TheHDRoom's Interactive "Weekend Box Office Prophet Game" Launch: Mike Myers Faces Final Destinaton

If you've been following our movie news for awhile you may have noticed we like to report weekend box office numbers. Every week before those numbers come out we like to speculate in the Forums what they might be.

This weekend pits newcomer horror thrillers Rob Zombie's Halloween 2 versus The Final Destination. Taking Woodstock debuts on far fewer screens, while Inglourious Basterds and District 9 hope to extend their profitable runs.

Rather than speculate in a forum thread, I've put together this nifty game that will run together every week here at TheHDRoom. Every week we'll pick five films for everyone to predict how much money in millions they will make from Friday through Sunday. Once entered, your scores will be compared against the "Prophet," a rotating HDR staff player (this week it's me, Dan), and the cumulative average of everyone else.

At the conclusion of this first weekend the scores will be tallied and an ongoing leaderboard created. Also, once entered, you can check this page through Friday to watch the average score of all players adjust in real time as new predictions are made.

Enough talk. Be sure you're registered with us and logged in to play. I'll reveal more details about how the scoring works after this first week is complete. With any luck there will be enough players to introduce prizing for select winners who beat the Prophet and/or everyone else in the near future.

There are currently 49 players up against the Prophet

The entry period for August 28 - 30 has already ended. Follow the weekly results at the Weekend Box Office Prophet main page.

The Final Destination
Another and possibly final round of creatively executed death, only this time in trendy 3D. The third "Destination" scored $19.2 million on 200 fewer screens without death smacking you in the face.

All: $20.8   Me: n/a   Prophet: $21.4   Actual: $27.4

Halloween 2 (2009)
Rob Zombie's second Halloween remake is rumored to be his last. It's also an all-new Zombie story which means no one knows what to expect. His first Halloween remake opened with $26.4 million.

All: $22.0   Me: n/a   Prophet: $20.3   Actual: $16.3

Taking Woodstock
Ang Lee's historical comedy hopes to attract non-horror fans or anyone whom appreciates a good roll in the mud. Those horror films are playing on 3000+ screens. Taking Woodstock has only 1300.

All: $10.5   Me: n/a   Prophet: $6.6   Actual: $3.5

Inglourious Basterds
Basterds brought Tarantino his best ever opening and potentially most successful film yet. Can it maintain a strong showing after a $38 million opening or will it suffer a dreaded 50% or more drop?

All: $21.3   Me: n/a   Prophet: $19.7   Actual: $19.3

District 9
Neill Blomkamp's sleeper hit has more than doubled its cost and fended off all but Basterds last weekend. Another solid weekend, its third, could potentially eclipse $100 million in ticket sales.

All: $15.2   Me: n/a   Prophet: $9.1   Actual: $10.3