Disney's 'Avatar: The Way of Water' crosses $1 billion at global box office

Avatar: The Way of Water surpassed $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales after two weeks in theaters, Walt Disney Co. said.

The movie reached the sales milestone faster than Top Gun: Maverick, from Paramount Global, and Jurassic World: Dominion, from Comcast Corp.’s Universal, the only other 2022 movies to sell $1 billion of tickets.

It’s the fastest a film has made that much since Spider-Man: No Way Home a year ago, according to a statement from Disney on Wednesday.

The Way of Water is one of the most expensive movies ever made and will likely need to keep up a