For a full list of rules, click here: 2013 Oscar Season 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. # of Weeks each new wide release will spend at #1.
5. # of Weeks each new wide release will spend in the top 10.

This Week’s New Wide Releases

Battle of the Year (1,800 screens)
Prisoners (3,150 screens)

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

It wasn’t a surprise that Insidious: Chapter 2 was number one, but it was a surprise that it performed so well, especially after failing to impress critics the way its predecessor had. The Family also had a strong first weekend while Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters spent its 6th week in the top ten, which is pretty impressive for a film that didn’t open very well. Of all of the September releases, only two films amassed 7 weeks in the top ten (none lasted longer) and aside from other films that released the same weekend as Percy Jackson, only four other films stayed in the top ten for 6 weeks. Pretty impressive for a film that’s going to top out under $70 million.

Top 10 Films

1. Insidious: Chapter 2, $40,272,103
2. The Family, $14,034,764
3. Riddick, $6,841,800
4. Lee Daniels’ The Butler, $5,544,621
5. We’re the Millers, $5,404,385
6. Instructions Not Included, $4,862,712
7. Planes, $3,111,194
8. One Direction: This Is Us, $2,470,182
9. Elysium, $2,106,459
10. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, $1,883,148

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

Division 1

Insidious: Chapter 2 (Wo | M | Z) @ $40.3 M

Division 2

Insidious: Chapter 2 (Wo= | M= | Z) @ $40.3 M
The Family (Wo= | M | Zo) @ $14.0 M
Riddick (Wo=+ | M | Z) @ $6.8 M
Lee Daniels’ The Butler (W+ | Mo=+ | Z) @ $5.5 M
We’re the Millers (W | Mo | Z) @ $5.4 M
Instructions Not Included (W | Mo | Z) @ $4.9 M
Planes (Wo= | M= | Zo) @ $3.1 M
One Direction: This Is Us (W | Mo | Z) @ $2.5 M
Elysium (W= | M | Zo+) @ $2.1 M
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (No one) @ $1.9 M

Current Standings

Division 1

1. 3 Points – Wesley
2. 3 Points – Mike
3. 2 Points – Zach

Division 2

1. 38 Points – Wesley
2. 38 Points – Mike
3. 37 Points – Zach