9/23: Box Office Showdown PRIZES ADDED!!

[SFjohnny]

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All BOX OFFICE SHOWDOWN rules can now be found in the Board FAQ or by CLICKING HERE (http://www.shakefire.com/boards/faq.php?faq=vb_board_usage#faq_bos_faq_item). For an explanation of how we calculate the totals, CLICK HERE (http://www.shakefire.com/boards/showpost.php?p=17478&postcount=21).

To submit your guesses, you must reply to this thread with your estimates of this coming weekend's Top 10 North American box office draw from September 23-25, 2005. Guesses will not be accepted via email.

THIS WEEK'S CONTEST:
TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE PRIZE PACK!!
Including: Shirt, Keychain, Garter, Postcard & Flipbook!

To help you out, the upcoming movies, theatre counts and last week's theatrical totals are now on our main MOVIES page:

http://www.shakefire.com/movies/index.html#boxoffice

To see last week's top guessers, see this post (http://www.shakefire.com/boards/showthread.php?p=21077#post21077).

All guesses must be submitted by replying to this post by Thursday September 22, 2005 at 5:00PM ET. In order to win prizing, there must be a minimum of 5 guesses submitted other than Shakefire.com staff members. Copying other posts or websites in full will not be permitted. Referencing is ok. For full list of rules, please go to http://www.shakefire.com/contestrules.html

GOOD LUCK!!

[rocksca]

Corpse Bride 20
Flight Plan 15.8
Just Like Heaven 12.3
Emily Rose 10
Roll Bounce 8
Lord Of War 6.9
40 Year Old Virgin 5
Cry Wolf 4.1
Transporter 2 3.5
Constant Gardener 2

[DrewSki]

Lets try for a few more 100% this week.

1) Corpse Bride ==> 28.7
2) Flight Plan ==> 19.9
3) Just Like Heaven ==> 9.6
4) The Exorcism of Emily Rose ==> 8.1
5) Roll Bounce ==> 7.0
6) Lord of War ==> 5.1
7) The 40-Year-Old Virgin ==> 4.4
8) The Constant Gardener ==> 2.6
9) Transporter 2 ==> 2.0
10) Cry_Wolf ==> 1.9

HOPEFULLY THE PENGUINS WON'T COME BACK FOR SOME REVENGE!!!:mad:

[Peter Oberth]

prizes were added for this week!!

[Littleghost]

1. Flightplan 28 mil
2. Corpse Bride 19 mil
3. Just like Heaven 8.5 mil
4. Exocrism Emily rose 8.2 mil
5. Roll Bounce 8.0 mil
6. Lord of War 5.2 mil
7. 40 Year virgin 4.0 mil
8. Con Gardener 2.5 mil
9. Transporter 2.1 mil
10 Cry Wolf 2.0 mil

[Hakeem]

prizes were added for this week!!

awesome :)

1 Corpse Bride $28
2 Flightplan $20
3 Just Like Heaven $9
4 Emily Rose $8
5 Roll Bounce $7
6 Lord of War $5
7 40-Year Old Virgin $4
8 The Constant Gardener $2.5
9 Transporter 2 $2
10 Cry_Wolf $1.5

[Pinckney4]

1. Corpse Bride: $27
2. Flight Plan: $21
3. Just Like Heaven: $10
4. Exorcism of Emily Rose: $9
5. Lord of War: $7
6. Roll Bounce: $6
7. 40 Year Old Virgin: $4
8. Constant Gardner: $2.3
9. Transporter 2: $2.2
10. Cry Wolf: $2.1

[slangdon]

1 Flight Plan 35
2 Corpse Bride 28
3 Just Like Heaven 8
4 Exorcism 7.9
5 Roll Bounce 7.8
6 Lord of War 5
7 40-Year Old Virgin 4
8 Transporter 2.2
9 Constant Gardner 2
10 Cry Wolf 1.2

[spamminator]

First time guessing:

1 Corpse Bride - $25
2 Flightplan - $18
3 Just Like Heaven - $10
4 Emily Rose - $8
5 Roll Bounce - $6.5
6 Lord of War - $5
7 40-Year Old Virgin - $4
8 The Constant Gardener - $2.5
9 Transporter 2 - $2
10 Cry_Wolf - $1.5

[DrewSki]

Hey johnny, i've been keeping a close eye on the B.O.S. leader boards. Notice the numbers move and everything, but i was wonder what my average is, and how many times i have made an attempt to do this.

[Nicholasp27]

Flightplan 25.18
Corpse Bride 22.78
Just Like Heaven 9
Emily Rose 7.8
Roll Bounce 7.47
Lord of War 5.47
40 year old virgin 4.17
Constant Gardener 2.53
Transporter Two 2.17
Cry Wolf 1.9

[primo1]

ok lets try this...

