Highest grossing films of all time..

[SUHPREEM]

Jan 4, 2010 15:24:27 GMT -5 joshploof said:

Jan 4, 2010 1:11:00 GMT -5 SUHPREEM said:

Transformers has set the standards for what a CGI movie should look like.

And are you stupid? Spiderman is THE most anticipated movie right now. And when it came out, it ate up the box office like nothing.

Really? I'm PRETTY SURE avatar set the standard for CGI movies you fucking retard and Spiderman 4? I've asked about 10 people if they even knew that movie was coming out and they ALL said no, I didn't even know there was going to be a spiderman 4 so it DEFINITELY isn't "the most anticipated movie right now" you fucking goon.

Are you fucking stupid, Josh? Transformers was the FIRST movie to make a breakthrough in CGI animation. No one thought it could ever be done in such good detail, yet they proved everyone wrong. The first Transformers STILL looks better than Avatar's animation effects. Avatar may be good with the CGI, but it was not set a standard like Transformers did.

For example: Motorola set the standard for what a phone should be and that's being THIN. Does that mean iPhone was the first thin phone? No.

And Spiderman 4 IS coming out, you guys live under fucking rocks. Just because the movie isn't in the mainstream media doesn't mean it's not heavily anticipated. Hell, Avatar 2 or whatever is anticipated as well, yet we have NO information on it whatsoever.

So, shut the fuck up.

[joshploof]

Jan 4, 2010 17:31:40 GMT -5 SUHPREEM said:

Jan 4, 2010 15:24:27 GMT -5 joshploof said:

Really? I'm PRETTY SURE avatar set the standard for CGI movies you fucking retard and Spiderman 4? I've asked about 10 people if they even knew that movie was coming out and they ALL said no, I didn't even know there was going to be a spiderman 4 so it DEFINITELY isn't "the most anticipated movie right now" you fucking goon.

Are you fucking stupid, Josh? Transformers was the FIRST movie to make a breakthrough in CGI animation. No one thought it could ever be done in such good detail, yet they proved everyone wrong. The first Transformers STILL looks better than Avatar's animation effects. Avatar may be good with the CGI, but it was not set a standard like Transformers did.

For example: Motorola set the standard for what a phone should be and that's being THIN. Does that mean iPhone was the first thin phone? No.

And Spiderman 4 IS coming out, you guys live under fucking rocks. Just because the movie isn't in the mainstream media doesn't mean it's not heavily anticipated. Hell, Avatar 2 or whatever is anticipated as well, yet we have NO information on it whatsoever.

So, shut the fuck up.

Actually Transformers doesn't look ANYWHERE as good as Avatar and you can tell some parts of transformers is fake so it's not like HOLY SHIT SO REAL SO REAL. And Avatar 2 is anticipated because people know about it. Noone knows about Spiderman 4

[SUHPREEM]

Jan 4, 2010 17:34:23 GMT -5 joshploof said:

Jan 4, 2010 17:31:40 GMT -5 SUHPREEM said:

Are you fucking stupid, Josh? Transformers was the FIRST movie to make a breakthrough in CGI animation. No one thought it could ever be done in such good detail, yet they proved everyone wrong. The first Transformers STILL looks better than Avatar's animation effects. Avatar may be good with the CGI, but it was not set a standard like Transformers did.

For example: Motorola set the standard for what a phone should be and that's being THIN. Does that mean iPhone was the first thin phone? No.

And Spiderman 4 IS coming out, you guys live under fucking rocks. Just because the movie isn't in the mainstream media doesn't mean it's not heavily anticipated. Hell, Avatar 2 or whatever is anticipated as well, yet we have NO information on it whatsoever.

So, shut the fuck up.

Actually Transformers doesn't look ANYWHERE as good as Avatar and you can tell some parts of transformers is fake so it's not like HOLY SHIT SO REAL SO REAL. And Avatar 2 is anticipated because people know about it. Noone knows about Spiderman 4

Oh, please. I saw Avatar and yes, the animation is good but you can still tell that the blue people are fake. I NEVER looked at the movie and asked, "Are those people real?" because you can tell. Was this intentional by the producers? I don't know, but whatever the reason, the cake still goes to Transformers.

And when you say no one knows what Spiderman 4 is you're basically saying no one knows what Spiderman is. Period. EVERYONE knew that once Spiderman 3 was over with there was bound to be another one; so, yes it IS heavily anticipated, all over SPiderman forums, all over fan sites, etc.

Avatar may be heavily anticipated now, but that's only because it just came out. Movies like The Dark Knight have already burned out on anticipation for the next film because it will be YEARS before it even comes out, so why talk about it? Same thing went for Spiderman except it's coming out SOON.

I don't know what the directors/producers intentions are on the time frame between Avatar 1 and 2, but if it's a year or two from now, anticipation will die out mid 2010 and rise again; my point is, the only reason why you probably don't hear anything about Spiderman 4 is because of the time frame. Period.

