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PlaystaionGamer on 24 January 2010
appolose said:
PlaystaionGamer said:
appolose said:
--OkeyDokey-- said:
Can we shut up about inflation. We know. We don't care. GTFO.

Well, some of us do...

Anyways, I think it was quite justified to bring it up, whether or not it's wrong: this thread isn't about bringing up a particular piece of trivia just for the heck of it, it's about bringing up an astounding one, so it's quite fine discussing whether or not it really is astounding.

This thread is about how astoundingly well AVATAR has done. at the end of the day its brought in more money then any other movie dispite inflation ect. thats it...and its supposed to be a celebration of that fact

Oh yes, I agree that that's what it's about, that's why I think it's fine to have that brought up.

as OkeyDokey said in another post, its always brought up. everytime anyone trys to celebrate the movie its brought up with the intention of an argument to ruin it for the people who just want to be happy with the move and be proud, that dispite all attempts to de rail it, its the highest grossing movie ever. can you understand why fans would start to get annoyed?

 

this thread is not supposed to be a giant argument about 'Gone with the Wind' lol but now look...... great, another avatar thread ruined 



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MontanaHatchet on 24 January 2010
appolose said:
MontanaHatchet said:
--OkeyDokey-- said:
appolose said:
--OkeyDokey-- said:
Can we shut up about inflation. We know. We don't care. GTFO.

Well, some of us do...

Anyways, I think it was quite justified to bring it up, whether or not it's wrong: this thread isn't about bringing up a particular piece of trivia just for the heck of it, it's about bringing up an astounding one, so it's quite fine discussing whether or not it really is astounding.

The same debate has already ruined every other Avatar thread. Now we have a nice new one and right away someone comes in with "darrr, inflation!".

God forbid Avatar can have everything. Its already been ripped away relentlessly for its plot, characters, and just about every detail. And now it can't even have the accomplishment of being the highest grossing film. I've read these kinds of inflation arguments on Gamefaqs, Youtube, Vgchartz, and just about every site I frequent. As someone who really enjoyed the film, I'm getting really annoyed by it.

I understand that, but it isn't fair to assume that everyone who brings that up it's attempting to sabatoge any good thing this film has accomplished.  And such a subject as this is practically asking for such points to be raised.

Yes they are.

This is a thread for Avatar being the highest grossing film of all time. Then, someone came in and said that Gone With the Wind grossed far more when adjusted for inflation. Nothing more. It was borderline trolling.

This entire thread has been made sucky and I'm tired of it.



 

 

appolose on 24 January 2010
MontanaHatchet said:
appolose said:
MontanaHatchet said:
--OkeyDokey-- said:
appolose said:
--OkeyDokey-- said:
Can we shut up about inflation. We know. We don't care. GTFO.

Well, some of us do...

Anyways, I think it was quite justified to bring it up, whether or not it's wrong: this thread isn't about bringing up a particular piece of trivia just for the heck of it, it's about bringing up an astounding one, so it's quite fine discussing whether or not it really is astounding.

The same debate has already ruined every other Avatar thread. Now we have a nice new one and right away someone comes in with "darrr, inflation!".

God forbid Avatar can have everything. Its already been ripped away relentlessly for its plot, characters, and just about every detail. And now it can't even have the accomplishment of being the highest grossing film. I've read these kinds of inflation arguments on Gamefaqs, Youtube, Vgchartz, and just about every site I frequent. As someone who really enjoyed the film, I'm getting really annoyed by it.

I understand that, but it isn't fair to assume that everyone who brings that up it's attempting to sabatoge any good thing this film has accomplished.  And such a subject as this is practically asking for such points to be raised.

Yes they are.

This is a thread for Avatar being the highest grossing film of all time. Then, someone came in and said that Gone With the Wind grossed far more when adjusted for inflation. Nothing more. It was borderline trolling.

This entire thread has been made sucky and I'm tired of it.

No, they are not, but, in avy event, I can see we hold two different views of what exactly this thread is about, so I shall leave it at that.



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rafichamp on 24 January 2010

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im_sneaky on 24 January 2010
PlaystaionGamer said:
blaydcor said:
PlaystaionGamer said:
blaydcor said:
Guys. Squirrel, by making a neutral observation about inflation, isn't attacking or devaluing Avatar, MUCH LESS YOU. I don't see why this is being taken so personally.

The point is (for those of you who don't understand inflation), while Gone With the Wind may not have grossed as much, the money it did gross was worth much, much more back then. Think 30 cent gas prices (this is a rough guess, I'm by no means a gas price historian).

Basically, he's just pointing out that ticket sales are the best metric for a movie's success, not un-adjusted gross. He's NOT attacking Avatar. Damn, he's just explaining this for the people who don't know or understand this--which judging from your angry, hyper-defensive posts, is a lot of you.

we understand mate

the point your missing is. at the end of the day which movie has brought in more money then any other.....that movie is avatar, thats it really

i know about inflation ect and i know it was wort alot then but done forget how much $2,000,000,000 is worth now lol. 

Gone with the Wind will never always bee the highest earning movie as its not even close

Nah, you really don't. The amount of money Gone With the Wind made was worth a lot more then than 2 billion was today. 

Anyway. My point is, Squirrel isn't attacking Avatar or you. Don't get so angry and argumentative right away, damn.

i said we do understand, and i do thanks

yes gone with the wind made alot of money 'for its time' but guess what Avatar made 2 billion......gone with the wind didnt so as this thread celebrates...its the highest grossing movie ever....

i haven't said he has attacked me or Avatar. so where are you going with this?  ummmmmmmm angry? im not angry. im annoyed that people cant just celebrate something and have to try and ruin it for everyone else. its not fair, if you cant take the fact that it IS the highest grossing movie ever...why did you come on here?

