James Camerons Avatar Budget, $500million

9 November 2009 8:00 PM, PST | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »

Talk about some staggering numbers. James Camerons Avatar reportedly has a budget of $500million according to ReelComix which brings the question how is the studio ever going to turn a profit? Without a doubt with the buzz for the film they are going to make money but it will not be an easy task when they have to generate $500million just to break even. What do you think? Will it turn a profit in theaters or will it take the dvd release to make money? We interviewed James Cameron at Comic Con be sure to give it a read.

Avatar is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people. »

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