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James Cameron has just become the first director in history to have three films gross more than USD$1.51 billion at the box office following the release of Avatar: The Way of Water.
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Cameron has achieved the record as two of his notable films, Titanic (1997) and Avatar (2009), remain at the topmost rank on the global box office.
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The historical record features Cameron’s 2009 blockbuster Avatar, which is currently the highest-grossing film in history with $2,922.9 million.
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Titanic, which remains in the top 3 collected $2,201.6 million at the box office more than 25 years after its release.
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Meanwhile, Avatar: The Way of Water, which has surpassed Tom Cruise starrer Top Gun: Maverick as the top grossing movie in 2022, has collected nearly $1.547B worldwide in 23 days of release, as per the Deadline report.
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Cameron’s expectations with the Avatar sequel are only getting higher as the studio hopes the sequel to cross the $2 billion mark.
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The filmmaker has revealed in the past that he needed the film to hit this target in order to break even as he announced upcoming installments of the popular franchise.
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Avatar: The Way of Water is currently running in theatres worldwide.
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