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Hugo even earned a higher percentage from 3-D screens than Avatar.
Consumers may have been ready for a big 3-D movie experience like Avatar.
The decision will probably mean more to the future of 3-D than anything since Avatar because it will give audiences faith that the studios are only putting out quality work.
While "The Avengers" fared better, with a little more than half of sales coming from 3-D tickets, it's not even close to the 83% 3-D revenue that "Avatar" enjoyed in December 2009.
The history of 3-D movies coming out on DVD is limited and until Avatar, most 3-D movies were aimed at kids and kids movies tend to do better on DVD regardless (as they make great babysitters).
Director James Cameron unveiled 16 minutes of his forthcoming 3-D sci-fi movie Avatar.
When Nintendo announced the 3DS in March 2010, some observers (myself included) criticized the company for jumping on the post-Avatar 3-D bandwagon.
Yes I saw Avatar in 3-D and I was glad I did since the experience was so spectacular.
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The film, based on the Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar, was shot in 2-D but turned into 3-D after filming.
When you look at the performance of Avatar, which had amazing 3-D effects and no stars, it seems like movie-going today is about how the film looks, not who's in it.
One of them, Mr. Cameron's sensationally successful "Avatar, " showed that 3-D could be great, but established the principle, or so we thought, that the only authentic 3-D was so-called native 3-D the process of shooting a film from the outset with two cameras and two lenses.
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By February, 45.5 million Avatar tickets had been sold for 3-D and Imax 3-D showings of the movie according to Box Office Mojo.
Avatar fans expecting something fantastic from the 3-D movie will likely be disappointed.
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But mainstream game players look more to the consoles, where the "Avatar" game is one of the only 3-D titles available at the moment.
The most highly anticipated movie of the year is Avatar, James Cameron's new live action 3-D film, which has no stars at all.
In Home, players control a customized avatar in a lush, high-definition, 3-D virtual world where they can find new friends or play games together in the world.
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Nintendo also is piggybacking off the success 3-D has had in movie theaters, with three-dimensional titles such as "Avatar" setting box-office records.
Cameron wrote, produced, directed and edited Avatar himself and will continue to earn from the DVD, future 3-D DVD releases of the film and whatever other versions Fox can come up with to continue milking the original film for every penny.
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If Avatar is a bona fide hit, studios will start pumping out many more 3-D films.
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