July Pickem (HY #1/6)

My God, that's 22 movies you listed in the IMDb list!

And half of those films won't even get scores above 8. The worst case will likely be Jennifer's Body, of which I can't see managing above a 5.5 rating.

He never specified whether or not they stay up there the entire year, those are just films I think will be on there for some period of time, whether they be OW or forever.

Yeah, but still... I have a feeling you're going to lose a lot of points on that one. You've been doing this a lot longer than me, though.

Wow, JackO, that's crazy. That's a lot of points down the toilet, and I think the general consensus was that it meant which movie is there at the end of the year. At least that's how I took it.

Meanwhile, I'm probably the only person who sees the new Matt Damon/Paul Greengrass teaming making the Top 250.

BanksIsDaFuture wrote:Wow, JackO, that's crazy. That's a lot of points down the toilet, and I think the general consensus was that it meant which movie is there at the end of the year. At least that's how I took it.

Nope, if it hits the top 250 at all by the end of the year. But films don't usually do that much.

A. Overall T5 winner, Overall PTA winner, Highest IMDB for an opening each weekend
(15 Pts)
7/3 Ice Age 4, Ice Age 4, Public Enemies
7/10 Bruno, Bruno, Bumpday
7/17 HP6, HP6, (500) Days of Summer
7/24 HP6, (500) Days of Summer, In the Loop
7/31 Funny People, Funny People, Funny People

B. Monthly High/Low (4 pts)
1. Highest Opening for a film not named Harry Potter or Ice Age? Bruno
2. Lowest opening for a wide release (over 1000 theaters)? Orphan
3. Highest PTA for the month? HP6
4. Smallest drop for a wide release (% wise) in its second weekend (Last week of June counts)? Public Enemies

C. vs. (6 pts)
1. Higher OW: Ice Age: The Melt Down or Dawn of the Dinosaurs? Melt Down
2. Higher IMDB: American Gangster or Public Enemies? Public Enemies
3. Higher OW: Borat or Bruno? Borat
4. Higher 5-Day OW: Order of the Phoenix or Half-Blood Prince? Phoenix
5. Higher OW: The Proposal or The Ugly Truth? Proposal
6. Higher OW: Knocked Up or Funny People? Knocked Up

BONUS Point:
Best Bang for Your Buck film (OW/BO Price) G-Force

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2 Points Each
Harry Potter will/won't break $300 M? Won't
Ice Age will/won't break $225 M? Will
Public Enemies will/won't break $120 M? Will
Funny People will/won't break $120 M? Won't
Bruno will/won't break $120 M? Will

3 Points Each
Highest 3-Day OW July-Dec? New Moon
Most T5 points July-Dec? (ends Feb 1) New Moon
Most PTA July-Dec? (ends Feb 1) Precious: Based on a Novel By Sapphire
Biggest horror film (New Moon doesn't count, The Road does)? The Wolfman
Biggest animated film? Princess and the Frog

+1 correct answer, -1 wrong answer. If you don't list one that's a right answer, it is considered wrong.
What films released in July-Dec will be IMDB top 250? Invictus, Public Enemies

Most PTA July-Dec means PTA POINTS... Sorry for the misunderstanding if there was one...

A. Overall T5 winner, Overall PTA winner, Highest IMDB for an opening each weekend
(15 Pts)
7/3 Ice Age 3, The Hurt Locker, Public Enemies
7/10 Ice Age 3, The Hurt Locker, Bruno
7/17 Harry Potter, Harry Potter, Harry Potter
7/24 Harry Potter, In The Loop, The Answer Man
7/31 Harry Potter, The Cove, The Cove

B. Monthly High/Low (4 pts)
1. Highest Opening for a film not named Harry Potter or Ice Age? Bruno
2. Lowest opening for a wide release (over 1000 theaters) The Orphan
3. Highest PTA for the month? Harry Potter
4. Smallest drop for a wide release (% wise) in its second weekend (Last week of June counts)? Harry Potter

C. vs. (6 pts)
1. Higher OW: Ice Age: The Melt Down or Dawn of the Dinosaurs? The Melt Down
2. Higher IMDB: American Gangster or Public Enemies? American Gangsters
3. Higher OW: Borat or Bruno? Bruno
4. Higher 5-Day OW: Order of the Phoenix or Half-Blood Prince? Half-Blood Prince
5. Higher OW: The Proposal or The Ugly Truth? The Ugly Truth
6. HIgher OW: Knocked Up or Funny People? Funny People

BONUS Point:
Best Bang for Your Buck film (OW/BO Price) G-Force

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July Opener Totals (2 Pts each)
Harry Potter will/won't break $300 M? Will
Ice Age will/won't break $225 M? Will
Public Enemies will/won't break $120 M? Will
Funny People will/won't break $120 M? Won't
Bruno will/won't break $120 M? Won't

6 Month Highs (3 Pts each)
Highest 3-Day OW July-Dec? Harry Potter
Most T5 points July-Dec? (ends Feb 1) I have no idea.
Most PTA July-Dec? (ends Feb 1) I have no idea.
Biggest horror film (New Moon doesn't count, The Road does)? The Wolfman
Biggest animated film? Ice Age 3

+1 correct answer, -1 wrong answer. If you don't list one that's a right answer, it is considered wrong.
What films released in July-Dec will be IMDB top 250?

