Avatar 4v5n2l The Way of Water Box Office Nears $900 Million, Scales Rs. 300 Crore in India

The James Cameron-directed sequel is now the fifth highest-grossing film of the year. 624j35

Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Akhil Arora, Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 27 December 2022 11:22 IST

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Avatar: The Way of Water is set more than a decade after the events of the 2009 film

Highlights

Avatar 2 has now sured Black Panther 2, which has made $801.7 million
In India, Avatar 2 collected over Rs. 300 crore (about $36.2 million)
China continues to be the biggest non-US market despite COVID-19 surge

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Avatar: The Way of Water has grossed $889.4 million (about Rs. 7,355 crore) at the worldwide box office, following its second weekend. Director James Cameron's sophomore Avatar entry has collected $601.7 million (about Rs. 4,976 crore) from markets outside the US, with China continuing to be a top market, while India has contributed over Rs. 300 crore (about $36.2 million). Within the US and Canada, the second Avatar film has earned a total of $287.6 million (about Rs. 2,379 crore). With these figures, the Disney-owned film has sured Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to claim the fifth position among the year's highest-grossing movies.

According to Avatar 2 were rounded out by with $35.7 million (about Rs. 295 crores) in ticket sales so far.

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As stated before, the $889.4 million collection has pushed Avatar: The Way of Water, on the flip side, is posting larger figures outside the home front, driven a big push from China.

That said, Avatar: The Way of Water is outperforming studio expectations in the US too, according to a report. The first Avatar sequel earned $29.5 million (about Rs. 244 crore) during the Christmas weekend, instead of the anticipated $21.5 million (about Rs. 178 crore). “That of course is a major positive sign for the film, with December 26 also a holiday that has usually grossed even better than Christmas,” the report notes. The drop for Christmas weekend was 52 percent, which is expected given the harsh weather conditions in the region right now.

Neither lengthy runtime of 3 hours and 12 minutes was also brought up as a hurdle, though the results, for now, look a little positive.

Avatar: The Way of Water is now playing in theatres globally. In India, Avatar 2 is available in English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu.

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Release Date 16 December 2022
Language English
Genre Sci-Fi
Cast
Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Kate Winslet, Jamie Flatters, Britain Dalton, Trinity Bliss, Bailey Bass, Filip Geljo, Duane Evans Jr., Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao, Matt Gerald, Jack Champion, Brendan Cowell, Michelle Yeoh, Oona Chaplin, CJ Jones, Vin Diesel
Director
James Cameron
Producer
James Cameron, Jon Landau

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