Ep. 739 - The 2023 Summer Movie Wager Results
Ep. 739 - The 2023 Summer Movie Wager Results  
Podcast: The Filmcast
Published On: Tue Sep 12 2023
Description: It's the annual reckoning! Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) and Peter Sciretta (@Petersciretta) return to the podcast and, along with the rest of the Filmcast crew, discuss this year's summer box office. Where did we guess right in the Summer Movie Wager? What were our many, many, many failures? Listen to hear us discuss!Thanks to our sponsor for this episode, BetterHelp:Betterhelp: Go to BetterHelp.com/filmcast to get 10% off your first month.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram The Summer Movie Wager is a box office game which is played each summer. You can find the history and play along at http://www.thesummermoviewager.com (thanks to Dennis for maintaining the site!) The general goal of this game is to predict the highest grossing films of the summer in terms of domestic box office, IN THE CORRECT ORDER. The closer you get to the final ranked order, the more points you get. This year, the summer movie wager will begin on May 4 2023 (the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3) and last through September 4, 2023, Labor Day, as usual.Each of your 13 picks (10 movies and 3 dark horses) gets a single score assigned to it by using the following rules: If your picked movie for #1 OR #10 is correct, you score 13 points for it. If your picked movie for 2-9  is correct, you score 10 points for it. If your picked movie is only 1 spot away from its actual placement, you score 7 points for it. If your picked movie is only 2 spots away from its actual placement, you score 5 points for it. If your picked movie is placed inside the Top 10, you score 3 points for it. If your picked movie is not placed inside the Top 10, you score 0 points for it. For each of your picked dark horses placed inside the Top 10, you score 1 point. -If two or more rules apply to a single pick, only that single rule will be applied which assigns the highest point value to that pick. For example: If your pick for #1 is correct, you don't get 16 points for it because it is #1 and because it placed inside the Top 10; instead you only get 13 points for it. The Actual Top 10 Movies1. Barbie2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 34. Oppenheimer5. The Little Mermaid6. Sound of Freedom7. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny8. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One9. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts10. ElementalGermain’s top 101. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny3. The Little Mermaid4. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 15. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse6. The Flash7. Fast X8. Barbie9. Oppenheimer10. Transformers: Rise of the BeastsDARK HORSES-Elemental-Haunted Mansion-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant MayhemPeter's top 101. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse3. The Little Mermaid4. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny5. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 16. The Flash7. Fast X8. Barbie9. Oppenheimer10. ElementalDARK HORSES-Transformers: Rise of the Beasts-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem-Haunted MansionDevindra’s Top 101. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse4. The Little Mermaid5. The Flash6. Elemental7. Fast X8. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 19. Barbie10. OppenheimerDARK HORSES-Transformers: Rise of the Beasts-Meg 2-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant MayhemJeff’s Top 101. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny3. The Little Mermaid4. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse5. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 16. Fast X7. The Flash8. Elemental9. Oppenheimer10. Transformers: Rise of the BeastsDARK HORSES-Barbie-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem-Haunted MansionDave’s top 101. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny3. The Little Mermaid4. The Flash5. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 16. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse7. Fast X8. Barbie9. Oppenheimer10. Transformers: Rise of the BeastsDARK HORSES-Blue Beetle-Elemental-Haunted MansionSupport David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter @thefilmcastpod.Credits: Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. Our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music comes from Noah Ross. If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.