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	'''''Avatar''''' is a 2009<!-- "American" was discussed. Please do not change without first discussing at Talk. --> [[Epic film\|epic]] [[science fiction film]] co-produced, co-edited, written, and directed by [[James Cameron]]. The cast includes [[Sam Worthington]], [[Zoe Saldaña\|Zoe Saldana]],<!-- As in most of her work, she's credited as "Zoe", not "Zoë", "Saldana" not "Saldaña". Please see her article for sources. --> [[Stephen Lang]], [[Michelle Rodriguez]] and [[Sigourney Weaver]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lefroy \|first=Emily \|date=June 30, 2022 \|title=Kate Winslet stuns as fierce 'warrior' in first-look 'Avatar 2' photo \|url=https://nypost.com/2022/06/30/kate-winslet-stuns-as-fierce-warrior-in-first-look-avatar-2-photo/}}</ref> It is the first installment in the [[Avatar (franchise)\|''Avatar'' film series]]. It is set in the mid-22nd century, when humans are colonizing [[Fictional universe of Avatar#Astronomy and geology\|Pandora]], a lush [[habitable moon]] of a [[gas giant]] in the [[Alpha Centauri]] star system, in order to mine the valuable [[Unobtainium\|unobtanium]],{{Efn\|Attributed to multiple sources:<!-- THIS IS THE CORRECT SPELLING: Please note that the film uses the spelling "unobtanium," not unobtainium. --><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Choi \|first=Charles Q. \|date=December 28, 2009 \|title=Moons like Avatar's Pandora could be found \|work=NBC News \|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34610604 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514214507/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34610604 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=May 14, 2021 \|access-date=February 27, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Horwitz2009">{{Cite news \|last=Horwitz \|first=Jane \|date=December 24, 2009 \|title=Family Filmgoer \|work=[[Boston.com]] \|publisher=[[The Washington Post]] \|url=http://archive.boston.com/lifestyle/family/articles/2009/10/29/family_filmgoer \|access-date=April 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>This property of Unobtanium is stated in movie guides, rather than in the film. {{Cite book \|last1=Wilhelm \|first1=Maria \|url=https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/4 \|title=James Cameron's Avatar: A Confidential Report on the Biological and Social History of Pandora \|last2=Mathison \|first2=Dirk \|date=November 2009 \|publisher=[[HarperCollins]] \|isbn=978-0-06-189675-0 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/4 4]}}</ref>}} a [[room-temperature superconductor]] mineral. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of [[Pandoran biosphere#Na'vi\|Na'vi]], a [[humanoid]] species indigenous to Pandora. The title of the film refers to a [[Genetic engineering\|genetically engineered]] Na'vi body [[Brain–computer interface\|operated from the brain]] of a remotely located human that is used to [[Telepresence\|interact]] with the natives of Pandora.<ref name="Time"/>		'''''Avatar''''' is a 2009<!-- "American" was discussed. Please do not change without first discussing at Talk. --> [[Epic film\|epic]] [[science fiction film]] co-produced, co-edited, written, and directed by [[James Cameron]]. The cast includes [[Sam Worthington]], [[Zoe Saldaña\|Zoe Saldana]],<!-- As in most of her work, she's credited as "Zoe", not "Zoë", "Saldana" not "Saldaña". Please see her article for sources. --> [[Stephen Lang]], [[Michelle Rodriguez]] and [[Sigourney Weaver]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lefroy \|first=Emily \|date=June 30, 2022 \|title=Kate Winslet stuns as fierce 'warrior' in first-look 'Avatar 2' photo \|url=https://nypost.com/2022/06/30/kate-winslet-stuns-as-fierce-warrior-in-first-look-avatar-2-photo/}}</ref> It is the first installment in the [[Avatar (franchise)\|''Avatar'' film series]]. It is set in the mid-22nd century, when humans are colonizing [[Fictional universe of Avatar#Astronomy and geology\|Pandora]], a lush [[habitable moon]] of a [[gas giant]] in the [[Alpha Centauri]] star system, in order to mine the valuable [[Unobtainium\|unobtanium]],{{Efn\|Attributed to multiple sources:<!-- THIS IS THE CORRECT SPELLING: Please note that the film uses the spelling "unobtanium," not unobtainium. --><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Choi \|first=Charles Q. \|date=December 28, 2009 \|title=Moons like Avatar's Pandora could be found \|work=NBC News \|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34610604 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514214507/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34610604 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=May 14, 2021 \|access-date=February 27, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Horwitz2009">{{Cite news \|last=Horwitz \|first=Jane \|date=December 24, 2009 \|title=Family Filmgoer \|work=[[Boston.com]] \|publisher=[[The Washington Post]] \|url=http://archive.boston.com/lifestyle/family/articles/2009/10/29/family_filmgoer \|access-date=April 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>This property of Unobtanium is stated in movie guides, rather than in the film. {{Cite book \|last1=Wilhelm \|first1=Maria \|url=https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/4 \|title=James Cameron's Avatar: A Confidential Report on the Biological and Social History of Pandora \|last2=Mathison \|first2=Dirk \|date=November 2009 \|publisher=[[HarperCollins]] \|isbn=978-0-06-189675-0 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/4 4]}}</ref>}} a [[room-temperature superconductor]] mineral. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of [[Pandoran biosphere#Na'vi\|Na'vi]], a [[humanoid]] species indigenous to Pandora. The title of the film refers to a [[Genetic engineering\|genetically engineered]] Na'vi body [[Brain–computer interface\|operated from the brain]] of a remotely located human that is used to [[Telepresence\|interact]] with the natives of Pandora.<ref name="Time"/>

	Development of ''Avatar'' began in 1994, when ~~James~~ Cameron wrote an 80-page treatment for the film.<ref name="QA">{{Cite magazine \|last=Jensen \|first=Jeff \|date=January 10, 2007 \|title=James Cameron talks ''Avatar'' \|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/01/15/james-cameron-talks-avatar/ \|url-status=live \|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817074343/https://ew.com/article/2007/01/15/james-cameron-talks-avatar/ \|archive-date=August 17, 2019 \|access-date=January 28, 2007}}</ref><ref name="abc" /> Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of Cameron's 1997 film ''[[Titanic (1997 film)\|Titanic]]'', for a planned release in 1999;<ref name="autogenerated2">{{Cite news \|date=August 12, 1996 \|title=Synthetic actors to star in "Avatar" \|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] \|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/08/12/synthetic-actors-to-star-in-avatar/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=April 27, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121182202/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/08/12/synthetic-actors-to-star-in-avatar/ \|archive-date=January 21, 2021}}</ref> however, according to Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve his vision of the film.<ref name="autogenerated1996">{{Cite news \|last1=Hevrdejs \|first1=Judy \|last2=Conklin \|first2=Mike \|date=August 9, 1996 \|title=Channel 2 has Monday morning team in place \|work=[[Chicago Tribune]] \|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-08-09-9608090214-story.html \|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref> Work on the [[Fictional language\|fictional constructed]] [[Na'vi language\|language of the Na'vi]] began in 2005, and Cameron began developing the screenplay and [[Fictional universe of Avatar\|fictional universe]] in early 2006.<ref name="USCMarshall">{{Cite web \|date=December 7, 2009 \|title=Crafting an Alien Language, Hollywood-Style: Professor's Work to Hit the Big Screen in Upcoming Blockbuster Avatar \|url=http://www.marshall.usc.edu/news/releases/2009/crafting-alien-language-hollywood-style \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526133613/http://www.marshall.usc.edu/news/releases/2009/crafting-alien-language-hollywood-style \|archive-date=May 26, 2011 \|access-date=May 31, 2011 \|publisher=[[USC Marshall School of Business]]}}</ref><ref name="radionz1">{{Cite episode \|title=Avatar Language \|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ntn/2009/12/15/avatar_language \|access-date=September 9, 2021 \|series=Nine to Noon \|publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] \|air-date=December 15, 2009}}</ref> ''Avatar'' was officially budgeted at $237 million, due to the groundbreaking array of new visual effects Cameron achieved in cooperation with [[Weta Digital]] in [[Wellington]].<ref name="Patten (2009)" /> Other estimates put the cost at between $280 million and $310 million for production and at $150 million for promotion.<ref name="NYTimes">{{Cite news \|last=Barnes \|first=Brooks \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title='Avatar' Is No. 1 but Without a Record \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21box.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113023114/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21box.html \|archive-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref><ref name="latimes budget">{{Cite news \|last=Fritz \|first=Ben \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title=Could 'Avatar' hit $1 billion? \|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/12/could-avatar-hit-1-billion.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222081117/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/12/could-avatar-hit-1-billion.html \|archive-date=December 22, 2009}}</ref><ref name="vanityfair" /> The film made extensive use of [[3D computer graphics]] and new [[motion capture]] filming techniques, and was released for traditional viewing, [[3D film\|3D]] viewing (using the [[RealD 3D]], [[Dolby 3D]], [[XpanD 3D]], and [[IMAX 3D]] formats), and [[4D film\|4D]] experiences (in selected South Korean theaters).<ref name="4-D" /> The series also featured Cameron reunite with his ''Titanic'' co-producer [[Jon Landau (film producer)\|Jon Landau]], who he would later credit for having a prominent role in the film's production.<ref name=cameronspeaks>{{cite news \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jon-landau-dead-hollywood-tributes-1235940368/ \|title=James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and More Remember Jon Landau: "He Gave Everyone a Sense of Purpose and Belonging" \|first=Carly \|last=Thomas \|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter \|date=July 8, 2024 \|access-date=July 8, 2024}}</ref>		Development of ''Avatar'' began in 1994, when Cameron wrote an 80-page treatment for the film.<ref name="QA">{{Cite magazine \|last=Jensen \|first=Jeff \|date=January 10, 2007 \|title=James Cameron talks ''Avatar'' \|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/01/15/james-cameron-talks-avatar/ \|url-status=live \|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817074343/https://ew.com/article/2007/01/15/james-cameron-talks-avatar/ \|archive-date=August 17, 2019 \|access-date=January 28, 2007}}</ref><ref name="abc" /> Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of Cameron's 1997 film ''[[Titanic (1997 film)\|Titanic]]'', for a planned release in 1999;<ref name="autogenerated2">{{Cite news \|date=August 12, 1996 \|title=Synthetic actors to star in "Avatar" \|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] \|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/08/12/synthetic-actors-to-star-in-avatar/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=April 27, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121182202/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/08/12/synthetic-actors-to-star-in-avatar/ \|archive-date=January 21, 2021}}</ref> however, according to Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve his vision of the film.<ref name="autogenerated1996">{{Cite news \|last1=Hevrdejs \|first1=Judy \|last2=Conklin \|first2=Mike \|date=August 9, 1996 \|title=Channel 2 has Monday morning team in place \|work=[[Chicago Tribune]] \|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-08-09-9608090214-story.html \|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref> Work on the [[Fictional language\|fictional constructed]] [[Na'vi language\|language of the Na'vi]] began in 2005, and Cameron began developing the screenplay and [[Fictional universe of Avatar\|fictional universe]] in early 2006.<ref name="USCMarshall">{{Cite web \|date=December 7, 2009 \|title=Crafting an Alien Language, Hollywood-Style: Professor's Work to Hit the Big Screen in Upcoming Blockbuster Avatar \|url=http://www.marshall.usc.edu/news/releases/2009/crafting-alien-language-hollywood-style \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526133613/http://www.marshall.usc.edu/news/releases/2009/crafting-alien-language-hollywood-style \|archive-date=May 26, 2011 \|access-date=May 31, 2011 \|publisher=[[USC Marshall School of Business]]}}</ref><ref name="radionz1">{{Cite episode \|title=Avatar Language \|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ntn/2009/12/15/avatar_language \|access-date=September 9, 2021 \|series=Nine to Noon \|publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] \|air-date=December 15, 2009}}</ref> ''Avatar'' was officially budgeted at $237 million, due to the groundbreaking array of new visual effects Cameron achieved in cooperation with [[Weta Digital]] in [[Wellington]].<ref name="Patten (2009)" /> Other estimates put the cost at between $280 million and $310 million for production and at $150 million for promotion.<ref name="NYTimes">{{Cite news \|last=Barnes \|first=Brooks \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title='Avatar' Is No. 1 but Without a Record \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21box.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113023114/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21box.html \|archive-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref><ref name="latimes budget">{{Cite news \|last=Fritz \|first=Ben \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title=Could 'Avatar' hit $1 billion? \|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/12/could-avatar-hit-1-billion.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222081117/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/12/could-avatar-hit-1-billion.html \|archive-date=December 22, 2009}}</ref><ref name="vanityfair" /> The film made extensive use of [[3D computer graphics]] and new [[motion capture]] filming techniques, and was released for traditional viewing, [[3D film\|3D]] viewing (using the [[RealD 3D]], [[Dolby 3D]], [[XpanD 3D]], and [[IMAX 3D]] formats), and [[4D film\|4D]] experiences (in selected South Korean theaters).<ref name="4-D" /> The series also featured Cameron reunite with his ''Titanic'' co-producer [[Jon Landau (film producer)\|Jon Landau]], who he would later credit for having a prominent role in the film's production.<ref name=cameronspeaks>{{cite news \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jon-landau-dead-hollywood-tributes-1235940368/ \|title=James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and More Remember Jon Landau: "He Gave Everyone a Sense of Purpose and Belonging" \|first=Carly \|last=Thomas \|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter \|date=July 8, 2024 \|access-date=July 8, 2024}}</ref>

