Avatar, the movie by James Cameron which premiered December 16 2009 and had its wide release on December 17 around the world, and December 18 in the United States, grossed $77,025,481in its first weekend domestically, and $164,545,565 globally, totaling to a worldwide estimated revenue of $241,571,046. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=avatar.htm

According to BoxofficeMojo, Avatar grossed $27 million on its first full day, the second biggest December opening ever, only being surpassed by I Am Legend.http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2632&p=.htm

Compared to Cameron's earlier big movies (Titanic, True Lies, Terminator 2, The Abyss and Aliens), Avatar had the widest release (3,452 theaters in the United States, and the biggest first weekend opening (more than double that of the runner-up: Terminator 2, which grossed $31,765,506 its first weekend.http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=cameronshowdown.htm

Avatar continued strongly on Monday and Tuesday, raking in over $16,000,000 on both days in the United States, increasing total revenue to $381,630,006http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=avatar.htm, surpassing The Abyss, Aliens, and True Lies in Total Revenue.http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=cameronshowdown.htm However, on Wednesday, it lost the box office first place to newcomer as surpassed by Alvin and the Chipmunks The Squequelhttp://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2009-12-23&p=.htm
On Friday, Avatar passed Alvin again, but was in turn passed by newcomer Sherlock Holmes, which premiered that dayhttp://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/ In its second weekend, Avatar once again dominated the box-office, raking in an estimated $75,000,000, topping the weekend charts, defeating both Sherlock Holmes and Alvin 2. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/ With its estimated domestic revenue of $212,268,000, as of December 28, 2009, it is the second-most successful movie by James Cameron, after Titanic.http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=cameronshowdown.htmbr/
On January 3, 2010, it was reported that Avatar had passed the $1 billion milestone, with an estimated 352.1 million in the US, and $666.7 million outside the US. As of that day, it was the fourth biggest earning movie ever, just behind The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King and Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest. It is expected to become the second-highest grossing movie in a matter of days, right behind Titanic's $1.84 billion. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2634&p=.htm

Avatar is the latest movie written and directed by James Cameron, starring Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver and Michelle Rodriguez. The movie is one of the biggest movies until now, with an esitmated budget of $300,000,000. It is hailed for its high quality CGI and use of 3D. Because of this, it is regularly referred to as the 'next gen' movie. The movie is accompanied by a game of the same name by Ubisoft, scheduled for release at December 18, 2009.

Jake Sully is a former marine, but now parallized from the waist down. He is offered the opportunity to take part in the "Avatar" project, which will provide him with a new healthy body. For this, he travels to a foreign panet, called Pandora, not knowing he will become more a part of the planet than he bargained for.