highest grossing to 10th highest grossing.  The trick is trying to correctly predict where every movie lands on the list.  3 wild card picks are added for incentive points.

RULES:

Getting number 1 and/or number 10 dead-on gets you 13 points each.

The rest of the scoring goes like this:
  • 10 points for numbers 2-9 dead-on
  • 7 points if your pick was only 1 spot away from where it ended up
  • 5 points if it was 2 spots away
  • 3 points if your pick is anywhere in the Top 10
  • 1 point for each wild card that makes it into the Top 10
The scoring is tabulated so that you get the SINGLE HIGHEST point value for each pick.  For example, if you get number 10 right, you don't get 13+3 points.  You only get 13 points.

The movies eligible for this challenge, in order of release, are the following:
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron
  • Hot Pursuit
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Tomorrowland
  • Poltergeist
  • San Andreas
  • Spy
  • Jurassic World
  • Inside Out
  • Ted 2
  • Magic Mike XXL
  • Terminator: Genisys
  • Minions
  • Ant-Man
  • Pixels
  • Southpaw
  • Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
  • Fantastic Four
  • Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Here are our picks...



TOP TEN AS OF MAY 12:
  1. Avengers: Age of Ultron - 313,402,397
  2. Hot Pursuit - 13,942,258
----------------------------------

TOP TEN AS OF MAY 18:
  1. Avengers: Age of Ultron - 372,030,708
  2. Mad Max: Fury Road - 45,438,128
  3. Hot Pursuit - 23,446,781
----------------------------------

TOP TEN AS OF MAY 25:
  1. Avengers: Age of Ultron - 404,862,176
  2. Mad Max: Fury Road - 88,079,541
  3. Tomorrowland - 33,028,165
  4. Hot Pursuit - 29,084,576
  5. Poltergeist - 22,620,386
---------------------------------

TOP TEN AS OF JUNE 1:
  1. Avengers: Age of Ultron - 427,551,427
  2. Mad Max: Fury Road - 116,467,770
  3. Tomorrowland - 63,689,330
  4. San Andreas - 54,588,173
  5. Poltergeist - 38,525,772
  6. Hot Pursuit - 32,382,654
---------------------------------

TOP TEN AS OF JUNE 8:
  1. Avengers: Age of Ultron - 438,153,559
  2. Mad Max: Fury Road - 130,665,718
  3. San Andreas - 98,465,426
  4. Tomorrowland - 76,414,081
  5. Poltergeist - 44,306,937
  6. Hot Pursuit - 33,352,726
  7. Spy - 29,085,719
-----------------------------------

TOP TEN AS OF JUNE 15:
  1. Avengers: Age of Ultron - 444,777,275
  2. Jurassic World - 208,806,270
  3. Mad Max: Fury Road - 138,543,794
  4. San Andreas - 119,123,301
  5. Tomorrowland - 83,682,888
  6. Spy - 56,550,930
  7. Poltergeist - 46,118,192
  8. Hot Pursuit - 33,685,280
-----------------------------------
TOP TEN AS OF JUNE 22:
  1. Avengers: Age of Ultron - 449,447,357
  2. Jurassic World - 402,800,065
  3. Mad Max: Fury Road - 143,189,878
  4. San Andreas - 132,695,233
  5. Inside Out - 90,440,272
  6. Tomorrowland - 87,903,675
  7. Spy - 75,099,815
  8. Poltergeist - 46,702,700
  9. Hot Pursuit - 33,926,751
-----------------------------------

TOP TEN AS OF JUNE 29:
  1. Jurassic World - 500,373,420
  2. Avengers: Age of Ultron - 452,474,193
  3. Inside Out - 185,140,364
  4. Mad Max: Fury Road - 147,107,258
  5. San Andreas - 141,997,929
  6. Tomorrowland - 90,164,982
  7. Spy - 88,462,290
  8. Poltergeist - 46,979,905
  9. Hot Pursuit - 34,174,042
  10. Ted 2 - 33,507,870
---------------------------------

TOP TEN AS OF JULY 6:
  1. Jurassic World - 556,542,980
  2. Avengers: Age of Ultron - 454,231,429
  3. Inside Out - 245,891,395
  4. Mad Max: Fury Road - 149,006,885
  5. San Andreas - 147,190,443
  6. Spy - 97,536,300
  7. Tomorrowland - 91,040,567
  8. Ted 2 - 58,500,630
  9. Poltergeist - 47,136,556
  10. Terminator: Genisys - 42,474,183
THE REST:
  • Hot Pursuit - 34,324,741
  • Magic Mike XXL - 27,890,003
----------------------------------
TOP TEN AS OF JULY 13:
  1. Jurassic World - 590,689,595
  2. Avengers: Age of Ultron - 455,238,846
  3. Inside Out - 284, 196,100
  4. Mad Max: Fury Road - 150,253,185
  5. San Andreas - 150,022,103
  6. Minions - 115,718,405
  7. Spy - 103,516,023
  8. Tomorrowland - 91,491,719
  9. Ted 2 - 71,684,895
  10. Terminator: Genisys - 68,848,110
THE REST:
  • Magic Mike XXL - 48,301,179
  • Poltergeist - 47,256,874
  • Hot Pursuit - 34,429,912
-----------------------------------

