Avatar 2 Opening Weekend Box Office Projected to Nearly Double Original
New extended-range Avatar: The Way of Water opening weekend projections for the box office have the sequel nearly doubling James Cameron's first movie. Avatar: The Way Of Water Review -fi movie set all kinds of box office records on its way to becoming the most-grossing film of all time. Avatar's phenomenal box-office success has also brought a lot of attention to the amount of money Avatar 2 will make. While no one can predict Avatar 2 to surpass the previous film's $2.9 billion global haul and the film's massive budget and Disney's investment in the franchise's future means that there's a lot of expectation to Avatar: The Way of Water to succeed.
According to Avatar: The Way Of Water Review -range trackers provided from Box Office Pro, Avatar: The Way of Water is expected to earn more than $135 million during its opening weekend domestically. The Avatar film's original box office debut included a $77M opening domestically 13 years ago in December, so these new projections call for Avatar 2's first weekend at the box office to nearly double the original. The projections also suggest that the sequel will make $475M domestically by the end the theatrical release, which is less than previous estimates and roughly half of what Avatar made domestically.
A record first weekend opening for Avatar: The Way of Water could be a fantastic beginning for the sequel's success at the box office. The reported $135M opening would mean that the sequel will earn the same amount in just one weekend as it took James Cameron's first movie a full week to make. But, Avatar 2's box office will still have a tough path to beating the original. The reason Avatar had such a remarkable box-office success lies in the film's incredible word-of-mouth advertising and repeat screenings that helped keep the film relevant and in theaters for 234 days. This isn't commonplace even for the most popular movies. To give Avatar: The Way Of Water Review , Top Gun: Maverick reached 161 days in the year.
There is little belief there is any doubt that Avatar: The Way of Water will be able to surpass the original movie, but it's not required to be the top-grossing film ever to be a huge success. The anticipation surrounding the sequel has mostly quelled the argument that Avatar was not able to create a lasting impression for general audiences. Even if the sequel's box office is only half that of the first movie but it still makes $1.3 billion and that would make Avatar 2's billion-dollar box office an enormous success. This is enough to be the second highest-grossing movie in 2022.
There is an element of doubt about Avatar 2's box office to be good enough for James Cameron to continue his sequel ideas alive. Cameron is slated to create three sequels which will include Avatar 3 already completely filmed. Some work is also done on Avatar 4. However, the director has acknowledged that If the sequel's box office disappoints and indicates audiences are not at all interested, Avatar 3 could be the final installment in the series. In that fashion, Avatar: The Water's box-office will play an important role in determining what comes in the future for James Cameron's films.
