Only 6 movies have ever made $2 billion at the box office — here they all are
James Cameron and the Marvel Cinematic Universe are the two consistent factors when it comes to earning billions at the box office.
2022's "Avatar: The Way of Water" quickly became the third highest-grossing movie of all time.20th Century StudiosOnly six movies released by US studios have ever crossed $2 billion at the box office, without adjusting for inflation.Using data from Box Office Mojo, here are the films to cross that threshold.
James Cameron has directed three of the six films.It's a big deal when a movie crosses the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, but do you know what's even cooler? $2 billion!
Only 6 movies released by US studios have ever passed the $2 billion mark. And it shouldn't be a surprise that James Cameron and Marvel make up a large portion of these successes.Here are the 6 movies that have grossed $2 billion at the box office.
Kirsten Acuna contributed to a previous version of this story.6. "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018)MarvelWorldwide gross: $2,052,415,039The traumatic cliffhanger at the end of "Infinity War" was a must-see, movie-going moment for fans.
No one was expecting the film to end on such a grim note with Thanos (Josh Brolin) not only defeating the Avengers, but snapping away half of all life from existence.When the film debuted, it set a new record for the biggest worldwide opening weekend with $640.9 million.
It crossed $1 billion in just 11 days.In 48 days, the film crossed $2 billion worldwide.5.
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015)"Star Wars: The Force Awakens."Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesWorldwide gross: $2,071,310,218Disney's return to a galaxy far, far away intrigued both old and new fans as it brought back original cast members and teamed them up with a new roster of characters.At the time, "The Force Awakens" set a record for the biggest opening weekend ($247.
9 million) and was previously the fastest film to pass $1 billion worldwide, in 12 days. It took 53 days to cross $2 billion.4.
"Titanic" (1997)Courtesy of Paramount Pictures and 20th Century FoxWorldwide gross: $2,264,812,968The James Cameron-directed film was the first movie to
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