AvatarTheWayOfTheWater will cross $200 million at the domestic box office in its 8th day in theaters.
A deep freeze is hitting the box office right now, but that still won't stop James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water from continuing to make gains and break barriers. Despite a bomb cyclone hitting the Midwest that has temperatures down to dangerously low levels as well as the upcoming Christmas holiday, the sequel is expected to break $200 million domestically by the end of the day in just its eighth day out in theaters. As of Thursday evening, the film sat at $197.5 million.
The first week for the film was about as much of a success as Cameron and company could hope for as it now sits at $661.4 million globally. Domestically, its pace is just 4% behind the first week of Top Gun: Maverick, a feat made even more impressive when considering the times of release. The Tom Cruise sequel was released for Memorial Day weekend, thriving thanks to the extended free time with a domestic number of $205.6 million.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY As we head fully into what's expected to be an especially slow weekend thanks to a combination of factors, the long-awaited sequel is still expected to run the show during the holidays. Previously, the film was projected to pick up around $67 million to $80 million, though it's questionable if it'll meet those expectations between the complications of the holiday, bad weather, and football on TV added to the weekend dropoff.
The Way of Water picks up around a decade after the first film, returning to Pandora to see Jake and Neytiri and their new family as they once again fight to protect the planet from invading humans. Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, Sigourney Weaver, Giovanni Ribisi, Matt Gerald, Kate Winslet, Edie Falco, and Jamie Flatters also star among others.
Avatar: The Way of Water can still be seen in theaters, though you might want to wait until the weather clears up. In the meantime, check out an interview Collider's Editor-in-Chief Steve Weintraub conducted with Worthington, Lang, and Jon Landau on the future of the franchise under Cameron and the importance of IMAX and 3D screenings.
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