2016 Potential Blockbusters
Unlike last year's list I have added three requirements, for a film to make the list it must meet 2/3 of the following requirements:
1. A budget greater than 100 million $USD,
2. Have a large fan base or be based on a popular property,
3. Be potentially appealing to a wide audience.
The list will consist of 25 films, i will try to have at least one film from each month of the year on the list and I will be recording the worldwide grosses in $USD. My format will be:
Actual Worldwide Gross:
Predicted Worldwide Gross:
Actual to Predicted Difference: as a %
Guess Grade:
My Grading system is as follows:
A+ is 5% and under.
A is 10% and under.
B is 25% and under.
C is 50% and under.
D is 100% and under.
F is 100% and over.
1. A budget greater than 100 million $USD,
2. Have a large fan base or be based on a popular property,
3. Be potentially appealing to a wide audience.
The list will consist of 25 films, i will try to have at least one film from each month of the year on the list and I will be recording the worldwide grosses in $USD. My format will be:
Actual Worldwide Gross:
Predicted Worldwide Gross:
Actual to Predicted Difference: as a %
Guess Grade:
My Grading system is as follows:
A+ is 5% and under.
A is 10% and under.
B is 25% and under.
C is 50% and under.
D is 100% and under.
F is 100% and over.
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- DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsChris EvansRobert Downey Jr.Scarlett JohanssonPolitical involvement in the Avengers' affairs causes a rift between Captain America and Iron Man.Actual Worldwide Gross: 1.153 Billion
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 1.25 Billion
Actual to Predicted Difference: -7.74%
Guess Grade: A - DirectorAndrew StantonAngus MacLaneStarsEllen DeGeneresAlbert BrooksEd O'NeillFriendly but forgetful blue tang Dory begins a search for her long-lost parents and everyone learns a few things about the real meaning of family along the way.Actual Worldwide Gross: 1.027 Billion
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 785 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: +30.85%
Guess Grade: C - DirectorByron HowardRich MooreJared BushStarsGinnifer GoodwinJason BatemanIdris ElbaIn a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy.Actual Worldwide Gross: 1.023 Billion
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 528 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: +93.89%
Guess Grade: D - DirectorJon FavreauStarsNeel SethiBill MurrayBen KingsleyAfter a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.Actual Worldwide Gross: 966.5 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 650 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: +48.69%
Guess Grade: C - DirectorChris RenaudStarsLouis C.K.Eric StonestreetKevin HartThe quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.Actual Worldwide Gross: 874.7 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 590 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: +48.25%
Guess Grade: C - DirectorZack SnyderStarsBen AffleckHenry CavillAmy AdamsBatman is manipulated by Lex Luthor to fear Superman. Superman´s existence is meanwhile dividing the world and he is framed for murder during an international crisis. The heroes clash and force the neutral Wonder Woman to reemerge.Actual Worldwide Gross: 873.3 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 902 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: -3.18%
Guess Grade: A+ - DirectorGareth EdwardsStarsFelicity JonesDiego LunaAlan TudykIn a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction.Actual Worldwide Gross:
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 810 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference:
Guess Grade: - DirectorTim MillerStarsRyan ReynoldsMorena BaccarinT.J. MillerA wisecracking mercenary gets experimented on and becomes immortal yet hideously scarred, and sets out to track down the man who ruined his looks.Actual Worldwide Gross: 782.6 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 475 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: +64.76%
Guess Grade: D - DirectorDavid AyerStarsWill SmithJared LetoMargot RobbieA secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force. Their first mission: save the world from the apocalypse.Actual Worldwide Gross: 745.6 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 704 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: +5.90%
Guess Grade: A - DirectorScott DerricksonStarsBenedict CumberbatchChiwetel EjioforRachel McAdamsWhile on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts.Actual Worldwide Gross: 637.3 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 500 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: +27.46%
Guess Grade: C - DirectorDavid YatesStarsEddie RedmayneKatherine WaterstonAlison SudolIn 1926, magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York during his worldwide tour to research and rescue magical creatures as something mysterious leaves trails of destruction in the city, threatening to expose the wizarding world.Actual Worldwide Gross: 611.7 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 700 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: -12.60%
