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Proud of Jenna's effort here, hanging in well against a B8 favorite.
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Disappointing second weekend for Solo, dropping 65% despite the smaller-than-expected opening weekend. With that in the books our new Summer Totals stand at

Avengers - $646
Deadpool - $261
Solo - $156

So things are looking DARN good for my prediction, which was as you'll recall...

1. Avengers Infinity $646
2. Incredibles 2 $439
3. Jurassic Fallen $393
4. Deadpool 2 $319
5. Solo $265

OMG no one else buy a ticket to Infinity War so I can keep my perfect guess!


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Across history and throughout all cultures on the planet, everyone agrees there's nothing as attractive as a great smile. But is it possible to determine The Greatest Smile on Earth? Let's have a Board 8 Contest to find out!

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Alison Brie / Jenna Coleman

Yesterday's Result:
Alicia Vikander - 33
Anna Koshmal - 22

Back and forth affair yesterday; Alicia had the early lead, Anna had a great run to pull ahead by 5, but Alicia dominated the European vote to survive and advance. Should be a good one against a different Anna (Kendrick) in R2!


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She's a model but isn't particularly famous; luckily for her the only qualification to make this bracket was a fantastic smile!


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Truly this is a fight to the finish.


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LeonhartFour posted...

I think the second GIF might be a little too involved.

There's a lot going on yes. But please be aware, I had to cut the original sequence in half just to get it to fit- which was painful as it's all SOLID GOLD!


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Across history and throughout all cultures on the planet, everyone agrees there's nothing as attractive as a great smile. But is it possible to determine The Greatest Smile on Earth? Let's have a Board 8 Contest to find out!

vs
Alicia Vikander / Anna Koshmal

Yesterday's Result:
Anna Kendrick - 33
Dillion Harper - 15

B8 favorite Anna advanced without much of a challenge yesterday... but I think today's winner will give her a real run in R2!


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BKSheikah dominated even The Show hosts in 2017, wow!
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Okay I'll keep it in mind.

Now let's get Europe's opinion on the matter!


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Please try to remain calm, I assure you there will be cheeks of all sizes in the coming month.


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If Ngamer Projects are your jam (and based on how far you've gotten in this topic, that seems likely), you may be interested to know that I've launched my first Contest in a decade and it will be running daily for the next month or so. Check it out!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/76673784


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No public bracket for this until the end of R1, we need these results to be as unbiased and pure-smile-based as possible to ensure the scientifically correct Champion!


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Remember to search "smile" to get in your vote every day this month!
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BKSheikah dominated even The Show hosts in 2017, wow!
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Across history and throughout all cultures on the planet, everyone agrees there's nothing as attractive as a great smile. But is it possible to determine The Greatest Smile on Earth? Let's have a Board 8 Contest to find out!

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There will be one match per day for the next month until a Grand Champion has been crowned and the Greatest Smile On Earth has been discovered. Good luck to all our contestants!


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As others have said I think it happened 3-4 years ago with Minecraft. I'm not sure there will be another... yes Fortnite is a big deal right now but I don't see it lasting another year (as the dominant #1 game in the world, obviously it's still going to be supported and very popular).


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Spelunky until next year.
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BKSheikah dominated even The Show hosts in 2017, wow!
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Once upon a time every studio dreamed of a $100 million opening, but in 2018 the $103 million Solo pulled down in its first four days has to be considered a bit of a disappointment. Rouge One and its $155 mil start was considered incredible at the time and only looks more spectacular in hindsight; clearly having only 5 months between Star Wars releases instead of the usual 12 was a mistake, and I doubt Disney will repeat it. (Though rumors of the movie's troubled filming and reshoots surely held it back as well.)

Also not quite up to par: Deadpool's large 57% drop in its second weekend. DP2 still made $54 million for a new total of $219, which is highly respectable, but its now fallen over 20 mil behind the pace of DP1 and is clearly being hurt by this month's tough competition. Speaking of which, Avengers was the weekend's bright spot, continuing to astound by dropping only 24% despite two huge new releases displacing it in most screens across the continent.

Overall the holiday weekend came in at around $220 million- one of the better showings for the year but nowhere near the $400 we saw at the launch of both Black Panther and Infinity War.

Things finally cool off next weekend with no major releases, but after that its back to Blockbuster Season with Ocean's 8/Incredibles 2/Jurassic World all looking to have huge openings in June.


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Solid start for Solo on Thursday evening, but that's to be expected from the world's biggest fanbase. We'll see if it can keep things rolling to help deliver the all time four day record.


