James Cameron's "Avatar" has jumped out to a faster start than projected.
Distributor 20th Century Fox says Cameron's sci-fi saga did far more business Sunday than the studio had estimated, raising the film's domestic weekend total to $77.35 million. That's $4.35 million more than the studio first forecast.
That also should give a bump to the movie's worldwide total, which has topped $230 million.
Fox still is counting final numbers, but if the figure holds, "Avatar" will go in the record book for biggest December opening ever, a fraction ahead of the $77.2 million for Will Smith's "I Am Legend" two years ago.
But factoring in higher ticket prices today, "I Am Legend" sold more tickets than "Avatar" over opening weekend.
US actress Sigourney Weaver and Canadian born director James Cameron pose at a photo-call to promote their new movie 'Avatar' in Berlin.
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