[supremedoctrine]

MY PREDICTION IS: it will have a good, if slightly disappointing opening week, and tank from there , as the biggest disaster in Movie History, money- wise.
Extremely foolish to expect, in this economy, that people are going to rush to this kind of fantasy. AVATAR’S demise will run parallel with the tumbling fall of both Obama, and Tiger Woods. Good things come in threes.

[GonzoGOP]

Extremely foolish to expect, in this economy, that people are going to rush to this kind of fantasy

I don't know. IIRC 1977 hand a miserable economy and was in the middle of the Carter years. Star Wars didn't do badly. Of course that was a story about people who didn't just whine about their problems but actually fought back against the tyrannical government that was oppressing them. Oh and the pacifists on Alderan who didn't own weapons and refused to fight. They got blown up as an example to others. Even Lucas won't make a movie with a radical message like that any more.

Oh and I wanted an RDD2. Come to think of it I still want an R2D2.

[danmar]

AVATAR’S demise will run parallel with the tumbling fall of both Obama, and Tiger Woods. Good things come in threes.

You sound,like my wife. Doom,Gloom and everything going to the dogs.
What makes you believe that your opinion is so important!

[aruanan]

MY PREDICTION IS: it will have a good, if slightly disappointing opening week, and tank from there , as the biggest disaster in Movie History, money- wise. Extremely foolish to expect, in this economy, that people are going to rush to this kind of fantasy. AVATAR’S demise will run parallel with the tumbling fall of both Obama, and Tiger Woods. Good things come in threes.

Words from someone who obviously has not seen the movie.

[shield]

It will be a financial disaster...Cameron is a nasty mean SOB...ask any of the actors that have been in his movies...none of them will ever appear in another one...

[DollyCali]

I dont agree. I think it will be very impressive in the box office both here & in foreign markets. Once the residuals are in & the DVD sales done, I think there will be a nice little profit on the table. Time will tell. OUr movie houses (24 plex) are always packed. Parking difficult. People are doing movies rather than trips in this economy I have noted. A lot cheaper & less time & little wear & tear on car.

The industry just posted its best year ever