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Avatar Not So Titanic?

By Dan Filler, Laura Appleman et al.

<p><a href="http://blurblawg.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f871a9c88330120a8148cec970b-pi" style="float: right;"><img alt="Gwtw" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54f871a9c88330120a8148cec970b " src="http://blurblawg.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f871a9c88330120a8148cec970b-320wi" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" /></a> So <em>Avatar</em> has passed <em>Titanic</em> as history's highest-grossing film, with worldwide ticket sales of $1.86 billion (story <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/movies/awardsseason/27record.html">here</a> and list <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/">here</a>).</p><p>Yeah, but we all recognize that ticket prices today are higher than in years gone by, making any such claim somewhat meaningless. </p><p>So where does <em>Avatar</em> rank when grosses are adjusted for ticket price inflation?  I don't have the answer for <em>worldwide</em> revenue, but for <em>domestic</em> revenue <em>Avatar</em> ranks (as of today) in the mid 20's on <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm">the list</a> (sandwiched between screen gems <em>Grease</em> and <em>Thunderball</em>).  The top ten?</p><p>1.  <em>Gone With The Wind</em><br />2.  <em>Star Wars</em><br />3.  <em>The Sound of Music</em><br />4.  <em>E.T.</em><br />5.  <em>The Ten Commandments</em><br />6.  <em>Titanic</em><br />7.  <em>Jaws</em><br />8.  <em>Doctor Zhivago</em><br />9.  <em>The Exorcist </em><br />10.  <em>Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs</em></p><p>Not that this post will leave James Cameron feeling blue in the face.</p><p>In fact, listen closely and you can hear him say, "Frankly, Tim, I don't give a ...."</p><p></p>

Full post as published by The Faculty Lounge on February 05, 2010 (boomark / email).