James Cameron becomes only director with three $2-billion movies

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James Cameron becomes only director with three $2-billion movies

James Cameron is now the only director to helm three films that has raked in over $2 billion at the worldwide box office following the success of Avatar: The Way Of Water.

The long-awaited movie which is a sequel to 2009 Avatar, which also holds the record for being the highest-grossing movie in the history of world cinema, topped the massive money milestone on Sunday, January 22, which comes just six weeks after its release, earning $2.024B at last check against a budget of between $350-460 million.

James Cameron becomes only director with three $2-billion movies

The Canadian movie director's films in the illustrious list include the original Avatar (2009) with $2.923B on a $237 million budget and Titanic (1997) which raked in 2.195B against a budget of $200 million.

Along with Cameron's three epic films, only three others have passed the $2 billion benchmark, and all of them are from Disney.

Second on the all-time moneymaking list is Avengers: Endgame (2019), with $2.798B on a budget of $356-400 million.

James Cameron becomes only director with three $2-billion movies

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) now sits at number four by earning $2.071B against a budget of $306 million.

And then there's Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which has the fifth spot, by grossing $2.052B with a budget of $325-400 million.

By crossing $2 billion last weekend Avatar 2 is now the sixth highest grossing movie ever.