Despite needing to become one of the top 10 grossing movies in history in order to break even, James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water has, in fact, crossed that line less than a month after its release — which means that not only are we going to keep visiting Pandora for the next few years, but Cameron also gets to ...
It was a major box office success, breaking multiple records, and grossing $2.320 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of 2022, the highest-grossing film since the COVID-19 pandemic, and the third-highest-grossing film of all time.
James Cameron's blockbuster epic “Titanic” has relinquished its spot as the third-highest grossing movie in history to another James Cameron blockbuster epic, “Avatar: The Way of Water.” The sci-fi sequel has generated $2.2433 billion globally, enough to overtake “Titanic” ($2.2428 billion) at the worldwide box office.
While Avatar: The Way of Water opened below projections, it went on to defy expectations, outperforming most of the movies in the top 10 box office, proving the impressive performances of some of the biggest box office hits in history are more broken than people realize.
When Avatar: The Way Of The Water hit $2 billion, Cameron achieved something no other director has, with three films surpassing the $2 billion mark. The Avatar director currently has three films in the top five at the box office and is the only director to do so.
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Did Avatar 2 lose money?
As the third highest-grossing movie of all time with $2.3 billion, behind Avatar's $2.9 billion and Avengers: Endgame's $2.79 billion, Deadline sources deem Avatar: The Way of Water profitable with $531.7 million.
The biggest issue with "Avatar: The Way of Water" is its lackluster storyline. The plot is thin and predictable, with little to no character development.
In a recent Twitter storm, critics of Avatar 2 accused James Cameron of racism and cultural appropriation, with some indigenous American groups calling for a boycott of the film.
If you're willing to look past the lack of originality in the story, then Avatar 2 is definitely worth checking out. If you love the world of Avatar and enjoy amazing special effects and animation, then it's a great film to see. Just don't expect too much in terms of story and you'll have a good time.
Is Avatar 3 done filming? James Cameron filmed scenes for the third Avatar movie during the filming of Avatar: The Way of Water. According to producer Jon Landau, filming for the movie was about 95% complete in December 2022. In November 2023, Cameron confirmed that they were in post-production.
Sources have suggested that the break-even point for the movie was $1.4 billion; as of yesterday, The Way of Water had made somewhere in the region of $1.547 billion, making it the ninth most successful movie ever released — less than a month after it hit theaters.
16 according to Box Office Mojo data. The figure makes it the highest-grossing release of 2022, and has allowed it to leapfrog 2015's "Furious 7" to become the No. 10 highest-grossing film of all time. Box office watchers don't expect "Avatar 2" to slow down any time soon.
In 2009 James Cameron's Avatar managed to beat the box office results of James Cameron's Titanic and become the highest-grossing film of all time, with a total box office earnings of $2,789,679,794.
The now 68-year-old Cameron had failed to understand what audiences want. Well, the critics were wrong. Avatar 2 has not flopped. Released just a month ago, it is the highest grossing film of 2022, and currently the seventh highest grossing film of all time, taking more than $1.7 billion at the box office.
The MPAA rating has been assigned for “sequences of strong violence and intense action, partial nudity and some strong language.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes skimpy outfits worn by humanoid people that reveal nudity throughout the film, some flirting and expressions of love, many fights between an invading ...
"Many Hollywood blockbusters including Avatar 2 have underperformed in the Chinese mainland film market in recent years mainly because the storytelling is no longer appealing to Chinese moviegoers," Shi Wenxue, a film critic based in Beijing, told the Global Times.
The film earned mostly positive reviews from audiences and critics alike and was a major box office success, earning over $2.3 billion and becoming the third highest-grossing movie of all time. Now, Deadline reports that Avatar: The Way of Water's actual profit is $531.7 million.
Citizen Kane (1941), starring and directed by Orson Welles, has topped several international polls, including five consecutive decades at number 1 in the British Film Institute's Sight and Sound decennial poll of critics.
Zyzzyx Road holds the title for the lowest-grossing movie ever, making just $30 at the box office. The film was made specifically for distribution overseas, but a Screen Actors Guild contract required a U.S. theatrical release.
