'Avatar: The Way of Water' debuts with $441.6 million worldwide

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Avatar: The Way Of Water

Posted: Wednesday December 28, 2022 2:45pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

In its debut weekend, 20th Century Studios and Lightstorm Entertainment’s Avatar: The Way of Water opened as the No. 1 movie globally, earning an estimated $441.6 million worldwide.

Avatar: The Way Of Water

Directed by James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water posted the third highest global weekend by any MPA film during the pandemic era—just behind Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($442 million)—as well as the second highest global opening of 2022 to date.

Domestically, Avatar: The Way of Water earned $134 million with premium formats, including IMAX, Premium Large Format brands, and 3D and Motion auditoriums, accounting for 62% of the overall box office. Overall, 3D delivered 57% of the domestic box office.

Internationally, the film topped the box office with $307.6 million, representing the highest opening weekend during the pandemic era in India, France, Germany, Vietnam, Austria, Slovakia, Romania, Turkey, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia, Portugal, and Serbia, as well as the highest opening weekend of all-time in Lithuania, Bosnia (non-local), and Turkey. Around 67% perfect of box office revenue came from 3D/4D/IMAX formats.

Produced by Cameron and Jon Landau, the Lightstorm Entertainment Production stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, and Kate Winslet.

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ScreamfaceAug 12, 2024

Awesome, thanks!

Disney IrishAug 12, 2024

That was what was indicated in the presentation, so here's hoping.

ScreamfaceAug 12, 2024

I hope they can in some way incorporate ideas from the films that are yet to come out. Or even have a plan to incorporate them into the designs. To expand as the next 3 films come out. While Avatar is far and a way a better and easier inspiration for a land. The failure of Galaxy's Edge was really compounded by being made before the sequel trilogy was made.

erasure fan1Aug 12, 2024

I just hope they can break their record of the most times Bro is used in a film. It'll be tough though. Way of water set the bar pretty high with 247 times. :cautious:

Disney IrishAug 11, 2024

Sequels will be used as the theming for the DCA Avatar land.

ScreamfaceAug 11, 2024

My wife accuses me of spending $2 billion on tickets to Avatar 2 because I'm apparently the only person who ever saw it.

CaptainAmericaAug 10, 2024

bwr827Aug 10, 2024

I thought Cameron was off his rocker when we first heard he was going to spend the rest of his life making Avatar sequels, but you’re right, they’re among the most successful movies of all time. Speaking of visuals, can’t wait to see how Cameron and his team have elevated what fire and ash look and feel like on screen.

DKampyAug 10, 2024

There is more of us then People admit…. You don’t get 2 films in a franchise in the top 5 of all time without fans… no matter how great the visuals are

Surferboy567Aug 10, 2024

Three of us! I stood up for James Cameron even though it was just a title reveal.

bwr827Aug 10, 2024

There are at least two of us! I’ll add my kids, too - showed them the first one a few months ago and they loved it.

CaptainAmericaAug 10, 2024

I feel like I'm the only unironic Avatar fan in the world so I'm very excited for this.

DCBakerAug 10, 2024

Avatar 3 has been officially titled as Avatar: Fire and Ash. The film releases December 19, 2025.

Surferboy567Jul 06, 2024

Such a shame, I had no idea he was having issues. As a huge fan of the Avatar movies, this is a huge loss. He was sometimes more public facing then Cameron himself.