Monday, January 4, 2010

Avatar Tops 1 Billion Dollars

Title: `Avatar' rules with $68.3M, tops $1B worldwide (AP)
Website: http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/avatar-rules-with-683m-tops-1b-worldwide-ap

This article is about how director James Cameron now has two movies of which he has directed that have topped 1 billion dollars worldwide in sales. His first one was Titanic back in 1997 and is the current leader with 1.8 billion dollars. Avatar shot past the 1 billion dollar mark and past other movies such as The Dark Knight and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Avatar is now ranked number 3 right behind Titanic and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. James Cameron hopes that his current film Avatar will pass the currently ranked #2 film so he will have directed the two top grossing films of all time.

This movie has affected and will continue to affect millions of people worldwide. Avatar is said to be the movie that will change film making history because of its use of new special effects and the whole 3D option. This article shows just how big of an impact this movie has already had on the film making industry and the lives of people everywhere. Avatar may turn out to be a turning point in film history.

In my opinion, Avatar very well could be the movie to change how future movies are made. I went to see the movie and the special effects were unlike anything I've ever seen before. It was like seeing Star Wars for the first time back in the day. This movie has it all, but the use of special effects and 3D really could change the way how sci-fi thrillers or action movies are made in the future.

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