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MontanaHatchet on 21 January 2010
Naum said:
One funny thing about that list is "New moon" numbers... 683 million dollars.. not bad for a movie that cost around 50m to do

The thing I love about that is that it really really pisses alot of people of

oh and another funny thing is that "Twilight" and "New Moon" together have earned more money then pretty much all wampire movies the last 20 years put together

I love terrible movies doing well



 

 

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Naum on 21 January 2010
MontanaHatchet said:
Naum said:
One funny thing about that list is "New moon" numbers... 683 million dollars.. not bad for a movie that cost around 50m to do

The thing I love about that is that it really really pisses alot of people of

oh and another funny thing is that "Twilight" and "New Moon" together have earned more money then pretty much all wampire movies the last 20 years put together

I love terrible movies doing well

Not much you can do when the script sucks big time.

 

Every major actor/actress in those movies have done sooo much better work on other movies especially Kristen Stewart ( this girl will win alot of rewards in the future)



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RageBot on 21 January 2010
MontanaHatchet said:
RageBot said:
Javaupdate said:
RageBot said:
It's a shame that simply because it is in 3D, and the dark knight wasn't (or Return of the king), Avatar will gross more money.

Ummm no. Avatar will destroy TDK's gross when all is done, by more than the difference in ticket prices caused by 3D. http://www.mcnblogs.com/thehotblog/archives/2010/01/how_the_avatar.html At this point 700 million domestic looks likely. Besides the fact, if people are willing to pay more to see AV in 3D, more power to them, you cant really knock Av for that.

 

And for all those bringing up inflation, sure. But by that same token, politically correct films like TDK pale historically too. But somehow noboy kept bringing up inflation to knock down TDK's numbers.

What about the sales of pepole who usually download movies, but know that the only way to truly enjoy the movie is by seeing it in 3D, in the cinema?

So we shouldn't count them either?

Talk about desperosity. Avatar will gross more whether or not you count higher ticket prices, 3D viewers, soccer moms, etc....

Who said that we shouldn't count?

I said that this is one of the reasons that Avatar grossed that much money, if Return of the King was in 3D, it would've grossed more than that.



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llewdebkram on 21 January 2010

Amazing for a movie that is only 'ok' but has people flocking to see it because of the over hype.

and that goes for Titanic too.



