‘Avatar 2’ Tops ‘Spider-Man’ Sequel As 6th Highest Grossing Film

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Avatar: The Way of Water will inevitably sail past $2 billion at the box office

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But first, James Cameron’s blockbuster sequel had a different record to break on the all-time charts

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Today The Avatar sequel replaces Marvel Studio’s Spider-Man: No Way Home as the 6th highest grossing film in history.

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Avatar: The Way of Water topping Spider-Man: No Way Home’s fifth weekend take, $40 million to $24+ million

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Avatar: The Way of Water has steadily and quickly climbed up the box office charts, from $500 million to $1 billion

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James Cameron’s sci-fi sequel to the 2009 box office juggernaut Avatar started strong out the gate in December

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Avatar: The Way of Water faces only those films with totals north of the $2 billion mark.

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