Only 6 movies have ever made $2 billion at the box office — here they all are

Worldwide gross: $2,052,415,039

The traumatic cliffhanger astatine the extremity of "Infinity War" was a must-see, movie-going infinitesimal for fans. No 1 was expecting the movie to extremity connected specified a grim statement pinch Thanos (Josh Brolin) not only defeating the Avengers, but snapping distant half of each life from existence.

When the movie debuted, it group a caller grounds for the biggest worldwide opening weekend pinch $640.9 million.

It crossed $1 cardinal successful conscionable 11 days.

In 48 days, the movie crossed $2 cardinal worldwide.

Worldwide gross: $2,071,310,218

Disney's return to a postulation far, acold distant intrigued some aged and caller fans arsenic it brought backmost original formed members and teamed them up pinch a caller roster of characters.

At the time, "The Force Awakens" set a grounds for the biggest opening weekend ($247.9 million) and was antecedently the fastest movie to pass $1 cardinal worldwide, successful 12 days. It took 53 days to transverse $2 billion.

Worldwide gross: $2,264,812,968

The James Cameron-directed movie was the first movie to transverse $1 cardinal worldwide.

At the time, it was the most costly movie made. The movie yet crossed $2 cardinal during its rerelease successful 3D successful 2012.

Worldwide gross: $2,334,484,620

"Avatar: The Way of Water" became the first movie to transverse $2 cardinal theatrically since the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Behind "Avengers: Endgame," it became the second-fastest movie to cross $2 cardinal successful conscionable 39 days.

Worldwide gross: $2,799,439,100

Fans needed to cognize if the remaining Avengers could emergence up, conclusion Thanos, and reverse the effects of the extremity of "Infinity War." They came retired successful droves arsenic the movie shattered box-office records, grossing complete $1.2 cardinal worldwide opening weekend, astir double that of the opening play for "Infinity War."

It only took "Endgame" 11 days to transverse $2 billion. That's the aforesaid magnitude of clip it took "Infinity War" to transverse its first billion.

Worldwide gross: $2,923,710,708

At the time, "Avatar," pursuing the 10-foot-tall Na'vi connected their location of Pandora, became the fastest movie to transverse $1 billion, doing truthful successful 19 days. It yet crossed $2 cardinal in 47 days.

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