	''Avatar'' premiered at the [[Odeon Leicester Square]] in London on December 10, 2009, and was released in the United States on December 18. The film received positive reviews from critics, who highly praised its groundbreaking visual effects, though the story received some criticism for being derivative.<ref name="D">{{Cite news \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Anthony \|date=December 19, 2009 \|title='Avatar' takes $27 million in its first day \|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|url=https://variety.com/2009/digital/news/avatar-takes-27-million-in-its-first-day-1118012989/ \|access-date=January 11, 2010}}</ref><ref name="ComingSoon">{{Cite web \|last=Douglas \|first=Edward \|date=December 21, 2009 \|title=Avatar Soars Despite Heavy Snowstorms \|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/61739-update-3-avatar-soars-despite-heavy-snowstorms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223003750/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=61739 \|archive-date=December 23, 2009 \|access-date=April 27, 2022 \|publisher=[[ComingSoon.net]]}}</ref><ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news \|last=Dean Goodman \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title="Avatar" leads box office, despite blizzard \|work=[[Reuters]] \|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2021595320091220?type=marketsNews \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119152143/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2021595320091220?type=marketsNews \|archive-date=January 19, 2010}}</ref> During its theatrical run, the film broke several box office records, including becoming the [[List of highest-grossing films\|highest-grossing film of all time]]. In July 2019, this position was overtaken by ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', but with subsequent re-releases, beginning with China in March 2021, it returned to becoming the highest-grossing film since then.<ref name="ChinaReRelease2021">{{Cite web \|last=Tartaglione \|first=Nancy \|date=March 13, 2021 \|title='Avatar' Overtakes 'Avengers: Endgame' As All-Time Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide; Rises To $2.8B Amid China Reissue – Update \|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/avatar-overtakes-avengers-endgame-highest-grossing-film-all-time-worldwide-box-office-china-james-cameron-disney-1234713788/ \|access-date=March 13, 2021 \|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, ''Avatar'' is the [[List of highest-grossing films\|second-highest-grossing movie]] of all time, only behind ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)\|Gone with the Wind]]'', with a total of a little more than $3.5 billion. It also became the first film to gross more than $2 billion<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Coyle \|first=Jake \|date=January 31, 2010 \|title='Avatar' Wins Box Office, Nears Domestic Record \|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9711561 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203052551/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9711561 \|archive-date=February 3, 2010 \|access-date=February 2, 2010 \|website=[[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]]}}</ref> and the [[List of top-selling films in the United States#2010\|best-selling video title of 2010 in the United States]]. ''Avatar'' was nominated for nine awards at the [[82nd Academy Awards]], winning three, and received [[List of accolades received by Avatar\|numerous other accolades]]. The success of the film also led to electronics manufacturers releasing [[3D television]]s<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goss \|first=Patrick \|date=April 15, 2016 \|title=Why Avatar's big screen success couldn't save 3D TV \|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/television/why-avatar-s-big-screen-success-couldn-t-save-3d-tv-1319094 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720134733/http://www.techradar.com/news/television/why-avatar-s-big-screen-success-couldn-t-save-3d-tv-1319094 \|archive-date=July 20, 2016 \|access-date=May 11, 2020 \|website=[[TechRadar]]}}</ref> and caused 3D films<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goldberg \|first=Matt \|date=April 6, 2018 \|title=3D Is Dead (Again) \|url=https://collider.com/3d-movies-are-dead-again/ \|access-date=April 7, 2018 \|website=[[Collider (website)\|Collider]]}}</ref> to increase in popularity. Its success led to the [[Avatar (franchise)\|''Avatar'' franchise]], which includes the sequels ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]'' (2022), ''[[Avatar: Fire and Ash]]'' (2025), ''[[Avatar 4]]'' (2029), and ''[[Avatar 5]]'' (2031).		''Avatar'' premiered at the [[Odeon Leicester Square]] in London on December 10, 2009, and was released in the United States on December 18. The film received positive reviews from critics, who highly praised its groundbreaking visual effects, though the story received some criticism for being derivative.<ref name="D">{{Cite news \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Anthony \|date=December 19, 2009 \|title='Avatar' takes $27 million in its first day \|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|url=https://variety.com/2009/digital/news/avatar-takes-27-million-in-its-first-day-1118012989/ \|access-date=January 11, 2010}}</ref><ref name="ComingSoon">{{Cite web \|last=Douglas \|first=Edward \|date=December 21, 2009 \|title=Avatar Soars Despite Heavy Snowstorms \|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/61739-update-3-avatar-soars-despite-heavy-snowstorms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223003750/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=61739 \|archive-date=December 23, 2009 \|access-date=April 27, 2022 \|publisher=[[ComingSoon.net]]}}</ref><ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news \|last=Dean Goodman \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title="Avatar" leads box office, despite blizzard \|work=[[Reuters]] \|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2021595320091220?type=marketsNews \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119152143/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2021595320091220?type=marketsNews \|archive-date=January 19, 2010}}</ref> During its theatrical run, the film broke several box office records, including becoming the [[List of highest-grossing films\|highest-grossing film of all time]]. In July 2019, this position was overtaken by ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', but with subsequent re-releases, beginning with China in March 2021, it returned to becoming the highest-grossing film since then.<ref name="ChinaReRelease2021">{{Cite web \|last=Tartaglione \|first=Nancy \|date=March 13, 2021 \|title='Avatar' Overtakes 'Avengers: Endgame' As All-Time Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide; Rises To $2.8B Amid China Reissue – Update \|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/avatar-overtakes-avengers-endgame-highest-grossing-film-all-time-worldwide-box-office-china-james-cameron-disney-1234713788/ \|access-date=March 13, 2021 \|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, ''Avatar'' is the [[List of highest-grossing films\|second-highest-grossing movie]] of all time, only behind ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)\|Gone with the Wind]]'', with a total of a little more than $3.5 billion. It also became the first film to gross more than $2 billion<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Coyle \|first=Jake \|date=January 31, 2010 \|title='Avatar' Wins Box Office, Nears Domestic Record \|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9711561 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203052551/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9711561 \|archive-date=February 3, 2010 \|access-date=February 2, 2010 \|website=[[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]]}}</ref> and the [[List of top-selling films in the United States#2010\|best-selling video title of 2010 in the United States]]. ''Avatar'' was nominated for nine awards at the [[82nd Academy Awards]], winning three, and received [[List of accolades received by Avatar\|numerous other accolades]]. The success of the film also led to electronics manufacturers releasing [[3D television]]s<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goss \|first=Patrick \|date=April 15, 2016 \|title=Why Avatar's big screen success couldn't save 3D TV \|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/television/why-avatar-s-big-screen-success-couldn-t-save-3d-tv-1319094 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720134733/http://www.techradar.com/news/television/why-avatar-s-big-screen-success-couldn-t-save-3d-tv-1319094 \|archive-date=July 20, 2016 \|access-date=May 11, 2020 \|website=[[TechRadar]]}}</ref> and caused 3D films<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goldberg \|first=Matt \|date=April 6, 2018 \|title=3D Is Dead (Again) \|url=https://collider.com/3d-movies-are-dead-again/ \|access-date=April 7, 2018 \|website=[[Collider (website)\|Collider]]}}</ref> to increase in popularity. Its success led to the [[Avatar (franchise)\|''Avatar'' franchise]], which includes the sequels ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]'' (2022), ''[[Avatar: Fire and Ash]]'' (2025), ''[[Avatar 4]]'' (2029), and ''[[Avatar 5]]'' (2031).

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	'''''Avatar''''' is a 2009<!-- "American" was discussed. Please do not change without first discussing at Talk. --> [[Epic film\|epic]] [[science fiction film]] co-produced, co-edited, written, and directed by [[James Cameron]]. The cast includes [[Sam Worthington]], [[Zoe Saldaña\|Zoe Saldana]],<!-- As in most of her work, she's credited as "Zoe", not "Zoë", "Saldana" not "Saldaña". Please see her article for sources. --> [[Stephen Lang]], [[Michelle Rodriguez]] and [[Sigourney Weaver]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lefroy \|first=Emily \|date=June 30, 2022 \|title=Kate Winslet stuns as fierce 'warrior' in first-look 'Avatar 2' photo \|url=https://nypost.com/2022/06/30/kate-winslet-stuns-as-fierce-warrior-in-first-look-avatar-2-photo/}}</ref> It is the first installment in the [[Avatar (franchise)\|''Avatar'' film series]]. It is set in the mid-22nd century, when humans are colonizing [[Fictional universe of Avatar#Astronomy and geology\|Pandora]], a lush [[habitable moon]] of a [[gas giant]] in the [[Alpha Centauri]] star system, in order to mine the valuable [[Unobtainium\|unobtanium]],{{Efn\|Attributed to multiple sources:<!-- THIS IS THE CORRECT SPELLING: Please note that the film uses the spelling "unobtanium," not unobtainium. --><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Choi \|first=Charles Q. \|date=December 28, 2009 \|title=Moons like Avatar's Pandora could be found \|work=NBC News \|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34610604 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514214507/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34610604 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=May 14, 2021 \|access-date=February 27, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Horwitz2009">{{Cite news \|last=Horwitz \|first=Jane \|date=December 24, 2009 \|title=Family Filmgoer \|work=[[Boston.com]] \|publisher=[[The Washington Post]] \|url=http://archive.boston.com/lifestyle/family/articles/2009/10/29/family_filmgoer \|access-date=April 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>This property of Unobtanium is stated in movie guides, rather than in the film. {{Cite book \|last1=Wilhelm \|first1=Maria \|url=https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/4 \|title=James Cameron's Avatar: A Confidential Report on the Biological and Social History of Pandora \|last2=Mathison \|first2=Dirk \|date=November 2009 \|publisher=[[HarperCollins]] \|isbn=978-0-06-189675-0 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/4 4]}}</ref>}} a [[room-temperature superconductor]] mineral. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of [[Pandoran biosphere#Na'vi\|Na'vi]], a [[humanoid]] species indigenous to Pandora. The title of the film refers to a [[Genetic engineering\|genetically engineered]] Na'vi body [[Brain–computer interface\|operated from the brain]] of a remotely located human that is used to [[Telepresence\|interact]] with the natives of Pandora.<ref name="Time"/>		'''''Avatar''''' is a 2009<!-- "American" was discussed. Please do not change without first discussing at Talk. --> [[Epic film\|epic]] [[science fiction film]] co-produced, co-edited, written, and directed by [[James Cameron]]. The cast includes [[Sam Worthington]], [[Zoe Saldaña\|Zoe Saldana]],<!-- As in most of her work, she's credited as "Zoe", not "Zoë", "Saldana" not "Saldaña". Please see her article for sources. --> [[Stephen Lang]], [[Michelle Rodriguez]] and [[Sigourney Weaver]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lefroy \|first=Emily \|date=June 30, 2022 \|title=Kate Winslet stuns as fierce 'warrior' in first-look 'Avatar 2' photo \|url=https://nypost.com/2022/06/30/kate-winslet-stuns-as-fierce-warrior-in-first-look-avatar-2-photo/}}</ref> It is the first installment in the [[Avatar (franchise)\|''Avatar'' film series]]. It is set in the mid-22nd century, when humans are colonizing [[Fictional universe of Avatar#Astronomy and geology\|Pandora]], a lush [[habitable moon]] of a [[gas giant]] in the [[Alpha Centauri]] star system, in order to mine the valuable [[Unobtainium\|unobtanium]],{{Efn\|Attributed to multiple sources:<!-- THIS IS THE CORRECT SPELLING: Please note that the film uses the spelling "unobtanium," not unobtainium. --><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Choi \|first=Charles Q. \|date=December 28, 2009 \|title=Moons like Avatar's Pandora could be found \|work=NBC News \|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34610604 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514214507/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34610604 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=May 14, 2021 \|access-date=February 27, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Horwitz2009">{{Cite news \|last=Horwitz \|first=Jane \|date=December 24, 2009 \|title=Family Filmgoer \|work=[[Boston.com]] \|publisher=[[The Washington Post]] \|url=http://archive.boston.com/lifestyle/family/articles/2009/10/29/family_filmgoer \|access-date=April 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>This property of Unobtanium is stated in movie guides, rather than in the film. {{Cite book \|last1=Wilhelm \|first1=Maria \|url=https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/4 \|title=James Cameron's Avatar: A Confidential Report on the Biological and Social History of Pandora \|last2=Mathison \|first2=Dirk \|date=November 2009 \|publisher=[[HarperCollins]] \|isbn=978-0-06-189675-0 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/4 4]}}</ref>}} a [[room-temperature superconductor]] mineral. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of [[Pandoran biosphere#Na'vi\|Na'vi]], a [[humanoid]] species indigenous to Pandora. The title of the film refers to a [[Genetic engineering\|genetically engineered]] Na'vi body [[Brain–computer interface\|operated from the brain]] of a remotely located human that is used to [[Telepresence\|interact]] with the natives of Pandora.<ref name="Time"/>

