Titanic: 194 minutes (3 hours 14 minutes) Avatar The Way of Water: 192 minutes (3 hours 12 minutes) Avatar: 162 minutes (2 hours 42 minutes) True Lies: 141 minutes (2 hours 21 minutes)
Avatar: TWOW broke into the top 10 biggest movies of all time mere weeks into its initial theatrical release. And on February 19, the film officially surpassed Cameron's Titanic to become the third highest-grossing film of all time, per Variety.
1. Gods and Generals (2003) – 4hours, 40 minutes. Serving as a prequel to Gettysburg, Gods and Generals reunites Maxwell with most of the original's cast. The film focuses primarily on Stonewall Jackson, chronicling his life from the early days of the Civil War to his death.
And whether he's making films or delivering awards speeches, Cameron does have a tendency for not thinking about his audience's bladders. Or patience. To further put this news into context, the 2009 original was 2 hours and 41 minutes, while last year's Avatar: The Way of Water ran for 3 hours and 12 minutes.
Plainly, the major reason why Avatar 2 took so long is the long pre-production state, a result of Cameron's commitment to the special effects that set Avatar apart from other films of its time to begin with.
The now 68-year-old Cameron had failed to understand what audiences want. Well, the critics were wrong. Avatar 2 has not flopped. Released just a month ago, it is the highest grossing film of 2022, and currently the seventh highest grossing film of all time, taking more than $1.7 billion at the box office.
Sources have told Variety that the movie's break-even point was set at roughly $1.4 billion, a figure the movie has already crossed.
Jake Sully has been asleep for six years. More accurately, he's been in cryogenic stasis five years, nine months and 22 days—the time needed to shuttle him and a crew of scientists and ex-Marine mercenaries from a decaying, resource-depleted Earth to the distant, forest-covered moon Pandora in the year 2154.
Both movies were filmed from September 2017 to December 2020, but obviously, there's a lot of post-production work still to be done on the third film. We're currently set to get Avatar 4 on December 18, 2026, and Avatar 5 on December 22, 2028.
Avatar 3, James Cameron's next installment in the Pandora franchise, is coming soon, so here's everything you need to know from its release date, title, trailer, cast, plot, and more. Avatar: The Way of Water, the first sequel to James Cameron's highest-grossing movie of all time, is finally here.
Avatar: 162 minutes (2 hours 42 minutes) True Lies: 141 minutes (2 hours 21 minutes) The Abyss: 139 minutes (2 hours 19 minutes)
James Cameron's blockbuster epic “Titanic” has relinquished its spot as the third-highest grossing movie in history to another James Cameron blockbuster epic, “Avatar: The Way of Water.” The sci-fi sequel has generated $2.2433 billion globally, enough to overtake “Titanic” ($2.2428 billion) at the worldwide box office.
Avatar 2 beats Titanic for third highest-grossing film 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.
April 27, 2022: Praise Eywa! Fans finally get to watch the very first teaser trailer for the upcoming sequel, which now has a name. It will be called Avatar: The Way of Water.
Avatar director James Cameron has confirmed that the fourth and fifth films in the series will be made. The long-awaited second film in the series – The Way Of Water – finally landed last month, with three more sequels already planned.
Director James Cameron has stated that Avatar 5 will include "action on Earth". Jon Landau added that one of the main ideas of the film includes the Na'vi, specifically Neytiri, to "see" people on Earth.
Unless that theory is true, Grace was impregnated by someone. Kiri's brothers joke that the scientist Norm could be her father. The movie does not reveal much information about the birth of Kiri. It is unclear whether Kiri was conceived before Grace died and her avatar carried her to term.
According to Cameron, there is a reason why he made them blue but it's far more practical than you think. Speaking to Empire, he revealed he chose blue because there weren't other characters who were already the same colour.
Avatar Kyoshi lived for significantly longer than any other Avatar, or even any other person, making it to age 230 before she died. This fact, of course, has led a lot of fans to wonder how she was able to live for so long. The answer is actually that Kyoshi was taught immortality.
James Cameron's Avatar 2 creates history, beats Avengers Endgame's lifetime business. Avatar 2 Box Office Collection: Performing brilliantly, the film earned over 368.20 crores so far at the domestic box office. The second edition of the Avatar series - 'Avatar: The Way Of Water' was released on December 16, 2022.
'Avatar 2' Tops 'Spider-Man' Sequel As 6th Highest Grossing Film.
It's especially impressive that “Avatar 2” managed to crack $2 billion, a benchmark that's been impossible in COVID times, because not every market is re-connecting with the Na'vi.