The movie of the decade became one of the most-talked most movies of all time and has raked in USD2.2 billion (RM9.1 billion) so far.
You could say that between 'Avatar' and 'Avengers: Endgame', the movie studios are swimming in dollar bills. Besides making more than USD2 billion each, both films share something else in common: Zoe Saldana.
Whether you realised it or not, the 40-year-old actress is the only person in cinematic history to star in two of the most successful movies of all time.
‘Avatar’ came out in 2009 while ‘Endgame’ premiered this year, so we guess Saldana has been laughing her way to the bank for 10 years now.
Many fans congratulated the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ star and joked that the key to success at the box office is to cast her as “a coloured alien”.
Thank you!!!!! https://t.co/alxup4vBkv
— Zoe Saldana (@zoesaldana) May 2, 2019
so I guess the key to success is casting Zoe Saldana as a colored alien https://t.co/B5CJ1znkh1
— cachorrinho da Arya e da Sansa (@Norbitk) May 3, 2019
zoe saldana: *laughs in alien* pic.twitter.com/8U7Xq6P9WY
— zoé met her love and went to heaven (@oswinss) May 5, 2019
But congrats to Zoe Saldana on starring in the two biggest movies in history by playing primary-color aliens in movies beginning with Av. #AvengersEndgame #Avatar @zoesaldana pic.twitter.com/OpZI90abGI
— Nico Nicdao (@theniconicdao) May 3, 2019
It's official. Cast @zoesaldana as an alien and your movie will make BILLIONS ? pic.twitter.com/MdpDUsk8Z0
— Alexander Dunerfors (@dunerfors) May 6, 2019
Besides the Marvel Cinematic Universe and 'Avatar' franchise, she also starred in another successful franchise – ‘Star Trek’.
The award-winning actress appeared in ‘Star Trek’ (2009), ‘Star Trek: Into Darkness’ (2013), and ‘Star Trek Beyond’ (2016), which all did quite well at the box office.
Saldana is currently filming ‘Avatar 2’ and ‘Avatar 3’, which will be released on 18 December 2020 and 17 December 2021 respectively. Also, she might still appear in 'Guardians Of The Galaxy 3', so it's safe to say that Saldana is definitely going to be one of the most profitable stars for years to come.
Well, you’re on your way to making history if ‘Endgame’ manages to surpass ‘Avatar’. Congrats, Zoe!