The history of world commercial cinema began in 1895, when the Lumiere brothers organized the first film show in the basement of a cafe on Boulevard des Capucines. Each film lasted no more than 50 seconds. The most popular with the audience was the video "Arrival of the Train". Since then, a lot has changed in the film industry: films, like the lines of people who want to see them, have become longer, and the result of the work of film companies is the creation of true works of art.
Cameron's triumph
Today, the American sci-fi drama Avatar, directed by James Cameron in 2009, is considered the leader of the world box office. Already in the first week of showing in US cinemas, the film grossed about $ 77 million, and the total gross in the world amounted to a record 2 billion 788 million.
In the Russian box office, the film also became the highest grossing project, outstripping the sequel Irony of Fate. Continuation ". It is noteworthy that the previous record holder was "Titanic" - a recognized masterpiece of the same Cameron.
The film "Avatar" tells the story of the distant future (2154). On the planet Pandora, RDA Corporation extracts a valuable mineral - anobtanium. This activity is damaging the ecosystem of Pandora, which is why the indigenous people are hostile. In order to develop the biosphere and remove obstacles, the resource development department launches the Avatar program, which allows you to control the biological body of a person.
Interesting Facts
The main prize in the global film industry is the Oscar. However, not every film that received the coveted statuette is a box-office leader, and vice versa. The advertising campaign and audience expectations play an important role in this. So, the "Twilight" saga, although it did not distinguish itself in terms of awards, its fees amounted to more than a decent amount. If we talk about Avatar, then the film, having become the winner in three nominations for the Oscar (the gold statuette was awarded to the work of cameramen, production designers and visual special effects), did not receive the main prize, but James Cameron earned almost a quarter of it billion dollars.
Taking into account the ratio of film budget to box office receipts, taking into account the rise in ticket prices in theaters, the American site "Box Office Mojo" names other record holders - "Gone with the Wind" by Victor Fleming in 1939 (the first full-length color film in film history) and "Titanic" … Avatar occupies only the third position in this rating.
The most commercially successful cartoon project was the film Toy Story. The Great Escape 2010. However, given inflation, the Lion King also deserves this title, also filmed by Walt Disney and released 16 years earlier.
The Walt Disney Company is the world's most successful film company in terms of grossing. So, the collection of films released by her in 2013 amounted to a record $ 4 billion. Johnny Depp is an actor-performer of the main roles, on account of which there are three films at once, which grossed more than a billion dollars in the world box office.
