James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” has become only the sixth film in history to cross the $2 billion mark at the worldwide box office.
It marks the first film in pandemic times to have done so, and for Cameron it’s his third film to have achieved that milestone (and for actress Zoe Saldana her fourth film to do so).
Disney announced Sunday that the film will finish the weekend with a worldwide total of $2.024 billion, with $598 million domestically and $1.426 billion overseas (incl. $230 million from China).
The film in fact hit the $2 billion mark earlier than the first “Avatar” did. That film remains the top-grossing film of all time with $2.9 billion in global ticket sales including rereleases.
‘The Way of Water’ is now only days away from overtaking “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ($2.07 billion and “Avengers: Infinity War” ($2.05 billion) to rank fourth on the list of all-time grossing movies.
In its sixth weekend domestically, the film took in $19.7 million – a drop of around 40% from last weekend. It’s still ahead of “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” which was second with $11.5 million in its fifth weekend of release, and “M3GAN” which slid to third with a further $9.8 million.
The “Searching” sequel “Missing,” a film set entirely on computer screens and smartphones, debuted in fourth place with $9.3 million – doing so off a tight $7 million budget. Rounding out the top five was the Tom Hanks-led “A Man Called Otto” with $9 million.
Source: Box-Office Mojo
