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Avatar (also marketed as James Cameron's Avatar) is a 2009 American epic science fiction film directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez and Sigourney Weaver. It is set in the mid-22nd century when humans are colonizing Pandora, a lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system, in order to mine the valuable mineral unobtanium. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na'vi – a humanoid species indigenous to Pandora. The film's title refers to a genetically engineered Na'vi body operated from the brain of a remotely located human that is used to interact with the natives of Pandora.
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| Written by | James Cameron
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox
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| Running time | 162 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $237,000,000 USD
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| Box office | $761,000,000 USD
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- When Sully reassures Mo'at (the shaman) that he is "empty", it refers to his life being empty. The term "jarhead" is applied to Marines referring to their traditional 'high and tight' haircut, and is used by Dr. Augustine when Sully is entering the Avatar link for the first time.
- In the scene that introduces the concept of the tree of souls to the viewer, Grace remarks that outsiders are forbidden to go there, but that she would "die to get samples." This turns out to be an unfortunately prophetic figure of speech as later, she is allowed to go to the tree of souls because she is dying. Her first words upon arriving are, "I need to get samples..."
- The first film to gross $700 million domestically in the United States. James Cameron's previous film Titanic (1997) was the first film to gross $500 and $600 million domestically.
- The film reached the US$500 million dollar mark in 32 days, beating The Dark Knight (2008)'s previous record of 45 days. James Cameron's previous film, Titanic (1997), took 98 days to reach the US$500 million dollar mark.
- At the beginning when Colonel Quaritch is briefing the men on the situation non Pandora, there are blinds as well as a metal panel in the top-left corner of the blinds, which resemble an American flag. Oddly enough, the panel has a "50" engraved in it, the number of stars on the American flag.
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