Avatar (2009 movie)
In 1994, Cameron wrote an 80-page story about Pandora. He did not start to develop the movie until 12 years later, in early 2006. He did this because the level of technology at the time was not good enough. The cost of the movie was high. It cost $280–310 million to make it and $150 million for marketing. The movie was released in traditional 2-D and 3-D. Only three weeks after it was released (December 18, 2009 in the United States), Avatar has earned more money worldwide than any movie other than Cameron's previous movie, Titanic. Due to the movie's success, Cameron signed with 20th Century Fox to direct four sequels. The first sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, was released on December 16, 2022. Avatar 3 is set to be released in 2024, with further sequels scheduled for release in 2026 and 2028.