film american epic romance disaster film directed written produced edited fictionalized account sinking stars members different social classes fall love aboard ship ill fated maiden voyage cameron inspiration film came fascination felt love story interspersed human loss essential convey emotional impact disaster production began cameron shot footage actual wreck modern scenes research vessel shot board cameron base filming wreck scale models computer generated imagery reconstruction built baja california create sinking film partially funded 20th century fox expensive film time estimated budget million release december achieved critical commercial success nominated fourteen academy_awards tied eve oscar nominations won including awards best director tying won single film initial worldwide gross billion film reach billion dollar mark remained highest grossing film time cameron film avatar surpassed version released april commemorate centennial sinking earned additional million worldwide pushing film worldwide total billion second film gross billion worldwide avatar plot treasure hunter team aboard research vessel search wreck necklace rare diamond heart ocean recover safe containing drawing young woman wearing necklace dated april day ship struck woman drawing brought aboard tells experiences aboard southampton year old class passenger fiancé mother board luxurious emphasizes rose marriage resolve family financial problems distraught engagement rose considers suicide jumping stern artist discovered jack rose tells concerned edge jack saved falling indifferent suggests jack deserves reward invites jack class following night jack rose develop tentative friendship despite wary following dinner rose secretly joins jack party class aware disapproval rose jack advances realizes prefers bow sunset rose takes jack state room request jack sketches rose posing nude wearing engagement present heart ocean necklace evade bodyguard sex automobile inside cargo hold forward deck witness collision officers designer discussing seriousness discovers jack sketch rose insulting note safe necklace jack rose attempt inform collision bodyguard slip necklace jack pocket accuses theft jack arrested taken master arms office pipe puts necklace coat pocket ship sinking rose flees mother boarded jack boat deck jack encourage board claims jack safely rose boards tells jack arrangement boat rose decides leave jack jumps board takes bodyguard pistol chases rose jack flooding class dining saloon ammunition realizes gave coat consequently necklace rose later boards carrying lost child obstacles jack rose return boat deck departed passengers falling deaths stern rises water ship breaks half lifting stern air jack rose ride ocean helps wooden panel person assures die old woman warm bed jack dies rose saved rose hiding route takes survivors new_york_city rose gives later finds committed suicide losing money wall street crash present decides abandon search hearing rose story stern rose takes heart ocean possession drops sea wreck site seemingly asleep died bed photos depict life freedom adventure inspired life wanted live jack young rose reunites jack applauded died cast fictional characters cameron said needed cast feel energy jack artist able heart jack portrayed homeless poor man wisconsin toured numerous places world primarily paris wins tickets poker game travels class passenger friend attracted rose sight meets attempts throw stern ship enables mix class passengers night casting role established actors including donnell considered cameron felt actors old year old interested portraying character asking price studio consider cameron considered role refused audition years old time brought cameron attention casting director initially want portray character refused read romantic scene set cameron said read started focus split second shaft light came heavens lit forest cameron strongly believed acting ability told look going guy brooding going things want cameron envisioned character type fictional character grave labeled halifax nova scotia victims buried real coal ship wasn movie came found said film producer interview cameron said thing look quality face eyes knew people ready distance rose year old girl originally philadelphia forced engagement year old mother maintain high class status father death left family debt ridden rose boards class passenger meets jack said character got lot got open heart wants explore adventure world feels going happen considered role turned year old campaigned heavily role sent cameron daily notes england led cameron invite hollywood auditions casting director originally brought cameron attention looking rose cameron described character type initially uncertain casting screen test impressed screen tested thoroughly impressed cameron great don pick pick sent cameron single rose card signed rose lobbied phone don understand pleaded day reached mobile phone rose don know seeing persistence talent eventually convinced cast role rose year old fiancé arrogant heir pittsburgh steel fortune increasingly embarrassed jealous cruel rose relationship jack originally offered rose widowed mother arranges daughter engagement maintain family high society status loves daughter believes social position important having loving marriage jack saved daughter life rose narrates film modern day framing device cameron stated order present past decided create fictional survivor close years connects way history year old rose gives information heart ocean discovers nude drawing wreck tells story time aboard ship mentioning jack time sinking stuart look older role casting stuart cameron stated casting director found sent mission find retired actresses golden age cameron said know stuart considered role stuart great spirit saw connection spirit spirit stated cameron saw thought audience able leap person stuart died september age approximately age elder rose film treasure hunter looking heart ocean wreck present time funding expedition running later reflects film conclusion despite thinking years understood hears rose story rose granddaughter accompanies visits ship learns grandmother true identity romantic past jack italian best friend boards jack wins tickets poker game board killed ship funnels breaks crashes water constable english bodyguard keeps eye rose suspicious circumstances surrounding jack rescue dies splits half causing fall massive opening thomas tommy ryan irish class passenger befriends jack tommy killed accidentally pushed forward shot panicked officer historical characters intended entirely historically accurate depiction events film includes portrayals historical figures looked class women including vulgar new money sudden wealth friendly jack dinner jacket bought son invited dinner class dining saloon brown real person cameron chose portray real life actions dubbed brown historians support women aspects altercation portrayed cameron film ship builder portrayed kind pleasant man modest grand achievement collision tries convince particularly mathematical certainty ship sink depicted sinking ship standing clock class smoking room failure build strong safe ship famous legends sinking story published book came steward ship fact left ship boat approximately sightings moment appears stayed smoking room time gather thoughts continued assisting evacuation reported sighting throwing deck chairs ocean passengers use floating devices seen leaving ship moment captain smith planned final voyage retiring bridge ship dying windows water whilst ship wheel conflicting accounts died manner later death water near capsized portrayed rich ignorant upper class man film uses position managing director influence captain smith faster prospect earlier arrival new_york favorable press attention action appears popular portrayals disaster evidence collision struggles ship doomed later boards leave ship lowered branded press public surviving disaster women children drowned class passenger rose correctly calls richest man ship film depicts year old wife introduced jack rose class dining saloon introduction asks jack connected boston question jack saying instead affiliated seen glass dome water colonel film depicts making comment women machinery don mix jack saving rose falling ship unaware suicide attempt fox portrayed film night remember mining magnate traveling class shows french mistress madame fellow passengers wife daughters wait home jack joins class passengers dinner rescue rose refers bohemian seen flooding sinking saying prepared gentleman ship plays uplifting music colleagues boat deck ship final begins leads band final performance nearer god thee tune dies sinking chief officer ship chief officer lets board child arms dies tries boats return sinking site rescue passengers blowing whistle death rose uses whistle attract attention leads rescue officer officer charge bridge night ship struck rush shoots passenger panic commits suicide guilt nephew scott saw film objected uncle portrayal damaging heroic reputation months later fox vice president went scotland lived deliver personal apology presented donation boost school cameron apologized dvd commentary stated officers fired enforce women children policy according cameron depiction honorable man man gone bad murderer added sure find sense responsibility total devotion duty today guy half launched counterpart port launched says character heroism second officer film depicts informing captain smith difficult breaking water seen gun threatening use order seen funnel collapses senior officer survived disaster officer charge fourth officer officer charge firing manning sinking shown bridge wings helping seamen firing fifth officer ship officer lead retrieve survivors sinking waters film depicts rescuing rose sixth officer ship junior officer died sinking film depicts moody admitting jack ship moments departs southampton moody later shown following orders ship speed ahead informs officer seen starboard having unsuccessfully attempted launch father father catholic priest england portrayed praying passengers ship final moments owner congressman new_york member new_york sinking wife offered place refuses saying honor wedding pledge staying seen lying bed embracing water fills sir gordon scottish rescued emergency boats capacity situated forward end boat deck kept ready launch case person falling overboard night disaster fourth launched people aboard including wife secretary criticized conduct incident suggested boarded emergency boat violation women children policy boat failed return rescue struggling water offered pounds crew critical conduct viewed bribe time wife secretary letter written time rediscovered stated women children waiting board vicinity launching boat confirmation officer apparently glad offer wife secretary place simply fill asked denied offer money crew represented bribe inquiry disaster accepted denial crew maintained emergency boat rowed people water able rescue world famous fashion designer sir wife rescued husband husband lived rumors forbidden crew return wreck site case shown friendly despite higher status society sir kind helps row boat looks passengers saw fleet escapes sinking ship aboard ship ship wheel time collision charge refuses pick survivors sinking eventually boat crow nest survives sinking senior wireless operator board captain smith ordered send distress signal bride junior wireless operator board chief baker appears film jack rose ship drinking according real testimony rode ship stepped water getting hair wet admitted hardly feeling cold likely thanks alcohol chief bell men worked minute lights power order distress signals bell engineers died cameos crew members appear film including creator pilot self propelled filmed documentary film sets makes cameo appearance film swedish immigrant meets enters cabin president vice president society served film cast extras film pre production writing inspiration fascination past point life felt consider expedition said mental live life turned away switched sciences arts college film footage shot wreck decided seek hollywood funding pay expedition thing particularly wanted movie cameron said wanted dive cameron wrote film met 20th century fox executives including pitched romeo juliet cameron stated like hour romantic epic sure want little bit jets shoot outs car chases