No one I know has gone to a movie in theaters aside from Top Gun. What’s interesting is at current inflation rates this still isn’t actually the success they’re trying to sell it as. 1 adult evening ticket by me is $15.49 at AMC. That’s nearly double pre Covid.
Someone showed me an article why James Cameron's movies don't work like normal movies. These movies are basically built to gain views and purchases over months. Most movies make nearly the majority of their money on opening week, but James's movies are designed to slowly collect money over time. People go see it over the weekend, over the holidays, because the kids are on break, etc.
This tends to suggest that that analysis has some merit.
Release window and spectacle kind of films is a better way of describing it. His films are more like amusement park rides. Stories kind of lame but it looks pretty. What Avatar as a series suffers from is a ham fisted political narrative trying to take center stage in what should be a roller coaster.
That just feels like cope because Cameron hasn't released enough movies in his career to make a trend like that. He has directed 10 movies over 45 years. 13 if we include ones he wrote but didn't direct. Is Rambo 2 the same type of movie as Titanic? Do Aliens and Avatar share the same type of marketing appeal?
Avatar has little FOMO discussion to rush people into seats, so that's probably the case. But that's because its a spectacle where the only purpose is to look pretty enough to entrance you. There is nothing in the characters or plot worth talking to other people about.
Considering the last movie made almost $3b in the box office, the sequel crawling past $1b after two weeks is basically nothing. Hell, the movie only managed to double it's box office after getting a global release. That's... not very impressive.
Because Avatar's strength wasn't the dialogue or the story, it was the experience of immersing yourself in an alien ecology. That virtue isn't something that translates well to home cinema, let alone conversation. It's like making the best chocolate cake in the world compared to writing the best novel.
Kind of weird, nobody I know is talking about seeing this movie.
No one I know has gone to a movie in theaters aside from Top Gun. What’s interesting is at current inflation rates this still isn’t actually the success they’re trying to sell it as. 1 adult evening ticket by me is $15.49 at AMC. That’s nearly double pre Covid.
Brand recognition and there is no other big name to go see at the moment and a lot of people have been going to the movies during this period.
Someone showed me an article why James Cameron's movies don't work like normal movies. These movies are basically built to gain views and purchases over months. Most movies make nearly the majority of their money on opening week, but James's movies are designed to slowly collect money over time. People go see it over the weekend, over the holidays, because the kids are on break, etc.
This tends to suggest that that analysis has some merit.
Well, not good, more like, "normie palatable", but yes.
Release window and spectacle kind of films is a better way of describing it. His films are more like amusement park rides. Stories kind of lame but it looks pretty. What Avatar as a series suffers from is a ham fisted political narrative trying to take center stage in what should be a roller coaster.
That just feels like cope because Cameron hasn't released enough movies in his career to make a trend like that. He has directed 10 movies over 45 years. 13 if we include ones he wrote but didn't direct. Is Rambo 2 the same type of movie as Titanic? Do Aliens and Avatar share the same type of marketing appeal?
Avatar has little FOMO discussion to rush people into seats, so that's probably the case. But that's because its a spectacle where the only purpose is to look pretty enough to entrance you. There is nothing in the characters or plot worth talking to other people about.
I just realized its been released. Not that I care. The first one was meh.
Considering the last movie made almost $3b in the box office, the sequel crawling past $1b after two weeks is basically nothing. Hell, the movie only managed to double it's box office after getting a global release. That's... not very impressive.
Not to mention inflation. $1B today is not even close to $3b back then.
It’s not happening domestically (US) - most of the viewers are international.
Still - 14 days for 1B isn’t that great for what should’ve been a runaway blockbuster.
So already halfway to the $2 Billion needed to break even: https://archive.ph/il6DD
It seems doubtful they'll reach it.
Because Avatar's strength wasn't the dialogue or the story, it was the experience of immersing yourself in an alien ecology. That virtue isn't something that translates well to home cinema, let alone conversation. It's like making the best chocolate cake in the world compared to writing the best novel.
It's pure Cinema. In that it's just pretty fucking pictures on the screen but means fuck all else.
The avatar movies are a completely manufactured success. It’s like a tautology; everyone goes to see it because everyone goes to see it.