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Avatar 2 passes $600 million at the global box office | Hollywood

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James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water continues to make waves at the global box office. The film has surpassed the $500M mark worldwide, after a fantastic opening weekend of $441.6M. Now the film has earned a total of $609.7M at the worldwide box office. (Also read: Avatar sequels shot together to avoid Stranger Things effect, says James Cameron) Going by the collections, Avatar: The Way of Water now holds the highest second Wednesday total of the year with a total of $14.3 million, which ranks just behind the $14.8 million mark set by Tom Cruise-led Top Gun: Maverick. With the holiday season in full swing, the worldwide figures are expected to grow in the coming weekend. Whether the James Cameron film is able to topple over the record set by Top Gun: Maverick scored at a US total of $719 million is yet to be seen. The overseas collections through Wednesday for the Avatar sequel was boosted significantly by China at $70.5 million despite the current scenario of the rise of COVID outbreaks, France …

Kate Winslet holds breath underwater for over 7 mins, beats Tom Cruise’s record | Hollywood

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Kate Winslet reunites with James Cameron on the upcoming sequel, Avatar: The Way Of Water. The actor and filmmaker had earlier worked on the Oscar-winning film Titanic (1997) that shot Kate to global stardom along with her co-star, actor Leonardo DiCaprio. She recently revealed that she held her breath underwater for seven minutes and 15 second during a training session for the film. (Also read: Kate Winslet recalls how her agent got demeaning calls when she was a young actor: ‘How’s her weight?’) Kate joins as a new character named Ronal alongside actors Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang and Sigourney Weaver for the sequel. Since much of the film takes place in the sea, the majority of the cast had to learn and practise free diving before they filmed their scenes. This was also the first time that the Oscar-winning actor had worked with motion capture for her performance in the film. As a guest on The Graham Norton Show on Friday, Kate shared a video of her training with an instructor and holding …