said like studio dubious idea commercial prospects hoping long term relationship cameron gave cameron convinced fox promote film based publicity afforded shooting wreck organized site period years pitch little detailed said cameron said look got opening exploring find diamond going shots ship cameron stated elaborate models motion control shots cost money spend plus cent actually shoot real wreck crew shot real wreck atlantic_ocean times actually spent time ship passengers depth water pressure pounds square inch small flaw vessel superstructure mean instant death board high risk adverse conditions prevented cameron getting high quality footage wanted dive collided hull damaging sub ship leaving fragments propeller scattered superstructure external bulkhead captain smith quarters collapsed exposing interior area entrance damaged descending actual site cameron crew want live level reality level reaction coming away real wreck wasn story wasn drama said event happened real people died working wreck time strong sense profound sadness injustice message cameron stated think probably aren going filmmakers maybe felt great mantle responsibility convey emotional message right filming underwater shots cameron began writing screenplay wanted honor people died sinking spent months researching crew passengers read created extremely detailed timeline ship days detailed timeline night life said worked write script got historical experts analyze written comment adjusted paid meticulous attention detail including scene depicting role demise later cut beginning shoot clear picture happened ship night library filled wall writing office stuff wanted right especially going dive ship said set bar higher way elevated movie sense wanted definitive moment history gone time machine shot cameron felt sinking like great novel happened event mere morality tale film audiences experience living history treasure hunter represented connected human element tragedy romance jack rose cameron believed engaging story love finally destroyed audience loss said films love stories finally got balance right disaster film love story real history cameron framed romance elderly rose intervening years poignant stuart stated belief instead asleep bed character dies end film cameron stated knows intended ending reveal intention adding answer supply personally individually scale modeling builders opened private archives crew sharing thought lost ship interiors production designer team looked artifacts era ship meant prop scratch fox acquired acres waterfront south mexico began building new studio horizon tank seventeen million gallons built exterior reconstructed ship providing degrees ocean view ship built scale removed redundant sections superstructure forward deck ship fit tank remaining sections filled digital models funnels percent boat deck deck working sets rest ship steel plating foot lifting platform ship tilt sinking sequences foot tall tower crane feet rail track acting combined construction lighting camera platform sets representing interior rooms reproduced exactly originally built photographs plans builders liner class staircase figures prominently script constructed real wood actually destroyed filming sinking rooms design colors individual pieces furniture decorations chairs wall crest piece completed ceilings costumes designs true originals cameron additionally hired historians historical detail film production principal photography began july nova scotia filming modern day expedition scenes aboard september production moved newly built mexico scale constructed deck built rise zero ninety degrees seconds ship stern rose sinking safety props foam rubber november boarding scenes shot cameron chose build starboard study weather data showed prevailing north south wind blew funnel smoke aft posed problem shooting ship departure southampton docked port writing props costumes reversed walked right script walk left shooting post production film flipped correct direction time coach hired cast manners upper class despite critics picked film involving main stars cameron jack nude portrait rose scene feels backdrop repression know means freedom feeling kind reason said nude scene scene wasn kind design couldn designed better energy cameron stated rehearsed hadn shot choice probably preferred deeper body shoot said crew trying find things shoot big set ready wasn ready months trying fill shoot seeing scene film cameron felt worked considerably times set smooth shoot experience cemented cameron formidable reputation man hollywood known hard charging modern day captain people faces crane bone elbow filming worried water tank ship sunk times genuinely frightened jim temper like wouldn believe said god damn poor crew member exactly didn want star familiar cameron work ethic earlier experience lot people set jim guys time win hearts minds said crew felt cameron evil alter ego nicknamed jim backwards response criticism cameron stated film making war great battle business aesthetics shoot canada angry crew member drug soup cameron ate night nova scotia sent people hospital including actor people rolling completely said seeing streaks said actor cameron managed drug took hold shocked way looked eye completely red like eye pupil iris red eye looked like person poisoning caught filming schedule intended days grew cast members came flu kidney spending hours cold water including end decided work cameron earned lot money left broke bones decided following investigation inherently unsafe set additionally said point felt danger filming cameron believed passionate work ethic apologized way ran sets acknowledged demanding demanding crew terms kind think element dealing thousands extras big logistics keeping people safe think fairly strict dealing large number people costs filming eventually began mount finally reached million fox executives panicked suggested hour specific cuts hour film argued extended length mean fewer money long likely help directors win cameron refused telling fox want cut movie going fire want fire going kill executives want start mean loss entire investment initially rejected cameron offer share profits gesture