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Your accounts are fine, every website just had to apply the update by today because of this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation


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I thought I was losing my mind when this trailer went up on youtube last night. Jungle Book was a pretty big hit and I heard they confirmed a sequel, so I assumed this was it, but then they were just telling the same story over again...?

The funny thing is they actually completed filming in early 2015 and wanted to have it out for Thanksgiving 2016 but had to push it back two years after Disney beat them to the punch. So now we'll get to watch live action Jungle Books three times in six years, hooorah.


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Rachel Cook
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BKSheikah dominated even The Show hosts in 2017, wow!
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WHOOPSIES, got a little ahead of myself! Deadpool did smash the opening day record for an R rated film with $53 million (besting the 50 that It put together last year), but it was very front loaded and finished the weekend with $126, 6 million off the record. That's still a fantastic total and it's pretty clear it only missed out on the #1 finish because so many people are still heading to Avengers for the first or second or third time. (Despite the inter-Marvel competition Infinity War amazingly dropped only 52% in its 4th weekend, scoring another $29 million to almost reach $600 domestically.)

Yup, bit of a shame that Deadpool got pinched with unlucky timing for the release window, but the sad thing is... it's only going to get worse. Launching behind what will go down as the third-biggest movie ever was bad enough, and now its second weekend numbers are going to be destroyed by a Memorial Weekend Star Wars release. Poor DP!

Between these three huge films and the extra day for the holiday we might be heading into the biggest 4 day total in US box office history- should be fun!


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Wow he could use his super power to experience 1000 books per year

(by reading the last sentence of the plot summary on all their wiki pages)


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Early reports indicate Deapool is having an incredible opening day and the question isn't if it smashes the opening weekend record for an R rated film, but by how much! Should be a fun report when the final numbers arrive on Monday.


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Strong Finals, and I think the right match is winning atm.


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Nice idea but it needs more flexibility. I think with a few tweaks it will be a cool addition.


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Important clarification that needs to be made before August (warning- potential Avengers 2019 spoiler, click at your own risk).

https://imgur.com/bp5xcAA


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What? Can't believe they put all the effort into launching a new game when they would have to close the studio if it wasn't an instant Fortnight-level success overnight.


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BKSheikah dominated even The Show hosts in 2017, wow!
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Final numbers are in- Infinity pulled down $62 million domestically this past weekend. The bad news: that's way off The Force Awaken's 90 mil and only the 4th best third weekend on record, behind Black Panther's 66. With Deadpool arriving next week to cut out its legs it seems unlikely that Avengers will be able to maintain its lead on Panther and will have to settle for being "only" the 4th biggest movie ever domestically.

The good news: Infinity War absolutely killed it internationally this weekend thanks largely to a huge $200 million opening in China (selling more than twice as many tickets as any previous comic book movie there). It's already the first comic book film to pass the $1 billion mark outside of the US, has already climbed into the #5 position worldwide, and is a virtual lock to surpass both Force Awakens and Titanic to finish as the #2 box office smash in history.


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BKSheikah dominated even The Show hosts in 2017, wow!
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On vacation ATM but I promise Full Thoughts on Infinity when I get back, now that everyone's had time to see it!


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BKSheikah dominated even The Show hosts in 2017, wow!
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His legacy will never be stronger than it will a year from now when we see where these 2017/2018 decisions land us.
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BKSheikah dominated even The Show hosts in 2017, wow!
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Neat!
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BKSheikah dominated even The Show hosts in 2017, wow!
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The final numbers are in and Infinity put up $115 million this past weekend. That's well short of the 150 it needed to beat TFA but is still amazing (#2 of all time).

With other hot action movies arriving soon it remains to be seen if Avengers will be able to best Black Panther domestically, but it's got so much more international appeal that it's sure to crush all other comic book competition in the Worldwide totals. It's already to 1.2 billion WW despite not debuting in China until this coming weekend, which has me bullish on the film's chances to go over 2 billion and top The Force Awakens in the process.


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Avengers reached 1 billion dollars worldwide today, the 34th film to accomplish that feat (and the fastest to ever get there).


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Nothing "loser" about it, solo movies are a great experience.


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NEWSFLASH - Avengers has its sights set on besting Titanic at the box office, but Deadpool has other ideas... namely, toppling Titanic as a best-selling movie soundtrack!




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Advokaiser posted...

When is it held every year? And can I look at the results?

http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/User_of_the_Year


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Infinity War hit 300 yesterday, tying Force Awakens for fastest to that mark. It's fallen a little behind TFA overall but that's to be expected; this is such an early launch that everyone's still in school during the week (unlike December releases where people often have off around the holidays). Avengers can make up for that by continuing to win on the weekends.


