26 January 2010
Avatar Takes The Box Office Crown
Sails past Titanic to break the record
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
And that's it folks: throw out the history books because they all have to be re-written to say John Major Punched The Q… Wait, no, that's The Day Today. It's finally time to write a story about Avatar winning something at the box office. Yes, James Cameron's sci-fi pic has passed his other big film to become the highest worldwide grosser of all time.
While final figures aren't available yet, Monday's earnings were expected to be around $15 million, which would put Avatar, previously on around $1.838 billion following its sixth weekend run at the top of the charts, past Titanic's record $1.84 billion haul.
Of course, there will be the usual caveats: adjustments for inflation, 3D ticket prices being higher and blah-de-blah, but right now, the only record Avatar hasn't taken from Titanic is its US domestic earning crown. Though with $49 million separating them, it's likely that it'll fall before Jake and co leave cinemas across the pond.
James Cameron’s 3D sci-fi film Avatar has toppled his 1997 box-office blockbuster Titanic after grossing nearly 2 billion dollars in ticket sales worldwide.
The epic movie, set in the year 2154, raked in a staggering 1.841 billion, becoming the best-selling international release of all time.
Titanic, that bagged 11 Oscars, earned 1.843 billion at the box office between 1997 and 1998, reports the Daily Express.
It was pipped after Avatar recently pocketed another 22.5 million pounds at theatres worldwide.
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