Corpse Bride - 19.5
Flight Plan - 18.2
Just Like Heaven - 10.2
Exorcism of Emily Rose - 7.3
Roll Bounce - 6.5
Lord of War - 6
40 Year Old Virgin - 4.3
Transporter 2 - 3
Constant Gardner - 2.7
Cry Wolf - 1.9

[shakemeup]

1) Corpse Bride - $29.1
2) Flightplan - $21.1
3) Just Like Heaven - $10.1
4) Emily Rose - $8.3
5) Roll Bounce - $8.1
6) Lord of War - $5.2
7) 40-Year Old Virgin - $4.1
8) The Constant Gardener - $2.3
9) Transporter 2 - $2.2
10) Cry Wolf - $2.1

[usedcars]

1) Corpse Bride - 28
2) Flightplan - 25
3) Just Like Heaven - 9
4) Emily Rose - 8
5) Roll Bounce - 7
6) Lord of War - 5
7) 40-Year Old Virgin - 4
8) Transporter 2 - 2.3
9) The Constant Gardener - 2.2
10) Cry Wolf - 2.1

[MovieQueen]

1) Corpse Bride - 28.5
2) Flightplan - 27.9
3) Just Like Heaven - 9.1
4) Lord of War - 7.9
5) Emily Rose - 7.1
6) Roll Bounce - 6.9
7) 40-Year Old Virgin - 4.2
8) Transporter 2 - 2.4
9) Cry Wolf - 2.1
10) The Constant Gardener - 1.9

[spacebarshift]

Spacebarshift
1. Flightplan 20.2
2. Just Like Heaven 10.2
3. Corpse Bride 9.5
4. The Exorcism Of Emily Rose 8.9
5. Roll Bounce 5.7
6. Lord Of War 4.9
7. The-40-year-old Virgin 4.8
8. Wedding Crashers 4.3
9. Proof 3.5
10. An Unfinished Life 2.1

[SFjosh]

All guesses must be submitted by replying to this post by Thursday September 22, 2005 at 5:00PM ET.

how is it possible that week in and week out, some people still don't get it?

[primo1]

how is it possible that week in and week out, some people still don't get it?

now would it not suck if they won... people just need to pay more attention

[Hakeem]

well, save for spacebarshift, everybody else got the top 10 right.

1 PieceOfShitplan $24,646,000
2 Tim Burton's Corpse Bride $20,130,000
3 Just Like Heaven $9,800,000
4 Roll Bounce $8,000,000
5 The Exorcism of Emily Rose $7,500,000
6 Lord of War $4,900,000
7 The 40-Year-Old Virgin $4,272,000
8 The Constant Gardener $2,244,000
9 Transporter 2 $2,150,000
10 Cry Wolf $2,102,000

[Nicholasp27]

wow, i was really close to those estimates

[DrewSki]

I'm close. Hope this is enough to push me into the B.O.S. leader boards

[Pinckney4]

wow, i was really close to those estimates
Yes you were! You're probably the winner this week!

[spamminator]

I didn't do that well my first time out. Next weekend is gonna be tough; lots of movies opening. I guess I'll have a better idea after the screenings.

[Fanana]

I wasn't sure which way Roll Bounce would go, but then on their commercials they said they would give 10% of the opening weekend's earnings to the Hurricane Katrina victims.

[Terri218]

how is it possible that week in and week out, some people still don't get it?
You certainly don't make this very inviting. I personally didn't even try this week because of the nasty comment you made to me last week. You are free to say whatever you like, but if you are trying to encourage people to do this contest and to use the site, I suggest you not be so nasty. That's just my opinion.

[primo1]

This is all about having fun everyone needs to relax a little I have read both comments and they are harmless. just remember it is all in fun no one is out to be mean.. trust me in the past there have been crude comments in other topics and these are far from that.. Its all GOOD!!! Just have fun Life is far to short..

[SFjohnny]

Terrie-that was actually me that said that last week, not Josh. Anyway, on with the top guessers....

1. Nicholasp27 - 93.3%
2. Littleghost - 93.1%
3. usedcars - 92.7%
4. shakemeup - 92.6%
5. DrewSki - 89.2%
6. Pinckney4 - 88.5%
7. spamminator - 87.24%
8. Hakeem - 87.19%
9. primo1 - 87.16%
10. MovieQueen - 86.7%
11. slangdon - 85.3%
12. rocksca - 77.3%

Wow! Best averages we've ever had! Nicholasp27 - congrats on a battle well fought. Nicholasp27, please email winners@shakefire.com with the following information:

1. Your Winner's Code (Private Messaged to You)
2. Your Username
3. Your Full Name
4. Your Mailing Address

[DrewSki]

EL YEA!!!! :rocks: I MADE IT INTO 9TH IN THE B.O.S. LEADERBOARDS :rocks:

[slangdon]

Man! I need some lessons on how to forecast movie revenue. You would think a CPA could do a better job forecasting.

[Pinckney4]

I'm pretty happy with being in the middle. I really don't know what I'm doing and am just guessing. I never expected to win. I was surprised I did as well as I did!

[Hakeem]

man, 87% and still in 8th place? awesome weekend for everybody (Y)

[spamminator]

Theoretically, shouldn't I be #1 on the leaderboards, since my lifetime average is 87%? :D

[DrewSki]

Theoretically, shouldn't I be #1 on the leaderboards, since my lifetime average is 87%? :D
Theoretically, isn't an AVERAGE the median of TWO numbers/stats and not just one statistics, seeing as this is only your FIRST TRY!!!:D

[SFjohnny]

haha, good point. But, as DrewSki can attest to (as he didn't make the leaderboards until this week), you have to have at least 4 guesses in and have guessed at least once in the last 4 weeks to be on the leaderboards. There are a couple people that would be above Hakeem if the guess minimum was less than 4. There would also be a different looking leaderboard if everyone, even those who haven't guessed in the last 4 weeks, were on the leaderboard (this is why some people show up as NEW when they have 15 guesses).

[spamminator]

Theoretically, isn't an AVERAGE the median of TWO numbers/stats and not just one statistics, seeing as this is only your FIRST TRY!!!:D

I believe an average is the sum of the attempts over the total number of attempts, but it's been a few years since 7th grade. :)

[DrewSki]

I believe an average is the sum of the attempts over the total number of attempts, but it's been a few years since 7th grade. :)
LoL!!! True True. :laughin: