Gabbing Geek Box Office Report: The Rebuttal

Last week, I thought I finally figured out the whole point of the weekly Box Office Report.

Then someone showed up to set me straight.  Or straighter.  Is “straighter” a word?

What Are The Chances Captain America Civil War Outgrosses Batman V. Superman On Opening Weekend?

Readers of this blog and listeners to our podcast know that I love box office numbers.  I’ve also recently become intrigued by the Good Judgment project after hearing about them on the Freakonomics podcast.  Their website has a number of political, news, and pop culture questions they invite the public to predict and they recently asked what were the chances that Civil War would outgross Batman v. Superman (which brought in an amazing $166M on opening weekend).

I was surprised to see so many people saying Civil War would outgross Batsoup with almost not thought into the matter, so I decided to make my own prediction and analysis.  Jump after the break to read why I think it is unlikely for Civil War to beat Batsoup and let me know your thoughts in the comments.

Gabbing Geek Box Office Report: I Get It Now

I’ve been filling in for Watson for a while now on the Box Office Report despite my repeated preference to never do these again.  Seriously, why do we do these at all?

Then, after a long conversation with last week’s distant Watson cousin, I finally figured it all out.

Gabbing Geek Box Office Report: April Fool’s, There Still Is One!

While Watson may have found a way to simulcast for a recent podcast, he still has not been able to make it into the office to actually, you know, do his job around here.

Which means we’re still somehow finding people to do the Box Office Report for him.

Gabbing Geek Box Office Report: The Red Capes Were Coming

It’s time for what may arguably my least favorite column of the week, and yet I continue to submit one anyway.

There’s something really deep going on here.

Gabbing Geek Box Office Report: Even A Low Rotten Tomatoes Score Doesn’t Mean People Won’t See Divergent

Look, ticket buyers, we get you.

We know you don’t listen to critics.  Or us.  Both Ryan and myself counseled against seeing the new Divergent movie.  But a lot of you did anyway.  Rotten Tomatoes ranked it at 10% fresh.  And still a bunch of you went.

How many?  And who has got the report this week?  Check after the cut.

Gabbing Geek Box Office Report: Ask The Apes Edition

Another week, another box office report.

So much to do, so little time.

Gabbing Geek Box Office Report: We Still Write ‘Em

It’s almost spring time, a time when young men’s minds skip to flights of fancy and other stuff like that.

Point is, we still haven’t found Watson, whose mind skipped to something with a lot of nachos and cheese in a far off land.  Time for the box office report.

Gabbing Geek Box Office Report: Oscar Hangover Edition…Or Not

Look, we here at Gabbing Geek are performing a public service.

I have no idea what that service is, so here’s the Box Office Report.  We still can’t find Watson, though he did somehow make some Oscar predictions by carrier pigeon.

Gabbing Geek Box Office Report: Dead In The Pool

As we continue to search high and low (mostly low) for Watson, another week demands another Box Office Report.  For some reason.