	Development of ''Avatar'' began in 1994, when James Cameron wrote an 80-page treatment for the film.<ref name="QA">{{Cite magazine \|last=Jensen \|first=Jeff \|date=January 10, 2007 \|title=James Cameron talks ''Avatar'' \|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/01/15/james-cameron-talks-avatar/ \|url-status=live \|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817074343/https://ew.com/article/2007/01/15/james-cameron-talks-avatar/ \|archive-date=August 17, 2019 \|access-date=January 28, 2007}}</ref><ref name="abc" /> Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of Cameron's 1997 film ''[[Titanic (1997 film)\|Titanic]]'', for a planned release in 1999;<ref name="autogenerated2">{{Cite news \|date=August 12, 1996 \|title=Synthetic actors to star in "Avatar" \|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] \|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/08/12/synthetic-actors-to-star-in-avatar/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=April 27, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121182202/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/08/12/synthetic-actors-to-star-in-avatar/ \|archive-date=January 21, 2021}}</ref> however, according to Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve his vision of the film.<ref name="autogenerated1996">{{Cite news \|last1=Hevrdejs \|first1=Judy \|last2=Conklin \|first2=Mike \|date=August 9, 1996 \|title=Channel 2 has Monday morning team in place \|work=[[Chicago Tribune]] \|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-08-09-9608090214-story.html \|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref> Work on the [[Na'vi language\|language of the Na'vi]] began in 2005, and Cameron began developing the screenplay and [[Fictional universe of Avatar\|fictional universe]] in early 2006.<ref name="USCMarshall">{{Cite web \|date=December 7, 2009 \|title=Crafting an Alien Language, Hollywood-Style: Professor's Work to Hit the Big Screen in Upcoming Blockbuster Avatar \|url=http://www.marshall.usc.edu/news/releases/2009/crafting-alien-language-hollywood-style \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526133613/http://www.marshall.usc.edu/news/releases/2009/crafting-alien-language-hollywood-style \|archive-date=May 26, 2011 \|access-date=May 31, 2011 \|publisher=[[USC Marshall School of Business]]}}</ref><ref name="radionz1">{{Cite episode \|title=Avatar Language \|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ntn/2009/12/15/avatar_language \|access-date=September 9, 2021 \|series=Nine to Noon \|publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] \|air-date=December 15, 2009}}</ref> ''Avatar'' was officially budgeted at $237 million, due to the groundbreaking array of new visual effects Cameron achieved in cooperation with [[Weta Digital]] in [[Wellington]].<ref name="Patten (2009)" /> Other estimates put the cost at between $280 million and $310 million for production and at $150 million for promotion.<ref name="NYTimes">{{Cite news \|last=Barnes \|first=Brooks \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title='Avatar' Is No. 1 but Without a Record \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21box.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113023114/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21box.html \|archive-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref><ref name="latimes budget">{{Cite news \|last=Fritz \|first=Ben \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title=Could 'Avatar' hit $1 billion? \|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/12/could-avatar-hit-1-billion.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222081117/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/12/could-avatar-hit-1-billion.html \|archive-date=December 22, 2009}}</ref><ref name="vanityfair" /> The film made extensive use of new [[motion capture]] filming techniques and was released for traditional viewing, [[3D film\|3D]] viewing (using the [[RealD 3D]], [[Dolby 3D]], [[XpanD 3D]], and [[IMAX 3D]] formats), and [[4D film\|4D]] experiences (in selected South Korean theaters).<ref name="4-D" /> The series also featured Cameron reunite with his ''Titanic'' co-producer [[Jon Landau (film producer)\|Jon Landau]], who he would later credit for having a prominent role in the film's production.<ref name=cameronspeaks>{{cite news \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jon-landau-dead-hollywood-tributes-1235940368/ \|title=James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and More Remember Jon Landau: "He Gave Everyone a Sense of Purpose and Belonging" \|first=Carly \|last=Thomas \|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter \|date=July 8, 2024 \|access-date=July 8, 2024}}</ref>		Development of ''Avatar'' began in 1994, when James Cameron wrote an 80-page treatment for the film.<ref name="QA">{{Cite magazine \|last=Jensen \|first=Jeff \|date=January 10, 2007 \|title=James Cameron talks ''Avatar'' \|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/01/15/james-cameron-talks-avatar/ \|url-status=live \|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817074343/https://ew.com/article/2007/01/15/james-cameron-talks-avatar/ \|archive-date=August 17, 2019 \|access-date=January 28, 2007}}</ref><ref name="abc" /> Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of Cameron's 1997 film ''[[Titanic (1997 film)\|Titanic]]'', for a planned release in 1999;<ref name="autogenerated2">{{Cite news \|date=August 12, 1996 \|title=Synthetic actors to star in "Avatar" \|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] \|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/08/12/synthetic-actors-to-star-in-avatar/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=April 27, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121182202/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/08/12/synthetic-actors-to-star-in-avatar/ \|archive-date=January 21, 2021}}</ref> however, according to Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve his vision of the film.<ref name="autogenerated1996">{{Cite news \|last1=Hevrdejs \|first1=Judy \|last2=Conklin \|first2=Mike \|date=August 9, 1996 \|title=Channel 2 has Monday morning team in place \|work=[[Chicago Tribune]] \|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-08-09-9608090214-story.html \|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref> Work on the [[Fictional language\|fictional constructed]] [[Na'vi language\|language of the Na'vi]] began in 2005, and Cameron began developing the screenplay and [[Fictional universe of Avatar\|fictional universe]] in early 2006.<ref name="USCMarshall">{{Cite web \|date=December 7, 2009 \|title=Crafting an Alien Language, Hollywood-Style: Professor's Work to Hit the Big Screen in Upcoming Blockbuster Avatar \|url=http://www.marshall.usc.edu/news/releases/2009/crafting-alien-language-hollywood-style \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526133613/http://www.marshall.usc.edu/news/releases/2009/crafting-alien-language-hollywood-style \|archive-date=May 26, 2011 \|access-date=May 31, 2011 \|publisher=[[USC Marshall School of Business]]}}</ref><ref name="radionz1">{{Cite episode \|title=Avatar Language \|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ntn/2009/12/15/avatar_language \|access-date=September 9, 2021 \|series=Nine to Noon \|publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] \|air-date=December 15, 2009}}</ref> ''Avatar'' was officially budgeted at $237 million, due to the groundbreaking array of new visual effects Cameron achieved in cooperation with [[Weta Digital]] in [[Wellington]].<ref name="Patten (2009)" /> Other estimates put the cost at between $280 million and $310 million for production and at $150 million for promotion.<ref name="NYTimes">{{Cite news \|last=Barnes \|first=Brooks \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title='Avatar' Is No. 1 but Without a Record \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21box.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113023114/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21box.html \|archive-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref><ref name="latimes budget">{{Cite news \|last=Fritz \|first=Ben \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title=Could 'Avatar' hit $1 billion? \|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/12/could-avatar-hit-1-billion.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222081117/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/12/could-avatar-hit-1-billion.html \|archive-date=December 22, 2009}}</ref><ref name="vanityfair" /> The film made extensive use of [[3D computer graphics]] and new [[motion capture]] filming techniques, and was released for traditional viewing, [[3D film\|3D]] viewing (using the [[RealD 3D]], [[Dolby 3D]], [[XpanD 3D]], and [[IMAX 3D]] formats), and [[4D film\|4D]] experiences (in selected South Korean theaters).<ref name="4-D" /> The series also featured Cameron reunite with his ''Titanic'' co-producer [[Jon Landau (film producer)\|Jon Landau]], who he would later credit for having a prominent role in the film's production.<ref name=cameronspeaks>{{cite news \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jon-landau-dead-hollywood-tributes-1235940368/ \|title=James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and More Remember Jon Landau: "He Gave Everyone a Sense of Purpose and Belonging" \|first=Carly \|last=Thomas \|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter \|date=July 8, 2024 \|access-date=July 8, 2024}}</ref>

	''Avatar'' premiered at the [[Odeon Leicester Square]] in London on December 10, 2009, and was released in the United States on December 18. The film received positive reviews from critics, who highly praised its groundbreaking visual effects, though the story received some criticism for being derivative.<ref name="D">{{Cite news \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Anthony \|date=December 19, 2009 \|title='Avatar' takes $27 million in its first day \|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|url=https://variety.com/2009/digital/news/avatar-takes-27-million-in-its-first-day-1118012989/ \|access-date=January 11, 2010}}</ref><ref name="ComingSoon">{{Cite web \|last=Douglas \|first=Edward \|date=December 21, 2009 \|title=Avatar Soars Despite Heavy Snowstorms \|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/61739-update-3-avatar-soars-despite-heavy-snowstorms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223003750/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=61739 \|archive-date=December 23, 2009 \|access-date=April 27, 2022 \|publisher=[[ComingSoon.net]]}}</ref><ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news \|last=Dean Goodman \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title="Avatar" leads box office, despite blizzard \|work=[[Reuters]] \|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2021595320091220?type=marketsNews \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119152143/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2021595320091220?type=marketsNews \|archive-date=January 19, 2010}}</ref> During its theatrical run, the film broke several box office records, including becoming the [[List of highest-grossing films\|highest-grossing film of all time]]. In July 2019, this position was overtaken by ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', but with subsequent re-releases, beginning with China in March 2021, it returned to becoming the highest-grossing film since then.<ref name="ChinaReRelease2021">{{Cite web \|last=Tartaglione \|first=Nancy \|date=March 13, 2021 \|title='Avatar' Overtakes 'Avengers: Endgame' As All-Time Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide; Rises To $2.8B Amid China Reissue – Update \|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/avatar-overtakes-avengers-endgame-highest-grossing-film-all-time-worldwide-box-office-china-james-cameron-disney-1234713788/ \|access-date=March 13, 2021 \|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, ''Avatar'' is the [[List of highest-grossing films\|second-highest-grossing movie]] of all time, only behind ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)\|Gone with the Wind]]'', with a total of a little more than $3.5 billion. It also became the first film to gross more than $2 billion<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Coyle \|first=Jake \|date=January 31, 2010 \|title='Avatar' Wins Box Office, Nears Domestic Record \|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9711561 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203052551/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9711561 \|archive-date=February 3, 2010 \|access-date=February 2, 2010 \|website=[[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]]}}</ref> and the [[List of top-selling films in the United States#2010\|best-selling video title of 2010 in the United States]]. ''Avatar'' was nominated for nine awards at the [[82nd Academy Awards]], winning three, and received [[List of accolades received by Avatar\|numerous other accolades]]. The success of the film also led to electronics manufacturers releasing [[3D television]]s<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goss \|first=Patrick \|date=April 15, 2016 \|title=Why Avatar's big screen success couldn't save 3D TV \|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/television/why-avatar-s-big-screen-success-couldn-t-save-3d-tv-1319094 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720134733/http://www.techradar.com/news/television/why-avatar-s-big-screen-success-couldn-t-save-3d-tv-1319094 \|archive-date=July 20, 2016 \|access-date=May 11, 2020 \|website=[[TechRadar]]}}</ref> and caused 3D films<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goldberg \|first=Matt \|date=April 6, 2018 \|title=3D Is Dead (Again) \|url=https://collider.com/3d-movies-are-dead-again/ \|access-date=April 7, 2018 \|website=[[Collider (website)\|Collider]]}}</ref> to increase in popularity. Its success led to the [[Avatar (franchise)\|''Avatar'' franchise]], which includes the sequels ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]'' (2022), ''[[Avatar: Fire and Ash]]'' (2025), ''[[Avatar 4]]'' (2029), and ''[[Avatar 5]]'' (2031).		''Avatar'' premiered at the [[Odeon Leicester Square]] in London on December 10, 2009, and was released in the United States on December 18. The film received positive reviews from critics, who highly praised its groundbreaking visual effects, though the story received some criticism for being derivative.<ref name="D">{{Cite news \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Anthony \|date=December 19, 2009 \|title='Avatar' takes $27 million in its first day \|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|url=https://variety.com/2009/digital/news/avatar-takes-27-million-in-its-first-day-1118012989/ \|access-date=January 11, 2010}}</ref><ref name="ComingSoon">{{Cite web \|last=Douglas \|first=Edward \|date=December 21, 2009 \|title=Avatar Soars Despite Heavy Snowstorms \|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/61739-update-3-avatar-soars-despite-heavy-snowstorms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223003750/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=61739 \|archive-date=December 23, 2009 \|access-date=April 27, 2022 \|publisher=[[ComingSoon.net]]}}</ref><ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news \|last=Dean Goodman \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title="Avatar" leads box office, despite blizzard \|work=[[Reuters]] \|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2021595320091220?type=marketsNews \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119152143/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2021595320091220?type=marketsNews \|archive-date=January 19, 2010}}</ref> During its theatrical run, the film broke several box office records, including becoming the [[List of highest-grossing films\|highest-grossing film of all time]]. In July 2019, this position was overtaken by ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', but with subsequent re-releases, beginning with China in March 2021, it returned to becoming the highest-grossing film since then.<ref name="ChinaReRelease2021">{{Cite web \|last=Tartaglione \|first=Nancy \|date=March 13, 2021 \|title='Avatar' Overtakes 'Avengers: Endgame' As All-Time Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide; Rises To $2.8B Amid China Reissue – Update \|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/avatar-overtakes-avengers-endgame-highest-grossing-film-all-time-worldwide-box-office-china-james-cameron-disney-1234713788/ \|access-date=March 13, 2021 \|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, ''Avatar'' is the [[List of highest-grossing films\|second-highest-grossing movie]] of all time, only behind ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)\|Gone with the Wind]]'', with a total of a little more than $3.5 billion. It also became the first film to gross more than $2 billion<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Coyle \|first=Jake \|date=January 31, 2010 \|title='Avatar' Wins Box Office, Nears Domestic Record \|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9711561 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203052551/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9711561 \|archive-date=February 3, 2010 \|access-date=February 2, 2010 \|website=[[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]]}}</ref> and the [[List of top-selling films in the United States#2010\|best-selling video title of 2010 in the United States]]. ''Avatar'' was nominated for nine awards at the [[82nd Academy Awards]], winning three, and received [[List of accolades received by Avatar\|numerous other accolades]]. The success of the film also led to electronics manufacturers releasing [[3D television]]s<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goss \|first=Patrick \|date=April 15, 2016 \|title=Why Avatar's big screen success couldn't save 3D TV \|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/television/why-avatar-s-big-screen-success-couldn-t-save-3d-tv-1319094 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720134733/http://www.techradar.com/news/television/why-avatar-s-big-screen-success-couldn-t-save-3d-tv-1319094 \|archive-date=July 20, 2016 \|access-date=May 11, 2020 \|website=[[TechRadar]]}}</ref> and caused 3D films<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goldberg \|first=Matt \|date=April 6, 2018 \|title=3D Is Dead (Again) \|url=https://collider.com/3d-movies-are-dead-again/ \|access-date=April 7, 2018 \|website=[[Collider (website)\|Collider]]}}</ref> to increase in popularity. Its success led to the [[Avatar (franchise)\|''Avatar'' franchise]], which includes the sequels ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]'' (2022), ''[[Avatar: Fire and Ash]]'' (2025), ''[[Avatar 4]]'' (2029), and ''[[Avatar 5]]'' (2031).

