Avatar...The reviews are in.

[Sick Of It All]

I ma sure even if they adjust for inflation it would be around 1.5-1.6 billion which would rank it up there as well. Is just a guess, but it could not be that much further down.

[gcoll]

I ma sure even if they adjust for inflation it would be around 1.5-1.6 billion which would rank it up there as well. Is just a guess, but it could not be that much further down.

http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

Pretty sure that's just the US though.

That's a better way to measure, because it isn't influenced by ticket price.

[Sick Of It All]

You also have to look at the period in time this movies were released.

I just find it hard to belief that GWTW would of made as much money had it come out in this time period,

[spliff(TONE)]

And I am still confused as to why this is a box office juggernaut. People say "It's the top grossing film of all time!!!" and I ask, why? I don't get it.

How did a movie, with nothing going for it except for visual effects, win best picture at the golden globes?

Apparently the people who select the Golden Globe winners feel a little different about the movie than you do. Move on.

[gcoll]

Apparently the people who select the Golden Globe winners feel a little different about the movie than you do. Move on.

Such a cop out.

What does this movie have going for it besides special effects? All of the important elements (story, dialogue, characters) are extremely cheesy.

Plus. I think the pro-"green" stance of the movie helped it with the Hollywood Foreign Press.

You also have to look at the period in time this movies were released.

I just find it hard to belief that GWTW would of made as much money had it come out in this time period,

So what?

It sold more tickets than any other movie ever. Personally, I don't care for it, but still.

[Towelie]

This is true in every way!

http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/01/31/...kes-on-avatar/

[spliff(TONE)]

Such a cop out.

Cop out? Call it what you want, it is the truth. So you didn't like the movie, and a lot of the general public (including the Golden Globe voters) did...GET OVER IT. It's not the first time it has happened and it won't be the last.

Let's put it this way, guy: I feel that Beyonce is nothing more than pre-packaged crap wrapped up in a very pleasing package, but you don't see me going around trying to convince people what a sham it is that "I Am....Sasha Fierce" won the Grammy for album of the year. Most award shows aren't much more than popularity contests, and if you haven't realized that yet you are setting yourself up for a lot more confusion and disappointment.

[debo]

^I agree with you on the Avatar stuff, but don't make the mistake that Beyonce is pre-packaged crap. She's MILES better than the large majority of singers on the air now.

[Matchstckman]

This is true in every way!

http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/01/31/...kes-on-avatar/

OMG I have a boner already and I haven't watched it yet. That Phantom Menace review is amazing in every way.

[Boozerguy47]

http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

Pretty sure that's just the US though.

That's a better way to measure, because it isn't influenced by ticket price.

Yeah, I remember hearing that Gone in the Wind is the top film when you adjust for inflation. Talked about it in economics, one of the few things I remember.

[spliff(TONE)]

^I agree with you on the Avatar stuff, but don't make the mistake that Beyonce is pre-packaged crap. She's MILES better than the large majority of singers on the air now.

I completely disagree, but I sure as hell won't try to get you to convince you that you are wrong.

[gcoll]

Cop out? Call it what you want, it is the truth. So you didn't like the movie, and a lot of the general public (including the Golden Globe voters) did...GET OVER IT. It's not the first time it has happened and it won't be the last.

Right. But I'm saying they were wrong to give it Best Picture.

I defend that claim by saying that the only thing Avatar has going for it is special effects. If you'd like to disagree, then please espouse the virtues of Avatar.

But I get the sense that you are taking the more bull **** route of "The Golden Globes don't even matter anyway" which I'd tend to agree with. But I didn't say they mattered. I just said they were wrong to award Avatar with best picture.

but you don't see me going around trying to convince people what a sham it is that "I Am....Sasha Fierce" won the Grammy for album of the year.

No. I see you trying to convince people that Avatar isn't ****.

[enderandrew]

It sold more tickets than any other movie ever. Personally, I don't care for it, but still.

I thought Gone With the Wind was considered #1. If you consider the price change in tickets, Gone With the Wind apparently sold the most tickets all time.

http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

But they had fewer new releases back then. It wasn't like another major movie was trying to knock it off a week later.

[Boozerguy47]

gcoll, it's obvious that you disliked the movie, but to say the Golden Globes were totally wrong is a bit extreme. The voters know 'a tad' more about movies than the general public. I agree, and I'm sure a large portion of the public does, that it wasn't an amazing story, but it was good enough for most of us (and the Hollywood Foreign Press).

I thought Gone With the Wind was considered #1. If you consider the price change in tickets, Gone With the Wind apparently sold the most tickets all time.

http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

But they had fewer new releases back then. It wasn't like another major movie was trying to knock it off a week later.

True... Yeah, and according to my econ book Gone With the Wind made over 2.7 billion when adjusted for inflation. Pretty ridiculous stuff.

[JWalk126]

I saw the movie once in theaters. Special FX were very good, the acting was solid but the story was somewhat predictable.

I thought Gone With the Wind was considered #1. If you consider the price change in tickets, Gone With the Wind apparently sold the most tickets all time.

http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

But they had fewer new releases back then. It wasn't like another major movie was trying to knock it off a week later.

going slightly off topic, but boxofficemojo.com is a cool site. I thought it was somewhat incredible that E.T. was 35 straight weeks in the top 10 (44 total, which I assume includes the re-release).