The records keep falling every day "Avatar" plays on screen.In less than three weeks, "Avatar" has earned more than $1 billion worldwide and is already the No. 4 top-grossing film of all-time, behind only "Titanic," "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."
From Brandon Gray's weekly report at BoxOfficeMojo.com:
This New Year's weekend was the biggest-grossing ever, fueled by the highest gross ever posted by a single movie on the holiday. Easing nine percent, Avatar generated a whopping $68.5 million, claiming the New Year's record from Meet the Fockers' $41.7 million. More importantly, it delivered the highest-grossing third weekend ever, surpassing the first Spider-Man's $45 million, and it raced past the $350 million mark in just 17 days, second only to The Dark Knight's two-week sprint.
Among 2009 releases, Avatar already ranks second to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' $402.1 million, which it will soon eclipse. Avatar's performance is so monumental that picture has shot up to the 15th spot on the all time chart, and it's likely to give The Dark Knight and Titanic a run for their money. Avatar's costlier 3D tickets help its cause but do not diminish its achievements, and it has blown the roof off the format's previous highs. 3D presentations again accounted for 75 percent of the gross (including another $8.8 million from IMAX).
On the foreign front, Avatar grossed an enormous $136.3 million, down ten percent from last weekend, and its total soared to $673.3 million in just 21 days, which is the fourth biggest haul ever. Throw in domestic's $352.1 million, and the picture's worldwide take crested the billion dollar mark. With $1.025 billion, it's the fourth highest-grossing picture ever worldwide, surpassing The Dark Knight, and, in a matter of days, it will leap frog over The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest to claim second place behind Titanic's $1.84 billion.
1 comment:
Thats an imaginable collection. The movie was real good. Heard he’s starting for the sequal for Avatar. Another record breaking film on the way. Still Titanic lives in our heart.
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