‘Avatar’ sequel leads in N.America, passes $1 billion globally
The Way of Water is doing huge numbers at the box office this holiday weekend in North America, still pushing it to a global total of $1billion in Sunday report.
Global #boxoffice on #AvatarTheWayOfWater closing in on $1.4B! Latest FRI-SUN wknd numbers:
Domestic – $63.4M/$421.6M
Intl – $186.7M/$956.9M
Worldwide – $250.1M/$1.38BNew #Avatar will smash $1.5B this TUE/WED on its way to joining TWO BILLION DOLLAR club! #JamesCameron
— Gitesh Pandya (@GiteshPandya) January 1, 2023
The Walt Disney Company just announced the sequel to the highest-grossing movie of all time brought in more than $1 billion worldwide after its first 14 days in theaters. The film continues to perform well, now stretching beyond its third weekend in theaters and still putting up big numbers.
The highest-grossing movie of all time brought in more than $1billion worldwide after its first 14 days in theatres.
The four-day domestic take for the sci-fi flick brought its domestic total to $440.5 million, on top of $957 million earned overseas; only a half-dozen films have passed the $1 billion mark in their first two weeks.
But director James Cameron has estimated that the high-budget 20th Century movie needs to make twice that much just to break even. The original “Avatar” took in a record $2.9 billion.
Second place in North American theaters went to Universal’s family-oriented “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” a computer-animated spin-off of the popular “Shrek” franchise. It took in $22 million for the Friday-through-Monday period.
Another blockbuster sequel, Disney’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” earned $6.5 million to place third; its domestic total rose to $439.6 million in its eighth week out.
In fourth place was Sony biopic “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” at $5.4 million. English actress Naomi Ackie portrays the late superstar.
And in fifth was Paramount’s comedy-drama “Babylon,” at $3.6 million. Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie star in director Damien Chazelle’s over-the-top tribute to an early Hollywood struggling with the transition from silent films to “talkies.”
Rounding out the top 10 were:
“Violent Night” ($2.8 million)
“The Whale” ($1.8 million)
“The Fabelmans” ($1.6 million)
“The Menu” ($1.4 million)
“Strange World” ($747,000)
AFP/O.O
