Los Angeles, March 24 - James Cameron's mega-blockbuster
Avatar: The Way of Water is still minting millions at the domestic (North America) box office despite being in its 14th week.
The sci-fi epic is nearing its spectacular box-office run but before reaching its end, the movie has down another blockbuster domestically. It has become the 7th highest-grossing film of all time in North America, beating Marvel's "Avengers: Infinity War's" entire $678.8 million domestic run.
"Avatar 2", after its 14th Wednesday, has reached $678.9 million domestically. It will most likely finish as the 7th biggest movie of all time as the next in the list is "Black Panther" which grossed $700.4 million. It is projected to finish its run between $680 million - $690 million.
Highest-grossing films in North America (as per Box Office Mojo) -
1. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens - $936.60 M
2. Avengers: Endgame - $858.30 M
3. Spider-Man: No Way Home - $814.10 M
4. Avatar - $785.20 M
5. Top Gun: Maverick - $718.70 M
6. Black Panther - $700.40 M
7. Avatar 2 - 678.90 M*
8. Avengers: Infinity War - $678.80 M
9. Titanic - $674.20 M
10. Jurassic World - $653.40 M
The sequel to Cameron's all-time biggest worldwide grosser is currently the 3rd highest-grossing title globally with $2.30 billion, behind "Avengers: Endgame" ($2.79 billion) and "Avatar" ($2.92 billion).