Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticAs a critic committed to maintaining a certain professional distance with those whose work I might review, I don’t often play the fan in the presence of filmmakers.
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“Avatar” has reclaimed its crown, and is once again the film with the biggest box office in Hollywood history.
“Avatar” set that record in 2010 with a worldwide gross of $2.743 million, and held it until 2019, when “Avengers: Endgame” toppled the James Cameron-directed sci-fi film from its thrown with a worldwide box-office take of $2.797 billion.
However, 20th Century Fox’s recent decision to release “Avatar” in China has propelled “Avatar” back to the front of the line. According to The
Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticAs a critic committed to maintaining a certain professional distance with those whose work I might review, I don’t often play the fan in the presence of filmmakers.
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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.
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).
Refresh for latest…: As we first reported yesterday, James Cameron’s Avatar is again king of the all-time worldwide box office, having snapped the title back from Avengers: Endgame thanks to a very robust China reissue this session. The full three-day frame in the Middle Kingdom is estimated at $21.1M, also giving the sci-fi epic bragging rights to being the weekend’s global and international box office leader. The overseas gross is now an estimated $2,050.3M with $2,810.8M worldwide.
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.
Well, the box office has barely been building back up, and yet we have some major news. This weekend, the all-time global box office champion is about to change again.
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
Joe and Anthony Russo, the directors of Avengers Endgame, have graciously saluted James Cameron’s film Avatar for edging past them in the all-time worldwide box office totals.
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.
“Avatar” has reclaimed the title of the highest-grossing movie ever worldwide, taking the crown back from “Avengers: Endgame” on Saturday after a re-release in China that earned the James Cameron film an estimated $8.9M since Friday. This both closes and surpasses the $7.82M global box office lead held by the Marvel film prior to the re-release.