Six weeks after release, James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” has surpassed $2 billion in ticket sales, generating $598 million at the domestic box office and $1.4 billion globally.
Cameron has now produced three of the six-highest grossing movies of all time and the only filmmaker with three films to have crossed over $2 billion.
Zoe Saldaña, who plays Neytiri in the “Avatar” series, has now starred in four of the six movies to cross $2 billion. She appears in “Avengers: Endgame” and “Avengers: Infinity War” as Gamora.
“The Way of Water” joins the $2 billion milestone club that includes “Avatar,” “Avengers: Endgame,” “Titanic,” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” and “Avengers: Infinity War.”