By Shreya Mukherjee
Intro
James Cameron's 'Avatar: The Way of Water' is on a spree of box office haul. On Wednesday, the film took over the global collection of 'Top Gun: Maverick,' becoming the No. 1 film of 2022.
Details
In 20 days, 'Avatar 2's global box office collection now stands a little under $1.5B (Rs. 12,300cr). It has taken over the lifetime box office collection of 'Top Gun 2's $1.49B (Rs. 12,218cr).
Feat
With this, Cameron became the only director in cinema history to have helmed three films that touched $1.5B. 'Titanic' and 'Avatar' touched $2.22B and $2.92B, respectively, at the global BO.
Global haul
The US is the top contributor to 'Avatar 2' with $0.5B. China ($152M) comes second, followed by France ($96.5M). India is also a major contributor with a massive $51M haul.