--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ShempMcGurk" <shempmcg...@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings no_reply@ wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ShempMcGurk" <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.> > > > > I heard of one woman that saw it 25 times ! ! No kidding. > > > > > 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.>> > > > > So is there a hot new chic or dude in it? If not, why do you think > > people will watch it 10 times or more? (I haven't seen it, its not my > > cup of tea, seems more targeted at the lowest common denominator in > > society ;-) > > > > A socialist equality for Ja Ja Binks et al, it sounds like - not usually > > your kind of politics Shemp? > > > > > 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.> > > > > How much is 2 billion dollars in todays money 10-12 years later? > > > > OffWorld > > > > The inflation calculator at http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ says: > > What cost $2000000000 in 1997 would cost $2672500089.36 in 2008. > Also, if you were to buy exactly the same products in 2008 and 1997, > they would cost you $2000000000 and $1527631705.78 respectively. >
Cool Calculator -- bookmarked. PS. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy -- which took half as long to make as Avatar grossed almost 3 billion worldwide. OffWorld
