{"id":598123,"date":"2023-01-16T15:50:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T21:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/16\/weekend-box-office-avatar-sequel-continues-to-dominate-as-it-edges-towards-2-billion-worldwide-earnings\/"},"modified":"2023-01-16T15:50:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T21:50:04","slug":"weekend-box-office-avatar-sequel-continues-to-dominate-as-it-edges-towards-2-billion-worldwide-earnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/16\/weekend-box-office-avatar-sequel-continues-to-dominate-as-it-edges-towards-2-billion-worldwide-earnings\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Box Office: \u2018Avatar\u2019 Sequel Continues To Dominate As It Edges Towards $2 Billion Worldwide Earnings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Topline<\/h2>\n

Avatar: The Way Of Water<\/em> led the domestic box office charts for the fifth consecutive weekend, earning an estimated $38.5 million in U.S. sales from Friday to Monday, according to Box Office Mojo<\/a>, pushing the movie\u2019s worldwide revenue to around $1.9 billion as James Cameron\u2019s sequel to the highest grossing film of all time continues to show strong momentum despite a slower-than-expected-start.<\/p>\n

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This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Kate Winslet, as Ronal, left, and Cliff Curtis, as … [+]<\/span> Tonowari, in a scene from “Avatar: The Way of Water.”<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/fbs-accordion>20th Century Studios via AP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Key Facts<\/h2>\n
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Disney\u2019s Avatar: The Way Of Water <\/em>has raked in an estimated total of $570.3 million domestically along with around $1.33 billion in international earnings since it premiered last month, making it the seventh highest-grossing film<\/a> of all time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Avatar sequel\u2019s fifth-week performance means it is now the 13th highest-grossing movie of all time at the U.S. box office, overtaking 2008\u2019s The Dark Knight <\/em>and 2019\u2019s Lion King<\/em> remake, according to Box Office Mojo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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While it remains at the same spot as last week in the worldwide all-time rankings, the movie is expected to overtake Spider-Man: No Way Home <\/em>sometime this week and begin closing in on Avengers: Infinity War<\/em> and Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Buoyed by positive reviews<\/a> and a strong opening weekend, Universal\u2019s horror film M3GAN <\/em>comes in second once again, with U.S. earnings<\/a> estimated at $21.2 million for the long weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Big Number<\/h2>\n

$2.92 billion. That is the total worldwide box office earnings<\/a> of Cameron\u2019s first Avatar film which was released in 2009. That movie still remains the highest-grossing film of all time and its crown is unlikely to be challenged by its sequel.<\/p>\n

Key Background<\/h2>\n

Despite falling short<\/a> of expectations on its opening weekend at the domestic box office in mid-December, the Avatar sequel has managed to retain strong momentum in both domestic and international ticket sales in subsequent weeks\u2014in a performance that mirrors the original Avatar <\/em>film. The Way Of Water<\/em> was a risky bet for Disney as it is one of the most expensive films ever made, and it came out more than a decade after the original prompting some concerns about the relevance of the franchise. While exact numbers are unclear, Cameron has previously stated that Avatar: The Way Of Water<\/em> needs to earn around $2 billion just to break even. The sequel\u2019s steep budget however includes the cost of filming Avatar 3 and developing the scripts for a fourth and fifth film.<\/p>\n

U.s. Box Office Rankings \u2014 Friday To Monday (est.)<\/h2>\n
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  1. Avatar: The Way Of Water<\/em> (Week 5) \u2014 $38.5 million<\/li>\n
  2. MEG3N <\/em>(Week 2) \u2014 $21.2 million<\/li>\n
  3. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish<\/em> (Week 4) \u2014 $17.3 million<\/li>\n
  4. A Man Called Otto<\/em> (Week 3) \u2014 $15 million<\/li>\n
  5. Plane <\/em>(Week 1) \u2014 $11.6 million<\/li>\n
  6. House Party<\/em> (Week 1) \u2014 $4.4 million<\/li>\n
  7. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/em> (Week 10) \u2014 $2.6 million<\/li>\n
  8. The Whale<\/em> (Week 6) \u2014 $1.8 million<\/li>\n
  9. Whitney Houston: I wanna Dance With Somebody<\/em> (Week 4) \u2014 $1.3 million<\/li>\n
  10. Waltair Veerayya<\/em> (Week 1) \u2014 $1.2 million<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Further Reading<\/h2>\n

    Box Office: \u2018Avatar 2\u2019 Leads MLK Weekend, \u2018A Man Called Otto\u2019 Beats \u2018Plane\u2019<\/a> (The Hollywood Reporter)<\/p>\n

    Moviegoing Happens Over MLK: \u2018Avatar 2\u2019 Now At $38M 4-day, \u2018M3GAN\u2019 Moves $21M+<\/a> (Deadline)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Read More<\/a>
    \n Siladitya Ray<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Topline Avatar: The Way Of Water led the domestic box office charts for the fifth consecutive weekend, earning an estimated $38.5 million in U.S. sales from Friday to Monday, according to Box Office Mojo, pushing the movie\u2019s worldwide revenue to around $1.9 billion as James Cameron\u2019s sequel to the highest grossing film of all time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":598124,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[980,3430],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-598123","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-office","8":"category-weekend"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=598123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/598124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=598123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=598123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=598123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}