Avatar at the box office. Is it a "bust"?

[Arkaign]

Well I'm surprised. I hope the next film using this tech is a better film, but this level of success will likely make it easier to greenlight, and by blazing the trail also make it less expensive.

I really didn't think there was going to be a huge audience for space smurfs. You never know

 

[ibex333]

I would say that I enjoyed Avatar overall, but overall is the key word. By itself the movie wasn't all that great. It starts off fairly strong, but becomes very naive in the end. Yay for classic happy ending. Really, it feel almost like something from Disney for the kids.
Those were the cons. Now, for the pros.

1) It was the 1st time ever I saw a 3d movie. quite awesome, I must say! Eyes get a little tired after a while though, and the movie cant really be viewed without those glasses.

2)Sitting in the back, touching my girl was fun. ; )

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

very interesting image. Note the sprint of The Dark Knight, but Titanic was a slow riser. Heck, Titanic didn't even lose movie theaters and had that # roughly flat for the a solid 12 weeks at least.

 

[reallyscrued]

You act like this is the first mega cost movie that made money. This has happened many many times before, and it won't be the last, and will hardly change what movies are made.

It will change the way James Cameron's movies are made.

George Lucas ruined his legacy when people started giving him complete control over the creative process of his films. Criticism is good.

When all is said and done, the two highest grossing movies of all (modern time) is going to be Titanic and Avatar. What's similar about those films?

Producers will now unquestionably give Cameron the benefit of the doubt when it comes to creative decisions.

 

[KLin]

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=avatar.htm

$1.331 billion. Wow.

 

[dawp]

It will change the way James Cameron's movies are made.

George Lucas ruined his legacy when people started giving him complete control over the creative process of his films. Criticism is good.

When all is said and done, the two highest grossing movies of all (modern time) is going to be Titanic and Avatar. What's similar about those films?

Producers will now unquestionably give Cameron the benefit of the doubt when it comes to creative decisions.

A love story involving a female that suppose to marry one male and ends up falling in love with another.

 

[Electric Amish]

I didn't care for it.

Didn't see it in 3D.

 

[Leon]

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