--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradh...@...> wrote: > > > On Dec 22, 2009, at 12:18 PM, ShempMcGurk wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > [snip] > > > > > > > > I'll see it several times. Now that I've seen it > > > in English and know the dialog, I'll see it in > > > Spanish just to watch it on a big screen. Then, > > > when it finally comes to the IMAX theatre in > > > Barcelona, I'll see it again there to see it > > > in 3D. Probably multiple times. > > > > [snip] > > > > One of the reasons Titanic made the nearly $2 billion in worldwide > > box office is that teenage girls went to see it multiple times. > > Same thing of course for virtually all the Star War films with Sci- > > Fi geeks. > > > > It's pretty obvious that Avatar is shaping up as the same sort of > > phenomenon with the following difference: the "repeat" demographic > > is probably, for the first time in cinematic history, going to be > > ACROSS THE BOARD. That is, EVERYONE regardless of age and gender is > > going to go see this thing more than once. > > > > PREDICTION: Avatar will not only gross $3 billion in worldwide box > > office it will do it faster than the previous box office winner in > > real dollars -- Titanic -- did it getting to $2 billion and faster > > than the all-time winner in "adjusted for inflation" dollars -- > > Gone with the wind -- did it getting to its total. > > > And since the home 3D spec for Blueray is just out, what do you want > to bet will be the first huge home 3D TV best seller? It's perfect > timing. We could see 3D TV's and 3D Blueray players being THE big > thing next Christmas. >
On average, theatre box office represents only about 23% of total revenue for a studio from its movies. Other sources of revenue for a movie are: pay-TV, cable TV, network TV, DVDs, and merchandising. This percentage differs of course from one movie to the next so the 23% figure may not apply to Avatar and its theatrical release box office may be the largest percentage of its total revenue. But who knows? Maybe it will be the smallest percentage! But just imagine what it may do not only for the sale of Blueray DVDs of the movie itself but, as Vaj points out, of Blueray players and 3D TVs. The bloody movie may be responsible for revenues that will exceed several third world countries (and I'm actually serious!)
