But the ultimate question is will Harry Potter beat out those big blue aliens to take the top spot? I have seen both films, and personally I thought Avatar was the better film, as well as a remarkable achievement in film making, so therefore it should stay at its deserving spot of No.1. The real "hero" of this story, however is "Titanic" released in 1997, it has the disadvantage of being released in 2D, so therefore doesn't have that ticket price boost.
Here's how the films stand:
1. Avatar
Gross: $2,782,275,172
2. Titanic
Gross: $1,843,201,268
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Gross: $1,133,901,000
Potter still has another $1,648,374,172 to beat out Avatar to take the top spot, will The Boy Wizard do it? Or does James Cameron have nothing to worry about?