Over the weekend the studio announced that, perhaps to the surprise of no one , Fire and Ash joined the rest of the Avatar series in smashing past a billion dollars internationally after its launch in mid-December. Thus far, Fire and Ash has made $306 million at the domestic box office, and $777.1 million worldwide.

Lionsgate’s The Housemaid is currently claiming third with $12M+ at 3,070 theaters, -22%, after a $4.6M Friday. Total by Sunday for the Paul Feig directed thriller, Hidden Pictures production is $72.8M, which will be far past the filmmaker’s previous Lionsgate black comedy, A Simple Favor, which ended its stateside run at $53.5M.

Avatar: Fire and Ash tops the chart at the domestic box office during its third weekend, passing a major milestone that sees it surging past Sinners.

Fire and Ash has officially hit a major but unsurprising milestone, continuing the franchise’s streak of global box office dominance. However, with its theatrical run still active, the film’s path toward the coveted $2 billion milestone has become a central point of industry discussion.

Avatar: Fire And Ash is currently the 6th highest-grossing Hollywood film of all time at the Indian box office. It now aims to surpass The Jungle Book (188 crores) and officially enter the top 5. James Cameron’s film still needs 24.85 crores more in the kitty, which will take some time.

Avatar: Fire and Ash's box office projections continue to rise, but the latest projection for where the franchise is suggests a lower estimate