James Camerons Avatar Budget, $500million

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

Avatar is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people. More than ten years in the making, Avatar marks Cameron's return to feature directing since helming 1997's Titanic, the highest grossing film of all time and winner of eleven Oscars® including Best Picture.