Weekend Box Office Predictions Game: Inception and Sorcery

These three films are joined by Summit's The Twilight Saga: Eclipse starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, as well as Robert Rodriguez' Predators with Adrien Brody in the latest round of our weekly interactive Weekend Box Office Prophet Game. Your objective in the game is to predict what these five films will make from Friday, July 16 through Sunday, July 18. Once submitted, your prediction is averaged in with the other players for a cumulative score that competes against the Prophet predictions.

Should the average player differences between the actual box office gross and predicted grosses beat the Prophet for 3 or more of the 5 films, the top player will win The Illusionist on Blu-ray. A tie rules in favor of the players.

If the Prophet comes out on top then this prize will roll into the next round and be joined by another. We will still award a small DVD prize to the top place finisher in the event that happens.

Notice: The Sorcerer's Apprentice opens on Wednesday, July 14 but the box office totals will not be counted in the game until Friday.

Once you are successfully logged in, the average player scores will update in real time below as new predictions are entered. The entry period will close at 9pm PST Thursday, July 15, with this round's results being published Monday evening when the actual box office numbers are made available. Good luck to all!

There are currently 74 players up against the Prophet The entry period for July 16 - 18 has already ended. Follow the weekly results at the Weekend Box Office Prophet main page. The Sorcerer's Apprentice Disney opted to put out this popcorn summer flick on Wednesday so it will have been in theaters for a full two days before being eligible for our game on Friday. National Treasure 2, the last similar Nic Cage family adventure, reeled in $44.8 million its opening weekend in December 2007. Apprentice opens on 3,300 screens. All: $32.1   Me: n/a   Prophet: $28.7   Actual: $17.6 Inception "From the Director of The Dark Knight." Those 7 words alone will drive huge business to Inception its opening weekend from Nolan's faithful fans and moviegoers looking for something a little less spoon fed. The huge 3,700+ screen count, some of which are IMAX, will also help boost the opening weekend. All: $62.0   Me: n/a   Prophet: $68.5   Actual: $62.8 Despicable Me Despicable Me's huge $56.4 million opening and solid word of mouth should continue to drive solid business into its second weekend. The summer heat wave across the country will once again force parents to seek air-conditioned entertainment for their kids at places like cinemas. All: $33.9   Me: n/a   Prophet: $35.2   Actual: $32.8 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Twilight Eclipse enters its 3rd weekend enjoying less steep drops over its first two than the original Twilight and New Moon were hit with. Last weekend's 51% drop down to $31.7 million is likely indicative of what's to come this upcoming weekend. All: $18.5   Me: n/a   Prophet: $15.9   Actual: $13.4 Predators Predators will have a tough time keeping its footing going into weekend number two after a substantial on Saturday and Sunday last weekend. A more than 50% drop is expected as the predominantly male audience turns its attention squarely towards Inception. All: $13.6   Me: n/a   Prophet: $10.1   Actual: $7.0