HAGEBOC ’12 – Week 5

Predict the #1 film for the weekend of December 21 – December 23, 2012. The one who predicts closest to the total Friday to Sunday gross for the #1 film wins 4 points. Runner-up gains 2 points. Predicting within half a million earns 2 extra points.

(All bonus questions only refer to Fri-Sun grosses as well)

Bonus 1:
Will Amour or Zero Dark Thirty have a higher per-screen average?

Bonus 2:
Which film will end up in the #2 spot?

Bonus 3:
Which film will end up in the #3 spot?

There are a couple of wide releases tomorrow and the rest on Friday, so the deadline is WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 11:59 pm EST. Good luck!

SCORES
Jackrabbit Slim – 18
Rob – 14.5
Joe – 8.5
Juan – 3.5
James – 2.5
Filmman – 0.5

HAGEBOC ’12 – Week 4

Supposedly a bye week, but this is what I would have proposed.

Predict the #1 Middle Earth themed film for the weekend of December 14 – December 16, 2012. The one who predicts closest to the total Friday to Sunday gross for the #1 film wins 4 points. Runner-up gains 2 points. Predicting within half a million earns 2 extra points.

Bonus 1:
Which film will end up in the #2 spot?
Bonus 2:
Will the IMAX gross for The Hobbit be more or less than $18 million for the weekend?

Deadline is FRIDAY 08:59 am EST. Good luck!

SCORES
Jackrabbit Slim – 17.5
Rob – 10
Joe – 8
James – 2.5
Juan – 1.5
Filmman – 0.5

HAGEBOC 12 – Week 2 – November 30 – December 2, 2012

Predict the #1 film for the weekend of November 30 – December 2, 2012. The one who predicts closest to the total Friday to Sunday gross for the #1 film wins 4 points. Runner-up gains 2 points. Predicting within half a million earns 2 extra points.

Bonus 1:
Will Killing Them Softly earn more or less than 11M in the Fri-Sun timeframe?

Bonus 2:
What will the #2 film of the weekend be?

Bonus 3:
Will Red Dawn fall over or under 67% in it’s second weekend?

Bonus 4:

Create a banner for the contest. The winning entry will score 1 point AND one 12-hour extension on a deadline!

Deadline is THURSDAY (not Wednesday, sorry about that!) 11:59 pm EST. Good luck!

SCORES
Jackrabbit Slim – 5
Joe – 2.5
Rob – 2
Filmman – .5
James – .5
Juan -

HAGEBOC 12 – Week 1 – November 23-25, 2012

Welcome back!

Predict the #1 film for the weekend of November 23-25, 2012. The one who predicts closest to the total Friday to Sunday gross for the #1 film wins 4 points. Runner-up gains 2 points. Predicting within half a million earns 2 extra points. Remember: Wednesday and Thursday’s grosses ARE NOT counted!

Bonus 1:
Will Red Dawn earn more or less than 7M in the Fri-Sun timeframe?

Bonus 2:
What will the #2 film of the weekend be?

Bonus 3:
Create a banner for the contest. The winning entry will score 1 point AND one 12-hour extension on a deadline!

Deadline is Wednesday at 11:59 pm EST. Good luck!

SCORES
Rob – 1.5 points – Winner: 1 point for winning warm-up round + 1/2 point awarded for Bonus
Jackrabbit Slim – Winner: 12-hour extension of deadline awarded for Bonus

Pre-HAGEBOC 2012 Thread: ‘Twilight’ Edition!

While HAGEBOC will officially begin next week, someone (Brian?) noted that Twilight opens in a few days.  Since the film is bound to put up some record-breaking numbers, let’s kick off the contest with a quick single-point preliminary round:

1) What will Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 earn the weekend of November 16th-18th? 

BONUS:  
What will Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 earn during it’s Midnight showings on Friday, November 16th?  

In an HAGEBOC first – the person closest to the actual total gets their choice of bonus:

1) 1/2 point
2) One extension on a missed deadline, up to 12 hours.
3) The ability to take away 1/2 point from a competitor of their choice at any point in the contest.

