Subscribe, Like and Share my chanel....Thanks Avatar (2009) A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. Directed by James Cameron Written by James Cameron Produced : James Cameron Jon Landau Starring Sam Worthington Zoe Saldana Stephen Lang Michelle Rodriguez Sigourney Weaver Cinematography : Mauro Fiore Edited : Stephen Rivkin John Refoua James Cameron Music : James Horner Production companies : 20th Century Fox Lightstorm Entertainment Dune Entertainment Ingenious Film Partners Distributed : 20th Century Fox Release dates : December 10, 2009 (London) December 18, 2009 (United States) Running time : 162 minutes Country : United States Language : English Budget $237 million $9 million+ (re-release) Box office $2.847 billion