Sorry James Cameron
Thanos has sunk the Titanic - and that's the only time I will make comedic reference to a maritime disaster.
Avengers: Infinity War has grossed $660,323,950 at
the US box office, leaving
Titanic in the ice cold sub-$660-million-waters.
After surpassing James Cameron's epic, on $659,363,944,
Infinity War now enjoys fourth spot in the domestic box office rankings, behind
Black Panther on $699,512,354 million. The latest edition of the Avengers franchise is
expected to beat its fellow Marvel film, though, and become the highest gross from the studio.
Past that are
Avatar on $760,507,625 million and at number one is
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, on $936,662,225 million.
That being said, James Cameron is still the box office king. It's one thing to break records with the third instalment in a franchise and winder cinematic universe, it's another to do it with one-off releases like
Avatar and
Titanic. Particularly after accounting for the worldwide box office charts.
Avatar looks insurmountable at $2.8 billion and it's unlikely
Avengers: Infinity War could reach
Titanic in second place, on $2.2 billion.
Infinity War is fourth worldwide at $2,006,323,950.
Avengers 4 stands a solid chance, released on May 3 2019, of catching Cameron's behemoths, considering how
Infinity War ended. We wait with bated breath, like Jack for a life boat.