Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 outguns Avatar - IMDB

According to the imdb, the first time these two films went head to head, Alvin came out on top with 20 million compared to Avatar's 16 million..

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Wasn't Avatar out before this silly movie?KittenNipples

People are actually paying to see Alvin and the Chipmunks 2? :?chessmaster1989

I never understood why people like annoying high-pitch singing squirrels.cyberdarkkid

yeah after every commercial my eardrums die a little

[QUOTE="KittenNipples"]Wasn't Avatar out before this silly movie?biggest_loser

anyone who knows about movie numbers knows that 16.4 million wednesday for Avatar is phenonmenon.

and the 18.8 million the other movie getting, it's expected really, but not anything worth bragging about.

avatar has made 300mil so far and GOING!!. Alvin wont break 200mil everLanceSSJ

avatar has already made 381 million in its first 6 days of release, and is looking to have very strong legs.

Good, Avatar is overrated. Rock on you Chipmunks!

Alvin & Chipmunks looks reallyyyy annoying. I'm not seeing that movie.Immortalica

Agreed,

I'm not surprised. Avatar is all hype. And honestly, I hope it bombs and proves that a good movie doesn't have to cost over $300 million.

First day for Alvin - $20 million (US only)

First day for Avatar - $27 million (US only)

I don't see any problems ...

that's really sad. an abomination of a film that no doubt is making Ross Bagdasarian roll over in his grave is winning. that's worse than meet the spartans being number 1 when it came out.

Thats kinda funny :), I remember watching the chipmunks when I was a kid. Maybe I'll check out this movie. I saw Avatar yesterday (3D woo) and it was pretty cool.

Eh, I could care less as long as I get Avatar 2... :P

god i had to watch this movie with my family today. ugh it was awful.

People are actually paying to see Alvin and the Chipmunks 2? :?chessmaster1989

My initial reaction to this:

I'm not surprised. Avatar is all hype. And honestly, I hope it bombs and proves that a good movie doesn't have to cost over $300 million.

foxhound_fox

Well, Children like chipmunks. Their parents pay to watch that movie to make their children happy. No surprise.

Well, you gotta admit that Alvin character is pretty tight. I mean, just look at the cool way he wears his hat. If he wore it any cooler, the whole universe would just implode from the sheer amount of cool.

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*walks out*

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]

I'm not surprised. Avatar is all hype. And honestly, I hope it bombs and proves that a good movie doesn't have to cost over $300 million.

lil_zelda_dude

They're not exactly highly intellectual arthouse pictures.

Christmas/holiday season + lot's of kids = $$$$$$$$$$$ No surprise. Avatar is more for geeks like us.ASK_Story

Exactly.

The holiday season is a HUGE time for movie theaters. Along with that, people are with there families, so they want to see family friendly movies (for families that still have young kids). I would not feel comfortable taking my 5 year old to see Avatar, but would not have to worry about Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Not surprising at all.

heh...but still...both of the movies are horrid. Avatar was a mess and i am not going to even comment on Alvin and chipmunks 2. ReaperV7

I'm not surprised. Avatar is all hype. And honestly, I hope it bombs and proves that a good movie doesn't have to cost over $300 million.

foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="lil_zelda_dude"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]

I'm not surprised. Avatar is all hype. And honestly, I hope it bombs and proves that a good movie doesn't have to cost over $300 million.

They're not exactly highly intellectual arthouse pictures.

I'm not surprised. Avatar is all hype. And honestly, I hope it bombs and proves that a good movie doesn't have to cost over $300 million.

foxhound_fox

it's already impossible to bomb, and movie visuals need to progress.

Yup, I mean Titanic appeals to 15 year old boys right??? And sure there not the most *Highly intellectual arthouse pictures*, but there is something more to the films than you think. His scripts dont typically yell out their meanings to you, they are too smart. lil_zelda_dude

wut

I can't wait to see how Sherlock performs this weekend.

