Avatar: The Way of Water Slightly Underperforms at the Box Office
Yesterday was a massive day for Avatar fans as it marked the debut of the much-anticipated sequel – Avatar: The Way of Water. So how did James Cameron’s sequel do at the Friday box office? According to reports it underperformed slightly.
According to a recent piece in Collider, the film brought in $53 million on its first day of release (this includes $17 million from Thursday previews.) The film was predicted to bring in between $150 – $175 million at the domestic box office on its opening weekend. In light of yesterday’s opening, these figures have been lowers to $130 – $150 million.
So how does Avatar: The Way of Water stack up when compared to other Disney releases? This puts the film at number 6 for the year. According to Collider, its is behind other films like Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($90.7 million), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ($84.2 million), Thor: Love and Thunder ($69.5 million), Jurassic World Dominion ($59.5 million) and The Batman ($56.6 million.)
However, hope is not lost. The first Avatar film was a bit of a sleeper. It didn’t perform well at first (making only $77 million on its opening weekend) and $26 million on opening day. That means that Way of Water will still outperform the original.
Source: 20th Century Studios
However, the sequel does have some tough shoes to fill. As Collider tells us, the first Avatar film would go on to be the highest-grossing film in history pulling in $760 million at the domestic box office and $2.9 billion globally.
The film is doing well with critics though. It has an A CinemaScore and is currently sitting at an 82% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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