“Avatar” dethroned at box office by “Dear John”
The new romantic drama “Dear John” unexpectedly ended the seven-week reign of “Avatar” at the weekend box office in North America on Sunday, pulling in large numbers of young female moviegoers.
“Dear John” grossed an estimated $32.4 million in the three-day period since opening Friday, said distributor Screen Gems, the low-budget division of Sony Corp..
It had hoped for an opening of about $20 million on a weekend when many Americans forsake movies to watch the Super Bowl, traditionally the year’s most-watched television broadcast. The football championship starts around 6:25 pm in Miami. read full story
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Is Avatar Really King Of The Box Office
James Cameron broke his own record Tuesday. With a 1.86 billion U.S. dollars, “Avatar” beat “Titanic” to become the highest grossing film of all time at the box office worldwide.
It is a remarkable achievement. But before every Hollywood studio exec decides that all future movies must be in 3-D and feature blue aliens, it’s worth getting a little perspective on the film.
“Avatar” has the advantage of showing 3-D (which usually commands an average of $ 3 extra per ticket) and exit at a time when movie tickets even 2-D are more expensive than ever. According to the National Association of Theater Owners, the average selling price in 2008 was $ 7.18, 56% of prices in 1997 when “Titanic” was in theaters. Read full story
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LOS ANGELES – James Cameron launched his science-fiction epic “Avatar” into a safe orbit as the costly film soared to No. 1 with $73 million domestically and $159.2 million overseas, for a $232.2 million worldwide total.
With that big a start, distributor 20th Century Fox was quick to proclaim it made a good investment with the estimated $400 million spent to make and market the film, which is Cameron’s first narrative feature since 1997′s “Titanic,” the king of modern blockbusters.
“Absolutely. No question,” said Chris Aronson, head of distribution for the studio, which reported stellar reaction in exit polls from audiences after seeing “Avatar.” “The word of mouth is something that I don’t know I’ve ever seen in this business before.”
“Avatar” was a test case for the future of digital 3-D projection, which until now has been a hit with audiences mainly on animated family films.
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KANEOHE, Hawaii – President Barack Obama’s family is watching the movie “Avatar.”
The Obamas visited a movie theater near their rented vacation home in Hawaii on Thursday morning for a screening of the sci-fi spectacular. Officials say the first family had the theater to themselves to watch director James Cameron’s tech-heavy film.
The Obamas, including first daughters Sasha and Malia, left their compound before noon on New Year’s Eve. Before the screening, Obama, a self-described movie buff, worked out at the Marine Corps base nearby.
The Obamas are set to return to Washington in the new year. – AP – GmaNews
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