The MMC's trying out a new game, and you can, too!  We're predicting the top ten highest-grossing movies of the summer (plus three wild cards), with the winner to get a to-be-determined prize or maybe force a to-be-determined penalty on the losers.  We'll figure it out.

The rules apply for movies released between May 5 and Labor Day Weekend.  Using Box Office Mojo, we'll revisit how everyone did in September.  We've got 7 MMC'ers pitting their forecasting skills against each other.  The points system, pulled from Slash Film, is as follows:

• Getting number 1 or number 10 dead-on gets you 13 points (each).
• 10 points for numbers 2-9 dead-on
• 7 points if your pick was only one spot away from where it ended up
• 5 points if it was two spots away
• 3 points if your pick is anywhere in the Top 10
• 1 point for each dark horse that makes it into the Top 10

The scoring is tabulated so that you get the SINGLE HIGHEST point value for each pick- that is, if you get number ten right, you don’t get 13+3, you only get 13.

Sadly the blue pen from 2016 is gone.  But it's time for this year's 39 movie, Mediocre Madness.  Dust off your obscure movie knowledge, and vote!  Play-In games close on Friday the 10th at noon. 

3/9 Update. The play-in games are over. Good. Thinking about those movies makes me irritated. The Jungle Book could upset Room as we begin the first 4 games of Round 1. Here we go!

3/14. Tucker and Dale with the big first round upset! Next 4 after the first 5 are up. Whoops. Go vote!