Comments on: ‘Avatar’ Busts Down the World-Wide Record

By: Disfuncion

Disfuncion — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:42:00 +0000

This film is highly commendable.

By: memory stick

memory stick — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:12:15 +0000

i think there should be another catagory for this movie. because it's only making this much money because of how the ticket prices are hiked up due to it being in 3-D……

By: mack41

mack41 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:43:55 +0000

And since GWTW had 0 real competition for years and no way for people to watch it at home in 6 months and the re-releases all helped it inflate its total earnings

By: mack41

mack41 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:40:36 +0000

People value Avatar more than Titanic since the price for 3D and Imax is much higher than the average ticket. And having a basic story doesn't make it bad. It had a followable, consistent plot unlike other movies with just special effects (Transformers 2). And Gone With The Wind will never ever ever be topped because it was released at a time when few other movies of any caliber were out, it stayed in theaters for years because there was no home market, and it has been re released several times and those totals have been added to its total amount.

By: Cole_Abaius

Cole_Abaius — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:47:55 +0000

It's because of movies like Avatar that effects are able to be superior in 5 years.

And if you don't think this thing was painstakingly made, you're kidding yourself. To call it crappy is pretty near-sighted.

It's able to make that much money because a ton of people love the hell out of it. Difficult to argue with that except for calling millions upon millions of people idiots which isn't much of a point.

By: Blazing6Shooter

Blazing6Shooter — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:31:11 +0000

it's completely fair to compare the movies, who gives a shit about inflation. avatar made more money than titanic.

By: Moose

Moose — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:21:00 +0000

Adjusting for inflation makes absolutely no sense what so ever. It’s analogous to saying that if Gone with the Wind were made and released today, it would be the #1 grossing movie domestically and world wide… which is absolutely untrue because there’s no way that a modern audience would watch that because it would simply occur as a long boring film. Bottom line is that adjusting for inflation doesn’t make sense because both the movies and the audiences have changed over the years, and especially with each passing decade.

By: Aleric

Aleric — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:29:21 +0000

Get enough hype going and crappy movies always make more than more finely crafted films.

By: Aleric

Aleric — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:27:58 +0000

I think you are confusing yourself with ladyofthelake. Just because you can't score doens't mean her analogy isn't valid.

By: safichan

safichan — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:27:00 +0000

It’s true that Avatar hasn’t literally sold as many tickets as some other movies. However, it’s easy to forget that the world of entertainment has really changed over the years. Probably nothing will ever beat Gone with the Wind or Star Wars, simply people don’t go to the movies as much as they used to. Plenty of other options (tv, dvd, internet, etc.), alongside bloated ticket and concession prices, have conspired to reduce the number of people that actually go to the theatre. Even so, I’m sure if you dropped Avatar into a different era it would blow away the competition. Likewise, the coolest sci-fi/fantasy movie 30 years from now will probably blow away Avatar. At the end of the day, there is no real #1 movie of all time; just a bunch of great films that all become part of the medium’s legacy. I think Avatar is wonderful addition. Bravo!

credit to Petoria via http://www.firstshowing.net

By: Jeff R Hall

Jeff R Hall — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:17:40 +0000

I wonder if Avatar's success will effect a change in the way movies are released? After all, a large part of Avatars continued success is the lack of competition. There isn't anything to take Avatar off the billboards so to speak.

Will we see the next Dark Knight film be a December release instead of a May release? (I think it's a given that 3D is going to mandatory on upcoming big releases. The studios love that extra %40 added to the ticket price.)

By: yanny

yanny — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:12:39 +0000

i don't understand how this movie was able to make that much. i just don't understand. I'm not saying it's a bad, it's not. But it's nothing special either. When you look back 5 years from now, the special effect will must likely be superior, and the story won't hold up. I just don't fucking understand how James cameron is able to make mediocre film, and get soo much money. This sends him the wrong message, and boast his ego, which i find arrogant already. I just the understand.

By: Draechon

Draechon — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:46:41 +0000

Argh, I've said it before and I'll say it again: Please, please, please movie world, let's not compare dollars to dollars. When Titanic came out, the expensive movie theater here in Charleston was $6 I think. Now, the average is $9.75. The cinema dollar's inflation is much more than the inflation of the America dollar. Don't compare a 12 year old movie to a current one on the basis of sales. Besides, Titanic was a decent movie. I'd bet that more than 75% of Avatar's sales are based on visuals only, as that's all it has going for it.

By: ladyofthelake

ladyofthelake — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:06:59 +0000

Well ya, the circle of life.

By: NinjaRaiden

NinjaRaiden — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:56:18 +0000

But the amazing thing about it is the person talking to the hot chick isn't all that either. Make of that what you will…

By: James

James — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:52:44 +0000

Worldwide Gross
1. Titanic $1,843,201,268
2. Avatar $1,842,042,513

Almost there… Will Avatar 2 beat Titanic and Avatar? Will another director beat James Cameron? At this point it seems impossible.

By: ladyofthelake

ladyofthelake — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:44:07 +0000

My take on Avatar is it's like this hot chick you see at the bar, she's a total looker, she's on fire. Then when you wake up the next morning and see her without her nice cloths, make up and with bed hair and bad breath you realize she ain't all that. All those special effects made her look hot, now she's duller than a door knob.

It'll probably beat the record but I'll take Titanic and Gone With the Wind over Avatar any day.