You're late

I don't think it'll affect anything, so I'll allow it. I would answer all the questions, though since there aren't pentalties for wrong answers (except the last one).

*lol* Yeah, I forgot to put this one in. Just delete my first week's answers if that'll keep things fair!

I don't think it matters... Its fine. No way can you tell the PTA winner or whether Ice Age will beat Tr2 from wednesday morning.

Hey, it looks like The Collector is a real movie after all! Three posters were just released on the Internet. However I don't expect much from it, in terms of both box office and entertainment. The writers wrote the really bad Saw movies and the producer directed The Haunting Of Molly Hartley.

Answers so far:
7/3 ROTF, THL, PE

vs.
1. The Meltdown
2. American Gangster

Standings:
JackO 4/5
Roode 4/5
W 2/5
Banks 2/5
Ozzy 2/5
Donte 2/5
Tranny 2/5
Brockman 1/5
Buscemi 1/5

It's not too late to change "All Good Things" from our slates is it? Since it got moved back?

'fraid that's all part of the locking in the picks deal...

BTW: I wish we had a few more players...

Yeah but it's quality over quantity W! *lol*

I'm having more fun doing this every week than waiting for the super league standings... except the last superleague update of the month. I very much like to see how I finish each round and the regular leagues, which reminds me that I need to update my "Slates" thread, but I'm too busy watching Lost right now...

'fraid that's all part of the locking in the picks deal...

Ok, well are we going to use it's imdb score then? Not sure why we can't change...seems a little shitty to me.

brockman81 wrote:

'fraid that's all part of the locking in the picks deal...

Ok, well are we going to use it's imdb score then? Not sure why we can't change...seems a little shitty to me.

Can't change because its a monthly and not a weekly game...

Answers so far:
7/3 ROTF, THL, PE
7/10 Bruno, Humpday, Bruno

vs.
1. The Meltdown
2. American Gangster
3. Bruno

Standings:
JackO 7/9
Roode 6/9
Tranny 6/9
Banks 4/9
Donte 4/9
W 3/9
Ozzy 3/9
Buscemi 3/9
Brockman 1/5 (quit... I guess...)

Yeah I am quite sure Bruno doesn't have a 9.4 with 5 votes.

It now has a 7.5 with 16,470 votes, so it wins the weekend in that catagory. I'm just going to edit the first post on this page.

Answers so far:
7/3 ROTF, THL, PE
7/10 Bruno, Humpday, Bruno
7/17 HP6, Days of Summer, Days of Summer

vs.
1. The Meltdown
2. American Gangster
3. Bruno
4. Half Blood Prince

Standings:
JackO 11/13
Tranny 9/13
Roode 8/13
Banks 7/13
Donte 7/13
Ozzy 6/13
Buscemi 6/13
W 5/13
Brockman 1/5 (quit... I guess...)

One of the best weekends we've had collectively. Everyone got 3/4 except me and Roode who got 2/4. Oh, yeah, and JackO who got all 4 right and is on the best run we've had to start a month so far only missing 2 in 3 weeks.

Answers so far (bold = over with; italicized = leader of one that's not done yet):
7/3 ROTF, THL, PE
7/10 Bruno, Humpday, Bruno
7/17 HP6, Days of Summer, Days of Summer
7/24 G-Force, In the Loop, In the Loop

vs.
1. The Meltdown
2. American Gangster
3. Bruno
4. Half Blood Prince
5. The Proposal

B.
1. G-Force $31,706,934
2. I Love You, Beth Cooper $4,919,433
3. (500) Days of Summer $30,907
4. Ice Age 3 -33.8%

BONUS: The Ugly Truth 2.3x


Standings:
JackO 13/17
Tranny 10/17
Roode 9/17
Banks 8/17
Donte 9/17
Ozzy 7/17
Buscemi 8/17
W 7/17
Brockman 1/5 (quit... I guess...)

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This part is just so I can keep track of the overall stuff...

Answers so far to the bottom portion:
HP6 over/under $300 M: Who Knows?
Ice Age over/under $225 M: Probably Not
PE over/under $120 M: No Chance
Funny People over/under $120 M: Unopened
Borat over/under $120 M: No Chance

Highest 3-Day: HP6 $77,835,727
Most T5 Points: Ice Age = 13 pts, HP6 = 9 pts
Most PTA points: (500) Days of Summer = 9 pts
Biggest Horror Film: Orphan
Biggest Animated Film: Ice Age $171 M

IMDB 250 Films: NONE