Jedi Master Carr
Apr 18th, 2003, 04:09:42 PM
So it is about that time the Summer box office begins two weeks from today with the debut of X2 and so will the annual SWfans Box office contest here are the rules just for a reminder to all who would like to play
Period of contest: 2nd of May - Labor Day
1. How to play: Each weekend, predict the order of the top 5 movies, and how much each film will make. To make sure people don’t make the same predictions, post your dollar figures to the nearest ten thousand, for example "25.58M" (25 million 580 thousand).
2. Movie Order Points: For every film you place in the correct order, you get 5 points. If you get #1- 5 right, you would get 25 points.
3. Accuracy Points: The closest person to each of the five films also gets points, and they are as follows;
# 1 - 25 pts
# 2 - 20 pts
# 3 - 15 pts
# 4 - 10 pts
# 5 - 5 pts
Please notice; you only get points for a movie if you have it in the right #1-5 position.
4. Double Points Weekends. Points are doubled on the following weekends:
* Memorial Day May 23 - May 26 All points are doubled.
* 4th of July 4-6 All points are doubled.
* Labor day weekend Aug 29- Sept 1 All points are doubled.
5. "The Price is Right" - bonus for extreme accuracy. If someone guess a movie correct down to the nearest 10-thousandth, the contestant will be awarded with 50 extra points, in addition to the points he won that weekend. Example: If a movie makes 25.343M and you predict 25.34M, you will win the bonus.
6. Deadline: All predictions must be in by saturday 9 am EST every weekend. On double points weekends, special deadline will apply. Please make sure your predictions are in before the deadline, however, we may look the other way if the estimates are not yet made public and/or it is obvious such results have not been seen.
7. Who can play? Everyone. It is fun! You may enter or exit the contest at any time or post predictions whenever you like, as long it is within the deadline. Of course, be aware maximum participation increases your chances of a high score at the final tally, so it is recommended to participate as often as possible (it makes your predicting look smarter! ).
8. The winner: The player with the most points at the end of contest, wins instant fame and glory (being worshipped by the all the BO forum posters) AND a prize!
I will post the first weekend's contest a week from Monday just to give you guys time to think about your picks.
Period of contest: 2nd of May - Labor Day
1. How to play: Each weekend, predict the order of the top 5 movies, and how much each film will make. To make sure people don’t make the same predictions, post your dollar figures to the nearest ten thousand, for example "25.58M" (25 million 580 thousand).
2. Movie Order Points: For every film you place in the correct order, you get 5 points. If you get #1- 5 right, you would get 25 points.
3. Accuracy Points: The closest person to each of the five films also gets points, and they are as follows;
# 1 - 25 pts
# 2 - 20 pts
# 3 - 15 pts
# 4 - 10 pts
# 5 - 5 pts
Please notice; you only get points for a movie if you have it in the right #1-5 position.
4. Double Points Weekends. Points are doubled on the following weekends:
* Memorial Day May 23 - May 26 All points are doubled.
* 4th of July 4-6 All points are doubled.
* Labor day weekend Aug 29- Sept 1 All points are doubled.
5. "The Price is Right" - bonus for extreme accuracy. If someone guess a movie correct down to the nearest 10-thousandth, the contestant will be awarded with 50 extra points, in addition to the points he won that weekend. Example: If a movie makes 25.343M and you predict 25.34M, you will win the bonus.
6. Deadline: All predictions must be in by saturday 9 am EST every weekend. On double points weekends, special deadline will apply. Please make sure your predictions are in before the deadline, however, we may look the other way if the estimates are not yet made public and/or it is obvious such results have not been seen.
7. Who can play? Everyone. It is fun! You may enter or exit the contest at any time or post predictions whenever you like, as long it is within the deadline. Of course, be aware maximum participation increases your chances of a high score at the final tally, so it is recommended to participate as often as possible (it makes your predicting look smarter! ).
8. The winner: The player with the most points at the end of contest, wins instant fame and glory (being worshipped by the all the BO forum posters) AND a prize!
I will post the first weekend's contest a week from Monday just to give you guys time to think about your picks.