Not trying to start a fight but... your statement is wrong. The nominal value of its gross is higher, but the real value is lower. Money is only worth what you can buy with it, and Avatar is not (yet) the highest grossing movie out there. You simply can't compare two movies that are in different years without adjusting for inflation, because it would make no sense. It's like saying that japan has a bigger economy because its GPD in yen is higher than the US GPD in $. In terms of the number next to the term it is higher, but that isn't what anyone measures.



 

 

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Moren on 24 January 2010

yay, go go go avatar!!!



PlaystaionGamer on 24 January 2010
im_sneaky said:
PlaystaionGamer said:
blaydcor said:
PlaystaionGamer said:
blaydcor said:
Guys. Squirrel, by making a neutral observation about inflation, isn't attacking or devaluing Avatar, MUCH LESS YOU. I don't see why this is being taken so personally.

The point is (for those of you who don't understand inflation), while Gone With the Wind may not have grossed as much, the money it did gross was worth much, much more back then. Think 30 cent gas prices (this is a rough guess, I'm by no means a gas price historian).

Basically, he's just pointing out that ticket sales are the best metric for a movie's success, not un-adjusted gross. He's NOT attacking Avatar. Damn, he's just explaining this for the people who don't know or understand this--which judging from your angry, hyper-defensive posts, is a lot of you.

we understand mate

the point your missing is. at the end of the day which movie has brought in more money then any other.....that movie is avatar, thats it really

i know about inflation ect and i know it was wort alot then but done forget how much $2,000,000,000 is worth now lol. 

Gone with the Wind will never always bee the highest earning movie as its not even close

Nah, you really don't. The amount of money Gone With the Wind made was worth a lot more then than 2 billion was today. 

Anyway. My point is, Squirrel isn't attacking Avatar or you. Don't get so angry and argumentative right away, damn.

i said we do understand, and i do thanks

yes gone with the wind made alot of money 'for its time' but guess what Avatar made 2 billion......gone with the wind didnt so as this thread celebrates...its the highest grossing movie ever....

i haven't said he has attacked me or Avatar. so where are you going with this?  ummmmmmmm angry? im not angry. im annoyed that people cant just celebrate something and have to try and ruin it for everyone else. its not fair, if you cant take the fact that it IS the highest grossing movie ever...why did you come on here?

Not trying to start a fight but... your statement is wrong. The nominal value of its gross is higher, but the real value is lower. Money is only worth what you can buy with it, and Avatar is not (yet) the highest grossing movie out there. You simply can't compare two movies that are in different years without adjusting for inflation, because it would make no sense. It's like saying that japan has a bigger economy because its GPD in yen is higher than the US GPD in $. In terms of the number next to the term it is higher, but that isn't what anyone measures.

hello, welcome to a ruined thread lol

to be honist i dont care, i have had enough of people (as you can see here) trying to take everything away from the movie. sorry if i seem rude to you s you have only just come into it lol

so....how much do you think avatar would have to make to be the highest?

asapperently making more money then any other movie (OFFICIALLY) cant be taken on forums...but hollywood knows it is....

how much... 2 billion? 3 billion? 



damkira on 24 January 2010
MontanaHatchet said:
appolose said:
MontanaHatchet said:
--OkeyDokey-- said:
appolose said:
--OkeyDokey-- said:
Can we shut up about inflation. We know. We don't care. GTFO.

Well, some of us do...

Anyways, I think it was quite justified to bring it up, whether or not it's wrong: this thread isn't about bringing up a particular piece of trivia just for the heck of it, it's about bringing up an astounding one, so it's quite fine discussing whether or not it really is astounding.

The same debate has already ruined every other Avatar thread. Now we have a nice new one and right away someone comes in with "darrr, inflation!".

God forbid Avatar can have everything. Its already been ripped away relentlessly for its plot, characters, and just about every detail. And now it can't even have the accomplishment of being the highest grossing film. I've read these kinds of inflation arguments on Gamefaqs, Youtube, Vgchartz, and just about every site I frequent. As someone who really enjoyed the film, I'm getting really annoyed by it.

I understand that, but it isn't fair to assume that everyone who brings that up it's attempting to sabatoge any good thing this film has accomplished.  And such a subject as this is practically asking for such points to be raised.

Yes they are.

This is a thread for Avatar being the highest grossing film of all time. Then, someone came in and said that Gone With the Wind grossed far more when adjusted for inflation. Nothing more. It was borderline trolling.

This entire thread has been made sucky and I'm tired of it.

Not to mention that this is a worldwide list. Gone With the Wind may be the top U.S. grossing film with inflation accounted for, but was it popular all around the world? The United States is not the be-all end-all of everything.

and Gone With the Wind was the longest, most boring film released since The Birth of a Nation!



Wildvine53 on 24 January 2010

I really liked this movie, I think we're going to see it in Imax tomorrow.

As for inflation, GOne with the wind was impressive, but it did have multiple re-releases, and it was in theaters before Home movies. If people didn't see it in theaters then they didn't see it. Avatars feat is impressive considering Renting is on the rise, and people could just download new movies over the internet, rather then paying to see them



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Boutros on 24 January 2010

Both Titanic and Avatar are awesome.

I want to see Avatar over 2 million. It should happen in 2-3 weeks.