<p>&#8220;Avatar: The Way of Water&#8221; has soared past &#8220;Top Gun: Maverick&#8221; at the global box office to become the top-grossing film released in 2022.</p>
<p>The highly-anticipated &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-avatar-flick-tops-1-billion-in-just-14-days-faster-than-any-other-film-this-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Avatar</a>&#8221; sequel from director <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/james-cameron-already-shot-avatar-3-and-4-to-avoid-stranger-things-effect-teens-who-look-like-theyre-27" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Cameron,</a> through Thursday, earned $1.547 billion at the box office internationally, <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/01/avatar-the-way-of-water-box-office-beats-top-gun-maverick-best-of-2022-1235211240/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deadline</a> reported.</p>
<p>The &#8220;Avatar&#8221; sequel has become the ninth highest-grossing film of all time at the global box office, overtaking &#8220;The Avengers,” which brought in $1.521 billion in 2012, the outlet noted.</p>
<p>As of Wednesday, the fantasy film had beaten out the &#8220;Top Gun&#8221; sequel, earning $454 million domestically and crossing the $1 billion mark globally, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/avatar-the-way-of-water-box-office-top-gun-1235290677/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a> noted.</p>
<p>Paramount’s &#8220;Top Gun: Maverick&#8221; was released in May, and previously held the honor of top-grossing movie released in 2022, earning $1.49 billion globally.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;I’m gonna have to do these other [&#39;Avatar&#39;] sequels. I know what I’m going to be doing the next six or seven years&#8230;.We’ve begun a saga that can now play out over multiple films.”<a href="https://t.co/Y8IHx4olJk">https://t.co/Y8IHx4olJk</a></p>
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<p>Ahead of the release of “Avatar: The Way Of Water,” Cameron said the movie would have to earn $2 billion to &#8220;break even,&#8221; as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-avatar-flick-tops-1-billion-in-just-14-days-faster-than-any-other-film-this-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. However, despite Cameron’s assertion, <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/news/avatar-the-way-of-water-900-million-worldwide-1235472877/#:~:text=Cameron%20estimated%20the%20movie%20needs,probably%20closer%20to%20%241.5%20billion." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a> reports that “analysts believe the threshold to profitability is probably closer to $1.5 billion.”</p>
<p>Cameron shared during his Friday appearance on HBO Max&#8217;s &#8220;Who&#8217;s Talking to Chris Wallace?&#8221; that his film will easily pass that point in the next few days, <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/james-cameron-says-avatar-2-190229417.html">Yahoo.com</a> noted.</p>
<p>&#8220;It looks like with the momentum that the film has now that we&#8217;ll easily pass our break even in the next few days, so it looks like I can&#8217;t wiggle out of this and I&#8217;m gonna have to do these other sequels,&#8221; Cameron said. &#8220;I know what I&#8217;m going to be doing the next six or seven years.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The point is we&#8217;re going to be okay,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I&#8217;m sure that we&#8217;ll have a discussion soon with with the top folks at Disney about the game plan going forward for &#8216;Avatar 3,’ which is already in the can — we&#8217;ve already captured and photographed the whole film, so we&#8217;re in extended post-production to do all that CG magic.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;And then &#8216;Avatar 4&#8217; and &#8216;5&#8217; are both written,&#8221; Cameron continued. &#8220;We even have some of &#8216;4&#8217; in the can. We&#8217;ve begun a franchise at this point. We&#8217;ve begun a saga that can now play out over multiple films.&#8221;</p>
<p>The first &#8220;Avatar&#8221; film brought in $2.97 billion and holds the record as the highest-grossing release in cinema history, <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/news/avatar-the-way-of-water-billion-dollar-box-office-1235473320/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a> noted.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/avatar-director-james-cameron-having-a-pregnant-warrior-is-last-bastion-of-empowering-women" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;Avatar&#8217; Director James Cameron: Having A &#8216;Pregnant&#8217; Warrior Is &#8216;Last Bastion&#8217; Of Empowering Women</a></strong></p>

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