This is just a quick update on the contest that we’ve been running this week at JHM. One where the site’s readers are being asked to make predictions as to how well they think “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” will do over its opening weekend.
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As of 11:30 Wednesday, well over a hundred people have come forward and made predictions:
JHM reader’s guess at “Dead Man’s Chest” opening weekend gross
JHM reader’s name
$46.6 million
Chlane
$61.3 million
kingofswing
$67.5 million
disney my second home
$68 million
A. K. Hershey
$68.1 million
Stevie1derful
$69.5 million
i love donald
$71.3 million
kelderek
$71.6 million
Chipnme1962
$72.3 million
TerryTiger
$74.5 million
curmudgeon
$78.4 million
Ripthorn
$80.1 million
pfitzsi
$81 million
ConnerLives
$82 million
outsider624
$82.5 million
colelaus
$82.6 million
OrangeWhip
$82.7 million
Gargamike
$85 million
leodavinci
$85.3 million
Fictitious
$85.5 million
peoplemover
$86.6 million
tolkoto
$86.9 million
kronos77
$87,550,000
Rob
$88 million
mattyp0119
$88.2 million
bigWALL
$89.2 million
original19
$89.8 million
Oogie13oogie
$90.1 million
Disneyfamily
$90.2 million
englishboy
$90.3 million
LenTesta
$90.6 million
DizneeProfitEar
$91.5 million
Lee
$91.7 million
kgforce
$92.3 million
Mister Glass
$92.5 million
nwe
$92.6 million
Dancing with the Stars!
$93 million
CraigSam
$93.5 million
shoewee
$93.4 million
unit42ffd
$94.2 million
rjrip
$94.5 million
peanutj
$94.6 million
pschnebs
$94.8 million
abogdan
$95.2 million
dclyde06
$95.2 million
bravesfn1
$95.7 million
percy
$96.2 million
doceagle
$96.3 million
dsnypaul
$96.4 million
DwAdale
$97.4 million
Addie Boy
$98.2 million
technobrat
$98.5 million
mschwert11
$98.6 million
Moonliner
$99 million
orljustin
$100 million
RoadDogBC
$100 million
N2DVD
$100.2 million
icrra
$101.2 million
crow
$101.7 million
ESVADJ
$102.2 million
Yensid321
$102.4 million
DisneyScott
$102.6 million
Nitemuze2
$102.6 million
brotherdave
$103.2 million
Cybergosh
$103.5 million
Electric Panda
$104 million
Bill5925
$104,444,000.44
btbarlow
$104.7 million
RidePhoto101
$105 million
supersanborn
$105 million
mawnck
$106.2 million
DisneyFanatic001
$107.1 million
swfanatic
$107.35 million
jeffsch
$108.5 million
RRapier33
$109 million
juampi
$109.6 million
Davidgrahammd
$110 million
maskdmirag
$110.35 million
BigDaddy
$110.8 million
sgtslovak
$111 million
Smilee306
$111.11 million
fliewr
$111.12 million
craiglisa
$112 million
Abigail’s Uncle
$112.5 million
a-mad
$112.6 million
Buck
$113.13 million
jordn613
$113.7 million
k-man
$113.7 million
volvodrivingdude
$114 million
anonymouse
$114.35 million
bhb007
$115.1 million
AuntDisney
$115.4 million
zapatabe
$115,527,014
Xited4disney
$116,525,113
RichrayM
$116,985,000
cruisedude4
$117,110,708
zenifrax
$117.2 million
jocksparrow
$117.3 million
ocjedi
$117.3 million
mark4407
$117.46 million
WelcomeHomeOKW
$117.5 million
manutdfan
$117.5 million
POTCgurl
$117.6 million
greenyskp
$117.7 million
TZA
$118.215 million
Skull Rock Pirate
$119.3 million
pixiegirltink
$120.3 million
$120.3 million
$121 million
Jackthepumpkinking
$121.6 million
cbissonette
$122 million
campdisney
$122.5 million
AlexK
$122.7 million
JenLoy
$123,023,023.42
GeoffreyNeasedotcom
$123.6 million
PintoColvig
$124.3 million
Friar Storm
$124.6 million
Epcotrob
$124.6 million
ChuckBo
$124.7 million
pixiesfan37
$125 million
Skibammer
$126.2 million
AnnB
$126.4 million
MosquitoControl
$126.5 million
pacomama
$127,217,009.42
hagen
$128.2 million
megaelch
$128.4 million
jennifer1013
$129.5 million
vishazz
$130 million
brresler
$130.5 million
mgbrooks
$132.6 million
muppetaphrodite
$133.4 million
blackcauldron85
$135.63 million
aggie96
$136.2 million
mnmears
$142 million
Uncle Ed
$144.4 million
Gracie
$148 million
ennsm
$160 million
C33
$167.5 million
jonyyeh
$210.5 million
dlr50th
$317 million
yensidtlaw1969
The JHM reader who comes closest to predicting the exact figure that this Gore Verbinski film earns over its first Friday, Saturday and Sunday in domestic release will win a “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” gift pack. Which includes:
- A “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” movie storybook
- A “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” storybook with spyglass
- A “Pirates of the Caribbean” Ultimate Sticker book
- A “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest — The Curse of Davy Jones” picture book
- A “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest — Swann Song” picture book
- A “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest — The Chase is On” picture book
- A “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest — Search for Jack Sparrow” deluxe coloring book
- A “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” reusable sticker book
- A “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” coloring book with tattoos
If you’d like to get in on this “Dead Man’s Chest” -related fun, just follow this link over to Monday’s article. Then post your prediction for this film’s opening weekend gross in that story’s Talk Back section. All entries must be received before midnight EST tonight.
I know that this probably goes without saying … But let me say this anyway: JHM’s “Dead Man’s Chest” opening weekend gross contest is strictly for entertainment purposes. Anyone looking for a hidden agenda here … Well, they’re not going to find one.
“So why am I holding this contest then?,” you ask. Well, first of all, I have this large pile of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” books that’s currently cluttering up my home. And I was kind of hoping that I could eventually pass them along to some JHM reader who’d really appreciate them.
And secondly … Well, Wall Street & Hollywood spend tens of millions of dollars each year in an effort to determine — well in advance of their actual release dates — what various films are going to earn once they hit theaters. And in spite of all of the brain power & technology that’s typically involved in making these box prediction predictions, they’re almost invariably wrong.
So I just thought that it might interesting to see what would happen if we threw this sort of box office prognostication open to JHM readers. To see how they’d fare in comparison to Wall Street & Hollywood’s best experts when it came to predicting how “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” would do over its opening weekend.
To be honest, the question that I’m really dying to ask the JHM reader who comes closest in this contest is “How did you actually come up with that figure? Was it a WAG (I.E. Wild Ass Guess) on your part? Or did you use some sort of formula to come up with that number?”
I guess we’ll know more on Tuesday morning after I post the results on this JHM reader’s contest. And the winner hopefully come forward to reveal how he so accurately predicted what the “Pirates” sequel was going to earn over its opening weekend.
Speaking of which … If you want to get in on all the fun (As well as possibly win a big pile of “Pirates of the Caribbean” -related booty), be sure & submit your entry before 12 midnight EST tonight.