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

*new release