The movie earned $2.2 billion at the global box office, and won 11 Oscars, including best picture and director for Cameron.
The story appealed to Cameron's aforementioned love of diving and deap-sea exploration. He even asked the head of 20th Century Fox at the time for $2 million to fund an expedition to see the ship's wreckage in 1995, according toAfter "Titanic," despite its monumental success, Cameron wouldn't direct another scripted feature for 12 years.
After "Avatar," Cameron took another directing hiatus. In 2019, he co-wrote "Alita: Battle Angel," but handed off directing duties to Robert Rodriguez.Jeff Spicer/WireImage The first of the sequels,"Avatar: The Way of Water," is now in theaters. Movie theater execs told Insider they are optimistic the movie will end the year strong at the box office.that he's open to another director making the fourth and fifth movies.