TheVileOne Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Film will probably break Avatar's domestic record in a number of days. Which will be very legit considering it will keep making more money after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Yeah, it turns out it doesn't need legs like Avatar had, it's just going to smash the record in less than a month. I knew it was going to be huge. I knew it had a good shot at the domestic record. But this is fucking insane and then some. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 How much noise does it make on the adjusted for inflation chart. I think Avatar made top 20. Edit: How big was Star Wars in 1977? I feel like that's a stupid question because obviously it was huge but I just want to know how big of an event it was.. was it something that everyone was talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 It became the highest grossing movie of all-time, I think. I wasn't alive, but from all accounts I'd was a cultural phenomenon on a level never seen before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 How much noise does it make on the adjusted for inflation chart. I think Avatar made top 20. Edit: How big was Star Wars in 1977? I feel like that's a stupid question because obviously it was huge but I just want to know how big of an event it was.. was it something that everyone was talking about? Star Wars came out in 1977 and apparently was so important to theatre's business that it had a 1978 re-release. I think that sums it up pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 It also pretty much invented the "toy based on the movie" industry(there are articles about that on Deadspin? recently), and had empty packages(essentially IOU's) of figures that christmas. . .I wasn't born yet either. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 It also pretty much invented the "toy based on the movie" industry(there are articles about that on Deadspin? recently), and had empty packages(essentially IOU's) of figures that christmas. . .I wasn't born yet either. . . This is part of how Lucas got the film financed to begin with . He waved taking some (most?) of his salary in exchange for the merchandising rights... which were basically worthless on every non-Disney film pre-Star Wars. Worked out kind of okay. I hear they've made a couple Star Wars toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 35 million estimated yesterday for Star Wars, highest ever on New Year's Day. Wherever their domestic haul ends, I don't think its a record that will be broken any time soon. Between the time of year (summer movies struggle with longevity since so many blockbusters come out week by week), having fans of all ages, it being a highly reviewed movie, and of course just being Star Wars it would take another perfect storm to come close to it. Which is fine by me, I wasn't a fan of Avatar or Titanic so I'd rather it be a movie I like that all other movies are chasing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 What's the better movie Titanic or Avatar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 December 25th, 2017, Avatar 2 takes a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 What's the better movie Titanic or Avatar? Oh God. Both have good points and fucking terrible points... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I prefer Avatar, I didn't think it was bad, it was like a C+. Titantic is a solid D. Both just my personal opinion of course Avatar 2 won't do what Avatar did I don't think. Avatar had perfect timing where 3D was becoming a thing, direct sequels to blockbusters rarely do as well as the original, and it won't be 'special' anymore. I mean it will do great money but I don't see it being the phenomenon the first one was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Maybe not, but the long delay before part 2 could help build interest (out maybe people have moved on.) But when has betting against James Cameron's ability to tap the zeitgeist been a good idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I think he can do it I just think it would take a new awesome idea, not a sequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Also, do you remember the last two times James Cameron made a sequel to a sci-fi movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 T2 had a lot going for it. It was Arnold in his prime. It had a great story and follow up to a movie everyone loved. It was during the peak of the big budget action movie flick era. And it was groundbreaking CGI. Maybe Avatar 2 will have some new fancy tech also but I don't think it'll have everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Perhaps it is just me, but while Avatar made all the moneys it feels like its... influence or fandom has moved on. Perhaps I just move in odd circles but I rarely see it even brought up all that much anymore. I think Titanic has more of a hold on the public consciousness at this point and it's the significantly older flick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I agree with that too.. I don't feel like there is this huge following and anticipation for a new Avatar. I'm sure the hype train will get rolling and it'll do big business but my early prediction is $160M opening weekend which will double the first movie but the drop will be quicker and harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Well, Titanic sold way more tickets. Adjusted it's fifth all time, Avatar is 14th (domestic) But my point still stands, betting against James Cameron is a risky move. I'm not saying it gets the record, I'm saying it's the first real contender on the block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 A humanless prequel to Avatar would be the most interesting. Let the weirdness of that world unfold on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 It does seem really foolish to bet against James Cameron at this point, but unless he's pushing technology forward in a big way again, I just can't see these AVATAR sequels being nearly as big. Like not even close. The joke about it for the longest time was that it was the biggest movie of all time but it was nobody's favorite movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Star Wars is estimated to make 'only' 88 million this weekend, so still 20 million behind Avatar domestically. Will probably take until Tuesday then to pass into first. The Sunday estimate seems really low (19 million) so it may go up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I mentioned the other day it took Jurassic World 17 days to hit five hundred, a record. Avatar needed 72 days to cross $700, the only previous film to do so. Start Wars: TFA crossed 700 in 16 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 To break up Star Wars talk Sherlock: The Abominable Bride tops box office in China after UK TV success https://t.co/SEq5XGEm08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I enjoy Batman vs. Superman marketing itself as the movie that will top Star Wars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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