AvatarTheWayOfWater receives an updated opening weekend box office projection of $150 million after previous reports aimed closer to $135 million.
The long-awaited fantasy epic Avatar: The Way of Water has received an increase in its projected opening weekend box office haul. The sequel to James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar releases on December 16, with a reported budget of at least $350 million. It will be the second a series that has plans for at least three more installments should Avatar: The Way of Water prove to be profitable at the box office.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Avatar: The Way of Water will reportedly have to become one of the highest-grossing films ever if it is to break even on its monumental budget. However, The Wrap has projected that the film is looking at raking in a minimum of $150 million in its opening weekend . Internationally, there's no telling how much the film could make in its opening weekend, with China being a key market in its release.
The huge success of this year's Top Gun: Maverick, which has shot up to become the 11th highest-grossing film ever, is proof that audiences still have a hefty appetite for blockbuster sequels, even if they aren't part of a cinematic universe or an existing pantheon of projects. The fact that Avatar: The Way of Water is riding on the back of the most financially successful film ever made surely points towards it being a phenomenal success at the box office.
Time will tell whether Avatar: The Way of Water will be able to garner the same kind of success as its predecessor, especially in a post-pandemic era. Though the sequel is set to largely outperform Avatar initially, a large part of the first film's success was its incredible longevity and reliance on rewatches. Cameron remains confident Avatar: The Way of Water will have rewatch value of a similar potency, so the question will lie on how producers choose to define success.
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