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The conversation offers insight into how Cameron’s Avatar franchise operates—Disney handles the distribution, marketing, and streaming licensing, but Cameron himself captures a significant portion of the box office revenue, often through licensing agreements and profit-sharing contracts. The internal economics of these multibillion-dollar films are complex, involving costs that include theatrical marketing and licensing rights acquired from other studios like Warner Brothers. Consequently, Disney’s actual profit from such hits could be less straightforward than gross numbers suggest.