James Cameron just added another billion-dollar notch to his belt.
Avatar Fire and Ash has officially passed $1 billion at the global box office just 18 days after release, cementing the franchise as one of the most reliable money machines in Hollywood history.
The film has generated roughly $306 million domestically and more than $777 million internationally so far, according to Variety. That pace is slightly slower than the first two Avatar films, but still places it in an ultra-rare club that most movies never come close to joining.
Cameron keeps doing Cameron things
With Fire and Ash, James Cameron becomes the first director ever to deliver four consecutive films that each gross more than $1 billion worldwide. That run includes Avatar, Avatar The Way of Water, and Titanic, which was the first movie in history to cross the billion-dollar threshold.
What makes the streak even more absurd is the time span. These four films were released across nearly three decades, yet they all landed at the very top of the box office food chain. Few directors have longevity. Even fewer have longevity at this scale.
Still not the all-time box office king
Despite the milestone, Cameron is not yet the highest-grossing director of all time. That title still belongs to Steven Spielberg, who has amassed roughly $10.7 billion across 37 directing credits, led by franchises like Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones.
Cameron now sits around $9.8 billion across just 15 films, giving him one of the highest average grosses per movie in industry history. If Fire and Ash follows the trajectory of its predecessors and pushes toward $2 billion, that gap could narrow quickly.
For now, the takeaway is simple. When James Cameron releases an Avatar movie, the box office listens.