scorecardJames Cameron's 'Avatar: The Way of Water' is nominated for Best Picture at this month's Academy Awards. Here are the most popular films he's directed.
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James Cameron's 'Avatar: The Way of Water' is nominated for Best Picture at this month's Academy Awards. Here are the most popular films he's directed.

Samantha Delouya   

James Cameron's 'Avatar: The Way of Water' is nominated for Best Picture at this month's Academy Awards. Here are the most popular films he's directed.
James Cameron.Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty
  • James Cameron's latest film, "Avatar: The Way of Water," is nominated for 4 Oscars, including Best Picture.
  • Cameron has directed some of the highest-grossing films of all time, including "Avatar" and "Titanic."

*Note: Box office information for Cameron's feature directorial debut, "Piranha II: The Spawning," is not available on IMBD Pro.

7. "The Abyss" (1989)

7. "The Abyss" (1989)
20th Century Fox

Worldwide box office: $90 million ($217.1 million, adjusted for inflation)

Total domestic box office: $54.5 million

Domestic opening weekend: $9.3 million

Budget: $70 million

8. "The Terminator" (1984)

8. "The Terminator" (1984)
Arnold Schwarzenegger in "The Terminator."      Everett Collection

Worldwide box office: $78.4 million ($225.7 million, adjusted for inflation)

Total domestic box office: $38.4 million

Domestic opening weekend: $4 million

Budget: $6.4 million

6. "Aliens" (1986)

6. "Aliens" (1986)
Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in "Aliens."      Everett Collection

Worldwide box office: $131.1 million ($357.7 million, adjusted for inflation)

Total domestic box office: $85.2 million

Domestic opening weekend: $10.1 million

Budget: $18.5 million

5. "True Lies" (1994)

5. "True Lies" (1994)
Jamie Lee Curtis in "True Lies."      Fox

Worldwide box office: $378.9 million ($764.9 million, adjusted for inflation)

Total domestic box office: $146.3 million

Domestic opening weekend: $25.9 million

Budget: $115 million

"Terminator 2: Judgement Day" (1991)

"Terminator 2: Judgement Day" (1991)
A still from "Terminator 2: Judgement Day."      TriStar

Worldwide box office: $520.9 million ($1.1 billion, adjusted for inflation)

Total domestic box office: $205.9 million

Domestic opening weekend: $31.8 million

Budget: $102 million

"Avatar: The Way of Water" (2022)

"Avatar: The Way of Water" (2022)
"Avatar: The Way of Water."      Disney/20th Century Studios

Worldwide box office (so far): $2.25 billion

Total domestic box office: $660.7 million

Domestic opening weekend: $134.1 million

Budget: $350 million

2. "Avatar" (2009)

2. "Avatar" (2009)
20th Century Studios

Worldwide box office: $2.9 billion ($4.1 billion, adjusted for inflation)

Total domestic box office: $785.2 million

Domestic opening weekend: $77 million

Budget: $237 million

"Titanic" (1997)

"Titanic" (1997)
Paramount Pictures

Worldwide box office: $2.3 billion ($4.2 billion, adjusted for inflation)

Total domestic box office: $673.2 million

Domestic opening weekend: $28.6 million

Budget: $200 million

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