Avatar: The Way of Water is now the biggest movie of the year. After just 21 days since its theatrical release, James Cameron’s highly-anticipated Avatar sequel has grossed $1.516 billion (approx. US$1.516 billion) at the global box office According to the latest figures, Avatar 2 has $1.05 billion (approx. 10 highest-grossing films of all time. The film has grossed $464 million (approx. 3,830 billion rupees) recorded.
acc meeting, China retains its place as top market in non-US market, raising US$168.6 million (approx. Rs.1,392 billion). The film’s performance in the country is a massive boost considering the region has notoriously banned several Hollywood theatrical performances. Just behind China is France, which raised $96.1 million (about Rs.7.93 billion), surpassing Korea’s collection of $78.2 million (about Rs.6.45 billion) this week. The two regions have been level in terms of ticket sales since publication, although the gap has now widened in France’s favour. Germany ranks fourth at $76.5 million (about Rs.6.31 billion), just behind Korea’s figures, while India has been knocked out of the top five. The UK takes that spot, investing US$60.9 million (about Rs.5.03 billion).
Avatar: The Way of Water has consistently exceeded expectations since its release, even becoming the fastest to join billion club this year — in 14 days. his competition, Top Gun: Maverickon the other hand, crossed this milestone afterwards 31 days since it debuted in theaters. In third place is the one led by Chris Pratt Jurassic World Dominionwho drew $1.003 billion (approx. Rs. 8,280 crore) in well over three months. While a feat of this magnitude is generally considered impressive, avatar 2 still needs to earn approximately $2 billion (approx. Rs. 16,511 crore) to break even. director Cameron had previously indicated that this sequel would need to be the “third or fourth highest-grossing film in history” to achieve that goal. Since there is no big Hollywood competition until then Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania – the next Wonder Movie – Coming to cinemas Februarythe milestone is still within reach.
Elsewhere, Cameron has teased minor plot details avatar 3, and claims it will introduce what he calls “Ash People” who represent the Fire culture. “I want to show the Na’vi from a different angle because so far I’ve only shown their good sides,” he told French publication 20 Minutes (via GamesRadar). “In the early films there are very negative human examples and very positive Na’vi examples. In Avatar 3 we do the opposite. We will also explore new worlds as we continue the story of the main characters.” reports also revealed that the director has already shot some footage for Avatar 3 and Avatar 4 to “stranger things Effect” – avoidance of signs of aging in the plaster cast.
Avatar: The Way of Water is now playing in cinemas worldwide. In India, Avatar 2 is available in English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu.
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