Defining The Rest ...

Just to clarify about The Rest category.  The amounts for these movies will change during the course of the season and so will the divisions.  All movies released into the theater are assigned an ‘Opening Weekend’ amount.  As you may have noticed, sometimes The Rest category figures can be quite low. (Not talking about the Chernobyl Diaries low.  We are talking four digits low.)  This happens because the movie only opens on 5 screens.    

For those who have played in the past, this is where it gets frustrating.  Sometimes these movies expand the number of screens, stay pat with only showings on 5 screens or the worse disappear altogether.   I have expected the Blockbusters movie picks to be similar.  Where this game will be won and lost is on these picks.  (So I hope …) 

Eventually, Boxofficemojo.com which keeps tabs on all this changes their ‘Opening Weekend’ amount to ‘Limited Opening’ (same as ‘Opening’) and ‘Wide Opening’.  I go with the higher of the two openings.  It’s not always the ‘Wide Opening’.  Case in point is My Week with Marilyn.  This movie managed to make $1.8 in its ‘Limited Opening’ but failed to make $600,000 in its ‘Wide Opening’. 

Still confused?  Just look up My Week with Marilyn and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on Boxofficemojo.com and you will see what I am talking about.  Yes, right now Colleen is running away with that division. I will continue to check each week to see if any of the others will move to a wide release.  After TBEMH $6.4 million wide release, we all need it now!

Holding on ...

‘Men in Black 3’ comes up with a respectable $55 million helping all in the league but one.  However ‘Chernobyl Diaries’ despite coming out on 2400 screens fails to make $10 million.  What does this all spell out?  Nothing really, it’s still early.  The divisions for the most part don’t move much.  Chuck is holding on but for how much longer?

Coming out this weekend is ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ which is widely picked and ‘Battlefield America’.  Also coming out are ‘Piranha 3DD’ and ‘Rowdy Rathore’. 

Finally, the picks are coming, the blog is here and please bare with me on the formatting.  The way I am doing it right now is not working quite right and too time consuming. 

STANDINGSOVERALL
GROSS MOVIES LAST WEEK

Chuck $ 310,687,462.00 7 1

Faith $ 296,918,252.00 6 2

Beth $ 288,096,223.00 5 4

Brett $ 288,091,052.00 5 5

John $ 287,621,438.00 6 3

Colleen $ 281,691,215.00 6 6

Jeff $ 208,100,867.00 4 7

　

　

BLOCKBUSTERS GROSS MOVIES LAST WEEK

Chuck $ 309,151,853.00 4 1

Faith $ 295,521,619.00 4 2

Beth $ 287,566,312.00 3 2

Brett $ 287,566,312.00 3 2

John $ 287,566,312.00 3 2

Colleen $ 279,466,579.00 3 6

Jeff $ 207,438,708.00 1 7

　

THE REST GROSS MOVIES LAST WEEK

Colleen $ 2,224,636.00 3 1

Chuck $ 1,535,609.00 3 2

Faith $ 1,396,633.00 2 3

Jeff $ 662,159.00 3 5

Beth $ 529,911.00 2 6

Brett $ 524,740.00 2 7

John $ 55,126.00 3 4

The Avengers lasting effect ...

Soooooo, 'Battleship' was steamrolled by 'The Avengers'.  Could 'Men in Black 3' be next?  Will the 'Chernobyl Diaries' take the title from 'The Avengers'?  These questions and more will be answered on Tuesday when the results come in.  Also opening up this week is 'Moonrise Kingdom' and 'The Intouchables'.

In our league, Chuck is holding on the top spot while much shake up in the other divisions.  Remember, The Rest division will change as the different releases (Opening, Wide, and Limited) become available during the summer.  Have no clue what I am talking about?  Get on Boxofficemojo.com more or just wait and I will get around to it ... eventually.

Speaking of eventually, next week I will create a blog on Blogger.com.  This will help with updates and more!

