Graeme Posted April 20, 2022 Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 Here is our scoreboard for this year ------------------------------------------------------- The /Filmcast Summer Movie Challenge is starting up again this year. While I don't watch many movies anymore, and have been to a theater twice in the last 2 years, I think it would still be fun to do this again this year if there is any interest. For those that have not participated before, the Summer Movie Wager / Summer Movie Challenge is a contest started by The Totally Rad Show and carried on by the /Filmcast to see who can predict the top movies at the summer box office in the US. You create a list of 10 movies based on what position you think they will end up at (you are not guessing the actual $). You earn points relative to how close your actual guess was to where it actually eneded up. Bonus points are awarded for correctly guessing the #1 and #10 movies. You also get 3 dark horse picks, and if any of those end up anywhere in the top 10, you earn a single point. Even if you don't watch a lot of movies, it can still be fun to guess what movies will be the most popular and to watch the movies movie around the top 10 which can either earn or cost you points. Similar to an Oscar ballot, you can just randomly pick some movies and make a list in minutes, or do actual research and make spreadsheets (this is me) to approach it in a bit more calculated way. We will have an LCVG leaderboard to compare our own scores, but you can also compare yourself to the Global Leaderboard, and the /Filmcast leaderboard. If you're interested in participating start by creating a list at https://thesummermoviewager.com/playalong.php If you've created a list before, DO NOT log in at the top of the page (this is quite counterintuitive), simply scroll down and create your list. There will be an opportunity to tie it to your username below. Once you've created a list, reply to this thread with your username so that I can add you to the LCVG leaderboard. The deadline to qualify for the Global leaderboard is May 4, at Midnight PST. The first movie as part of the "Summer" releases is Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness which opens on May 6. Interest in this has waned that past few years we've done it, and I suspect there might not be much interest this year, but I hope we are able to get a few people (and maybe a few new people) who are interested. You can listen to the /Filmcast episode where they reveal their lists below:https://twitter.com/thefilmcastpod/status/1516476724233519106?s=20&t=C_niDKUc5KctpcVJZPGUQw jubjub75 and JoeyN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubjub75 Posted April 21, 2022 Report Share Posted April 21, 2022 Well, I signed up, but that is a bleak list of Summer releases There were a lot of WAGs! jubjub75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel P Posted April 24, 2022 Report Share Posted April 24, 2022 EvilEmpire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JoeyN Posted April 24, 2022 Report Share Posted April 24, 2022 So many films delayed this year, everything after the top 3 or 4 is a crapshoot. jubjub75 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted May 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 Here is the Scoreboard for this year https://www.thesummermoviewager.com/index.php?addPlayer=Shundi%2Cjubjub75%2CEvilEmpire%2CCaptds9e&playAlongOnly=&year=2022 Still have a day until the deadline if anyone else wants to submit a list. There's quite a surprising amount of variety in our lists this year. This could be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel P Posted May 4, 2022 Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 At one point I had Nope in my list, moved the list around and forgot to put it back in. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubjub75 Posted May 4, 2022 Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Angel P said: At one point I had Nope in my list, moved the list around and forgot to put it back in. Oh well. Dammit...forgot all about this movie when creating my list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted June 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 Jurassic World isn’t going to catch Top Gun. Jub Jub is the only one that even has a chance at getting the top movie right (with Thor). When does that happen? Who saw that coming two months ago? Everyone on the FilmCast laughed at Germain for putting Top Gun at 3 (myself included). Lightyear bombing isn’t that much of a surprise. I probably would have put it lower on my list, except there weren’t any more “big” movies left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 Sometimes a movie just comes out at the perfect time, and that’s Top Gun 2. It’s a good film, that just hits the right notes for a variety of people. I Just got back from a second viewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted July 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 Here is where things are at right now. I think the top 5 movies are most likely what they are now, but the order is still to be decided. Will Thor hit #2 or settle for 3? Could Minions pass Jurassic World? The bottom 5 is probably where things get interesting now as we see what smaller movies can make it on the list. I wouldn’t be surprised if something g like Nope even passed Lightyear. The chart below gives a good ideas of the top movie’s histories. Top Gun just keeps trucking along. Angel P and jubjub75 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted August 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 Here is my annual "Not just posting this now because I'm in the lead before my eventual fall" score update. I don't think there is anything else coming out that could crack this list. There is still some room for movement in the top 5, but probably not. Minions is narrowing the gap to Jurassic, but it probably won't be enough. Thor is pretty much locked at 5 I think. Bottom 5 though.... still lots to play for. Bullet Train just opened this weekend and is trending higher than Black Phone, so I expect it to crack the top 10. DC League of Super Pets is trending ahead of Crawdads and is on a similar pace to Black Phone, so I'm pretty sure my 13 points for Crawdads are in danger. Nope is trending behind Lightyear, but Lightyear did not have a long tail at all, so if Nope has some legs like Elvis, it could catch it. Some of these positions could be all about the timing of the last day that the BO numbers count. jubjub75 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 Need super pets to move into top 10 to have any chance of catching up. Has a month to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 BT moves into top 10, pushing Crawdads out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 See everyone next year. jubjub75, dogbert and Angel P 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 On 9/5/2022 at 9:08 AM, JoeyN said: BT moves into top 10, pushing Crawdads out. That killed me. From 1st to 3rd on the last weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 13 hours ago, JoeyN said: See everyone next year. Congrats. What a strange year it was, but it was still fun. jubjub75, dogbert and JoeyN 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubjub75 Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 Completely agree: this was fun (as always), but an incredibly strange year for movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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