Posted on 01/03/2010 3:26:36 PM PST by notes2005
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – "Avatar" sped past the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office after three weekends in release, making it the fourth-biggest movie of all time, according to data released on Sunday.
James Cameron's 3-D sci-fi epic earned $1.02 billion, powered by sales of $202 million during the New Year holiday weekend, distributor 20th Century Fox said.
The only movies ahead of it are Cameron's "Titanic" ($1.8 billion), "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" ($1.12 billion), and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" ($1.07 billion).
North American moviegoers chipped in $68.3 million, setting a record for a film in its third weekend. The old mark of $45 million was set by "Spider-Man" in 2002.
After 17 days in cinemas across the United States and Canada, "Avatar" has earned $352.1 million, placing it at No. 15 among all movies in terms of ticket sales.
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BUT, the next three shows were sold out! Even the regular Avatar 3D was sold out all night. So we saw Sherlock Holmes instead.
BTW, this was on the upper west side of Manhattan. This is going to be the biggest grossing movie ever.
I had mixed feelings about Sherlock Holmes. The Holmes I know is a man of the intellect. Yet this film was non-stop violence. Also, I can’t imagine Sherlock Holmes going about looking like a scruffy Hollywood star on the cover of People magazine. In the Victorian age, no gentleman went out unless he was properly dressed.
On the other hand, I loved Fantastic Mr. Fox, which I saw at Thanksgiving with my family.
See my post #22.
Same here. Not a nickel from me.
Even politics aside. The story is cookie cutter and nothing is original at all. It’s all recycled and tired.
This isn’t sci fi, it’s a very expensive and pretty fairy tale.
I knew the story ahead of time, but walked out with my jaw dropping on the special effects. I really like where it put the bar.
It was like watching and listening to a blender full of marbles for 3 hours.
You can still see what the fuss is about for free here:
http://www.tvpc.com/Movie.php?MovieID=873
Republicans ARE those blue aliens, in harmony with their economic environment, but under threat from outside forces. The movie is great.
Thanks for the link!
Leftists are brilliant propagandists. They use cutting edge art and technology and throw in their leftist storyline as an unmentioned oh-by-the-way, and people soak in the message. Conservatism is completely absent on this very important playing field. Instead of trying to buy a football team, Limbaugh should buy a movie studio.
All that makes MW2’s records even more impressive.
I took my young daughter to see The Princess and the Frog on Friday fully expecting to be, at best, underwhelmed. I was surprised though . . . it was rather good. And the sub message of working hard to achieve your goals and taking responsibility for your own life was just as pleasant and just as surprising.
He won’t be getting any money from me!
What you said!
I think word of mouth is keeping the money flowing in. Yeah, the plot is cliched, the acting is cheesy and the action scenes are too few and far between the long, boring, preachy parts. But the visual effects are just stunning. Pure eye candy. Avatar is the new state of the art.
You are welcome.
My eyes rolled many times behind those 3D glasses.
The company and mercenaries were d*cks for sure, but REALLY??? Who on Earth would believe such outlandish leftist-contrived caricatures?
same here, chose Holmes over avatar, won’t be wasting my cash on a left leaning video game
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