But “Avatar” may be the exception to lackluster attendance in the country. However, COVID flare-ups in the country, as well as theater closures (only 77% of cinemas are open), have put box office expectations in limbo. It’s lucky, for Disney and Cameron, that “ Avatar: The Way of Water” is one of today’s rare Hollywood movies granted access to play in China, where the original became a sensation with $261 million. With those estimates, “Avatar 2” could also land among the biggest global openings of the year, around “Doctor Strange 2” (with $449 million excluding China) and “Jurassic World Dominion” (with $356 million including China.)
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China, where movie theaters have been in crisis mode, will determine whether ticket sales manage to near the half-billion dollar mark. Internationally, “Avatar 2” could add at least $250 million to $350 million over the weekend, which would put global ticket sales at $400 million to $500 million.
Lucky for “The Way of Water” (though maybe unlucky for struggling theater owners), there’s not much competition through the rest of the year.Īlready, “Avatar 2” has drummed up $38 million in advance ticket sales according to Disney, pacing ahead of “Top Gun: Maverick” (which opened to $126 million) and “Jurassic World Dominion” (which opened to $145 million), but behind “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” (which opened to $181 million) and “Black Panther Wakanda Forever” (which opened to $180 million) at the same point in their sale cycles.Īt the higher end of projections, “Avatar 2” looks to land one of the biggest domestic debuts of the year, though it’s not expected to defeat “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” or “Wakanda Forever.” The other top openings of 2022 include “Jurassic World Dominion,” “Thor: Love and Thunder” ($144 million) and “The Batman” ($134 million). The sequel will similarly rely on repeat viewings and long legs at the box office, though its daunting runtime (3 hours and 12 minutes) could be intimidating to viewers. 1 spot for a record consecutive seven weeks and eventually climbing to $760 million in North America and $2.92 billion globally. But the film had unparalleled staying power, holding the No. The first “Avatar” debuted in 2009 with $77 million domestically, a solid yet hardly record-breaking start. But as the sequel to the highest-grossing movie in history, “Avatar 2” has some pretty high expectations to clear.
The film is poised to debut to $150 million to $175 million from 4,100 North American theaters, a towering start for a tentpole that doesn’t involve superheroes. A decade after “Avatar” cemented its place in box office record books, director James Cameron is returning to the lush world of Pandora with “The Way of Water.” Will moviegoers be eager to reconnect with the Na’vi?īased on opening weekend projections, it appears that Jake Sully and company have - against all odds – remained in the public consciousness.
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