Are you kidding me, all of you people are ignorant... Go see the movie before you judge it, this is James Cameron were talking about. I'm sure your too young to appreciate the quality of movies he makes and has made, avatar is a very good film, not great, but good. One of the few films with a high budget that was pulled off right, so please dont judge things so ignorantly.lil_zelda_dude

what is surprising is Avatar is doing incredible on a wednesday

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]

I'm not surprised. Avatar is all hype. And honestly, I hope it bombs and proves that a good movie doesn't have to cost over $300 million.

lil_zelda_dude

[QUOTE="lil_zelda_dude"]Are you kidding me, all of you people are ignorant... Go see the movie before you judge it, this is James Cameron were talking about. I'm sure your too young to appreciate the quality of movies he makes and has made, avatar is a very good film, not great, but good. One of the few films with a high budget that was pulled off right, so please dont judge things so ignorantly.foxhound_fox

what movie with hype only get 27 million for the first day and is completely dependent on legs which is carried by good word of mouth.

Yup, I mean Titanic appeals to 15 year old boys right??? And sure there not the most *Highly intellectual arthouse pictures*, but there is something more to the films than you think. His scripts dont typically yell out their meanings to you, they are too smart. lil_zelda_dude

Too smart! You're quite right!! It took me hours of research, complete with a candle wick, in the great depths of the University library to unravel the powerful subtext relating to Colonial America, the ill-treatment of Native people and neglected nature of war vetereans!

Why only James Cameron could implemented such suble findings in his film!!

Almost as powerful and moving as the philosophical and political ideologies to be found in his masterpiece True Lies!!!

im not going to see it either:P

[QUOTE="lil_zelda_dude"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]

I'm not surprised. Avatar is all hype. And honestly, I hope it bombs and proves that a good movie doesn't have to cost over $300 million.

And to foxhound, ignorant is not a name its a description. And you still can't back up anything you have said because of one simply fact, you havent even seen the movie.lil_zelda_dude

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[QUOTE="lil_zelda_dude"] Are you kidding me, all of you people are ignorant... Go see the movie before you judge it, this is James Cameron were talking about. I'm sure your too young to appreciate the quality of movies he makes and has made, avatar is a very good film, not great, but good. One of the few films with a high budget that was pulled off right, so please dont judge things so ignorantly.lil_zelda_dude

titanic is the most influential film in recent cinema history, and is worshipped around the globe, it succeed to the point that what the film critics say is no longer important, I personally think Titanic is one of the best movie ever created, it's a visual masterpiece that touches all around the globe without language barrier, and that is really what a movie is supposed to do. I did not understand a bit of English when I first view it, but titanic had the power to touch me.

Like I said the story is not an in your face type of thing. It sends its message passively, could you tell that the Navi were purposely resembling the native americans?? An Anti War message springs to place. And to foxhound, ignorant is not a name its a description. And you still can't back up anything you have said because of one simply fact, you havent even seen the movie.lil_zelda_dude

I love the visuals in this movie but the messages in this movie were painfully obvious.

Its completely transparent towards being a depiction of Native Americans.

Some people say its an Anti-War film. Did they miss the last 40 minutes of the movie with that huge battle that involved killing people?

There is a thing called subtlety. This movie does not send out its messages passively because everything is so black and white, defined as purely good or evil.

Its about as subtle as a sledge hammer.

Avatar really is only just worth watching for the 3-D Imax experience.

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]

I'm not surprised. Avatar is all hype. And honestly, I hope it bombs and proves that a good movie doesn't have to cost over $300 million.

lil_zelda_dude

Actually, he's got a point. At least in a lot of places, it's becoming more and more common that the huge blockbusters are the only movies that get shown. It's annoying when you are looking to find a smaller movie. Then you see that it's not showing on a single screen in your city, while something like Avatar is playing on 50 different screens.

I'm not comfortable with actually rooting for Avatar to fail, but its success is a sad sign of the movie industry. The fact that this movie cost such a ridiculous amount of money to make means that it HAS to get shown on a lot of screens. And that's gonna make it harder for a smaller movie to get shown. And things get skewn even more towards the huge blockbuster movie.

Avatar really is only just worth watching for the 3-D Imax experience.

xionvalkyrie

A large part of its 237 million dollars budget was spent on technologies that are already licensed by others. It's not just money sunk into a single movie. Go complain about Spiderman 3 or 2012 regarding budget, not Avatar.