' AVATAR : FIRE AND ASH ' : CAMERON'S WORLD HONOURS

James Cameron's Avatar : Fire and Ash closed out 2025 by dominating the New Year's Eve box office, finishing at No 1 on one of the year's final theatrical days and helping push domestic ticket sales to an estimated $8.9 billion for the year.

The latest installment in the Avatar franchise earned approximately $8.1 million domestically on New Year's Eve, a strong showing for a night that traditionally sees higher moviegoing due to holiday celebrations.

The film has benefitted from robust attendance throughout the holiday corridor, particularly in premium large format theaters, including. iMAX and 3D screenings.

Three of Cameron's films — Avatar (2009), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and the aforementioned Titanic — are amongst the top four highest-grossing films of all time, with Avatar in the top spot until it was surpassed by Avengers: Endgame (2019), before returning to first place in 2021.

[2] He directed the first film to gross over $1 billion, the first two films to gross over $2 billion each, and is the only director to have had three films gross over $2 billion each.[3][4][5] The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and Titanic have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

Cameron also co-founded the production companies Lightstorm Entertainment, Digital Domain, and Earthship Productions.

IN 2010, Time named Cameron one of the 100 most influential people in the World. 

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