Sci-fi spectacular Avatar has surpassed Titanic¹ to become the highest grossing movie of all time, figures from distributor 20th Century Fox show.

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Avatar won the Golden Globe awards for best drama and best director

Avatar's worldwide takings in just six weeks stand at $1.859bn (£1.15bn), versus² Titanic's $1.843bn (£1.14bn).

The figures are not adjusted调整，校正 for inflation膨胀 or the higher cost of Avatar's 3D film tickets.

Director James Cameron holds the remarkable³ distinction差别，区别 of directing both the world's top grossing总额，总数 movies.

Titanic, which starred Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, set a new box office record during its release in 1997-1998.

It also won Cameron an Oscar for best director.

Avatar - Cameron's latest epic史诗般的作品 - won two Golden Globes last week, and is expected to garner⁵获得，存储 an Oscar nomination⁶ next month.

Earlier this month, it became the fastest movie ever to achieve $1bn (£623m) in ticket sales around the world, and took over second place from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

It has proved a worldwide sensation感觉，轰动, dominating the box office from North America to China and Russia.

The science-fiction adventure, about a disabled marine⁷ who infiltrates⁸浸润 a race of giant blue aliens, mixes live action实景真人 with digitally-created performances.

It was reportedly the most expensive film ever made, with a budget of at least $300m (£185m).