On Monday (Feb 2), Avatar earned $2.7 million at the North American box office, falling below the $900 per screen mark ($879 to be exact), according to Box Office Mojo. That represents a relatively small 14.3 percent drop from the previous Monday. After 46 days out, Avatar’s domestic total is $598.4m.
Once Tuesday figures are tallied, Avatar will have passed James Cameron’s own Titanic at the domestic box office (not accounting for inflation or higher 3D/IMAX ticket prices). The Leonardo DiCaprio-Kate Winslet romantic melodrama grossed $600.4 million in the US/Canada in 1998.
This past weekend, Avatar broke the $2 billion mark in worldwide earnings. The low value of the American dollar and higher ticket prices have helped its overseas revenues significantly.
Avatar has received nine Academy Award nominations, including best picture and best director. Additionally, it won Golden Globes for best picture (drama) and best director. Last week, it lost the Producers Guild Award to Kathryn Bigelow’s Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker, while on Sunday James Cameron lost the Directors Guild Award to his former wife Bigelow, the first woman to ever win the DGA prize for a narrative feature.
Written and directed by Cameron, Avatar stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, Laz Alonso, Giovanni Ribisi, CCH Pounder, and West Studi.
Photo: Avatar (WETA / 20th Century Fox)
Will Avatar's record be broken next year or in ten years?
Record broken on Tuesday? yes
Avatar not as good