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'Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Becomes James Cameron’s Fourth Film To Cross $1B WW
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:00 pm
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20th Century Studios’ Avatar: Fire and Ash has become the fourth James Cameron movie to earn more than $1 billion at the global box office after Avatar, Avatar: Way of Water and Titanic. The global cume is $1.08 billion with $306.0M domestic and $777.1M international. Remember, no other director other than Cameron owns three $2 billion-plus grossing movies in the top 10. Not the Russos, not Christopher Nolan, not even Steven Spielberg. The big question is where will Avatar: Fire and Ash final at. I keep hearing $1.7 billion, but that’s an early non Disney prediction. By that wouldn’t be shabby for a threequel, just behind Avengers: Infinity War‘s $2.05 billion.
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Disney’s Avatar: Fire and Ash and Zootopia 2 led the global weekend in No. 1 and 2 spots respectively with $169.6M and $81.7M (-10% in 52 material territories). Global on Z2 is $1.588B and $1.22B from abroad.
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A lot big milestones with Avatar 3:
Pic is the third title in the franchise to click past $1B worldwide; the trilogy’s running total now $6.35 billion.
As the No. 2 MPA title of 2025, Avatar 3 burns past Jurassic World: Rebirth ($869M), The Minecraft Movie ($958M) and Lilo & Stitch ($1,038M).
Avatar: Fire and Ash stands as No. 2 MPA international release of 2025, with a gross bigger than Lilo & Stitch ($614M). The Walt Disney Studio owns the top 3 MPA titles at the 2025 B.O. which is comprised of Zootopia 2, Avatar: Fire and Ash and Lilo & Stitch.
Avatar 3’s international weekend of $129.6M in 51 material markets saw a -29% ease with one big market surge from last weekend – Japan, +26%. Other territories held strong with Australia (-14%), Brazil (-19%), France (-23%), UK (-26%), Mexico (-27%), Germany (-27%), China (-32%), Korea (-38%) and Italy (-41%).
In China, Avatar 3 is the No. 2 MPA release of 2025 with $138M, behind Zootopia 2‘s $601.4M.
Imax global weekend for the Cameron directed pic was $22.5M with a running cume for the large format exhibitor of $140M, one of the corp’s top ten grossing releases of all-time.
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Zootopia 2 continues to mow down records. After six weekends, it’s still the No. 1 MPA global release of last year and now the No. 2 global animated release of all-time having passed Frozen 2 ($1.456B). Disney owns five of the top six global MPA animated theatrical releases.
In China, the sequel is the No. 2 MPA release of all-time with $604.1M (LC4, 246M) narrowly behind Avengers: Endgame (LC4 250M, $631M), which the sequel will pass on Monday in local currency. Count it up: Disney has three of the top 5 grossing MPA titles in the Middle Kingdom.
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Lionsgate’s The Housemaid opened No. 2 behind Avatar 3 in Spain, Brazil and Portugal. The pic is already released in UK, France, Australia, Netherlands and Denmark. Hidden Pictures produced and Paul Feig directed thriller has a global cume of $133M which is well ahead of the final take of the filmmaker’s A Simple Favor, also from Lionsgate ($97.7M final B.O., unadjusted for currency swings and inflation). Overseas is $57.3M while, North America posted a great -3% hold in weekend three for a running cume of $75.7M. Lionsgate didn’t report the specific international weekend results.
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Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:08 pm to RLDSC FAN
I know everyone says this... but i do not understand how the avatar films make this sort of money.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:09 pm to RLDSC FAN
All jokes aside, that's impressive as frick.
And what's even more amazing is that he will have 4 over $2 billion in a matter of weeks. Who is the closest to him? My guess is someone who's directed multiple Marvel movies or huge animated ones (i.e. Despicable Me or something like that)?
And what's even more amazing is that he will have 4 over $2 billion in a matter of weeks. Who is the closest to him? My guess is someone who's directed multiple Marvel movies or huge animated ones (i.e. Despicable Me or something like that)?
