Avatar: The Way Of Water Makes A Big Splash At The Box Office
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The Way of Water is the fastest to gross this amount since 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Avatar sequel has set the cash registers ringing around the world with its marvellous theatrical run. According to a report by US-based entertainment portal, Variety, Avatar: The Way of Water has now crossed the 1 billion USD mark at the global box office, taking just 14 days to get there. With this, the James Cameron film has created a record for crossing this coveted milestone faster than any other movie released in 2022.
As per Variety, only three films grossed more than 1 billion USD this year. Other than the Avatar sequel, the list includes Top Gun: Maverick and Jurassic World Dominion, which reached the milestone in 31 days and more than four months respectively.
The Way of Water is the fastest to gross this amount since 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Earlier, the film became the fifth-highest grosser of the year with USD 855 million (equivalent to INR 7,000 crores) in worldwide ticket sales after 10 days in theatres.