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Just enter with my cynical mentality, Laura. Think, "I'm just going to randomly guess, even though I'm going to be wrong. But whatever." Then, when you don't win, as will most likely happen, it won't be a surprise. And if you somehow DO win, bingo!
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Laura Ingalls wrote:We want the pictures of the gas prices! :protest:

I'm going to be way off. :( I thought the prices would rise with all the holiday traffic....apparently not. Boooooooooo! :noway:
I was thinking that myself, and I know they definitely rose here this weekend. Oh well :)
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Laura Ingalls wrote:I thought the prices would rise with all the holiday traffic
I thought of that after I made my guess and was upset with myself. I'm surprised and glad it didn't matter.
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Question: Is the Despicable Me 2 forecast based on the 3-day (Wed-Thurs-Fri) or 5-day total?
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Weekend numbers are always based on the first Friday, Saturday and Sunday of a movie's release.

See here:
http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/
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Yeah, Box Office Mojo is where I usually go to get my weekend forecasts. So, yeah, I was aware that the estimates are based on Fri-Sat-Sun numbers. But Despicable Me 2 was released on Wednesday, so the "weekend" number is generally being based on the 5-day period that it was out. I wasn't sure which one you'd be basing our competition on. ;)
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Christian A. wrote:Yeah, Box Office Mojo is where I usually go to get my weekend forecasts. So, yeah, I was aware that the estimates are based on Fri-Sat-Sun numbers. But Despicable Me 2 was released on Wednesday, so the "weekend" number is generally being based on the 5-day period that it was out. I wasn't sure which one you'd be basing our competition on. ;)
In that case, everyone failed, because the movie made like $140M over the 5-day period. \:D/ I wouldn't have projected $70M if we were including the weekdays.

Also, I've never known anyone to consider Wed-Thurs-Fri to be the "opening weekend", so I don't think we'll start now. ;)
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What was the donation for? \:D/
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I know. I have yet to win a ticket for being right on a prediction. =p So I am definitely not dominating. :boohoo:
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bookworm wrote:What was the donation for? \:D/
Answer the question you Eagle of America.
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Oh, I gave out $10 for every ticket people had won from weeks 1-5. I announced it during the first week, but it hasn't been mentioned for awhile.

More money will be dished out for weeks 6-10, since you guys like it so much. \:D/
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snubs wrote:I know. I have yet to win a ticket for being right on a prediction. =p So I am definitely not dominating. :boohoo:
AE! You sent that message to everyone?! I thought I was special...:(
It's been awhile, hasn't it?
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A form letter donation? I'm hurt. :(
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Grrrr, I missed the deadline. :( I was busy yesterday and was thinking the deadline was tonight or Sunday - I was thinking of the stache contest.

The National League will RULE anyway. :noway:
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I was gone but even I know the AMERICAN LEAGUE WILL WIN!!!!!!
sorry to all you NL fans out there but it is true.
I am confused
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bookworm wrote:
American Eagle wrote:I counted a total of 43 people, which is far above the range I suggested and more than 10 above the highest prediction, so no tickets were won last week. Oh well.
Was there a dog?
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bookworm wrote:
American Eagle wrote:I counted a total of 43 people, which is far above the range I suggested and more than 10 above the highest prediction, so no tickets were won last week. Oh well.
Was there a dog?
There actually was a dog on the church property at the time, but she wasn't involved in the reunion, sorry. :P
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