The three highest grossing movies of all time (at time of writing) are Avatar, Titanic and Marvel's The Avengers (as if you didn't already know). The top ten highest grossing movies of all time have all been released in the past 10 years (of course with the exception of Titanic).
So my question is this, how did this happen? Are we going to the cinema more than ever? Are marketing strategies for movies becoming more effective? Is the use of social networking going a long way to adding to a movie's box office gross with little to no cost of extra advertising? Or, are we (not all of us) becoming more susceptible to big blockbusters with little thought being given to them in comparison to low budget independent movies?
IMDB.com lists The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather and The Godfather Part II as the highest RATED movies of all time but, even with adjusting for inflation, they don't even appear in the top 10 highest grossing movies of all time.
So therefore more people have paid to see movies that just aren't considered as highly as the top three but again, rate others that they haven't presumably seen in the cinema.
I know that over time movies will become more famous, more people will see Avatar, Titanic and Marvel's The Avengers. So one day maybe we'll be looking at the highest grossing movies in a better light, but for now I'd like to know what people think about the 3 highest grossing movies and maybe compare their box office success with their critical success.
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So my question is this, how did this happen? Are we going to the cinema more than ever? Are marketing strategies for movies becoming more effective? Is the use of social networking going a long way to adding to a movie's box office gross with little to no cost of extra advertising? Or, are we (not all of us) becoming more susceptible to big blockbusters with little thought being given to them in comparison to low budget independent movies?
IMDB.com lists The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather and The Godfather Part II as the highest RATED movies of all time but, even with adjusting for inflation, they don't even appear in the top 10 highest grossing movies of all time.
So therefore more people have paid to see movies that just aren't considered as highly as the top three but again, rate others that they haven't presumably seen in the cinema.
I know that over time movies will become more famous, more people will see Avatar, Titanic and Marvel's The Avengers. So one day maybe we'll be looking at the highest grossing movies in a better light, but for now I'd like to know what people think about the 3 highest grossing movies and maybe compare their box office success with their critical success.
Discuss