AvatarTheWayOfWater delivers $435 million for its opening weekend at the global box office.
The wait is finally over; Avatar: The Way of Water, director James Cameron’s 13-years-in-the-making sequel to his blockbuster hit Avatar, is finally here. And even though the film fell short of projections going into its debut weekend at the box office, there’s no reason to write it off just yet. This is Cameron we’re talking about. If there’s any filmmaker with an ability to draw audiences for repeat viewings, it’s him.
Playing in over 52 international markets this weekend — including the all-too-rare China — The Way of Water made an excellent $435 million. That’s only slightly under the $450 million threshold that the movie was projected to cross going into its first weekend.
The film has made $134 million at the domestic box office so far, and an additional $301 million from offshore markets. Produced on a reported budget of $400 million, Cameron recently revealed that The Way of Water would likely have to finish as “the third or fourth biggest” film in history to break even; this translates to around $2 billion in global earnings. The first Avatar remains the highest-grossing film in history, with $760 million at the domestic box office and over $2.
Set more than a decade after the events of the first movie, The Way of Water follows the adventures of Jake Sully and his Na’vi mate Neytiri, as they fight to protect their children from a ferocious returning enemy. The sequel has drawn positive reviews, not to mention the encouraging A CinemaScore that it received from opening day audiences. This bodes well for its future, as it settles in at the box office for at least a couple of months without any real competition.
The Way of Water will face little resistance over the next few weeks, at least until Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania arrives in a couple of months. You can watch our interview with Cameron here, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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