The story so far ...
Despicable Me didn't exactly disappoint, but there was some who had higher expectations. Up next is Spider-Man. As we enter the second half, will fans flock to the cinemas to see the heavily promoted Sony's entry into the MCU? Faith currently has a hold on the leagues but it could be slipping. Ranking it 6th
In other news, some might have noticed Ned jumped in the Blockbusters. This is because there is no longer a summer release date for
Amityville: The Awakening. For Ned,
Alien: Covenant now becomes his 10th pick. His 12th of War of the Planet of the Apes would had made things a bit more interesting.
Coming up after Spider-Man, is War for the Planet of the Apes. Although widely picked, most ranked it only 8th or 9th. This means that there will be some impact, especially if it does as well as it's predecessors ($69, $73, & $55 million respectfully). This movie has the capability to make between $50 & $70 million or fall flat on it's face because it's the third one.
After Apes comes the "Battle of the Alternates." As discussed last week, four teams are going to tie in the Blockbusters. Looking at their 11th picks, two had Baywatch which came in at $18.5 million. The other two have Dunkirk and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets which open in two weeks ... on the same weekend! It would be so cool, if there could be an Epic Rap Battle about this, just saying.
Finally, here is a little segment I like to call "Screaming for Statistics." Looking at the Multipliers, there are three that have the potential of winning. It we place them on the spectrum it is easy to see why. Bonus, it all hinges on Spider-Man, so we don't have to wait long! As stated before, Spider-Man opens this weekend. Faith picked it 6th. Jenna picked it 4th, and Jeff picked it 2nd. The colors represent how much Spider-Man makes. If the the opening falls in the blue (less than $52,354,313), then Faith wins. If it falls in the Red ($less than $88,895,951), then Jenna wins. If it falls in the yellow and beyond(more than $88,891,952), then Jeff wins.
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The standings to date ...
| Name |
Blockbusters |
LW |
Movies |
Back |
| Faith |
$551,396,602 |
1 |
2 |
$0 |
| Jenna |
$551,396,602 |
1 |
2 |
$0 |
| Kevin |
$551,396,602 |
1 |
2 |
$0 |
| Jamie |
$551,396,602 |
1 |
2 |
$0 |
| Jeff |
$546,143,581 |
5 |
2 |
-$5,253,021 |
| Ned |
$543,559,766 |
9 |
2 |
-$7,836,836 |
| Scott |
$538,212,098 |
6 |
2 |
-$13,184,504 |
| Colleen |
$533,834,499 |
7 |
2 |
-$17,562,103 |
| Tawny |
$515,235,981 |
8 |
3 |
-$36,160,621 |
| Mark |
$495,539,433 |
10 |
2 |
-$55,857,169 |
| Name |
Multiplier |
LW |
Back |
| Faith |
$3,964,359,301 |
1 |
$0 |
| Jenna |
$3,859,650,673 |
2 |
-$104,708,628 |
| Ned |
$3,851,323,802 |
4 |
-$113,035,499 |
| Kevin |
$3,742,506,912 |
7 |
-$221,852,389 |
| Tawny |
$3,692,511,091 |
5 |
-$271,848,210 |
| Jeff |
$3,681,858,770 |
6 |
-$282,500,531 |
| Scott |
$3,608,853,524 |
8 |
-$355,505,777 |
| Colleen |
$3,399,661,313 |
3 |
-$564,697,988 |
| Mark |
$3,347,712,077 |
9 |
-$616,647,224 |
| Jamie |
$3,232,790,815 |
10 |
-$731,568,486 |
What's opening this weekend ...
