It's especially impressive that “Avatar 2” managed to crack $2 billion, a benchmark that's been impossible in COVID times, because not every market is re-connecting with the Na'vi.
James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water has made movie history by crossing the $2 billion mark at the global box office, becoming the sixthhighest grossing movie of all time and the director's third film to join the coveted 2 billion club.
Even Variety's box office analysts indicated The Way of Water may need to take home around $1.5 billion to make its money back. And yet, Deadline's data revealed the total expenses, and therefore the threshold to turn a profit was $1.09 billion, around $400 million less.
Disney's highly anticipated Avatar sequel "The Way of Water" has surpassed $2 billion in global box office sales, according to Comscore, clearing director James Cameron's self-imposed benchmark to declare the film profitable.
The Avatar sequel is the second-fastest film after Avengers: Endgame to breach the $2 billion landmark, achieving the feat in just 39 days—a full six days earlier than the original Avatar, which was previously the second-fastest to the milestone.
Elsewhere, “Avatar 2” recently passed “Titanic” to become the third-highest grossing international release ever with $1.585 billion. It's behind only 2009's “Avatar” ($2.1 billion) and “Avengers: Endgame” ($1.9 billion) in terms of overseas ticket sales.
Since James Cameron's Avatar (2009) holds the record for the highest-grossing movie of all time at more than 2.9 billion, the long-awaited 2022 sequel continues the franchise's impressive box office feats by surpassing hit MCU films, defying pandemic box office trends, and breaking records that won't be easy to beat.
James Cameron's Avatar 2 creates history, beats Avengers Endgame's lifetime business. Avatar 2 Box Office Collection: Performing brilliantly, the film earned over 368.20 crores so far at the domestic box office. The second edition of the Avatar series - 'Avatar: The Way Of Water' was released on December 16, 2022.
Avatar 2: The Way Of Water has turned out to be an incredible success, ranking among the all-time highest-grossing films. However, the question remains: did it secure the coveted first place? As it stands, the first Avatar film holds the title of the most successful movie of all time.
'Avatar: The Way of Water' Overtakes 'Titanic', Becomes Third Highest-Grossing Movie Ever.
'Avatar' sequel needs $2 billion to break even.
Avatar 2 is believed to have a budget of $460 million, making it the most expensive movie in Hollywood history by a considerable distance. This estimate comes via Deadline, which cited its sources reporting the Avatar 2 budget to be around $460 million before more than $100 million on marketing.
The monumental milestone makes Avatar 2 the sixth film in history to pass $2 billion USD, following blockbuster hits including Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Titanic and Avatar. Notably, Cameron is behind three of the six aforementioned films.
Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water has officially surpassed Titanic to become the third highest-grossing film of all-time and Titanic was, of course, also directed by the auteur.
Avatar 2, slated to hit the screens on December 16, has reportedly been shot on a budget of $250 million. In an interview with GQ, the Titanic helmer addressed rumours about its budget. He said that the film needs to gross in excess of $2 billion to recover the investment.
With promising business during the week, the “Avatar” sequel has grossed $601 million internationally and $855.4 million globally, making it the fifth-highest grossing movie of 2022 after just 10 days in theaters. By the end of the year, the $350 million-budgeted tentpole is aiming to hit the $1 billion mark.
His other hit film, Titanic, is the third highest-grossing film of all time. Avatar 2 needs to be the third or fourth highest-grossing film of all time just to break even. The movie needs to earn over $2 billion to recoup the cost of production. What is this?
Avatar 2 Passes Avengers Infinity War as Fifth Highest Grossing Film - Variety.
Avatar: The Way of Water, the sequel to James Cameron's worldwide 2009 blockbuster Avatar, will overtake Top Gun: Maverick as the highest-grossing film released in 2022. According to Deadline, the film's receipts mean it will pass $1.5bn globally on Thursday, going past Top Gun: Maverick's $1.49bn.
'Avatar: The Way of Water' flies past 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' in all-time box office.
Avatar remains the longest movie James Cameron has ever made, with a runtime of 3 hours and 14 minutes (194 minutes). It's closely followed by Avatar 2, which has a runtime of 3 hours and 12 minutes (192 minutes).
In just four weeks, James Cameron's 'Avatar: The Way Of Water' has become the highest-grossing Hollywood release in India. The film which entered its fourth weekend at the box office, earned a gross collection of Rs 454 crore helped it beat the lifetime gross collections of the Russo Brothers 'Avengers: Endgame'.