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Marvel Studios and two of its directors showed sportiness by congratulating James Cameron after his 2009 film “Avatar” resumed its place as the highest grossing film of all time.
“Avatar” was a box office hit when it first launched and held the record for the most famous movie of all time until “Avengers: Endgame” released in 2019 and overtook the sci-fi epic by a narrow margin.
Thanks to a recent relaunch in China, however, “Avatar” was able to earn enough extra money to resume its former record-breaking position. As a result, Marvel Studios, which produced “Endgame”, went on Twitter to congratulate its Disney colleague, Cameron.
“Congratulations to @JimCameron, @JonLandau and ALL members of the Na’vi nation for claiming the box office crown! We love you, 3000. @OfficialAvatar, ” the studio tweeted on Saturday.
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Meanwhile, Joe and Anthony Russo, the directors behind “Endgame” shared some hybrid art from both films on their Instagram page and offered their congratulations.
“Passing the challenge back to you … @jamescameronofficial”, says the caption.
Cameron responded to the sporting congratulations with a simple blue heart emoji on Twitter.
James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ has resumed its place as the highest grossing film in ‘Avengers: Endgame’. (Disney / Marvel Studios via AP)
According to Deadline, Disney now estimates the worldwide box office “Avatar” at $ 2.802 billion, while “Endgame” stopped at $ 2.777 before making its final bow. In 2010, when “Avatar” took over for the first time, it replaced Cameron’s other epic, the 1997 film “Titanic”. Although Cameron’s work clearly has great box office appeal, his two most successful films are unmatched. to the worldwide turnover of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which consists of 23 films, all based on Marvel Comics properties, such as “Black Panther” Guardians of the Galaxy “and” Captain Marvel “.
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In addition, Disney is expanding and launching TV shows under the MCU banner. “WandaVision” recently ended its nine-episode season and “Captain America” spin-off “Falcon and the Winter Soldier” will debut on the Disney + platform next week.
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However, Cameron may still be competing with his own franchise very soon. Vanity Fair reports that the director announced in September that he had finished production on an “Avatar” sequel and is almost ready with a third installment of the franchise.
In a statement to Deadline, “Avatar” producer Jon Landau also noted that sequels to the hit 2009 film are on the way.
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“We are proud to achieve this great milestone, but Jim and I are very excited that the film is back in theaters in these unprecedented times, and we want to thank our Chinese fans for their support. We are working hard on the next Avatar movies and we hope to share the continuation of this epic story for years to come, ”he wrote in a statement to the outlet.