Ep. 821 - The 2025 Summer Movie Wager
Ep. 821 - The 2025 Summer Movie Wager  
Podcast: The Filmcast
Published On: Mon Apr 28 2025
Description: It's the annual Summer Movie Wager! Our friends BJ Colangelo, Germain Lussier, and Peter Sciretta return to make their wagers along with the Filmcast crew, on this summer's box office. Come back in the fall to see who will reign supreme as the winner of the 2025 wager. You can play along at thesummermoviewager.com. To be considered for the leaderboard, you must enter by Wednesday April 30, 2025.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Thanks to our SPONSOR: BETTERHELP: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/filmcast today to get 10% off your first month.Weekly PlugsDavid - Decoding TVDevindra - Engadget Podcast: Pixel 9a review + Bracing for tariffsJeff - runjeffrun.comThe Summer Movie Wager is a game that we play during the summer of each year. You can find the history of the game and play along at thesummermoviewager.com (thanks to Dennis for putting that site together). 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 1, 2025 (with the release of Thunderbolts) and last through September 1, 2025, 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.Germain’s Top 101. Lilo & Stitch2. Jurassic World Rebirth3. Superman4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps5. How to Train Your Dragon6. Thunderbolts*7. F18. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning9. Elio10. 28 Years LaterDARK HORSES:- Ballerina- M3GAN 2.0- The Naked GunTIE BREAKER: $457MMBJ’s Top 101. Jurassic World Rebirth2. Lilo & Stitch3. Superman4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps5. How to Train Your Dragon6. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning7. Thunderbolts*8. Final Destination: Bloodlines9. Ballerina10. ElioDARK HORSES:- M3GAN 2.0- Karate Kid: Legends- F1TIE BREAKER: $527MMPeter’s Top 101. Lilo & Stitch2. Superman3. Jurassic World Rebirth4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps5. How to Train Your Dragon6. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning7. Thunderbolts*8. Karate Kid: Legends9. Elio10. F1DARK HORSES:- Ballerina- M3GAN 2.0- SmurfsTIE BREAKER: $402MMDevindra’s Top 101. Lilo & Stitch2. Jurassic World Rebirth3. Superman4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps5. F16. How to Train Your Dragon7. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning8. Karate Kid: Legends9. Thunderbolts*10. ElioDARK HORSES:- M3GAN 2.0- Final Destination: Bloodlines- Freakier FridayTIE BREAKER: $510MMJeff’s Top 101. Lilo & Stitch2. Superman3. Jurassic World Rebirth4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps5. Elio6. How to Train Your Dragon7. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning8. F19. Thunderbolts*10. Freakier Friday DARK HORSES:- M3GAN 2.0- Karate Kid: Legends- The Bad Guys 2TIE BREAKER: $520MMDavid’s Top 101. How to Train Your Dragon2. Jurassic World Rebirth3. Lilo & Stitch4. Superman5. The Fantastic Four: First Steps6. Karate Kid: Legends7. Thunderbolts*8. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning9. F110. ElioDARK HORSES:- Ballerina- The Bad Guys 2- Final Destination: BloodlinesTIE BREAKER: $530MMSupport 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.Credits: Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project byTim McEwan from The Midnight. This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris. 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.