[netmilsmom]

>>Yes — and that compares very favourably to the $28,638,131 opening weekend for Titanic<<

Titanic was in 1997.
Compare it to something in this decade.

27 Dresses, a B romantic comedy opened with 27 mil.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

I used Titanic for comparison, because it was by the same director. Also — you were the first to mention it. ;-)

Despite the über-liberal “message”, I'll probably go to this flick; if it's shown at the local IMAX. I admit I'm an FX and CGI junkie. I like movies where things go “boom” — and if they do so on a giant screen, in 3D, so much the better. I'll just let my mind go blank (like the hero was told to do, before being hooked up to his avatar) & let the “message” roll right over me.

I wish that Cameron had taken Samuel Goldwyn's advice, and just sent a telegram.