--- title: Fantasy Movie League Lets You Play Theater Owner Instead of Team Owner description: Box office results just got a lot more exciting. Matthew Berry, ESPN's Senior Fantasy Sports Analyst, recently launched Fantasy Movie League – essentially, a fantasy... canonical: https://time.com/3958295/fantasy-movie-league-minions-matthew-berry/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-15T04:32:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T09:15:35.733Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Fantasy Movie League Lets You Play Theater Owner Instead of Team Owner og:description: Players are given fake money each week to fill a theater with movies they choose og:url: https://time.com/3958295/fantasy-movie-league-minions-matthew-berry/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4296431be9786555/69885a86e53abaf7054de90f/minions1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: minions og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Fantasy Movie League Lets You Play Theater Owner Instead of Team Owner twitter:description: Players are given fake money each week to fill a theater with movies they choose twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4296431be9786555/69885a86e53abaf7054de90f/minions1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Fantasy Movie League Lets You Play Theater Owner Instead of Team Owner by [Laura Lane / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Laura Lane / People Jul 15, 2015 4:32 AM UTC  In this image released by Universal Pictures, various minion characters appear in a scene from the animated feature, "Minions." (Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures via AP) In this image released by Universal Pictures, various minion characters appear in a scene from the animated feature, "Minions." (Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures via AP)Universal Pictures/Illumination Entertainment/AP by [Laura Lane / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Laura Lane / People Jul 15, 2015 4:32 AM UTC Box office results just got a lot more exciting. Matthew Berry, ESPN’s Senior Fantasy Sports Analyst, recently launched [Fantasy Movie League](http://fantasymovieleague.com) – essentially, a fantasy league for films. Instead of drafting a dream team of athletes to their roster, players are given fake money each week to fill a theater with eight movies of their choice (with blockbusters costing more than indie films). The goal: Try to guess which movies will generate the highest revenue. Think [_Trainwreck_](http://www.people.com/article/amy-schumer-sunday-morning-interview-cbs) is going to be the next _Bridesmaids_? Put it in two theaters! Think [_Self/less_](http://www.people.com/article/ryan-reynolds-darth-vader-mask-comic-con-deadpool-photo) will overcome the reviews and hit it big? Put it in three! Think _Minions_ is going to have a smaller week? Put it in one! Berry is widely considered the authority on fantasy sports and can count [Seth Meyers](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:SethMeyers,00.html), [Jay Z](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:JayZ,00.html) and [Zooey Deschanel](http://www.people.com) among the celebrity fans who come to him for advice. Recently, Fox developed a pilot based on his _New York Times_ best-selling book, _Fantasy Life_, and cast [Kevin Connolly](http://www.people.com/article/entourage-cast-ellen-degeneres-never-have-i-ever-video) to play him. 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