AVATAR BREAKS ANOTHER RECORD
JAMES CAMERON’s epic blockbuster AVATAR has smashed another sales record - the film has been named North America’s fastest-selling home entertainm ent release of all time.
The picture sank Cameron’s previous box office hit Titanic to claim the title of the world’s highest-grossing movie ever by taking over $1.8 bil lion in ticket sales worldwide.
And now the home release looks set to match the movie’s box office succ ess - more than 6.7 million DVDs have been sold in North America alone si nce its release on 22 April (10).
Avatar has also sold more than 2.7 million Blu-rays.
The figures show the film has broken the sales record set by Batman mov ie The Dark Knight in 2008, and eclipsed the home release of both Twiligh t in 2009 and its follow-up The Twilight Saga: New Moon this year (10). (
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