Avatar is the highest grosser of all time

Posted on January 26, 2010
Filed Under Directors, News

This isn’t really the kind of movie news we post about here on Moviemind but we will make an exception today. Mostly because we really enjoyed “Avatar” and we couldn’t agree more with the moviegoers worldwide – this is a cinematic masterpiece and numbers speaks for themselves.

James Cameron has conquered the worldwide box office, again. “Avatar” now trumps “Titanic” as the all-time grossing title worldwide. Variety reports that as of yesterday, 20th Century Fox and Cameron’s “Avatar” surpassed previous record holder “Titanic” to become the highest worldwide grosser of all time. Fox said final figures won’t be available until Tuesday, but with weekend numbers for “Avatar” totaling $1.838 billion worldwide, pic’s expected $15 million domestic earnings should give the pic enough steam to sail past “Titanic” with a global cume of $1.842 billion.

This latest record comes just after “Avatar” made history over the weekend, grossing $1.29 billion at the international B.O. to tackle “Titanic’s” $1.24 billion. “Titanic” still reigns Stateside with $600.8 million, but as “Avatar” maintains a heady lead over its competition – pic fell only 16% in its sixth frame – holdover should continue to close the gap, having already earned $551.7 million as of yesterday.

If you haven’t seen “Avatar” and you’re still wondering what’s all the commotion? Go see it. Now.

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