The new Avatar movie, Way Of Water, debuted this weekend in theatres. Despite still sailing in at number one for the weekend, Avatar opened lower than expected at the box office. Nevertheless, the new Avatar movie brought in $134 Million in its domestic total. These figures make Way of Water the fourth biggest opening of the year. The biggest box office opener for the year was Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, with $187 million. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is second, followed by Jurassic World: Dominion, and now Avatar.
While Avatar: Way of Water’s box office is impressive, most expected more significant numbers. Before the film hit theaters, the prediction was that it would bring in $150 million to $175 million. The film has positive reviews, but perhaps its run time made some moviegoers hesitant to see it. Readers should also note that the box office for new movies has been lower than expected recently, and insiders are still hopeful that the new Avatar movie will remain on top for quite a while. For the sake of reference, the first movie debuted with less than $80 million and went on to become a huge success.
James Cameron directed Avatar: Way of Water, and the film stars Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington, and Kate Winslet.
Besides The New Avatar Movie’s Opening At The Box Office
Right below the new Avatar movie is Violent Night at this weekend’s box office. The holiday horror film made $5, 616,975, bringing its total to almost $35,000,000 on a relatively small budget. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever left the number-one spot for the first time and brought in another $5,400,000. The new Black Panther film now has a domestic box office total of $418,991,185. Disney’s latest animated film, Strange World, is number four, and The Menu rounds out the top five of this weekend’s box office.
Have you seen the new Avatar movie yet? If not, do you plan to see Avatar: Way of Water before it goes to streaming?