US EditionJames Cameron Has More Billion-Dollar Movies than Spielberg or Nolan. Why Isn't He in the Same Breath?
James Cameron has four billion-dollar films, surpassing other directors with original stories and breaking box office records in global cinema history.
- Over the weekend, James Cameron's 'Avatar: Fire & Ash' surpassed $1 billion at the global box office, giving Cameron four films in the billion-dollar club.
- James Cameron's breakthrough came in 1997 with 'Titanic', which first reached the six-zero club and was highest-grossing for over a decade before 'Avatar' dethroned it in 2009.
- Only 58 movies have crossed $1 billion, many directors like Christopher Nolan and Peter Jackson reached this via established IP, while Cameron and filmmakers Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee crafted original stories.
- Despite winning best director for 'Titanic,' James Cameron is often omitted from immediate 'greatest' lists, as observers note his name rarely follows Spielberg, Coppola, and Scorsese, with Nolan or Ryan Coogler sometimes mentioned first.
- In a film climate averse to risk, James Cameron's continued spectacle filmmaking stands out as he pushes visual technology and draws audiences in the science fiction genre, which often hinders auteur status.
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James Cameron has more billion-dollar movies than Spielberg or Nolan. Why isn't he in the same breath?
James Cameron.Joel Saget/AFP/GettyJames Cameron's "Avatar: Fire & Ash" surpassed $1 billion at the global box office.Cameron now has four films in the billion-dollar club, more than any other director.So why is he not considered one of the greatest living directors?In an era where it's nearly impossible to get people to pause their daily lives, put down their devices, and visit a movie theater, James Cameron has defied the odds and given the mov…
Madrid. Avatar: Fire and ash have exceeded the $1 billion barrier in box office worldwide after 18 days in billboards. The figure strengthens the weight of a franchise that, since 2009, has been consolidated as the great film event of the year, but the most recent analyses doubt that the film exceeds 2 billion as did its predecessors.
In France, at the same time, this third part of James Cameron's saga has already accumulated 6.5 million spectators, a few days after having passed the 5 million mark. Can these impressive scores perpetuate the two final strands to come? Nothing is yet played... Is this a feat?In the history of cinema, films capable of accumulating so many recipes and spectators in such a short time are among the very few exceptions. Is this a feat?In the histor…
Less than three weeks were enough for director James Cameron's new film to be seen by more than half a million viewers in Czech cinemas. The trilogy, which tells other stories from the blue planet Pandora, is doing well all over the world. It seems that viewers want Cameron to make a fourth and fifth part. He himself recently clearly said that he would not finish them without the success of the trilogy in cinemas.
“Avatar: Fire and ashes” surpassed the $1 billion mark in the world box office so it is placed as James Cameron’s fourth film to reach that threshold. The third installment of the saga set in Pandora so far accumulates $180 million global, with 306 million raised in the United States and more than 770 million in the international market, according to industry reports released yesterday by the specialized medium “Deadline”. It is worth mentioning…
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