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by Brendan Bettinger Posted:July 9th, 2010 at 8:31 am
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Avatar is the highest-grossing film of all time with $2.7 billion worldwide, and that doesn’t even factor in DVD/merchandise sales or the forthcoming theatrical re-release. As a raw number, $350 million is an astoundingly high paycheck for writer/director James Cameron. But as a percentage of the theatrical gross, 13% actually seems kinda reasonable.
Deadline reports that Cameron will score the massive payday thanks a savvily negotiated contract and DVD sales that performed “beyond expectation.” The number more than triples his reported $97 million haul for the previous top-grosser Titanic, but even that number should increase after a 3D re-release in April 2012. In case it wasn’t self-evident, an Avatar sequel is on the way: let’s see if Cameron can top $400 mil.
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i shouldve been a filmmaker.
400 million……sigh.
Sadly, all the money in the world can't buy even one single ounce of unobtainium.
he doesn't deserve it!
i guess it'll be easier to spot him now flying over hollywood in his eco friendly hovermobile
why not?
I wonder if he slides down his pyramids of money like the Joker did in The Dark Knight?
In fact how do you get $350 million, a cheque? Suitcases full of money? Wired electronically? In all seriousness he could buy Miramax with that money, he could have bought the Terminator rights, Bond rights etc
Not quite. Miramax deal apparently sits on $650 mil.
But yes, an interesting thought.
He could put in a bid to co-own MGM with a check that big. If he were so inclined. Then maybe we'd get silly ass Bond films again.