The cash drawer keeps opening for

Avatar 2: The Way of the Water

.

James Cameron's film continues to engulf the North American box office and is now part of the very select club of films that have exceeded $ 2 billion in revenue worldwide, according to provisional figures Sunday from the specialized firm. Exhibitor Relations.

With 19.7 million dollars in receipts this weekend (from Friday to Sunday) in the United States and Canada (against 31 million last weekend), the film dominates the ranking for the sixth consecutive week.

Avatar 2

grossed nearly $598 million in North America, and $1.43 billion in the rest of the world to top $2 billion.

Only six films have reached this symbolic milestone in history, including three by the Canadian filmmaker:

Avatar

,

Avatar 2

and

Titanic

.

The highly anticipated sequel to the 2009 sci-fi blockbuster is set more than a decade after the events of the first film and set in an aquatic space.

The second far behind

For its fifth weekend in theaters,

Puss in Boots 2: The Last Quest

is in second place with $11.5 million.

In third place (9.8 million dollars) we find the thriller

M3GAN

, the story of a frightening robot doll originally designed to be the ideal companion for a little orphan.

New entrant,

Missing: Ominous Disappearance

, by Nick Johnson and Will Merrick, ranks fourth with $9.3 million, ahead

of World's Worst Neighbor

, starring Tom Hanks, which recorded $9 million.

high tech

With its 3D glasses, the company Eyes3Shut is surfing on the success of "Avatar 2"

Movie theater

"Avatar 2" exceeds 10 million admissions in France but still remains far behind "Titanic"

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