Ep. 872 - The 2026 Summer Movie Wager

It's time once again for the annual Summer Movie Wager! Our friends Peter Sciretta, BJ Colangelo, and Germain Lussier 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 thesummermoviewager.com. To be considered for the leaderboard, you must enter by April 29, 2026We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads The 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 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. Each of your 13 picks (10 movies and 3 dark horses) gets a single score assigned to it by using the following rules: -If your picked movie for #1 OR #10 is correct, you score 13 points for it. -If your picked movie for 2-9  is correct, you score 10 points for it. -If your picked movie is only 1 spot away from its actual placement, you score 7 points for it. -If your picked movie is only 2 spots away from its actual placement, you score 5 points for it. -If your picked movie is placed inside the Top 10, you score 3 points for it. -If your picked movie is not placed inside the Top 10, you score 0 points for it. -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.Germain’s Top 101. Spider-Man: Brand New Day2. Toy Story 53. The Odyssey4. Minions & Monsters5. Moana6. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu7. The Devil Wears Prada 28. Disclosure Day9. Supergirl10. Scary MovieDARK HORSES:- Mortal Kombat II- Masters of the Universe- ObsessionTIE BREAKER: $657MMBJ’s Top 101. Toy Story 52. Spider-Man: Brand New Day3. The Odyssey4. Minions & Monsters5. Supergirl6. Moana7. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu8. Disclosure Day9. The Devil Wears Prada 210. Masters of the UniverseDARK HORSES:- Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie- Evil Dead Burn- ObsessionTIE BREAKER: $1.4BPeter’s Top 101. Toy Story 52. Spider-Man: Brand New Day3. Minions & Monsters4. Moana5. The Odyssey6. The Devil Wears Prada 27. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu8. Supergirl9. Disclosure Day10. Scary Movie DARK HORSES:- Masters of the Universe- Mortal Kombat II- Evil Dead BurnTIE BREAKER: $441MMDevindra’s Top 101. Spider-Man: Brand New Day2. The Odyssey3. Toy Story 54. Minions & Monsters5. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu6. Moana7. Supergirl8. The Devil Wears Prada 29. Mortal Kombat II10. Disclosure DayDARK HORSES:- Obsession- Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour- Scary MovieTIE BREAKER: $650MMJeff’s Top 101. Toy Story 52. Spider-Man: Brand New Day3. The Odyssey4. Moana5. Minions & Monsters6. The Devil Wears Prada 27. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu8. Supergirl9. Scary Movie10. Mortal Kombat IIDARK HORSES:- Disclosure Day- Masters of the Universe- Evil Dead BurnTIE BREAKER: $457MMDavid’s Top 101. Spider-Man: Brand New Day2. Toy Story 53. Minions & Monsters4. Moana5. The Odyssey6. Supergirl7. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu8. The Devil Wears Prada 29. Scary Movie10. Mortal Kombat IIDARK HORSES:- Disclosure Day- Jackass: Best and Last- Masters of the UniverseTIE BREAKER: $580MMSupport David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com.Credits: Our theme song is by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris. If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail [email protected]. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.