The Avatar Movie The most expensive film in cinema history

Posted by itsupport on December 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Avatar Of James Cameron Is one of the most anticipated films of the year 2009. The most expensive, also, The New York Times even speaking of 500 million dollar budget (production costs + Marketing included)! An astronomical sum for a film special?

It is the opinion of its director, who proclaims to anyone who will listen that his film will revolutionize the cinema, especially in terms of digital technology. Because Avatar is expected for projection and 3D high definition next generation, the film was shot using prototype cameras at the forefront of recent technological advances. A month before the film’s release event (scheduled for December 16 in France), the American newspaper is the question of profit.

Neither Tom Rothman and Jim GianopoulosBridge 20th Century Fox, or Jon LandauThe executive producer or Cameron have sought to respond to interview requests made to the article. Only comment, but a hint, that of Rupert Murdoch , Boss of News Corporation, owner of Fox during a news conference announcing an unexpected increase of 11% results from the studio: I am confident in our results for the coming season. Avatar than moved me so excited . Analysts believe however that if the film did not cross the 250 million revenue on American soil, The Fox and News Corp. could have their accounts seriously go into the red …

With such a budget, the film going to send it to repay its cost? Not sure! 20th Century Fox, which produced the film, relying on the reputation of its director to make it a success. After all, James Cameron is none other than the director Titanic The film broke all records at the box office in 1998. That said, Fox is unlikely she not fat, at a time when few studios such as Miramax and the Weinstein Company are on the brink of bankruptcy? According to the NY Times, still, the studio had planned the coup and is not the only group embarked on the adventure. Thus, Fox breaks the limits in hiring outside investors able to pay their share of debt in the event of a mishap. James Cameron himself has invested heavily in this film, so much so that payers can not recover their money, he agreed to lose his own participation. In case of failure of Avatar The studio’s secret weapon is unexpected: Alvin & the chimpmunks: the squeakuel , Following the surprise success of 2007 on U.S. screens, one week after Avatar .

Meanwhile, Cameron has so exceeded the initial budget (around 300 million dollars, which is already a HUGE blockbuster! For comparison, Transformers 2 has cost 100 million less), he was forced to dip into his own savings to achieve complete his film as he intended. Man is an expert in budget overruns. At the time of filming Titanic The cost of the film amounted to 110 million, and finally at the end of the assembly, the pain had increased to 200 million! What panic studios, right? For comparison, if Titanic should be made today, its budget would amount to nearly 300 million …

Do not panic, “said Cameron, who does not believe a total failure of the film, and has a plan B size: sell the new technology used for the first time Avatar to other companies … and emotional blackmail to her fans, saying at first that “If the film is a failure (he) has a ball! .

Joking aside, this project has economic issues that are beyond comprehension, and it is difficult to see the impact that the failure of such a film about Hollywood today. The studios are rather cautious in these times of crisis, how to know what the cinema tomorrow if Avatar is not successful? Response from next month, unless the board announced becomes reality!