Will the new Star Wars movie top Avatar at the box office?

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

Walt Disney DIS -0.86% sent out an "It's official!" press release Wednesday at around 4:30 p.m. PT,  but in case you need hard confirmation, Wednesday's $6.2 million gross for Star Wars: The Force Awakens has indeed pushed the Walt Disney film past the $760.5m domestic gross of James Cameron's Avatar.J.J. Abrams's sci-fi sequel is now the biggest grossing movie ever in America — if you don't adjust for inflation, the 3D bump and the IMAX/PLF bumps. For the first time in 18 years, a James Cameron movie is not at the top of the charts, and for the first time in forty years, a film not helmed by James Cameron, George Lucas, or Steven Spielberg is the biggest movie ever in America. It really is the end of an era.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/01/07/box-office-star-wars-the-force-awakens-zooms-past-avatar-soars-to-764m-cume/

[TioJorge]

Noice. Next up: THE WORRRRLLLLLD!!! MUUUUUAHAHAHAHAHA.

[TL]

$53 million in the first 2 days in China. Not bad.

Looking at the numbers as they currently stand... it's going to be pretty dang close. I feel like the international numbers are going to fall short of where Avatar landed. It may really be a matter of whether or not the extra domestic total can make up the shortfall.

If this ends up being the case, it actually isn't that surprising. In markets where there may be a potential language/cultural barrier, it makes sense that Avatar would do better, since it was more focused on visual spectacle, since that wouldn't lose as much in translation (linguistically or culturally). It also doesn't rely at all on knowledge of previous films.

It's going to be incredibly interesting to see how the next few weeks play out.

[Kotowboy]

It won't make another $53m next weekend in China.

Maybe half that.

The daily figures worldwide are already bottoming out.

It went from almost $50m a day to not even $6m a day worldwide.

I think everyone has seen it by now AND they've all been back to see it several times.

It's only been out for a month though so we'll see. The worldwide figures Monday Week ( Jan 18 ) will be telling.

[jammindude]

I'm not even that big a fan, and I'm not done seeing it yet.   I don't dress up, I don't give a rats but about the extended universe, I don't defend the prequels.

...but I'm betting I'm going to go see this film at least 2 if not 3 or more times.   I can't be *that* rare.   Not to mention, the real fanboys are going to continue to make it a weekly experience.

[Kotowboy]

Did a quick sum.

Assuming Force Awakens stays in cinemas for another 5 months - it would need to make $210m each month for the next 5 months to beat Avatar.

[Chino]

No chance

[King Postwhore]

Who cares.

[Kotowboy]

Who cares.

People who say Who Cares ?

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

Who cares.

Well I mean

that is what this thread is about

so

people in this thread??

[King Postwhore]

Wrong.   I haven't paid one lick to the numbers.  I couldn't tell you the top ten if I had a gun to my head.  It means zero to me.  I care more about the films.

Who cares.

Well I mean

that is what this thread is about

so

people in this thread??

Big whoop.  It's over obsessing on trivial things.  Will Brian be devastated if Star Wars beats Avatar?  He is the biggest fan.  I'd say henough cares about the next movie.

[Kotowboy]

Then don't post in this thread...

[King Postwhore]

Nope. I'll be here to point out how trivial it is.

[TL]

So, you don't care at all about which film does better at the box office, so you go into a thread that is literally just about that, just to shit on people who are interested in that?

Okay then.

[King Postwhore]

Yup.  It's stupid.

[TL]

Yup.  It's stupid.

The thing you're doing right now. Yes, yes it is. 

[Kotowboy]

Yup.  It's stupid.

The thing you're doing right now. Yes, yes it is. 

[TL]

Did a quick sum.

Assuming Force Awakens stays in cinemas for another 5 months - it would need to make $210m each month for the next 5 months to beat Avatar.

When all is said and done, it'll be interesting to look at various foreign markets, and see where the difference was.

[King Postwhore]

Yup.  It's stupid.

The thing you're doing right now. Yes, yes it is. 

That's fine.  It's still trivial.   I care more about the movie itself then the dollars it makes.  But continue to be pissed because I am not in agreement with you.

[Kotowboy]

Re: Will the new Star Wars movie top Avatar at the box office?

That's fine.  It's still trivial.   I care more about the movie itself then the dollars it makes.  But continue to be pissed because I am not in agreement with you.

[TL]

Yup.  It's stupid.

The thing you're doing right now. Yes, yes it is. 

That's fine.  It's still trivial.   I care more about the movie itself then the dollars it makes.  But continue to be pissed because I am not in agreement with you.

Who is pissed?
A bunch of us were having a fun discussion about films we like battling it out at the box office. There has been plenty of discussion about the films themselves in other threads. This is something some people enjoy talking about. There have been a few playful jabs here and there, but I think everyone here knows that it's all in good fun.

I'm not sure why you seem to be taking issue with that.

[King Postwhore]

Why bother responding to me TL if I'm not bothering you. Seems to me you don't like my opinion on how something like how much a movie that has made an unbelievable amount seems like it's not really an important topic. It's ok.

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

Yup.  It's stupid.

The thing you're doing right now. Yes, yes it is. 

That's fine.  It's still trivial.   I care more about the movie itself then the dollars it makes.  But continue to be pissed because I am not in agreement with you.

I don't think anyone here is pissed, just kind of baffled? Like, I just don't really understand why you would post in a thread about a topic you ostensibly don't care about, just to tell everyone how much you don't care about it. Why not just avoid threads you don't care about?

[TL]

Why bother responding to me TL if I'm not bothering you. Seems to me you don't like my opinion on how something like how much a movie that has made an unbelievable amount seems like it's not really an important topic. It's ok.

I'm legitimately just curious about your train of thought here. It just seems like an odd thing to do.

It's absolutely fine if you don't give a single flip about box office numbers! It's just strange that you feel this compelled to make that known.

[King Postwhore]

I posted that I think it really is trivial to care how much a movie makes.  It just seems silly. That's all.  I loved the Star Wars movie and thoughthe Avatar was goid5, not great but doesn't mean squat to me on the money end. That's all. 

I know others smooth but it just seems on the very low end to me when it comes to movies.

[TL]

Cool.

I just feel like it's as if I went into the Game of Thrones thread specifically to post about how I don't care about Game of Thrones.

That said, you're absolutely entitled to your opinion. Keep on shining on. 

[King Postwhore]

 

It's all good. I get its important to some.   There are so many other things about films that's important to me.   

And I think like Kotowboy  it won't reach Avatar but no big whoop.  I'm interested in their next films.

[bl5150]

You must've been really pissed off about this king - your spelling was spot on for a couple of posts there .  When things got a bit more relaxed though you relapsed

[King Postwhore]

You must've been really pissed off about this king - your spelling was spot on for a couple of posts there .  When things got a bit more relaxed though you relapsed

It does focus me. 

[Big Hath]

Let the hate flow through you!

[ariich]

King, not sure why you felt a need to shit all over the thread. Easier just to ignore it, surely?

[TioJorge]

Studies show that holding in shits is unhealthy and can lead to further health issues.

[BlackInk]

I don't think a single person here cares more about the numbers than the movie. That's just silly to imply.

[Kotowboy]

I don't think a single person here cares more about the numbers than the movie. That's just silly to imply.

No. I mean - ultimately I don't care either way it's just fun to watch.

[TioJorge]

It's a thing. It's happening. There have been far more inane discussions persisting for far longer on this beautiful insane asylum of a site. I'd say that it's relatively normal and something to care about. It'll certainly affect how future movies are released and how their budget will be determined. I mean it's important as far as the grand scheme of all things Hollywood is concerned.