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Avatar: The Way of Water crosses $1 billion at worldwide box office

Avatar: The Way of Water crosses $1 billion at worldwide box office
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Avatar: The Way of Water surpasses the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, 14 days after its initial release.

Avatar: The Way of Water has passed the significant milestone of $1 billion (£830m) at the worldwide box office.

James Cameron's sequel to the 2009 original - the highest-grossing film of all time - was released a fortnight ago and has steadily built up its box office receipts, despite the deadly cold weather front sweeping across North America.

By the end of Tuesday the film had grossed $317.1m (£262.9m) domestically and $712.7m (£590.9m) overseas for a total of $1.025 billion.

The figures make The Way of Water the quickest film to reach $1 billion in 2022, surpassing Top Gun: Maverick (31 days) and Jurassic World: Dominion (four months).

Cameron has previously claimed that the movie - the first of four planned sequels - will need to generate $2 billion to break even, although industry analysts have estimated profitability after the $1.5 billion mark.

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