{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Ep. 872 - The 2026 Summer Movie Wager","description":"It's time once again for the annual Summer Movie Wager! Our friends Peter Sciretta (https://www.youtube.com/@OrdinaryAdventures) , BJ Colangelo (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-ends-at-prom/id1527896223#episodeGuid=57a8e560bebafbbe8b4d8da1%3A5f38aab462c23339b56ea4f6%3A5f4289f2a662a571344c220e) , and Germain Lussier (https://gizmodo.com/author/germainlussier) return to the show to stake their claims along with the Filmcast crew, on this summer's box office. Come back at summer’s end to find out who will take the prize as the winner of the 2026 wager. You can play along at http://thesummermoviewager.com. To be considered for the leaderboard, you must enter by April 29, 2026\n\nWe're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms:\n\nYouTube (https://youtube.com/@thefilmcastpod)\nTiktok (https://tiktok.com/@thefilmcast)\nInstagram (https://instagram.com/thefilmcastpod)\nThreads (http://threads.net/@thefilmcastpod)\n\nThe 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 http://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 will begin on April 30, 2026 (with the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2) and last through September 7, 2026, Labor Day, as usual.\n\nEach of your 13 picks (10 movies and 3 dark horses) gets a single score assigned to it by using the following rules:\n\n-If your picked movie for #1 OR #10 is correct, you score 13 points for it.\n-If your picked movie for 2-9  is correct, you score 10 points for it.\n-If your picked movie is only 1 spot away from its actual placement, you score 7 points for it.\n-If your picked movie is only 2 spots away from its actual placement, you score 5 points for it.\n-If your picked movie is placed inside the Top 10, you score 3 points for it.\n-If your picked movie is not placed inside the Top 10, you score 0 points for it.\n-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.\n\nGermain’s Top 10\n1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day\n2. Toy Story 5\n3. The Odyssey\n4. Minions & Monsters\n5. Moana\n6. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu\n7. The Devil Wears Prada 2\n8. Disclosure Day\n9. Supergirl\n10. Scary Movie\n\nDARK HORSES:\n- Mortal Kombat II\n- Masters of the Universe\n- Obsession\nTIE BREAKER: $657MM\n\nBJ’s Top 10\n1. Toy Story 5\n2. Spider-Man: Brand New Day\n3. The Odyssey\n4. Minions & Monsters\n5. Supergirl\n6. Moana\n7. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu\n8. Disclosure Day\n9. The Devil Wears Prada 2\n10. Masters of the Universe\n\nDARK HORSES:\n- Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie\n- Evil Dead Burn\n- Obsession\nTIE BREAKER: $1.4B\n\nPeter’s Top 10\n1. Toy Story 5\n2. Spider-Man: Brand New Day\n3. Minions & Monsters\n4. Moana\n5. The Odyssey\n6. The Devil Wears Prada 2\n7. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu\n8. Supergirl\n9. Disclosure Day\n10. Scary Movie\n\nDARK HORSES:\n- Masters of the Universe\n- Mortal Kombat II\n- Evil Dead Burn\nTIE BREAKER: $441MM\n\nDevindra’s Top 10\n1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day\n2. The Odyssey\n3. Toy Story 5\n4. Minions & Monsters\n5. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu\n6. Moana\n7. Supergirl\n8. The Devil Wears Prada 2\n9. Mortal Kombat II\n10. Disclosure Day\n\nDARK HORSES:\n- Obsession\n- Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour\n- Scary Movie\nTIE BREAKER: $650MM\n\nJeff’s Top 10\n1. Toy Story 5\n2. Spider-Man: Brand New Day\n3. The Odyssey\n4. Moana\n5. Minions & Monsters\n6. The Devil Wears Prada 2\n7. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu\n8. Supergirl\n9. Scary Movie\n10. Mortal Kombat II\n\nDARK HORSES:\n- Disclosure Day\n- Masters of the Universe\n- Evil Dead Burn\nTIE BREAKER: $457MM\n\nDavid’s Top 10\n1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day\n2. Toy Story 5\n3. Minions & Monsters\n4. Moana\n5. The Odyssey\n6. Supergirl\n7. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu\n8. The Devil Wears Prada 2\n9. Scary Movie\n10. Mortal Kombat II\n\nDARK HORSES:\n- Disclosure Day\n- Jackass: Best and Last\n- Masters of the Universe\nTIE BREAKER: $580MM\n\nSupport David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/davechen) and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything (http://www.decodingeverything.com/) . Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC (https://dlc.fireside.fm/) and We Have Concerns (https://www.wehaveconcerns.com/) . Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-engadget-podcast/id1142790530?mt=2) on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com.\nCredits:\n\nOur theme song is by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. (https://www.themidnightofficial.com/) This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.\nIf you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com (mailto:slashfilmcast@gmail.com) .\nYou can support the podcast by going to http://patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-filmcast-aka-the-slashfilmcast/id281400220)","author_name":"The Filmcast","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4997224-the-filmcast","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43618467/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}