James Cameron will beat himself when Avatar pulls up to being the No. 1 grossing film of all time, which Cameron’s Titanic holds at $1.8 billion.

The 20th Century Fox movie reached the No. 2 grossing film of all time at the worldwide box office with a total of $1.14 billion through Wednesday – the film has only been in the theaters for three weeks. That’s kicking some booty at the box office.

Avatar‘s domestic total reached $374.4 million through Wednesday.  The foreign draw brought in $760.9 million. All that money means Avatar best the $1.1 billion reached by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Avatar heads into the weekend strong as ever.  Most likely, the science fiction movie will cash in $100 million at the box office worldwide.

Avatar isn’t alone in being a money winner. Sherlock Holmes and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel maintain a strong reel time, even though kids went back to school after a winter break.