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As the seasons begin to change, the time of box office reckoning is upon us! Our friends Peter Sciretta, BJ Colangelo, and Germain Lussier join the Filmcast team to look back on this year’s summer box office results. Which films surged to the top of the list and which missed the mark? Who will reign supreme and win the wager? Listen to find out!
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The Summer Movie Wager is a game that we play during the summer of each year. You can find the history of the game and play along at thesummermoviewager.com (thanks to Dennis for putting that site together). The general goal of this game is to predict the highest grossing films of the summer in terms of domestic box office, in the correct order. The closer you get to the final ranked order, the more points you get. This year, the summer movie wager began on April 30, 2026 (with the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2) and lasted through September 7, 2026, Labor Day, as usual.
Each of your 13 picks (10 movies and 3 dark horses) gets a single score assigned to it by using the following rules:
-If your picked movie for #1 OR #10 is correct, you score 13 points for it.
-If your picked movie for 2-9 is correct, you score 10 points for it.
-If your picked movie is only 1 spot away from its actual placement, you score 7 points for it.
-If your picked movie is only 2 spots away from its actual placement, you score 5 points for it.
-If your picked movie is placed inside the Top 10, you score 3 points for it.
-If your picked movie is not placed inside the Top 10, you score 0 points for it.
-For each of your picked dark horses placed inside the Top 10, you score 1 point. If two or more rules apply to a single pick, only that single rule will be applied which assigns the highest point value to that pick. For example: If your pick for #1 is correct, you don't get 16 points for it because it is #1 and because it placed inside the Top 10; instead you only get 13 points for it.
Germain’s Top 10
1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day
2. Toy Story 5
3. The Odyssey
4. Minions & Monsters
5. Moana
6. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
7. The Devil Wears Prada 2
8. Disclosure Day
9. Supergirl
10. Scary Movie
DARK HORSES:
- Mortal Kombat II
- Masters of the Universe
- Obsession
TIE BREAKER: $657MM
BJ’s Top 10
1. Toy Story 5
2. Spider-Man: Brand New Day
3. The Odyssey
4. Minions & Monsters
5. Supergirl
6. Moana
7. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
8. Disclosure Day
9. The Devil Wears Prada 2
10. Masters of the Universe
DARK HORSES:
- Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie
- Evil Dead Burn
- Obsession
TIE BREAKER: $1.4B
Peter’s Top 10
1. Toy Story 5
2. Spider-Man: Brand New Day
3. Minions & Monsters
4. Moana
5. The Odyssey
6. The Devil Wears Prada 2
7. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
8. Supergirl
9. Disclosure Day
10. Scary Movie
DARK HORSES:
- Masters of the Universe
- Mortal Kombat II
- Evil Dead Burn
TIE BREAKER: $441MM
Devindra’s Top 10
1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day
2. The Odyssey
3. Toy Story 5
4. Minions & Monsters
5. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
6. Moana
7. Supergirl
8. The Devil Wears Prada 2
9. Mortal Kombat II
10. Disclosure Day
DARK HORSES:
- Obsession
- Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour
- Scary Movie
TIE BREAKER: $650MM
Jeff’s Top 10
1. Toy Story 5
2. Spider-Man: Brand New Day
3. The Odyssey
4. Moana
5. Minions & Monsters
6. The Devil Wears Prada 2
7. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
8. Supergirl
9. Scary Movie
10. Mortal Kombat II
DARK HORSES:
- Disclosure Day
- Masters of the Universe
- Evil Dead Burn
TIE BREAKER: $457MM
David’s Top 10
1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day
2. Toy Story 5
3. Minions & Monsters
4. Moana
5. The Odyssey
6. Supergirl
7. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
8. The Devil Wears Prada 2
9. Scary Movie
10. Mortal Kombat II
DARK HORSES:
- Disclosure Day
- Jackass: Best and Last
- Masters of the Universe
TIE BREAKER: $580MM
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