James Cameron's 'Avatar: The Way of Water'&nbsp;is shattering all the box office records. After surpassing the $ 2 billion mark, the film has now dethroned&nbsp;Marvel's 'Avengers: Infinity War'&nbsp;and has&nbsp;become the fifth highest-grossing film of all time. 
 
The total box office collection of James Cameron's film is now $2.054 billion&nbsp;more than&nbsp;MCU's 2018&nbsp;blockbuster, 'Infinity War'&nbsp;($2.048&nbsp;billion).&nbsp; 
 
James Cameron's epic now stands behind 'Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens'&nbsp;($2.07 billion), 'Titanic'&nbsp;($2.19 billion), 'Avengers: Endgame'&nbsp;($2.79 billion), and 'Avatar'&nbsp;($2.92 billion). 
 
The film has also become one of the highest-grossing movies of the pandemic, surpassing Tom Holland's 
'Spider-Man: Far From Home'&nbsp;($1.92 billion). 
 
Entering the coveted $2 billion club, Came&nbsp;has three movies in the top five highest-grossing movies of all time. 
 
Cameron, who has become the first director to have three $2 billion movies, said in November that the film must become the third or fourth highest-grossing film of all time in order to turn a profit. 
 
In an interview with GQ, Cameron said the film is "very fu**ing expensive" before adding that the film represents "the worst business case in movie history." 
 
"You have to be the third or fourth highest-grossing film in history." That’s your threshold. "That's your break-even point," he added.

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The franchise will get at least three more sequels, each of which reportedly costs $250 million to make. 
 
The movie that takes us back into the life of Pandora stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, 
Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao, and Matt Gerald. Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Michelle Yeoh, Brendan Cowell, Oona Chaplin, CJ Jones, and Vin Diesel.

Wion's Film critic Kshitij Mohan Rawat&nbsp;wrote in his review of the film, "Basically, I have the same complaints with ‘The Way of Water’ that I had with the original ‘Avatar’. No one in their right mind would take exception to his vision, but beneath all that eye-candy, the film has a painfully conventional story involving conventional characters told in a traditional Cameron way. The director has never been an impressive deviser of complex, gripping plots and characters beyond surface level. He does have the uncanny ability to build exciting narratives around action set pieces, and 'The Way of Water' is no exception. 'The Way of Water' is, in effect, a typical Cameron movie with all its glories and downfalls."&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-avatar-the-way-of-water-movie-review-visually-gorgeous-james-camerons-film-repeats-originals-mistakes-543654">Read full review here:</a>&nbsp;

James Cameron's 'Avatar: The Way of Water' is shattering all the box office records. After surpassing the $ 2 billion mark, the film has now dethroned Marvel's 'Avengers: Infinity War' and has become the fifth highest-grossing film of all time.

James Cameron's 'Avatar: The Way of Water' is shattering all the box office records. After surpassing the $ 2 billion mark, the film has now dethroned Marvel's 'Avengers: Infinity War' and has become the fifth highest-grossing film of all time. The total box office collection of James Cameron's film is now $2.054 billion more than MCU's 2018 blockbuster, 'Infinity War' ($2.048 billion). James Cameron's epic now stands behind 'Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens' ($2.07 billion), 'Titanic' ($2.19 billion), 'Avengers: Endgame' ($2.79 billion), and 'Avatar' ($2.92 billion). The film has also become one of the highest-grossing movies of the pandemic, surpassing Tom Holland's 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' ($1.92 billion). Entering the coveted $2 billion club, Came has three movies in the top five highest-grossing movies of all time. Cameron, who has become the first director to have three $2 billion movies, said in November that the film must become the third or fourth highest-grossing film of all time in order to turn a profit. In an interview with GQ, Cameron said the film is "very fu**ing expensive" before adding that the film represents "the worst business case in movie history." "You have to be the third or fourth highest-grossing film in history." That’s your threshold. "That's your break-even point," he added. The franchise will get at least three more sequels, each of which reportedly costs $250 million to make. The movie that takes us back into the life of Pandora stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao, and Matt Gerald. Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Michelle Yeoh, Brendan Cowell, Oona Chaplin, CJ Jones, and Vin Diesel. Wion's Film critic Kshitij Mohan Rawat wrote in his review of the film, "Basically, I have the same complaints with ‘The Way of Water’ that I had with the original ‘Avatar’. No one in their right mind would take exception to his vision, but beneath all that eye-candy, the film has a painfully conventional story involving conventional characters told in a traditional Cameron way. The director has never been an impressive deviser of complex, gripping plots and characters beyond surface level. He does have the uncanny ability to build exciting narratives around action set pieces, and 'The Way of Water' is no exception. 'The Way of Water' is, in effect, a typical Cameron movie with all its glories and downfalls." Read full review here:

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ becomes fifth-highest grossing movie ever

Hollywood star Kate Winslet, who shot to fame with&nbsp;her role as Rose in James Cameron's 1997 evergreen classic 'Titanic', recently spoke to a publication and revealed that her three kids forced her to join the cast of 'Avatar: The Way of Water'.&nbsp;

Winslet, who doesn't normally involve her children in her career decisions, decided to listen to her sons Bear and Joe and daughter Mia, and take up the challenging role.&nbsp;

"I was just super happy to jump [into the world of Avatar] and very excited to be asked," Winslet told people.&nbsp;"He called me and described the role and I thought, 'My God, that sounds amazing.' And my kids were like, 'Oh my God, mom, you have to do it.' I was like, 'Obviously.' I said, 'Well, they're going to send the script.' They were like, 'No, it doesn't matter. Just you have to do it!'"

By signing up for the role in the highly-anticipated sequel, the Oscar-winning actress also got to reunite with her 'Titanic' director, who she adores a lot. "We've totally kept in touch over the years. He's very good at Christmas and birthday presents," Winslet says of Cameron. "He always remembers. He's amazing."

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Revealing how she mastered the art&nbsp;of holding her breath underwater, she said, "I have a lot more interest in breath work now for sure. And it is very calming. But I certainly do [still use it]. If we are on vacation, for example, and one of the kids will say, 'Oh, I'm going to dive down and get that shell.' I will say, 'Okay, not too deep please.' I know how deep they could safely go before they need to come back up and take a sequence of specific breaths on the surface to not get that kind of slightly stars-in-the-air blackout feeling because that's when actually people run into trouble when they surface [too quickly]."

She continued, "There's a breathing sequence and I make them do it now. I surfaced from [holding my breath] for seven minutes and 15 seconds. I was trained so well and I had all the safety in place and really respected the process. You can't muck around with it. And it isn't something you can just do at home. And you must do it with another person there. So it was just amazing, honestly. It really was an extraordinary thing to learn."

'Avatar: The Way of Water' will release in theatres on December 16.

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Hollywood star Kate Winslet, who shot to fame with her role as Rose in James Cameron's 1997 evergreen classic 'Titanic', recently spoke to a publication and revealed that her three kids forced her to join the cast of 'Avatar: The Way of Water'.

Hollywood star Kate Winslet, who shot to fame with her role as Rose in James Cameron's 1997 evergreen classic 'Titanic', recently spoke to a publication and revealed that her three kids forced her to join the cast of 'Avatar: The Way of Water'. Winslet, who doesn't normally involve her children in her career decisions, decided to listen to her sons Bear and Joe and daughter Mia, and take up the challenging role. "I was just super happy to jump [into the world of Avatar] and very excited to be asked," Winslet told people. "He called me and described the role and I thought, 'My God, that sounds amazing.' And my kids were like, 'Oh my God, mom, you have to do it.' I was like, 'Obviously.' I said, 'Well, they're going to send the script.' They were like, 'No, it doesn't matter. Just you have to do it!'" By signing up for the role in the highly-anticipated sequel, the Oscar-winning actress also got to reunite with her 'Titanic' director, who she adores a lot. "We've totally kept in touch over the years. He's very good at Christmas and birthday presents," Winslet says of Cameron. "He always remembers. He's amazing." Also read: Drake gets custom necklace made from 42 diamond rings he bought for ex-girlfriends but never gave Revealing how she mastered the art of holding her breath underwater, she said, "I have a lot more interest in breath work now for sure. And it is very calming. But I certainly do [still use it]. If we are on vacation, for example, and one of the kids will say, 'Oh, I'm going to dive down and get that shell.' I will say, 'Okay, not too deep please.' I know how deep they could safely go before they need to come back up and take a sequence of specific breaths on the surface to not get that kind of slightly stars-in-the-air blackout feeling because that's when actually people run into trouble when they surface [too quickly]." She continued, "There's a breathing sequence and I make them do it now. I surfaced from [holding my breath] for seven minutes and 15 seconds. I was trained so well and I had all the safety in place and really respected the process. You can't muck around with it. And it isn't something you can just do at home. And you must do it with another person there. So it was just amazing, honestly. It really was an extraordinary thing to learn." 'Avatar: The Way of Water' will release in theatres on December 16. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ becomes fifth-highest grossing movie ever

Kate Winslet reveals her kids encouraged her to join 'Avatar: The Way of the Water' cast