Avatar is already the 2nd most succesfull movie ever created.

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These are the top ten 4th weekends in the US:

Rank Title (click to view) Studio Weeknd
Gross* % of Total Theaters / Avg. Total Gross^ Date**
1 Avatar Fox $48,500,000 11.3% 3,422 $14,173 $429,040,000 12/18/09
2 Titanic Par. $28,716,310 4.8% 2,746 $10,458 $600,788,188 12/19/97
3 Spider-Man Sony $28,508,104 7.1% 3,876 $7,355 $403,706,375 5/3/02
4 The Dark Knight WB $26,117,030 4.9% 4,025 $6,489 $533,345,358 7/18/08
5 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe BV $25,686,555 8.8% 3,853 $6,666 $291,710,957 12/9/05
6 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $25,632,861 5.9% 3,024 $8,476 $431,088,301 5/19/99
7 Monsters, Inc. BV $24,055,001 9.4% 3,649 $6,592 $255,873,250 11/2/01
8 The Incredibles BV $23,580,279 9.0% 3,453 $6,828 $261,441,092 11/5/04
9 Up BV $23,492,677 8.0% 3,832 $6,131 $293,004,164 5/29/09
10 Shrek 2 DW $23,316,920 5.3% 3,843 $6,067 $441,226,247 5/19/04