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5 out of 25. See what happens when HSX changes and I don't play anymore.
Qale 9/17/09 11:05 pm
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| 1. | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen won the summer by over $100 million. As of this week (September 7, 2009), by how much has it exceeded its predecessor, Transformers? (Pick the closest answer.) | ||
| $55 million | |||
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$80 million | ||
| $100 million | |||
| $115 million | |||
| 2. | Which film was the second largest domestic performer of the summer? | ||
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | ||
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | |||
| The Hangover | |||
| Up | |||
| 3. | Which film was the third largest performer of the summer? | ||
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | |||
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | |||
| The Hangover | |||
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Up | ||
| 4. | Which of these films did not earn at least $250 million domestically? | ||
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | ||
| Star Trek | |||
| The Hangover | |||
| Up | |||
| 5. | Which summer 2009 release is the most successful overall in terms of worldwide box office performance? | ||
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | ||
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | |||
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | |||
| Up | |||
| 6. | Which summer 2009 release is the least successful overall in terms of worldwide box office performance? | ||
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | |||
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | |||
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | |||
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Up | ||
| 7. | Which of these films didn't earn at least $150 million domestically? | ||
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Angels & Demons | ||
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | |||
| The Proposal | |||
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | |||
| 8. | Which of these films finished in first place multiple weekends at the box office? | ||
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | |||
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The Hangover | ||
| The Proposal | |||
| Star Trek | |||
| 9. | Which of these films did not finish in first place for any box office weekend? | ||
| Bruno | |||
| G-Force | |||
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Public Enemies | ||
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | |||
| 10. | Terminator Salvation was a massive disappointment. How many million less did it earn than the third installment in the franchise and the most successful installment in the franchise? | ||
| 10/60 | |||
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25/75 | ||
| 35/120 | |||
| 40/180 | |||
| 11. | The Summer of 2008 saw three films (featuring Iron Man, Batman and Indiana Jones) open over $100 million. How many titles from the Summer of 2009 opened over $100 million? | ||
| 0 | |||
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1 | ||
| 2 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 12. | The answer to the previous question was one, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. We hope you got it right. Which Summer film had the second biggest weekend opening of the May-Labor Day period? | ||
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | |||
| Star Trek | |||
| Up | |||
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine | ||
| 13. | Let's talk abject disaster for a moment. Which film had the worst opening weekend of any wide release this summer? | ||
| Bandslam | |||
| Battle for Terra | |||
| Post Grad | |||
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X-Games 3D: The Movie | ||
| 14. | And which film had the worst per-venue average of any summer wide release? | ||
| Bandslam | |||
| Battle for Terra | |||
| Post Grad | |||
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X-Games 3D: The Movie | ||
| 15. | Without giving away the answers to the last two questions, if you were involved with any of those four films, it's time to update your resume. Let's now focus on the positive. How many of the 40-something wide releases opened north of $50 million? | ||
| 5 | |||
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7 | ||
| 9 | |||
| 11 | |||
| 16. | How many of those same 40-somethings opened in single digits (less than $10 million)? | ||
| 9 | |||
| 12 | |||
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15 | ||
| 21 | |||
| 17. | The Hangover broke a long standing box office record. What is it? | ||
| Biggest domestic comedy of all time | |||
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Biggest domestic R-rated comedy of all time | ||
| Biggest worldwide comedy of all time | |||
| Biggest comedy not starring Tim Allen, Eddie Murphy or Mike Myers | |||
| 18. | The Proposal became the biggest film of Sandra Bullock's career. What film did it beat to become the biggest? | ||
| A Time to Kill | |||
| Miss Congeniality | |||
| Prince of Egypt | |||
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Speed | ||
| 19. | Up is the most successful Pixar film since... | ||
| Cars | |||
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Finding Nemo | ||
| The Incredibles | |||
| WALL-E | |||
| 20. | How many Summer films crossed the magical $100 million barrier? | ||
| 7 | |||
| 11 | |||
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13 | ||
| 18 | |||
| 21. | Star Trek became the all-time biggest film in the storied franchise in terms of actual box office as well as inflation-adjusted ticket revenue. What film had been the biggest in terms of actual gross, the only one to cross $100 million? | ||
| Star Trek | |||
| Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | |||
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | ||
| Star Trek: First Contact | |||
| 22. | What were the most and least successful films of May in terms of domestic box office? Note: A film would have to debut in wide release in May to qualify. | ||
| Star Trek/Battle for Terra | |||
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine/Battle for Terra | |||
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Up/Battle for Terra | ||
| Up/Next Day Air | |||
| 23. | What were the most and least successful releases of June in terms of domestic box office? Note: A film would have to debut in wide release in June to qualify. | ||
| The Hangover/Imagine That | |||
| The Hangover/My Life in Ruins | |||
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen/Imagine That | |||
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen/My Life in Ruins | ||
| 24. | What were the most and least successful releases of July in terms of domestic box office? Note: A film would have to debut in wide release in July to qualify. | ||
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince/I Love You, Beth Cooper | |||
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince/The Collector | ||
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen/I Love You, Beth Cooper | |||
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen/The Collector | |||
| 25. | What were the most and least successful releases of August in terms of domestic box office? Note: A film would have to debut in wide release in August to qualify. | ||
| District 9/Post Grad | |||
| District 9/X Games 3D: The Movie | |||
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra/Post Grad | |||
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra/X Games 3D: The Movie | ||
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