James Cameron Made How Much for Avatar?

And you thought watching LeBron James agonize over which city he was going to cash his million dollar checks in was discouraging. James Cameron has reportedly made -- you know what, sit down and take a breath. Ready? James Cameron has reportedly made $350 million for directing Avatar. That's -- in the understatement of forever -- "the biggest financial haul ever for a movie director from a single pic," writes Deadline's Nikki Finke. So, how did Cameron find himself such a windfall?

As is customary in the post-George Lucas era, Cameron's deal with Twentieth Century Fox paid him a significant percentage of the Avatar gross. And between the $2.9 billion that Avatar earned worldwide plus the DVD and Blu-ray revenue -- which did "beyond expectation" -- there was quite a lot of gross for him to take a cut off.

But lest you think The King of the World is done earning money from the Na'vi, don't forget that Avatar is being rereleased in August -- meaning it will top $3 billion worldwide. There's also a planned special edition 3D DVD release scheduled for November, which should take care of all your Christmas shopping needs. In other news, Kathryn Bigelow would like you to know that The Hurt Locker is on sale this week at Best Buy.

· EXCLUSIVE: James Cameron Will Make Record-Setting $350M From 'Avatar' [Deadline]