Just 6 weeks after its release, "Avatar.. The Way of Water" surpassed $2 billion at the global box office, ranking sixth in the list of highest-grossing films in cinema history, as well as the first in a period After the “Covid-19” pandemic, which paralyzed the world for nearly two years.

The film, directed by James Cameron, has grossed about $600 million in the United States of America, and $1.4 billion abroad, so far.

James Cameron.. a billionaire director

When promoting his film, Cameron indicated that the new film would need to earn up to $2 billion to be considered a smash hit.

And this has already been achieved, as it has been a bright spot at the box office since its launch in mid-December, and it remained at the forefront of the list during this January.

With the film joining the club of films that exceeded two billion dollars, its director James Cameron becomes the only director in the world with 3 films that exceeded this number, as the movie “Avatar” that he directed in 2009, and “Titanic” in 1997, and “Titanic” in 1997, and “Avatar” settled on top. Avatar.. The Way of Water

More profits for Disney

Since its acquisition of “21st Century Fox” and its studios in 2019, “Disney” (the global entertainment industry giant) owns the rights to the “Avatar” world, including the rights to display and production, and has spent nearly $ 460 million to produce “Avatar … a way.” Water" and its promotion, making it one of the most expensive films ever made.

But it quickly compensated for what it spent and achieved profits equivalent to 3 times its production cost, at the box office only, and with these results more profits are added to “Disney”, which produced 6 films that joined the list, and owns the rights to 8 films among the first 10 in the world in box office revenues in History of cinema, what are these films?

The movie "The Avengers ... End Game" generated revenues of $ 2.798 billion (social networking sites)

Avatar

In December 2009, the movie “Avatar” was released in theaters, with impressive and unprecedented visual effects at the time. The “20th Century” company cost about $ 237 million to produce, but it achieved more than 10 times its cost to become the most profitable movie in history with revenues. It amounted to more than 2.9 billion dollars globally.

Avengers.. Endgame

The second movie in revenue, and the highest-grossing Disney movie, as it was released in April 2019, with a budget of $356 million, while it has generated revenues of nearly $2.8 billion globally so far.

Titanic

Until 2009, "Titanic" remained at the top of the highest-grossing films in history, for 12 years before its director, James Cameron, released "Avatar", making Cameron the most profitable film.

"Titanic" cost the "twentieth century" $ 200 million to produce, but it earned $ 2.1 billion and became the third highest grossing.

Star Wars.. The Force Awakens

At a production cost of $245 million, Disney released "Star Wars.. The Force Awakens" in December 2015, bringing in $2.07 billion. The film ranks fourth in terms of box office revenue. .

"Avengers: Infinite War"

In April 2018, “Disney” released the movie “Avengers: Infinity War”, and spent about $ 316 million in producing it, so that the movie made profits for it amounting to $ 2.05 billion at the box office, and it becomes its third film in the movie. The highest grossing, and ranks fifth in the world in the list.

Spider-Man: No way home

"Spider-Man.. No Way Home" is the fourth Disney movie on the list, which cost it about $200 million, and through which it made profits of $1.92 billion, after it was released in theaters. Across the world in December 2021.

The movie "Spider-Man .. There is no way back" made profits amounting to 1.92 billion dollars (social networking sites)

Jurassic World

As for the only Universal Pictures film in the top ten list, it has made $ 1.67 billion since its global release in cinemas in June 2015, but it remains a bargain, earning more than 10 times its production cost of $ 150 million.

The Lion King

It seems that Disney's bet on restoring its old films was a winning bet, as the new version of "The Lion King", which was released worldwide in 2019, generated revenues of $ 1.66 billion, while it cost the company $ 260 million to produce it, making it the fifth film. Disney's highest-grossing films.

The Avengers

In the beginnings of its expansion with Marvel Studios, Disney launched the movie “The Avengers” in April 2012, at a cost of $ 220 million, and was able to double its profits from it, to collect revenues of $ 1.52 billion.