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Well, DAMN.

Five Top 5 points, five PTA, an 8.4 User Rating and $102 million to everyone who had Iron Man. It would seem that it was indeed worth the price... in Rounds Four and Five, anyway. I still think $47, which was its price in the Round Three Ultimate (not to mention the whopping $55 that it cost in the Round Three BO) was far too much.

I guess if anyone who picked Iron Man gets eliminated anyway, we'll all have a good laugh at their expense... meanwhile, everyone without Iron Man waits with bated breath, hoping that Indiana Jones can equal or surpass Marvel's latest hit.

On with the results!

ULTIMATE FULL-YEAR

There was no change in in the GZ (or the entire Top 8, for that matter), although Aquamann2001 and tyecopeland13 made huge moves (52-13 and 47-17, respectively). But with four players lurking just outsize the GZ with Indiana Jones still in their gun, methinks there's going to be a lot of changes before the month is out...

At the bottom, it's really tough to tell who is in danger... most people either have one blockbuster or another. Should be exciting!

Round Three: http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/7nATpNNvfpZlSqnrF5JovA%3D%3D33301
Round Four: http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/jwE%24uTYORQcGRt6Gm9i%24wg%3D%3D32635
Round Five: http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/p761FEDsLGo3CsPXGgmRgg%3D%3D29913

ULTIMATE HALF-YEAR

AzureWolf and sean14307 currently occupy the catbird seat, but brockster and BarcaRulz are lurking, like tigers in the weeds, waiting for their favorite archaeologist to put them over the top. Meanwhile, tyecopeland13 and JackO made big moves this week.

With almost a full third of the remaining players due to get the axe at the end of this month, here, too, it is very difficult to pick who is in the most danger. Lovely needs more production from Iron Man to survive, 19eightyfour desperately needs Sex and the City to have a monstrous OW, and czar78 appears to be a lock for last place this round. Bad luck, dude.

Round Three: http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/bGzfRNETvNBpm5NC0hn1GA%3D%3D29858
Round Four: http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/YU11%24%2BrbYaTVAHyMu3WLuw%3D%3D29331
Round Five: http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/7FPAOwFpVwCt3PViQldorQ%3D%3D26131

BOX OFFICE FULL-YEAR

Well, this looks all over but the shouting. synestro has amassed a whopping $452 million, is currently in 2nd place, and STILL has Indiana Jones waiting in the wings. (Too bad you already have an IM, dude. Wink.) Meanwhile, i_valero and Alyson jumped well out of danger (for now).

With only six players being eliminated this round, picking losers here is nigh-impossible, although it is interesting to note than ONLY kerryd opted to fork over the $89 for both Iron Man AND Indiana Jones... will it be enough?

Round Three: http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/c6KCw12IOwNEzQMSRy87wQ%3D%3D26639
Round Four: http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/9IOvMNUMjmuJ%2BTGcE48Zlw%3D%3D25069
Round Five: http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/QhvaOKKySp0vEY1oKXXl6w%3D%3D23080

BOX OFFICE HALF-YEAR

Here, the pressure is REALLY on. With 13 out of 38 players being booted at the end of May, who will have what it takes to stay above the red line?

cRAzY and sobravo16 fill out the GZ for now, but it won't stay that way for much longer, that's for sure. I'm guessing it'll be a race between dranscht (Indy) and Alyson (Iron Man) for top honors.

12 of the bottom 13 are currently waiting on either Mr. Ford or Narnia to save them, and only BrentBaines chose to buy the Iron/Indy combo platter. czar78, here, too, seems to be done.

Round Three: http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/qj8sYZ5AjliCJxf9SB01Ug%3D%3D24443
Round Four: http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/RzvuWAGQF5%2BF7HPihx1GRg%3D%3D23969
Round Five: http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/KGktgfKU4HPhWYNoRSciGg%3D%3D22526

I need the man with the fedora and the ladies with the shoes to do REALLY well!

God, I am sooooooo anxious!

Shryke42 wrote:

cRAzY and sobravo16 fill out the GZ for now, but it won't stay that way for much longer, that's for sure. I'm guessing it'll be a race between dranscht (Indy) and Alyson (Iron Man) for top honors.

I don't think so Shryke. Seriously, if I don't manage to top the BO HY Rd3 with what I believe is a perfect slate, I swear I'll throw a hissy fit...

Alyson may move to the top next week with Iron Man holding strong, but WHIV & Indy should push me to the top in the coming weeks IMO.

I'm just grasping onto these little things, as my situation in the other 3 leagues is dreadfully mediocre. I might even get eliminated in Ultimate HY Rd3...

I think I just might make the cut yet again in all four leagues. Hoping for the best!! Come on Indy!!

After surfing the red zone of the 2 ultimate leagues in RND 2 (just making it in the full year and being dumped in the half year) it feels good to be comfortably safe in the yellow zone once again for round 3.

OMG! I just might survive at least one of them Semi-Pro infested disaster slates. Thank goodness for two late strategic moves, just need to keep my head above water!

Ugh, this has true nightmare potential. For Ultimate HY, one outside the GZ for Season 2, currently winning Season 4, yet possibly RZ in Season 3? That would be the ultimate gut punch.

At least if that happens, you can look forward to a couple years from now, when you can all read about the lunatic that was found burning a Jackie Moon effigy on Will Ferrell's lawn and mumbling something incoherent about opening weekend domestic box office grosses...

^^That was FUNNY!! Im surprised at how few people took Iron Man in round 5.

annyonggob888 wrote:

Shryke42 wrote:

cRAzY and sobravo16 fill out the GZ for now, but it won't stay that way for much longer, that's for sure. I'm guessing it'll be a race between dranscht (Indy) and Alyson (Iron Man) for top honors.