Deadline is Thursday at 11:59 PM EST.

HAGEBOC ’11, Final Results!

 

Final Standings:

James: 16.5
Jeanine: 13
Nick: 9.5
Jackrabbit Slim: 9.5
Juan: 7.5
Filmman: 7
Rob: 3
Joe: 2.5
Marco: 2

Congratulations, James, who didn’t even play every week! The command center is humming!

Thanks to all who played. AGEBOC ’12 is only four months away!

HAGEBOC ’11, Final Week!

Predict the #1 film for the weekend of December 30, 2011-January 1, 2012. The one who predicts closest to the total Friday to Sunday gross for the #1 film wins 4 points. Runner-up gains 2 points. Predicting within half a million earns 2 extra points. Bonus questions are worth half a point each.

Bonus questions:

1. Of the films that finished in the top 5 (Mi4, Holmes, Dragon Tattoo, Chipmunks, Tintin), which one will have the biggest percentage drop?

2. Of the films that finished in the top 5, which will have the smallest percentage drop (or greatest percentage increase)?

The deadline is on THURSDAY at midnight, EST.

Standings:

James: 16.5
Jeanine: 13
Juan: 7.5
Filmman: 7
Nick: 7
Jackrabbit Slim: 5.5
Rob: 3
Joe: 2.5
Marco: 2

HAGEBOC ’11, Week 6

Just two weeks left!

Predict the #1 film for the weekend of December 23-25, 2011. The one who predicts closest to the total Friday to Sunday gross for the #1 film wins 4 points. Runner-up gains 2 points. Predicting within half a million earns 2 extra points. Bonus questions are worth half a point each.

Bonus questions:

1. Which film will have a greater percentage drop: Sherlock Holmes or Chipwrecked?

2. Will The Darkest Hour earn more than $5 million?

The deadline is on MONDAY at midnight, EST due to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo opening on Tuesday.

Standings:

James: 15.5
Jeanine: 12
Filmman: 6
Nick: 5
Jackrabbit Slim: 4.5
Juan: 3
Joe: 2.5
Rob: 2
Marco: 1.5

HAGEBOC ’11, Week 5

Predict the #1 film for the weekend of December 16-18, 2011. The one who predicts closest to the total Friday to Sunday gross for the #1 film wins 4 points. Runner-up gains 2 points. Predicting within half a million earns 2 extra points. Bonus questions are worth half a point each.

Bonus questions:

1. Will Twilight: Breaking Dawn fall out of the top five?

2. Will Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked outperform the previous Alvin movie’s opening weekend of 48.8 million?

The deadline is on Thursday at midnight, EST.

Standings:

Jeanine: 9.5
James: 9.5
Filmman: 5
Nick: 4.5
Jackrabbit Slim: 4
Joe: 2.5
Juan: 2
Marco: 1.5
Rob: 1

HAGEBOC ’11, Week 4

Predict the #1 film for the weekend of December 9-11, 2011. The one who predicts closest to the total Friday to Sunday gross for the #1 film wins 4 points. Runner-up gains 2 points. Predicting within half a million earns 2 extra points. Bonus questions are worth half a point each.

Bonus questions:

1. Will Twilight: Breaking Dawn and The Sitter combine to make over $25 million?

2. Will Young Adult average over $50,000 per screen?

The deadline is on Thursday at midnight, EST.

Standings:

Jeanine: 8.5
James: 5.5
Filmman: 5
Nick: 3.5
Joe: 2,5
Juan: 1
Rob: 1
Jackrabbit Slim: 1
Marco: .5

HAGEBOC ’11 Week 3

Predict the #1 film for the weekend of December 2-4, 2011. The one who predicts closest to the total Friday to Sunday gross for the #1 film wins 4 points. Runner-up gains 2 points. Predicting within half a million earns 2 extra points. Bonus questions are worth half a point each.

