Avatar Set For $100 Million Weekend

Christmas has come early for moviemaker JAMES CAMERON - his new big-budget blockbuster is set to be another titanic hit in America.

Movie experts expect Avatar, which opens on Friday (18Dec09), to be one of the year’s biggest debuts, pulling in almost $100 million (?62.5 million) over the weekend (18-20Dec09).

If it hits the magical number, the sci-fi film will be halfway towards making its $200 million (?125 million) budget back.

Cameron broke box office records back in 1997 when his film Titanic became the most successful movie of all time.