Avatar: The Way Of Water hits the $1BILLION mark
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By Dailymail.com Reporter 18:34 GMT 27 Dec 2022 , updated 18:48 GMT 27 Dec 2022
Avatar's sequel, The Way Of Water, will cross the $1billion mark on Tuesday night, which is just 13 days after its global release.
Deadline reported on Tuesday morning that the movie already made over $900million over Christmas weekend.
And the film picked up even more steam on Monday, also known as Boxing Day, which several people had off from work as Christmas fell on a Sunday this year.
Big money: Avatar's sequel, The Way of Water, will cross the $1billion mark on Tuesday just 13 days after its global release
They made the movie a hit: (L-R) Kate Winslet, Sigourney Weaver, James Cameron, Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington on December 4 in London
The movie claimed the top spot for the second straight week in a row with $19.5 million grossed over the holiday weekend.
Despite a frigid winter storm across the United States knocking out power at some theaters and shut down highways, the highly-awaited science fiction epic managed to cross the cross the $700 million mark worldwide, according to The Wrap.
The sequel garnered $434.5million at the box office during its global debut.
Going strong: Deadline reported on Tuesday morning that the movie already made over $900million over Christmas weekend
Avatar's director James Cameron said the film, which tied with The Batman as the fourth highest domestic debut of the year needs to earn $2 billion to break even.
The original Avatar didn't have a monstrous opening weekend, opening in mid-December 2009 to $77 million though it ultimately grossed a then-record $749.7 million domestic and a still-record $2.7 billion (which has since grown to $785.2 million domestic and $2.9 billion global with re-releases).
Good news: And the film picked up even more steam on Monday, also known as Boxing Day, which several people had off from work as Christmas fell on a Sunday this year
The only three films to accomplish that feat were Marvel's 2021 blockbuster Spider-Man: No Way Home and two of the three Star Wars sequels - 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($248 million) and 2017's Star Wars: The Last Jedi ($220 million).
The original Avatar's road to box office history was an unusual one, with most top-grossing films accomplishing this with top-loaded massive opening weekends.
Back in 2009, the opening weekend box office record was held by The Dark Knight, which opened to $158.4 million in mid-July 2008, topping out at $533.3 million domestic and just over $1 billion worldwide.
Avatar's success was largely due to consistent viewings at a level rarely seen at the box office, which allowed it to maintain the top spot for eight weeks in a row.
Huge budget: Avatar's director James Cameron said the film needs to earn $2 billion to break even; seen with his wife Suzy Amis on December 6 in London
(L to R) Alan Bergman, Chairman of Disney Studios Content,, Brendan Cowell, Jamie Flatters, Jack Champion, Jon Landau, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Zoe Saldana, Bailey Bass, Sam Worthington, Joel David Moore and Steve Asbell on December 6
While most films drop off 50% or more in its second weekend and beyond, Avatar dropped just 1.8% in its second weekend and 9.4% in its third weekend, never dropping more than 50% until its 16th weekend of its 34-week run.
Avatar: The Way of Water brings fans back to the magical world of Pandora, where former Marine Jake Sully has made a new life and family with Neytiri (Zoe Saldana).
Stephen Lang returns as Miles Quaritch with new cast members including Kate Winslet, Giovani Ribisi, Jemaine Clement and more.
Star-studded cast: Avatar: The Way of Water brings fans back to the magical world of Pandora, where former Marine Jake Sully has made a new life and family with Neytiri (Zoe Saldana)
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By Dailymail.com Reporter 18:34 GMT 27 Dec 2022 , updated 18:48 GMT 27 Dec 2022
Avatar's sequel, The Way Of Water, will cross the $1billion mark on Tuesday night, which is just 13 days after its global release.
Deadline reported on Tuesday morning that the movie already made over $900million over Christmas weekend.
And the film picked up even more steam on Monday, also known as Boxing Day, which several people had off from work as Christmas fell on a Sunday this year.
The movie claimed the top spot for the second straight week in a row with $19.5 million grossed over the holiday weekend.
Despite a frigid winter storm across the United States knocking out power at some theaters and shut down highways, the highly-awaited science fiction epic managed to cross the cross the $700 million mark worldwide, according to The Wrap.
The sequel garnered $434.5million at the box office during its global debut.
Avatar's director James Cameron said the film, which tied with The Batman as the fourth highest domestic debut of the year needs to earn $2 billion to break even.
The original Avatar didn't have a monstrous opening weekend, opening in mid-December 2009 to $77 million though it ultimately grossed a then-record $749.7 million domestic and a still-record $2.7 billion (which has since grown to $785.2 million domestic and $2.9 billion global with re-releases).
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The only three films to accomplish that feat were Marvel's 2021 blockbuster Spider-Man: No Way Home and two of the three Star Wars sequels - 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($248 million) and 2017's Star Wars: The Last Jedi ($220 million).
The original Avatar's road to box office history was an unusual one, with most top-grossing films accomplishing this with top-loaded massive opening weekends.
Back in 2009, the opening weekend box office record was held by The Dark Knight, which opened to $158.4 million in mid-July 2008, topping out at $533.3 million domestic and just over $1 billion worldwide.
Avatar's success was largely due to consistent viewings at a level rarely seen at the box office, which allowed it to maintain the top spot for eight weeks in a row.
While most films drop off 50% or more in its second weekend and beyond, Avatar dropped just 1.8% in its second weekend and 9.4% in its third weekend, never dropping more than 50% until its 16th weekend of its 34-week run.
Avatar: The Way of Water brings fans back to the magical world of Pandora, where former Marine Jake Sully has made a new life and family with Neytiri (Zoe Saldana).
Stephen Lang returns as Miles Quaritch with new cast members including Kate Winslet, Giovani Ribisi, Jemaine Clement and more.
