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Today on Episode 98 of the Cinema Geeks …..we take a look back at our May Predictions and we take a look ahead at what the rest of the summer has in store for us
* June-July-August Preview: (films releases for reference)
June 3rd:
Me Before You
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
June 10th:
WarCraft
Now You See Me 2
Conjuring 2
June 17th:
Finding Dory
Central Intelligence
June 24th:
Independence Day Resurgence
Free State of Jones
The Neon Demon (Limited)
Swiss Army Man (Limited)
June 29th:
The Shallows
July 1st:
The Legend of Tarzen
The BFG
The Purge: Election Year
July 8th:
The Secret Life of Pets
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Captain Fantastic (Limited)
July 15th:
The Infiltrator
Ghostbusters
Café Society (Limited)
Tulip Fever (Limited)
July 22nd:
Star Trek: Beyond
Ice Age: Collision Course
Lights Out
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
July 29th:
Jason Bourne
Bad Moms
August 5th:
Suicide Squad
Nine Lives
The Founder
The Little Prince (Limited)
August 12th:
Pete’s Dragon
Sausage Party
Spectral
Florence Foster Jenkins
August 19th:
Ben Hur
The Space Between Us
War Dogs
Kubo and the Two Strings
August 26th:
Max Steel
Mechanic: Resurrection
Don’t Breathe
Box Office:
https://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/
Current Standings going into this episode:
Amanda: 5 points
Dan: 5 points
Kevin: 4 points
Matt: 0 points
Look Back at May
* Prediction Results
Pick to Clicks:
Dan: X-Men: Apocalypse (219 Million)
Amanda: Alice: Through the Looking Glass ($34 Million)
Kevin: Captain America: Civil War ($34 Million)
Matt: Captain America: Civil War ($34 Million)
Bet to Bomb:
Dan: Angry Birds (8 Million – Budget 25 Million)
Amanda: Money Monster ($9 Million – Budget $2 Million)
Kevin: Angry Birds ($12 Million – Budget $31 Million)
Matt: The Darkness ($34 Million)
Wild Card:
Dan: Apocalypse lower opening weekend than Days of Future Past ($19 mil vs $56 mil)
Amanda: Neighbors 2 outperforms Nice Guys (9 vs 23)
Kevin: Jungle Book in #1 or #2 spot every weekend until May 20th
Matt: Civil War better Opening weekend than Batman v Superman ($34 Million)
Current Standings after this episode:
Amanda: 7 points
Dan: 7 points
Kevin: 6 points
Matt: 3 points
* General Discussion (How was the month for you)
Captain America: Civil War – 391 Million (#1)
X-Men Apocalypse – 122 Million (#7)
Angry Birds – 89 Million (#9)
Alice through the Looking Glass – 54 Million (#16)
Neighbors 2 – 50 Million (#19)
Money Monster – 38 Million (#23)
The Nice Guys – 29 Million (#31)
The Darkness – 10 Million (#50)
Rotten Tomatoes:
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/browse/in-theaters/
Current Standings going into this Episode:
Dan: 4 points
Kevin: 3 points
Amanda: 1 points
Matt: 0 points
Look Back at May:
* Prediction Results
Certified Fresh:
Dan: Nice Guys (91%)
Amanda: High-Rise (62%)
Kevin: Nice Guys (91%)
Matt: Captain America: Civil War (90%)
Certified Rotten:
Dan: The Darkness (5%)
Amanda: The Do-Over (7%)
Kevin: Angry Birds (43%)
Matt: Alice Through the Looking Glass (29%)
Current Standings after this episode:
Dan: 6 points
Kevin: 4 points
Amanda: 2 points
Matt: 1 points
* General Discussion (How was the month for you)
Love & Friendship – 99%
The Nice Guys – 91%
The Lobster – 90%
Captain America: Civil War – 90%
A Bigger Splash – 89%
Maggie’s Plan – 83%
Neighbors 2 – 62%
High Rise – 62%
Money Monster – 54%
X-Men Apocalypse – 47%
Angry Birds – 43%
Alice through the Looking Glass – 29%
The Do-Over – 7%
The Darkness – 5%
News:
Suicide Squad – PG-13 Rating
Pacific Rim Sequel Casting (John Boyega)
Transformers: The Last Knight Casting (Anthony Hopkins)
Justice League: Dark
Sacha Baron Cohen – Mandrake the Magician
Force Awakens leaves the Theatre
Trailers:
Not Covered This Week
Main Attraction:
Not Covered This Week
Question:
What are your predictions for the Summer?
Geeks:
Kevin @OptimusSolo
Dan @MovieRevolt
Amanda @HardCandiMandi
Matt @FridleyCent
