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Dave the Necrobumper

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2017 US Winter Season Box Office Game
« on: December 29, 2016, 04:30:52 PM »
From Box Office Mojo:

The Winter Season is defined as the first day after New Year's week or weekend through the Thursday before the first Friday in March

Please post your picks by Friday 6th Jan.

The list of film likely to be released I will post later today.

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Re: 2017 US Winter Season Box Office Game
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2016, 12:53:25 AM »
There are only about 27 25 releases in contention, but it is not going to be easy to pick between these films in the <spooky music> dead zone </spooky music>

The likely releases for the season:

Film                                     TheatresDate
Underworld: Blood Wars2,300+6 Jan 2017
Hidden Figures23006 Jan 2017
A Monster CallsWide6 Jan 2017
The Bye Bye ManNationwide13 Jan 2017
Monster TrucksNationwide13 Jan 2017
SleeplessNationwide13 Jan 2017
The Book of LoveLimited13 Jan 2017
The ComedianLimited13 Jan 2017
The FounderNationwide20 Jan 2017
The Resurrection of Gavin StoneNationwide20 Jan 2017
SplitNationwide20 Jan 2017
xXx: The Return of Xander Cage       Nationwide   20 Jan 2017
The Red TurtleLimited20 Jan 2017
A Dog's PurposeNationwide27 Jan 2016
Resident Evil: The Final ChapterNationwide27 Jan 2016
BastardsNationwide27 Jan 2016
GoldNationwide27 Jan 2016
RingsNationwide3 Feb 2017
Same Kind of Different as MeNationwide3 Feb 2017
The Space Between UsNationwide3 Feb 2017
Blumhouse Untitled HorrorNationwide3 Feb 2017
Fifty Shades DarkerNationwide10 Feb 2017
John Wick: Chapter TwoNationwide10 Feb 2017
The LEGO Batman MovieNationwide10 Feb 2017
A Cure For WellnessNationwide17 Feb 2017
Fist FightNationwide17 Feb 2017
The Great WallNationwide17 Feb 2017
Patient ZeroNationwide17 Feb 2017
Get OutNationwide24 Feb 2017
Rock DogNationwide24 Feb 2017
« Last Edit: December 30, 2016, 07:39:50 PM by Dave the Necrobumper »

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Re: 2017 US Winter Season Box Office Game
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2016, 01:00:47 AM »
Here is the top 15 from Winter 2016 (I suspect this is the total box office for the year, not the season).

Rank. Film (Total Box Office)
1. Deadpool ($363,070,709)   
2. Kung Fu Panda 3 ($143,528,619)   
3. Ride Along 2 ($90,862,685)   
4. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi ($52,853,219)   
5. How to Be Single ($46,843,513)   
6. Risen ($36,880,033)   
7. The Boy (2016) ($35,819,556)   
8. Dirty Grandpa ($35,593,113)   
9. The 5th Wave ($34,912,982)   
10. Gods of Egypt ($31,153,464)   
11. Hail, Caesar! ($30,080,225)   
12. Zoolander 2 ($28,848,693)   
13. The Finest Hours ($27,569,558)   
14. The Forest ($26,594,261)   
15. The Witch ($25,138,705)   

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Re: 2017 US Winter Season Box Office Game
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2016, 01:07:47 AM »

1. The LEGO Batman Movie
2. Fifty Shades Darker
3. John Wick: Chapter Two
4. Split
5. A Cure For Wellness
6. xXx: The Return of Xander Cage
7. Underworld: Blood Wars
8. Rock Dog
9. Fist Fight
10. Monster Trucks
« Last Edit: January 03, 2017, 09:35:08 AM by 1SO »

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Re: 2017 US Winter Season Box Office Game
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2016, 06:13:05 AM »
And 1SO gets his horse on the track first.

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Re: 2017 US Winter Season Box Office Game
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2016, 07:58:55 AM »
  • The Lego Batman Movie
  • John Wick: Chapter Two
  • Fifty Shades Darker
  • Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
  • Underworld: Blood Wars
  • Bastards
  • xXx: The Return of Xander Cage
  • Rings
  • Gold
  • The Founder
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Re: 2017 US Winter Season Box Office Game
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2016, 12:13:02 PM »
Updated:

1. The LEGO Batman Movie
2. Fifty Shades Darker
3. xXx: The Return of Xander Cage
4. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
5. A Dog's Purpose
6. John Wick: Chapter Two
7. Split
8. Rings
9. Underworld: Blood Wars
10. Fist Fight
« Last Edit: January 07, 2017, 07:27:16 PM by philip918 »

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Re: 2017 US Winter Season Box Office Game
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2016, 04:35:33 PM »
If A Monster Calls and Hidden Figures do not show up in the Box Office Mojo Winter season list in the first week I will allow some changes to those lists with those films.

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Re: 2017 US Winter Season Box Office Game
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2016, 05:21:46 PM »
If A Monster Calls and Hidden Figures do not show up in the Box Office Mojo Winter season list in the first week I will allow some changes to those lists with those films.

They're already on the Holiday list, so they won't be on the Winter one. Same with Patriots Day.

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Re: 2017 US Winter Season Box Office Game
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2016, 07:59:31 PM »
I have removed A Monster Calls and Hidden Figures from the list.