‘Avatar 2’ ranks 3rd in global box office

Director James Cameron's 'Avatar: Path of Water' ranked 3rd in the world box office.

'Avatar: Waterways' (hereinafter 'Avatar 2') broke the record of 'Titanic', another masterpiece by James Cameron, and became the third highest-grossing film in history.

'Avatar 2' earned $2,243.3 million worldwide, overtaking 'Titanic' ($2,242.8 million) at the global box office. Now, ‘Avatar 2’ is chasing ‘Avatar’ ($2.92 billion) and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ ($2.7 billion) on the all-time charts. The break-even point, which was initially estimated at around $2 billion, has already been exceeded.

Cameron is the only filmmaker to have produced three movies totaling more than $2 billion, ranking first, third, and fourth in the global box office.

“James Cameron continues to find his way up the box office charts,” said Shawn Robbins, senior analyst at BoxOfficePro. “He clearly knows how to captivate modern audiences.”

Meanwhile, in North America, 'Avatar 2' is the 9th highest-grossing film so far with $657 million. In order to climb higher on the all-time domestic charts, it must surpass 'Titanic' (8th place with $659 million) and 'Avengers: Infinity War' (7th place with $678 million).

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr