I bet this will do OK over time in streaming, but Avatars time is over
Isn't it. I like the original movie, but it was kind of mediocre and trite. I wonder what Cameron is thinking to put so much focus on this movie/series.
shareI think the runtime is going to hurt it in movie theaters. A lot of people skipped The Batman and waited for streaming because of its runtime. So I can see the same thing happening with Avatar 2. One can argue that Titanic did amazing and it was over 3 hours. Yeah, well, 1997-1998 (when Titanic was in theaters) was a different time. People weren't glued to their phones back then. Nowadays, moviegoers can't go 60 to 90 minutes without their phones/internet/social media. I actually saw Titanic twice in theaters when it came out and I was only in 3rd grade at the time. I handled the movie fine. But kids in 2022 aren't like how I was back in 1997-1998. Then throw in that streaming is now bigger than it was back in 2009 and up until 2019/2020. Back in 2009, all there was for streaming services was Netflix and maybe Hulu. Oh and theatrical runs for most movies are 45 days compared to the almost full year Titanic was in theaters, and however long Avatar was in theaters. And around Day 45, movies start making their way to streaming sites or some kind of on-demand. With that, people can just wait an extra 45 days to watch it at home compared to how long they had to wait for Titanic. If they wanted to watch Titanic, they'd have to go to a movie theater since back then it took almost a full year for a movie to finally make its way to VHS/DVD. It's definitely a different time. Oh and as I mentioned before, The Batman backs up what I said. A lot of people skipped it and waited for streaming because of its runtime. So people don't really want longer movies now. They want shorter movies. The 3 hour 10 minute runtime for Avatar 2 I can see hurting the movie's theatrical run. If people can't handle The Batman's 2 hour 47 minute runtime (that's without end credits, it's 2 hours 55 minutes with end credits), then I don't see how people will accept Avatar 2's 3 hour 10 minute runtime (probably 2 hour 55-59 minutes without end credits), and Batman is bigger than Avatar.
shareLong movies in a theater are a problem. I usually end up having to pee at the most critical times. I like long movies. I can get more into most longer movies and the director gets more time to tell the story, but it's a good thing to be able to hit pause and go to the restroom.
2001: A Space Odyssey was a long movie, but it also had an intermission. I've not seen an intermission since I think. It's a good idea.
I tend to go to the restroom before I even walk into a movie, I don't know why many people don't.
Yeah, but if you get popcorn you gotta get a drink too, and one things leads to another. I hate the feeling of jiggling in my seat til the end of a movie because I don't want to miss the ending.
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