In March of 2020, at the top of the pandemic, when former reality show host Donald Trump referred to the coronavirus as the “China Virus” and “Kung Flu”, violence and harassment against Asians and Asian Americans started to surge.
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Avengers: Endgame is about to be dethroned as the highest-grossing film of all time by Avatar!
Variety is reporting that the 2009 movie is on the way to reclaim the title after Avengers: Endgame took it in 2019.
Prior the release of the Marvel movie, Avatar had been the highest-grossing movie in history by earning $2.7897 billion worldwide.
Avengers: Endgame took over the slot when it banked $2.7902 billion in global ticket sales.
However, with the re-release of the movie in Chinese theaters,
In March of 2020, at the top of the pandemic, when former reality show host Donald Trump referred to the coronavirus as the “China Virus” and “Kung Flu”, violence and harassment against Asians and Asian Americans started to surge.
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James Cameron's Avatar again dominated China'sbox office over the weekend, adding $14.1 million to its record as the world's top-grossing film of all time. Over the past 10 days, the 2009 blockbuster has earned $41 million on rerelease, lifting its career total in China to $250.2 million.
Rebecca Davis editorJames Cameron’s “Avatar” once again led the China box office this weekend, with sales of $14 million over the three-day period.The 2009 film has held its own as the top title every day since its March 12 re-release in China. It has grossed a total of $44 million so far, ten days into its re-run.
Refresh for latest…: James Cameron’s Avatar held the top spot at the global and international box office this weekend with $14.1M in China for the Friday-Sunday frame. The 2009 sci-fi epic re-released in the Middle Kingdom last weekend — when it reclaimed the title of all-time highest-grossing movie worldwide from Avengers: Endgame — and now counts an overseas cume of $2,073.2M for $2,833.7M global (all releases included).
inaccurate, Americanized version of one of the most beloved tales in Chinese culture.
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Rebecca Davis editorChinese helmer Xu Lei will return to the subject of rural life in northern China for his second feature “The Peacemaker,” one of the 20 narrative film projects selected to participate in the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum this year.Xu’s suspenseful and darkly humorous first film “Summer Detective,” which he wrote and directed, was nominated for best feature and won the prize for best script at the 2019 FIRST International Film Festival, which focuses on emerging talent.
Sorry, Avengers. James Cameron's 2009 epic blockbuster Avatar has passed up Marvel's 2019 superhero extravaganza Avengers: Endgame to once again rule as the top-grossing film of all time at the global box office, not adjusted for inflation.
Avatar — the epic movie surpassed Avengers: Endgame on Saturday as the world’s highest-grossing film.Avatar‘s return to the top is due to the sci-fi film’s re-release this weekend in China, where it earned $8 million on Saturday alone according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Avatar is once again the highest-grossing film of all-time, after reclaiming the title from Avengers: Endgame.James Cameron’s 2009 blockbuster was re-released in China on Friday (March 12), with new box office takings nudging it ahead of the Marvel movie.Avatar is now estimated to have a worldwide gross of $2.802billion (£2.013b), which is around $5million (£3.6m) more than Avengers: Endgame.Producer Jon Landau said in a statement: “We are proud to reach this great milestone, but Jim and I are
“Avatar” has reclaimed its crown, and is once again the film with the biggest box office in Hollywood history.
James Cameron‘s 2009 film Avatar has become the highest-grossing film of all-time at the global box office – again!
Also Read: Brie Larson Reveals All the Movies She Auditioned for and Didn't Get, From 'Pitch Perfect' to 'Avatar' (Video)“Avatar” is also the first Hollywood film to top the Chinese weekend box office charts in 2021, following a February in which multiple local films pushed Lunar New Year grosses to a record $1.2 billion as the market has fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.
As has been expected over the past few days, James Cameron’s Avatar has swapped places with Avengers: Endgame, reclaiming the title of highest-grossing movie ever worldwide. The China reissue of the 2009 3D sci-fi phenomenon had taken an estimated RMB 58M ($8.9M) through 5PM local time on Saturday after re-releasing on Friday in the market.