‘Avatar’ rules with $68.3 million, tops $1 billion worldwide
LOS ANGELES —- James Cameron’s science-fiction epic "Avatar" had another stellar weekend with $68.3 million domestically, shooting past $1 billion worldwide, only the fifth movie ever to hit that mark.
With "Avatar" closing in on No. 2 film "The Return of the King," Cameron is in striking distance of having the two top-grossing movies globally.