Previously on Adam Riff™:
On May 1, Adam Robot and I each drafted 10 films set for release between May 1 and August 31. Whoever's slate earns the most money domestically by Labour Day wins. I won a pre-draft game of rock-paper-scissors to select first, after which we alternated selections.
Final totals:
Jon | |
1. Captain America: Civil War | $407,964,934 |
2. Finding Dory | $481,848,069 |
3. Suicide Squad | $297,422,209 |
4. Independence Day: Resurgence | $103,054,053 |
5. Star Trek Beyond | $154,293,322 |
6. Jason Bourne | $155,162,175 |
7. Now You See Me 2 | $65,075,540 |
8. The Purge: Election Year | $79,042,440 |
9. The Conjuring 2 | $102,470,008 |
10. The Secret Life of Pets | $358,555,825 |
$2,204,888,575 |
Adam Robot | |
1. The BFG | $54,739,187 |
2. Alice Through the Looking Glass | $77,042,381 |
3. X-Men: Apocalypse | $155,442,489 |
4. Ghostbusters | $126,249,627 |
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | $82,035,823 |
6. Warcraft | $47,225,655 |
7. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | $55,340,730 |
8. Pete's Dragon | $64,222,939 |
9. Central Intelligence | $127,426,401 |
10. Ice Age: Collision Course | $62,631,030 |
$852,356,262 |
This was over as soon as Adam Robot didn't select Finding Dory with his first pick.
Previously on Adam Riff™:
Q: Rank the following 2016 film adaptations of video games by projected final domestic box office, from largest to smallest: Ratchet and Clank, Angry Birds, Warcraft, Assassin's Creed.
As of Labour Day:
$$$ | The Angry Birds Movie | $107,483,144 |
$$ | Warcraft | $47,225,655 |
$ | Ratchet and Clank | $8,821,329 |
So depending on how Assassin's Creed performs, I win, Russell wins, or we all lose.