“Avatar” — $1B B.O. worldwide
Remember when I said this on 12/20/09:
With a reported $300M budget, Avatar will have to do well above $500M in B.O. to be considered a success — but I’m thinking it will walk to that mark, probably hit $700M and maybe $1B.
Well, that didn’t take long:
James Cameron’s science-fiction epic “Avatar” had another stellar weekend with $68.3 million domestically, shooting past $1 billion worldwide, only the fifth movie ever to hit that mark.
№1 for the third-straight weekend, 20th Century Fox’s “Avatar” raised its domestic total to $352.1 million after just 17 days. The film added $133 million overseas to lift its international haul to $670 million, for a worldwide gross of $1.02 billion.
It’s possible — but unlikely — the movie bypasses Titanic ($1,842B). But even if it doesn’t, it’s a lock to be the #2 B.O. gross movie of all-time meaning that James Cameron will hold down the top two spots. See BoxOfficeMojo.com.
Does this mean Cameron moves from King of the World to King of the Universe?