Avatar: Fire and Ash leads this week’s winter sci-fi special issue

James Cameron is known for taking big risks with his films, and they often pay off. He’s directed three of the five highest-grossing movies ever made, and now he’s releasing the latest installment in the Avatar series, titled Avatar: Fire and Ash.

He believes the movie will be considered a success if 240 million people see it, with each ticket costing around $10. That would bring in $2.4 billion, which he’ll need to fund the fourth Avatar movie. No pressure, though!

Cameron has faced big-budget challenges before. His 1997 hit, Titanic, went way over budget, reminding people of the earlier film Raise the Titanic. That movie was so expensive, its producer, Lew Grade, famously joked it would have cost less to simply drain the ocean.

Even after almost 30 years, Titanic remains one of the highest-grossing films of all time, currently ranking at number four. Regardless of your opinion of director James Cameron, he clearly has a knack for successful, large-scale projects.

This week, for our science fiction focus, we’re talking to director James Cameron, as well as the actors Oona Chaplin and Sam Worthington, to explore the secrets behind the world of Avatar.

Fire and Ash clearly has a large audience, but it’s uncertain if it can revitalize the struggling film industry after the pandemic. However, one thing is certain: it’s rarely a good idea to doubt James Cameron’s success.

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Also in this week’s TopMob:

Actor and presenter Alan Cumming talks risk-taking, speaking his mind and being a Scottish superhero.
Ella Purnell, the star of post-apocalypse drama Fallout, would be right at home if the world was to end.
A new documentary The Real Salt Path digs into the backstory of Raynor and Moth Winn and the veracity of their memoir.

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2025-12-04 13:36

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