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	''Avatar'' was released in a total of 3,457 theaters in the United States, of which 2,032 theaters showed it in 3D. In total, 90% of all advance ticket sales for ''Avatar'' were for 3D screenings.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gwin \|first=Scott \|date=December 17, 2009 \|title=Over 350 Avatar Screenings Already Sold Out \|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Over-350-Avatar-Screenings-Already-Sold-Out-16198.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220052548/https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Over-350-Avatar-Screenings-Already-Sold-Out-16198.html \|archive-date=December 20, 2009 \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|website=[[CinemaBlend]]}}</ref>		''Avatar'' was released in a total of 3,457 theaters in the United States, of which 2,032 theaters showed it in 3D. In total, 90% of all advance ticket sales for ''Avatar'' were for 3D screenings.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gwin \|first=Scott \|date=December 17, 2009 \|title=Over 350 Avatar Screenings Already Sold Out \|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Over-350-Avatar-Screenings-Already-Sold-Out-16198.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220052548/https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Over-350-Avatar-Screenings-Already-Sold-Out-16198.html \|archive-date=December 20, 2009 \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|website=[[CinemaBlend]]}}</ref>

	Internationally, ''Avatar'' opened on a total of 14,604 screens in 106 territories, of which 3,671 were showing the film in 3D, producing 56% of the first weekend gross.<ref name="'Avatar' dominates int'l boxoffice">{{Cite web \|last=Segers \|first=Frank \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title='Avatar' dominates int'l boxoffice \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/avatar-dominates-intl-boxoffice-92522/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114023204/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia0d444a2a4b3e35aeacb98430b6004f5 \|archive-date=January 14, 2010 \|access-date=April 28, 2022 \|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kay \|first=Jeremy \|date=December 21, 2009 \|title=Avatar is king of the world with $165.2m overseas launch \|url=https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/avatar-is-king-of-the-world-with-1652m-overseas-launch/5009219.article \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120085404/https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/avatar-is-king-of-the-world-with-1652m-overseas-launch/5009219.article \|archive-date=November 20, 2017 \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|publisher=[[ScreenDaily]]}}</ref> The film was simultaneously presented in [[IMAX 3D]] format, opening in 178 theaters in the United States on December 18. The international IMAX release included 58 theaters beginning on December 16, and 25 more theaters were to be added in the coming weeks.<ref name="IMAXrecord2">{{Cite news \|date=December 21, 2009 \|title=James Cameron's Avatar Posts Record Opening Weekend Box Office Results in IMAX(R) Theatres \|publisher=[[Yahoo!]] \|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/James-Camerons-Avatar-Posts-pz-1148917843.html?x=0&.v=1 \|access-date=October 13, 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117140004/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/James-Camerons-Avatar-Posts-pz-1148917843.html?x=0&.v=1 \|archive-date=January 17, 2010}}</ref> The IMAX release was the company's widest to date, a total of 261 theaters worldwide. The previous IMAX record opening was ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)\|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', which opened in 161 IMAX theaters in the US, and about 70 international.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=December 14, 2009 \|title=ScreenCrave: Avatar Breaks IMAX's Wide Release Record \|url=http://blog.bigmoviezone.com/?p=5080 \|access-date=December 14, 2009 \|website=Bigmoviezone.com \|archive-date=March 15, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315153533/http://blog.bigmoviezone.com/?p=5080 \|url-status=~~dead~~}}</ref> 20th Century Fox Korea adapted and later released ''Avatar'' in [[4D film\|4D version]], which included "moving seats, smells of explosives, sprinkling water, laser lights and wind".<ref name="4-D">{{Cite news \|last=Sunhee \|first=Han \|date=February 5, 2010 \|title='Avatar' goes 4D in Korea \|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|url=https://variety.com/2010/more/news/avatar-goes-4d-in-korea-1118014803/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=April 28, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210010141/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118014803.html \|archive-date=February 10, 2010}}</ref>		Internationally, ''Avatar'' opened on a total of 14,604 screens in 106 territories, of which 3,671 were showing the film in 3D, producing 56% of the first weekend gross.<ref name="'Avatar' dominates int'l boxoffice">{{Cite web \|last=Segers \|first=Frank \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title='Avatar' dominates int'l boxoffice \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/avatar-dominates-intl-boxoffice-92522/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114023204/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia0d444a2a4b3e35aeacb98430b6004f5 \|archive-date=January 14, 2010 \|access-date=April 28, 2022 \|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kay \|first=Jeremy \|date=December 21, 2009 \|title=Avatar is king of the world with $165.2m overseas launch \|url=https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/avatar-is-king-of-the-world-with-1652m-overseas-launch/5009219.article \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120085404/https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/avatar-is-king-of-the-world-with-1652m-overseas-launch/5009219.article \|archive-date=November 20, 2017 \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|publisher=[[ScreenDaily]]}}</ref> The film was simultaneously presented in [[IMAX 3D]] format, opening in 178 theaters in the United States on December 18. The international IMAX release included 58 theaters beginning on December 16, and 25 more theaters were to be added in the coming weeks.<ref name="IMAXrecord2">{{Cite news \|date=December 21, 2009 \|title=James Cameron's Avatar Posts Record Opening Weekend Box Office Results in IMAX(R) Theatres \|publisher=[[Yahoo!]] \|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/James-Camerons-Avatar-Posts-pz-1148917843.html?x=0&.v=1 \|access-date=October 13, 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117140004/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/James-Camerons-Avatar-Posts-pz-1148917843.html?x=0&.v=1 \|archive-date=January 17, 2010}}</ref> The IMAX release was the company's widest to date, a total of 261 theaters worldwide. The previous IMAX record opening was ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)\|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', which opened in 161 IMAX theaters in the US, and about 70 international.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=December 14, 2009 \|title=ScreenCrave: Avatar Breaks IMAX's Wide Release Record \|url=http://blog.bigmoviezone.com/?p=5080 \|access-date=December 14, 2009 \|website=Bigmoviezone.com \|archive-date=March 15, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315153533/http://blog.bigmoviezone.com/?p=5080 \|url-status=usurped}}</ref> 20th Century Fox Korea adapted and later released ''Avatar'' in [[4D film\|4D version]], which included "moving seats, smells of explosives, sprinkling water, laser lights and wind".<ref name="4-D">{{Cite news \|last=Sunhee \|first=Han \|date=February 5, 2010 \|title='Avatar' goes 4D in Korea \|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|url=https://variety.com/2010/more/news/avatar-goes-4d-in-korea-1118014803/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=April 28, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210010141/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118014803.html \|archive-date=February 10, 2010}}</ref>

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	In 2154, Earth suffers from resource exhaustion and ecological collapse. The [[RDA (Avatar)Resources Development Administration (RDA)]] mines the valuable mineral [[unobtainium\|unobtanium]]<!-- DO ''not'' CHANGE SPELLING. IN REGARDS TO THE FILM, IT IS SPELLED "unobtanium", not unobtainium. --> on [[Fictional universe of Avatar\|Pandora]], a lush [[Habitability of natural satellites\|habitable moon]] orbiting a [[gas giant]] in the [[Alpha Centauri]] star system. Pandora, whose [[atmosphere]] is inhospitable to humans, is inhabited by the [[Pandoran biosphere#Naʼvi\|Na'vi]], {{convert\|10\|ft\|m\|adj=mid\|-tall}}, blue-skinned, sapient [[humanoid]]s that live in harmony with [[nature]].		In 2154, Earth suffers from resource exhaustion and ecological collapse. The [[RDA (Avatar)\|Resources Development Administration (RDA)]] mines the valuable mineral [[unobtainium\|unobtanium]]<!-- DO ''not'' CHANGE SPELLING. IN REGARDS TO THE FILM, IT IS SPELLED "unobtanium", not unobtainium. --> on [[Fictional universe of Avatar\|Pandora]], a lush [[Habitability of natural satellites\|habitable moon]] orbiting a [[gas giant]] in the [[Alpha Centauri]] star system. Pandora, whose [[atmosphere]] is inhospitable to humans, is inhabited by the [[Pandoran biosphere#Naʼvi\|Na'vi]], {{convert\|10\|ft\|m\|adj=mid\|-tall}}, blue-skinned, sapient [[humanoid]]s that live in harmony with [[nature]].

	To explore Pandora, [[Genetics\|genetically]] matched human scientists control Na'vi-human hybrids called "avatars". [[paraplegia\|Paraplegic]] former [[United States Marine Corps\|Marine]] [[Jake Sully]] is recruited by the RDA to replace his deceased [[Twin\|identical twin]], who had signed up to be an operator. Avatar Program head Dr. Grace Augustine considers Jake inadequate, but accepts him as an operator.		To explore Pandora, [[Genetics\|genetically]] matched human scientists control Na'vi-human hybrids called "avatars". [[paraplegia\|Paraplegic]] former [[United States Marine Corps\|Marine]] [[Jake Sully]] is recruited by the RDA to replace his deceased [[Twin\|identical twin]], who had signed up to be an operator. Avatar Program head Dr. Grace Augustine considers Jake inadequate, but accepts him as an operator.

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	In 2154, Earth suffers from resource exhaustion and ecological collapse. The Resources Development Administration (RDA) mines the valuable mineral [[unobtainium\|unobtanium]]<!-- DO ''not'' CHANGE SPELLING. IN REGARDS TO THE FILM, IT IS SPELLED "unobtanium", not unobtainium. --> on [[Fictional universe of Avatar\|Pandora]], a lush [[Habitability of natural satellites\|habitable moon]] orbiting a [[gas giant]] in the [[Alpha Centauri]] star system. Pandora, whose [[atmosphere]] is inhospitable to humans, is inhabited by the [[Pandoran biosphere#Naʼvi\|Na'vi]], {{convert\|10\|ft\|m\|adj=mid\|-tall}}, blue-skinned, sapient [[humanoid]]s that live in harmony with [[nature]].		In 2154, Earth suffers from resource exhaustion and ecological collapse. The [[RDA (Avatar)Resources Development Administration (RDA)]] mines the valuable mineral [[unobtainium\|unobtanium]]<!-- DO ''not'' CHANGE SPELLING. IN REGARDS TO THE FILM, IT IS SPELLED "unobtanium", not unobtainium. --> on [[Fictional universe of Avatar\|Pandora]], a lush [[Habitability of natural satellites\|habitable moon]] orbiting a [[gas giant]] in the [[Alpha Centauri]] star system. Pandora, whose [[atmosphere]] is inhospitable to humans, is inhabited by the [[Pandoran biosphere#Naʼvi\|Na'vi]], {{convert\|10\|ft\|m\|adj=mid\|-tall}}, blue-skinned, sapient [[humanoid]]s that live in harmony with [[nature]].

	To explore Pandora, [[Genetics\|genetically]] matched human scientists control Na'vi-human hybrids called "avatars". [[paraplegia\|Paraplegic]] former [[United States Marine Corps\|Marine]] [[Jake Sully]] is recruited by the RDA to replace his deceased [[Twin\|identical twin]], who had signed up to be an operator. Avatar Program head Dr. Grace Augustine considers Jake inadequate, but accepts him as an operator.		To explore Pandora, [[Genetics\|genetically]] matched human scientists control Na'vi-human hybrids called "avatars". [[paraplegia\|Paraplegic]] former [[United States Marine Corps\|Marine]] [[Jake Sully]] is recruited by the RDA to replace his deceased [[Twin\|identical twin]], who had signed up to be an operator. Avatar Program head Dr. Grace Augustine considers Jake inadequate, but accepts him as an operator.

