Mumbai: Filmmaker James Cameron is very impressed with the success of ‘Avengers Endgame’, which has stunned everyone by its worldwide earnings. The film has recently surpassed earnings made by ‘Titanic’, for which Cameron has congratulated the team of Avengers.
Cameron tweeted, “To Kevin and everyone at Marvel. An iceberg sank the real Titanic. It took the Avengers to sink my Titanic. Everyone here at Lightstorm Entertainment salutes your amazing achievement. You’ve shown that the movie industry is not only alive and well, it’s bigger than ever!”
— James Cameron (@JimCameron) May 9, 2019
Cameron is among the few filmmakers who have developed a different world on the silver screen, with the help of technology, where imagination takes you to a new adventurous peak.
Titanic which was released in 1997 also created a lot of noise in that period. The film featured Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in lead roles. Even today, Titanic it is still hailed as one of the most beautiful and successful movies ever made.
Even at the box office, Titanic achieved record earnings. It remained unchallenged for years before another Cameron movie ‘Avatar’ earned more. Titanic was the world’s second highest grossing film. Now ‘Avengers Endgame’ has pushed Titatnic to the third place. ‘Avengers Endgame’ current earnings stand at $2.27 billion while the Titanic had a life time collection of $2.10 billion.
Avatar currently sits on the top of the earnings chart with a figure of $2.78 billion. However, in the days to come, ‘Avengers Endgame’ can easily gross more than Avatar.
PNN/Agencies