“Avatar: The Way of Water” about to reach 2 billion dollars at the box office

Prior to the theatrical release of Avatar: The Way of Water, its director, James Cameron, assured that this sequel would exceed what was achieved by the original, which grossed 2.9 billion dollars at the box office. Since its debut, the new production from the creator of titanic It has remained the queen of the most watched in theaters. With its big screen showing in the last four weeks, it is about to reach two billion and it is believed that it could surpass the 2009 film.

So far, the second installment has earned more than $1.7 billion and currently ranks as the seventh highest-grossing production in history. With a global box office total of more than 1.19 billion, the title became the fifth biggest international release of all time.

To date, there are only five movies in history that have surpassed the $2 billion global revenue mark: Avatar (2,900 million), Avengers: Endgame (2,750 million), titanic (2,200 million), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2,067 million) and Avengers: Infinity War (2.040 billion). The figures show that Cameron was behind three of the top five movie releases.

Although the new horror movie M3GAN she has been doing great in ticket sales and has surprised everyone, she failed to unseat her during the previous week. The cinematographic saga seems not to want to leave the first position and continues to add profits to its global collection.

The feature film has generated 531 million dollars in the United States and 1,223 million internationally, according to the most recent numbers shared by Box Office Mojo. In its fourth week, the film had a minimal 33 percent decline from last weekend; however, with a global total of 1.755 million, it’s not far from passing the threshold that has only been exceeded by five films. During the delivery of the Golden Globe, Cameron maintained that the excellent figures that speak of the interest of the spectators in going to the movies.

“I’m thinking about it in terms of us going back to theaters around the world,” Cameron said. “They are even going to go back to theaters in China, where they are having this big surge of COVID. We’re saying as a society, ‘We need this! We have to go to the theaters. Enough with the transmission! I’m tired of sitting on my ass, ”he added in reference to the services of streaming.

With the success that has involved Avatar: The Way of Water Y M3GAN, it is observed that the film industry is starting the year 2023 with good numbers and this marks an excellent outlook for the box office. However, some specialists warn that it is still far from fully recovering to pre-pandemic levels.

The James Cameron-directed sequel takes place a decade after the events of the first film, and expands its universe to introduce the aquatic tribes of Pandora. The production proposes a visual change from the tropical forest that we already knew to the underwater world that the protagonists will arrive at this time.

Now, Avatar: The Way of Water is being screened in theaters in Latin America. you can enjoy Avatarthe original 2009 film, on the Disney+ platform.

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