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Avatar, Titanic May Be Getting 3D Re-Release

Published on: 12th March, 2010

James Cameron and Fox are in discussions about re-releasing the December blockbuster Avatar in theaters, as well as a possible release of 1997’s hit Titanic in 3D.
According to the Heat Vision Blog, the 2009 adventure to Pandora could be back in theaters by late summer 2010.
Cameron has said 10-12 minutes worth of additional scenes would [...]

Cameron Talks Avatar Sequel, Novel, DVD

Published on: 19th February, 2010

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, James Cameron announced the DVD and Blu-ray release date for Avatar, intentionally coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.
“It’s all right on schedule,” said Cameron. “We’ll do the Blu-ray and the standard def DVD April 22, that’s our plan as of right now, and that’ll be [...]

‘Dear John’ Dethrones ‘Avatar’ at Box Office

Published on: 9th February, 2010

Avatar’s reign over the box office is over.  In a surprise upset, storybook romance film Dear John ended the streak during the sci-fi epic’s eighth weekend.
The Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried drama made $30.5 million in its debut, doubling the opening take of the five other adaptations of Nicholas Sparks novels.  The most successful one [...]

‘Avatar’ Passes $600M, ‘Titanic’ U.S. Record

Published on: 3rd February, 2010

Yesterday in a post about Rupert Murdoch “pushing for” an Avatar 2, I mentioned James Cameron’s original 3D epic was just shy of topping Titanic at the domestic box office.
It’s official now.  The numbers are in and with a $2.7 million Tuesday, Avatar became the undisputed highest-grossing film of all-time in just 47 days, both [...]

Rupert Murdoch Discusses Avatar 2

Published on: 3rd February, 2010

Surprise, News Corp. wants a sequel to Avatar!  As if that wasn’t obvious when the 3D movie became the first ever to gross $2 billion worldwide, or when director James Cameron himself said not only a sequel, but a possible trilogy was on the way.
Chairman and CEO of News Corp, Rupert Murdoch (rendered right as [...]

‘Avatar’ Takes 7th Straight, First to $2 Billion

Published on: 31st January, 2010

Mel Gibson’s return to acting in Edge of Darkness didn’t stand a chance against the highest grossing film of all-time.
James Cameron’s Avatar won its seventh straight weekend with an estimated $30 million, which puts it within striking distance of the last major record.  The expensive science fiction adventure is $6.3 million from passing Cameron’s Titanic to hold [...]

‘Avatar’ is World’s Highest-Grossing Film Ever

Published on: 27th January, 2010

This weekend Avatar inched within striking distance of Cameron’s own Titanic at the worldwide box office.  Monday numbers confirmed the 20th Century Fox release officially took the box office crown, earning $1.859 billion in 39 days.
For comparison, December 1997 through September 1998 Titanic made $1.843 billion after 41 weekends in theaters.  Obviously the global rankings are [...]

Avatar Passes Dark Knight in 6th Straight Win

Published on: 24th January, 2010

James Cameron’s science fiction epic Avatar earned another $36 million and passed The Dark Knight this weekend in its six consecutive round at the top of the box office.  The big budget blockbuster now holds the title of the second largest domestic gross of all time.  But not for long.
At $552.7 million, Avatar is only $48 [...]

Avatar Takes 5th Straight, Passes $500 Million

Published on: 18th January, 2010

The day after Avatar won “Best Motion Picture” (drama) at the Golden Globes, the science fiction epic crossed the $500 million domestic mark.  James Cameron, who picked up an award for “Best Director” last night, is also celebrating the fastest film to the rare box office threshold (only 32 days) and a pace set to [...]

James Cameron Planning an Avatar Trilogy

Published on: 15th January, 2010

Once Avatar started setting box office records, it was inevitable talk of a sequel would emerge.  The science fiction epic is up to $1.4 billion worldwide (just $400 million shy of Titanic), and this weekend it will pass Star Wars to become the third highest-grossing movie of all-time at the domestic box office.
Rumors of a second [...]

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