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James Cameron isn’t new in crafting genre-defining cinemas, which can break the language barriers and become a global phenomenon, includingAvatarand its sequel. Cameron’sAvatar: The Way of Waterhas garnered immense praise from fans and critics for its beautiful visuals and direction and has cemented itself as a box office juggernaut.
But despite the colossal box office success of theAvatarsequel, fans were left bamboozled after learning about the total earnings of James Cameron for his movie. Fans have debated that the director was underpaid forAvatar: The Way of Waterand deserved more for his work.
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Avatar: The Way of Wateris showing no signs of slowing down at the box-office
Since its release,Avatar: The Way of Wateris showing no signs of slowing down, and even two months after its release, it is still a dominant force at the box office. And even though another James Cameron movie,Titanichas dethroned theAvatarsequel from its third position of highest-grossing films with its re-release,Avatar: The Way of Wateris soon expected to reclaim its position.
Even though there were initially many people who were skeptical about the sequel’s success, they were eventually shut down by the movie’s enormous success.Avatar: The Way of Water is currently standing at an enormous $2.214 billion and has left fans in awe through its world-building and the immersive world of Pandora.
And amidst the success of the movie, an industry insider reported the director’s earnings from the movie, and to fans’ surprise, it isn’t as high as they expected. Fans have been bewildered after the revelation of James Cameron’s total earnings and believe that the director deserved more.
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James Cameron’s earnings fromAvatar 2have left fans in shock
Despite crafting another box office giant through his immaculate direction, fans have been disappointed after learning aboutJames Cameron’searnings fromAvatar: The Way of Water.The Terminatordirector has reportedly made a total of $95 million under his belt, including all bonuses for crossing certain box office thresholds.
Although the amount is colossal for a director to receive in the industry, considering his track record and the huge success ofAvatar: The Way of Water, fans expressed that Cameron deserved more. And they haven’t shied away from expressing their viewpoint on the situation through Twitter,
That is a major lowball lol. Cameron would be getting at least 10% of the first dollar gross. Dude would be making at least $200m+ from Avatar 2 – unless certain clauses about budget overages may have reduced it.
— Scullibundo (@SCULLIBUND0)August 03, 2025
He deserves over 100 for being the 🐐
— Da Kaeper Nick (@lilchan924)August 16, 2025
Feels low tbh
— Harold L. Stokes (@HaroldLStokes)June 01, 2025
https://twitter.com/hoes8cleve/status/1625241659427389441
So where exactly does the Box office profit go!?…pic.twitter.com/1v6fZoalur
— John Saning’o, MD (@i_am_saningo)July 03, 2025
You’d think it would be a lot more with the box office success
— 𝒱𝐼𝐼𝒫𝐸𝑅 🐍 (@lvuexxx)July 09, 2025
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Considering the quality of the sequel, fans have been engrossed by the idea of witnessing multiple sequels in the future under the leadership of Cameron. Even though the director didn’t receive the amount that fans were expecting fromThe Terminatordirector, Cameron appears comfortable to follow on with the future sequels.
Avatar: The Way of Wateris playing in theatres.
Source:Forbes
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