I don't think so Shryke. Seriously, if I don't manage to top the BO HY Rd3 with what I believe is a perfect slate, I swear I'll throw a hissy fit... Alyson may move to the top next week with Iron Man holding strong, but WHIV & Indy should push me to the top in the coming weeks IMO.

I'm just grasping onto these little things, as my situation in the other 3 leagues is dreadfully mediocre. I might even get eliminated in Ultimate HY Rd3...

Yeah, all right, you got me there, anny. Maybe I'm just tired of writing your name down under the "kudos" category again! (Wink.)

Just kidding. My guessimations have you winning this thing by a landslide.

It's entirely possible, BTW, that the three of us who currently occupy the Top 3 positions? May not even make the cut. I hope that's not the case, but it is certainly possible. Wouldn't that be a (bleep)?

I'm thinking it will require about $440 million just to make the CUT, a fact made even more interesting by the fact that no one has reached that plateau yet.

Oh, May!

Shryke42 wrote:

Yeah, all right, you got me there, anny. Maybe I'm just tired of writing your name down under the "kudos" category again! (Wink.)

It's entirely possible, BTW, that the three of us who currently occupy the Top 3 positions? May not even make the cut. I hope that's not the case, but it is certainly possible. Wouldn't that be a (bleep)?

I'm thinking it will require about $440 million just to make the CUT, a fact made even more interesting by the fact that no one has reached that plateau yet.

Oh, May!

Well because I'm such an attention-seeker, I crave kudos, hehe. And since I didn't excel in Rd2 at all, I'm holding onto the fact that I picked such an awesome slate for Rd 3 BO HY. Oh, and Shryke I would be worried for you guys in the Top 3, which is a ridiculous notion, but very possible that you guys could fall from the GZ to the RZ in 3-4 weeks...

I've run some scenarios. I need for Made of Honor to squeeze out another $25 if it can.

If Iron Man hits $220M, Indy gets $200M in its first eleven days, and Vegas can pull in about $50M, I may indeed be done... but I'll be very close to the line. cRAzY and sobravo, as you suggested, would be further down in the RZ than me.

If those predictions hold up, the Top 2 (GZ) would be anny and SuperShaan.

I have to hope for Indy to not do QUITE that well, like around $180 million in its first week and half. That would be enough to save me.

By my calculations, cRAzY, J.I. and aadams will ALL be cashing in their IMs. (That flapping sound you hear? That's the Giant Bird of Foreshadowing...)

Update time!

Well, not much happened in the Round Three standings. Comparatively few people had Vegas, and almost none had Speed Racer (believe it or not, three people took a chance on it in either Round 3 or 4), so there wasn't much shake up in the standings. There'll be even less next week, given that barely a handful of people have opted to put Narnia: Caspian, Padre Nuestro or Reprise on their slate. What everyone IS doing, obviously, is holding their breath to see how big an opening 10 days Indiana Jones will have, for it is that factor, and that factor ALONE, that will determine who stays and who goes in Round Three.

Ultimate FY

GZ: tcwilson, 19eightyfour, sean14307, AzureWolf (same as last week)
Big jumps: Fixius - 26-5, aquamann2001 - 13-6, Kilgore - 24-11, annyonggob888 - 27-13.
Indy Watch - synestro, jas_8382, annyonggob888, MrHam, platinumbear

Who's in Danger - gamb1t. Beyond that...

Ultimate HY

GZ: AzureWolf, sean14307 (same as last week)
Big jumps: codeslinger - 12-6, Chienfantome 23-13, iansky21 - 31-21.
Indy Watch - brockster, BarcaRulz, numbersix_98, Thomassi87

Who's in Danger - czar78 for sure, manincellv and Mister Funktastic are awful far down, and tsabin2 back the wrong big horse.

Box Office FY

GZ: pulpclub, StnMan5, synestro
Big jumps: Alyson - 27-7, i_valero - 25-8,
Indy Watch - synestro, rsabin117, Chuckski26, geezer9687, becs, dranscht, annyonggob888

Who's in Danger - anyone who doesn't have Iron Man, Narnia or Indy, that's for sure! Starting with glebe, czar78, jimott01, and binkley

Box Office HY

GZ: Alyson, annyonggob888 (brand new!)
Big jumps: numbersix_99 - 18-5, i_valero - 21-6
Indy watch - 2/3 of the damn field, including annyonggob888, dranscht, SuperShaan, geezer9687, Mister Funktastic and Kompressr

Who's in Danger - Ironically, the three of us that were #1-#3 last week (cRAzY, sobravo16, and myself... gulp) may very well be toast in three weeks' time. czar78 and binkley are in trouble, and bentley020 and writers_blocs are too far down to make up much ground. cRAzY, J.I. and aadams will probably be cashing in their IMs.

Changes in User Rating have not been made official, so the Ultimate results are not set in stone, but for Box Office, they're pretty much dead-on.

Damn, this is gonna be CLOSE!!!

I'm on Indy and SATC Watch! I think Indy will do well, and I think SATC will give me some extra bucks, even though it only has a few days in Round 3.

I'm waiting anxiously..

Just to depress people more about Semi-Pro. Baby Mama pretty much made in 2 weeks what Semi-Pro made in 9.

Im just waiting for Round 3 to end. The sooner the better as far as Im concerned. Im on Indywatch too, but with everyone else having it, I doubt my position will improve too much. As long as I make it (which I think I should) I can look forward to the coming months full of optimism until another movie on my slate bombs like Semi Pro and Cloverfield have so far.

Really though, two bombs in three seasons is pretty bad even by my standards! If I was anyone else hoping ot perform well I would steer clear of all my picks in the coming months...

Which probably means The Hulk, SATC, Zohan etc

Don't even go there surfer...

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