"Avatar" was on the cusp of replacing "Titanic" as the biggest movie of all time after it logged a sixth consecutive weekend as the top choice of moviegoers worldwide, distributor 20th Century Fox said on Sunday.

The total for James Cameron's sci-fi spectacular rose to $1.841 billion, just shy of the seemingly insurmountable $1.843 billion racked up by the director's "Titanic" in 1997-1998.

Already "Avatar" claimed the all-time international total with sales to date of $1.288 billion, eclipsing the $1.242 billion haul of "Titanic."

In North America, it may have to wait another two weeks to sail past the $601 million total of "Titanic," the News Corp -owned studio said. Moviegoers in North America and Canada have chipped in $552.8 million, enough to replace 2008's "The Dark Knight" ($533 million) as the second-biggest movie of all time.

Data are not adjusted for inflation, and "Avatar" ticket sales got an additional boost from premium pricing for 3-D screenings. Imax Corp said its big-screen engagements have sold a record $134 million worth of tickets worldwide.

The biggest movie of all time in North America -- adjusted for inflation -- is 1939's "Gone with the Wind," with sales of almost $1.5 billion, according to tracking firm Box Office Mojo. "Avatar" ranks at No. 26 by that measure.

During the latest weekend, "Avatar" earned $36 million in North America and $107 million internationally, far outpacing other offerings.

It was trailed in North America by Screen Gems' new supernatural action thriller "Legion" at No. 2 with $18.2 million, while Warner Bros' Denzel Washington drama "The Book of Eli" slipped to No. 3 with $17 million in its second weekend. Screen Gems is a unit of Sony Corp, and Warner Bros is a unit of Time Warner Inc.

Two other films opened in the top-10: Fox's Dwayne Johnson family film "The Tooth Fairy" at No. 4 with a promising $14.5 million, and nascent studio CBS Films' Harrison Ford medical drama "Extraordinary Measures" at No. 7 with a disappointing $7 million.

In my ranking Titanic comes in front then Avatar. Titanic movie as well as the story is very very interesting, Avatar movie quality and animation part is great but the story is not so interesting and as expected. It is said Avatar is the most expensive movie till now. It might be expensive movie, but I don't think it can replace Titanic. Yes, the technology used in Avatar is great and the aircraft used in the War is unbelievable. But I think it shouldn't replace Titanic.

I think 1980’s movies were funny,dramatic and theatrical. Today, it is only special effects nothing else. So, both are right on own way. There is no doubt about that.

Titanic and the story is very interesting, video quality and some animated avatar is great, but the story is not as interesting as expected. Is said is the most expensive movie to date.

According to my point of view I think that both movies are really nice, awesome, in Titanic I really like the love story, and in Avatar the 3D animation was superb, both movies was really awesome, and really fantastic.