Avatar: The Way of the Water joins film history with $2B in worldwide box office
Heather Hamilton
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Avatar: The Way of the Water crossed the $2 billion worldwide box office threshold this past weekend, joining a select group of films to claim such a feat.
The Avatar sequel was released on Dec. 16 and, for the sixth straight weekend, has sat atop the box office.
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The film becomes the sixth movie ever to cross the $2 billion worldwide box office mark, according to Deadline.
With its worldwide grosses, the film is now one of only five films to do so. Avatar 2 joins 1997’s Titanic, 2015’s Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens, 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, and 2019’s Avengers: Endgame.
Director James Cameron returned to lead the second installment of the Avatar franchise. The original film currently holds the record for being the biggest-selling film of all time, according to Box Office Mojo. Cameron has teased additional sequels.
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The Avatar sequel has four more weeks before it faces serious box office contention when the latest Marvel film, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, is released on Feb. 17.