Goodbye.

[Admin]

I think transformers and Avatar both did exceptionally well. I think some of us are forgetting that Transformers takes place on Earth, and Avatar takes place on another planet. So naturally, things are set to look more "real" on Transformers considering it's what we're used to(earth). Avatar though did an exceptional job, ALL of navi and little critters that roamed pandora were very real looking.

[Admin]

Here's an article Mtv just published

I don't think it's realistic to try to topple 'Titanic' off its perch. Some pretty good movies have come out in the last few years. 'Titanic' just struck some kind of chord."

That's what "Avatar" director James Cameron told MTV News in early December when asked to compare his upcoming sci-fi epic with his '90s tale of doomed seaborne love, which just so happens to be the highest-grossing movie of all time. One month — and 1 billion box-office bucks later — Cameron might have a bit of a different perspective.

After its third weekend of release, "Avatar" has roped in $1.02 billion in worldwide sales, blasting past "The Dark Knight" to land at #4 on the all-time list. Still ahead of Cameron's alien adventure are "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" ($1.07 billion), "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" ($1.12 billion) and, of course, "Titanic" ($1.84 billion). So does "Avatar" have what it takes to topple "Titanic"? With the help of BoxOfficeMojo.com, let's take a look at the numbers.

"Titanic" didn't open to a monster haul in mid-December of 1997. It garnered a respectable $28.6 million domestically — good for the #1 weekend spot, but nothing extraordinary. Where "Titanic" got plain ridiculous was in its staying power: 15 straight weeks on top of the charts, earning over $20 million a week for 10 weeks. In its ninth week of release, it actually jumped 43 percent in total sales. Positive word of mouth and repeat viewership drove the success of "Titanic," as did the typically soft release calendar at the start of any year.

"Avatar," meanwhile, opened big domestically — $77 billion — though not as big as some had speculated. The next weekend it dropped just 1.8 percent and in its third weekend, just 9.7 percent. Blockbusters can typically fall as much as 60 percent in their second weekend. But as with "Titanic," great buzz and multiple trips to the theater are driving the box-office success of "Avatar."

With just 17 days behind it, "Avatar" seems like a lock to unseat "Dead Man's Chest" and "The Return of the King." But does it have what it takes to reach the top worldwide B.O. spot? Presented in 3-D, the average "Avatar" ticket price is high even by current standards. Additionally, the early 2010 movie calendar is, as usual, slotted with holdovers and other films unlikely to make big splashes. Next weekend's new releases are the Ethan Hawke supernatural thriller "Daybreakers," and the Amy Adams romantic comedy "Leap Year." While Denzel Washington ("The Book of Eli") and Harrison Ford ("Extraordinary Measures") both have films coming out in January, neither projects have garnered much critical or fan buzz. Only Dwayne Johnson, who's had two #1 weekends in a row ("Get Smart" and "Race to Witch Mountain"), seems in a position to challenge "Avatar" for the top weekend spot with the arrival of "The Tooth Fairy" in late January.

For now, we can say that toppling "Titanic" is a serious, though not insurmountable, challenge for "Avatar." What we know for certain is Cameron has become the only director to have two $1-billion grossing films, and two of his films will likely soon hold the top two worldwide box-office spots. And it looks like the director will at least reach his modestly stated goal: "We're hoping 'Avatar' is successful at some level.

[moon]

Why would anyone compare Transformers with Avatar? Avatar blew Transformers out of the sky. I saw Revenge of the Fallen in theaters and let me tell you, I could not wait for it to be over. It was the same loud, robot fighting for 2 hours. At the end of Avatar, I was amazed and could literally sit there for another hour had I not had a headache(my glasses were blurry). The Navi did look real, which is much harder to achieve than making boring, stupid robots look real. I also talked to a lot of guys about the movie and they said the only reason they watched it was because of Megan Fox. My 2 cents.

[joshploof]

Jan 5, 2010 12:28:39 GMT -5 @moon said:

Why would anyone compare Transformers with Avatar? Avatar blew Transformers out of the sky. I saw Revenge of the Fallen in theaters and let me tell you, I could not wait for it to be over. It was the same loud, robot fighting for 2 hours. At the end of Avatar, I was amazed and could literally sit there for another hour had I not had a headache(my glasses were blurry). The Navi did look real, which is much harder to achieve than making boring, stupid robots look real. I also talked to a lot of guys about the movie and they said the only reason they watched it was because of Megan Fox. My 2 cents.

Even with Megan Fox in it, the movie sucked even though she's ridiculously sexy, the movie was stupid

[jOSE ;]]

AVATAR should be number 2 ;D

[Admin]

Avatar should be number 1!

[dwemmy]

Jan 5, 2010 15:42:12 GMT -5 Admin said:

Avatar should be number 1!

I suspect it will be. BTW, are these numbers USA or world wide; and are DVD sales included, or just box office?