300 million
As of February 9, 2010, Avatar has grossed over $2.24 billion in worldwide sales.
He did it for $260 million
James Cameron's "Avatar" (2009) has grossed $2.8 billion worldwide.
To make more money. That's it. Period.
One person had said Titanic but that was a long time ago, from the same director James Cameron, Avatar (2009) has the highest budget at 600,000,000,000 , six hundred billion.
James Cameron's Avatar recently "sunk the Titanic" by becoming the highest-grossing film of all time, gathering more than two billion dollars.
The word "avatar" in Hindu mythology refers to the incarnation of a deity on Earth, normally in a human or animal form. One opinion is that in the movie humans thought that they were superior to the Na'vi, so manifesting themselves as one of them could be used as a deity-like means of control or influence. The word "avatar" can also refer to an embodiment or temporary manifestation of an entity, idea, or principle; a human connects to and "embodies" their avatar body. Other opinions believe that this is the intended meaning.
When inflation is accounted for, "Gone With The Wind" (1939) has made more money than any other film.
James Cameron's 3-D extravaganza "Avatar" (2009) has grossed $2.8 billion dollars worldwide.
If I am not mistaken it was Titanic grossing in over a billion dollars. But if you go by past movies adding inflation to the mix, then Gone With The Wind wins the medal. With Star Wars coming in second.
(03/09/2010) The Domestic Total Lifetime Gross of Avatar is approximately $721,425,412 or %27.7. The Foreign Total Lifetime Gross of Avatar is $1,879,000,000 or %72.2 Worldwide:$2,66,425,412 On the opening weekend Avatar made about $77,025,481 (#1 rank, 3,452 theaters, $22,313 average) Avatar has been in theaters for 81 days or 11.6 weeks. Avatar is my new favorite movie, but I still have yet to see Alice in Wonderland. =]
Steven Spielberg was not involved in "Titanic". James Cameron was the writer and director.