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	In 2154, Earth suffers from resource exhaustion and ecological collapse. The Resources Development Administration (RDA) mines the valuable mineral [[unobtainium\|unobtanium]]<!-- DO ''not'' CHANGE SPELLING. IN REGARDS TO THE FILM, IT IS SPELLED "unobtanium", not unobtainium. --> on [[Fictional universe of Avatar\|Pandora]], a lush [[Habitability of natural satellites\|habitable moon]] orbiting a [[gas giant]] in the [[Alpha Centauri]] star system. Pandora, whose [[atmosphere]] is inhospitable to humans, is inhabited by the [[Pandoran biosphere#Naʼvi\|Na'vi]], {{convert\|10\|ft\|m\|adj=mid\|-tall}}, blue-skinned, sapient [[humanoid]]s that live in harmony with [[nature]].		In 2154, Earth suffers from resource exhaustion and ecological collapse. The Resources Development Administration (RDA) mines the valuable mineral [[unobtainium\|unobtanium]]<!-- DO ''not'' CHANGE SPELLING. IN REGARDS TO THE FILM, IT IS SPELLED "unobtanium", not unobtainium. --> on [[Fictional universe of Avatar\|Pandora]], a lush [[Habitability of natural satellites\|habitable moon]] orbiting a [[gas giant]] in the [[Alpha Centauri]] star system. Pandora, whose [[atmosphere]] is inhospitable to humans, is inhabited by the [[Pandoran biosphere#Naʼvi\|Na'vi]], {{convert\|10\|ft\|m\|adj=mid\|-tall}}, blue-skinned, sapient [[humanoid]]s that live in harmony with [[nature]].

	To explore Pandora, [[Genetics\|genetically]] matched human scientists control Na'vi-human hybrids called "avatars". [[paraplegia\|Paraplegic]] former [[United States Marine Corps\|Marine]] [[Jake Sully]] is recruited by the RDA to replace his deceased [[Twin\|identical twin]], who had signed up to be an operator. Avatar Program head Dr. Grace Augustine considers Jake inadequate, but accepts him as an operator.		To explore Pandora, [[Genetics\|genetically]] matched human scientists control Na'vi-human hybrids called "avatars". [[paraplegia\|Paraplegic]] former [[United States Marine Corps\|Marine]] [[Jake Sully]] is recruited by the RDA to replace his deceased [[Twin\|identical twin]], who had signed up to be an operator. Avatar Program head Dr. Grace Augustine considers Jake inadequate, but accepts him as an operator.

	While escorting the avatars of Grace and Dr. Norm Spellman, Jake's avatar is attacked by Pandoran wildlife and flees into the forest, where he is rescued by the Na'vi princess [[Neytiri]]. Suspicious of Jake, she takes him to her clan. Neytiri's mother, Mo'at, the clan's spiritual leader, orders her daughter to initiate Jake into their society.		While escorting the avatars of Grace and Dr. Norm Spellman, Jake's avatar is attacked by Pandoran wildlife and flees into the forest, where he is rescued by the Na'vi princess [[Neytiri]]. Suspicious of Jake, she takes him to her clan. Neytiri's mother, Mo'at, the clan's spiritual leader, orders her daughter to initiate Jake into their society.
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	IMAX ticket sales account for $243.3 million of its worldwide gross,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lang \|first=Brent \|date=January 3, 2016 \|title='Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Shattering Imax Records \|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/box-office/star-wars-the-force-awakens-imax-records-1201670785/ \|access-date=January 4, 2016 \|website=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]}}</ref> more than double the previous record.<ref name="imaxrecord">{{Cite magazine \|last=Corliss \|first=Richard \|author-link=Richard Corliss \|date=January 11, 2010 \|title=Another Avatar Weekend: Pandorans Defeat Vampires \|magazine=[[Time (magazine)\|Time]] \|url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1952794,00.html \|access-date=January 10, 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112070608/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0%2C8599%2C1952794%2C00.html \|archive-date=January 12, 2010}}</ref> By 2022, this figure rose to $268.6 million.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Tartaglione \|first=Nancy \|date=October 2, 2022 \|title='Smile' Giddy With $37M Global Bow, China Returns At $60M Local 'Home Coming'; Keep A Bag Packed For 'Ticket To Paradise' – International Box Office \|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] \|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/smile-ponniyin-ticket-to-paradise-home-coming-avatar-dont-worry-darling-china-global-international-box-office-1235133051/ \|access-date=October 3, 2022}}</ref>		IMAX ticket sales account for $243.3 million of its worldwide gross,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lang \|first=Brent \|date=January 3, 2016 \|title='Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Shattering Imax Records \|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/box-office/star-wars-the-force-awakens-imax-records-1201670785/ \|access-date=January 4, 2016 \|website=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]}}</ref> more than double the previous record.<ref name="imaxrecord">{{Cite magazine \|last=Corliss \|first=Richard \|author-link=Richard Corliss \|date=January 11, 2010 \|title=Another Avatar Weekend: Pandorans Defeat Vampires \|magazine=[[Time (magazine)\|Time]] \|url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1952794,00.html \|access-date=January 10, 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112070608/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0%2C8599%2C1952794%2C00.html \|archive-date=January 12, 2010}}</ref> By 2022, this figure rose to $268.6 million.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Tartaglione \|first=Nancy \|date=October 2, 2022 \|title='Smile' Giddy With $37M Global Bow, China Returns At $60M Local 'Home Coming'; Keep A Bag Packed For 'Ticket To Paradise' – International Box Office \|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] \|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/smile-ponniyin-ticket-to-paradise-home-coming-avatar-dont-worry-darling-china-global-international-box-office-1235133051/ \|access-date=October 3, 2022}}</ref>

	[[Box Office Mojo]] estimates that after adjusting for the rise in average ticket prices, ''Avatar'' would be the 14th-highest-grossing film of all time in North America.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=All Time Box Office Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation \|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm?adjust_yr=2010&p=.htm \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516164044/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm?adjust_yr=2010&p=.htm \|archive-date=May 16, 2010 \|access-date=May 2, 2010 \|website=[[Box Office Mojo]] \|publisher=[[IMDb]] \|quote=Adjusted to the estimated 2010 average ticket price of $7.95.}}</ref> Box Office Mojo also observes that the higher ticket prices for 3D and IMAX screenings have had a significant impact on ''Avatar''{{'}}s gross; it estimated, on April 21, 2010, that ''Avatar'' had sold approximately 75 million tickets in North American theaters, more than any other film since 1999's ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]''.<ref name="Ray Subers (2010-04-21)">{{Cite web \|last=Subers \|first=Ray \|date=April 21, 2010 \|title='Avatar' Strikes DVD \|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2728&p=.htm \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425011118/http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2728&p=.htm \|archive-date=April 25, 2010 \|access-date=April 21, 2010 \|website=[[Box Office Mojo]] \|publisher=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> On a worldwide basis, when ''Avatar''{{'}}s gross stood at $2 billion just 35 days into its run, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' estimated its gross was surpassed by only ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)\|Gone with the Wind]]'' ($3.0 billion), ''[[Titanic (1997 film)\|Titanic]]'' ($2.9 billion), and ''[[Star Wars (film)\|Star Wars]]'' ($2.2 billion) after adjusting for inflation to 2010 prices,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shone \|first=Tom \|date=February 3, 2010 \|title=Oscars 2010: How James Cameron took on the world \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/7144424/Oscars-2010-How-James-Cameron-took-on-the-world.html \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/7144424/Oscars-2010-How-James-Cameron-took-on-the-world.html \|archive-date=January 10, 2022 \|access-date=October 20, 2010 \|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] \|location=UK}}{{cbignore}}</ref> with ''Avatar'' ultimately winding up with $2.92 billion after subsequent re-releases.<ref name="Boxofficemojo" /> [[Reuters]] even placed it ahead of ''Titanic'' after adjusting the global total for inflation.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Segers \|first=Frank \|date=February 22, 2010 \|title="Avatar" top film overseas for 10th weekend \|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boxoffice-overseas-idUSTRE61L0XF20100222 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119062743/http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/02/22/us-boxoffice-overseas-idUSTRE61L0XF20100222 \|archive-date=January 19, 2012 \|access-date=February 25, 2010 \|website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> The 2015 edition of [[Guinness World Records]] lists Avatar only behind ''Gone with the Wind'' in terms of adjusted grosses worldwide.<ref>{{Cite book ~~\|last=Records \|first=Guinness World~~ \|title=[[Guinness World Records]] \|year=2014 \|isbn=978-1-908843-70-8 \|edition=2015 \|volume=60 \|pages=160–161 \|publisher=Guinness World Records}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|publisher=[[Astrel]] \|year=2011 \|isbn=978-5-271-36423-5 \|editor-last=Glenday \|editor-first=Craig \|edition=2012 \|location=Moscow \|page=211 \|language=ru \|translator-last=Andrianov \|translator-first=P.I. \|script-title=ru:Гиннесс. Мировые рекорды \|trans-title=[[Guinness World Records]] \|translator-last2=Palova \|translator-first2=I.V.}}</ref><!-- '[[Gone with the Wind (film)\|Gone with the Wind]]'' $3,440,000,000; ''[[Avatar (2009 film)\|Avatar]]'' $3,020,000,000 -->		[[Box Office Mojo]] estimates that after adjusting for the rise in average ticket prices, ''Avatar'' would be the 14th-highest-grossing film of all time in North America.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=All Time Box Office Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation \|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm?adjust_yr=2010&p=.htm \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516164044/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm?adjust_yr=2010&p=.htm \|archive-date=May 16, 2010 \|access-date=May 2, 2010 \|website=[[Box Office Mojo]] \|publisher=[[IMDb]] \|quote=Adjusted to the estimated 2010 average ticket price of $7.95.}}</ref> Box Office Mojo also observes that the higher ticket prices for 3D and IMAX screenings have had a significant impact on ''Avatar''{{'}}s gross; it estimated, on April 21, 2010, that ''Avatar'' had sold approximately 75 million tickets in North American theaters, more than any other film since 1999's ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]''.<ref name="Ray Subers (2010-04-21)">{{Cite web \|last=Subers \|first=Ray \|date=April 21, 2010 \|title='Avatar' Strikes DVD \|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2728&p=.htm \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425011118/http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2728&p=.htm \|archive-date=April 25, 2010 \|access-date=April 21, 2010 \|website=[[Box Office Mojo]] \|publisher=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> On a worldwide basis, when ''Avatar''{{'}}s gross stood at $2 billion just 35 days into its run, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' estimated its gross was surpassed by only ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)\|Gone with the Wind]]'' ($3.0 billion), ''[[Titanic (1997 film)\|Titanic]]'' ($2.9 billion), and ''[[Star Wars (film)\|Star Wars]]'' ($2.2 billion) after adjusting for inflation to 2010 prices,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Shone \|first=Tom \|date=February 3, 2010 \|title=Oscars 2010: How James Cameron took on the world \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/7144424/Oscars-2010-How-James-Cameron-took-on-the-world.html \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/7144424/Oscars-2010-How-James-Cameron-took-on-the-world.html \|archive-date=January 10, 2022 \|access-date=October 20, 2010 \|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] \|location=UK}}{{cbignore}}</ref> with ''Avatar'' ultimately winding up with $2.92 billion after subsequent re-releases.<ref name="Boxofficemojo" /> [[Reuters]] even placed it ahead of ''Titanic'' after adjusting the global total for inflation.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Segers \|first=Frank \|date=February 22, 2010 \|title="Avatar" top film overseas for 10th weekend \|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boxoffice-overseas-idUSTRE61L0XF20100222 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119062743/http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/02/22/us-boxoffice-overseas-idUSTRE61L0XF20100222 \|archive-date=January 19, 2012 \|access-date=February 25, 2010 \|website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> The 2015 edition of [[Guinness World Records]] lists Avatar only behind ''Gone with the Wind'' in terms of adjusted grosses worldwide.<ref>{{Cite book \|title=[[Guinness World Records]] \|year=2014 \|isbn=978-1-908843-70-8 \|edition=2015 \|volume=60 \|pages=160–161 \|publisher=Guinness World Records}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|publisher=[[Astrel]] \|year=2011 \|isbn=978-5-271-36423-5 \|editor-last=Glenday \|editor-first=Craig \|edition=2012 \|location=Moscow \|page=211 \|language=ru \|translator-last=Andrianov \|translator-first=P.I. \|script-title=ru:Гиннесс. Мировые рекорды \|trans-title=[[Guinness World Records]] \|translator-last2=Palova \|translator-first2=I.V.}}</ref><!-- '[[Gone with the Wind (film)\|Gone with the Wind]]'' $3,440,000,000; ''[[Avatar (2009 film)\|Avatar]]'' $3,020,000,000 -->

