The "no one liked Avatar!" stuff is some of the more strange revisionism I've seen around here. It was factually universally well received by critics and audiences. Factually.
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Avengers: Endgame will not outgross Avatar worldwide. Who will make an avatar bet about that?
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The "no one liked Avatar!" stuff is some of the more strange revisionism I've seen around here. It was factually universally well received by critics and audiences. Factually.
Recap so far (on mobile so correct me if wrong)
Endgame
$770,805,870 domestic to date with this weekend estimate
$1,844,000,000 foreign
=$2,614,805,870
Avatar
$760,507,625 domestic
$2,027,457,462 foreign
=$2,787,965,087
Endgame
$770,805,870 domestic to date with this weekend estimate
$1,844,000,000 foreign
=$2,614,805,870
Avatar
$760,507,625 domestic
$2,027,457,462 foreign
=$2,787,965,087
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People went for the 3-d, not because the story or characters are memorable.
I didn't say no one liked Avatar.
Yep, this also helped too. I certainly didn't find the characters and story to be memorable.
I first saw Avatar in 3D in the very first row of an IMAX theater. I need to see it again in proper seats in Dolby at least. Hopefully it gets re-released.
Yeah, a re-release would be nice. This movie just doesn't have the same impact int 2D.
It's so weird that 3D TVs died while releasing a big budget movie without 3D is unthinkable nowadays.
Jesus. ENOUGH with this bullshit. 3D didn't carry Avatar to 2.7 billion.
I think it's time people recognize that people connected with Avatar's story and characters, at least at the time. However, I don't think people really remember them or are dying to see them again, in 2019.
But there was an emotional connection there that contributed to its success.
But there was an emotional connection there that contributed to its success.
Lmao, so now all of the sudden that endgame might not reach it, avatar is propped up again. People change their minds quick.
No one I know that saw it did. It's purely anecdotal but still..
Eh. 15 million tickets sold. The majority of successful Hollywood blockbusters stop at 5 million. And most superhero films at around 2 or 3 million.
It wouldn't have ended up with this number without good word of mouth.
And I say this as someone who didn't particularly like it. But the revisionist history around Avatar is just weird. It was a conversation topic for a while back then, and not just because of the 3d.
more avatar gifs please. that movie is so gorgeous for a movie 10 years old. Like, how the fuck is CGI so bad that Avatar still crushes them?
I dont even remember the avatar plot, lol. Something about smurfs and trees, right?
People shitting on Avatar while stanning for super hero films will always be funny
I've enjoyed pretty much every MCU movie and it still amazes me when people criticize Avatar for being too similar to Pocahontas and Dances with Wolves while simultaneously praising the originality of the 22nd movie in a franchise.
Considering Cameron's record with sequels (Terminator 2 and Aliens are both widely considered to be two of the best action movies ever), I expect Avatar 2 to be fantastic. I enjoyed the story of the first one and the characters.
Considering Cameron's record with sequels (Terminator 2 and Aliens are both widely considered to be two of the best action movies ever), I expect Avatar 2 to be fantastic. I enjoyed the story of the first one and the characters.
Super hero films have beloved characters that go back decades. There's a lot of emotional bandwidth to mine there.
The Avatar stanning I'm hoping is just Big Jimbo stanning, cause Avatar is far less memorable than his other movies imo. I hope Avatar 2 is a lot different. It pretty much has to be
Nope, because I remember movies from way, way before avatar.
So people went and saw Avatar that many times and bought it that many times just to stan for James?
That's a take, I guess.
So you have trouble focusing? I still think it's a memory thing. You seem to forget pockets of time. Like, you say you cannot remember X but you can remember things before X? You should probably look into that.
I am hoping Avatar 2 will be better than the 1st one and it has a chance to be. Yes, Terminator 2 and Aliens are fantastic movies and easily some of the best movies out there.
People saw it because great 3d for the time and nothing else out.
Implying Avatar won't get a re-release of its own? If any movie is probably deserving, it's Avatar. Is 3D implementation is *still* the gold standard. I'd pay to see it again in 3D on a big screen.
Why does it sound like that if it's true? It's just what I'm saying.
"hmm, there's nothing else in the cinema, I guess I'm forced to go and watch Avatar"
lol
Who said forced? More just like people were bored and went to see it.
Because you are lying. There's more to the movie than its amazing visuals. I don't know what's stranger, the fact that people don't want to accept Avatar is critically a good film or people want to say it's not a good film because of some weird arbitrary reason. Like, what reason is there to deny its quality? It's one of the most baffling mysteries of the century.
So it's still 150m behind, and with more heavy hitters coming starting next weekend?
So what are we putting the odds at it making it happen? Gimmie a %, those of you who observe these sorts of things regularly.
Are you really that confident?
So what are we putting the odds at it making it happen? Gimmie a %, those of you who observe these sorts of things regularly.
Even with all these other big movies coming out and the likelihood that everyone who wanted to see Endgame has almost surely seen it by now?
Are you really that confident?
If you want to Stan Avatar more power to you. I don't think it's that great, especially compared to his other stuff. Y'all act like people can't dislike the movie, and that's pretty sad
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