Nothing compares to Pandora in Isla Nublar. With a global total of $1.708 billion, James Cameron's blockbuster sequel "Avatar: The Way of Water" has surpassed "Jurassic World" ($1.67 billion) to become the seventh-highest grossing movie in box office history.
"The Way of Water" has made $517 million in North America and $1.19 billion internationally in just four weeks since its premiere. It is currently the fifth-highest film at the foreign box office, trailing only "Avatar," "Avengers: Endgame," "Titanic," and "Avengers: Infinity War."
In terms of global box office receipts, "Avatar: The Way of Water" is also the highest-grossing film of 2022 and the second-biggest film of the epidemic era, behind only 2021's "Spider-Man: No Way Home" ($1.91 billion). But Peter Parker, whose most recent adventure is the sixth-highest-grossing global film of all time, is the target of the Na'vi.
At this rate, "Avatar 2" has a good chance of surpassing $2 billion globally, which would be a difficult feat in COVID times. Even the hugely successful film "Spider-Man: No Way Home" came up just short of reaching that particular milestone. China, a significant market for Marvel films, did not screen the superhero sequel.
With or without the pandemic, it's an ambitious aim. Avatar ($2.9 billion), Avengers: Endgame ($2.79 billion), Titanic ($2.2 billion), Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2.069 billion), and Avengers: Infinity War ($2.04 billion) are the only five films in history to cross the $2 billion mark. For those keeping track, two of those five films were directed by Cameron.
The long-delayed "Avatar" sequel, which debuted in mid-December to $134 million in North America and $435 million worldwide, has continued to be a significant box office draw. That's fantastic news considering that Disney, which acquired 20th Century Fox in 2019 and now owns the rights to "Avatar," spent at least $350 million on "The Way of Water" and another more than $100 million on marketing the movie's triumphant return to Pandora. With those sky-high numbers, "The Way of Water" needs considerably more than the typical tentpole to turn a profit. Additionally, Cameron has three more sequels currently in the works.
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