James Cameron has no hard feelings towards Marvel for overtaking his blockbusterTitanicat the worldwide box office withAvengers: Endgame.TheAvatardirector, 64, congratulated Marvel on Wednesday, days afterEndgameeclipsedTitanic(1997) to become the second highest-grossing film of all time. Over the weekend,Endgameincreased its astonishing tally to $2.189 billion, surpassingTitanic‘s $2.187 billion gross (unadjusted for inflation).“To Kevin and everyone at Marvel. An iceberg sank the real Titanic,” Cameron tweeted. “It took the Avengers to sink my Titanic. Everyone here at Lightstorm Entertainment salutes your amazing achievement. You’ve shown that the movie industry is not only alive and well, it’s bigger than ever!”Marvel/Disney/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock; David Livingston/GettyCameron, however, is still box office king thanks toAvatar(2009), which ended its run with $2.8 billion.The Oscar winner will be back in the race to break records in 2021 whenAvatar2 debuts in theaters. From there, moreAvatarsequels are slated for release in 2023, 2025 and 2027.Avengers: Endgameis now playing.
James Cameron has no hard feelings towards Marvel for overtaking his blockbusterTitanicat the worldwide box office withAvengers: Endgame.
TheAvatardirector, 64, congratulated Marvel on Wednesday, days afterEndgameeclipsedTitanic(1997) to become the second highest-grossing film of all time. Over the weekend,Endgameincreased its astonishing tally to $2.189 billion, surpassingTitanic‘s $2.187 billion gross (unadjusted for inflation).
“To Kevin and everyone at Marvel. An iceberg sank the real Titanic,” Cameron tweeted. “It took the Avengers to sink my Titanic. Everyone here at Lightstorm Entertainment salutes your amazing achievement. You’ve shown that the movie industry is not only alive and well, it’s bigger than ever!”
Marvel/Disney/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock; David Livingston/Getty
Cameron, however, is still box office king thanks toAvatar(2009), which ended its run with $2.8 billion.
The Oscar winner will be back in the race to break records in 2021 whenAvatar2 debuts in theaters. From there, moreAvatarsequels are slated for release in 2023, 2025 and 2027.
Avengers: Endgameis now playing.
source: people.com
