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The 2009 James Cameron production "Avatar" has regained its title as the highest-grossing film of all time thanks to a weekend release in China that pumped an additional $12.3 million into its box office coffers.
Still Filling Theaters: "Avatar" opened in December 2009 and grossed $2.78 billion by the end of its theatrical release, breaking the $2.19-billion box office record held by "Titanic." The 2019 "Avengers: Endgame" broke the "Avatar" record with a $2.798 billion worldwide gross.
This weekend, "Avatar" was re-released exclusively in China.
"Avatar" was among a short list of popular blockbusters sought by China's Film Bureau to encourage moviegoers to return to the nation's cinemas in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film took in $12.3 million, thus upping its box office total to $2.8 billion and dethroning "Avengers: Endgame."