THE CONTEST HAS CLOSED FOR ENTRIES. RESULTS WILL BE POSTED AT THE END OF THE SUMMER>
Time again for my summer blockbuster contest. The twenty first, this time. Who would have guessed I would have kept it up this long?
Here's how the contest works. Below I provide the titles of six upcoming movies that will open in North America during the summer. You send me a message guessing how much money you think they'll make in North America during the summer. In addition, as a bonus question, choose the summer film not on the list I provide that will make the most money in North America during the period.
Enter through this web page. If you have trouble with the web page, I will accept entries through email, provided it isn't too hard to decipher them. Only entries received before May 24 will be included. Note that because of the starting date, Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness are not included in the contest and are not eligible for the sleeper film.
Enter your name (or whatever alias you prefer to go by) and an email address in the first two slots. Then, for each film enter the dollar amount (in millions, rounded) you think that film will make between its opening date and the end of the summer, which is Labor Day, for the purpose of this contest. For example, if you think Pacific Rim will make $172,546,203, enter the value 173. I won't disqualify entries for not including email addresses, but if I have a problem with your entry and for whatever reason can't get back to you by email, I'll discard the entry.
Read the complete contest rules for further details, such as scoring, exact dates covered, etc.
This being the twenty first annual contest implies there have been twenty earlier ones. The results of those may not offer much guidance, but they're available to check out.