For a full list of rules, click here: 2012 Oscar Box Office Predictions Game Rules.

Submit Your Predictions for This Week

1. Top Ten Films at the U.S. Box Office of the week in order from most money to least.
2. Individual monetary predictions for each film.
3. Final box office tally for all new wide releases.
4. Awards predictions for any film you think has a shot at an end-of-year awards nomination.

This Week’s New Wide Releases

Alex Cross (2,400 screens)
Paranormal Activity 4 (3,000 screens)

This Week’s New Limited Release

All Together
Bestiaire
Brooklyn Castle
Codebreaker
The Flat
Hating Breitbart
My Worst Nightmare
The Sessions
Tai Chi Zero

Box Office Prediction Increments

1. $50 million or higher – $5 million increments
2. $25 million to $49 million – $1 million increments
3. $5 million to $24.5 million – $500,000 increments
4. $4.9 million or lower – $100,000 increments

Last Week’s Results

Ben Affleck made quite an impression on the box office this weekend. In spite of not being the same kind of film to appeal to audiences who made The Town a hit, his piece about the rescue of six hostages from Iran came within $3 million of overtaking Liam Neeson behemoth Taken 2 for the number one spot at the box office. In spite of looking like many other horror films, Sinister still managed to end the weekend just under Argo with a satisfying $18 million. Seven Psychopaths did well in far fewer theaters, creeping into the Top 10 with $4.1 million while the only other new film of the week, conservative Ayn Rand sequel Atlas Shrugged, Part 2 didn’t live up to expectations, failing to even crack the top 10.

Top 10 Films

1. Taken 2, $21,873,127
2. Argo, $19,458,109
3. Sinister, $18,007,934
4. Hotel Transylvania, $17,241,317
5. Here Comes the Boom, $11,816,596
6. Pitch Perfect, $9,266,940
7. Frankenweenie, $7,054,334
8. Looper, $6,201,665
9. Seven Psychopaths, $4,174,915
10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, $2,150,064

Key:
W=Wesley | M=Mike | Z=Zach
@ Total : Correct Prediction
o : Correct Prediction Individual
= : Correct Placement

Division 1

Taken 2 (W | Mo) @ $24.5 M
Argo (Wo | Z | C) @ $23.0 M

Division 2

Taken 2 (W= | M= | Z | C) @ $22.0 M
Argo (W= | M | Z | C) @ $19.5 M
Sinister (W= | M | Z= | C) @ $18.0 M
Hotel Transylvania (W= | M | Z= | C) @ $17.0 M
Here Comes the Boom (W= | M | Z= | C) @ $12.0 M
Pitch Perfect (W= | M= | Z= | C=) @ $9.5 M
Frankenweenie (W | M | Z | C) @ $7.0 M
Looper (W | M | Z= | C) @ $6.0 M
Seven Psychopaths (W= | M= | Z | C) @ $1.2 M
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (No one) @ $2.2 M

Division 3

Taken 2 (W-$19 | M-$19.5 | Z-$21 | C-$22) @ $22.0 M
Argo (W-$16 | M-$16.5 | Z-$12 | C-$13) @ $19.5 M
Sinister (W-$17 | M-$14 | Z-$18 | C-$15) @ $18.0 M
Hotel Transylvania (W-$17 | M-$16.5 | Z-$17 | C-$16) @ $17.0 M
Here Comes the Boom (W-$12 | M-$4 | Z-$10 | C-$9) @ $12.0 M
Pitch Perfect (W-$7 | M-$9.5 | Z-$9 | C-$7) @ $9.5 M
Frankenweenie (W-$6.5 | M-$7 | Z-$5.5 | C-$6) @ $7.0 M
Looper (W-$3.5 | M-$4 | Z-$4.5 | C-$5.5) @ $6.0 M
Seven Psychopaths () @ $1.2 M
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (No one) @ $2.2 M

Current Standings

Division 1

1. 10 Points – Wesley
2. 7 Points – Mike
3. 6 Points – Zach
4. 6 Points – CineSnatch

Division 2

1. 84 Points – Wesley
2. 81 Points – Mike
3. 74 Points – CineSnatch
4. 68 Points – Zach

Division 3

1. $412.3 M Box Office Bucks – Mike
2. $388.7 M Box Office Bucks – Wesley
3. $383.7 M Box Office Bucks – CineSnatch
4. $344.0 M Box Office Bucks – Zach