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As was often the case throughout his unparalleled career, James Cameron Made movie history again this weekend.
The long-awaited sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water” has grossed more than $2 billion in worldwide gross revenue, according to… final date.
That’s the grand total after the film took the box office this weekend, its sixth in a row for the opening weekend, and the film has held the top spot since its December release.
CNN has reached out to “Avatar: The Way of Water” production studio Disney for comment on the film’s latest financial milestone.
“Avatar: The Way of Water” is the sequel to Cameron’s 2009 extraterrestrial epic “Avatar,” which remains at the top of the list of best-selling films of all time, according to Box Office Mojo.
Other films by Cameron are also in the $2 billion club – 1997’s Titanic. Only three other films are part of this club – 2015’s Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, and 2015’s Avengers: Infinity War. 2018, and Avengers: Endgame one year later.
Thus Cameron is the only director who can boast that three of his films are among the six that have grossed more than $2 billion, as well as the 6 best selling films of all time.
The director plans to release At least three more From now on, the “Avatar” movie series is moving forward.
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