Avatar Takes The Box Office Crown
And that's it folks: throw out the history books because they all have to be re-written to say John Major Punched The Q… Wait, no, that's The Day Today. It's finally time to write a story about Avatar winning something at the box office. Yes, James Cameron's sci-fi pic has passed his other big film to become the highest worldwide grosser of all time.
While final figures aren't available yet, Monday's earnings were expected to be around $15 million, which would put Avatar, previously on around $1.838 billion following its sixth weekend run at the top of the charts, past Titanic's record $1.84 billion haul.
Of course, there will be the usual caveats: adjustments for inflation, 3D ticket prices being higher and blah-de-blah, but right now, the only record Avatar hasn't taken from Titanic is its US domestic earning crown. Though with $49 million separating them, it's likely that it'll fall before Jake and co leave cinemas across the pond.
So, who wants to bet that the next film to claw its way to the top will come from James Cameron?
Source: Empire Online