Avatar Breaks the $1 Billion Mark!

Avatar Breaks the $1 Billion Mark!

James Cameron's return to the silver screen keeps getting more impressive, beating both The Dark Knight and Spider-Man in international box office gross.

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By multipurposeponi - Jan 04, 2010 12:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: Mania.com



For the third weekend in a row, Avatar conquered at the box office. This last weekend's take, $68.3 million in the US and $133.5 million from foreign markets, has pushed past the $1 billion worldwide barrier.

After only 17 days in domestic distribution, the film has grossed $352.1 million. It is now only $48 million away from crossing the $400 million domestic mark.

Here are the top five highest domestic (US) grossing films:

1. Titanic - $600.7 million
2. The Dark Knight - $533.3 million
3. Star Wars - $460.9 million
4. Shrek 2 - $441.2 million
5. E.T. - $435.1 million

And here are the top three highest international grossing films:

1. Titanic - $1,842,879,955
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - $1,119,110,941
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest - $1,066,179,725

Avatar now holds the #4 spot with $1,018,811,000 worldwide.



Information courtesy of Mania.com


MPP - I've seen Avatar in both IMAX 3-D and conventional 3-D. Mr. Cameron was right, it truly is a revolutionary film. My only concern is how the hell I'm going to be able to enjoy watching it at home after seeing it in theaters!



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kidz3r0
kidz3r0 - 1/4/2010, 12:39 PM
Avatar was sick! I hope it kicks Titanic's Ass.
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 1/4/2010, 12:51 PM
For me,Avatar was a great visual movie, but the plot was predictable and not very creative at all. Just my opinion. I want any movie to top the Titanic as top grossing film. Sitting through that movie was torture that I never want to experience again.
WarNoodle
WarNoodle - 1/4/2010, 12:57 PM
saw it finally last night! in 3d on an XD screen! AMAZING!!! i want to see it over and over again! lets kick titanics ass! even though I never saw titanic... im pretty sure it sucked though.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 1/4/2010, 12:58 PM
It was a great movie but if it hadnt of been in 3D I really dont think I would have been even half as impressed by it as I was!

I just hope that when they release it on blu-ray (I wouldnt even consider buying a movie like this on crappy DVD's!) they dont include crappy red and blue cardboard glasses that end up ruining the whole thing!
Tobuttica
Tobuttica - 1/4/2010, 1:00 PM
This movie is doing ridiculous damage at the box office. I have yet to see it, probably on Friday, but it's crazy. On another note, I saw the preview for the Human Target tv show, and that looks dang good as well.
Spilox
Spilox - 1/4/2010, 1:01 PM
It's definatally going to beat titanic, if it keeps going like this!
Runefyst
Runefyst - 1/4/2010, 1:03 PM
I finally got a chance to see this and it is a very good movie, I was quite impressed. Sure the story is a little predictable, but it was told quite well. And as everyone's been saying, the effects are awesome!

Good article MPP!
Denn1s
Denn1s - 1/4/2010, 1:45 PM
the movie rocks !!! i haven't been that enthusiastic about a film since TDK... i heard on the news that it's gonna end up grossing 4 BILLIONS internationally !!! that's sick !
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 1/4/2010, 1:57 PM
Next stop TWO BILLION!!!

Hey whers all the [frick]ing AVATAR haters now lol??

TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 1/4/2010, 1:59 PM
Wow this movie is sky rocketing
BillyBlack
BillyBlack - 1/4/2010, 2:08 PM
Avatar should become the highest grossing film of all time... and I'm cool with that.

For all the complaints about the predictability of Avatar, and it's a legit point, but let's be fair.

After all, how predictable was the plot of Titanic?
Gose
Gose - 1/4/2010, 2:16 PM
JAMES CAMERON PRESENTS "THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN" ..................... Hey, it still can happen !!

Told you so ......
Gose
Gose - 1/4/2010, 2:18 PM
And movies are pure visual and audio magic ..... if you're looking a really good story... try reading a good book
StrangerX
StrangerX - 1/4/2010, 2:25 PM
JC does it again.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 1/4/2010, 3:24 PM
dellamorte @ Dude, keep telling yaself that lol!! ; D
Phinehas
Phinehas - 1/4/2010, 3:31 PM
Here LEEE! I still "hate" Avatar! I didn't think Titanic was all that great either. I guess I "hate" that too?? Avatar doesn't deserve this much attention. Good spectacle. But thats it. It was Dances With Wolves meets blue kaminoan cloners. No story or concept that was especially memorable.

Welcome back, MPP! How was your vacation. Assuming it was vacation since I haven't seen you around in a while.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 1/4/2010, 3:42 PM
Well, I'd be happy if Titanic was knocked off the top spot, so I guess that's a good thing.

