Avatar: Path of Water crossed another major box office milestone.
Over the weekend, James Cameron’s film hit $2 billion at the global box office. Spider-Man: No Way Home It’s the sixth-highest-grossing film in box office history, just over a month after hitting theaters in December 2022, according to The New York Times. variety.
The epic remained at number one at the domestic box office for a sixth straight week, adding $20 million from 3,790 theaters, down nearly 40%. variety report. So far, the film has raked in a staggering $2.02 billion worldwide, according to a deal report.
The film joins five films of all time to cross the $2 billion box office threshold, including the highest-grossing film of all time, 2019’s 68-year-old Cameron’s 2009 original. Avengers: EndgameCameron’s 1997 film titanic2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens and in 2018 Avengers: Infinity Waraccording to variety.
January 5th, road of water Exceeded $1.51 billion worldwide, as did Tom Cruise Top Gun: MaverickA spot as the No. 1 movie to be released in 2022, according to hollywood reporter
Of all the movies coming to theaters in 2022, the only movie to cross $1 billion worldwide jurassic world dominion. Avatar: Path of Water We hit $1 billion in just 14 days.
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Cameron, 68, recently said: GQ The sequel was “very f—ing” and expensive to make. We have to be the third or fourth highest earner,” he joked.
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Avatar: Path of Water Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldanha, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Winslet, Stephen Lang. It was nominated for Golden Globe Award and Critics Choice Award for Best Picture. (Oscar nominations will be announced in late January.)
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In December 2021, Cameron said: entertainment weekly Given the state of movie viewing amid the pandemic, he worried whether the sequel could match it. Avatarsuccess.
“The big question is are we going to make money? Big, expensive movies have to make a lot of money,” Cameron said at the time. “We’re post-COVID, post-streaming. We are in a new world of [box office] The numbers are never seen again. who knows? It’s all a big roll of the dice. ”
Avatar: Path of Water Currently showing in theaters avatar 3 It will be released in theaters on December 30, 2024.
