‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Swims Past $2B Worldwide – International Box Office

Refresh for latest…: The global and international box office had a wild weekend this session amid the continued advancement of Avatar: The Way of Water and a mega-comeback for Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan, while China’s Lunar New Year period concluded as the market’s second-best ever.

EXCLUSIVE: When a tentpole works at the global box office, there’s a ripple effect with exhibition partners, not just the studio, bathing in riches. Such is the case for CJ 4DPlex’s Screen X and 4DX auditoriums which can brag that Avatar: The Way of Water, as it clocks $2.1 billion worldwide, is the exhibitor’s highest grossing movie of all-time with $85M.

Earlier this week, James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water became the No. 5 highest-grossing movie ever worldwide, and, as expected, has now surfed to the No. 4 position on the all-time chart. In so doing, it leaves Star Wars: The Force Awakens in its wake with nearly $2.075B globally. 

Well, James Cameron naysayers, it’s time to admit defeat. Variety reports that “Avatar: The Way Of Water” now sits at #5 in the all-time box office gross rankings with $2.054 billion globally.

Avatar: The Way Of Water is continuing to break record numbers.The James Cameron helmed Avatar sequel is now the fifth highest-grossing film of all time, making a staggering $2.054 billion at the global box office as per Deadline.It comes after the filmmaker, 68, recently made history as the only director to have three films top $2 billion at worldwide box office.  Big numbers: Avatar: The Way Of Water is now the fifth highest-grossing film of all time, making a staggering $2.054 billion at the global box office; Still from Avatar: The Way of WaterThe long-awaited movie took the spot of Avengers: Infinity War on Thursday, which had earned $2.052 billion globally, after its release in 2018.  The new achievement now gives Cameron three of the top five highest-grossing movies of all time.Cameron's other two films in the illustrious list include the original Avatar (2009), which is number one of all-time, with $2.923B on a $237 million budget, and Titanic (1997), after it raked in 2.195B against a budget of $200 million.  Successful: The long-awaited movie took the spot of Avengers: Infinity War on Thursday; Still from Avatar: The Way of Water The next film to beat is Star Wars Episode VII – The Force Awakens, which made $2.07 billion, after which Avatar will face off with Titanic. The two films sitting on top of the list are Avengers: Endgame ($2.79 billion), while the original Avatar is in first place.Though it's predicted that the film will beat out Titanic eventually, Paramount is doing a Titanic global rerelease around Valentine's Day.Meanwhile at the domestic box office, the Avatar sequel has made $603 million.  History: The achievement gives filmmaker James Cameron, 68, the distinction of being the only in history

With Wednesday’s worldwide box office grosses included, James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has surpassed $2.054B globally, and jumped up a notch on the all-time worldwide chart. 

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In the wake of the breathtaking Avatar: The Way of Water soaring past the $2 billion global gross mark, the James Cameron-directed epic scored a best picture nomination, along with noms for production design, sound and visual effects. The snub of Cameron’s monumental achievement in the best director category continues the franchise’s complex relationship with Oscar.

Over the past month, the conversation around “Avatar: The Way of Water” has shifted from, “Will it make money?” to “How much money will it make?” James Cameron‘s much-anticipated — or much-derided, depending on where you sit in the contemporary culture wars — was always expected to make money, but everyone has been shocked at its impact at the global box office. Once it became clear that the movie was going to outperform even its most ambitious expectations, the only question became whether this movie could possibly topple the original “Avatar.” And while that remains an open question, in at least one regard, Cameron’s sequel has already proven itself ahead of the pace.

On the heels of the success of Avatar: The Way Of Water, James Cameron now has the distinction of being the only director to helm three films to top $2 billion at the worldwide box office, according to TMZ.The long-awaited Avatar sequel topped the massive money milestone on Sunday, which comes just six weeks after its release, earning $2.024B at last check against a budget of between $350-460 million.Cameron's other two films in the illustrious list include the original Avatar (2009), which is number one of all-time, with $2.923B on a $237 million budget and Titanic (1997), after it raked in 2.195B against a budget of $200 million. History-making: James Cameron, 68, now has the distinction of being the only director in history with three films that have crossed $2 billion at the worldwide box officeAlong with Cameron's three epic films, only three others have passed the $2 billion benchmark, and all of them are from Disney.Coming in second on the all-time moneymaking list is Avengers: Endgame (2019), with $2.798B on a budget of $356-400 million.

Avatar: The Way of Water surpassed $2 billion globally at the box office in just six weeks, after earning acclaim for its innovations in visual effects technology.The milestone achievement makes the James Cameron-directed epic science fiction film 'the six highest-grossing films of all time,' according to Deadline.The highly-anticipated sequel was reportedly 'one of the most expensive films ever made, with a budget estimated at $350 million or more.'   Avatar: The Way of Water surpassed $2 billion globally at the box office in just six weeks, after earning acclaim for its innovations in visual effects technologyThe news comes after Cameron confirmed there will be Avatar sequels after saying that the latest film would definitely make the profit needed to continue the franchise. Earlier this month, the director, 68, quipped on HBO Max's Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? that he 'can't wiggle out' of creating the final two Avatar movies as his latest flick. 'It looks like with the momentum that the film has now that we’ll easily pass our break even in the next few days, so it looks like I can’t wiggle out of this and I’m gonna have to do these other sequels,' he said.  Impressive! The milestone achievement makes the James Cameron-directed epic science fiction film 'the six highest-grossing films of all time,' according to DeadlineThe director added: ‘I know what I’m going to be doing the next six or seven years.’ Previously, the filmmaker has made no secret of the astronomical costs of making the movie, describing it as 'very f***** expensive.' The director even said before the release of the third instalment that he would end the whole franchise early if audiences do not seem to 'give a s***'.

Over the past month, the conversation around “Avatar: The Way of Water” has shifted from, “Will it make money?” to “How much money will it make?” James Cameron‘s much-anticipated — or much-derided, depending on where you sit in the contemporary culture wars — was always expected to make money, but everyone has been shocked at its impact at the global box office. Once it became clear that the movie was going to outperform even its most ambitious expectations, the only question became whether this movie could possibly topple the original “Avatar.” And while that remains an open question, in at least one regard, Cameron’s sequel has already proven itself ahead of the pace.

The only new wide studio release this weekend is the Stage 6 and Screen Gems thriller Missing which collected $760K yesterday off of showtimes that began at 4PM at 2,650 locations. The movie, which is from the creatives behindSony’s micro-hit, Searching, is expected to do in the mid single digits off 3,000 theaters.

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Suffice it to say that Avatar: The Way of Water commanded the Visual Effects Society’s attention. James Cameron box office-smash sequel scored a record 14 nominations for the 2023 VES Awards, which were announced today.

Avatar: The Way of Water is still smashing it at the box office nearing $2B worldwide and director James Cameron is already teasing the next installment in the film series.

Refresh for latest…: James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water continues to outdo itself having crossed $1.8B globally and reaching nearly $1.9B at the worldwide box office through this weekend.

On a winter Thursday still ruled by James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water, Sony’s Tom Hanks drama A Man Called Otto and Lionsgate’s Gerard Butler action pic, Plane, sought to get an early start with respectively $635K and $625K each.

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