We can think of the best directors in the world who have made great classics of all kinds, including superhero movies that today divide opinions a bit. However, there was a time when there were endless lines at the box office to buy tickets for a movie. harry potter and the Philosopher’s Stone y The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring were part of the beginning of powerful franchises in the years 2000but before these endless fantastic stories cinema was built film by film, and James Cameron He was one of the main builders of an industry that went to the old school.
In 1997, Titanic of James Cameron It was the result of two personal and private documentaries that the same director had made at the bottom of the sea, right where the boat is currently located. Cameron he’s always been two things: an inveterate diver and a great filmmaker. By combining these disciplines, he came up with the idea of taking the Titanic to the surface metaphorically, tying a story style Romeo y Juliet of Shakespeare but inside the boat. So he built a draft of the script that he took to present within the then 20th Century Fox. But let’s go back in time a bit.
From 1984con The Terminator, James Cameron changed the way fans of the sci fi they knew the genre, at least in special effects. The director conquered audiences by bringing a new character to the movies who was essentially a villain. With a budget of just over 6 million dollars and a collection of more than 38 MDD, studies began to consider it even more. With Terminator 2 in 1991and with 100 MDD in the pocket, the result gave an impressive box office of 521 MDD. For this time, and even today, that is already a lot of money and is considered a resounding success.
We skip a bit and come to True Liesa novel film that was good, but not to the degree of his later works as Titanic. By captivating the board of executives of the Foxfor the tape of the colossus ship, the director got a budget of 200 MDD y 25 years later with two re-releases, one in 2015 and another in 2023the film has grossed more than 2 trillion dollars, and still needs more. with these numbers Titanic It is in the ranking three of the highest grossing films in the history of cinema.
After Titanic he followed Avatar in 2009. With technology motion capture, Cameron again innovates in the industry and delivers viewers a story in the style Pocahontas but on another planet, with the theme of human colonialism and the exploitation of resources from the front, obviously wrapped in a love story. Avatar had a budget of 237 MDD and today it almost reaches 3 BDD collection. This places it in the first place in the ranking of the history of cinema as the highest grossing. But the story does not end here.
13 years after Avatar we all lost hope that there would be a sequel. It was said that it was being carried out but that for the plans that Cameron had for the story there was not enough technology to carry it out. Suddenly, we already had a trailer and it looked strangely beautiful because there were scenes under water. With a motion capture fully enhanced, the film had a budget of approximately 250 MDD and has collected a little more than 2 BDD and places it in fourth place in the world ranking.
Thus we conclude that, Within the top 5 of the highest grossing films in history, three are from James Cameron. All with reruns over time. Thus, the director captivates new audiences and young markets, perpetuating a cinematographic legacy that not only remains financially but also creates immersive experiences within a movie theater for the pure-blood moviegoer.
Hail the king!
