James Cameron Becomes Only Director With 3 Films Grossing $2B Worldwide Following Success Of ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’

James Cameron The first-ever director to receive three $2 billion dollars was a historic moment films His repertoire.

The Canadian, 68 years old filmmaker After the huge success of his latest project, he was awarded this distinction. “Avatar: The Way of Water.” The sequel to his original “Avatar” Six weeks after its December 2021 release, blockbuster reached $2 billion in global box-office sales. It was produced with a budget of between $350- $460 million. according to The Daily Mail

Previously, Cameron’s other films “Avatar” 2009 “Titanic” In 1997, the United States also earned more that $2 billion.

In the larger world of film, surpassing $2 billion in revenue doesn’t happen often. There were other films that earned that amount of money. “Avengers: Endgame” (2019) The company earned just below $2.8 billion from a budget that was $356-400 million. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) which earned $2 billion with a budget of $306 million, and “Avengers: Infinity War” (2018). The company also earned $2Bn on a budget between $325 and $400 million.

Cameron declared the “Avatar” If enough people purchased tickets, the franchise could continue “The Way of Water.” To avoid continuity issues relating to child actors appearing too grown-up, the director stated that scenes were already shot for the third and fourth installments.

“Otherwise, you get — and I love ‘Stranger Things’ — but you get the ‘Stranger Things’ effect where they’re supposed to still be in high school [but] they look like they’re 27,” Cameron said the following to Entertainment Weekly. reported. “You know, I love the show. It’s OK, we’ll suspend disbelief. We like the characters, but, you know.”

During another interview, Cameron said he wasn’t even sure “The Way of Water” It would make a big splash at the box-office like the first “Avatar” did. The Canadian filmmaker realized that the entire thing was a gamble, given the time between the original and sequel.

“There’s skepticism in the marketplace. Can anybody even remember the characters’ names? We’ll see what happens after this film,” He told The Hollywood Reporter, November.

This gamble has paid off big. Cameron seems committed to making the next movies in the series, as he revealed on HBO Max’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” This month. 

“It looks like with the momentum that the film has now that we’ll easily pass our break even in the next few days, so it looks like I can’t wiggle out of this and I’m gonna have to do these other sequels,” He said. “I know what I’m going to be doing the next six or seven years.”