'Avatar' tops $600 million

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'Avatar' tops $600 million, breaks domestic box-office record held by 'Titanic'
by David Germain

LOS ANGELES - James Cameron's "Avatar" has sailed past his blockbuster "Titanic" to become No. 1 on the all-time North American box-office chart.

"Avatar" climbed to US$601.1 million on Tuesday, putting it a fraction ahead of the $600.8-million haul for "Titanic."

With more than $2 billion worldwide, the Canadian director's sci-fi sensation shattered the global box-office record of $1.84 billion held by "Titanic" last week.

"When some said to us, 'How is it going to feel to knock off 'Titanic'? I think our response was, 'It's about time those guys got knocked off their perch,"' said Cameron's producing partner Jon Landau on Tuesday, after "Avatar" tied for the lead at the Academy Awards with nine nominations, including best picture.

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