James Cameron said he prefers that people watch his latest 'Avatar: The Way of Water' in theaters instead of streaming it as the film approaches $2 billion in sales.
revealed his preference for seeing movies in theaters as opposed to streaming from home during a recent interview. " nears the $2 billion threshold at the international box office, Cameron discussed the movie's recent success in an interview with Variety. "Way of Water" is the fifth-largest global movie release in the history of cinematography, alongside "Avatar," "Avengers: Endgame," "Titanic" and "Avengers: Infinity War.
"I’m not thinking of it in those terms," Cameron said when asked about how he directed three of the top five biggest films. "I’m thinking of it in the terms of we’re going back to theaters around the world. They’re even going back to theaters in China where they’re having this big COVID surge. He added, "We’re saying as a society, ‘We need this! We need to go to theaters.’ Enough with the streaming already! I’m tired of sitting on my ass."
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