Dude freaking Ice Age 3 topped 700m last year. Shits going to be the norm no matter what with 3D prices being so high.

Toy Story 3, Shrek 4 are going to be the members in billion dollar club

Reports from france indicate 40+% drop this weekend.

James Cameron’s epic adventure ‘Avatar’ is making waves at the global box office with a collection of USD 1.1 billion. The film has done exceptional business in India too with a collection of Rs 74 crores in just 3 weeks, already making it the 2nd biggest Hollywood film ever in India!

While multiplexes across India had been upgrading their infrastructure to go 3D in anticipation of good revenues from Avatar, the outstanding collections have surpassed all their expectations!

Looking at the scene in India before and after the release of Avatar, the no of 3D screens has seen an increase from 12 screens to over 50 screens registering a growth of over 300%.

The collections from the 3D screens is more than encouraging – with 54 3D screens (9%) contributing to 35% of the total three week box office collection in India.

Aditya Shroff of Fame Cinemas says, “Avatar 3D collections in Fame cinemas across India is 100% even in week 2, and this will continue in the coming weeks as well”.

“Our exhibition partners need to be congratulated for responding quickly to the opportunity thrown up by Avatar. A 300% increase in the number of 3D screens over a 5 month period in time for the opening of Avatar is just spectacular and speaks volumes of their entrepreneurial vision. And the results are there for all to see”, said Mr Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios India.

Devang Sampat, Senior VP, Cinemax India Ltd. Said, “ONE 3D movie recovers all Digital & 3D projector expenses. Only James Cameron’s can do this. Even with a strong Bollywood competition, Avatar has been generating almost 100% occupancy in 3D screen in 3rd week & demand is just increasing!”

Mr Amitabh Vardhan, CEO PVR Cinemas adds, “James Cameron’s latest work, Avatar has resulted in a movie that is breathtaking to say the least. The movie is a huge step in 3D movie technology and the Indian audience has received it very well and we have been witnessing full houses over weekends and even on weekdays.”

Avatar is not only giving strong competition to Bollywood films, but is also affecting business of local superstar films in South India.

“People from all over Malabar are flocking in to watch this spectacle. Bookings are happening for a week in advance. The last time such a phenomenon happened was in 1997 for Titanic” said Mr Vinod , Partner, Crown Theatre, Calicut.

Mr Gireesh Chandran, Proprietor, Sree Padmanabha Theatre, Trivandrum says, “At a time where film piracy is rampant and footfalls going down, Avatar has brought back that audience with its sheer cinematic experience and magic. The kind of demand for the movie is phenomenal. This year barring few Malayalam movies no movie has set the local box office on fire. Avatar has really made the audience to flock back into the theatres. Even non English audiences are lured into the world of Avatar. It’s been a pretty long time that an Eng movie completes 75 or 100 days in Kerala. I think this will do it.”

Avatar has not only been performing well in cities but is also running houseful in the smaller towns like Lucknow, Jalandar, Patana, Gwalior, Saharanpur…

The film released in India on Dec 18 in 3D (English, Hindi & Tamil) & 2D (English, Hindi, Tamil & Telugu) and is clearly on its way to becoming the biggest Hollywood film ever in India.

And given the extraordinary revenues generated by the 3D screens, Avatar brings in hopes of promising business for upcoming 3D films in India!

3D's really giving it a huge boost

http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/avatar-heads-into-weekend-as-second-biggest-global-release/5009473.article

Fox International’s juggernaut currently stands at $760.9m and, for the record, has amassed $370.8m in North America.

The weekend session is sure to bring with it the latest round of records and indeed James Cameron’s sci-fi opera beat the Chinese opening day mark earlier this week on $5.3m. To date the tally in China stands at $14.4m after a mere three days.

While the film has set a ferocious pace virtually everywhere, there have been particularly notable grosses in France ($90.2m), Russia ($62.4m), Germany ($62.9m), the UK ($58.1m), Spain ($51.8m), Australia ($50.2m), South Korea ($49.6m), and Japan ($42.8,).

Elsewhere Avatar stands at $24.9m in Mexico, $23,7m in Brazil, $15.7m in India, $14.8m in Taiwan, $10.3m in Holland, $9.7m in Poland, $9.5m in Denmark, $8m in Greece, $7m in Turkey, $6m in Thailand, $5m in Malaysia, and $3.8m in the UAE

China is crazy, this is going to be in the Top 5 of Avatar's highest grosses for sure.

As an American I'm soooo proud of France right now.

Way to take the lead!

As an American I'm soooo proud of France right now.

Way to take the lead!

They're also the second biggest market for McDonald's, those fatasses.

lol, everyone loves a big mac

That's strange, it's the first time there's a thursday update. Usually, we got mon-wed and than wknd.