Game: 2012 Summer Box Office Week 5 & Week 4 Results
For a full list of rules, click here: 2012 Summer 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
For Greater Glory (700 screens)
Snow White and the Huntsman (3,700 screens)
Last Week's Results
The Men in Black came back and didn't disappoint...too much. Their $55 M opening was still pretty strong for a long-dormant franchise, though it's prospects for a $200 million finale have been diminished.
Top 10 Films
- Men in Black 3, $54,592,779
- The Avengers, $36,686,871
- Battleship, $11,050,470
- The Dictator, $9,276,560
- Chernobyl Diaries, $7,955,307
- Dark Shadows, $7,504,387
- What to Expect When You're Expecting, $7,127,919
- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, $6,383,203
- The Hunger Games, $2,311,406
- Think Like a Man, $1,465,265
Key:
W=Wesley | M=Mike | Z=Zach
@ Total : Correct Prediction
o : Correct Prediction Individual
= : Correct Placement
Division 1
Men in Black 3 (W | Mo | Z | C) @ $55.0 M
Division 2
Men in Black 3 (W= | M= | Z= | C=) @ $55.0 M
The Avengers (W= | M= | Z= | C=) @ $37.0 M
Battleship (W | M= | Z | C) @ $11.0 M
The Dictator (W | M= | Z | C) @ $9.5 M
Chernobyl Diaries (W | M= | Z | C=) @ $8.0 M
Dark Shadows (W= | M= | Z | C) @ $7.5 M
What to Expect When You're Expecting (W= | M= | Z | C=) @ $7.0 M
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (W= | M= | Z | C=) @ $6.5 M
The Hunger Games (W | M= | Z= | C=) @ $2.3 M
Think Like a Man (M= | Z=) @ $1.5 M
Division 3
Men in Black 3 (W-$35 | M-$55 | Z-$50 | C-$40) @ $55.0 M
The Avengers (W-$30 | M-$35 | Z-$30 | C-$35) @ $37.0 M
Battleship (W-$7 | M-$8.5 | Z-$10 | C-$9) @ $11.0 M
The Dictator (W-$7 | M-$8.5 | Z-$9 | C-$1) @ $9.5 M
Chernobyl Diaries (M-$6 | Z-$3 | C-$6.5) @ $8.0 M
Dark Shadows (W-$7 | M-$7 | Z-$6 | C-$5.5) @ $7.5 M
What to Expect When You're Expecting (W-$6.5 | M-$6 | Z-$5 | C-$6) @ $7.0 M
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (W-$2.5 | M-$4 | Z-$5 | C-$6) @ $6.5 M
The Hunger Games (W-$1.8 | M-$2 | Z-$1.8 | C-$1.7) @ $2.3 M
Think Like a Man (M-$1.5 | Z-$1.3) @ $1.5 M
Current Standings
Division 1
- 9 Points - Wesley
- 8 Points - Zach
- 8 Points - CineSnatch
- 7 Points - Mike
Division 2
- 65 Points - Mike
- 59 Points - CineSnatch
- 58 Points - Zach
- 57 Points - Wesley
Division 3
- $547.8 M Box Office Bucks - Mike
- $543.6 M Box Office Bucks - CineSnatch
- $529.3 M Box Office Bucks - Wesley
- $490.3 M Box Office Bucks - Zach





June 1st, 2012 - 21:16
1. Snow White $55M [Total: $160M; awards maybe on Editing, Score, Costumes]
2. Men in Black $27.5M
3. Avengers $22M
4. Dictator $5.2M
5. Battleship $5.2M
6. Best Exotic Marigold Hotel $4.2M
7. Dark Shadows $4.1M
8. Chernobyl Diaries $4.1M
9. What to Expect $4.0M
10. Greater Glory $2.5M [Total: $8M]
June 1st, 2012 - 06:41
1. Snow White 40M
2. Men in Black III 27M
3. The Avengers 20M
4. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 5M
5. The Dictator 4.7M
6. Battleship 4.5M
7. Dark Shadows 3.8M
8. What to Expect 3.7M
9. For Greater Glory 3.5M
10. Chernobyl Diaries 3M
Snow White 150M
For Greater Glory 10M
Snow White – Oscars and Lower
May 31st, 2012 - 23:59
1. Snow White and the Huntsman – $40 M
2. Men in Black 3 – $30 M
3. The Avengers – $23 M
4. Battleship – $6.5 M
5. The Dictator – $5.5 M
6. Dark Shadows – $4.4 M
7. Chernobyl Diaries – $4 M
8. What to Expect When You’re Expecting – $3.9 M
9. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – $3.7 M
10. For Greater Glory – $1.8 M
Snow White and the Huntsman – $130 M
For Greater Glory – $25 M
Snow White and the Huntsman – Oscars and Lower
June 1st, 2012 - 17:43
I’m revising my Snow White prediction to $50 million. That’s what I had it at originally, but then things weren’t looking good and now they’re looking better. I’ll also revise my total prediction to $150.
May 31st, 2012 - 19:09
9. Snow White and the Huntsman – $45 M
1. Men in Black III – $25 M
2. The Avengers – $24 M
6. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – $5.5 M
5. The Dictator – $5 M
4. Battleship – $4.5 M
7. Dark Shadows – $4 M
3. Chernobyl Diaries – $3.9 M
8. What to Expect When You’re Expecting – $3.5 M
10. For Greater Glory – $1.5 M
Snow White and the Huntsman – $110 M
For Greater Glory – $12 M
No Oscars or Lower