darklich13 on 21 January 2010

I prefer this list adjusted for inflation

Rank Title (click to view) Studio Adjusted Gross Unadjusted Gross Year^
1 Gone with the Wind MGM $1,485,028,000 $198,676,459 1939^
2 Star Wars Fox $1,309,179,000 $460,998,007 1977^
3 The Sound of Music Fox $1,046,753,000 $158,671,368 1965
4 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $1,042,629,400 $435,110,554 1982^
5 The Ten Commandments Par. $962,850,000 $65,500,000 1956
6 Titanic Par. $943,342,300 $600,788,188 1997
7 Jaws Uni. $941,379,300 $260,000,000 1975
8 Doctor Zhivago MGM $912,395,600 $111,721,910 1965
9 The Exorcist WB $812,679,700 $232,671,011 1973^
10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $801,150,000 $184,925,486 1937^
11 101 Dalmatians Dis. $734,391,800 $144,880,014 1961^
12 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $721,627,700 $290,475,067 1980^
13 Ben-Hur MGM $720,300,000 $74,000,000 1959
14 Return of the Jedi Fox $691,336,700 $309,306,177 1983^
15 The Sting Uni. $655,200,000 $156,000,000 1973
16 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $647,842,600 $242,374,454 1981^
17 Jurassic Park Uni. $633,612,900 $357,067,947 1993
18 The Graduate AVCO $628,949,700 $104,901,839 1967^
19 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $623,469,700 $431,088,301 1999
20 Fantasia Dis. $610,369,600 $76,408,097 1941^
21 The Godfather Par. $580,080,900 $134,966,411 1972^
22 Forrest Gump Par. $577,310,300 $329,694,499 1994
23 Mary Poppins Dis. $574,636,400 $102,272,727 1964^
24 The Lion King BV $567,653,700 $328,541,776 1994^
25 Grease Par. $565,374,900 $188,389,888 1978^
26 Thunderball UA $549,780,000 $63,595,658 1965
27 The Dark Knight WB $545,973,300 $533,345,358 2008
28 The Jungle Book Dis. $541,547,400 $141,843,612 1967^
29 Sleeping Beauty Dis. $534,169,000 $51,600,000 1959^
30 Shrek 2 DW $522,224,300 $441,226,247 2004
31 Ghostbusters Col. $519,870,000 $238,632,124 1984^
32 Avatar Fox $519,567,500 $512,852,205 2009
33 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Fox $518,600,200 $102,308,889 1969
34 Love Story Par. $514,486,400 $106,397,186 1970
35 Spider-Man Sony $510,712,900 $403,706,375 2002
36 Independence Day Fox $509,126,200 $306,169,268 1996
37 Home Alone Fox $497,846,400 $285,761,243 1990
38 Pinocchio Dis. $495,414,500 $84,254,167 1940^
39 Cleopatra (1963) Fox $493,798,400 $57,777,778 1963
40 Beverly Hills Cop Par. $493,552,600 $234,760,478 1984
41 Goldfinger UA $487,305,000 $51,081,062 1964
42 Airport Uni. $485,917,900 $100,489,151 1970
43 American Graffiti Uni. $483,000,000 $115,000,000 1973
44 The Robe Fox $481,090,900 $36,000,000 1953
45 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $475,018,500 $423,315,812 2006
46 Around the World in 80 Days UA $474,923,100 $42,000,000 1956
47 Bambi RKO $468,286,500 $102,247,150 1942^
48 Blazing Saddles WB $464,722,200 $119,500,000 1974
49 Batman WB $462,716,400 $251,188,924 1989
50 The Bells of St. Mary's RKO $461,176,500 $21,333,333 1945
51 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL $452,305,300 $377,027,325 2003
52 The Towering Inferno Fox $451,111,100 $116,000,000 1974
53 Spider-Man 2 Sony $442,166,800 $373,585,825 2004
54 My Fair Lady WB $441,000,000 $72,000,000 1964
55 The Greatest Show on Earth Par. $441,000,000 $36,000,000 1952
56 National Lampoon's Animal House Uni. $440,193,500 $141,600,000 1978^
57 The Passion of the Christ NM $438,830,600 $370,782,930 2004^
58 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $436,035,700 $380,270,577 2005
59 Back to the Future Uni. $434,022,300 $210,609,762 1985
60 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL $423,583,600 $341,786,758 2002^
61 The Sixth Sense BV $423,206,600 $293,506,292 1999
62 Superman WB $421,582,200 $134,218,018 1978
63 Tootsie Col. $418,244,000 $177,200,000 1982
64 Smokey and the Bandit Uni. $417,722,000 $126,737,428 1977
65 Finding Nemo BV $414,080,400 $339,714,978 2003
66 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen P/DW $411,632,600 $402,111,870 2009
67 West Side Story MGM $411,381,600 $43,656,822 1961
68 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $410,960,400 $317,575,550 2001
69 Lady and the Tramp Dis. $409,651,400 $93,602,326 1955^
70 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Col. $408,480,200 $132,088,635 1977^
71 Lawrence of Arabia Col. $407,069,100 $44,824,144 1962^
72 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fox $404,760,300 $112,892,319 1975
73 Rocky UA $404,543,800 $117,235,147 1976
74 The Best Years of Our Lives RKO $404,250,000 $23,650,000 1946
75 The Poseidon Adventure Fox $403,529,400 $84,563,118 1972
76 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL $402,073,800 $314,776,170 2001^
77 Twister WB $401,957,700 $241,721,524 1996
78 Men in Black Sony $401,432,600 $250,690,539 1997
79 The Bridge on the River Kwai Col. $399,840,000 $27,200,000 1957
80 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World MGM $395,984,300 $46,332,858 1963
81 Swiss Family Robinson Dis. $395,488,800 $40,356,000 1960
82 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest UA $394,587,400 $108,981,275 1975
83 M.A.S.H. Fox $394,578,900 $81,600,000 1970
84 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Par. $393,466,200 $179,870,271 1984
85 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $392,993,300 $310,676,740 2002^
86 Mrs. Doubtfire Fox $387,230,200 $219,195,243 1993
87 Aladdin BV $385,451,300 $217,350,219 1992
88 Ghost Par. $378,269,400 $217,631,306 1990
89 Duel in the Sun Selz. $375,000,000 $20,408,163 1946
90 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl BV $372,269,400 $305,413,918 2003
91 House of Wax WB $371,409,600 $23,750,000 1953
92 Rear Window Par. $370,107,400 $36,764,313 1954^
93 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Uni. $366,838,100 $229,086,679 1997
94 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Par. $363,211,200 $197,171,806 1989
95 Spider-Man 3 Sony $359,520,000 $336,530,303 2007
96 Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriS $357,624,400 $204,843,345 1991
97 Sergeant York WB $353,705,500 $16,361,885 1941
98 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Uni. $353,585,200 $260,044,825 2000
99 Toy Story 2 BV $351,598,400 $245,852,179 1999^
100 Top Gun Par. $350,237,800 $176,786,701 1986