OVERALL
Chuck $  255,991,176.00 5
Faith          $  234,370,166.00 4
John          $  233,028,659.00 5
Beth          $  232,980,448.00 3
Brett          $  232,975,277.00 3
Colleen $  226,994,929.00 4
Jeff          $  207,474,364.00 2

BLOCKBUSTER
Chuck $ 254,559,074.00 3
Beth          $ 232,973,533.00 2
Brett          $ 232,973,533.00 2
Faith          $ 232,973,533.00 2
John          $ 232,973,533.00 2
Colleen $ 224,873,800.00 2
Jeff          $ 207,438,708.00 1

THE REST
Colleen $  2,121,129.00 2
Chuck $  1,432,102.00 2
Faith          $  1,396,633.00 2
John          $        55,126.00 3
Jeff          $        35,656.00 1
Beth          $          6,915.00 1
Brett          $          1,744.00 1

 

Lead Change!

We have a new leader! Chuck has pulled into first with his selection of 'Dark Shadows'. After the first couple of weekends Chuck and Colleen are starting to separate themselves from the pack. However we have only just begun! Coming out this weekend is 'Battleship', 'The Dictatorship', and 'What to Expect While You Are Expecting' along with 'Hysteria', 'The Samaritan', and 'Virginia'. This is sure to shake up the league!

Here are the standings but they are not in the correct order.  Google and/or Excel is screwing something up.  Also I hope to have my spreadsheet up on Google docs for all to see soon.  Some have requested to see other picks.  Please bare with me as I wind down the school year.

STANDINGS

OVERALL

Chuck  $  238,556,084.00 4

Colleen  $  209,559,837.00 3

Beth $  207,438,708.00 1

Brett $  207,438,708.00 1

Faith $  207,438,708.00 1

Jeff          $  207,438,708.00 1

John $  207,438,708.00 1

BLOCKBUSTERS

Chuck  $  237,123,982.00 2

Beth $  207,438,708.00 1

Brett $  207,438,708.00 1

Colleen $  207,438,708.00 1

Faith $  207,438,708.00 1

Jeff          $  207,438,708.00 1

John $  207,438,708.00 1

THE REST

Colleen  $       2,121,129.00 2

Chuck  $       1,432,102.00 2

Beth $                            -  

Brett $                            -  

Faith $                            -  

Jeff          $                            -  

John $                            -  

Big Opening!

Well, we all picked 'The Avengers' to do well and guess what?  It did awesome!  Bet you are glad you picked it.  Whew, managed if you didn't?  How much you would have to make up right now?  That would totally suck! Also opening this weekend was the 'Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' and 'First Position'.  These two movies give Colleen and Chuck the slight edge in the overall.  The standings are below

OVERALL

Colleen        208175759(2)

Chuck         207486732(2)

Beth            207438708(1)

Brett            207438708(1)

Faith            207438708(1)

Jeff              207438708(1)

John            207438708(1)

BLOCKBUSTER

Beth            207438708(1)

Brett            207438708(1)

Chuck          207438708(1)  

Colleen        207438708(1)

Faith            207438708(1)

Jeff              207438708(1)

John            207438708(1)

THE REST

Colleen        737051(1) 

Chuck          48024(1)  

Beth            0(0)

Brett            0(0)

Faith            0(0)

Jeff              0(0)  

John            0(0)

The Beginning!

The picks are all in and we are under way. 'The Avengers' look to start out big and I mean big. Would it have been your first pick overall? For me, it was between 'The Avengers' and 'The Dark Knight Rises'. (Hmmm, sounds like a side bet.) With no draft this year, it looks like nobody will have to be scrambling to make up the massive opening 'The Avengers' is experiencing right now. At first glance, some of the lists look similar but no two lists are the same! I think this will make for a close race right down to the finish. Maybe a single movie ticket could decide who the winner is, a group of friends, or even a school field trip. (Yes I am senselessly pumping my movies to all the school.) One things for sure, Colleen is going to owe me more beer. Dailey's, I am about to work off some of those Whitey's shakes. As for John, Chuck, and Faith, let's start a tab, lol. Start hitting the theaters, relax it's summer, and let the trash talking begin. We are in a dog fight this year folks!