Showing posts with label Nearly Record Breaking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nearly Record Breaking. Show all posts

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Avatar Box Office Part VI: New Year, New Gross


Avatar continues it's plunge towards Titanic's gross, as it made 25.2 million on Friday. It was the 9th biggest Non-Opening Friday ever. The other 8 films were in their 2nd or 3rd days. Avatar is in it's 15th! This makes it the oldest film in the 39 films Box Office Mojo has tracked on Biggest Non-Opening Fridays. It's also the 3rd Fastest film to make 300 million. This film may never stop making money at this rate. And it's Oscar Nom's haven't even come in yet!

Continuing...

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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Avatar Box Office Part III: Tuesday Is A Lucky Day



Avatar continues to be successful. But yesterday was amazing. Here are the three things it accomplished:

*Helped propel 2009 to over 10 billion dollars, making it the biggest year ever and the first time we have ever hit 10 billion dollars in a year.

*Hit 100 million in 5 days. It's total gross is standing at 109 million, on par with Star Wars: Episode I which went on to make 431 million.

*Biggest of all, this was the 2nd biggest Non-Holiday Tuesday ever. Even counting holidays, it's still the 3rd biggest Tuesday ever.

Wow. Avatar really is a success. Can't wait to see it in IMAX 3D this weeekend.

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