October Horror Movie Challenge - 2016 Edition

It's October so that means it's time once again for the Horror Movie Challenge. I don't know why but every year I seem to alternate between calling it the "horror" movie challenge and the "scary" movie challenge. Regardless of everything that October ushers in (new/returning tv shows, new video game releases, New York Comic Con, etc...), I still managed to watch 42 horror movies last year.  Since I'll only be going to Comic Con one day this year, I hope to squeeze a few more movies in.  This year, instead of asking for recommendations, I've decided to make my own list of movies primarily from the 70s and 80s.  Some I'll be revisiting for the first time in decades while others I'll be watching for the first time.  In addition, I will watch a handful of recently released horror movies that I missed.  Should be fun. 

The rules are quite simple and come in two flavors:

1. The "basic" challenge is to watch 13 scary, horror or Halloween themed films from midnight October 1, 2015 through October 31, 2015.  For this, 2 of the 13 films must be new discoveries, movies you've never seen before.
2. The "ultimate" challenge is to watch 31 horror, scary or Halloween themed movies must be viewed during the same timeframe mentioned above.  For this, 10 new discoveries are recommended.  Those will be underlined.

I'm glad to say some family and friends have expressed interest in joining me in this challenge. Below are their lists.

Amy 
Goal - 31
Achieved - Yes

1. Paranormal Activity 2
2. Paranormal Activity 3
3. Stonehearst Asylum
4. Would You Rather
5. Blair Witch
6. Identity
7. Shutter Island
8. The Silenced
9. Conjuring 2
10. Blade
11. House at the End of the Street
12. Christine
13. Housebound
14. The Amityville Horror
15. The Evil Dead
16. Sweeney Todd
17. Let Me In
18. Hush
19. Contracted
20. The Den
21. Friday the 13th Part 3
22. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
23. The Addams Family
24. We Are Still Here
25. Wrong Turn
26. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
27. Sinister
28. The Audition
29. The Mummy
30. Child's Play 2
31. Coraline
32. Ghouls 2
33. 6 Souls
34. Nightmare Before Christmas
35. Hocus Pocus
36. Dark Shadows
37. Zombieland
38. Thirteen Ghosts
39. Sleepy Hollow

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Larry
Goal - 13
Achieved - Yes

1. The Faculty
2. Child's Play
3. Darkness Falls
4. Carrie (2002)
5. Always Watching
6. Cry Wolf
7. Thinner
8. The Crooked Man
9. The Wolfman
10. Candyman
11. Jeepers Creepers
12. The Darkness
13. Drag Me To Hell
14. Child's Play 2
15. The Shallows
16. Freddy vs Jason

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Rosa and Ray
Goal - 31
Achieved - Yes

1. 10/1 - Knock Knock (2015)
2. 10/2 - Goosebumps (2015)
3. 10/3 - The Final Girls (2015)
4. 10/8 - [REC] (2007)
5. 10/9 - Oldboy (2003)
6. 10/9 - Zombeavers (2015)
7. 10/10 - Hush (2016)
8. 10/11 - The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
9. 10/12 - Oldboy (2013)
10. 10/14 - The Invitation (2015)
11. 10/15 - We Are What We Are (2013)
12. 10/20 - The Pact (2012)
13. 10/21 - The Houses October Built (2014)
14. 10/21 - Pandora (2009)
15. 10/21 - House of the Devil (2009)
16. 10/22 - The Sacrament (2014)
17. 10/23 - Would You Rather (2013)
18. 10/23 - The Sisterhood of Night (2015)
19. 10/23 - We Are Still Here (2015)
20. 10/23 - Borderland (2007)
21. 10/24 - Stake Land (2010)
22. 10/26 - Southbound (2016)
23. 10/27 - Tales of Halloween (2015)
24. 10/28 - Splinter (2008)
25. 10/28 - King of the Ants (2003)
26. 10/30 - The Guest (2014)
27. 10/31 - John Dies at the End (2013)
28. 10/31 - Maniac (2013)
29. 10/31 - A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
30. 10/31 - Cooties (2014)
31. 10/31 - Citadel (2012)

