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PlaystaionGamer on 24 January 2010
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HappySqurriel said:
PlaystaionGamer said:
HappySqurriel said:
oldschoolfool said:
HappySqurriel said:

When you factor for inflation, Gone with the Wind saw (roughly) 3 times the ticket sales that Avatar currently has

http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm


inflation doesn't matter. Nobody's going to say that Avatar is number one,but technically because of inflation Gone with the Wind is.

Actually, I know of several people who have become increasingly annoyed by these records being broken because movie when it can mostly be attributed to movie theaters charging $15 for a movie. If you want something that is not as easily manipulated you should look at total ticket sales, which (in all reality) no movie will ever beat Gone with the Wind.

so what about inflation? who gives at the end of the day, the highest grossing movie is AVATAR, thats it...and you know why everyone will say it IS? because its brought in more money then any other movie, and thats what we are talking about. 

Avatar is the highest grossing movie of ALL time....DEAL WITH IT

Wow, you don’t even have the capacity to see the other side of an argument can you?

Most people see box-office results as a sign of popularity of a movie, and gross revenue that is unadjusted for inflation makes for an amazingly poor measure for popularity. Avatar is a remarkably popular movie, and has made a ton of money, but it still has a long way to go to being as popular of a movie as many of the 25 movies that are higher than it on the all-time inflation adjusted list.

Or in other words, Avatar isn't that impressive because only 1/3 as many people as have seen it as saw Gone with the Wind; DEAL WITH IT!

you are very much missing the point. this thread is about the highest grossing movie ever. inflation, audience numbers ect have a factor. but at the end of the day AVATAR IS the highest grossing movie ever

 

yes gone with the wind may have had 3 times the people in, but its still not the highest grossing movie ever. if this thread said AVATAR has had more people see it then any other movie then your point would be valid and i would say yes you are right