‘Avatar’ Sequel Will Break $2 Billion In Next Few Days, Cameron Says—Gaining On Other Highest Grossing Films Of All Time

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Director James Cameron said Avatar: The Way Of Water will pass its break-even point, $2 billion, “in the next few days,” after he said the film needed to become one of the highest-grossing ever in order for it to be profitable.

A scene from “Avatar: The Way Of Water.”

Key Facts

In an interview on Who’s Talking To Chris Wallace, which aired Friday on HBO Max, Cameron said “just with the momentum it has now” the film will soon cross its breakeven point.

Cameron said Avatar 3 has already been “captured and photographed,” Avatar 4 and 5 are both written, and “we even have some of four in the can.”

As of Friday, Avatar: The Way Of Water had made $1.54 billion.

It’s now the ninth highest-global release of all time.

Avatar: The Way Of Water is expected to make $30 to $35 billion at the box office this weekend, bringing it closer to, but not over, the $2 billion mark, according to Variety.

Big Number

$2.92 billion. That’s how much the first Avatar has made worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film ever.

Tangent

Online rumors have claimed the third Avatar installment will be called Avatar: The Seed Bearer.

Highest-Grossing Films Of All Time

Avatar (2009), $2.92 billion
Avengers: Endgame (2019), $2.79 billion
Titanic (1997), $2.2 billion
Star Wars: Episode III – The Force Awakens (2015), $2.06 billion
Avengers: Infinity War (2018), $2.04 billion
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), $1.91 billion
Jurassic World (2015), $1.67 billion
The Lion King (2019), $1.66 billion
Avatar: The Way Of Water (2022), $1.54 billion
The Avengers (2012), $1.51 billion

Key Background

It’s estimated The Way Of Water cost over $350 million to make. The film crossed the $1 billion mark just 14 days after being released, and is only the sixth movie in history to do so in that amount of time. It’s made the shortlist for several possible Academy Awards nominations, as well as the BAFTAS longlist, and its nominations for the upcoming Golden Globes include Best Motion Picture, Drama.