James Cameron’s Avatar sequel has been inching towards its goal as the film has recently emerged fifth highest-grossing film of all time. It has even passed Avengers: Infinity War to take its spot on Thursday.
As per IANS, Avatar: The Way of Water has now grossed a whopping $2.054 billion at the global box office. Infinity War on the other hand had an equally impressive $2.052 billion total, after releasing back in 2018, reported Variety. ALSO READ | Avatar Franchise Inspired By Hindu Mythology? YouTuber Claims Lord Krishna And Shiva Influenced James Cameron To Create Blue Aliens!
The list of all-time high-ranking films only includes - Avatar ($2.92 billion), Avengers: Endgame ($2.79 billion), Titanic ($2.19 billion) and Star Wars Episode VII - The Force Awakens ($2.07 billion).
However, now Avatar: The Way of Water has also joined the list and it has earned more than Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1.92 billion), making it the highest-grossing movie of the pandemic era, reported Variety.
Avatar 2 has grossed $1.5 billion, making it the fourth-biggest movie in history. Meanwhile, at the domestic box office, it`s made $603 million, standing as No. 13 of all time.
It`s just the sixth movie ever made that has crossed $2 billion globally, doing so in its sixth week of release.
The latest reports also suggest that Avatar: The Way of Water, which required the development of new technology to shoot motion-capture scenes underwater, needed to earn $1.5 billion to break even. James Cameron is reportedly hoping to turn Avatar into a five-film franchise, that will tell a multi-generational family saga. ALSO READ | James Cameron Reveals He Edited Out 10 Minutes Of Avatar 2 To Avoid Glorifying Gun Violence; Takes A Dig At Terminator Franchise And Other Films!
The filmmaker not only directed the latest Avatar movie he also co-wrote it with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver.
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