Funviralpark Avatar’s sequel, The Way Of Water, hits the $1 billion mark on Tuesday night, just 13 days after its global release.
Deadline reported Tuesday morning that the film had already made over $900 million over the Christmas weekend.
And the film got even more momentum on Monday, also known as Boxing Day.
Big money: Avatar sequel The Way of Water hits $1 billion on Tuesday, just 13 days after global release
They hit the movie: (LR) Kate Winslet, Sigourney Weaver, James Cameron, Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington in London on December 4th.
The film earned $19.5 million over the holiday weekend and held the top spot for the second week in a row.
According to The Wrap, despite frigid winter storms across the United States, power outages at some theaters and highway closures, the long-awaited sci-fi epic has managed to make its way to 7 over a billion dollars.
The sequel earned $434.5 million at the box office upon its global debut.
On track: Deadline reported Tuesday morning that the film had already made more than $900 million over the Christmas weekend.
“Avatar” director James Cameron said the film, which tied “The Batman” for being the fourth highest-grossing domestic debut of the year, needs to make $2 billion to break even.
The original Avatar didn’t have a huge opening weekend reaching $77 million in mid-December 2009, but it ultimately grossed a then-record domestic $749.7 million and still a record $27 million. billion (which has since grown to $785.2 million, or $2.9, domestically). $1 billion worldwide on re-release).
Some box office analysts predicted that Avatar: Path of Water could cross the $200 million opening weekend threshold with its fourth December release.
Good news: The movie got even more momentum on Monday, also known as Boxing Day.
The films that accomplished this feat are Marvel’s 2021 blockbuster Spider-Man: No Way Home and two of the three Star Wars sequels (2015’s Star Wars: The Force). The Awakening ($248 million) and 2017’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi ($220 million). ).
The original Avatar’s path to box office success has been unusual, with most high-grossing films achieving this in Top Road’s massive opening weekend.
Way back in 2009, the opening weekend box office record was held by The Dark Knight, which reached $158.4 million in mid-July 2008.
Avatar’s success was largely due to consistent viewing at levels rarely seen at the box office, allowing it to remain in the top spot for eight consecutive weeks.
Huge budget: Avatar director James Cameron says the film needs $2 billion to break even. Seen with his wife Susie Amis in London on December 6th
(From left) Alan Bergman, Disney Studio Content Chairman, Brendan Cowell, Jamie Flatters, Jack Champion, Jon Landau, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver, Trinity Jolie Bliss, Zoe Saldana, Bailey Bass, Sam Bliss Worthington, Joel David Moore, Steve Asbell (6 Dec)
While most films had a drop of 50% or more after their second week, Avatar dropped just 1.8% in its second weekend and 9.4% in its third weekend, surpassing 16 weeks of its 34-week run. It didn’t drop more than 50% until the second weekend.
Avatar: Path of Water takes fans back to the magical world of Pandora. It’s where former Marine Jake Sully built a new life and family with Neytiri (Zoe Saldana).
Stephen Lang returns as Miles Quarrich, with new cast members including Kate Winslet, Giovanni Ribisi, Jemaine Clement, and more.
A star-studded cast: Avatar: The Way of Water takes fans back to the magical world of Pandora. It’s where former Marine Jake Sully built a new life and family with Neytiri (Zoe Saldana).
