AVATAR Reaches $300 Million… Take that Skeptics!

I have to admit, I am a little bit guilty of having initially been worried that James Cameron’s AVATAR might have a bit of difficulty breaching the box office financial success bar which was set very high by the allegedly $300+ million budget, but I always held out hope… especially after having seen the film. Now that I’ve seen it twice, I am certain the film will not only make money, but will likely do fairly well considering theaters are still packing crowds in for the hyped sci-fi adventure.

After a modestly respectful opening weekend of $77 million, it appears the film has a better endurance game than a sprinting game. AVATAR pulled another $25 million in ticket sales on New Years Day alone, which according to Variety puts the film at $300 million. That ranks the film as the third highest-grossing movie of 2009, behind HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF_BLOOD PRINCE and TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN. Even more amazing is that Cameron’s box office juggernaut TITANIC took 44 days to reach this milestone, whereas AVATAR took only 15 days. And, just to add some additional sweetness to the punch, it’s been estimated that the current worldwide gross of AVATAR could be in the ballpark of $800 million. Congrats, Mr. Cameron! You’ve done it once again!

Source: MovieWeb