The Prediction seal

Predictions

Calls made on the record before the result is known: awards, box office, or which film ages best. Every call is dated and stays on the board, hits and misses alike.

We keep our misses on the record. That is what makes the hits worth something.

On the slate · calls go on the record before release

• Opens Oct 23

  Clayface

  James Watkins

  “A cult hit, not a box-office one. The Council will like it more than the crowd does.”

• Opens Nov 6

  Godzilla Minus Zero

  Takashi Yamazaki

  “Lightning strikes twice. Calling it a Verified-level sequel before a single frame.”

  The Council Verified Godzilla Minus One.

• Opens Nov 6

  Wild Horse Nine

  Martin McDonagh

  “McDonagh's dialogue carries it to an Approved seal and an Original Screenplay nomination.”

• Opens Nov 20

  The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

  Francis Lawrence

  “Biggest opening of November, and the best Hunger Games since Catching Fire.”

• Opens Nov 25

  The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth

  David Fincher

  “Brad Pitt makes Cliff Booth even cooler the second time around. Approved.”

  Brad Pitt's Cliff Booth returns after Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

• Opens Dec 18

  Avengers: Doomsday

  Russo Brothers

  “The box-office champion of 2026, and Doctor Doom steals the movie.”

• Opens Dec 18

  Dune: Part Three

  Denis Villeneuve

  “Avengers wins the weekend; Dune wins the critics and the Council. Verified.”

• Opens Dec 25

  Werwulf

  Robert Eggers

  “Eggers goes full nightmare. The counter-programming pick of the holidays.”