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The 2026 Movie Auction Returns!
July 2, 2026 · 2:27:20 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan
Edition: 2026 Returns
Chapters
The 2026 Returns Movie Auction
Budget: $1000 each
| Movie | Price | ▶ |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Ryan — $516 spent | ||
| Whale Fall | $310 | ▶ 1:21:47 |
| Paper Tiger | $5 | ▶ 1:30:00 |
| Fjord | $1 | ▶ 1:34:40 |
| Werewolf by Night | $200 | ▶ 1:58:20 |
| Sean Fennessey — $520 spent | ||
| Prime Time | $75 | ▶ 53:20 |
| The End of Oak Street | $235 | ▶ 1:10:00 |
| Spider-Man: Brand New Day | $5 | ▶ 1:36:00 |
| Clayface | $105 | ▶ 1:51:20 |
| The Debut | $100 | ▶ 2:09:50 |
| Amanda Dobbins — $1110 spent | ||
| Behemoth | $715 | ▶ 52:02 |
| Wild Horse 9 | $110 | ▶ 1:02:37 |
| Here Comes the Flood | $10 | ▶ 1:40:55 |
| Other Mommy | $100 | ▶ 1:44:20 |
| Minotaur | $88 | ▶ 2:12:40 |
| La Bola Negra | $87 | ▶ 2:13:20 |
Last year’s reckoning
- Amanda Dobbins — Dune Part 3 — Will cross $100M threshold; still awaiting release
- Amanda Dobbins — Project Hail Mary — Liked it; hit $100M threshold
- Amanda Dobbins — The Social Reckoning — Bought for $1; still pending
- Amanda Dobbins — Verity — Bought for $5; October release pending
- Amanda Dobbins — The Mandalorian and Grogu — Met box office threshold; found gnarly for kids
- Chris Ryan — Wuthering Heights — $75 pickup; on HBO Max
- Chris Ryan — Resident Evil — $72; possible $100M shot, gory
- Chris Ryan — The Devil Wears Prada 2 — $26; huge hit, crossed $100M
- Chris Ryan — The Adventures of Cliff Booth — $76; going to Netflix/IMAX limited, no Oscar buzz
- Chris Ryan — Disclosure Day — $72; at ~$94.8M, personally guaranteed to cross $100M
- Sean Fennessey — The Odyssey — $926; expected $100M and Oscar noms, backlash risk
- Sean Fennessey — Toy Story 5 — $1; sailing past $100M
- Sean Fennessey — Narnia: The Magician's Nephew — Punted to 2027 by Netflix; wasted the read
- Sean Fennessey — Digger — $5; a lot riding on it, October release
- Sean Fennessey — Jack of Spades — $50; Coen film with no release date
Movies Referenced (64)
11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:37:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:29:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan▶ 1:29:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (14)
7 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Royal Tenenbaums, Isle of Dogs▶ 3:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Sherlock Holmes, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch▶ 2:02:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Ad Astra, The Lost City of Z▶ 1:17:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Lighthouse, The Witch, Nosferatu▶ 2:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 36:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for It Follows, Under the Silver Lake▶ 1:12:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for I Am Love, Challengers, Call Me by Your Name▶ 25:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for V/H/S, You're Next▶ 1:48:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for John Wick: Chapter 4, The Matrix Resurrections, John Wick▶ 1:43:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Inside Out, Brave▶ 58:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Signs, Lady in the Water, The Village▶ 18:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (76)
11 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Room, Captain Marvel, Short Term 12▶ 1:10:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Twilight, The Batman, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse▶ 15:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Basic Instinct, Casino, The Quick and the Dead▶ 1:07:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for A Real Pain, The Social Network, The Squid and the Whale▶ 58:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Fences, The Book of Eli▶ 15:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York▶ 17:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Zero Dark Thirty, Crimson Peak, Molly's Game▶ 1:12:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, The Wolf of Wall Street▶ 25:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Annie Hall, Reds, Something's Gotta Give▶ 1:46:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Frankenstein, Saltburn, Priscilla▶ 37:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Fantastic Four: First Steps▶ 33:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for I Saw the TV Glow▶ 55:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (15)
8 mentions · Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Michael Clayton, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story▶ 33:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for A Few Good Men, The Trial of the Chicago 7▶ 2:06:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for No One Will Save You, Cocaine Bear▶ 1:25:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Runaway Jury, Runner Runner, Michael Clayton▶ 1:46:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for It Ends with Us, Regretting You▶ 1:28:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Short Term 12, Just Mercy▶ 1:38:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Wuthering Heights, Saltburn, Promising Young Woman▶ 30:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Southpaw▶ 1:37:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for A Hologram for the King▶ 1:25:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 1:48:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Broadcast News, As Good as It Gets, Terms of Endearment▶ 38:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Toy Story, Money Talks▶ 15:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