All the fans are eagerly waiting for Avatar: The Way of Water. The runtime of James Cameron’s show has been exposed with the Hollywood Reporter drawing word that the sequel will clock at “around three hours and 10 minutes.” In 2009, its first film of Cameron has been debuted, clocking in around two hours and 41 minutes which makes the sequel well over half an hour longer. For your kind information Avatar, 2 is not Cameron’s longest film as a filmmaker though his Oscar-winning film Titanic still holds the first position.
After a much longer runtime, things worth noting are that most of the highest-grossing films of all time are on the longer side. The two hours and 42-minute Avatar is still the highest-grossing film of all time with 3 hour and 1-minute Avengers: Endgame sitting at #2, and three-hour and 14-minute Titanic in #3. The shortest film on All-Time Top 10 highest-grossing film list is the 2019 remake of The Lion King has a runtime of one hour and 58 minutes.
Avatar 2: Reason Behind Long Runtime
The long gap between the release of m original Avatar and the new sequel that getting delayed ten times in the years since it was first declared. While the other movie franchises and blockbuster film were able to churn those sequels and visual effects spectacles with ease, James Cameron was playing the long game along with Avatar 2 making sure the tale we were just right also confirms that its 3D spectacle was one worthy of the big screen.
Cameron told the New York Times,” I do think that the new “Avatar” film will rekindle an interest in natively authored 3-D, which is what I personally believe is the right way to do it,” also added,” I say either do 3-D or don’t do 3-D, but don’t try to slap it on afterward to get the up-charge on the ticket.”.
Avatar as Highest Grossing Film
After thirteen years of Avatar 2009, the film is still the highest-grossing film of all time. After being in theaters for just 41 days. Avatar become the top-grossing movie of all time in January of 2010, the film holds a record for nine years until the release of Avengers: Endgame.
The culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe would complete Avatar’s gfl0bal record after a few months of release and become the #2 film of All-Time. Avatar would be re-released in cinema halls in China in march of 2021, a short try to boost up the theaters during the COVID-19 pandemic situation that worked well. The interesting fact is the re-release push it back to the #1 All-Time spot, pushing it to $2,847 billion globally. Once again, the film was re-released this year before the sequel can bring the total to just over $2.92 billion.
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