felt profits unlikely cameron explained share complex short version film cost true lies films went seven percent initial budget large budget begin went lot said cameron producer director responsibility studio writing checks painful different occasions didn force glad post production effects cameron wanted push boundary special effects film enlisted continue developments digital technology director pioneered working abyss judgment day previous films shot water slow motion look wholly convincing encouraged shoot foot long miniature ship making commercial digital water smoke added extras captured motion capture stage visual effects supervisor faces actors including children digital extras foot long model ship stern break repeatedly miniature water scenes set ship engines footage brien engines miniature support frames actors shot order save money class lounge miniature set incorporated backdrop enclosed tank sinking interiors entire set water order sink gallons water dumped set lowered tank unexpectedly ripped staircase steel reinforced foundations hurt foot long exterior half lowered tank heaviest ship meant acted shock water set water cameron set emptied smashed windows dining saloon days spent shooting traversing wreck present post sinking scenes freezing atlantic shot tank frozen corpses created applying powder actors exposed water wax coated hair clothes climactic scene features breakup ship directly final atlantic involved sized set extras stunt performers cameron criticized previous films depicting final liner sliding underwater wanted depict chaotic event carrying sequence people needed fall increasingly deck hundreds feet bouncing propellers way attempts film sequence stunt people resulted minor injuries cameron halted dangerous stunts risks eventually computer generated people dangerous falls editing crucial historical fact cameron chose film ship close turned radio night hear calls yes wasn compromise mainstream filmmaking emphasis creating emotional truth film stated cameron said aspects retelling sinking important pre post production turned important film evolved story shot scene switching radio set said cameron took clean cut focuses world powerful metaphor end world sense world self contained assembly cut cameron altered planned ending given resolution story original version ending elderly rose stern boat fear going commit suicide rose reveals heart ocean diamond sold order live money tells life throws diamond ocean allowing hold accepting treasure worthless laughs rose goes cabin sleep film ends way final version editing room cameron decided point audience longer interested cut resolution story rose drops diamond want disrupt audience melancholy sinking version test screening featured fight jack takes place jack rose escape flooded dining saloon test audiences disliked scene written film suspense featured falsely offering heart ocean jack rose goes pair sinking class dining room escape notices rose hand water slips table hiding revenge framing theft necklace jack attacks head glass window explains head seen dies completed version film reactions scene test audiences said unrealistic risk life wealth cameron cut reason timing pacing reasons scenes cut similar reasons music soundtrack soundtrack album composed vocals heard film subsequently described wall_street_journal evocative chose norwegian singer commonly known knew album particularly liked sang know heaven castle tried thirty singers finally chose voice create specific moods film additionally wrote song heart secret cameron want songs singing film agreed record demo husband waited cameron appropriate mood presenting song playing times cameron declared approval worried criticized going commercial end movie cameron wanted anxious studio executives saw hit song movie positive factor completion release initial screening 20th century fox paramount_pictures financed paramount handling north american distribution fox handling international release expected cameron complete film release july film released date order exploit lucrative summer season ticket sales blockbuster films usually better april cameron said film special effects complicated releasing film summer possible production delays paramount pushed release date december fueled speculation film disaster preview screening minneapolis july generated positive reviews internet responsible favorable word mouth film eventually led positive media coverage film premiered november tokyo international film festival reaction described new_york_times positive reviews started appear united_states official hollywood premiere occurred december big movie stars attended opening enthusiastically film world media box office including revenue reissue earned north_america countries worldwide total highest grossing film time worldwide remained years avatar written directed cameron surpassed march film earn billion worldwide weekend april century original vessel second film cross billion threshold release estimates fifth highest grossing film time north_america adjusting ticket price inflation site estimates film sold million tickets initial theatrical run initial theatrical run film received steady attendance opening north_america friday december end weekend theaters beginning sell film earned opening day opening weekend theaters averaging venue ranking number box office ahead eighteenth james_bond film tomorrow dies new year day million increased popularity theaters continued sell highest grossing single day saturday february earned weeks north american debut stayed number consecutive weeks north_america record film film stayed theaters north_america months finally closing thursday october final domestic gross outside north_america film double north american gross generating accumulating grand total worldwide initial theatrical run commercial analysis release film critics predicted film significant disappointment box office especially expensive film time shown press autumn massive people charge screenings believed verge losing jobs great picture finally studios combine share great load making cameron thought headed disaster point filming months absolute knowledge studio lose