'Avatar' generates another $143M overseas!

'Avatar' scores massive weekend at international box office; worldwide total rising fast

James Cameron's "Avatar" shows no intention of slowing things down at the international box office after scoring a stunning $143 million in 111 territories this weekend. That brings the film's overseas total to a fantastic $906.2 million.

Domestically, "Avatar" reached $429 million this weekend. Fox's sci-fi action flick is now closing in on Cameron's "Titanic," which grossed $1.242 billion overseas. The film is expected to pass the $1 billion mark later this week or this coming weekend at the latest.

At No. 2 on the international circuit, Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" bagged $25.7 million, reaching a cumulative gross of $130 million. Following in third place was "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," which pulled $22 million for a total of $136.3 million.

Meanwhile, "Did You Hear About the Morgans?" finished fourth this weekend with $8.4 million, lifting its cume to $15.6 million in 18 markets. No. 5 was Nancy Meyers' "It's Complicated," which reached a total gross of $23.4 million after weekend earnings of $8 million.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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[joe_6285]

Holy shit I didn't think that Avatar would rule both domestically and internationally for a month .I think it now has a chance for breaking 500 million barrier in the U.S if the collections do not drop very drastically.Internationally I don't how much more it will dominate 1billion will also be crossed by this movie .It's great Achievement for James Cameron because a while ago before the movie release people were think is it going to make it's money back and matter of the fact it did more than.