It’s also the 6th movie in history to surpass $1 billion in its first two weeks, and the fourth Disney movie to reach this mark.Avatar 2 is expected to earn 2 billion but it would be difficult keeping in mind the current conditions after the pandemic. Only five movies have grossed more than 2 billion mark in the history till now-2009u2019s u201cAvataru201d ($2.9 billion globally), u201cAvengers: Endgameu201d ($2.7 billion), u201cTitanicu201d ($2.1 billion), u201cStar Wars: The Force Awakensu201d ($2.07 billion) and u201cAvengers: Infinity Waru201d ($2.05 billion), which were in the best conditions.The Way of Water is now 2022’s biggest international release, surpassing Top Gun: Maverick for the crown. The two Avatar films have now grossed $4 billion+ together. But, Top Gun: Maverick remains 2022’s top grossing movie overall worldwide, with $1.48 billion compared to $1.1 billion for The Way of Water. The bulk of The Way of Water’s box office results came from international markets ($762.8 million) compared to it’s domestic share ($338 million).
Source : News 18Cameronu2019s biggest films, u201cAvataru201d and u201cTitanic,u201d started slower at the box office and built huge audiences over time. The first u201cAvataru201d opened with a decent but thanks to pricey 3D tickets and repeat viewings, the film managed to draw crowds for months, eventually climbing to more than $2 billion internationally. u201cTitanic,u201d too, didnu2019t notch records with its $28 million debut in 1997. But the romantic disaster story had unparalleled staying power, becoming the first movie to ever cross $1 billion mark. Cameron tends to play the long game at the box office.Cameron needs u201cThe Way of Wateru201d to work because itu2019s the first of three planned follow-ups of the futuristic series. But itu2019ll take time to determine whether audiences want to keep up with series of one of highest grossing movies?Will Avatar 2 clear the 2 billion mark? Will we be able to explore more of the Avatar verse? Comment.
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