Avatar' continues to make millions on Box Office charts

Avatar' continues to make millions on Box Office chartsPulling in an estimated $90 million, Avatar: The Way of Water has blown away the competition even as a massive storm kept millions at home over the four-day Christmas weekend.

by Agence France-Presse

27-12-2022 09:33

in Entertainment

Avatar: the Way of Water, the second film from the franchise had racked over $90 million in the past four days despite the massive storm that kept people home throughout Christmas. Image by Twitter/Dylan Cole Art

Pulling in an estimated $90 million, Avatar: The Way of Water has blown away the competition even as a massive storm kept millions at home over the four-day Christmas weekend, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Monday.

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The James Cameron sci-fi sequel has now earned 20th Century $287.7 million domestically, becoming the fifth highest-grossing film of 2022.

But while analysts said it had exceeded expectations on a storm-depressed weekend, three new releases produced far more modest returns.

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Universal's family-oriented Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, a computer-animated spin-off of the Shrek franchise, took in $17.5 million for the Friday-through-Monday period.

Sony's biopic Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody earned just $6.8 million. English actress Naomi Ackie portrays the late superstar.

And comedy-drama Babylon, helmed by Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle, opened with a mere $5.3 million despite a cast including Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie. Variety.com called that an especially terrible start.

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But David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research suggested that the over-the-top epic can expect a boost if it picks up big awards nominations, as many expect.

Fifth place for the long, cold weekend went to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, at $5.3 million. Its domestic total is now $428 million.

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Rounding out the top 10 were:

Violent Night ($4.3 million)

The Whale ($1.5 million)

The Menu ($1 million)

The Fabelmans ($900,000)

Strange World ($675,000)

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