Game: 2012 Oscar Box Office Week 1

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September 5, 2012

Wesley Lovell

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It’s time for a new Box Office Game. Because of the extensive and complex spreadsheet I have tracking this, I haven’t changed the rules much at all. Although we won’t be tracking limited release films this year, they will be included in our weekly list for reference on Oscar predictions. Additionally, the Prediction Increments chart will now be included in each post to make it easier to reference.

For a full list of rules, click here: 2012 Oscar Box Office Predictions Game Rules.

Submit Your Predictions for This Week

Top Ten Films at the U.S. Box Office of the week in order from most money to least.
Individual monetary predictions for each film.
Final box office tally for all new wide releases.
Awards predictions for any film you think has a shot at an end-of-year awards nomination.

This Week’s New Wide Releases

The Cold Light of Day (1,500 screens)
The Words (2,700 screens)

This Week’s New Limited Release

Las Acacias
Bachelorette
Branded
Girl Model
Hello I Must Be Going
The Inbetweeners Movie
Keep the Lights On
[REC] 3: Genesis
Toys in the Attic

Box Office Prediction Increments

$50 million or higher – $5 million increments
$25 million to $49 million – $1 million increments
$5 million to $24.5 million – $500,000 increments
$4.9 million or lower – $100,000 increments

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7 responses to “Game: 2012 Oscar Box Office Week 1”

Cinesnatch

September 7, 2012

1. The Words 8 [20 no awards]
2. Possession 7
3. Lawless 6.5
4. Expendables 4.4
5. Bourne 3.8
6. Timothy Green 3.6
7. Cold Light of Day 3.5 [8 no awards]
8. ParaNorman 3.2
9. Batman 3.1
10. Raiders 3

Toys in the Attic – Best animated feature

Have a great weekend!

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Zach J

September 7, 2012

1. The Words – $8.5 M
2. The Possession – $8 M
3. Lawless – $6 M
4. The Expendables 2 – $5.5 M
5. The Odd Life of Timothy Green – $5 M
6. ParaNorman – $4.5 M
7. The Bourne Legacy – $4.2 M
8. 2016: Obama’s America – $3.2 M
9. The Dark Knight Rises – $2.9 M
10. Raiders of the Lost Ark – $2.6 M

The Cold Light of Day – $8 M
The Words – $30 M

No Oscars

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Mike Furlong

September 7, 2012

1. The Words 7.5M 35M total
2. The Possession 6.3M
3. Lawless 5.9M
4. Expendables 5.3M
5. Bourne Legacy 5.1M
6. ParaNorman 4.3M
7. Odd Life of Timothy Green 4.3M
8. The Dark Knight Rises 4M
9. The Campaign 3.3M
10. Cold Light of Day 3M 10M total

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1. Mike Furlong
  
  September 7, 2012
  
  I guess we were typing at the same time, Wesley. I will go 8m for The Words
  
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  1. Mike Furlong
    
    September 7, 2012
    
    I am blind, cancel that last post. Just noticed you put The Possession at number 1
    
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    1. Wesley Lovell
      
      September 7, 2012
      
      And you don’t have to fear duplication. It’s not against the rules anymore.
      
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Wesley Lovell

September 7, 2012

1. The Possession – $7.5 M
2. The Words – $6 M
3. Lawless – $5 M
4. The Expendables 2 – $4.5 M
5. The Bourne Legacy – $4 M
6. ParaNorman – $3.5 M
7. The Odd Life of Timothy Green – $3 M
8. The Dark Knight Rises – $2.7 M
9. 2016: Obama’s America – $2.6 M
10. Raiders of the Lost Ark – $2.5 M

The Cold Light of Day – $5 M
The Words – $45 M

The Cold Light of Day – None
The Words – None
Las Acacias – None
Bachelorette – None
Branded – None
Girl Model – None
Hello I Must Be Going – None
The Inbetweeners Movie – None
Keep the Lights On – None
Toys in the Attic – Oscars and Lower (maybe. don’t know the eligibility of it yet)

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