How was Avatar produced compared to Slumdog Millionaire?

David Cameron the director of 'Avator' has first though of the idea  for avatar in 1994. He planned to film it after 'Titanic' was released in 1996. Production was begin to start in the summer of 1997 for a 1999 release; but camera stopped this as he thought that technology had not caught up with the story and vision he wanted to tell. When cameron saw the technological advances in the creation of computer generated characters, such as Gollum and King Kong, he decided  that technology had caught up with the story he wanted to tell. 

Avatar on its opening day

20th Century Fox's "Avatar"
Opening Weekend

$77,025,481 (USA) (20 December 2009) (3,452 Screens)
£8,509,050 (UK) (20 December 2009) (503 Screens)

£18,404,659 (UK) (27 December 2009) gross to date.

Awards: Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 12 wins & 32 nominations

'Avatar' compared to 'Slumdog millionaire'

Film 4's "Slumdog Millionaire" only cost $15 million dollars - it did better business than the more expensive film by Working Title. News Corporation's 20th Century Fox is in another league! Its "Avatar" cost around $250 million to make and another $170 million in distribution and promotional costs! Much of the production costs went in developing new technology (special digital cameras) and special effects. 20th Century Fox was only able to raise this cash because it was part of  a group of companies worth many Billions. (News Corp). Media Convergence worked in its favour as News Corp own just about any type of media company you may imagine. The synergies available in a company like this enable massive promotion of the film across a range of media.

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