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‘Avatar’ passes ‘Titanic’ in domestic earnings

"Avatar" climbed to $601.1 million domestically on Tuesday, putting it a fraction ahead of the $600.8 million haul for "Titanic."

 

Box Office: 'Avatar' is less than $7 million from 'Titanic's' record

Box Office: 'Avatar' is less than $7 million from 'Titanic's' record

"Avatar" grossed yet another strong $30 million over the weekend for a new domestic total of $594.4 million. That stunningly puts James Cameron's blockbuster only days away from passing "Titanic's" U.S. mark of $600 million. "Edge of Darkness" found a solid $17.1 million and "When in Rome" $`12.1 million.

 

'Avatar' tops box office for sixth-straight week

'Avatar' tops box office for sixth-straight week

James Cameron's "Avatar" is on a course to sink "Titanic" at the box office. No. 1 for the sixth-straight weekend with $36 million, the 20th Century Fox sci-fi spectacle lifted its domestic total to $552.8 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. "Avatar" raised its worldwide total to $1.841 billion. That's $2 million shy of first place behind Cameron's last movie, the 1997 shipwreck epic "Titanic," at $1.843 billion.

 

3D 'Avatar' Beats 2D 'Dark Knight' As 2nd Biggest Domestic Film; No. 1 For Sixth Weekend; 'Legion' #2 And 'Tooth Fairy' #4

3D 'Avatar' Beats 2D 'Dark Knight' As 2nd Biggest Domestic Film; No. 1 For Sixth Weekend; 'Legion' #2 And 'Tooth Fairy' #4

Yes, it did speed past The Dark Knight's $533.3 million as the 2nd highest grossing film of all time at the domestic box office. And right now, based on my sources' numbers for Saturday and estimates for Sunday, Avatar's cume after this weekend is $552 million -- just shy of the No. 1 biggest grossing domestic film ever Titanic's $600.8M.

 

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