James Cameron's Avatar (top); Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (bottom)
Avatar vs. Gone with the Wind, Avatar vs. Titanic, or even Avatar vs. The Blind Side, another late 2009 release, are all difficult to compare. In the first two instances, James Cameron's 3D sci-fier came out in a radically different movie distribution world — not to mention the warping effect of inflationary pressures on ticket costs. In the last instance, it's the 3D vs. 2D issue, as 3D admission prices are higher and thus help to inflate box-office grosses.
But Avatar vs. Alice in Wonderland are easy to place side by side. Both films were released in 3D (though Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland had to be converted to the format), both are fantastical adventures, both feature relatively little-known performers in the lead (Sam Worthington, Mia Wasikowska), and both were released within a mere three months of each other.
So, below are a few comparisons. Bear in mind that Avatar has been out for 95 days; Alice in Wonderland for 18 days. Also, Alice in Wonderland has yet to open in several major international markets, including China, Japan, France, and Brazil.
Total domestic gross (as of Monday, March 22): Avatar $737.2m vs. Alice in Wonderland $268.1m.
Opening weekend: Avatar $77m vs. Alice in Wonderland $116.1m.
Average per screen on opening weekend: Avatar $22,313 vs Alice in Wonderland $31,143.
Foreign gross: Avatar 1.931b vs. Alice in Wonderland $300m.
Domestic vs. foreign (percentages): Avatar (27.6% vs. 72.4%) vs. Alice in Wonderland (47.2% vs. 52.8%).
Worldwide gross: Avatar $2.668b vs. Alice in Wonderland $568.1m.
Number of weekends at the top of the box-office chart: Avatar 8 vs. Alice in Wonderland 3.
Third weekend gross: Avatar $68.4m (New Year's) vs. Alice in Wonderland $34.1m.
Drop-off by third weekend (in relation to debut weekend): Avatar 11.2% vs. Alice in Wonderland 70.7%.
Source: Box Office Mojo
Photos: Alice in Wonderland (Disney Enterprises); Avatar (ILM / 20th Century Fox)
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Well, the story of avatar is the same as the story dancing with wolves. It's not very original. The graphics are good in Avatar, but that is all.
If you compare avatar with Alice in Wonderland, I must say I liked Alice in Wonderland more. It's a nice sequel on the first disney animation Alice in Wonderland. Also the actors are better, and the story-line is nicely done. I vote for Alice in Wonderland.
There's really no comparison when it comes to the quality of these films.
The overall ensemble cast was far better in Avatar, and so is it's screenplay. Quibble all you want. The story in Avatar is universal, and speaks to everyone, like it or not.
Alice will drop off. It isnt good enough, nor are the visuals, to sustain anything near the level of Avatar, the latter which is far superior in every way.
Ironically Mia Wasikowska and Sam Worthington are both in the movie Rogue.
The star, Mia Wasikowska, isn't well known.
True, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, etc. helped. But "Avatar" has its own box-office star, too: James Cameron.
' little-known performers '? Johnney Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter little known?