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Darn I was going to say Ocean's 11, then True Grit.
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BKSheikah dominated even The Show hosts in 2017, wow!
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Bryana Holly
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BKSheikah dominated even The Show hosts in 2017, wow!
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The final numbers are in and... yikes oh mikes! I was very impressed by Infinity's 2nd best of all time opening day (as well I should have been), but turns out that was just a light warmup lap. After losing Friday to The Force Awakens, Avengers destroyed Star Wars by $14 million on Saturday, then bested it by a further $9 million on Sunday.

All told that comes to a weekend total of $258 million, easily topping the old mark of 248. And it wasn't just a world-beating hit in North America- the movie smashed weekend records in nearly every country for a combined total of over $640 million. That tops the old record for a worldwide total... by 100 million. Amazingly it accomplished all that without opening in China (now the second most important market on the globe) or Russia (also a pretty big one).

Next on the horizon: trying to stay over $150 million next time out, to beat Star Wars for biggest second weekend. With all the other studios too afraid to challenge this juggernaut even in its second outing, it should have a great shot.


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OMG it's the most Full Throttle news story in history, congratulations.
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An incredible $106 million for Avengers yesterday! That's the 2nd largest single day behind only The Force Awaken's 119. Looks like it'll earn the second largest opening weekend, though it could still challenge Star War with a strong Sunday number.


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Nah brah. Nah.
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Ping me if you want more info on any of the above.
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Impressive stuff, 51% of GameFAQs plans to see Infinity War at the theater. Hard to get more than half this site to agree on liking anything, aside from Link of course.

The record is still help by The Force Awakens though, which 60% of the site planned to watch in its initial theater run.


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August 10th
The Meg


Remember when you were 10 and you discovered that 3 million years ago there was a great white shark the size of a schoolbus swimming around eating literally everything in the ocean, and its name was Megaladon, and it was the best day of your childhood? What if I told you that there was secretly one 75 foot Meg still hiding at the bottom of the ocean, and now its eating every surfer on the West Coast, and only Jason Statham can stop it? If you answered "that would be the best day of my adult life," boy do I have the movie for you.

Sharks have never really gone out of style post-Jaws, but they're especially hot right now in the wake of The Shallows and 47 Meters Down the last couple years. Well, okay so neither of those movies made much money, but Meg has a much larger budget and the advantage of being the last action flick of the Summer- maybe it can turn that into a respectable showing? Personally I think I'll wait for Netflix on this one but it could still be fun with a large enough popcorn bucket in your lap.

Related: The Shallows $55, Piranha 3D $25, Sharknado (zero dollars)

Ng Sez: $69

August 17th
The Happytime Murders

Honestly I should have concluded this Summer's movie coverage with Mission Impossible, but I had to do August solely so I could talk about this one- undoubtedly the weirdest idea I've ever had the pleasure of doing a writeup for. Soooo there was this Muppet/Sesame Street-like TV program in the 70s and 80s, except all the puppets on the show existed in real life, and now in 2018 they start turning up dead. This is an R-rated film noir about the puppet detective who has to follow shady characters into gin joints and strip clubs to get to the bottom of these Happytime Murders, before he gets knocked off himself.

...and no I didn't just make that up, this movie really exists, I just can't prove it because they haven't released a trailer yet. I could see a show like this becoming a cult hit on a streaming service or Adult Swim, but someone spending millions of dollars to promote it slash release it in thousands of theaters? Personally I won't believe it until I see it with my own eyes on opening night!

Related: The Muppets (2011) $87, The Dark Crystal $41, Team America: World Police $33

Ng Sez: $11

August 24th
Replicas


After a horrific car accident kills his wife and kids, brilliant Doctor Keanu Reeves will stop at nothing to bring them back to life.

Keanu's riding high off the goodwill generated by the frankly incredible things he's done in the past few years to anyone who looked at his dog the wrong way, so I could see him turning this fairly stereotypical sci-fi trope into a decent hit. Won't set the world on fire but I'm down for some mind-bending synthetic action, so count me in if the reviews are better than expected!

Related: John Wick 2 $92, The Lazarus Effect $26, Flatliners (2017) $17

Ng Sez: $59
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Ng's Top Five Picks:
1. Avengers Infinity $646
2. Incredibles 2 $439
3. Jurassic Fallen $393
4. Deadpool 2 $319
5. Solo $265


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July 20th
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again


Did you realize the original Mamma Mia movie came out ten years ago? I'd have said four or five! Not that I think about it often (other than when the admittedly catchy songs get stuck in my head). Regardless, Here We Go Again is the story of Amanda Seyfried getting knocked up a notch by a man who leaves her, so she needs to get cheered up by time traveling to the '70s to watch her Mom Meryl Streep (errr, Lily James) likewise get knocked up by a young Pierce Brosnan (or possibly two other men, who knows). Inspirational stuff!

