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Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast #449 2025 Summer Movie Challenge Results

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We paid off our third annual summer movie challenge with top ten box office results—and someone scored the highest ever.

Pop culture podcast hosts recap their third annual summer box office prediction challenge. Five contestants predicted top-10 money-making films from May through Labor Day 2025. Winner Seth scored 78 points (record-high) with near-perfect top-5 rankings, beating the previous record of ~55 points. Lilo & Stitch dominated at #1 ($423M), followed by Superman and Jurassic World. The episode discusses unexpected winners (indie horror 'Weapons'), changing theater attendance patterns, and generational preferences in cinema.

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Box-office bets, old grudges, and loose, good-natured banter make the payoff feel earned.

Kapow! uses this installment to wrap up its third annual summer movie challenge, and the fun is in how the picks land as much as in who gets to talk trash afterward.

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You want to hear which summer bets actually paid off.

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