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Avatar(2009)
Released
2009 · FILM

Avatar

When a paraplegic Marine is given a second chance to walk through a Na'vi-human hybrid avatar on the alien moon Pandora, he must choose between the RDA’s destructive mission and protecting the indigenous Na'vi and their world.

“Enter the world of Pandora.”

Directed by
James Cameron, Josh Mclaglen
Written by
James Cameron, Philip Keller
Rated
FSK · FSK 12
Runtime
162 min
ActionAdventureFantasy
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is sent to the moon Pandora for a special mission, but finds himself caught between carrying out his orders and safeguarding an alien civilization.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 862+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by James CameronShot by Mauro FioreScored by James HornerDesigned by Rick CarterSound by Christopher BoyesCostumes by Mayes C Rubeo

Box Office

2009 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 12× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$2.92B

Budget$237.0M
Worldwide gross$2.92B
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $749.8M — 26% of worldwide · International: $2.17B (74%)

Opening weekend: $77.0M — 10% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $137.1M — 18% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,452 theaters

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Re-release box office

20222,040 theaters
$43.0M($48.6M today)

Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation

Full synopsis

Versions & cuts

  • extended· 178 min
  • special edition· 171 min

Also known as

  • (English)Avatar
  • Avatar – Aufbruch nach Pandorade
  • (Bulgarian)Аватар
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • United KingdomDec 10, 2009
  • HungaryDec 14, 2009
  • United Arab EmiratesDec 15, 2009
  • SpainDec 15, 2009
  • AustraliaDec 16, 2009

Companies

Production20th Century Fox, Dune Entertainment, Ingenious Film Partners, Lightstorm Entertainment
Distribution20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox CIS
Special effectsStan Winston Studio, WETA Digital, Giant Studios, Wētā FX, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Other companiesWalt Disney Studios, FilmyBox Movies, American Humane Association, Apollo Productions / AAR Digital, Aray Media Group, Atlantic Records

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