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Seece on 21 January 2010
MontanaHatchet said:
Seece said:
MontanaHatchet said:
Seece said:
MontanaHatchet said:
Seece said:
Yes yes, we know why you've posted this, because AVATAR is going to take the top spot.

Despite probably only selling 1/6 of the amount of tickets Titanic did.

And Titanic didn't sell nearly as many tickets as Gone With The Wind or Star Wars.

Yes I'm aware of it, but as you well know, everyone is concentrating on this Titanic VS Avatar race ..

I'm just proving that tickets sold don't matter at all, really.

It does, people are going to claim Avatar is the biggest ever movie.

It will be. The box office figures should pass Titanic's soon enough.

No it won't, in terms of revneue yeah, that's all. It won't be as big as titanic (or those other films you mentioned)



 

SaviorX on 21 January 2010

Avatar will definitely pass 2 billion when given a disc release.

Will Smith has been in a lot of top grossing films; good for him.



Leatherhat on July 6th, 2012 3pm. Vita sales:"3 mil for COD 2 mil for AC. Maybe more. "  thehusbo on July 6th, 2012 5pm. Vita sales:"5 mil for COD 2.2 mil for AC."

MontanaHatchet on 21 January 2010
Seece said:
MontanaHatchet said:
Seece said:
MontanaHatchet said:
Seece said:
MontanaHatchet said:
Seece said:
Yes yes, we know why you've posted this, because AVATAR is going to take the top spot.

Despite probably only selling 1/6 of the amount of tickets Titanic did.

And Titanic didn't sell nearly as many tickets as Gone With The Wind or Star Wars.

Yes I'm aware of it, but as you well know, everyone is concentrating on this Titanic VS Avatar race ..

I'm just proving that tickets sold don't matter at all, really.

It does, people are going to claim Avatar is the biggest ever movie.

It will be. The box office figures should pass Titanic's soon enough.

No it won't, in terms of revneue yeah, that's all. It won't be as big as titanic (or those other films you mentioned)

Hmm, if it outgrosses Titanic and all those other films, I think it will be!



 

 

Cypher1980 on 21 January 2010
tarheel91 said:
Cypher1980 said:
General concensus to any chart that fails to take inflation into account is that it is near meaningless.

Still good curio value.

Claiming a new Box Office smash always drags a few million more of the brain dead morons of the world into the cinema.

Any post that assumes that the only thing that changes over time when it comes to movies is inflation is near meanginless.

In other words, inflation isn't the only thing that's changed over time.  Gone with the Wind was released in a market vastly different from ours.  For every issue someone takes with Avatar, there's on that can be taken with Gone with the Wind.  There was much less to do back then in terms of entertainment.  There was no internet to torrent movies from.  Far fewer movies were released, and virtually none were released that were on the same level as Gone with the Wind for a LONG time.  I could go on.  Get the point? 

Errr not sure whats upset you so much, but yeah I get the point. I'm not too sure you did though ?



Auron on 21 January 2010

On a side note, the Chinese government is pulling Avatar from theatres due to the fact that the Chinese government displaces native people all the time and the Avatar story hits a little too close to home. Avatar in China has been the biggest movie there grossing ~80 million. Source CNN news. Oh yea, the official Chinese response is that they are pulling the movie to make room for a documentary on Confuscious.