Avatar Box Office May Sink Titanic World Record

James Cameron‘s sci-fi epic Avatar is edging closer to becoming the highest grossing film of all time. The only movie that still stands in its way is James Cameron’s previous epic blockbuster, Titanic. Avatar topped the weekend box office for the sixth time in a row, easily taking home first place ahead of the competition.

Avatar (20th Century Fox)

Avatar scored another $36 million over the weekend, beating the heck out of Legion, which placed at number two with $18.2 million. The post-apocalyptic film The Book of Eli placed third with $17 million, with The Tooth Fairy and The Lovely Bones rounding out the top five.

So far worldwide, the estimated take for Avatar stands at $1.841 billion at the box office, compared to Titanic‘s record of $1.843 billion. Looks like a pretty good bet Avatar will probably overtake that global record. Avatar has already topped Titanic in overseas ticket sales, although it still trails a bit behind in the U.S. domestic box office.

Avatar won Golden Globe awards for best drama and best director last week and is heavily favored to receive at least a few Academy Award nominations on Feb. 2. If the film does receive an Oscar nod, the honor will more than likely result in another surge of earnings for the film at the box office.

We have to say that Avatar certainly is worthy of the title of a blockbuster film and a treat to watch. The sheer insanity of the film’s earnings, however, manages to keep surprising us. Now we’re just wondering if the sequel we know is likely on the way can even hope to come anywhere close to the original.

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