The Vatican is Unhappy with "Avatar's" Message

The Vatican newspaper and radio station voiced their opinion about "Avatar," calling the film simplistic and sappy with awe-inspiring special effects. Outside of that, the Vatican wasn't happy that the movie presented nature as something to worship.

Is Zoe Saldana The New Kate Winslet?

These days, the one word on every moviegoer's lips is "Avatar." With the box-office receipts soaring, the love story and special effects fueling repeat views, and Oscar-buzz building, it's unlike anything we've seen since ... well, the last James Cameron feature film, 1997's "Titanic."

'Avatar' rings up $25 mil Friday

James Cameron's sci-fi actioner "Avatar" remained perched atop the domestic boxoffice through New Year's, fetching an estimated $25 million in U.S. and Canadian coin Friday.

"Sherlock Holmes" beats out "Avatar" at box office

British director Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" set a Christmas Day sales record at the box office in North America, taking a narrow lead over last weekend's champ, "Avatar," according to early estimates released on Saturday.

How Much Did Avatar Really Cost?

In Hollywood, the saying goes, the really creative folks are the accountants. Certainly the number-crunchers at 20th Century Fox, the studio distributing James Cameron’s costly and complex epic Avatar, will be kept busy over the coming months as box office grosses pour in and profit participators line up for their share. As ticket sales are tallied, and investors are repaid, the question will be, Was Avatar worth it?

James Cameron: China should let more movies in

Hollywood director James Cameron urged China to open its doors to more foreign films, arguing it would boost the local cinema industry after the WTO ruled Beijing was illegally restricting movie and other media imports.

Avatar races to top of UK film chart

The film reportedly cost up to $400m (£248.2m) to make and market

James Cameron's sci-fi epic Avatar has topped the UK and Ireland box office in its first weekend of release.

The film, set in the 22nd Century on a distant planet, took £8.5m, blowing away nearest rival St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold with £1.6m.
It is the third biggest opening of 2009 in the UK behind Twilight: New Moon at £11.7m and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince at £19.8m.
Avatar reportedly cost up to $400m (£248.2m) to make and market.
Last week's number one film, Disney's adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, fell to three after seven weeks on the chart.

UK & IRELAND BOX OFFICE 1. Avatar - £8.5m 2. St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold - £1.6m 3. Disney's A Christmas Carol - £1m 4. Nativity! - £578,510 5. Planet 51 - £451,420 Source: Screen International

British comedy Nativity! starring Martin Freeman and Ashley Jensen rose two spots to four.
Family animation Planet 51 - the story of an alien race living the life of 1950s America - fell to five while Where the Wild Things Are slipped four places to six.
Meanwhile musical film Nine, featuring an all-star cast including Dame Judi Dench, Daniel Day Lewis and Nicole Kidman, made an appearance at number 13 after showing at just one venue in the UK, taking £44,443 in ticket sales.

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Avatar pulls in $9.5 million on IMAX screens

IMAX Corp. said Monday the film "Avatar" made $9.5 million in ticket sales during its opening weekend in 178 of its theaters in the U.S.

"Avatar," a science fiction thriller directed by James Cameron and released by News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox, took in roughly 13 percent of the total sales in IMAX theaters, the company said. Total domestic sales came to $73 million.

The movie made another $4.1 million internationally on 58 screens, IMAX said.

IMAX plans to release the film in 25 more locations in the next few weeks, including theaters in China and Japan.

IMAX shares rose 36 cents, or 2.9 percent, to $12.90 in premarket trading.

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