Box Office Milestone: ‘Avatar 2’ Sinks ‘Titanic’ to Rank as No. 3 Pic of All Time
It's official: Avatar: The Way of Water has edged out Titanic at the global box office with $2.243 billion in global ticket sales to become the No. 3 movie of all time, not adjusted for inflation.
James Cameron, who directed both films, lays claim to three of the four top-grossing movies in history.
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Titanic , which had amassed $2.194 billion in worldwide ticket sales before a global 3D rerelease earlier this month, now stands at $2.242 billion globally.
The all-time list is topped by Cameron's original Avatar ($2.92 billion), followed by the Russo brothers' Avengers: Endgame ($2.79 billion), according to Comscore.
Avatar 2 's domestic gross is $657 million, putting it at No. 9 on the all-time roster (it's still behind Titanic ($672.2 million) in North America. Overseas, The Way of Water has amassed a massive $1.586 billion, the third-best showing ever at the international box office behind Avatar and Endgame .
The Way of Water isn't expected to catch up with Marvel's Endgame or the first Avatar , released in 2009.
In an unsual showdown, the 3D rerelease of 1997's Titanic went up against Avatar: The Way of Water over Super Bowl weekend and in advance of Valentine's Day. And even if Avatar 2 has been beating Titanic , the 1997 film has been showing remarkable staying power.
