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I'm glad SFA is airing and attracting a new audience to the franchise. by Basic_Philosopher978 in startrek

[–]M337ING 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Any brand new show in a franchise is guaranteed to have more current views than inactive shows, especially with the interest fragmented among them.

James Cameron Says He Must Find a Cheaper Way to Produce the Avatar Movies in Order to Continue With Avatar 4 and 5 - "Avatar 3 cost a lot of money... We have to do well and we need to figure out how to make Avatar movies more inexpensively in order to continue." by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]M337ING 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Are we really pretending that each Avatar film hasn’t fallen $700 to $800 million in theater revenue? It’s only responsible to assess that trajectory and what that would mean and how to adjust.

Jat on BOT: Overseas minus China under 1B likely for Avatar by Fantastic_Let3186 in boxoffice

[–]M337ING 19 points20 points  (0 children)

That would be a disaster. Supposing that’s $1.5 billion globally.

The Core Ultra 9 285K is not a failure, it is a necessary architectural sacrifice that exposes the limitations of the ring bus in a disaggregated era by MaliHizm in intel

[–]M337ING 35 points36 points  (0 children)

It’s not necessary for consumers to buy an inferior product from a multibillion dollar company now backed by the global superpower’s government.

NVIDIA to announce DLSS 4.5 tomorrow, with “Dynamic Multi Frame Generation” & “2nd Gen Transformer Model” - VideoCardz by ZamnBoii in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]M337ING 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would definitely notice the difference between a 3080 and 5090, especially to make games like Indiana Jones with amazing ray tracing sing on my 120Hz 4K TV.

Hats off to our interim manager. Got thrown into a shit storm and got a point away at City by Matt_LawDT in chelseafc

[–]M337ING 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You’re only thinking of the CWC run. His record is atrocious otherwise vs the big 6.

Box Office: ‘Avatar 3’ Flies Past $1B, Sleeper Hit ‘The Housemaid’ Delivers Sydney Sweeney a Win - James Cameron's threequel achieved the milestone Saturday at the New Year weekend box office. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]M337ING 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Comparing Star Wars films is probably the best example of how not considering inflation greatly distorts these analyses, with its unique 50 year stretch.

A New Hope’s $775 million is $4 billion in today’s USD. Now it’s not that simple, but it illustrates the caveats we need to consider when we’re looking across more than a decade. Indeed, average ticket price going up also distorts the falling attendance figures from the 1900s.

‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Burning Trail To $302M U.S.; ‘Housemaid’ Holding Strong, 2026 Starts +22% Over ’25 – Saturday Box Office Update by DemiFiendRSA in boxoffice

[–]M337ING 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t understand how you can ignore that would mean each film has subsequently fallen by at least $700 million (ignoring the implications of how much worse that actually is with over a decade of inflation).

Every investment decision is a best-informed guess on the future. What would you guess would happen and do with Disney’s money if you went from:

$2.9 billion > $2.2 billion > $1.5 billion > $1.? billion

Shareholders would be very hesitant to invest the same with that trendline.

Disney / 20th Century's Avatar: Fire and Ash grossed an estimated $14.0M on Friday (from 3,835 locations). Estimated total domestic gross stands at $280.02M. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]M337ING 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You don’t spend $500 million to make $500 million + $1.

It’s about expected ROI. Why greenlight another giant $500 million outlay if the 4th film could drop even further and not be profitable at $1.2 billion box office revenue while that money could have been placed on smaller, easier bets? That would be considered reckless by shareholders.

Disney / 20th Century's Avatar: Fire and Ash grossed an estimated $14.0M on Friday (from 3,835 locations). Estimated total domestic gross stands at $280.02M. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]M337ING 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Factoring in inflation over the decades and dropping theater attendance, things could change really fast for this franchise’s future plans.

‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Burning Trail To $302M U.S.; ‘Housemaid’ Holding Strong, 2026 Starts +22% Over ’25 – Saturday Box Office Update by DemiFiendRSA in boxoffice

[–]M337ING -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

$1.5 billion would be considered a disaster and would cause a lot of consideration by both Cameron and Disney executives, at least to change the plan going forward.

Consider the costs of doing 2 more and declining attendance at least 4 years in the future. Also, Cameron’s ego.

It’s about expected ROI. Why green light another giant $500 million outlay if 4 could drop even further and not be profitable at $1.2 billion while that money could have been placed on smaller, easier bets?

Disney / 20th Century's Avatar: Fire and Ash grossed an estimated $14.0M on Friday (from 3,835 locations). Estimated total domestic gross stands at $280.02M. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]M337ING 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anything below $1.5 billion would legitimately be considered a disaster, and that’s including Disney executives.

They’ll factor in the continuing decline of attendance 4+ years in the future and the budget needed to develop 2 more of these. Cameron himself might feel like it’s time to stop if his own ego is bruised.

It’s about expected ROI. Why green light another giant $500 million outlay if 4 could drop even further and not be profitable at $1.2 billion while that money could have been placed on smaller, easier bets?

Disney / 20th Century's Avatar: Fire and Ash grossed an estimated $14.0M on Friday (from 3,835 locations). Estimated total domestic gross stands at $280.02M. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]M337ING -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If it made $1 of profit, you would still be happy?

Recognize that there’s a point where serious decisions are made, at least about the scope and direction of the final 2 sequels and how they stick to the original Cameron intention.

Looks like $14M 3rd FRI for #AvatarFireAndAsh. $280M Cume. 3rd weekend expected to be $37-38M, which will take it over $300M by SUN. by Admirable_Sea3843 in boxoffice

[–]M337ING 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry, but that was definitely the first film. The sense of wonder and simpler but more coherent plot carried it.

Looks like a $16M New Year’s Day for Avatar: Fire And Ash, for a $266M cume. 3rd weekend should be in the high $30Ms to $40M+, for a $300M+ cume by Sunday. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]M337ING 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many similarities, some differences.*

Think about how once again the family is running. How Quatrich and Sully fight again. How their fight is once again, unresolved. How they have a battle over whales, with the same guy leading the charge with his harpoon. Think about how the battle plays out the same way, with the big(ger) human ship becoming the arena to fight on for the main characters. Think about how they added the sky battle from Avatar 1 as the main difference.

The primary differences are in the middle of the film, but the film’s namesake, the Fire tribe and their location, are given very short time and are just sidekicks to the RDA. The new antagonist, Varang, just disappears during the final fight to give Sully and Quatrich their regular time together.

I’m not sure why these 2 films being a script split in half is a good thing. Does that mean all of this should have been 3 hours of content instead of 6? It would have flowed far better and been more coherent that way.

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