James Cameron's directorial Avatar: The Way of Water' has raked in $2 billion at the global box office and has gone on to become another hit franchise for Walt Disney Co. On Sunday, the box office sales of sci-fi films hit $2.024 billion, of which around 1.4 billion come from international markets outside the US and Canada.
With these numbers, Avatar 2'' has become the sixth highest-grossing movie of all time. Cameron had earlier said that the film needed to collect $2 billion at the box office to break even. The film is estimated to have a budget of $250 million to $350 million.
Avatar 2'' has collected $598 million in the US so far. The film has collected a total of 387.82 crore in net collections and 473.14 crore in gross collections in India, according to Sacnilk. Avatar 2'' focuses on Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana as Jake Sully and Neytiri 10 years after the events of the first movie.
Senior media analyst at Comscore Paul Dergarabedian told news agency Reuters: "Any time you are in the billions, you are in the pantheon of top franchises." Jake and Neytiri are parents of five children. The film stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Kate Winslet, Sigourney Weaver, Brendan Cowell and Jack Champion in key roles.
Cameron has directed three of the top six films of all time Avatar', Avatar: The Way of Water'' and Titanic'. Avatar'' collected $2.9 billion in global ticket sales and remains the highest-grossing film in history.
Avatar 3'' is scheduled to appear in theatres in December next year, while the fourth and fifth instalments are scheduled for December 2026 and December 2028.
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