I’m not sure anyone is truly surprised by this, but James Cameron’s AVATAR is now officially the highest grossing film of all time. 20th Century Fox announced that the film’s worldwide gross (not including Puerto Rico) overcame the previous record held by James Cameron’s TITANIC. The previous record was $1.242 billion, and AVATAR (as of Monday) has generated $1.292 billion, which is $50.1 million more. Over the weekend, the domestic take for AVATAR was $551.7 million, which is $49 million below TITANIC‘s record of $600.8 million in domestic sales. Source – THR
Rumors are already circulating that James Cameron is gearing up for an AVATAR sequel, with SlashFilm reporting that a reliable source is saying technical crew members are in the process of being contracted for up to the next 5 years, in case the shoot runs long. With the Golden Globes award-sweeping, and the ridiculous amount of money this has made so far, it’s safe to say 20th Century Fox is more than eager to get a sequel moving. I recently spoke to one of my contacts at Fox about AVATAR‘s success, and they said (not surprisingly) that the studio is over the moon. No one expected this kind of result, but now the question is what can possibly follow it up. We’ll probably know sooner than later.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
