By Rob Bricken in
Movies
Monday, Jan. 25 2010 @ 11:25AM
Or it will be later today. Right now, James Cameron's Titanic stands at #1 with a worldwide gross of $1.843 billion. At the moment, Avatar has made $1.841 billion, and is obviously not going anywhere anytime soon. So Cameron has the #1 and #2 highest grossing movies of all time, even though they'll be switching places shortly -- not a bad line to have on your resume. And look, I posted Avatar news without saying anything even slightly negative about it. In fact, here's a useful video so all you Avatar fans can turn yourselves into Na'vis in a mere 10 seconds!
See? I can be fair-minded and informative. Thanks to Paul F. for the video tip. Aaa! AAAAAA! (Via Hollywood Reporter)
See? I can be fair-minded and informative. Thanks to Paul F. for the video tip. Aaa! AAAAAA! (Via Hollywood Reporter)
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kwed95 said:
I hate seeing stuff like this. I know the list is different when account for inflation of ticket prices. I wish we could break it down by number of tickets sold.
I'm not saying either of those movies wouldn't be in the top 10, but I doubt they would be #1 & #2.
Old School Nerd replied to kwed95:
There are lists that do. Lucas is out pimping a book with one.
Read in the paper the other day that based on inflation of ticket prices avatar will soon surpass the original Pinoccio... Pinnocy... The Wooden Boy With a Growing Nose at number 33.
Geoff replied to Old School Nerd:
Hell, I got one from a dollar store a couple years ago that had the top five of every year until 2002 ranked that way.
Of course, I think there was some screwing with the formula, because the author kept insisting on pointing out that the original Star Trek movie was - to that point - the most successful and therefore the best. I believe the author also worked on TMP, so methinks there was a bit of statistical fudgery going on.
Iwpach replied to Geoff:
[Beavis & Butthead] he said 'fudgery'...[/Beavis & Butthead]
DoctorSmashy replied to Old School Nerd:
I believe it's spelt Pinocchio. *hideous grin*
David Allen replied to kwed95:
As you point out, the designation of Avatar as a "top grosser" is BS. Adjusted for inflation, "Gone with the Wind" is still the champ at $3 billion in 2009 dollars.
JPyke replied to David Allen:
On the "Adjusted for Inflation" list it's currently ranked #26. Higher than 'Thunderball', but lower than 'Grease'.
Nerdburger said:
The correct singular and plural forms are both simply the Na'vi :-B
ZADL replied to Nerdburger:
I hope you're not proud of yourself for that....
Nerdburger replied to ZADL:
Quite proud actually. LOL
Anonymous said:
that guy is just plain creepy
Lt. said:
I'm going to, perhaps foolishly, hold on to my idealistic belief that it's primarily due to how much one has to pay to see a 3D movie. (Speaking of, why won't they let me see a 3D movie with some glasses I kept from the last 3D movie I saw? I actually have to pay $5 more for another pair of magic Ray Bans? Frak.)
Monkey boy replied to Lt.:
By all means cling to that belief, so long as you realize that it's false and the reasons why have been pointed out in countless articles already. But if you keep yourself uninformed it's easy to believe whatever you want.
Basically, while increased 3d prices probably account for some inflated box office gross even if you factored that into the equation you would still have a ridiculously, ridiculously successful movie.
rickicker said:
...there is no god...-weeps-
Mad Mutt said:
Now, that was just ......... STUPID!
Bad Horse said:
That guy just blue himself.
DoctorSmashy said:
I think/hope that guy's joking.
ThaFame said:
Why do I get the feeling that soon this will spread into a cult/religion and within a few years there begins some mass suicides as these "believers" feel it is the way to Pandora?
DoctorSmashy replied to ThaFame:
A few years? People are threatening to do it right now. Have your computer and TV been down since December?
