I don't know what the projections we're for Wakanda Forever but a sequel without it's star was a tough sell still I don't think it did too badly.
It's hard to say right now. Cameron's prior movies - Titanic and Avatar - both seemed to defy gravity. Hell, Titanic didn't have its biggest one day until the Valentine's Day after it's release. Will Way of Water follow that kind of trajectory? Hard to say right now.
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It made fucking 435 million in one weekend and it’s not even Christmas
that’s so bad .. Jesus Christ you are a sad hater .
It made fucking 435 million in one weekend and it’s not even Christmas
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It made fucking 435 million in one weekend and it’s not even Christmas
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The Monday box office is pretty soft for this. 16 million.
Seems like it's going to follow the pattern of most blockbusters these days, instead of defying gravity like the first Avatar did.
Tracking the same as Rogue One, which closed out at only just over a billion. And that had the weight of the Star Wars franchise behind it.
Avatar 2 needs well over a billion to break even.
This. The box office revenue it generates is constrained by the availability of the premium screens. We’ll need to give it three weekends to see where it’s at. It will have the IMAX screens to itself at least until Antman in mid-Feb.
Asian franchises commonly beat out western franchises during opening weekends in Asia. I think "Your Name" and "Ip Man 3" beat out one of the Star Wars films. Slam Dunk is definitely a stronger franchise than Avatar in Japan.Japan Box Office: ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Opens in Second Place Despite Country’s Widest Ever Release
In Japan, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ opens in second place despite enjoying the country's widest ever theatrical release.
Opened in Japan in 2nd place with $3.9 million despite being released on more screens than any other film before it. It was beaten by a basketball anime.
Hollywood accounting is a funny business, so it's never easy to say, but effectively Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 are filmed. Mo-cap is done, live action is done, etc., and I believe the first act of Avatar 4 is mo-capped. If they front-loaded the production expenditure onto Avatar 2, then it could actually shoulder the entire budget for both films, meaning USD$2b to break even isn't actually outside the realm of possibility. It all comes down to how the bean counters decided to spread out the cost. It's likely they wanted Avatar 2 to pay for both films, in the same way Fellowship of the Ring paid for the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy, and given Cameron's track record, it's really not insane to bet that his next big film could bank USD$2b - especially if you gave him a blank cheque and left him the fuck alone. Avatar 4 and 5 haven't been done yet, however, so I doubt their costs are included.
Not sure the Japanese will appreciate the whaling aspect of Avatar 2. Probably one of the few blockbusters in recent memory that manages to critique everyone.
Not sure the Japanese will appreciate the whaling aspect of Avatar 2. Probably one of the few blockbusters in recent memory that manages to critique everyone.
HFR issues at some cinemas didn’t help, either.
Same here, and I’m seeing it again this week. Definitely not a failure, but it is highlighting the challenges of the current box office climate.
I’m convinced that Avatar and Endgame will hold their spots for quite some time.
Good. Fuck em. Shouldve hired Japanese actors for that role to make it even more clear lmaoNot sure the Japanese will appreciate the whaling aspect of Avatar 2. Probably one of the few blockbusters in recent memory that manages to critique everyone.
I hope there is a really detailed tech book, those guns, exp suits, and vehicles were AWESOME. Wouldnt surprise me to hear Cameron develops a real set of that kickboxing exo frame by avatar 4
Ah, cool. Lucasarts has similar books for Star Wars. I was hoping for more technical drawings like the Star Wars vehicles books but the Visual Dictionary series is pretty good for SW so I got it for Avatar as well. Might consider the other books at some point.
Yeah, given how similar the plotting and pacing was to the first film I was kinda expecting a LEVIATHAN sea creature to pop up, driven by Eywa/Weavers kid, to just wreck shit. Something that just told the humans "go fuck off, you puny little things".
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Christmas Delivers Box Office Miracle For ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water‘ Despite Winter Weather: James Cameron Sequel Finals At $95.5M+ 2nd Weekend
Total weekend box office over Christmas weekend for all titles is estimated to come in at an estimated $85.5 million, well off from last year.
Total weekend box office not just Way of the Water is estimated to come in at $85.5 million partially due to the weather. The trek to $3 billion is looking tenuous at best. Here's hoping Cameron's next film will be a titanic sequel!
I quoted it because you said it should make $130 million over Christmas weekend and it's not going to be anywhere near that.Heavily underestimated mainly due to Xmas falling on a Sunday. Not sure why you quoted this post when my next one goes further in depth. Absolutely been spot on WW so far. Wouldn't be surprised to see it make 75 million alone Sunday & Monday, domestic.
It never had a chance at 3 billion due to Covid issues in China. 2 billion without a doubt is still in play.
Come back once we get results Tuesday morning
Edit: Also like to add that it's the only moive which didnt decrease on Thursday in the top 10, and also had the largest % increase on Friday. Legs (especially WW) already showing which is a good thing heading into January. Nonetheless, it's going to be pretty brutal today for all movies going by Rogue drops.
I must have missed it. Lol
If it didn't make enough to break even, what else should those who footed the bill call it?
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Apparently they started filming when one of the kids was 13, they’re now 18. Long dev time makes for an awful budget.
Did the 3D also suffer a bit from muted colors or is that fixed in todays cinemas?
It’s still a bit muted imo, but not bad.
