'Avatar' Wins Sixth Week – Nears All-Time Record

James Cameron‘s Avatar captured the no. 1 slot for the sixth-straight weekend with $36 million, beating out the thriller Legion, starring Paul Bettany as a fallen angel, which brought in $18.2 million. Avatar‘s worldwide haul has now reached $1.841 billion, just shy of the Titanic‘s $1.843 billion total, which currently holds the record for highest-grossing film ever. Last week, Avatar won best drama and best director honors at the Golden Globes. The Book of Eli, starring Denzel Washington, came in third in its second week, with $17 million while Extraordinary Measures, featuring Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser, came in a lackluster 7th in its debut weekend.

1. Avatar, $36 million

2. Legion, $18.2 million

3. The Book of Eli, $17 million

4. Tooth Fairy, $14.5 million

5. The Lovely Bones, $8.8 million

6. Sherlock Holmes, $7.1 million

7. Extraordinary Measures, $7 million

8. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, $6.5 million

9. It’s Complicated, $6.2 million

10. The Spy Next Door, $4.8 million