Cameron congratulates Avengers

Director James Cameron has congratulated Marvel for surpassing his Titanic box office record with Avengers: Endgame.

The star-studded superhe - ro blockbuster – the last in the franchise’s Infinity Saga – has crossed the $2 billion (£1.5bn) mark at the global box office in record time.

It is one of only five movies to hit the milestone and has ousted 1997 film Titanic as the second highest-grossing film worldwide.

Cameron tweeted his congratulations to Marvel and its president Kevin Feige, along with a mocked-up image of the Titanic resting on the Avengers logo, immersed in water.

He wrote: “An iceberg sank the real Titanic. It took the Avengers to sink my Titanic. Everyone here at Lightstorm Entertainment salutes your amazing achievement. You’ve shown that the movie industry is not only alive and well, it’s bigger than ever!”

Cameron still tops the overall highest-grossing movies list with his 2009 film Avatar.