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	'''''Avatar''''' is a 2009<!-- "American" was discussed. Please do not change without first discussing at Talk. --> [[Epic film\|epic]] [[science fiction film]] co-produced, co-edited, written, and directed by [[James Cameron]]. The cast includes [[Sam Worthington]], [[Zoe Saldaña\|Zoe Saldana]],<!-- As in most of her work, she's credited as "Zoe", not "Zoë", "Saldana" not "Saldaña". Please see her article for sources. --> [[Stephen Lang]], [[Michelle Rodriguez]] and [[Sigourney Weaver]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lefroy \|first=Emily \|date=June 30, 2022 \|title=Kate Winslet stuns as fierce 'warrior' in first-look 'Avatar 2' photo \|url=https://nypost.com/2022/06/30/kate-winslet-stuns-as-fierce-warrior-in-first-look-avatar-2-photo/}}</ref> It is the first installment in the [[Avatar (franchise)\|''Avatar'' film series]]. It is set in the mid-22nd century, when humans are colonizing [[Fictional universe of Avatar#Astronomy and geology\|Pandora]], a lush [[habitable moon]] of a [[gas giant]] in the [[Alpha Centauri]] star system, in order to mine the valuable [[Unobtainium\|unobtanium]],{{Efn\|Attributed to multiple sources:<!-- THIS IS THE CORRECT SPELLING: Please note that the film uses the spelling "unobtanium," not unobtainium. --><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Choi \|first=Charles Q. \|date=December 28, 2009 \|title=Moons like Avatar's Pandora could be found \|work=NBC News \|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34610604 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514214507/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34610604 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=May 14, 2021 \|access-date=February 27, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Horwitz2009">{{Cite news \|last=Horwitz \|first=Jane \|date=December 24, 2009 \|title=Family Filmgoer \|work=[[Boston.com]] \|publisher=[[The Washington Post]] \|url=http://archive.boston.com/lifestyle/family/articles/2009/10/29/family_filmgoer \|access-date=April 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>This property of Unobtanium is stated in movie guides, rather than in the film. {{Cite book \|last1=Wilhelm \|first1=Maria \|url=https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/4 \|title=James Cameron's Avatar: A Confidential Report on the Biological and Social History of Pandora \|last2=Mathison \|first2=Dirk \|date=November 2009 \|publisher=[[HarperCollins]] \|isbn=978-0-06-189675-0 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/4 4]}}</ref>}} a [[room-temperature superconductor]] mineral. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of [[Pandoran biosphere#Na'vi\|Na'vi]], a [[humanoid]] species indigenous to Pandora. The title of the film refers to a [[Genetic engineering\|genetically engineered]] Na'vi body [[Brain–computer interface\|operated from the brain]] of a remotely located human that is used to [[Telepresence\|interact]] with the natives of Pandora.<ref name="Time"/>		'''''Avatar''''' is a 2009<!-- "American" was discussed. Please do not change without first discussing at Talk. --> [[Epic film\|epic]] [[science fiction film]] co-produced, co-edited, written, and directed by [[James Cameron]]. The cast includes [[Sam Worthington]], [[Zoe Saldaña\|Zoe Saldana]],<!-- As in most of her work, she's credited as "Zoe", not "Zoë", "Saldana" not "Saldaña". Please see her article for sources. --> [[Stephen Lang]], [[Michelle Rodriguez]] and [[Sigourney Weaver]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lefroy \|first=Emily \|date=June 30, 2022 \|title=Kate Winslet stuns as fierce 'warrior' in first-look 'Avatar 2' photo \|url=https://nypost.com/2022/06/30/kate-winslet-stuns-as-fierce-warrior-in-first-look-avatar-2-photo/}}</ref> It is the first installment in the [[Avatar (franchise)\|''Avatar'' film series]]. It is set in the mid-22nd century, when humans are colonizing [[Fictional universe of Avatar#Astronomy and geology\|Pandora]], a lush [[habitable moon]] of a [[gas giant]] in the [[Alpha Centauri]] star system, in order to mine the valuable [[Unobtainium\|unobtanium]],{{Efn\|Attributed to multiple sources:<!-- THIS IS THE CORRECT SPELLING: Please note that the film uses the spelling "unobtanium," not unobtainium. --><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Choi \|first=Charles Q. \|date=December 28, 2009 \|title=Moons like Avatar's Pandora could be found \|work=NBC News \|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34610604 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514214507/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34610604 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=May 14, 2021 \|access-date=February 27, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Horwitz2009">{{Cite news \|last=Horwitz \|first=Jane \|date=December 24, 2009 \|title=Family Filmgoer \|work=[[Boston.com]] \|publisher=[[The Washington Post]] \|url=http://archive.boston.com/lifestyle/family/articles/2009/10/29/family_filmgoer \|access-date=April 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>This property of Unobtanium is stated in movie guides, rather than in the film. {{Cite book \|last1=Wilhelm \|first1=Maria \|url=https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/4 \|title=James Cameron's Avatar: A Confidential Report on the Biological and Social History of Pandora \|last2=Mathison \|first2=Dirk \|date=November 2009 \|publisher=[[HarperCollins]] \|isbn=978-0-06-189675-0 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/4 4]}}</ref>}} a [[room-temperature superconductor]] mineral. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of [[Pandoran biosphere#Na'vi\|Na'vi]], a [[humanoid]] species indigenous to Pandora. The title of the film refers to a [[Genetic engineering\|genetically engineered]] Na'vi body [[Brain–computer interface\|operated from the brain]] of a remotely located human that is used to [[Telepresence\|interact]] with the natives of Pandora.<ref name="Time"/>

	Development of ''Avatar'' began in 1994, when ~~James~~ Cameron wrote an 80-page treatment for the film.<ref name="QA">{{Cite magazine \|last=Jensen \|first=Jeff \|date=January 10, 2007 \|title=James Cameron talks ''Avatar'' \|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/01/15/james-cameron-talks-avatar/ \|url-status=live \|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817074343/https://ew.com/article/2007/01/15/james-cameron-talks-avatar/ \|archive-date=August 17, 2019 \|access-date=January 28, 2007}}</ref><ref name="abc" /> Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of Cameron's 1997 film ''[[Titanic (1997 film)\|Titanic]]'', for a planned release in 1999;<ref name="autogenerated2">{{Cite news \|date=August 12, 1996 \|title=Synthetic actors to star in "Avatar" \|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] \|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/08/12/synthetic-actors-to-star-in-avatar/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=April 27, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121182202/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/08/12/synthetic-actors-to-star-in-avatar/ \|archive-date=January 21, 2021}}</ref> however, according to Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve his vision of the film.<ref name="autogenerated1996">{{Cite news \|last1=Hevrdejs \|first1=Judy \|last2=Conklin \|first2=Mike \|date=August 9, 1996 \|title=Channel 2 has Monday morning team in place \|work=[[Chicago Tribune]] \|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-08-09-9608090214-story.html \|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref> Work on the [[Fictional language\|fictional constructed]] [[Na'vi language\|language of the Na'vi]] began in 2005, and Cameron began developing the screenplay and [[Fictional universe of Avatar\|fictional universe]] in early 2006.<ref name="USCMarshall">{{Cite web \|date=December 7, 2009 \|title=Crafting an Alien Language, Hollywood-Style: Professor's Work to Hit the Big Screen in Upcoming Blockbuster Avatar \|url=http://www.marshall.usc.edu/news/releases/2009/crafting-alien-language-hollywood-style \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526133613/http://www.marshall.usc.edu/news/releases/2009/crafting-alien-language-hollywood-style \|archive-date=May 26, 2011 \|access-date=May 31, 2011 \|publisher=[[USC Marshall School of Business]]}}</ref><ref name="radionz1">{{Cite episode \|title=Avatar Language \|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ntn/2009/12/15/avatar_language \|access-date=September 9, 2021 \|series=Nine to Noon \|publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] \|air-date=December 15, 2009}}</ref> ''Avatar'' was officially budgeted at $237 million, due to the groundbreaking array of new visual effects Cameron achieved in cooperation with [[Weta Digital]] in [[Wellington]].<ref name="Patten (2009)" /> Other estimates put the cost at between $280 million and $310 million for production and at $150 million for promotion.<ref name="NYTimes">{{Cite news \|last=Barnes \|first=Brooks \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title='Avatar' Is No. 1 but Without a Record \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21box.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113023114/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21box.html \|archive-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref><ref name="latimes budget">{{Cite news \|last=Fritz \|first=Ben \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title=Could 'Avatar' hit $1 billion? \|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/12/could-avatar-hit-1-billion.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222081117/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/12/could-avatar-hit-1-billion.html \|archive-date=December 22, 2009}}</ref><ref name="vanityfair" /> The film made extensive use of [[3D computer graphics]] and new [[motion capture]] filming techniques, and was released for traditional viewing, [[3D film\|3D]] viewing (using the [[RealD 3D]], [[Dolby 3D]], [[XpanD 3D]], and [[IMAX 3D]] formats), and [[4D film\|4D]] experiences (in selected South Korean theaters).<ref name="4-D" /> The series also featured Cameron reunite with his ''Titanic'' co-producer [[Jon Landau (film producer)\|Jon Landau]], who he would later credit for having a prominent role in the film's production.<ref name=cameronspeaks>{{cite news \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jon-landau-dead-hollywood-tributes-1235940368/ \|title=James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and More Remember Jon Landau: "He Gave Everyone a Sense of Purpose and Belonging" \|first=Carly \|last=Thomas \|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter \|date=July 8, 2024 \|access-date=July 8, 2024}}</ref>		Development of ''Avatar'' began in 1994, when Cameron wrote an 80-page treatment for the film.<ref name="QA">{{Cite magazine \|last=Jensen \|first=Jeff \|date=January 10, 2007 \|title=James Cameron talks ''Avatar'' \|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/01/15/james-cameron-talks-avatar/ \|url-status=live \|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817074343/https://ew.com/article/2007/01/15/james-cameron-talks-avatar/ \|archive-date=August 17, 2019 \|access-date=January 28, 2007}}</ref><ref name="abc" /> Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of Cameron's 1997 film ''[[Titanic (1997 film)\|Titanic]]'', for a planned release in 1999;<ref name="autogenerated2">{{Cite news \|date=August 12, 1996 \|title=Synthetic actors to star in "Avatar" \|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] \|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/08/12/synthetic-actors-to-star-in-avatar/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=April 27, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121182202/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/08/12/synthetic-actors-to-star-in-avatar/ \|archive-date=January 21, 2021}}</ref> however, according to Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve his vision of the film.<ref name="autogenerated1996">{{Cite news \|last1=Hevrdejs \|first1=Judy \|last2=Conklin \|first2=Mike \|date=August 9, 1996 \|title=Channel 2 has Monday morning team in place \|work=[[Chicago Tribune]] \|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-08-09-9608090214-story.html \|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref> Work on the [[Fictional language\|fictional constructed]] [[Na'vi language\|language of the Na'vi]] began in 2005, and Cameron began developing the screenplay and [[Fictional universe of Avatar\|fictional universe]] in early 2006.<ref name="USCMarshall">{{Cite web \|date=December 7, 2009 \|title=Crafting an Alien Language, Hollywood-Style: Professor's Work to Hit the Big Screen in Upcoming Blockbuster Avatar \|url=http://www.marshall.usc.edu/news/releases/2009/crafting-alien-language-hollywood-style \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526133613/http://www.marshall.usc.edu/news/releases/2009/crafting-alien-language-hollywood-style \|archive-date=May 26, 2011 \|access-date=May 31, 2011 \|publisher=[[USC Marshall School of Business]]}}</ref><ref name="radionz1">{{Cite episode \|title=Avatar Language \|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ntn/2009/12/15/avatar_language \|access-date=September 9, 2021 \|series=Nine to Noon \|publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] \|air-date=December 15, 2009}}</ref> ''Avatar'' was officially budgeted at $237 million, due to the groundbreaking array of new visual effects Cameron achieved in cooperation with [[Weta Digital]] in [[Wellington]].<ref name="Patten (2009)" /> Other estimates put the cost at between $280 million and $310 million for production and at $150 million for promotion.<ref name="NYTimes">{{Cite news \|last=Barnes \|first=Brooks \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title='Avatar' Is No. 1 but Without a Record \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21box.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113023114/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21box.html \|archive-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref><ref name="latimes budget">{{Cite news \|last=Fritz \|first=Ben \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title=Could 'Avatar' hit $1 billion? \|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/12/could-avatar-hit-1-billion.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222081117/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/12/could-avatar-hit-1-billion.html \|archive-date=December 22, 2009}}</ref><ref name="vanityfair" /> The film made extensive use of [[3D computer graphics]] and new [[motion capture]] filming techniques, and was released for traditional viewing, [[3D film\|3D]] viewing (using the [[RealD 3D]], [[Dolby 3D]], [[XpanD 3D]], and [[IMAX 3D]] formats), and [[4D film\|4D]] experiences (in selected South Korean theaters).<ref name="4-D" /> The series also featured Cameron reunite with his ''Titanic'' co-producer [[Jon Landau (film producer)\|Jon Landau]], who he would later credit for having a prominent role in the film's production.<ref name=cameronspeaks>{{cite news \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jon-landau-dead-hollywood-tributes-1235940368/ \|title=James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and More Remember Jon Landau: "He Gave Everyone a Sense of Purpose and Belonging" \|first=Carly \|last=Thomas \|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter \|date=July 8, 2024 \|access-date=July 8, 2024}}</ref>