TOP TEN AS OF JULY 20:
  1. Jurassic World - 611,228,810
  2. Avengers: Age of Ultron - 455,998,417
  3. Inside Out - 306,247,046
  4. Minions - 215,766,440
  5. San Andreas - 151,244,307
  6. Mad Max: Fury Road - 150,986,661
  7. Spy - 106,598,725
  8. Tomorrowland - 91,755,697
  9. Terminator: Genisys - 80,642,314
  10. Ted 2 - 77,359,250
THE REST:
  • Magic Mike XXL - 58,584,009
  • Ant-Man - 57,225,526
  • Poltergeist - 47-337,540
  • Hot Pursuit - 34,507,079
----------------------------------
TOP TEN AS OF JULY 27:
  1. Jurassic World - 624,083,950
  2. Avengers: Age of Ultron - 456,612,712
  3. Inside Out - 320,393,339
  4. Minions - 262,454,370
  5. San Andreas - 151,885,432
  6. Mad Max: Fury Road - 151,622,298
  7. Spy - 108,107,713
  8. Ant-Man - 106,219,861
  9. Tomorrowland - 92,091,707
  10. Terminator: Genysis - 85,683,524
THE REST:
  • Ted 2 - 79,627,410
  • Magic Mike XXL - 63,144,247
  • Poltergeist - 47,384,838
  • Hot Pursuit - 34,564,224
  • Pixels - 24,011,616
--------------------------------------

TOP TEN AS OF AUGUST 3:
  1. Jurassic World - 631,601,030
  2. Avengers: Age of Ultron - 456,942,727
  3. Inside Out - 329,587,896
  4. Minions - 287,578,650
  5. San Andreas - 152, 283,503
  6. Mad Max: Fury Road - 152,169,645
  7. Ant-Man - 132,331,563
  8. Spy - 108,872,889
  9. Tomorrowland - 92,468,805
  10. Terminator: Genysis - 87,693, 413
THE REST:
  • Ted 2 - 80,538,470
  • Magic Mike XXL - 64,761,407
  • Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - 55,520,089
  • Poltergeist - 47,415,690
  • Pixels - 45,714,520
  • Hot Pursuit - 34,580,201
----------------------------------------

TOP TEN AS OF AUGUST 10:
  1. Jurassic World - 635,673,840
  2. Avengers: Age of Ultron - 457,177,917
  3. Inside Out - 335,390,545
  4. Minions - 302,802,140
  5. San Andreas - 152,869,403
  6. Mad Max: Fury Road - 152,505,334
  7. Ant-Man - 147,521,991
  8. Spy - 109,481,440
  9. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - 107,756,579
  10. Tomorrowland - 92,750,192
THE REST:
  • Terminator: Genysis - 88,504,855
  • Ted 2 - 80,923,685
  • Magic Mike XXL - 65,362,762
  • Pixels - 57,650,843
  • Poltergeist - 47,425,125
  • Hot Pursuit - 34,580,201
  • Fantastic Four - 25,685,737
---------------------------------------
TOP TEN AS OF AUGUST 17:
  1. Jurassic World - 637,971,480
  2. Avengers: Age of Ultron - 457,358,116
  3. Inside Out - 339,365,573
  4. Minions - 312,916,835
  5. Ant-Man - 157,543,670
  6. San Andreas - 153,465,030
  7. Mad Max: Fury Road - 152,727,123
  8. Mission Impossible : Rogue Nation - 138,323,095
  9. Spy - 109,847,503
  10. Tomorrowland - 92,959,526
THE REST:
  • Terminator: Genysis - 88,809,708
  • Ted 2 - 81,128,340
  • Magic Mike XXL - 65,591,642
  • Pixels - 64,485,041
  • Poltergeist - 47,425,125
  • Fantastic Four - 42,129,974
  • Hot Pursuit - 34,580,201
  • The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - 13,421,036
----------------------------------------

TOP TEN AS OF AUGUST 24:
  1. Jurassic World - 639,568,530
  2. Avengers: Age of Ultron - 457,494,254
  3. Inside Out - 342,353,075
  4. Minions - 320,084,045
  5. Ant-Man - 164,491,835
  6. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - 157,514,785
  7. San Andreas - 153,893,283
  8. Mad Max: Fury Road - 152,874,961
  9. Spy - 110,140,360
  10. Tomorrowland - 93,107,410
THE REST:
  • Terminator: Genysis - 89,103,744
  • Ted 2 - 81,257,500
  • Pixels - 68,556, 505
  • Magic Mike XXL - 65,767,066
  • Fantastic Four - 49,708,994
  • Poltergeist - 47,425,125
  • Hot Pursuit - 34,580,201
  • The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - 26,534,214
--------------------------------------
TOP TEN AS OF AUGUST 31:
  1. Jurassic World - 642,978,555
  2. Avengers: Age of Ultron - 457,744,064
  3. Inside Out - 344,519,079
  4. Minions - 324,755,670
  5. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - 170,242,111
  6. Ant-Man - 169,205,642
  7. San Andreas - 154,241,930
  8. Mad Max: Fury Road - 153,011,860
  9. Spy - 110,349,112
  10. Tomorrowland - 93,217,933
THE REST:
  • Terminator: Genysis - 89,383,147
  • Ted 2 - 81,284,830
  • Pixels - 71,091,468
  • Magic Mike XXL - 65,898,312
  • Fantastic Four - 52,896,973
  • Poltergeist - 47,425,125
  • Hot Pursuit - 34,580,201
  • The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - 34,567,224
*new release