(Yicai Global) March 19 -- Avatar has grossed more than CNY200 million (USD30.7 million) at the box office since it returned to theaters in China on March 12, 11 years after its first screening.

Showing on more than a quarter of the country’s cinema screens, James Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi movie has been a daily box office champion, according to box office app Dengta Professional Edition announced on Weibo.

Avatar, reshown to pave the way for sequels, has also topped the box office for re-released movies, surpassing the record CNY192 million set by Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone last August.

Cameron said recently that he has completed shooting Avatar 2 and Avatar 3, which are now in post-production for special effects. Avatar 2 is scheduled for release in North America on Dec. 16 next year. Avatar 3’s cast includes Malaysian-Chinese actress Michelle Yeoh, who plays a scientist.

Editor: Peter Thomas