million certainty stated film neared release particular venom cameron seen monumental film critic los_angeles_times wrote cameron pride come close project film completely derivative copy old hollywood film success unprecedented box office performance credited love story captured viewers emotions film playing screens weeks opened straight weeks charts jumped total sales ninth week release earned million week weeks weeks bringing million week 20th century fox estimated seven percent american teenage girls seen twice fifth week young women saw film times subsequently caused credited having primarily propelled film time box office record reports attributed film success positive word mouth repeat viewership love story combined ground breaking special effects film impact men especially credited considered films men cry stated men admire jack sense adventure away steamship bound america cheer courts girl league admire suggests nude modeling excuse naked tragic ending happens flood tears said ability men cry briefly parodied film character recalling death young son states haven cried like bbc analyzed stigma men crying films general middle aged men supposed cry movies stated website citing ending having generated tears adding men felt film tried professor stated men great deal pressure avoid expression female emotions like sadness fear young age males taught inappropriate cry lessons accompanied great deal ridicule lessons aren followed said men idea crying readily admit platoon men general idea sacrifice brother suitable source emotion atlantic stated initially need defense given success considered film year old girls main detractors argued dismissing fodder year old girls fails consider film accomplishment hour historical romantic drama film including teenage boys stated despite film ranked high males age matching ratings teenage boy targeted films like common boys men deny liking acknowledged rejection film child secretly loving collection elements history romance action continues irresistible proposition audiences ages globe stated flaws legacy better reputation believe great movie year old girls doesn mean great movie quotes film aided popularity king world film industry popular quotations according psychology professor studied people like cite films social situations film quotations everyday conversation similar telling joke way form solidarity people feel good laugh laugh said cameron explained film success having significantly benefited experience sharing people experience powerful movie theatre want share want grab friend bring enjoy said want person bring news worth having life worked stated normal repeat viewing rate blockbuster theatrical film repeat rate box office receipts impressive film hour minute length meant shown times day compared normal movie response theatres started midnight rewarded houses held record box office gross years cameron follow film avatar considered film genuine chance surpassing worldwide gross explanations film able successfully challenge given thirds haul earned overseas avatar tracked similarly avatar opened markets globally markets russia saw modest receipts white hot today screens president said avatar beat revenue record film unlikely surpass attendance ticket prices cheaper late 1990s december cameron stated don think realistic try perch pretty good movies come years struck kind chord january interview gave different matter avatar performance easier predict gon happen matter time said author analyzing success stated scholars agree film popularity appears dependent contemporary culture perceptions history patterns elements experienced conventionally expect film events 1990s awesome screen spectacle expansive action rarely seen engaging characters epic drama critical reception garnered mainly positive reviews film critics positively reviewed audiences scholars commented film cultural historical political impacts holds overall approval rating review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes based reviews rating average site consensus reads triumph cameron offers blend spectacular visuals old fashioned melodrama metacritic assigns weighted mean rating reviews film critics film rating score based reviews classified generally favorably reviewed film regard film overall design roger_ebert stated crafted constructed strongly acted movies like merely difficult impossible credited technical difficulties wonder filmmakers able bring drama history proportion found convinced story sad saga named ninth best film television program film received praised accuracy ship sinking described film glorious hollywood epic worth wait gene found stated meticulous detail vast scope intent kind epic motion picture event rarity don watch experience named second best film bbc wrote sinking great ship secret exceeded expectations sheer scale tragedy consider film tops hour running time truly impressive feat entertainment achieved cameron concluded describe greatest disaster movie sell short recreation sinking liner magnificent pieces popular entertainment hollywood romantic emotionally charged aspects film equally praised said walk talking budget running time enormous power big engines ship determined giant propellers heart lasting love story entertainment_weekly described film lush terrifying spectacle romantic doom writer director defining early 20th century human scale touches deepest levels popular new_york_times commented cameron magnificent spectacle decades honestly invites comparison gone wind time magazine hand wrote negative review criticizing lack interesting emotional elements reviewers felt story dialogue weak visuals spectacular review los_angeles_times particularly scathing dismissing elements stated brings tears cameron insistence writing kind movie abilities close later claimed reason film won box office total gave star citing friend saying number times badly written script lead characters refer indication dramatically script lacked interesting actors filmmaker called piece work seen entire life study lives passengers historian said cameron film rich americans educated english emotional restraint good manners training romantic heroes poor