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:15 pm to RLDSC FAN
And yet none of them are remotely as good as his 2nd through 6th feature films.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:27 pm to CocomoLSU
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And what's even more amazing is that he will have 4 over $2 billion in a matter of weeks.
I don't believe this one gets to 2B. It's already 300 mil behind Way of Water
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:33 pm to RLDSC FAN
What is the draw to this film franchise? I've seen the first one, it was decent. The second one I watched maybe forty minutes and then moved on to some other activity. I didn't dislike the movie, I figured I would finish watching later, but I've never gotten around to it.
This post was edited on 1/5/26 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:35 pm to RLDSC FAN
No excuse not to finish her story now.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:38 pm to RLDSC FAN
I just don't get it.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:39 pm to MLSter
Who sees these movies? I saw the first one, it was fine, have no interest in seeing it again, or any of the sequels. Don't know anyone who has seen them, my kids have no interest in them, I never read anything about them, or even see ads for them online or on television.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:44 pm to Saint Alfonzo
They’re like big event, animated children’s movies. Those always make a ton.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:44 pm to Saint Alfonzo
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What is the draw to this film franchise?
They are a theatrical experience. These movies are made to be seen on a giant screen in 3-D. No matter how good your home theater is, you cannot replicate this experience at home.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:46 pm to Brosef Stalin
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They are a theatrical experience. These movies are made to be seen on a giant screen in 3-D. No matter how good your home theater is, you cannot replicate this experience at home
Exactly
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:47 pm to RLDSC FAN
Don't get it. But I don't get Taylor Swift and she continues to rake it in.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:48 pm to Brosef Stalin
Couple of squares of mushroom chocolate, IMAX/3D and Dolby sound...
That's an experience.
That's an experience.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:51 pm to coolpapaboze
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Who sees these movies? I saw the first one, it was fine, have no interest in seeing it again, or any of the sequels. Don't know anyone who has seen them, my kids have no interest in them, I never read anything about them, or even see ads for them online or on television.
This is always my point...nobody ever talks about them IRL, I know one guy who referenced seeing it and he sees everything. Yet it'll make 2 billion dollars somehow. No cultural references, nothing. People talk about Top Gun Maverick, people quote Titanic, etc.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:01 pm to Pettifogger
I also don't see clips about it on social media like I do with virtually any other big hit as soon as it's released. For a recent example, multiple aspects of stranger things were ruined for me just from doom scrolling Instagram the day they were released on Netflix. I've even seen several clips from Marty Supreme in the last several weeks and that isn't doing anything close to avatar numbers. Going further back, almost every marvel movie from the infinity saga popped up on SM immediately.
It is bizarre how much the avatar movies make vs how little cultural impact they have
It is bizarre how much the avatar movies make vs how little cultural impact they have
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:10 pm to Brosef Stalin
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These movies are made to be seen on a giant screen in 3-D. No matter how good your home theater is, you cannot replicate this experience at home.
That's fantastic and I'm happy for the people who want to experience these films on the big screen and in 3-D. That all being said, the story just ain't my cup of tea. He lured me in with the first film and it was so mediocre from a story perspective that I never wanted to go back to that world.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:11 pm to Brosef Stalin
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They are a theatrical experience. These movies are made to be seen on a giant screen in 3-D. No matter how good your home theater is, you cannot replicate this experience at home.
Well, I only use one eye anyway, so the 3-D aspect is lost on me. Story-wise, what's the draw?
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:30 pm to MLSter
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I know everyone says this... but i do not understand how the avatar films make this sort of money.
there is no way this movie is that good or even close to that good
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:31 pm to Saint Alfonzo
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The second one I watched maybe forty minutes and then moved on to some other activity. I didn't dislike the movie, I figured I would finish watching later, but I've never gotten around to it.
Its just a CGI filled movie. Dont see that alure. The second one sucked
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