Bonus questions:

1. Will the drop off of The Muppets and Arthur Christmas add up to over 100%?

2. Will The Descendants crack the top seven?

The deadline is on Thursday at midnight, EST.

Standings:

Jeanine: 5.5
Filmman: 4.5
Nick: 3
Joe: 2,5
James: 1
Juan: 1
Rob: .5
Jackrabbit Slim: .5
Marco: o

HAGEBOC ’11 Week 2

Predict the #1 film for the weekend of November 25-27, 2011. The one who predicts closest to the total Friday to Sunday gross for the #1 film wins 4 points. Runner-up gains 2 points. Predicting within half a million earns 2 extra points. Bonus questions are worth half a point each. Note: we are only concerning ourselves with Friday-Sunday grosses.

Bonus questions:

1. Which movie will earn a higher per-screen average: Hugo (1,200 screens) or The Muppets (3,300)?

2. Will My Week With Marilyn earn more than 2 million?

Because of Wednesday openings, deadline is on Tuesday at midnight, EST.

Standings:

Filmman: 4.5
Joe: 2
James: 1
Juan: 1
Rob: .5
Nick: .5
Jeanine: .5
Jackrabbit Slim: 0
Marco: o

Also, feel free to chime in on your favorite banner. There’s still a few hours for someone to submit another one, but my choice so far is for Filmman’s. Thanks for everyone who entered!

HAGEBOC 11 Week 1

Welcome back! There’s a new sheriff in town this holiday season, as James is busy changing diapers and wondering if he will ever sleep again.

Predict the #1 film for the weekend of November 18-20, 2011. The one who predicts closest to the total Friday to Sunday gross for the #1 film wins 4 points. Runner-up gains 2 points. Predicting within half a million earns 2 extra points. As per previous years, grosses after midnight on Thursday DO count. Bonus questions are worth half a point each.

Bonus 1:
Will Happy Feet 2 earn more than the 41.5 that the first film made in its opening weekend five years ago? (not adjusted for inflation)

Bonus 2:
Will Immortals fall over 60%?

Bonus 3 Art Project:
Create a banner for the contest! Because I am old and can barely work a toaster I am clueless as to how to make graphics, so those youngsters who know how, please submit a banner. We’ll vote on the winner, who will receive two points.

Deadline is Thursday at 11:59 pm EST.

HAGEBOC ’10 – THE BIG FINALE – SLIM WINS BY A NOT-SO-SLIM MARGIN!

I was going to run the contest for another week, but after tabulating the scores: the clear winner is JACKRABBIT SLIM with an insurmountable 10.5 lead on his closest competitor! Congratulations!!!!

Final Scores:
Slim – 22.5 points
Nick – 12 points
Marco – 8 points
Filmman – 8 points
Joe Webb – 6.5 points
Juan – 4 points
Jeanine – 4 points
Rob – 3.5 points
James – 3 points

Thanks again to everyone for playing! Happy Life Day!

HAGEBOC ’10 – Week 5 – December 24-26th, 2010

Predict the #1 film for the weekend of December 24-26, 2010. The one who predicts closest to the total Friday to Sunday gross for the #1 film wins 4 points. Runner-up gains 2 points. Predicting within half a million earns 2 extra points.

Bonus 1:
Will Tron Legacy fall over or under 64%?

Bonus 2:
Will Little Fockers be the largest non-animated opening of Robert DeNiro’s career?

Sickeningly-Sweet, “James has lost his edge” Bonus:
Share a Holiday memory or comment on the season in general in the comments below to score a half point. Awwww…..

Deadline is Thursday at 11:59 pm EST.

Scores:

Slim – 21 points
Nick – 12 points
Marco – 6.5 points
Joe Webb – 5.5 points
Filmman – 2.5 points
Rob – 2.5 points
Juan – 2.5 points
James – 2.5 points
Jeanine – 1 point

Slim has taken a commanding lead with the rest of us are playing for second (third? fourth? Good lord). Perhaps a Holiday miracle will tighten the race?