Box Office Contest Week 5 (may 27-30) - due saturday 9 am

[Yog]

Its Memorial Day weekend, and its double points. Pick the top 5 movies for the 4 day weekend. This is where ROTS shows wether it got legs or not.

Two wide releases this weekend that will likely fight over the #2-3 spots. The Longest Yard (3,500+), a football comedy with Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds. Also Madagascar (3,750), animated flick from DreamWorks.




The Longest Yard (Paramount)
<img src=http://img209.echo.cx/img209/3394/thelongestyard4tn.jpg>
3,634 theaters
Running Time: 1 hrs. 49 min
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Cast: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds
Director: Peter Segal (50 First Dates, Anger Management, The Nutty Professor II, My Fellow Americans, Tommy Boy, The Naked Gun 33 1/3)
RT: <a href=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/longest_yard/>20/72 - 28%</a>
<a href=http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/the_longest_yard/trailer/>Trailer</a>




Madagascar (DreamWorks)
<img src=http://img209.echo.cx/img209/7879/madagascar2bg.jpg>
4,131 theaters
Running Time: 1 hrs. 26 min
MPAA Rating: PG
Voices: Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Chris Rock
RT: <a href=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/madagascar/>55/96 - 57%</a>
<a href=http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/madagascar/trailer/>Trailer</a>

[Yog]

Weekend projections (4-day)

1. Star Wars Episode III $87.4M
2. Madagascar $54.7M
3. The Longest Yard $44.3M
4. Monster-in-Law $13.05M
5. Kicking and Screaming $8.55M

[CMJ]

1. Revenge of the Sith - 73.72M
2. Madagascar - 60.63M
3. The Longest Yard - 55.01M
4. Monster in Law - 11.52M
5. Kicking and Screaming - 7.44M

[Jedi Master Carr]

I think Madagascar is going to be a failure in the long term, judging from the reviews. It sure doesn't sound like a Shrek where the adults can enjoy it sounds worst than Robots and more like Shark's Tale to me.
My guesses
1 Revenge of the Sith 77.44
2 Madagascar 58.22
3 The Longest Yard 50.11
4 Monster-in-Law 12.01
5 Kicking and Screaming 7.33

[Yog]

I agree, Madagascar is going to struggle a bit in the long term mesa thinks.

[Jedi Master Carr]

I thought that from the trailers it just looks boring to me. Also a mistake to cast Ben Stiller and David Schiminer (sp) as voices. Their voices aren't funny and they aren't known for that kind of humor. Stiller is more slap stick playing the straight man in which bad things happen to him. Rock is the only one who works and I am not sure if that is enough for the adults.

[Jedieb]

1 Revenge of the Sith 90.123456789
2 Madagascar 65.987654321
3 The Longest Yard 56.987654321
4 Monster-in-Law 11.123456789
5 Kicking and Screaming 6.987654321

The Devil went out of his way to make sure I posted my picks. He's not satisfied unless he has one his favorite whipping boys in the game. CURSE YOU SATAN!!! :crack

[Yog]

But of course, it would not be fun without my favorite rival :D


Rock is the only one who works and I am not sure if that is enough for the adults

Funny thing is, Rock stars in both wide openers. He competes against himself. Who will win.. Rock or Rock? :lol

[Yog]

4-day actuals

1. ROTS $70,047,055
2. Madagascar $61,012,130
3. The Longest Yard $58,613,245
4. Monster-in-Law $12,789,837
5. Kicking and Screaming $6,510,385

[CMJ]

Looks like a good weekend for me.

[Jedi Master Carr]

CMJ had a big weekend here are the weekend totals

Winner of Movie #1 CMJ
Winner of Movie #2 CMJ
Winner of Movie #3 Jedieb
Winner of Movie #4 Master Yoghurt
Winner of Movie #5 Jedieb

Weekend Totals
CMJ 140
Jedieb 90
Master Yoghurt 70
Jedi Master Carr 50

Contest Totals
CMJ 165
Jedi Master Carr 155
Master Yoghurt 145
Jedieb 95

(I added 5 points to Jedieb since I know he picked ROTS #1 last week :p)

[CMJ]

How the hell am I in the lead overall? :lol

[Yog]

Well, at least I am ahead of Jedieb.. :mneh

[Jedi Master Carr]

Originally posted by CMJ
How the hell am I in the lead overall? :lol

You had a heck of a week heh, plus Yoghurt got rid of the points for the first three weeks because of the sucky box office numbers.