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Javier
Goal - 13
Achieved - Yes

1. Ghostbusters (2016)
2. The Fly
3. American Conjuring
4. Return of the Living Dead Part 2
5. VHS
6. A Nightmare On Elm Street
7. Dead Silence
8. Hush
9. The Frighteners
10. Misery
11. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
12. Saw: The Final Chapter
13. The Uninvited
14. Cabin Fever
15. Zombie
16. Night of the Demons
17. Pieces

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Jorge
Goal - 13
Achieved - Yes

1. 10/2 - The Lost Boys (1987)
2. 10/2 - Unfriended (2014)
3. 10/3 - The Visit (2015)
4. 10/3 - The Gallows (2015)
5. 10/5 - Hush (2016)
6. 10/5 - Chopping Mall (1986)
7. 10/9 - The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
8. 10/9 - The Den (2013)
9. 10/10 - Flatliners (1990)
10. 10/10 - The Shallows (2016)
11. 10/17 - Clown (2014)
12. 10/18 - The Boy (2016)
13. 10/19 - The Darkness (2016)
14. 10/21 - Dead Silence (2007)
15. 10/21 - Dark Skies (2013)
16. 10/22 - Zombies (1979)
17. 10/22 - Night of the Demons (1988)
18. 10/22 - Pieces (1982)

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Angel 
Goal - a movie everyday and average 2/day
Achieved - Yes, 3/day

