Avatar’s Budget Is Almost $500 Million?! Can It Make A Profit?
By Hunter Stephenson/Nov. 8, 2009 10:29 pm EST
At the end of the report, the initial and now infamous fanboy reception to the first trailer is barely mentioned. And while Avatar’s buzz has experienced an upswing of late, it’s too early to gauge where the film’s event status sits in the zeitgeist of the general public. I know that personally, my expectations have cooled, but the more I see and hear from smart people, the less I’m worried that this is the Prequels all over again. There is also the general sentiment that nobody really wants this film to bomb for reasons ranging from Cameron loyalty to the sheer love of an original gamble in a land of remakes. Figure in the holidays, so many years of anticipation, and what would seem to be similar international interest, and worldwide grosses of $500 million don’t seem impossible (not that investors want the figure to stop there).
Feedback: Bet it all on blue? How much do you seeing Avatar grossing in the U.S. and beyond? If the film flops, what does that mean for 3D films?
