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      • The director made at least $95 million for his work on the movie, according to Forbes, based on a deal that nabbed him a portion of the movie's box-office revenue, as well as bonuses for passing certain box office thresholds.
  1. Avatar. James Cameron wrote, directed, and produced Avatar. Avatar was released in December 2009 and went on to break multiple box office records in various markets. Worldwide, it became the highest-grossing movie of all time [1] and the fastest movie to gross $1 billion through $2.5 billion, [2][3][4][5][6] while also setting the records for ...

    Record
    Figure
    Previous Record Holder
    Surpassed By
    $2.789 billion [1]
    Titanic – $1.84 billion [33]
    Avengers: Endgame – $2.797 billion ...
    $2.923 billion [38]
    Avengers: Endgame – $2.797 billion ...
    Highest-grossing non-sequel
    $2.923 billion [40]
    Titanic – $1.84 billion [33]
    $2.923 billion [41]
    Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ...
  2. Jul 18, 2023 · On a budget of $237 million, the James Cameron film raked in over $2.923 billion at the box office. Prior to the release of Avatar, Cameron indicated that he would like to create at least two...

    • James Cameron
    • Senior Author
    • Sam Worthington
  3. Feb 13, 2023 · The "Avatar" sequel has earned $2.2 billion worldwide. James Cameron reportedly earned a massive check for "Avatar: The Way of Water."

    • Henry Blodget
    • Why The Magic Number Was $2 Billion
    • Where Did Avatar 2 Make The Most Money?
    • What Got People Back Into Theaters

    Two billion dollars was the number Cameron put forward during an interview with GQ late last year. When discussing the monster budget for the movie, he said to break even, the movie needed to “be the third or fourth highest-grossing film in history,” which would put it in the $2 billion range. Not an easy feat, but with the original Avatar—the top-...

    The excitement surrounding the Avatar sequel still seems to be going strong, as the movie soared into 2023 at top of the global box office. As of Sunday, the domestic box office accounts for $598 million, while the movie has amassed over $1.42 billion at the international box office. According to Variety, the movie is not playing in Russia, where t...

    It’s been 13 years since the first Avatar was released, leaving audiences to wonder if the second movie would justify its long road to theaters. That curiosity played into the success of the sequel, in addition to excitement over the advanced motion capturing Cameron used. The revolutionary technology had been used in the first movie, and because t...

  4. Apr 19, 2023 · Total Profit: $531.7M. It should come as no surprise that James Cameron ‘s Avatar: The Way of Water has won Deadline’s Most Valuable Movie Blockbuster Tournament for 2022. At the global box...

    • Anthony D'alessandro
  5. Jan 30, 2023 · How Avatar: The Way of Water can make $2 billion and still feel irrelevant. James Cameron’s sequel is the global smash no one is talking about.

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  7. Dec 18, 2022 · The highly anticipated “Avatar: The Way of Water” took in $134 million at the US box office, giving director James Cameron his first $100 million opening weekend — despite falling short of...