1. 10/01 - One Dark Night (1982) - YouTube
2. 10/02 - Pieces (1982) - Blu-ray
3. 10/02 - The Omen (1976) - Blu-ray
4. 10/02 - Damien: Omen II (1978) - Blu-ray
5. 10/02 - Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981) - Blu-ray
6. 10/02 - The Omen (2006) - Blu-ray
7. 10/03 - The Visit (2015) - Blu-ray
8. 10/03 - The Gallows (2015) - HBOGO
9. 10/04 - Child's Play (1988) - STARZ
10. 10/04 - The Prowler (1981) - STARZ
11. 10/05 - Motel Hell (1980) - STARZ
12. 10/05 - The Legend of Hell House (1973) - STARZ
13. 10/05 - Sleepaway Camp (1983) - DVD
14. 10/06 - Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) - Showtime
15. 10/06 - The Witch (2015) - Amazon Prime
16. 10/07 - Poltergeist (1982) - HBOGO
17. 10/07 - Fright Night (1985) - STARZ
18. 10/08 - A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) - Blu-ray
19. 10/09 - An American Werewolf In London (1981) - Amazon Prime
20. 10/09 - Black Sunday (1960) - Shudder
21. 10/09 - Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008) - Shudder
22. 10/09 - Deep Red (1975) - Shudder
23. 10/09 - Flatliners (1990) - Blu-ray
24. 10/10 - Night of the Living Dead (1968) - Shudder
25. 10/10 - Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Blu-ray
26. 10/10 - Day of the Dead (1985) - Shudder
27. 10/10 - The Descent (2005) - Showtime
28. 10/10 - The Descent Part 2 (2009) - Showtime
29. 10/10 - Saw (2004) - iTunes
30. 10/10 - Saw II (2005) - iTunes
31. 10/11 - Children of the Corn (1984) - Netflix
32. 10/11 - Saw III (2006) - iTunes
33. 10/12 - Jeepers Creepers (2001) - HBOGO
34. 10/12 - Hush (2016) - Netflix
35. 10/12 - Deadly Friend (1986) - DVD
36. 10/12 - Saw IV (2007) - iTunes
37. 10/13 - The Fly (1958) - Netflix
38. 10/13 - The Fly (1986) - Blu-ray
39. 10/14 - The House On Sorority Row (1983) - Blu-ray
40. 10/14 - Christine (1983) - Blu-ray
41. 10/15 - Hush (REPEAT) - Netflix
42. 10/15 - The Invitation (2015) - iTunes
43. 10/15 - The Conjuring (2013) - iTunes
44. 10/16 - High Tension (2003) - Showtime
45. 10/16 - The Conjuring 2 (2016) - Blu-ray
46. 10/16 - Saw V (2008) - iTunes
47. 10/17 - The Fly II (1989) - Starz
48. 10/17 - Magic (1978) - Shudder
49. 10/17 - Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (2009) - Shudder
50. 10/17 - The Stuff (1985) - Shudder
51. 10/17 - Saw VI (2009) - iTunes
52. 10/18 - The Living Dead Girl (1982) - Shudder
53. 10/18 - Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) - Shudder
54. 10/18 - Paranormal Activity (2009) - Blu-ray
55. 10/19 - Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) - Blu-ray
56. 10/19 - Clown (2014) - DVD
57. 10/20 - The Darkness (2016) - DVD
58. 10/21 - Maniac Cop (1988) - Shudder
59. 10/21 - Re-Animator (1985) - Netflix
60. 10/22 - Zombie (1979) - Blu-ray
61. 10/22 - Night of the Demons (1988) - Blu-ray
62. 10/22 - Pieces (REPEAT) - Blu-ray
63. 10/22 - Evilspeak (1981) - Blu-ray
64. 10/23 - City of the Living Dead (1980) - Blu-ray
65. 10/23 - Creepshow (1982) - Blu-ray
66. 10/24 - The New York Ripper (1982) - Shudder
67. 10/24 - A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) - Blu-ray
68. 10/24 - A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: The Dream Warriors (1987) - Blu-ray
69. 10/24 - Demons (1985) - Blu-ray
70. 10/24 - A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4: The Dream Master (1988) - Blu-ray
71. 10/24 - A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 5: The Dream Child (1989) - Blu-ray
72. 10/25 - The Crazies (1973) - Shudder
73. 10/25 - The Evil Dead (1981) - Blu-ray
74. 10/25 - Terror in the Aisles (1984) - DVD
75. 10/26 - Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) - Blu-ray
76. 10/26 - Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) - Blu-ray
77. 10/27 - Demons 2 (1986) - Shudder
78. 10/27 - Saw: The Final Chapter (2010) - iTunes
79. 10/28 - The Mutilator [aka Fall Break] (1984) - Shudder
80. 10/28 - The Final Girls (2015) - Blu-ray
81. 10/28 - Chopping Mall (1986) - Blu-ray
82. 10/29 - Prince of Darkness (1987) - Blu-ray
83. 10/29 - Lights Out (2016) - Blu-ray
84. 10/29 - Ouija (2014) - iTunes
85. 10/30 - The Crazies (2010) - Blu-ray
86. 10/30 - The Purge (2013) - Blu-ray
87. 10/30 - Hidden (2015) - iTunes
88. 10/30 - Evil Dead II (1987) - Blu-ray
89. 10/30 - Army of Darkness (1992) - Blu-ray
90. 10/31 - The Exorcist (1973) - iTunes
91. 10/31 - Evil Dead (2013) - iTunes
92. 10/31 - It Follows (2014) - Blu-ray
93. 10/31 - The Thing (1982) - Blu-ray
94. 10/31 - Halloween (1978) - Blu-ray
95. 10/31 - Halloween II (1981) - Blu-ray

BY THE NUMBERS:

Movies watched for first time - 35

Movies repeated in challenge - 2

Movies by decade:

• 1950's - 1
• 1960's - 2
• 1970's - 10
• 1980's - 44
• 1990's - 4
• 2000's - 15
• 2010's - 19

Movies watched per day:

• 1/day - 3 times
• 2/day - 12 times
• 3/day - 7 times
• 4/day - 2 times
• 5/day - 4 times
• 6/day - 2 times
• 7/day - 1 time

Movies/sequels - 11

• Saw (7)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street (6)
• The Omen (3)
• Night of the Living Dead (3)
• The Evil Dead (3)
• The Fly (2)
• Halloween (2)
• Paranormal Activity (2)
• The Descent (2)
• The Conjuring (2)
• Demons (2)

Movies/remakes - 4

• The Omen
• The Fly
• The Crazies
• The Evil Dead

Last 3 years

2016 - 95
2015 - 42 [click here for list]
2014 - 43 [click here for list]

Finally, here are the blu-rays I picked up during the challenge.  Some I got to watch and others I didn't.