I'd say 10 years is way too long between entries but female moviegoers are going to be starved for entertainment this Summer, as we've covered a few times already, and musicals are some of the safest bets at the box office these days. I'm betting this still puts up a very respectable number, though it probably doesn't match the original's success.

Related: Mamma Mia $144, Les Miserables $149, The Greatest Showman $174

Ng Sez: $122

July 27th
Mission: Impossible - Fallout


Tom Cruise puts on his running shoes for the sixth time... but this time, it's personal. Oh, they've all been personal? Okay, this time, it's impersonal.

I don't know how much there is to say about Fallout other than that I absolutely LOVE this trailer (especially when the remixed theme song kicks in) and that the last two entries in this series have been downright delightful and I'd happily watch another six. The rest of the world seems to be in agreement based on the box office tallies, so here's to predicting more of the same aka another 200+ showing for this unkillable franchise!

Related: Rogue Nation $195, Ghost Protocol $209, MI3 $134

Ng Sez: $203

August 3rd
Christopher Robin


When Ewan McGregor's family leaves him at home in the midst of a serious midlife crisis he's visited by his closest childhood friend... a talking stuffed animal named Winnie the Pooh. Fever dream, severe mental trauma, an unhinged psychotic break? Oh, bother!

I joke, but Disney's animated-films-turned-live-action-for-no-good-reason genre has been one of their best decisions ever from a purely business standpoint. Everyone saw Beauty & The Beast go nuts a year ago but even their second tier titles like Cinderella and Maleficent have made serious bank. And of course we'd be fools to disregard Seth MacFarlane's trailblazing role in this area- clearly talking teddy bears are as sure a sign of an upcoming box office bonanza as insanity!

Related: Winnie the Pooh (2011) $27, Cinderella (2015) $201, Ted $219

Ng Sez: $116
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June 29th
Sicario: Day of the Soldado


What an odd choice to place smack-dab in the middle of Blockbuster Season: a sequel to a small Oscar-nominated 2015 film that was critically acclaimed but almost no one saw, and which lost its leading actor (Emily Blunt). Kind of makes sense though because, based on the trailer, it looks like Soldado is shedding its small scale indie roots and going in a Micheal Bay-lite action direction with Benicio del Toro starting an ill-advised war with the Mexican government.

I'm sure it'll do okay for itself and improve on Sicaro's modest success, can't see it turning into a break out smash hit... But enough about that nonsense, let's get to the real story here: what a Summer for Josh Brolin! He gets to chew scenery and steal scenes as the ultra intimidating super villain in TWO of what will be the most successful comic book movies ever only two weeks apart, then a mere month later here he is lighting up the screen with another juicy villainous role. He'll never have to worry about money again, and good for him; now he just needs an Oscar statue to go along with his Scrooge McDuck vault.

Related: Sicario $47, The Wolfman $61, Traffic $124

Ng Sez: $73

July 6th
Ant-Man and the Wasp


Ant-Man makes his glorious return to the silver screen, this time alongside his new sidekick Evangeline Lilly. (Well, not new, she was in the last movie already, but now she gets to wear a bumblebee suit and shrink and talk to bugs or whatever.)

Okay so Ant-Man is the lowest of the low tier when it comes to super heroes, but Paul Rudd is great in the role and somehow even joke characters can turn Disney shareholders into mega millionaires thanks to the far reaching appeal of the MCU. I'm thinking audiences are going to leave Infinity War newly reenergized about this universe and the high tide will raise all ships, lifting even the least consequential of their 20 shared-world movies to new heights. And I'll be right there to get in on the fun on opening week!

Related: Ant-Man $180, Doctor Strange $233, Thor: Ragnarok $315

Ng Sez: $223

July 13th
Skyscraper


Did I call Melissa McCarthy Hollywood's most bankable star above? Someone musta forgot about THE ROCK. His track record of success is actually even more unbelievable considering he makes twice as many movies as Melissa and somehow every second one explodes as a mega-hit, like Jumani did earlier this year. In any case Skyscraper is, well... 99% just the original Die Hard, with Rock in the Bruce Willis role.

Will that be enough to make it a show-stopping blockbuster? Probably. Will it be enough to get me to the theater on opening weekend? HECK yes! Now if you'll excuse me I have to cut this review short and see Rampage instead.

Related: Jumani $404, Central Intelligence $127, San Andreas $155

Ng Sez: $129
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