ThaFame replied to DoctorSmashy :
Nope, just have been avoiding most of the "news" that involves this movie. Ok, so any day now the mass suicides will occur. Within months the surviving cult types erect churches to honor their new religion.
NameofRain replied to DoctorSmashy :
I heard about the suiciders. They deserve a Darwin Award.
Meh replied to ThaFame:
Funny you should say that...
Jokes.
PS, for all you Americans out there, the Daily Mail is a terrible British newspaper and not to be trusted.
tvtastegood said:
I figured this would happen after opening weekend. Its james cammeron's lifes work. The reason he was able to pull off the feat is because everyone wants to see the 'phenomenon' that is Avatar.
He created new tech and has revolutionized the way movies are made.
Soon enough everyone will make movies with this tech and avatar will be remembered as the movie that started the revolution and Cammeron will get all the credit for being the genius behind it and blah blah blah. Noone will remember the story. Cuz its not important what is improtant is the new tech
ZADL replied to tvtastegood:
Well, it's easy to forget the story because there wasn't one. Or at least, there wasn't one ounce of originality in the plot at all. If it wasn't for the eye-candy I would have been bored out of my mind.
White People are evil, except the White Savior who seduces the Native Chick Who Hates Him At First. There you go, that was the story. Nothing else in the film mattered at all, except the visuals, which I admit were very pretty.
Charlie replied to tvtastegood:
'Everyone' will be making films like this?
PinballWizard replied to tvtastegood:
You sure about that? Quick, name the first movie to feature synched up dialogue (aka, the first "talkie").
Can't do it huh?
Sure this tech is groundbreaking and revolutionary, but why go see it when it's clearly been wasted on a bullshit movie with a bullshit story?
That's like saying it's worth spending millions of dollars on a souped up racecar, only to drive it to the corner market twice a week; sure you look flashy and stylish while doing so, but everyone thinks you're an idiot for using such great technology on such a mundane task.
Hmmm... said:
AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Fronkensteen said:
This hurt my heart.
Natalie said:
Okay, fine. I'll go see this movie to see what all the hype is about.
kenshiro said:
Rob - I don't visit this site because I think it's fair minded. Please say negative things about this horrible horrible movie.
THE PR0F3550R said:
Go to Box Office Mojo to see what the all time movies are when adjusted for inflation.
http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm
#6 Titanic
#26 Avatar (and still climbing)
#96 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Not too shabby for Mr. James Cameron.
I still need to see Titanic and Avatar sometime before I die just to see what the fuss was/is all about.
Canadian Scott said:
Listen! Regardless of inflation, this is a bad movie. What we need to do is stop talking about it because if we ignore the problem then it will just go away and people won't be drawn into it like the Na'vi and catnip.
John said:
I think this hype should be taken with a grain of salt. Yes, Avatar is a highly successful movie and deserves praise for the CG effects, but the biggest grossing movie of all time? I doubt that.
First, look at the number of theaters: I'm sure Avatar opened in more theaters in 2009 than there were total theaters in the country when Gone With the Wind was released.
Second, it seems like every blockbuster movie sets a new record: Transformers 2 takes in 3 gazillion dollars in its first weekend, then beaten by the latest Harry Potter movie, then beaten by Avatar.
Spider-Man 4 has probably already set a new opening-weekend record and the script hasn't even been written yet!
How many movies are opening on a Wednesday (sometimes Tuesday night) and counting this as part of the "opening weekend"? Um, a weekend is technically Saturday and Sunday, and maybe Friday night.
Next, factor in the cost of 3D: if the 3D movie costs twice as much, only half as many people need to see it to make the same amount of money.
The real box office number should be a ratio of how much money the movie made versus the price of a ticket.
If Gone With the Wind made a million dollars at the box office, but the price of a ticket was 10 cents, then that could be a better ratio than Avatar's $1.8 billion take versus a $20 ticket.