Guess Grade: B - DirectorRon ClementsJohn MuskerDon HallStarsAuli'i CravalhoDwayne JohnsonRachel HouseIn ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the demigod Maui reaches Moana's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out Maui to set things right.Actual Worldwide Gross:
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 590 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference:
Guess Grade: - DirectorBryan SingerStarsJames McAvoyMichael FassbenderJennifer LawrenceIn the 1980s the X-Men must defeat an ancient all-powerful mutant, En Sabah Nur, who intends to thrive through bringing destruction to the world.Actual Worldwide Gross: 543.93 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 540 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: +0.73%
Guess Grade: A+ - DirectorAlessandro CarloniJennifer Yuh NelsonStarsJack BlackBryan CranstonDustin HoffmanContinuing his "legendary adventures of awesomeness", Po must face two hugely epic, but different threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to home.Actual Worldwide Gross: 519.8 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 450 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: +15.52%
Guess Grade: B - DirectorDuncan JonesStarsTravis FimmelPaula PattonBen FosterAs an Orc horde invades the planet Azeroth using a magic portal, a few human heroes and dissenting Orcs must attempt to stop the true evil behind this war.Actual Worldwide Gross: 433.5 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 330 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: 31.37%
Guess Grade: C - DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsMatt DamonTommy Lee JonesAlicia VikanderThe CIA's most dangerous former operative is drawn out of hiding to uncover more explosive truths about his past.Actual Worldwide Gross: 415.2 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 485 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: -14.38%
Guess Grade: B - DirectorMichael ThurmeierGalen T. ChuStarsRay RomanoDenis LearyJohn LeguizamoWhen Scrat's acorn sends an asteroid to Earth, the Herd must find a way to stop the asteroid from hitting Earth with the help of a returning friend.Actual Worldwide Gross: 407.46 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 300 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: 35.82%
Guess Grade: C - DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsLiam HemsworthJeff GoldblumBill PullmanTwo decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind's new space defenses be enough?Actual Worldwide Gross: 389.65 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 485 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: -19.65%
Guess Grade: B - DirectorJustin LinStarsChris PineZachary QuintoKarl UrbanThe crew of the USS Enterprise explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy, who puts them, and everything the Federation stands for, to the test.Actual Worldwide Gross: 343.47 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 450 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: -23.67%
Guess Grade: B - DirectorJustin KurzelStarsMichael FassbenderMarion CotillardJeremy IronsCallum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar de Nerha and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, before taking on the secret Templar society.Actual Worldwide Gross:
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 305 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference:
Guess Grade: - DirectorJames BobinStarsMia WasikowskaJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterAlice is appointed to save her beloved Mad Hatter from deadly grief by travelling back to the past, but this means fatally harming Time himself, the noble clockwork man with the device needed to save the Hatter's family from the Red Queen.Actual Worldwide Gross: 299.45 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 455 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: -34.18%
Guess Grade: C - DirectorDave GreenStarsMegan FoxWill ArnettTyler PerryThe Turtles get into another battle with their enemy the Shredder, who has acquired new allies: the mutant thugs Bebop and Rocksteady and the alien being Krang.Actual Worldwide Gross: 245.62 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 510 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: -51.83%
Guess Grade: D - DirectorPaul FeigStarsMelissa McCarthyKristen WiigKate McKinnonFollowing a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.Actual Worldwide Gross: 229.14 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 260 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: -11.86%
Guess Grade: B - DirectorRobert SchwentkeStarsShailene WoodleyTheo JamesJeff DanielsAfter the earth-shattering revelations of Insurgent, Tris must escape with Four beyond the wall that encircles Chicago, to finally discover the shocking truth of the world around them.Actual Worldwide Gross: 179.2 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 250 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: -28.30%
Guess Grade: C - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsMark RylanceRuby BarnhillPenelope WiltonAn orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.Actual Worldwide Gross: 177.99 Million
Predicted Worldwide Gross: 565 Million
Actual to Predicted Difference: -68.49%
Guess Grade: D - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsFionn WhiteheadBarry KeoghanMark RylanceAllied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.