"Titanic" (1997) The James Cameron-directed film was the first movie to cross $1 billion worldwide. At the time, it was the most expensive movie made. The film finally crossed $2 billion during its rerelease in 3D in 2012.
In 1998, James Cameron's Titanic made history as the “first” movie to surpass one billion dollars at the global box office. (When adjusting for inflation, Gone With the Wind technically holds the title).
The original “Avatar,” which debuted in theaters 13 years ago, remains the biggest movie of all time with $2.9 billion. “Avengers: Endgame” trails closely behind in second place with $2.79 billion, while “Titanic” stands as the third-highest grossing release ever with $2.19 billion.
James Cameron's blockbuster epic “Titanic” has relinquished its spot as the third-highest grossing movie in history to another James Cameron blockbuster epic, “Avatar: The Way of Water.” The sci-fi sequel has generated $2.2433 billion globally, enough to overtake “Titanic” ($2.2428 billion) at the worldwide box office.
Biggest Box Office Opening For A James Cameron Film
ScreenRant shared that Avatar 2 achieved the highest domestic box office opening ever for director James Cameron with $134M, toppling the $77M - roughly $107M adjusted for inflation - a record that was previously held by 2009's Avatar.
Avatar: TWOW broke into the top 10 biggest movies of all time mere weeks into its initial theatrical release. And on February 19, the film officially surpassed Cameron's Titanic to become the third highest-grossing film of all time, per Variety.
The first film to have a budget of US$100 million (the £64.1 million) was True Lies (US 1994), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Avatar, Jurassic Park, Titanic, Star Wars... We review the 53 films that have made history after raising more than a billion dollars.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens officially holds the record with a net budget of $447 million (although it is possible that Avatar: The Way of Water costs more if its price tag is towards the upper-end of its reported $350–460 million production costs).
The highest-grossing film at the global box office is Avatar (USA/UK, 2009), which had a worldwide lifetime gross of $2,923,706,026 (£2,410,657,016/€2,729,224,025) according to The Numbers as of 14 March 2023.
In 1922, the silent film Foolish Wives became the first movie to surpass $1,000,000 for production, telling the tale of a man who rechristens himself Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin to woo rich women at the famous Monte Carlo.
Some of the most profitable movies of all time include films such as "Avatar,” which had a production budget of approximately $237 million and grossed over $2.9 billion at the box office, making it the highest-grossing movie of all time, and"Titanic” which had a production budget of $200 million and grossed over $2.2 ...
Top 10 highest grossing films of all time
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), $2.31 billion. Titanic (1997), $2.2 billion. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), $2.07 billion. Avengers: Infinity War (2018), $2.05 billion.
The first actor to break the $1 million threshold was Marlon Brando (USA), who was paid $1.25 million (£400,500) – equivalent today to $8.8 million; £6.1 million – for his starring role as Fletcher Christian in Mutiny on the Bounty (USA, 1962).
One of the most successful low-budget films was 1999's The Blair Witch Project. It had a budget of around $60,000 but grossed almost $249 million worldwide. It spawned books, a trilogy of video games, and a less-popular sequel.
Tom Cruise's Box Office Record Explained
Over 30 of Cruise's movies have made over $100 million worldwide. Some of those $100 million movies include Jerry Maguire, Rain Man, and Cocktail, and it's hard to imagine those movies making as much money if they were released today or if they didn't star Tom Cruise.
Avatar The Way of Water: 192 minutes (3 hours 12 minutes) Avatar: 162 minutes (2 hours 42 minutes) True Lies: 141 minutes (2 hours 21 minutes) The Abyss: 139 minutes (2 hours 19 minutes)
James Cameron has confirmed that there will be a third Avatar movie. He shot scenes for Avatar 3 during the filming of Avatar: The Way of Water, meaning that much of the upcoming is already shot.
The release date was again deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in August 2020, a new release of December 20, 2024 was announced. Another delay was announced on June 13, 2023, pushing the film to December 19, 2025. Avatar 3 and its forthcoming sequels will be released in Dolby Vision.