‘Avatar 2’ surpasses ‘Titanic’ and is close to reaching 3rd place globally

James Cameron surpasses James Cameron.

The movie 'Avatar: Waterway' (director James Cameron, hereinafter referred to as 'Avatar 2') has surpassed 'Titanic' (director James Cameron) and is on the verge of becoming the third highest-grossing film of all time at the global box office.

‘Avatar 2’ is a global box office hit, grossing $2.174 billion worldwide. It is the fourth-highest box office gross of all time, following ‘Avatar’ ($2.92 billion), ‘Avengers: Endgame’ ($2.7 billion), and ‘Titanic’ ($2.19 billion).

At this rate, 'Avatar 2' is expected to surpass 'Titanic' and rank third in the global box office this week. The analysis is that 'Avatar 2' was able to attract a large number of audiences through Nth viewing through various theaters such as IMAX or 3D.

Outside of the U.S., the markets accounting for the largest share of 'Avatar 2's box office sales are China ($240.6 million), France ($141.5 million), Germany ($130.7 million), and Korea ($105.5 million). ) is in that order.

Meanwhile, Cameron hinted that Jake's son Roark will be the main character in 'Avatar 3', which is scheduled to be released in December 2024, and said, "Jake was the narrator in Seasons 1 and 2, but Season 3 uses Roark's eyes." He said, “The story will progress through this.”

In addition, director James Cameron added that the so-called 'villain' Na'vi, who are not good people, will appear in 'Avatar 3' and will be in conflict with the Roark family. Director Cameron also added that there are a total of 12 races in the ‘Avatar’ universe.

It is reported that filming for 'Avatar 3' is almost complete and post-production work is in full swing.

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