Weird deadline. Nothing happens until midnight November 4. I do like the inclusion of Tak3n, though. Keeps us on our toes.
Here are the
Hollywood Stock Exchange numbers for the films in the poll.
$388.91 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
$237.65 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, With Six Endings
$164.52 Interstellar
$162.25 Big Hero 6
$141.46 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
$112.87 Exodus: Gods and Kings
$103.23 Into the Woods
$98.83 The Penguins of Madagascar
$85.35 Dumb and Dumber To
$74.49 Tak3n
$78.80 Horrible Bosses 2
$60.72 Annie
$51.09 Unbroken
$49.92 The Interview
HSX does not list any films widely released before January 9 that are predicted to do better than The Interview. (It does list American Sniper at $57.55, but that film is currently scheduled to open in limited release on Christmas and wide on January 16.)
This doesn't answer your question exactly, but
Box Office Mojo keeps tabs on seasonal box office victors. You can click each year and see the release dates for each Top Five. Generally, films need to be released by mid-December.