2016 Summer Movie Challenge

Weather is turning warm, which means it's time for this years summer movie challenge.  Rules are the same as last year but here's a recap:

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 dark horse picks are added for incentive points.  The domestic totals are tallied through and ends on Labor Day (September 5th).

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 dark horse 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 1 or 10 right, you don't get 13 points for getting it dead on AND 3 points for it being in the top 10.  You only get 13 points.

The movies eligible for this challenge, in order of release, are the following:

• Captain America: Civil War
• The Angry Birds Movie
• Alice Through The Looking Glass
• X-Men: Apocalypse
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
• Warcraft
• Central Intelligence
• Finding Dora
• Independence Day: Resurgence
• The BFG
• The Legend of Tarzan
• The Secret Life of Pets
• Ghostbusters
• The Infiltrator
• Ice Age: Collision Course
• Star Trek: Beyond
• Jason Bourne
• Suicide Squad
• Sausage Party

Here are our picks:

TOP TEN AS OF MAY 9:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 179,139,142

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TOP TEN AS OF MAY 23:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 347,215,892
2. The Angry Birds Movie - 38,155,177

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TOP TEN AS OF MAY 30:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 372,871,672
2. The Angry Birds Movie - 66,422,800
3. X-Men: Apocalypse - 65,769,562
4. Alice Through The Looking Glass - 26,858,726

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TOP TEN AS OF JUNE 6:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 389,178,636
2. X-Men: Apocalypse - 116, 998,716
3. The Angry Birds Movie - 87,116,802
4. Alice Through The Looking Glass - 51,396,232
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 35,316,382
6. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping - 4,698,715

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TOP TEN AS OF JUNE 13:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 396,871,490
2. X-Men: Apocalypse - 136,289,212
3. The Angry Birds Movie - 98,020,068
4. Alice Through The Looking Glass - 62,538,623
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 60,626,348
6. Warcraft - 24,166,110
7. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping - 8,310,010

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TOP TEN AS OF JUNE 20:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 401,312,591
2. X-Men: Apocalypse - 146,157,126
3. Finding Dory - 135,060,273
4. The Angry Birds Movie - 103,1183,943
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 71,891,105
6. Alice Through The Looking Glass - 69,993,684
7. Warcraft - 38,432,955
8. Central Intelligence - 35,535,250
9. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping - 9,393,835

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TOP TEN AS OF JUNE 28:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 403,857,288
2. Finding Dory - 286,277,856
3. X-Men: Apocalypse - 151,141,872
4. The Angry Birds Movie - 104,934,754
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 77,181,906
6. Alice Through The Looking Glass - 74,279,668
7. Central Intelligence - 69,173,874
8. Warcraft - 44,003,890
9. Independence Day: Resurgence - 41,039,944
10. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping - 9,496,130

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TOP TEN AS OF JULY 4:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 405,418,967
2. Finding Dory - 372,166,778
3. X-Men: Apocalypse - 153,503,093
4. The Angry Birds Movie - 105,682,190
5. Central Intelligence - 91,949,427
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 79,501,962
7. Alice Through The Looking Glass - 75,675,062
8. Independence Day: Resurgence - 72,876,039
9. Warcraft - 45,798,655
10. The Legend of Tarzan - 38,527,856

THE REST:

• The BFG - 18,775,350
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping - 9,496,130

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TOP TEN AS OF JULY 11:

1. Finding Dory - 423,047,192
2. Captain America: Civil War - 406,226,381
3. X-Men: Apocalypse - 154,499,734
4. Central Intelligence - 108,231,724
5. The Angry Birds Movie - 106,126,504
6. The Secret Life of Pets - 104,352,905
7. Independence Day: Resurgence - 91,575,113
8. The Legend of Tarzan - 81,804,174
9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 80,404,681
10. Alice Through The Looking Glass - 76,122,761

THE REST:

• Warcraft - 46,557,475
• The BFG - 38,944,146
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping - 9,496,130

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TOP TEN AS OF JULY 18:

1. Finding Dory - 445,745,629
2. Captain America: Civil War - 406,573,683
3. The Secret Life of Pets - 203,426,220
4. X-Men: Apocalypse - 154,985,087
5. Central Intelligence - 117,580,316
6. The Angry Birds Movie - 106,372,071
7. The Legend of Tarzan - 103,371,594
8. Independence Day: Resurgence - 98,587,725
9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 80,842,932
10. Alice Through The Looking Glass - 76,349,249

THE REST:

• The BFG - 47,379,045
• Warcraft - 46,978,995
• Ghostbusters - 46,018,755
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping - 9,496,130
• The Infiltrator - 6,766,624

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TOP TEN AS OF JULY 25:

1. Finding Dory - 460,213,925
2. Captain America: Civil War - 406,790,028
3. The Secret Life of Pets - 260,985,955
4. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,333,829
5. Central Intelligence - 123,138,447
6. The Legend of Tarzan - 115, 970,501
7. The Angry Birds Movie - 106,688,585
8. Independence Day: Resurgence - 101,227,043
9. Ghostbusters - 86,266,570
10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 81,080,501

THE REST:

• Alice Through The Looking Glass - 76,460,708
• Star Trek Beyond - 59,253,211
• The BFG - 50,955,703
• Warcraft - 47,167,650
• Ice Age: Collision Course - 21,373,064
• The Infiltrator - 12,274,291
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping - 9,496,130

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TOP TEN AS OF AUGUST 1:

1. Finding Dory - 469,115,677
2. Captain America: Civil War - 406,938,832
3. The Secret Life of Pets - 296,882,885
4. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,442,489
5. Central Intelligence - 125,300,228
6. The Legend of Tarzan - 121,918,228
7. The Angry Birds Movie - 107,011,419
8. Ghostbusters - 106,497,206
9. Star Trek Beyond - 106,474,717
10. Independence Day: Resurgence - 101,964,419

THE REST:

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 81,372,038
• Alice Through The Looking Glass - 76,645,512
• Jason Bourne - 59,215,365
• The BFG - 52,146,349
• Warcraft - 47,225,655
• Ice Age: Collision Course - 42,598,462
• The Infiltrator - 14,387,490
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping - 9,496,130

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TOP TEN AS OF AUGUST 8:

1. Finding Dory - 473,872,375
2. Captain America: Civil War - 407,197,282
3. The Secret Life of Pets - 319,519,370
4. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,442,489
5. Suicide Squad - 133,682,248
6. Star Trek Beyond - 127,737,394
7. Central Intelligence - 126,088,877
8. The Legend of Tarzan - 124,051,759
9. Ghostbusters - 116,588,128
10. The Angry Birds Movie -107,225,164

THE REST:

• Jason Bourne - 103,111,145
• Independence Day: Resurgence - 102,315,545
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 81,638,674
• Alice Through The Looking Glass - 76,846,624
• Ice Age: Collision Course - 53,564,891
• The BFG - 52,792,307
• Warcraft - 47,225,655
• The Infiltrator - 14,968,379
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping - 9,496,130

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TOP TEN AS OF AUGUST 15:

1. Finding Dory - 476,725,279
2. Captain America: Civil War - 407,511,059
3. The Secret Life of Pets - 336,166,640
4. Suicide Squad - 222,640,741
5. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,442,489
6. Star Trek Beyond - 139,772,742
7. Jason Bourne - 127,009,220
8. Central Intelligence - 126,660,783
9. The Legend of Tarzan - 124,879,110
10. Ghostbusters - 121,681,208

THE REST:

• The Angry Birds Movie - 107,364,299
• Independence Day: Resurgence - 102,555,598
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 81,638,674
• Alice Through The Looking Glass - 76,964,873
• Ice Age: Collision Course - 58,727,102
• The BFG - 53,304,512
• Warcraft - 47,225,655
• Sausage Party - 34,263,534
• The Infiltrator - 15,100,586
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping - 9,496,130

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TOP TEN AS OF AUGUST 22:

