It’s a Hollywood axiom right up there with “Nobody knows anything”: Never underestimate James Cameron.
Thirteen years after Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi juggernaut “Avatar” smashed global box office records, many wondered whether the filmmaker could repeat history with the sequel, “Avatar: The Way of Water.” Would Cameron once again overcome the chorus of naysayers, as he did 25 years ago with another water-borne blockbuster, “Titanic”? Or this time would he end up all wet?
In its opening this weekend, “Avatar: The Way of Water” easily dominated the box office, taking in $134 million at North American theaters and an additional $301 million internationally.
