Week sixteen, the last, of our contest is now complete with Takers taking the top spot in a close race with The Last Exorcism (estimates had placed Exorcism above Takers, but actuals switched their one-two finish). Our new competition (without prizes) starts Wednesday. Come back then to submit your predictions. A few more fun rules will be added to the mix, so I hope to see you guys back on Wednesday!

#1 Film at the U.S. weekend box office

Correct Response: Takers
Larry and Mike Furlong get 1 point each.

Highest grossing new release with how much

Correct Response: Takers, $20,512,304
Larry receives the final contest week point with his prediction of $20 M for The Last Exorcism, just a $512,304 difference.

Final Standings

1. 19 Points – Mike Furlong
2. 16 Points – Larry
3. 15 Points – Sam
4. 9 Points – Mike W
5. 1 Point – Barry, Hollywood Z, TmG

This was a terrific and close game, but we must declare winners.

Congratulations to Mike Furlong for taking First Place. He will win two Blu-rays/DVDs of his choice from the list of selections in the original contest post. Larry comes in Second Place, barely beating out Sam, and will get to choose one from the list. Thanks also to Sam and Mike W. for participating and finishing strongly.

Some facts: Larry got the most 1st Place Position predictions correct wit 13 out of 16 weeks. Mike Furlong came in second with 12 and Sam finished right behind with 11. Mike Furlong was the biggest point winner for getting closest to the actual final three-day total, doing so a health 7 times. Sam managed it 4 times and Larry 3. Mike W. did quite well also with 8 1st Place Position predictions and 1 New Release Estimate win. Week 3 was the only week where no one correctly predicted a 1st Place finisher, everyone choosing Sex and the City or Prince of Persia over Shrek Forever After. The only week in which no one scored points for the New Release Estimate prediction was Week 15 when no one saw Vampires Suck doing the most business for the weekend. And finally, though he came in fourth, Mike W. was the only contestant who managed to win all the points in Week 12 when none of the other predictors saw a third week at number one for Inception and correctly low-balled the estimate on Dinner for Schmucks as a result. Two points total for the week and they were all his.

Thanks everyone for participating and I hope you’ll join me in our new four-week competition starting Wednesday: Awards Season Box Office Predictions.

For those who won, please contact me either via Facebook, the UAADB or through the Contact Us link in the sidebar at the right in the Contributors section. I’ll need to get your full names and a mailing addresses as well as your prize selections to send your prizes out to both of you. And again, congratulations to everyone who participated. It was great fun. And to give you guys an extra challenge, I’ll be participating (even though I’m admittedly bad at such things) and I encourage everyone who didn’t participate before because they didn’t think they had a chance of winning to join us in the amazing fun our contest provides.