{"id":542467,"date":"2023-01-23T01:56:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T22:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/avatar-marks-6-straight-weeks-at-no-1-crosses-2-billion\/"},"modified":"2023-01-23T01:56:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T22:56:18","slug":"avatar-marks-6-straight-weeks-at-no-1-crosses-2-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/avatar-marks-6-straight-weeks-at-no-1-crosses-2-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Avatar&#8217; marks 6 straight weeks at No. 1, crosses $2 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fcb6e44209\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fcb6e44209\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/avatar-marks-6-straight-weeks-at-no-1-crosses-2-billion\/#%E2%80%98Avatar_marks_6_straight_weeks_at_No_1_crosses_2_Billion\" >&#8216;Avatar&#8217; marks 6 straight weeks at No. 1, crosses $2 Billion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Avatar_marks_6_straight_weeks_at_No_1_crosses_2_Billion\"><\/span>&#8216;Avatar&#8217; marks 6 straight weeks at No. 1, crosses $2 Billion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/avatar-james-cameron-way-of-water-sequel-interview-movies-ceb3a4b7338bc54c013ce24d0f1d6765\" data-ylk=\"slk:James Cameron's \u201cAvatar: The Way of Water\u201d\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">James Cameron&#8217;s \u201cAvatar: The Way of Water\u201d<\/a> led ticket sales in movie theaters for the sixth straight weekend, making it the first film to have such a sustained reign atop the box office since 2009&#8217;s \u201cAvatar.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Walt Disney Co.\u2019s \u201cThe Way of Water\u201d added $19.7 million in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Its global total has now surpassed $2 billion, putting it sixth all-time and just ahead of \u201cSpider-Man: No Way Home.\u201d Domestically, \u201cThe Way of Water\u201d is up to $598 million. Continued robust international sales ($56.3 million for the weekend) has helped push the \u201cAvatar\u201d sequel to $2.024 billion worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>A year ago, \u201cSpider-Man: No Way Home\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/entertainment-business-arts-and-entertainment-movies-9bdf844753255db730954d2cdffdfab9\" data-ylk=\"slk:also topped the box office for six weekends\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">also topped the box office for six weekends<\/a>, but did it over the course of seven weeks. You have to go back to Cameron&#8217;s original \u201cAvatar\u201d to find a movie that stayed No. 1 for such a long span. (&#8220;Avatar&#8221; ultimately topped out at seven weeks.) Before that, the only film in the past 25 years to manage the feat was another Cameron film; \u201cTitanic\u201d (1997) went undefeated for 15 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Way of Water\u201d has now reached a target that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/avatar-2-budget-expensive-2-billion-turn-profit-1235438907\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cameron himself set for the very expensive sequel\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Cameron himself set for the very expensive sequel<\/a>. Ahead of its release, Cameron said becoming \u201cthe third or fourth highest-grossing film in history\u201d was \u201cyour break even.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The box-office domination for \u201cThe Way of Water\u201d has been aided, in part, by a dearth of formidable challengers. The only new wide release from a major studio on the weekend was the thriller <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=seBixtcx19E\" data-ylk='slk:\u201cMissing,\"' class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u201cMissing,&#8221;<\/a> from Sony&#8217;s Screen Gems and Stage 6 Films. A low-budget sequel to 2018&#8217;s \u201cSearching,&#8221; starring Storm Reid as a teenager seeking her missing mother, \u201cMissing\u201d plays out across computer screens. The film, budgeted at $7 million, debuted with $9.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>January is typically a slow period in theaters, but a handful of strong-performing holdovers have helped prop up sales.<\/p>\n<p>Though it didn&#8217;t open hugely in December, Universal Pictures&#8217; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RqrXhwS33yc\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cPuss in Boots: The Last Wish\u201d\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u201cPuss in Boots: The Last Wish\u201d<\/a> has had long legs as one of the only family options in theaters over the last month. In its fifth week, it came in second place with $11.5 million domestically and $17.8 million overseas. The \u201cPuss in Boots&#8221; sequel has grossed $297.5 million globally.<\/p>\n<p>The creepy doll horror hit <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BRb4U99OU80\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cM3gan,\u201d\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u201cM3gan,\u201d<\/a> also from Universal, has likewise continued to pull in moviegoers. It notched $9.8 million in its third week, bringing its domestic haul to $73.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>And while the popularity of horror titles in theaters is nothing new, Sony Pictures&#8217; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eFYUX9l-m5I\" data-ylk='slk:\u201cA Man Called Otto,\"' class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u201cA Man Called Otto,&#8221;<\/a> starring Tom Hanks, has flourished in a marketplace that&#8217;s been trying for adult-oriented dramas. The film, a remake of the Swedish film \u201cA Man Called Ove,\u201d about a retired man whose suicide plans are continually foiled by his neighbors, made $9 million in its second week of wide release. It&#8217;s taken in $35.3 million domestically through Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.<\/p>\n<p>1. &#8220;Avatar: The Way of Water,&#8221; $19.7 million.<\/p>\n<p>2. \u201cPuss in Boots: The Last Wish,\u201d $11.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>3. \u201cM3gan,\u201d $9.8 million<\/p>\n<p>4. \u201cMissing,\u201d $9.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>5. \u201cA Man Called Otto,\u201d $9 million.<\/p>\n<p>6. \u201cPlane,\u201d $5.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>7. \u201cHouse Party,\u201d $1.8 million.<\/p>\n<p>8. \u201cThat Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime The Movie,\u201d $1.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>9. \u201cBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever,\u201d $1.4 million.<\/p>\n<p>10. \u201cThe Whale,\u201d $1.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> at: http:\/\/twitter.com\/jakecoyleAP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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