Now that James Cameron's sorta game-changing Avatar is a global juggernaut/critical-darling/phenomenon, he must be reveling not only in the boatloads of money he's making but the sound of silence he's hearing from those who dared doubt him. Before Avatar started breaking records, critics somehow forgot that this was the tyrannical genius who created the Terminator from a dream he had and turned what many thought to be a sinking ship into the highest grossing movie ever. Google "Avatar flop" and behold the swarms of interneters who were certain Fox had a financial disaster on its hands. Well, they were wrong. James Cameron should accept Avatar's Best Picture Oscar with an "I told you so" carved into his forehead. (That actually sounds like something he might do.) Here are five people who owe the King of the World an apology.

('’)Guy Ritchie: Many predicted the British director's Sherlock Holmes would knock Avatar from the top spot at the box-office when it was released a week later. Ritchie himself was overheard at an advance Avatar screening telling producer Joel Silver that "there's nothing to worry about here, then." Wrong! After initial estimates had Holmes squeaking past Avatar , final tallies had Avatar winning by a whole $ten million.

Perez Hilton: If you thought getting punched in the face by Will.I.Am. was the most hilarious thing Perez Hilton could do, this is what he said after Avatar’s opening weekend. “There's $500 million dollars shot to hell! The most expensive movie ever made has FAILED at the box office.” Rrrrright. And you call yourself a celebrity blogger!

Amy Miles, CEO of Regal Entertainment Group: This might be nitpicking, but you'd think the owner of thousands of multiplexes nationwide would be able to predict her audience's tastes. And surely she was in the theater business the last time James Cameron made a movie that people couldn't not see. But no. Prior to Avatar's release, Miles said the film "could" make more than $250 million in the U.S. and Canada. Well Amy, Avatar "did" make more than $250 million in the U.S. and Canada. In ten days.

Drew Magary: This Deadspin writer could be the poster boy for maybe the most outspoken of all Cameron doubters. He dismissed a three-hour 3D, hi-def epic, based on the merits of a two-minute 2D trailer the size of a deck of cards. In a now insanely titled article "Avatar Might Be The Longest, Biggest Flop Ever," Magary writes, "If you’ve seen the commercials for the movie lately–and how could you miss them?–it’s hard to believe that hype. How can you change movies forever when I’ve seen this plot in roughly 4,000 other movies, from Dances With Wolves to Alien Nation? The answer is, if your name is James Cameron, that's how. Hitler: What happened to tyrants sticking together? Like many of us, when Adolf Hitler first caught wind of Avatar, he was less than impressed. Check out his reaction below and imagine how stupid he must feel now.

Update: Amy Miles contacted us to assure us that she believed the film would exceed financial expectations, and that her quotes in the Reuters article were taken out of context. She specifically stated prior to Avatar's release, that from a technology perspective, it was “like nothing I had ever seen on the screen, visually stunning.” It turns out that she does not owe Mr. Cameron an apology, and that we owe her one.