I paid my $16.50

:D

*claps* A worthy investment. :cool:

I too shall soon purchase a ticket. :D

I'll do my part this friday :)

I wonder if the re-release will push it past the 3 billion mark?

Picked up 4 tickets tonight for me and some friends wooo!

To quote my earlier post:

I'd say it will exceed $3 Billion by a fair amount. ;)

Let's do some math here...

Avatar will be re-released in more than 31 different territories.

If Avatar were to gross $1.5 million in every country on it's opening weekend, that would be $46 million total. If it were to gross $800 thousand in every country on it's second weekend, that would be $24.8 million.

If Avatar were to gross a minimum of $300 thousand in all territories during weekdays for two weeks (10 days), that would be $93 million.

Considering these numbers, I'd say Avatar has a fair chance of reaching $3 billion, but it really depends on just how long it lasts in theaters.

Well, I'll be going to Melbourne Imax at least once a fortnight until they stop playing it. I've got tickets for a friend and I already booked for this saturday's afternoon session. can't wait. would love for us to get $3b.

175 Theaters. I think it will be able to hit 3-Billion.

Experts say about 8.2 mil for opening weekend.

I hope so :D

only 8.2 for opening weekend, it made what 20ish opening weeked when it first came out right?

I 100% guarantee that it will exceed $3 Billion.

100% guaranteed. ;):)

Only 8.2? That is more than most movies make on their opening weekend.

The re-release is only being shown at roughly 1,400 3D screens, whereas the initial release had 2,038 with an additional 5,000 2D screens. Not to mention it was more "fresh" and new, whereas the re-release mostly appeals to fans, not the every-day movie-goer.

On Avatar's initial release, it grossed $77 million on the weekend, but this came from approximately 7,000 screens at 3,452 theaters. 2,038 of those theaters being 3D, which is where 58% of it's gross came from.

Avatar SE made 1.23m in the US on Friday, coming in at 11th.

That's just an estimate from Box Office Mojo. Though, usually with BOM, their estimations are very accurate.

I blame the anti-Avatar backlash.

I doubt it... saw it on friday, latest showing of the day, to a 99% full cinema :)

Saw it on Thursday at 8:55pm and the seats were about 25% full.:S

It may be due to the fact Avatar has been in theaters for close to nine months and a majority of people have lost all interest. I remember looking at Avatar's Facebook and people saying they were tired of hearing about the film, though there were still plenty of others who couldn't wait to see the re-release.

Who knows... the re-release may pull the same thing Avatar pulled on it's initial release. People may find more interest in it once word goes around about the new footage.

Actual Avatar SE Theatrical performance

Domestic Total as of Aug. 29, 2010: $4,007,750
Domestic Lifetime Gross: $753,773,889
Worldwide Gross: $2,744,413,471

Moar We need Moar :P

Over the weekend, Avatar grossed $4,007,750 domestically and an estimated $7,260,418 internationally. That's not bad, but with numbers like these, I find it hard to imagine Avatar hitting $3 billion. Even $2.850 billion seems like a long shot.

Hopefully the re-release will gather more interest over the coming week. I know I'll be contributing another $11 something this week. :P

I don't think they can expect to much - After all, it hasn't been long at all since they showed it in cinema.

But hey, doesn't really matter to much! After all, it's the highest grossing movie of all time! :P

Well it's a bad time to release anything right now with people getting ready to go back to school. Not to mention you really never heard too much about the re-release in the media.

I really hope it picks up :(

Avatar has been doing pretty decent this week considering the circumstances. It has had very low day-to-day drops compared to the other movies currently playing.

Monday: $419,611 w/ 65.6% drop.
Tuesday: $418,974 w/ 0.2% drop.
Wednesday: $349,947 w/ 16.5% drop.

I wouldn't be surprised if it made a little around $3 million this coming weekend. It seems that repeat viewings are keeping these numbers alive.

I better go see it again. *summons money tree* :party:

I'm seeing it again tomorrow :D

Hell Yeah me too :P

Avatar SE Theatrical performance update.

Total US Gross $758,151,039
International Gross $2,008,000,000
Worldwide Gross $2,766,151,039

I'm seeing it again this weekend with a close friend :)

Domestic Total as of Sep. 8, 2010: $8,860,738
Domestic Lifetime Gross: $758,626,877

International:

Country Gross
France $459,546
Hong Kong $267,734
Malaysia $222,367
Philippines $79,847
Poland $399,775
Singapore $112,330
South Africa (Entire Region) $44,325
Taiwan $125,337

Just got back from the last IMAX showing, 10/10 experience :)

I've seen it twice already. I'm tapped out for money right now. I'll save my coins for the dvd to come out.
The two times I went, neither were crowds that big. The opening night the theater was quite full but the second time not so much.
Guess the area I saw it in wasn't a big draw for it. Oh well.
We all know how awesome it is, no need for the numbers to reinforce that. Besides.. all the money going into the coffers now just adds fuel for the sequels to do even better!
whooo!

It's out of my cinema now :'(
Saw it for the last time there last night.

The crowds were never really all that big at my theater even on release night. But on the plus side, it makes getting the perfect seat very easy (dead center 1/3rd of the way back) not to mention having room to stretch out :)

Just gotta wait for the dvd/blu-ray now...

Mine was about half full first time I saw it there (couple of days after it was released, went up to London for IMAX on the release day), last night which was the last showing there were probably still 13 or 14 other people in there... :(

That's about the same number of people who showed up tonight at IMAX :( It's a little depressing that more people weren't there to see it, but I have a feeling those who showed up were big fans :) so that's ok.

So far, every IMAX showing I've seen (1x original early on, 1x original right near the end and 1x SE on release day) was just about completely full...

Theatrical Performance update:
Total US Gross $760,089,861
International Gross $2,007,723,849
Worldwide Gross $2,767,813,710