Avatar: The Way of Water‘ Swims Past ’Top Gun: Maverick’ at Global Box Office | THR News - video Dailymotion

James Cameron's sequel remains a formidable player nearly three weeks after it began rolling out across the globe.

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00:00Avatar The Way of Water has officially become the top-grossing film released in 2022.

00:05This episode of THR News is brought to you by Avatar The Way of Water,

00:10for your consideration in all categories, including Best Picture.

00:13The movie from filmmaker James Cameron has flown past Top Gun Maverick's total gross of $1.49 billion.

00:20Through Wednesday, the movie from 20th Century and Disney has earned $454 million domestically

00:26and crossed $1 billion internationally for a worldwide cume of $1.51 billion.

00:33I need you with me, and I need you to be strong.

00:41This makes The Way of Water the number 10 top-grossing film of all time,

00:45and the second-best of the pandemic era behind Spider-Man No Way Home, which brought in $1.916 billion.

00:52When The Way of Water first opened, some said the big-budget tentpole launched behind expectations

00:56in its opening weekend.

00:58However, the movie quickly made up ground.

01:01Outcast.

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