Adam E. said:
You know, this whole business of inflation and whether Avatar deserves to be number one could not matter less to James Cameron--fact is, the dude is rolling in the cash now and laughing at us all.
Charlie replied to Adam E.:
He was always rolling in the cash anyway. Still, better Cameron rolling in cash than Michael Bay.
Xenos said:
I'm a cosplay enthusiast and even I want to punch that guy in the face. It's one thing to make a good costume, but it's another thing to act and talk like this moron. Also, I've yet to see one decent Avatar costume.
Meanwhile, call me when Cameron finally makes the damn Battle Angel Alita movie.
Capsulesn'Coffee replied to Xenos:
yah...., about that. Last I heard Cameron claimed there will be "more" Avatar movies.....while I enjoyed the first one,there is no fucking reason for a sequel or...a trilogy. Worst of all is that this means Battle Angel is pretty much six feet under. Which, If this info is correct, pisses me off to no end
Xenos replied to Capsulesn'Coffee:
Supposedly he's been doing pre-production work alongside Avatar. They both use the same tech. Whether he changes engines to do an Alita movie as a follow up or a direct Avatar sequel, I think has still yet to be determined. Not that I'm holding my breath, but he even said after the globes that he wasn't sure what was next. There's also the (relatively) smaller film The Dive he keeps talking about.
Bill said:
Isn't the box office take on Avatar skewed thou? I mean, are they accounting for inflation and the 3D ticket prices being more than "normal" tickets?
I'm willing to bet that Titanic was seen by many more people than Avatar. I still only know of ONE person who saw Avatar so far....when Titanic was out, it seemed like EVERYONE had seen it.
Eponymous replied to Bill:
Reverse for me. I don't know anyone that saw Titanic in the theater (in any of the 4 major cities I am usually in during the year). But everyone I know has seen Avatar, many of them more than once.
Mock26 replied to Bill:
Does any of that really matter? The bottom line is the grand total, and the grand total is going to thrash that of Titanic.
Charlie said:
You can argue about inflation and how many people actually went to see a film (I remember reading that supposedly more people went to see Ghostbusters at the cinema than Titanic), it doesn't really matter in the end. You either like or dislike Avatar, and frankly its box office gross is immaterial when it comes to that side of things.
Mock26 said:
Star Trek fans are now no longer the nerdiest of the nerds.
demoncat said:
hate to say it but the guy looked more like a bad drag queen cat woman then a Navie also one really should not try to use a big paint brush to paint yourself. as for Avatar all it needs is 2 million and Titanic is sunk to number two in the u.s on the highest grossing list. but the film has already put Cameron in a rare club having both the number one and two highest grossing films of all times. 2 million and Avatar sinks Titanic
cocacolaoso said:
"Avatar" nº1 movie!?!? Well I'm old enough to know that life is never fair, nice guys finish last and all that but COME ONE HUMANITY! "Pocahontas Blue" is the nº1 movie of all time?!? Of all time?!? In the history books?!?! for real?
Rob you are the only hope in this overrated Avatar Madness! Keep trashing this shit amigo!
Mock26 replied to cocacolaoso:
Now tell us how you really feel about Avatar.
:-D
Tekkamanraiden said:
I'm thinking he needs to be put down.
Ken said:
Right on, John!
I believe that the highest grossing film of all times, adjusting for inflation of course, is either Gone with the Wind or Wizard of Oz.
I just can't wait until a film breaks the one billion mark on opening night. Of course, by then ticket prices will be a million dollars each, not counting Imax.
GreatSG said:
When I videos like that along with the rest of the overhype Avatar has gotten (which I honestly believe is one of the most overrated pieces of crap I've seen in years...) It really makes Frank Zappa's song "Dumb All Over" shine through more than ever.
Lo Pan said:
This has become reason #65 on my list of why there is no god.
ZADL said:
Are those last three posts Chinese Spam?
andyroo said:
the world is becoming more and more retarded at an alarming rate... there is no hope :(
