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This doesn't account for the fact that Avatar on 3D IMAX costs more than an average movie. They're using $7.35 as the ticket price, not the $17 I've seen as the actual price. From the article: "Inflation-adjustment is mostly done by multiplying estimated admissions by the latest average ticket price."

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How many 3D IMAXes are out there, though? My bet is that a majority of viewers are watching it in 2D in the U.S. alone. This list doesn't account for international sales, which probably attributes for a smaller overall percentage of 3D ticket sales.

>* This list doesn't account for international sales, which probably attributes for a smaller overall percentage of 3D ticket sales.*

Why? Everybody I know here in Taipei who saw it saw it in 3D. Is 3D exceptionally popular in the US or something?

Here in Uruguay too... it was the main selling point for 3D cinemas.

Don't forget the $3.50 fee for 3D glasses even in non-IMAX theaters. (at least in the theaters I've been to)

Wow, where's that? The glasses were free when I saw it in SF.

In Australia we have to pay an extra $1 for the glasses (which you can keep or recycle).

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