Pre-Avatar in 2009, Only Three Movies Had 1 Billion+ Box office

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DaveTheMinion13 said:
The Dark Knight came out in 2008......and it passed a billion dollars. First and only (with Rises) comic film without 3D to pass a billion

That came with a rerelease afterwords. The re-release may have been released before Avatar, but it took more than the initial run to pass 1 billion. Same goes for Phantom Menance and Jurassic Park. Although Return of The King was re-released it still passed a billion on the initial run.