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...Avatar, in other words, has none of the selling points that are supposed to guarantee hit status for a big-budget movie. Yet James Cameron's enviro-epic, with no famous name attached to it but its writer-director's, is not just a blockbuster; it's king of the world. Since premiering on Dec. 18, it has proceeded to shatter most existing box-office records at home and abroad. It has been No. 1 every week, swatting away ambitious newcomers like so many mosquitoes. And like the best ambassador for Hollywood, it has earned most of its revenue - nearly...
...grander scale, Avatar has achieved what many industry savants thought impossible. It has passed the $1.843 billion worldwide gross of the previous all-time smash: Cameron's own Titanic, from 1997. Barring an instant apocalypse, Avatar will have passed Titanic's $600.8 million domestic take by the end of January. Since the new movie's gross is declining only 10% to 15% each week - far less than most pictures - there may be no stopping the Avatar avalanche...
...notes of restraint: First, the movie's income is swelled by the higher prices charged for the 3-D version and the Imax experience. (These formats account for 80% of the film's domestic gross; worldwide, Avatar has earned about $125 million in just 262 Imax theaters.) Second, the rate of inflation complicates any comparison of movie hits from one decade to another. In real dollars, none of the superhits of the past decade - not The Dark Knight nor any movie with pirates, hobbits, wizards or spider-men - make the list of the 25 top-grossing domestic films. Titanic...
...Still, don't weep for Avatar. Its 24.6% drop from the previous weekend was its steepest yet, but that's still minuscule compared with most movies. It also has a huge female fan base, as did Titanic, which TBS, in its own canny counterprogramming, is showing opposite the Super Bowl. Avatar is the all-time top grosser (in current dollars), it's still No. 1 worldwide, and it looks to stay strong through this year's Oscar bash (which is four weeks from today), where it will be a prime contender for Best Picture, Best Director and a slew...
...Dear John, $32.4 million, first weekend 2. Avatar, $23.6 million; $630.1 million, eighth week 3. From Paris with Love, $8.1 million, first weekend 4. Edge of Darkness, $7 million; $29.1 million, second week 5. Tooth Fairy, $6.5 million; $34.3 million, third week 6. When in Rome, $5.5 million; $20.9 million, second week 7. The Book of Eli, $4.8 million; $82.2 million, fourth week 8. Crazy Heart, $3.7 million; $11.2 million, eighth week 9. Legion, $3.4 million; $34.7 million, third week 10. Sherlock Holmes, $2.63 million; $201.6 million, seventh week 11. The Blind Side, $2.6 million; $241.6 million, 12th week...