Saturday
21Nov2009
So, how long is James Cameron's 'Avatar'?
Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 11:18AM | By Franck Tabouring 
James Cameron's sci-fi epic "Avatar" will open in theaters and IMAX everywhere Dec. 18, 2009, but until now, on one really knew the film's final running time. Now the answer is here: 150 minutes.
Twentieth Century Fox's Bruce Snyder told the Hollywood Reporter the movie would run 2.5 hours. With all credits added, it may even run for a total of 156 minutes, but definitely not longer.
The reason why "Avatar" won't run any longer is the inability of some IMAX theaters to play a movie longer than 170 minutes. "Avatar" will play in 3D at around 2,500 locations (180 IMAX) and 2D at 1,500 locations.
Reader Comments (2)
I thought that the movie would be around 3 hours but that's just fine I also heard that 30 minutes of the movie is not finished colouring but it will be done before it's release date I am dying to see this one and I am sure this won't dissappoint like New Moon.
Saw the Cameron interview on CBS and this movie is well on it's way to create history that's how I feel.I heard that the is same as Dark Knight running time and 30 minutes being left out because of Imax theater projection guess the deleted scenes will available on dvd.Great to hear that Weta has finished it's work I am just dying to see this movie on opening night.