James Cameron referenced Titanic's success in clash with Fox executives over smash hit Avatar
dailymail.co.ukJames Cameron said he had to reference his past success at the box office with Titanic, in a creative clash over the making of his 2009 blockbuster Avatar.The Ontario, Canada-born director, 68, told The New York Times on Friday that he and Fox execs 'clashed over certain things' in the making of Avatar, which went on to make more than $2.34 billion at the worldwide box office, the highest lifetime gross ever, according to Box Office Mojo. 'The studio felt that the film should be shorter and that there was too much flying around on the ikran - what the humans call the banshees,' he said. 'Well, it turns out that’s what the audience loved the most, in terms of our exit polling and data gathering.' The latest: James Cameron, 68, said he had to reference his past success at the box office with Titanic, in a creative clash over the making of his 2009 blockbuster Avatar.
He was snapped in 2020 in LA The Oscar-winning filmmaker said that amid the butting of heads with the studio, he reminded execs of his massive success with 1997's Titanic, which sits third in lifetime gross at the worldwide box office with $2.2 billion.Cameron said he 'said, "You know what?
I made Titanic. This building that we’re meeting in right now, this new half-billion dollar complex on your lot? Titanic paid for that, so I get to do this."' Cameron, who has directed blockbusters such as The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Aliens, said studio execs thanked him for holding firm in the wake of the film's huge success.'I feel that my job is to protect their investment, often against their own judgment,' he said.
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