By Gina Gomez
Los Angeles, Dec.21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The much anticipated James Cameroon movie ‘Avatar‘ lived up to the box office expectations of its producers as the movie received record-breaking opening in the first weekend of its release. However, it is being presumed that the movie could have opened to more audiences across United States, if not for the unfavorable weather conditions that gripped parts of the country.

Distributors have revealed that the long awaited movie has earned around $73 million in North America as sales were affected by the snow storms that prevented movie goers from venturing out. Earlier it was being estimated that the much anticipated film would surely gross something around $85 million but the bad weather seemed to have acted as the spoilt sport. Although expectations from the movie were skyrocketing, reportedly the magnum opus received the sixth highest opening this year in United States and Canada. The movie has also ruled the foreign markets, as it managed to earn a whopping $159.2 million from around 106 foreign markets. France recorded $19 million, with earnings in Russia being $21 million and United Kingdom contributing around ($14.2 million). The estimates from the rest of the markets have not been reported as yet.

Meanwhile, anticipation regarding’ Avatar’ had been running high for quite some time now as the film as the film had been hyped as a path breaking movie, which would transform cinematic experience for the audiences. Expectations were also high as it was much acclaimed director James Cameron’s biggest venture since Titanic, which received stupendous success. Moreover, with the amazing reviews that the movie is receiving, it is likely that the box office collection would witness a huge upsurge.