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Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana as her digital character Neytiri in a scene from the film Avatar - Source: Reuters -
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Sci-fi spectacular Avatar has surpassed Titanic to become the
highest-grossing movie worldwide, distributor 20th Century Fox
said.
The worldwide total for the James Cameron movie stands at $US1.859
billion after Monday's sales, beating the $US1.843 billion haul
racked up by Titanic in 1997-1998, said Greg Brilliant, spokesman
for the News Corp-owned studio.
The data are not adjusted for inflation.
Avatar broke the seemingly insurmountable record set by Titanic in
little over six weeks, handing Cameron the remarkable feat of
directing the world's two biggest movies of all time.
It has reigned at the top of North American box office for six
weeks.
It has also led the field in France, China, Germany and Russia.
In New Zealand, it's grossed just under $12million at the box
office during just 6 weeks of release.
The action-adventure movie, starring Sigourney Weaver, is set in
2154 and tells the tale of a disabled ex-Marine sent to Earth to
infiltrate a race of three-metre blue aliens and persuade them to
let his employer mine their homeland for natural resources.
The film took more than five years to make and was reportedly one
of the most expensive films, with a budget of at least $423
million.
It has wowed both critics and fans, winning a Golden Globe last
week.
It is expected to garner an Oscar nomination next month.