1. Finding Dory - 478,436,176
2. Captain America: Civil War - 407,711,300
3. The Secret Life of Pets - 346,832,530
4. Suicide Squad - 262,428,736
5. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,442,489
6. Star Trek Beyond - 146,877,726
7. Jason Bourne - 140,920,180
8. Central Intelligence - 127,103,300
9. The Legend of Tarzan - 125,440,608
10. Ghostbusters - 123,933,072

THE REST:

• The Angry Birds Movie - 107,452,667
• Independence Day: Resurgence - 102,768,413
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 81,638,674
• Alice Through The Looking Glass - 77,018,347
• Sausage Party - 65,486,596
• Ice Age: Collision Course - 60,833,769
• The BFG - 53,899,186
• Warcraft - 47,255,655
• The Infiltrator - 15,100,586
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping - 9,496,130

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TOP TEN AS OF AUGUST 29:

1. Finding Dory - 479,600,783
2. Captain America: Civil War - 407,831,122
3. The Secret Life of Pets - 353,340,185
4. Suicide Squad - 283,021,066
5. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,442,489
6. Star Trek Beyond - 150,891,580
7. Jason Bourne - 149,268,280
8. Central Intelligence - 127,380,061
9. The Legend of Tarzan - 125,900,908
10. Ghostbusters - 124,956,153

THE REST:

• The Angry Birds Movie - 107,483,144
• Independence Day: Resurgence - 102,872,258
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 81,638,674
• Sausage Party - 79,869,165
• Alice Through The Looking Glass - 77,037,635
• Ice Age: Collision Course - 61,717,141
• The BFG - 54,319,626
• Warcraft - 47,255,655
• The Infiltrator - 15,100,586
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping - 9,496,130

New Release

2016 Comic Book Movie Challenge

Every year, I get a group of friends together to join me in the Summer Movie Challenge where we vie to determine who can most accurately guess the order of the highest box office releases, for bragging rights. This year, there will be 8 comic book movie releases and I thought it would be fun to create a separate challenge for them. But while the Summer Movie Challenge only runs from May through August, this challenge will be a year long event.

If you received this blog post via email, then you have been exclusively selected to participate but are under no obligation to do so.  It's all for fun.

The movies in this challenge are:

Deadpool - February 12

Batman v Superman: Dawm of Justice - March 25


Captain America: Civil War - May 6

X-Men: Apocalypse - May 27


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - June 3


Suicide Squad - August 5


Doctor Strange - November 4



Similar to last summers challenge, we'll be following the SlashFilmCast model of a point based system. If you're new to the challenge or have forgotten how it works, you only have to put the movies in order of how you believe they will do at the box office from highest to lowest. Due to the limited amount of movies in this challenge, the point based rules will be slightly truncated. They are as follows...

• 13 points each for getting #1 or #7 dead on
• 10 points each for getting #2-6 dead on
• 7 points each if your pick is 1 spot away from your guess
• 5 points each if your pick is 2 spots away from your guess

And that's it.  Keep in mind this will only be for domestic grosses.  All entries MUST be in by February 11th and I would prefer if email was the way they were submitted. This way, if there is any dispute on picks submitted, email is the best method to fast check. Do not share your opinions until after entries have been submitted.  Remember, it's competitive. Once all entries are in, I will update this blog entry to post them. 

And here are our picks:

As of February 15:

1. Deadpool - 132,434,639

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As of February 22:

1. Deadpool - 236,865,054

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As of February 29:

1. Deadpool - 285,254,204

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As of March 7:

1. Deadpool - 311,484,061

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As of March 14: 

1. Deadpool - 328,219,729

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As of March 21:

1. Deadpool - 340,953,367

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As of March 28:

1. Deadpool - 349,371,907
2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 166,007,347

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As of April 4:

1. Deadpool - 355,065,529
2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 260,408,047

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As of April 11:

1. Deadpool - 358,410,029
2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 296,613,621

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As of April 18:

1. Deadpool - 360,087,900
2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 311,330,086

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As of April 25:

1. Deadpool - 361,132,461
2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 319,483,636

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As of May 2:

