Hollywood
Avatar: The Way of Water Races Past $2 Billion Mark At The Global Box Office
Los Angeles, January 22 - James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water has passed the $2 billion mark at the global box office, becoming the first film in the covid-19 pandemic era to achieve the feat. ## The blockbuster sequel reached the box office milestone in 38 days. At the end of its 6th weekend, "Avatar 2" stands at $2.02 billion globally. It has grossed approx. $598 million at the domestic (North America) and $1.43 billion overseas. ## The Disney-backed blockbuster has grossed $228 million on IMAX and becomes the second highest-grossing film ever on IMAX globally.## "Avatar 2" is only the 6th film in history to reach the $2 billion mark, and out of which, 3 films belong to James Cameron. The movie also achieved the feat 7 days faster than the first "Avatar" which hit the $2 billion mark in 45 days.## Top 10 international markets of "Avatar 2" through the 6th Sunday are as follows - China ($229.70 M), France ($129.80 M), Germany ($117.00 M), Korea ($96.90 M), the UK ($81.90 M), India ($57.90 M), Australia ($55.10 M), Mexico ($51.40 M), Spain ($47.00 M), and Italy ($45.30 M).## The sci-fi epic will next beat "Avengers: Infinity War's" $2.05 billion by Thursday to become the 5th highest-grossing film of all time. The movie is expected to finish in the top 3 films of all time with a worldwide gross collection of over $2.3 billion. ## Stay tuned...
