James Cameron has shored up his position as king of the worldwide box office .Cameron's 1997 blockbuster "Titanic"
sailed beyond the $2 billion mark in lifetime ticket sales, thanks to a
3-D re-release of the film that was timed to the centennial of the
ship's sinking.
Only one other movie has topped $2 billion, and it's also Cameron's.
His 2009 sci-fi smash "Avatar" earned $2.8 billion worldwide.
The "Titanic" reissue took in about $100 million this weekend ,$11.6
million domestically and a whopping $88.2 million in 69 overseas
markets. That included a $58 million debut in China and put the
re-release total worldwide at $190.8 million.Added to the film's $1.84
billion haul in its original release, "Titanic" now stands at $2.03
billion worldwide.
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