LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Avatar" sped past the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office after three weekends in release, making it the fourth-biggest movie of all time, according to data released on Sunday.

周日公布的数据显示：《阿凡达》上映三周后，在全球的总票房急速超过10亿美元，使之成为电影史上（票房）第四卖座的影片。

James Cameron's 3-D sci-fi epic earned $1.02 billion, powered by sales of $202 million during the New Year holiday weekend, distributor 20th Century Fox said.

影片发行方20世纪福克斯称，詹姆斯・卡梅隆的3D科幻史诗大片《阿凡达》票房收入已达10.2亿美元，其中刚过去的新年长假周末贡献了2.02亿美元。

The only movies ahead of it are Cameron's "Titanic" ($1.8 billion), "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" ($1.12 billion), and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" ($1.07 billion).

超过它的影片只有《泰坦尼克号》（18亿）、《指环王系列之王者归来》（12亿）和《加勒比海盗之亡灵宝藏》（10.7亿）。

North American moviegoers chipped in $68.3 million, setting a record for a film in its third weekend. The old mark of $45 million was set by "Spider-Man" in 2002.  (more...)