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Reagen Sulewski: Losing this year is a bigger deal than people think, I would suspect. This is a series that since the third entry or so, has been predicated on forming a habit ("It's Halloween, so go see another Saw movie, suckers! Did I say that out loud?"). If you break the chain, there's no guarantee you get them back into that tradition. So I could see this going a couple of different ways in that they just proceed on as if nothing has happened, or they try a radical shakeup up to the formula that works for another year but leaves them lost as to where to go next. In either case, they get to Saw XIII, but Saw IX is not released in theaters.

Jason Lee: I think Saw VII goes back into the mid $20s but resumes its decline from there. Frankly, I'm surprised that the franchise has retained such a large audience this far along already.

Pete Kilmer: I think at this point you have to finish the series. If, as the producers say, they have it plotted out to Saw VIII, then go for it. What I fear happening is that they will reduce the budgets on the next two movies and that it will really show. If they were smart, they'd play to the audience that is still there, don't go into cost cutting measures and complete the series and make a kick ass box set of DVD's for the series that will earn them a ton of cash.

George Rose: If other production companies don't learn from Paranormal Activity's lesson and gain the courage to face the Saw series, I think Saw VII can bounce back with better marketing and make at least $20 million on opening weekend. Saw VIII probably could, too. I really hope that doesn't happen, though. With any luck, a better franchise has just been sent into production to open against Saw VII next Halloween and will prove the franchise is history. Saw VII may be the last one to have an opening weekend bigger than its production cost. If Saw VIII doesn't make more than $10 million on opening weekend, we might be seeing Saw IX go direct-to-DVD. Then Saw X will go into space like Jason X did to try and revive the franchise without success, and then Michael Bay will start remaking them. Jigsaw has just officially joined the ranks of Michael, Freddy, Jason and Leatherface.

Brett Beach: I think Saw VII 3-D, although quite a mouthful to utter, should help to bring back the grosses in the range the series has come to expect, at least with the higher ticket prices. I do need to share one slight annoyance which has been bugging me for several years now. Note to producers of Saw films: you are not the first franchise to release four, five or even six films in annual succession. The first six Police Academy films were released between 1984-1989 and all in the spring, within three weeks of the release date of the first. Just sayin'...George Gaynes and Bubba Smith deserve some respect.

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