Quick search also reveals that Avatar was nominated for 9 Academy Awards, which it won 3.

EndGame had better receive just as much, if not more nominations and/or wins, or else the Academy Awards are dated and obsolete.

Another quick search also reveals Infinity War only received a single nomination, which it did not win.

Well, there goes the Oscars' credibility and viewership. Down the toilet. [I need that Star-Lord emoji salute so much]

[edit: fixed my sp error above, plus added 'so much']

The 3D raked in the money for Avatar, however 10 years ago 3D prices were probably the same prices as a regular movie ticket (here anyway), so I doubt ticket prices alone had a sole impact of making it no 1.  I think the 3D made people go back a few times.

Australia

End Game = 58 million

Avatar = 105 million

China 

End Game = 614 million

Avatar = 200 million

I also bet, at the time Chinese probably were not going to cinemas as much due to most people being poor or ticket prices were significantly cheaper or communism prevented easy access to western movies (who knows).

The top 3 movies of all time, China's revenue

Titanic 1996 = 40 million

Avatar 2009 = 200 million

End Game 2019 = 600 million

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When the market is dominated by comic book adaptations and remakes of animated movies, you really expect specialized critic, or anyone who stops to think for even a minute, for that matter, to look at it and say "yes, this is it, surely this is the peak of the art of cinematography"?

On the other hand, take movies like Mad Max: Fury Road and Blade Runner 2049. Better than anything Disney has released this millenium, and they do show, much like Lord of the Rings - and Avatar, to some extent - that fantasy and science fiction can be well received by critics and win awards.

I'm still bitter that Logan didn't get nominated for Best Picture, along with Hugh and Sir Patrick for Best actors.

I love those movies. If only they were at the top of the box office charts

Only $5? O.O

Here in Holland it’s like €13 or something for a single ticket.

You premise is correct though, it’s way more expensive now than when Avatar was out.

Actually, it's not that different from Avatar's initial run.  Avatar was in theaters for 34 weekends, but earned only 9 million of its 749 million (domestic) in it's last 21 weekends.  Avatar left theaters completely on August 8th 2010 and then returned with a legitimate re-release on August 27th 2010, called the Avatar:  Special Edition.  The "Special Edition" ran for 12 weekends and added 10.741 million domestic, and 22.469 million foreign to Avatar's Worldwide Total.

Endgame released on April 26th.  Weekending June 23, it was still playing in 985 theaters.  A week later, it expanded back into 2,025 theaters total.  Labeling this expansion as a "re-release" is misleading, because it never actually left theaters completely.

Therefore:

Avatar (initial release 12/18/2009-8/8/2010) = $2,777,223,601 ($749,766,139 domestic + $2,027,457,462 foreign)

Avengers: Endgame (current release) = $2,772,469,552

So, without counting Avatar's actual 2010 Special Edition release that came out 37 weekends after Avatar's initial 2009 release, the 2 films are currently apart by only $4,754,049.  Which is completely doable by the end of Endgame's current run.  Then, maybe, Disney could do a legitimate re-release in 2020 that would be comparable to Avatar's Special Edition release of 2010.

It sounds good, but it is not when you consider that the minimun wage in my country is around $11 per day.

Avengers Endgame is now only $7.16M behind Avatar! This is getting really close!!

Can they finish this off this coming week? Surely they'll beat it by the end of this month (if theaters are still showing it for that long, but maybe with Disney's power they can keep it on long enough til it becomes #1)

So damn close. Movie just released with so much competition and was so front loaded. Should have easily passed Avatar by now. Better late than never I guess.