Sci-fi epic Avatar was set to break a record of Titanic proportions Monday. The 3-D movie extravaganza was on the brink of passing the 1.843 billion dollars earned by Titanic at the box office in 1997 to become the highest grossing film of all time, according to figures released by Twentieth Century Fox.
Avatar had earned 1.841 billion dollars by the close of the weekend, enabling it to top the record books for box office takings outside the US. Assuming that it breaks the global record Monday, it will have taken just six weeks to surpass a record that it took Titanic some 10 months to achieve.
The milestone will also cement the place of James Cameron, who produced, directed and wrote both Titanic and Avatar, as the most successful moviemaker of all time.
Though Titanic holds the box office record and boasts a record 11 Oscar wins, Avatar looks unlikely to challenge the Oscar milestone. The movie, which uses modern 3-D technology, has notched awards for for best drama and best director at the Golden Globe awards.
But it has performed poorly at other awards ceremonies, most notably at the Screen Actors Guild and Producers Guild awards this weekend where it was shut out of major honours by voting members who form a key constituency in Oscar voting.
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Anushka Shetty Photos, Anushka Shetty Stills, Anushka Shetty Wallpaper
Anushka Shetty Photos, Anushka Shetty Stills, Anushka Shetty Wallpaper
Actress Karuna Stills, Karuna Gallery, Karuna Photos, Karuna Pics
Actress Karuna Stills, Karuna Gallery, Karuna Photos, Karuna Pics
Asal confirmed Release on Feb 5
Sivaji Productions Ajith action adventure Aasal has now been confirmed as a February 5 release.
The 100 seconds trailer of the film looks slick and the producer of the film Ram Kumar told Yes we have confirmed Aasal on February 5. We will be officially announcing the date once the film gets censored later in the week.
A section in the trade was hoping that Aasal would release on February 12, so that the Pongal releases and January 29th releases like Goa, Tamil Padam and Jaggubhai gets a decent run.
Now most of these films especially in smaller stations will be terminated after a week or shifted to a smaller screens, as Ajith’s Aasal will be every exhibitors first choice. There is acute theatre shortage as the release boom in Tamil continues, with January alone having a dozen releases!
The 100 seconds trailer of the film looks slick and the producer of the film Ram Kumar told Yes we have confirmed Aasal on February 5. We will be officially announcing the date once the film gets censored later in the week.
A section in the trade was hoping that Aasal would release on February 12, so that the Pongal releases and January 29th releases like Goa, Tamil Padam and Jaggubhai gets a decent run.
Now most of these films especially in smaller stations will be terminated after a week or shifted to a smaller screens, as Ajith’s Aasal will be every exhibitors first choice. There is acute theatre shortage as the release boom in Tamil continues, with January alone having a dozen releases!
Monday, 25 January 2010
GOA PROMOTION KICK STARTED TODAY
With Goa due to be released this Friday, director Venkat Prabhu was spotted with the ladies responsible for the making of Goa, who were all geared up to campaign for the movie.
A promotion van was flagged off from Sathyam theatre premises today by Soundarya Rajinikanth, Venkat Prabu, Sneha & Piaa. The van will take a tour of the city promoting the film.
A promotion van was flagged off from Sathyam theatre premises today by Soundarya Rajinikanth, Venkat Prabu, Sneha & Piaa. The van will take a tour of the city promoting the film.
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