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StreaK on 24 December 2015
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Wonktonodi said:
StreaK said:

 

Yeah, but in terms of ticket sales Avatar didn't even come close to the 135 million sold set by Titanic. I think it did like half that lol. Titanic today would have over a billion domestically (without 3D like Avatar had) and I'm even afraid to say how much internationally. This is the most modern film that has accomplished such crazy numbers. You take a look at the top 20 inflation adjusted and well, Titanic is like the only 90's film on there. Many are 70' and 80's and even way before. I don't really consider Avatar topping Titanic...it's just EXTREMELY difficult to crown Avatar when the ticket sales were actually quite low.

Gone with the Wind had NUMEROUS theatrical releases...it was a whole different world back then and cannot be compared to Titanic's time. ALL people had then were movies for entertainment really as far as technology goes. Titanic did monstrous sales in the 90's when there were many other forms of entertainment options. In any case, BOTH were huge for their respective time periods. 

And yeah, you're right...6 years. It was pretty much released in 2010.

estimates I've seen for ticket sales in the US in millions

225 Gone with the wind

194 Star Wars

161 ET

156.4 Sound of Music

130 Ten Commandments

128.4 Titanic

78.3 Avatar hardly low, 24th on the list. While it is 50 million less tickets in the US I'm pretty sure the rest of the world more than makes up for it in the other direction.

Some other things to consider over ages, the population was much lower when some of these movies came out, and there were so many more movies coming out every year than there are now and while Gone with the wind has benefitted from rereleases people kept going back to see it. Not all rereleases do well also Titanic had a pretty huge 3D rerelease itself that added $58 million in the US and another $285Million in the rest of the world.

 

Hmmm, I think you're kinda off on those estimates. Especially with E.T and Star Wars.

I think E.T is closer to like 135-140 million according to boxofficemojo.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=et.htm&adjust_yr=1&p=.htm

And I think Titanic did better than Star Wars internationally. People say it grossed more than Titanic worldwide but I'm not buying it.