	''Avatar'' premiered at the [[Odeon Leicester Square]] in London on December 10, 2009, and was released in the United States on December 18. The film received positive reviews from critics, who highly praised its groundbreaking visual effects, though the story received some criticism for being derivative.<ref name="D">{{Cite news \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Anthony \|date=December 19, 2009 \|title='Avatar' takes $27 million in its first day \|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|url=https://variety.com/2009/digital/news/avatar-takes-27-million-in-its-first-day-1118012989/ \|access-date=January 11, 2010}}</ref><ref name="ComingSoon">{{Cite web \|last=Douglas \|first=Edward \|date=December 21, 2009 \|title=Avatar Soars Despite Heavy Snowstorms \|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/61739-update-3-avatar-soars-despite-heavy-snowstorms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223003750/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=61739 \|archive-date=December 23, 2009 \|access-date=April 27, 2022 \|publisher=[[ComingSoon.net]]}}</ref><ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news \|last=Dean Goodman \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title="Avatar" leads box office, despite blizzard \|work=[[Reuters]] \|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2021595320091220?type=marketsNews \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119152143/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2021595320091220?type=marketsNews \|archive-date=January 19, 2010}}</ref> During its theatrical run, the film broke several box office records, including becoming the [[List of highest-grossing films\|highest-grossing film of all time]]. In July 2019, this position was overtaken by ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', but with subsequent re-releases, beginning with China in March 2021, it returned to becoming the highest-grossing film since then.<ref name="ChinaReRelease2021">{{Cite web \|last=Tartaglione \|first=Nancy \|date=March 13, 2021 \|title='Avatar' Overtakes 'Avengers: Endgame' As All-Time Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide; Rises To $2.8B Amid China Reissue – Update \|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/avatar-overtakes-avengers-endgame-highest-grossing-film-all-time-worldwide-box-office-china-james-cameron-disney-1234713788/ \|access-date=March 13, 2021 \|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, ''Avatar'' is the [[List of highest-grossing films\|second-highest-grossing movie]] of all time, only behind ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)\|Gone with the Wind]]'', with a total of a little more than $3.5 billion. It also became the first film to gross more than $2 billion<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Coyle \|first=Jake \|date=January 31, 2010 \|title='Avatar' Wins Box Office, Nears Domestic Record \|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9711561 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203052551/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9711561 \|archive-date=February 3, 2010 \|access-date=February 2, 2010 \|website=[[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]]}}</ref> and the [[List of top-selling films in the United States#2010\|best-selling video title of 2010 in the United States]]. ''Avatar'' was nominated for nine awards at the [[82nd Academy Awards]], winning three, and received [[List of accolades received by Avatar\|numerous other accolades]]. The success of the film also led to electronics manufacturers releasing [[3D television]]s<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goss \|first=Patrick \|date=April 15, 2016 \|title=Why Avatar's big screen success couldn't save 3D TV \|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/television/why-avatar-s-big-screen-success-couldn-t-save-3d-tv-1319094 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720134733/http://www.techradar.com/news/television/why-avatar-s-big-screen-success-couldn-t-save-3d-tv-1319094 \|archive-date=July 20, 2016 \|access-date=May 11, 2020 \|website=[[TechRadar]]}}</ref> and caused 3D films<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goldberg \|first=Matt \|date=April 6, 2018 \|title=3D Is Dead (Again) \|url=https://collider.com/3d-movies-are-dead-again/ \|access-date=April 7, 2018 \|website=[[Collider (website)\|Collider]]}}</ref> to increase in popularity. Its success led to the [[Avatar (franchise)\|''Avatar'' franchise]], which includes the sequels ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]'' (2022), ''[[Avatar: Fire and Ash]]'' (2025), ''[[Avatar 4]]'' (2029), and ''[[Avatar 5]]'' (2031).		''Avatar'' premiered at the [[Odeon Leicester Square]] in London on December 10, 2009, and was released in the United States on December 18. The film received positive reviews from critics, who highly praised its groundbreaking visual effects, though the story received some criticism for being derivative.<ref name="D">{{Cite news \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Anthony \|date=December 19, 2009 \|title='Avatar' takes $27 million in its first day \|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|url=https://variety.com/2009/digital/news/avatar-takes-27-million-in-its-first-day-1118012989/ \|access-date=January 11, 2010}}</ref><ref name="ComingSoon">{{Cite web \|last=Douglas \|first=Edward \|date=December 21, 2009 \|title=Avatar Soars Despite Heavy Snowstorms \|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/61739-update-3-avatar-soars-despite-heavy-snowstorms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223003750/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=61739 \|archive-date=December 23, 2009 \|access-date=April 27, 2022 \|publisher=[[ComingSoon.net]]}}</ref><ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news \|last=Dean Goodman \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title="Avatar" leads box office, despite blizzard \|work=[[Reuters]] \|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2021595320091220?type=marketsNews \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119152143/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2021595320091220?type=marketsNews \|archive-date=January 19, 2010}}</ref> During its theatrical run, the film broke several box office records, including becoming the [[List of highest-grossing films\|highest-grossing film of all time]]. In July 2019, this position was overtaken by ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', but with subsequent re-releases, beginning with China in March 2021, it returned to becoming the highest-grossing film since then.<ref name="ChinaReRelease2021">{{Cite web \|last=Tartaglione \|first=Nancy \|date=March 13, 2021 \|title='Avatar' Overtakes 'Avengers: Endgame' As All-Time Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide; Rises To $2.8B Amid China Reissue – Update \|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/avatar-overtakes-avengers-endgame-highest-grossing-film-all-time-worldwide-box-office-china-james-cameron-disney-1234713788/ \|access-date=March 13, 2021 \|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, ''Avatar'' is the [[List of highest-grossing films\|second-highest-grossing movie]] of all time, only behind ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)\|Gone with the Wind]]'', with a total of a little more than $3.5 billion. It also became the first film to gross more than $2 billion<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Coyle \|first=Jake \|date=January 31, 2010 \|title='Avatar' Wins Box Office, Nears Domestic Record \|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9711561 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203052551/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9711561 \|archive-date=February 3, 2010 \|access-date=February 2, 2010 \|website=[[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]]}}</ref> and the [[List of top-selling films in the United States#2010\|best-selling video title of 2010 in the United States]]. ''Avatar'' was nominated for nine awards at the [[82nd Academy Awards]], winning three, and received [[List of accolades received by Avatar\|numerous other accolades]]. The success of the film also led to electronics manufacturers releasing [[3D television]]s<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goss \|first=Patrick \|date=April 15, 2016 \|title=Why Avatar's big screen success couldn't save 3D TV \|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/television/why-avatar-s-big-screen-success-couldn-t-save-3d-tv-1319094 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720134733/http://www.techradar.com/news/television/why-avatar-s-big-screen-success-couldn-t-save-3d-tv-1319094 \|archive-date=July 20, 2016 \|access-date=May 11, 2020 \|website=[[TechRadar]]}}</ref> and caused 3D films<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goldberg \|first=Matt \|date=April 6, 2018 \|title=3D Is Dead (Again) \|url=https://collider.com/3d-movies-are-dead-again/ \|access-date=April 7, 2018 \|website=[[Collider (website)\|Collider]]}}</ref> to increase in popularity. Its success led to the [[Avatar (franchise)\|''Avatar'' franchise]], which includes the sequels ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]'' (2022), ''[[Avatar: Fire and Ash]]'' (2025), ''[[Avatar 4]]'' (2029), and ''[[Avatar 5]]'' (2031).

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	'''''Avatar''''' is a 2009<!-- "American" was discussed. Please do not change without first discussing at Talk. --> [[Epic film\|epic]] [[science fiction film]] co-produced, co-edited, written, and directed by [[James Cameron]]. The cast includes [[Sam Worthington]], [[Zoe Saldaña\|Zoe Saldana]],<!-- As in most of her work, she's credited as "Zoe", not "Zoë", "Saldana" not "Saldaña". Please see her article for sources. --> [[Stephen Lang]], [[Michelle Rodriguez]] and [[Sigourney Weaver]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lefroy \|first=Emily \|date=June 30, 2022 \|title=Kate Winslet stuns as fierce 'warrior' in first-look 'Avatar 2' photo \|url=https://nypost.com/2022/06/30/kate-winslet-stuns-as-fierce-warrior-in-first-look-avatar-2-photo/}}</ref> It is the first installment in the [[Avatar (franchise)\|''Avatar'' film series]]. It is set in the mid-22nd century, when humans are colonizing [[Fictional universe of Avatar#Astronomy and geology\|Pandora]], a lush [[habitable moon]] of a [[gas giant]] in the [[Alpha Centauri]] star system, in order to mine the valuable [[Unobtainium\|unobtanium]],{{Efn\|Attributed to multiple sources:<!-- THIS IS THE CORRECT SPELLING: Please note that the film uses the spelling "unobtanium," not unobtainium. --><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Choi \|first=Charles Q. \|date=December 28, 2009 \|title=Moons like Avatar's Pandora could be found \|work=NBC News \|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34610604 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514214507/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34610604 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=May 14, 2021 \|access-date=February 27, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Horwitz2009">{{Cite news \|last=Horwitz \|first=Jane \|date=December 24, 2009 \|title=Family Filmgoer \|work=[[Boston.com]] \|publisher=[[The Washington Post]] \|url=http://archive.boston.com/lifestyle/family/articles/2009/10/29/family_filmgoer \|access-date=April 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>This property of Unobtanium is stated in movie guides, rather than in the film. {{Cite book \|last1=Wilhelm \|first1=Maria \|url=https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/4 \|title=James Cameron's Avatar: A Confidential Report on the Biological and Social History of Pandora \|last2=Mathison \|first2=Dirk \|date=November 2009 \|publisher=[[HarperCollins]] \|isbn=978-0-06-189675-0 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/4 4]}}</ref>}} a [[room-temperature superconductor]] mineral. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of [[Pandoran biosphere#Na'vi\|Na'vi]], a [[humanoid]] species indigenous to Pandora. The title of the film refers to a [[Genetic engineering\|genetically engineered]] Na'vi body [[Brain–computer interface\|operated from the brain]] of a remotely located human that is used to [[Telepresence\|interact]] with the natives of Pandora.<ref name="Time"/>		'''''Avatar''''' is a 2009<!-- "American" was discussed. Please do not change without first discussing at Talk. --> [[Epic film\|epic]] [[science fiction film]] co-produced, co-edited, written, and directed by [[James Cameron]]. The cast includes [[Sam Worthington]], [[Zoe Saldaña\|Zoe Saldana]],<!-- As in most of her work, she's credited as "Zoe", not "Zoë", "Saldana" not "Saldaña". Please see her article for sources. --> [[Stephen Lang]], [[Michelle Rodriguez]] and [[Sigourney Weaver]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lefroy \|first=Emily \|date=June 30, 2022 \|title=Kate Winslet stuns as fierce 'warrior' in first-look 'Avatar 2' photo \|url=https://nypost.com/2022/06/30/kate-winslet-stuns-as-fierce-warrior-in-first-look-avatar-2-photo/}}</ref> It is the first installment in the [[Avatar (franchise)\|''Avatar'' film series]]. It is set in the mid-22nd century, when humans are colonizing [[Fictional universe of Avatar#Astronomy and geology\|Pandora]], a lush [[habitable moon]] of a [[gas giant]] in the [[Alpha Centauri]] star system, in order to mine the valuable [[Unobtainium\|unobtanium]],{{Efn\|Attributed to multiple sources:<!-- THIS IS THE CORRECT SPELLING: Please note that the film uses the spelling "unobtanium," not unobtainium. --><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Choi \|first=Charles Q. \|date=December 28, 2009 \|title=Moons like Avatar's Pandora could be found \|work=NBC News \|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34610604 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514214507/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34610604 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=May 14, 2021 \|access-date=February 27, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Horwitz2009">{{Cite news \|last=Horwitz \|first=Jane \|date=December 24, 2009 \|title=Family Filmgoer \|work=[[Boston.com]] \|publisher=[[The Washington Post]] \|url=http://archive.boston.com/lifestyle/family/articles/2009/10/29/family_filmgoer \|access-date=April 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>This property of Unobtanium is stated in movie guides, rather than in the film. {{Cite book \|last1=Wilhelm \|first1=Maria \|url=https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/4 \|title=James Cameron's Avatar: A Confidential Report on the Biological and Social History of Pandora \|last2=Mathison \|first2=Dirk \|date=November 2009 \|publisher=[[HarperCollins]] \|isbn=978-0-06-189675-0 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/avatarconfidenti00mari/page/4 4]}}</ref>}} a [[room-temperature superconductor]] mineral. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of [[Pandoran biosphere#Na'vi\|Na'vi]], a [[humanoid]] species indigenous to Pandora. The title of the film refers to a [[Genetic engineering\|genetically engineered]] Na'vi body [[Brain–computer interface\|operated from the brain]] of a remotely located human that is used to [[Telepresence\|interact]] with the natives of Pandora.<ref name="Time"/>

