Avatar Getting Surprise Theatrical Re-Release In China James Cameron's blockbuster sci-fi film Avataris returning to theaters but only in China. Without warning, the film will begin screening in Chinese theaters on Friday. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that China's Film Bureau approved the surprise release, which will see the technologically groundbreaking film screening in IMAX 3D and standard 3D. If Chinese audiences are eager enough, they could put Avatar back into the top spot on the box office all-time list. The film was once the highest-grossing film ever, earning $2.790 billion when 20th Century Fox released it in 2009. A decade later,