r/Marvel • u/TechnicianOk3133 • 13h ago

Film/Television We did it!

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Avengers: Endgame is again the highest grossing movie of all time! Shoutout to everyone who went to see Encore again and re-live the experience.

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u/pgcleader06 12h ago

Much easier to sell movie tickets in those eras.

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u/redlancer_1987 12h ago

Sure, but the logic still stands.

Let's say Cameron makes Avatar 6, but announces there will be only one showing for one person and the ticket will be auctioned off. He gets a rich Saudi oil mogul to bid $3.4 Billion for the ticket.

do we then put it on the list as the "highest grossing movie of all time"? I guess technically yes, but kind of defeats the purpose of the list which is conveying popularity through money earned.

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u/pgcleader06 12h ago

And if they put out Avengers Doomsday but each movie ticket costs a penny and 2 billion tickets are sold worldwide, is it fair to say that it is the most popular movie of all time? Same kind of extreme reasoning.

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u/redlancer_1987 11h ago

yes, that would be correct. In my scenario most eyeballs on screen = most popular movie.

If you just want highest highest grossing movie then the current chart is fine. The newest movies will essentially always be toward the top of the list because ticket prices will only ever go up.

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u/pgcleader06 6h ago

That makes no sense from a supply and demand perspective. But kudos for doubling down instead of conceding the logical flaws in arguing by extremes.