	Development of ''Avatar'' began in 1994, when James Cameron wrote an 80-page treatment for the film.<ref name="QA">{{Cite magazine \|last=Jensen \|first=Jeff \|date=January 10, 2007 \|title=James Cameron talks ''Avatar'' \|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/01/15/james-cameron-talks-avatar/ \|url-status=live \|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817074343/https://ew.com/article/2007/01/15/james-cameron-talks-avatar/ \|archive-date=August 17, 2019 \|access-date=January 28, 2007}}</ref><ref name="abc" /> Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of Cameron's 1997 film ''[[Titanic (1997 film)\|Titanic]]'', for a planned release in 1999;<ref name="autogenerated2">{{Cite news \|date=August 12, 1996 \|title=Synthetic actors to star in "Avatar" \|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] \|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/08/12/synthetic-actors-to-star-in-avatar/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=April 27, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121182202/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/08/12/synthetic-actors-to-star-in-avatar/ \|archive-date=January 21, 2021}}</ref> however, according to Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve his vision of the film.<ref name="autogenerated1996">{{Cite news \|last1=Hevrdejs \|first1=Judy \|last2=Conklin \|first2=Mike \|date=August 9, 1996 \|title=Channel 2 has Monday morning team in place \|work=[[Chicago Tribune]] \|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-08-09-9608090214-story.html \|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref> Work on the [[Na'vi language\|language of the Na'vi]] began in 2005, and Cameron began developing the screenplay and [[Fictional universe of Avatar\|fictional universe]] in early 2006.<ref name="USCMarshall">{{Cite web \|date=December 7, 2009 \|title=Crafting an Alien Language, Hollywood-Style: Professor's Work to Hit the Big Screen in Upcoming Blockbuster Avatar \|url=http://www.marshall.usc.edu/news/releases/2009/crafting-alien-language-hollywood-style \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526133613/http://www.marshall.usc.edu/news/releases/2009/crafting-alien-language-hollywood-style \|archive-date=May 26, 2011 \|access-date=May 31, 2011 \|publisher=[[USC Marshall School of Business]]}}</ref><ref name="radionz1">{{Cite episode \|title=Avatar Language \|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ntn/2009/12/15/avatar_language \|access-date=September 9, 2021 \|series=Nine to Noon \|publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] \|air-date=December 15, 2009}}</ref> ''Avatar'' was officially budgeted at $237 million, due to the groundbreaking array of new visual effects Cameron achieved in cooperation with [[Weta Digital]] in [[Wellington]].<ref name="Patten (2009)" /> Other estimates put the cost at between $280 million and $310 million for production and at $150 million for promotion.<ref name="NYTimes">{{Cite news \|last=Barnes \|first=Brooks \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title='Avatar' Is No. 1 but Without a Record \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21box.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113023114/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21box.html \|archive-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref><ref name="latimes budget">{{Cite news \|last=Fritz \|first=Ben \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title=Could 'Avatar' hit $1 billion? \|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/12/could-avatar-hit-1-billion.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222081117/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/12/could-avatar-hit-1-billion.html \|archive-date=December 22, 2009}}</ref><ref name="vanityfair" /> The film made extensive use of new [[motion capture]] filming techniques and was released for traditional viewing, [[3D film\|3D]] viewing (using the [[RealD 3D]], [[Dolby 3D]], [[XpanD 3D]], and [[IMAX 3D]] formats), and [[4D film\|4D]] experiences (in selected South Korean theaters).<ref name="4-D" /> The series also featured Cameron reunite with his ''Titanic'' co-producer [[Jon Landau (film producer)\|Jon Landau]], who he would later credit for having a prominent role in the film's production.<ref name=cameronspeaks>{{cite news \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jon-landau-dead-hollywood-tributes-1235940368/ \|title=James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and More Remember Jon Landau: "He Gave Everyone a Sense of Purpose and Belonging" \|first=Carly \|last=Thomas \|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter \|date=July 8, 2024 \|access-date=July 8, 2024}}</ref>		Development of ''Avatar'' began in 1994, when James Cameron wrote an 80-page treatment for the film.<ref name="QA">{{Cite magazine \|last=Jensen \|first=Jeff \|date=January 10, 2007 \|title=James Cameron talks ''Avatar'' \|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/01/15/james-cameron-talks-avatar/ \|url-status=live \|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817074343/https://ew.com/article/2007/01/15/james-cameron-talks-avatar/ \|archive-date=August 17, 2019 \|access-date=January 28, 2007}}</ref><ref name="abc" /> Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of Cameron's 1997 film ''[[Titanic (1997 film)\|Titanic]]'', for a planned release in 1999;<ref name="autogenerated2">{{Cite news \|date=August 12, 1996 \|title=Synthetic actors to star in "Avatar" \|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] \|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/08/12/synthetic-actors-to-star-in-avatar/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=April 27, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121182202/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/08/12/synthetic-actors-to-star-in-avatar/ \|archive-date=January 21, 2021}}</ref> however, according to Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve his vision of the film.<ref name="autogenerated1996">{{Cite news \|last1=Hevrdejs \|first1=Judy \|last2=Conklin \|first2=Mike \|date=August 9, 1996 \|title=Channel 2 has Monday morning team in place \|work=[[Chicago Tribune]] \|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-08-09-9608090214-story.html \|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref> Work on the [[Fictional language\|fictional constructed]] [[Na'vi language\|language of the Na'vi]] began in 2005, and Cameron began developing the screenplay and [[Fictional universe of Avatar\|fictional universe]] in early 2006.<ref name="USCMarshall">{{Cite web \|date=December 7, 2009 \|title=Crafting an Alien Language, Hollywood-Style: Professor's Work to Hit the Big Screen in Upcoming Blockbuster Avatar \|url=http://www.marshall.usc.edu/news/releases/2009/crafting-alien-language-hollywood-style \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526133613/http://www.marshall.usc.edu/news/releases/2009/crafting-alien-language-hollywood-style \|archive-date=May 26, 2011 \|access-date=May 31, 2011 \|publisher=[[USC Marshall School of Business]]}}</ref><ref name="radionz1">{{Cite episode \|title=Avatar Language \|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ntn/2009/12/15/avatar_language \|access-date=September 9, 2021 \|series=Nine to Noon \|publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] \|air-date=December 15, 2009}}</ref> ''Avatar'' was officially budgeted at $237 million, due to the groundbreaking array of new visual effects Cameron achieved in cooperation with [[Weta Digital]] in [[Wellington]].<ref name="Patten (2009)" /> Other estimates put the cost at between $280 million and $310 million for production and at $150 million for promotion.<ref name="NYTimes">{{Cite news \|last=Barnes \|first=Brooks \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title='Avatar' Is No. 1 but Without a Record \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21box.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113023114/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/movies/21box.html \|archive-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref><ref name="latimes budget">{{Cite news \|last=Fritz \|first=Ben \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title=Could 'Avatar' hit $1 billion? \|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/12/could-avatar-hit-1-billion.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222081117/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/12/could-avatar-hit-1-billion.html \|archive-date=December 22, 2009}}</ref><ref name="vanityfair" /> The film made extensive use of [[3D computer graphics]] and new [[motion capture]] filming techniques, and was released for traditional viewing, [[3D film\|3D]] viewing (using the [[RealD 3D]], [[Dolby 3D]], [[XpanD 3D]], and [[IMAX 3D]] formats), and [[4D film\|4D]] experiences (in selected South Korean theaters).<ref name="4-D" /> The series also featured Cameron reunite with his ''Titanic'' co-producer [[Jon Landau (film producer)\|Jon Landau]], who he would later credit for having a prominent role in the film's production.<ref name=cameronspeaks>{{cite news \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jon-landau-dead-hollywood-tributes-1235940368/ \|title=James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and More Remember Jon Landau: "He Gave Everyone a Sense of Purpose and Belonging" \|first=Carly \|last=Thomas \|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter \|date=July 8, 2024 \|access-date=July 8, 2024}}</ref>

	''Avatar'' premiered at the [[Odeon Leicester Square]] in London on December 10, 2009, and was released in the United States on December 18. The film received positive reviews from critics, who highly praised its groundbreaking visual effects, though the story received some criticism for being derivative.<ref name="D">{{Cite news \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Anthony \|date=December 19, 2009 \|title='Avatar' takes $27 million in its first day \|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|url=https://variety.com/2009/digital/news/avatar-takes-27-million-in-its-first-day-1118012989/ \|access-date=January 11, 2010}}</ref><ref name="ComingSoon">{{Cite web \|last=Douglas \|first=Edward \|date=December 21, 2009 \|title=Avatar Soars Despite Heavy Snowstorms \|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/61739-update-3-avatar-soars-despite-heavy-snowstorms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223003750/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=61739 \|archive-date=December 23, 2009 \|access-date=April 27, 2022 \|publisher=[[ComingSoon.net]]}}</ref><ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news \|last=Dean Goodman \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title="Avatar" leads box office, despite blizzard \|work=[[Reuters]] \|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2021595320091220?type=marketsNews \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119152143/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2021595320091220?type=marketsNews \|archive-date=January 19, 2010}}</ref> During its theatrical run, the film broke several box office records, including becoming the [[List of highest-grossing films\|highest-grossing film of all time]]. In July 2019, this position was overtaken by ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', but with subsequent re-releases, beginning with China in March 2021, it returned to becoming the highest-grossing film since then.<ref name="ChinaReRelease2021">{{Cite web \|last=Tartaglione \|first=Nancy \|date=March 13, 2021 \|title='Avatar' Overtakes 'Avengers: Endgame' As All-Time Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide; Rises To $2.8B Amid China Reissue – Update \|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/avatar-overtakes-avengers-endgame-highest-grossing-film-all-time-worldwide-box-office-china-james-cameron-disney-1234713788/ \|access-date=March 13, 2021 \|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, ''Avatar'' is the [[List of highest-grossing films\|second-highest-grossing movie]] of all time, only behind ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)\|Gone with the Wind]]'', with a total of a little more than $3.5 billion. It also became the first film to gross more than $2 billion<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Coyle \|first=Jake \|date=January 31, 2010 \|title='Avatar' Wins Box Office, Nears Domestic Record \|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9711561 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203052551/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9711561 \|archive-date=February 3, 2010 \|access-date=February 2, 2010 \|website=[[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]]}}</ref> and the [[List of top-selling films in the United States#2010\|best-selling video title of 2010 in the United States]]. ''Avatar'' was nominated for nine awards at the [[82nd Academy Awards]], winning three, and received [[List of accolades received by Avatar\|numerous other accolades]]. The success of the film also led to electronics manufacturers releasing [[3D television]]s<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goss \|first=Patrick \|date=April 15, 2016 \|title=Why Avatar's big screen success couldn't save 3D TV \|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/television/why-avatar-s-big-screen-success-couldn-t-save-3d-tv-1319094 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720134733/http://www.techradar.com/news/television/why-avatar-s-big-screen-success-couldn-t-save-3d-tv-1319094 \|archive-date=July 20, 2016 \|access-date=May 11, 2020 \|website=[[TechRadar]]}}</ref> and caused 3D films<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goldberg \|first=Matt \|date=April 6, 2018 \|title=3D Is Dead (Again) \|url=https://collider.com/3d-movies-are-dead-again/ \|access-date=April 7, 2018 \|website=[[Collider (website)\|Collider]]}}</ref> to increase in popularity. Its success led to the [[Avatar (franchise)\|''Avatar'' franchise]], which includes the sequels ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]'' (2022), ''[[Avatar: Fire and Ash]]'' (2025), ''[[Avatar 4]]'' (2029), and ''[[Avatar 5]]'' (2031).		''Avatar'' premiered at the [[Odeon Leicester Square]] in London on December 10, 2009, and was released in the United States on December 18. The film received positive reviews from critics, who highly praised its groundbreaking visual effects, though the story received some criticism for being derivative.<ref name="D">{{Cite news \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Anthony \|date=December 19, 2009 \|title='Avatar' takes $27 million in its first day \|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|url=https://variety.com/2009/digital/news/avatar-takes-27-million-in-its-first-day-1118012989/ \|access-date=January 11, 2010}}</ref><ref name="ComingSoon">{{Cite web \|last=Douglas \|first=Edward \|date=December 21, 2009 \|title=Avatar Soars Despite Heavy Snowstorms \|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/61739-update-3-avatar-soars-despite-heavy-snowstorms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223003750/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=61739 \|archive-date=December 23, 2009 \|access-date=April 27, 2022 \|publisher=[[ComingSoon.net]]}}</ref><ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news \|last=Dean Goodman \|date=December 20, 2009 \|title="Avatar" leads box office, despite blizzard \|work=[[Reuters]] \|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2021595320091220?type=marketsNews \|url-status=live \|access-date=December 20, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119152143/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2021595320091220?type=marketsNews \|archive-date=January 19, 2010}}</ref> During its theatrical run, the film broke several box office records, including becoming the [[List of highest-grossing films\|highest-grossing film of all time]]. In July 2019, this position was overtaken by ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', but with subsequent re-releases, beginning with China in March 2021, it returned to becoming the highest-grossing film since then.<ref name="ChinaReRelease2021">{{Cite web \|last=Tartaglione \|first=Nancy \|date=March 13, 2021 \|title='Avatar' Overtakes 'Avengers: Endgame' As All-Time Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide; Rises To $2.8B Amid China Reissue – Update \|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/avatar-overtakes-avengers-endgame-highest-grossing-film-all-time-worldwide-box-office-china-james-cameron-disney-1234713788/ \|access-date=March 13, 2021 \|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, ''Avatar'' is the [[List of highest-grossing films\|second-highest-grossing movie]] of all time, only behind ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)\|Gone with the Wind]]'', with a total of a little more than $3.5 billion. It also became the first film to gross more than $2 billion<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Coyle \|first=Jake \|date=January 31, 2010 \|title='Avatar' Wins Box Office, Nears Domestic Record \|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9711561 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203052551/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9711561 \|archive-date=February 3, 2010 \|access-date=February 2, 2010 \|website=[[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]]}}</ref> and the [[List of top-selling films in the United States#2010\|best-selling video title of 2010 in the United States]]. ''Avatar'' was nominated for nine awards at the [[82nd Academy Awards]], winning three, and received [[List of accolades received by Avatar\|numerous other accolades]]. The success of the film also led to electronics manufacturers releasing [[3D television]]s<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goss \|first=Patrick \|date=April 15, 2016 \|title=Why Avatar's big screen success couldn't save 3D TV \|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/television/why-avatar-s-big-screen-success-couldn-t-save-3d-tv-1319094 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720134733/http://www.techradar.com/news/television/why-avatar-s-big-screen-success-couldn-t-save-3d-tv-1319094 \|archive-date=July 20, 2016 \|access-date=May 11, 2020 \|website=[[TechRadar]]}}</ref> and caused 3D films<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Goldberg \|first=Matt \|date=April 6, 2018 \|title=3D Is Dead (Again) \|url=https://collider.com/3d-movies-are-dead-again/ \|access-date=April 7, 2018 \|website=[[Collider (website)\|Collider]]}}</ref> to increase in popularity. Its success led to the [[Avatar (franchise)\|''Avatar'' franchise]], which includes the sequels ''[[Avatar: The Way of Water]]'' (2022), ''[[Avatar: Fire and Ash]]'' (2025), ''[[Avatar 4]]'' (2029), and ''[[Avatar 5]]'' (2031).