StreaK said:
Yeah, I'm pretty much referring to that but he also made Aliens which was the 2nd in the franchise. The point is, he obviously knows how to work with a formula. And beginning with Terminator, it was just hit after hit. No slowing down. Ok, so it IS pretty far-fetched that Avatar 2 will top $3 billion but it surely WILL NOT flop. In fact, all it needs is foreign market to make profits. But I'm a gambling guy and will go with my $3 billion predicition. |
I would be shocked if Avatar 2 flopped, because it was very well received and is still very much a part of the public consciousness. By the same token, it's unfair to compare Avatar to Star Wars or have similar expectations for the franchise. Star Wars is a cultural phenomenon that is embedded in the public consciousness. The Phantom Menace came out 16 years ago, was a massive disappointment, and still became the #2 grossing movie of all time, up to that point. Avatar was the mainstream herald of the 3D CG era, but that was a once-in-a-lifetime moment: we've become used to what was novel then.
