tfw everyone celebrates this and throws aside that avatar got #1 on their first run without needing 10+ years of build up or background
That's because avatar deserves to be thrown aside and curb stomped.
It's a stuffty forgettable movie and people have over hyped James Cameron. He made some great movies, but he's not a god. Avatar was made to be eye candy for 3D TVs. What a wonderful and totally memorable technology that didn't get tossed aside and forgotten 3 years after it's boom.
This movie got #1 because of every reason except the one that people should be interested to see a movie for, the movie.