James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of the Water” grossed $1.7 billion at the worldwide box office over the weekend. About informs Film Distributor’s Newsletter.
Now the picture has entered the top 10 highest-grossing films in the world: it ranks fifth in the ranking of the highest-grossing films abroad and seventh in the world box office. Thus, at the global box office, the new “Avatar” has already surpassed “The Lion King” ($1.663 billion) in 2019 and “Jurassic World” ($1.672 billion) in 2015. The release earned $1.19 billion at the international box office.
Formerly James Cameron declaration about his intention to shoot several new episodes of the sci-fi blockbuster “Avatar.” “With the momentum of the movie at the moment, it seems that we will be able to easily cover the costs even in the coming days. It seems that I will not be able to escape from it – I will have to make other sequels. “I know what I’m going to do for the next six or seven years,” Cameron said.