(L-R) Actor Sam Worthington, Director James Cameron, actress Zoe Saldana, producer Jon Landau and actress Sigourney Weaver, winners of Best Motion Picture, Drama award for "Avatar" pose in the press room at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 17, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. (Getty Images)more pics »Congrats to
James Cameron! The director beat his own record recently as
Avatar surpassed
Titanic in box office sales to become the highest-grossing film of all time. Twentieth Century Fox confirmed that the 3-D movie had earned a staggering $1.859 billion worldwide cinema sales -- passing the $1.843 billion record which he set in 1997 with his blockbuster
Titanic.
Avatar is the highest-grossing movie of all time (Iwatchstuff.com)
Avatar, which stars
Zoe Saldana,
Sigourney Weaver and
Sam Worthington and features brand new motion-capture filming effects, has also been named as the highest-grossing film internationally.
Titanic remains the highest-earning movie in the US with takings of $600.8 million since it opened. But
Avatar is only just behind with $554.9 million and was the top box office movie for six weeks in a row.
Cameron has been heavily praised for
Avatar, which he wrote, produced and directed, and the movie has already started winning a number of awards. Earlier this month, the film scooped the Best Director, the Best Original Score and the Best Drama Film prizes at the Golden Globes.
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