Glad to see Titanic toppled, I really wasn't that impressed. Avatar isn't my idea of the best film ever - too cliched for that - but it's fun, well made and solid throughout and certainly better than Titanic.
I will say though, for those arguing that inflation has nothing to do with what made the most revenue, you don't seem to understand money too well.
I point you to Dr Evil's famous '1 Million Dollars'
The point is Avatars revenue cannot be directly compared to any previous figures beyond a certain point in time due to changing economic factors. Therefore, if you want to say 'Of all Time' you have to adjust all the numbers to an even playing field.
The truth is, due to inflation, most of the time we should use the phrase 'of recent years' to define a window of time where comparison's make sense.
Anywho, I'm also glad Transformers 2 wasn't the top film of 2009, that would really have depressed me.
Now, with Pandora established, I want some narrative risks and originality next time around.
Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...
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