Avatar Breaks Titanic's US Box Office Record

[Carlos Baez]

Rating: En Fuego™

Avatar has made movie history once again – Cameron’s epic adventure has broken his previous blockbuster Titanic’s record as the best-selling US release of all time.

Cameron’s 3D sci-fi spectacular replaced his 1997 historical drama at the top of the movie theatre charts, when ticket sales soared to $601.1 million on Tuesday Feb 02, ‘10.

Titanic previously set the record at $600.7 million in 1998.

Avatar has already grossed over $2 billion worldwide, sinking Titanic’s global box office record of $1.84 billion.

But Cameron’s record-breaking film will have to settle for less than Titanic’s staggering 11 Academy Awards as he prepares for next month’s (Mar 10) Oscars - Avatar has received nine nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Cameron, and technical awards, such as Best Art Direction, Best Editing and Best Cinematography.

Source: www.CyberHollywood.ning.com

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