James Cameron’s Avatar: The Seed Bearer had a modest opening weekend at the box office. It will need to maintain strong ticket sales over time just to cover its costs, and making a profit will be a challenge.
Disney can take some comfort in the fact that Avatar: The Way of Water had a similar start – it didn’t open as strongly as expected, but still earned over $2.3 billion worldwide. Despite its success, I personally only know one person who actually saw it in a movie theater.
Avatar: Fire and Ash Opens Below Avatar 2
The new movie, Avatar: Fire and Ash, started with a Thursday preview box office of just $12 million. This is lower than the $17 million earned by the first Avatar sequel.
The film earned $36.5 million over its first three days (including Thursday), which is less than the $53.2 million earned during the first three days of Avatar.
During its opening weekend, Avatar: Fire and Ash earned $88 million in the United States and Canada. The original Avatar film made over $134.1 million during its opening weekend, which represents a decrease of almost 35% for the new release.
International Box Office Comparison
The Avatar movies are huge hits internationally. The Way of Water earned over $1.6 billion at the box office.
Fire and Ash opens with $257M internationally. Avatar 2? $307.6M.
The new movie, Avatar: Fire and Ash, earned $345 million during its opening weekend. This is over 20% less than the $441.6 million earned by the first Avatar movie during its opening weekend.
Can Fire and Ash Still Reach Break-Even?
The break-even number for Avatar: Fire and Ash is said to be a massive $1 billion.
Even factoring in a 20% difference, if Fire and Ash does as well as Way of the Water, it’s still projected to earn around $1.84 billion at the box office. That should be enough to succeed, as long as ticket sales don’t fall apart completely.
James Cameron’s Future Beyond Avatar
King James has publicly stated that Fire and Ash needs to be profitable in order to fund future films.
Cameron has indicated he’s largely finished with the Terminator series and is eager to explore new ideas. He’s expressed interest in creating another Terminator film without Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as a follow-up to Alita: Battle Angel.
Avatar: Fire and Ash opening box office:
Grosses:
- Domestic (25.5%): $88,000,000
- International (74.5%): $257,000,000
- Worldwide: $345,000,000
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2025-12-22 05:01