1. Deadpool - 361,827,263
2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 325,192,009

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As of May 9:

1. Deadpool - 362,200,563
2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 327,255,601
3. Captain America: Civil War - 179,139,142

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As of May 16:

1. Deadpool - 362,517,095
2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 328,200,056
3. Captain America: Civil War - 295,966,220

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As of May 23:

1. Deadpool - 362,721,326
2. Captain America: Civil War - 347,215,892
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 328,727,882

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As of May 30:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 372,871,672
2. Deadpool - 362,921,783
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 329,361,631
4. X-Men: Apocalypse - 65,769,562

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As of June 6:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 389,178,636
2. Deadpool - 363,024,263
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 329,905,951
4. X-Men: Apocalypse - 116,998,716
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 35,316,382

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As of June 13:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 396,871,490
2. Deadpool - 363,042,311
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,249,062
4. X-Men: Apocalypse - 136,289,212
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 60,626,348

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As of June 20:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 401,312,591
2. Deadpool - 363,070,709
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. X-Men: Apocalypse - 146,157,126
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 71,981,105

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As of June 27:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 403,857,288
2. Deadpool - 363,070,709
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. X-Men: Apocalypse - 151,141,872
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 77,181,906

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As of July 4:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 405,418,967
2. Deadpool - 363,070,709
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. X-Men: Apocalypse - 153,503,093
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 79,501,962

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As of July 11:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 406,312,371
2. Deadpool - 363,070,709
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. X-Men: Apocalypse - 154,615,193
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 80,494,389

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As of July 18:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 406,573,683
2. Deadpool - 363,070,709
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. X-Men: Apocalypse - 154,985,087
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 80,842,932

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As of July 25:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 406,790,028
2. Deadpool - 363,070,709
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,333,829
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 81,080,501

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As of August 1:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 406,938,832
2. Deadpool - 363,070,709
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,442,489
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 81,372,038

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As of August 8:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 407,197,282
2. Deadpool - 363,070,709
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,442,489
5. Suicide Squad -133,682,248
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 81,638,674

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As of August 15:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 407,511,059
2. Deadpool - 363,070,709
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. Suicide Squad - 222,640,741
5. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,442,489
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 81,838,979

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As of August 22:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 407,720,482
2. Deadpool - 363,070,709
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. Suicide Squad - 262,428,736
5. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,442,489
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 81,838,979

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As of August 29:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 407,831,122
2. Deadpool - 363,070,709
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. Suicide Squad - 283,021,066
5. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,422,489
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 81,838,979

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As of September 5:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 407, 996,396
2. Deadpool - 363,070,709
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. Suicide Squad - 297,327,572
5. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,422,489
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 81,838,979

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As of September 12:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 408,060,083
2. Deadpool - 363,070,709
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. Suicide Squad - 307,480,891
5. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,422,489
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 81,838,979

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As of September 19:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 408,080,523
2. Deadpool - 363,070,709
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. Suicide Squad - 313,782,332
5. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,422,489
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 81,838,979

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As of November 8:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 408,084,348
2. Deadpool - 363,070,709
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. Suicide Squad - 325,021,779
5. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,442,489
6. Doctor Strange - 85,058,311
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 82,051,601

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As of November 15:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 408,084,349
2. Deadpool - 363,070,809
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. Suicide Squad - 325,100,054
5. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,442,489
6. Doctor Strange - 152,952,234
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 82,051,601

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As of November 22:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 408,084,349
2. Deadpool - 363,070,809
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. Suicide Squad - 325,100,054
5. Doctor Strange - 181,627,937
6. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,442,489
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 82,051,601

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As of November 29:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 408,084,349
2. Deadpool - 363,070,809
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. Suicide Squad - 325,100,054
5. Doctor Strange - 205,778,872'
6. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,442,489
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 82,051,601

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As of December 7:

1. Captain America: Civil War - 408,084,349
2. Deadpool - 363,070,809
3. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 330,360,194
4. Suicide Squad - 325,100,054
5. Doctor Strange - 215,507,729
6. X-Men: Apocalypse - 155,442,489
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - 82,051,601

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