On the significance of 'Avatar: The Way of Water' crossing $2 billion (Patreon)

Hey Patrons,

Scott Mendelson and I are still figuring out a way to make a regular box office podcast but in the meantime, Scott reached out to me and said "Do you want to talk about 'Avatar: The Way of Water' crossing $2 billion worldwide?" And of course I said yes for old time's sake.

I broadcast our conversation on YouTube and you can view it above. But here are some quick stats as told in Forbes:

The Way Of Water has grossed $598 million domestically and $1.426 billion internationally since its December release.

The Avatar sequel is the second-fastest film after Avengers: Endgame to breach the $2 billion landmark, achieving the feat in just 39 days—a full six days earlier than the original Avatar, which was previously the second-fastest to the milestone.

With a worldwide gross of $2.024 billion, The Way Of Water is now the sixth-highest grossing film of all time, only slightly behind Avengers: Infinity War ($2.052 billion) and Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens ($2.071 billion), according to Box Office Mojo.

With its current trajectory, the film is all but certain to rise to the fourth spot on the all-time list sometime later this week—putting it behind only the original Avatar ($2.924 billion), Avengers: Endgame ($2.799 billion) and Titanic ($2.195 billion) and putting three James Cameron directed features in the top four.