James Cameron's "Avatar" was the year's box-office champion, grossing $117.1 million. Two other 3D movies, "Shrek Forever After" and "Alice in Wonderland," made the box office top ten.
Revenues increased by 43% from $736.2 million in the previous year to $1.05 billion.
"The increase was obviously due to the large-scale spread of the 3D format," Alexei Ryazantsev, general director of the distributor Karo-Premier, told The Hollywood Reporter. "Movies like 'Avatar,' 'Clash of the Titans' and 'Alice in Wonderland' were primarily responsible for the rise. And the number of screens suitable for 3D nearly doubled during the last year."
He added that the trend is likely to continue this year, but viewers will pay more attention to quality, and the very fact of a film being in 3D will no longer be sufficient for a good box office performance.
Meanwhile, local fare didn't do very well. Russian films' share in the total box office plummeted for a second year in a row, from 24% to 15%.
Friday, January 14, 2011
James Cameron's "Avatar" was the year's box-office champion
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Added Jan 6, 2010, Under: Entertainment