Avatar reclaims title as highest-grossing film
Blockbuster ( ) movie Avatar has retaken the highest-grossing ( ) film of all time ( ) spot thanks to its re-release in China.
The sci-fi epic ( ) debuted ( ) in 2009 and held the global box office title ( ) for a decade until it was overtaken ( ) by Marvel's Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
Following its re-release in the world's biggest movie-watching market of China, worldwide total sales pushed it above the $2.8 billion mark ( ) on the weekend.
China has been the top-performing ( ) film market since pandemic lockdowns.
Director James Cameron's Avatar took in around $4 million on Friday alone which pushed it ahead of Endgame, according to distributor ( ) Walt Disney.
Disney owns both films after the company bought entertainment assets ( ) from Fox in 2019. It also owns the Titanic movie, which is third on the list of highest-grossing movies.
When Endgame passed Avatar in 2019, Mr. Cameron tweeted a picture of Avenger's Iron Man on the fictional ( ) Avatar universe of Pandora along with a congratulatory ( ) note.
He is currently working on four sequels ( ) to Avatar. The next film, which has been delayed several times, is currently scheduled for release in December 2022.
"We are proud to reach this great milestone ( ), but Jim (James Cameron) and I are most thrilled ( ) that the film is back in theatres during these unprecedented times, and we want to thank our Chinese fans for their support," said Avatar producer Jon Landau.
Chinese movie theatres have been open for several months now since pandemic-led shutdowns ( ), and local movies have also been enjoying some of their strongest box-office sales ever.
Ahead of ( ) its re-release in China, Avatar grossed around $760 million in the US and just over $2 billion internationally.
《阿凡達》重奪影史最暢銷寶座
賣座大片《阿凡達》在中國重新上映後，近日又重奪全球票房冠軍寶座。
這部科幻史詩大片於2009年首映，佔據全球票房冠軍寶座長達十年，直到2019年被漫威的《復仇者聯盟4：終局之戰》超車。
《阿凡達》在中國這個全球最大的電影市場重新上映後，上週末該片的全球票房突破了28億美元。
自從全世界都實施疫情封鎖之後，中國電影市場的表現一直是全球最佳。
發行方迪士尼公司稱，James Cameron導演的《阿凡達》光是上週五（3月12日）一天就創下400萬美元票房，超越了《復仇者聯盟4：終局之戰》。
2019年迪士尼從福斯收購娛樂資產後，這兩部電影就歸迪士尼所有了。在賣座電影排行榜上排名第三的《鐵達尼號》如今也屬於迪士尼公司。
2019年《復仇者聯盟4：終局之戰》票房超過《阿凡達》後，Cameron在推特上發了一張復仇者聯盟中鋼鐵人站在《阿凡達》裡虛構的潘朵拉星球上的圖片，並附上了賀詞。
眼下Cameron正在製作《阿凡達》的四部續集。下一部《阿凡達》電影目前計畫在2022年12月上映，此前已被推遲多次。
《阿凡達》製作人Jon Landau稱：「這個里程碑式的成就讓我們感到很驕傲，不過，吉姆（詹姆斯•柯麥隆）和我最興奮的是，在這一史無前例的時刻，這部電影又重新在影院上映。我們想感謝中國粉絲對《阿凡達》的支持。」
自從疫情迫使影院關閉後，中國電影院如今已經開放了數個月，該國本土電影甚至迎來了有史以來最火爆的票房。在中國重映前，《阿凡達》在美國收穫了約7.6億美元票房，全球票房也勉強超過20億美元。
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