Ep. 791 - The 2024 Summer Movie Wager Results
The Filmcast
Box Office Revelations and Spoiler Culture
This chapter examines the unexpected success of an R-rated film alongside family-friendly counterparts and critiques current studio practices, particularly regarding spoiler management. The speakers share insights on the impact of marketing strategies and unauthorized footage on audience experiences, reflecting on personal preferences related to spoilers. They also review summer box office results, focusing on 'Despicable Me 4' and other films while discussing cultural relevance and audience expectations.
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It’s time once again for box office judgment day! Our friends BJ Colangelo, Germain Lussier, and Peter Sciretta return to the podcast along with the Filmcast crew to discuss this year’s summer box office. Who will prevail to victory? Who will feel the agony of defeat? Listen to the show to find out!
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The Summer Movie Wager is a box office game which is played each summer. You can find the history and play along at http://www.thesummermoviewager.com (thanks to Dennis for maintaining the site!) The general goal of this game is to predict the highest grossing films of the summer in terms of domestic box office, IN THE CORRECT ORDER. The closer you get to the final ranked order, the more points you get. This year, the summer movie wager began on May 2, 2024 (with the release of The Fall Guy) and lasted through September 2, 2024, Labor Day, as usual.
Each of your 13 picks (10 movies and 3 dark horses) gets a single score assigned to it by using the following rules:
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The Summer Movie Wager is a box office game which is played each summer. You can find the history and play along at http://www.thesummermoviewager.com (thanks to Dennis for maintaining the site!) The general goal of this game is to predict the highest grossing films of the summer in terms of domestic box office, IN THE CORRECT ORDER. The closer you get to the final ranked order, the more points you get. This year, the summer movie wager began on May 2, 2024 (with the release of The Fall Guy) and lasted through September 2, 2024, Labor Day, as usual.
Each of your 13 picks (10 movies and 3 dark horses) gets a single score assigned to it by using the following rules:
- If your picked movie for #1 OR #10 is correct, you score 13 points for it.
- If your picked movie for 2-9 is correct, you score 10 points for it.
- If your picked movie is only 1 spot away from its actual placement, you score 7 points for it.
- If your picked movie is only 2 spots away from its actual placement, you score 5 points for it.
- If your picked movie is placed inside the Top 10, you score 3 points for it.
- If your picked movie is not placed inside the Top 10, you score 0 points for it.
- For each of your picked dark horses placed inside the Top 10, you score 1 point. If two or more rules apply to a single pick, only that single rule will be applied which assigns the highest point value to that pick. For example: If your pick for #1 is correct, you don't get 16 points for it because it is #1 and because it placed inside the Top 10; instead you only get 13 points for it.
The Actual Top 10 Movies
1. Inside Out 2
2. Deadpool & Wolverine
3. Despicable Me 4
4. Twisters
5. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
6. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
7. A Quiet Place: Day One
8. It Ends with Us
9. IF
10. The Fall Guy
Germain’s Top 10
1. Inside Out 2
2. Deadpool & Wolverine
3. Despicable Me 4
4. Twisters
5. The Fall Guy
6. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
7. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter One
8. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
9. A Quiet Place: Day One
10. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Dark horses:
- The Garfield Movie
- IF
- Fly Me To The Moon
BJ’s Top 10
1. Inside Out 2
2. Despicable Me 4
3. Deadpool & Wolverine
4. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
5. A Quiet Place: Day 1
6. Twisters
7. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
8. The Fall Guy
9. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
10. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Dark horses:
- The Garfield Movie
- Alien: Romulus
- Trap
Peter’s Top 10
1. Inside Out 2
2. Deadpool & Wolverine
3. Despicable Me 4
4. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
5. The Garfield Movie
6. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
7. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
8. IF
9. Twisters
10. A Quiet Place: Day One
Dark horses:
- The Fall Guy
- Alien: Romulus
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Devindra’s Top 10
1. Deadpool & Wolverine
2. Inside Out 2
3. Despicable Me 4
4. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
5. The Fall Guy
6. Twisters
7. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
8. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
9. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
10. A Quiet Place: Day One
Dark horses:
- MaXXXine
- Fly Me To the Moon
- The Garfield Movie
Jeff’s Top 10
1. Despicable Me 4
2. Deadpool & Wolverine
3. Inside Out 2
4. The Fall Guy
5. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
6. Twisters
7. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
8. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
9. A Quiet Place: Day One
10. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Dark horses:
- The Garfield Movie
- IF
- Alien: Romulus
Dave’s Top 10
1. Deadpool & Wolverine
2. Despicable Me 4
3. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
4. Inside Out 2
5. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
6. A Quiet Place: Day One
7. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
8. The Fall Guy
9. IF
10. Twisters
Dark horses:
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
- Alien: Romulus
- Trap
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