Saturday 2 January 2010

Avatar Facts and Stats

About the Film:
  • Genre - Epic fantasy/action adventure/sci-fi
  • Plot - A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
  • Characters - Jake Sully (human, disabled, ex-marine) and Neytiri (Na'vi, daughter of tribe leaders)
  • Cast - Sam Worthington (Jake Sully), Zoe Saldana (Neytiri), Sigourney Weaver (Dr Grace Augustine), Stephen Lang (Colonel Miles Quaritch)
  • Running Time - 162 mins
  • Certificate - 12A
  • Style - 3D, CGI, Hollywood

About the Institutions:

  • Production - 20th Century Fox
  • Distribution - 20th Century Fox
  • Director - James Cameron
  • Producer - Jon Landau
  • Budget - $230M (estimated)
  • Marketing Budget - $150M (estimated)
  • Marketing Techniques - Above the line, mainstream
  • Release Dates - London Premiere 10/12/09, U.K. release 17/12/09

About the Audience:

  • Core - Masculine, technology conscious, families
  • Secondary - Film fans, 3D appeal

About the Response:

  • Ratings - Empire 5 stars, The Independant 4 stars, Youtube response 4.5 stars
  • U.K Opening Weekend - £8.5M
  • U.K Latest Gross - (25/12/09) £18.4M
  • Worldwide Latest Gross - $405M
  • U.K. Ranks - 1st weekend 1st (503 sites), 2nd weekend 2nd (485 sites)

  • Audience Response - In Empire pre-release poll huge support from marketing is revealed

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