I just hope "Avatar season" ends quickly. I can't take much more.
Phinehas
Phinehas - 1/4/2010, 3:53 PM
Sounds like a hoot! Glad you had fun.
DogsOfWar
DogsOfWar - 1/4/2010, 3:53 PM
Agreed Tyler-done with Avatar articles on here.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 1/4/2010, 5:03 PM
TYLER: I also agree - time to move on from Avatar and get back to actual CBM news, lol! ;)

Guys, check out my EXCALIBUR Fan Cast!!!

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/joshw24/news/?a=1340
superdog
superdog - 1/4/2010, 5:31 PM
oh look i was right, i only has to wait one day for another article about avatar making money and beating dark knight. cant wait to see the next one tomorrow.
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 1/4/2010, 7:38 PM
Phinehas, that's exactly how I felt. It felt like they took Dancing With Wolves and put that into a distant planet action movie. A number of my friends have made the same comment. I felt that I was watching DWW all over again with incredible visuals added and blue aliens instead of Native Americans.
TheMyth
TheMyth - 1/4/2010, 7:50 PM
I was supposed to go see it today, but I'm going tomorrow instead. Still, just by following it's monetary gain and reviews, I have no second thoughts about it breaking every box-office record. Cameron will hold the #1 and #2 slots on the top 3 grossing movies of all time.
supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 1/4/2010, 8:22 PM
@TheMyth

If you're going to be watching it in 3D, just know that your eyes will explode from your head before the end of the film.

And Yes, this movie is moving up way too fast on the box office ladder to not beat Titanic
superdog
superdog - 1/4/2010, 9:10 PM
These numbers are so stupid anyway cause they don't take into account inflation or higher 3d and higher IMAX prices. Therefore even if it's makes more money I think titanic will still have sold more tickets. Long live Leo:)

if you adjust for inflation when compared to tickets sold gone with the wind would be the highest grossing movie of all time. Therefore frankly mr Cameron, I don't give a damn!
Shaman
Shaman - 1/5/2010, 7:18 AM
Well, i was waiting for it to hit the DVD bargin bins but my girlfriend pulled a "twilight/newmoon" on me and dragged me to see it this weekend. I'll be writing my review of it shortly ;) Domestically i think it will beat Star Wars but might fall short of TDK. I really don't think it will beat Titanic. I'm sticking to my 500 million domestic prediction.

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Ranger14
Ranger14 - 1/5/2010, 12:59 PM
Superdog, you make a very valid point. It's hard to compare revenues when you are dealing with prices 12 years later and the really high amount of IMAX attendees for this film.

I snoozed through part of the Titanic and thought the casting was terrible, so I still don't get that being the top selling film. We know what they say about opinions.
Shaman
Shaman - 1/5/2010, 2:02 PM
My review is now up and running in the reviews section! Feel free to put it in main if no news grace us with their presence ;)
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 1/5/2010, 2:43 PM
Shaman, when did you predict this movie to make $500 mil, yesterday? You were on this site before the movie came out saying it would make like $250 domestically. You had some huge arguement about how this movie would not make enough money to cover it's budget.
gorgeousgeeks
gorgeousgeeks - 1/6/2010, 1:15 AM
I think the fact that it's in 3D and the ticket prices are what pushed it to over a billion. I hear tons of people saying that there isn't a point in seeing the film if it's not in 3D and then most people think the effects are the coolest thing they've seen in movie theaters. Me, I would honestly prefer to have a storyline that wasn't identical to Pocahontas or Ferngully. My dad, who usually picks a plot apart, didn't want to hear my sister's comments about the obvious, overdone plot of the evil of Capatalism and blah, blah, blah because he wants to watch the cool effects. But if you take away the 3D, do you honestly believe that the movie deserved to make over a billion dollars? I'm looking forward to seeing the real Avatar in July.

It's cool that Avatar is going to beat Titanic, but it is the same director. I would prefer if a real comic book movie did it. Here's hoping to the richest Marvel character of them all, Iron Man.
Shaman
Shaman - 1/6/2010, 6:47 AM
Ryguy88- During the holidays, i changed my mind to them breaking even but not making much profit. Only because when i whent to see it, there was a massive line up. I was like "haven't they already seen this???" LOL. So when i saw that the tickets were still getting sold, i changed to 500 million. Not on here though, you are correct in saying that i was arguing with you the other day, saying it would only make 300 million domestically. Judging from that line up, weeks after it's release, 300 domestic is impossible.

gorgeousgeeks- I'd love for Ironman to kick everyone's ass but since it's not in 3D, i don't think it will. TDK did great on account of an award winning performance. I doubt that Ironman will have any of those. It's not meant to, really.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 1/7/2010, 2:05 PM
The whole point of making these prediction is negated when you go and change them when you see how well the movie is actually doing, shaman.
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