On the same day Avatar scored nine Oscar nominations, James Cameron's sci-fi epic grossed an estimated $2.7 million, Fox said, and upped its domestic box-office total to $601.1 million.
Make that, a Titanic-topping $601.1 million.
The domestic title was Titanic's last remaining major box-office record. Avatar previously swiped Titanic's No. 1 ranking as Earth's—and James Cameron's—biggest money-maker. (And, yes, for those just cracking open their cryogenic-sleep chambers, Cameron also made Titanic.)
As of Oscar Tuesday, Avatar had grossed an unprecedented $2 billion and change worldwide.
Per Box Office Mojo, Titanic still clings to a few titles: biggest PG-13 movie of all-time; most consecutive weekends at No. 1; etc.
Titanic's reign as the No. 1 domestic movie lasted about 12 years, or until its director decided to make another movie. Until Avatar, the only film that came close to threatening its supremacy was The Dark Knight.
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