irish suffered backlash addition success film topped poll best film endings topped poll film worst movie time british film magazine empire reduced rating film maximum stars enthusiastic review stars positive review later edition accommodate readers tastes wanted hype surrounding film reported activities fans attending multiple screenings addition positive negative parodies film circulated internet inspiring passionate responses fans opinions film understand backlash passionate hatred film said nasty stabs love stated obviously don dislike feel small exist trust way understanding sympathy cameron responded backlash review particular film people hype street feeling let ripped stated returning repeat experience taking hour minute lives dragging share emotion cameron emphasized people ages ranging backgrounds celebrating essential humanity seeing described script earnest straightforward said intentionally incorporates human experience emotion timeless familiar reflect basic emotional fabric film able succeed way dealing mistakes said don share view best scripts ones explore perimeter human experience witty cynical dialogue admiration empire eventually reinstated original star rating film commenting surprise fashionable bash approximately time clear planet favourite film accolades began awards sweep starting golden winning best original song nominees won ace eddie award art directors guild award cinema audio society awards best supporting actress stuart directors guild america award best director nominated bafta awards including best director failed win film garnered fourteen academy_awards nominations tying record set eve won best picture second film win award best art direction best cinematography best film editing best costume design best sound best sound effects editing best original dramatic score best original song artists nominees win original screenplay nominees second film win academy_awards lord rings return king match record won academy award best original song grammy awards record year song year best song written specifically motion picture television film soundtrack best selling primarily orchestral soundtrack time worldwide success spending sixteen weeks number united_states certified diamond million copies sold united_states soundtrack best selling album heart won grammy awards best song written specifically motion picture television film won best male performance best movie best film favorite movie kids choice awards won awards outside united_states including awards year eventually won nearly ninety awards additional seven nominations award giving bodies world additionally book making film bestseller list weeks time tie book achieved status release appeared american_film_institute award winning years series far ranked following lists home media released worldwide pan scan formats vhs laserdisc september vhs available deluxe boxed gift set mounted prints movie dvd version released august non single disc edition special features theatrical trailer cameron stated time intended release special edition extra features later release best selling dvd early dvd sell million copies time fewer homes dvd player released original dvd industry smaller bonus features standard said paramount president domestic home entertainment film dvd performance impressive released dvd october disc special collector edition available united_states canada edition contained newly restored transfer film special features international disc set followed november disc edition marketed featured discs disc set pal enabled disc edition marketed released november available united_kingdom limited disc set film title deluxe limited edition released copies manufactured fifth disc contains cameron documentary ghosts abyss distributed unlike individual release contained discs disc included set regards television broadcasts film airs occasionally united_states networks tnt permit scene jack draws nude portrait rose shown network specialty cable channels addition minor cuts sheer worn digitally painted black began film specifically days leading academy awards conversion release known created mastering original resolution post converting format version took weeks million produce including restoration conversion performed sony soundtrack digital versions struck new master created process release cameron opened super film expanded image film new aspect ratio allowing viewer image screen scene entirely redone release rose view night sky sea morning april scene replaced accurate view night sky star pattern including way adjusted location april change prompted criticized scene showing unrealistic star pattern agreed send film director cameron corrected view sky basis new scene version premiered royal albert hall london march attendance entered general release april days shy centenary embarking maiden voyage critic rated reissue stars explaining found pretty damn dazzling said caught like intimate epic earns place movie time capsule writing entertainment weekly gave film grade wrote visuals movie don look distracting look crisp alive time critical remained mood pretty reaction water logged regards effects noted careful conversion volume impact certain moments separating foreground background scene carved visual field organic levels ann washington_post found asking film twin values spectacle enhanced cameron conversion answer aren added conversion creates distance intimacy mention odd moments framing composition film grossed estimated million day release north_america including midnight preview went million weekend finishing place outside north_america earned million finishing second improved performance following weekend topping box office million china proven successful territory earned million opening day going earn record breaking million opening week taking money process entirety original theatrical run reissue ultimately earned million worldwide million coming china million canada united_states conversion film released format selected international territories allows audience experience film environment motion wind fog lighting scent based special effects
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