{"id":704111,"date":"2025-12-18T01:30:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T22:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/avatar-box-office-preview-fire-and-ash-vies-to-join-brethren-on-all-time-chart\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T01:30:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T22:30:20","slug":"avatar-box-office-preview-fire-and-ash-vies-to-join-brethren-on-all-time-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/avatar-box-office-preview-fire-and-ash-vies-to-join-brethren-on-all-time-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Avatar\u2019 Box Office Preview: \u2018Fire and Ash\u2019 Vies to Join Brethren on All-Time Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tPity the studio distribution executive who has to explain why the Christmas-New Year\u2019s corridor is such a challenge to predict, depending on when a movie opens in relation to the actual holiday.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis year, 20th Century Studios and Disney open James Cameron\u2018s Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/em> on the Friday before Christmas. The sci-epic is tracking to open domestically in the $95 million to $105 million range, versus the $134 million earned by 2023 Christmas entry Avatar: The Way of the Water<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tOne key fact: Way of Water<\/em> had nine full days of play before the actual holiday fell, meaning it had more time to compete with consumers rushing to complete holiday preparations. Fire & Ash<\/em> has six days.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe first Avatar<\/em> was grilled mercilessly in 2009 when opening to $77 million, but the angst soon ended as the film picked up momentum on it way to becoming the top-grossing film of all time at the worldwide box office with an astounding $2.9 billion, not adjusted for inflation. It still holds that honor.<\/p>\n

\n\tFire and Ash<\/em> is opening in virtually every corner of the globe and is projecting a global debut in the $330 million to $340 million range (that compares to $440 million for the sequel). That includes China, where Cameron is a cult hero, though the Chinese box office is no longer huge for American movies<\/a>. One recent major exemption is Disney\u2019s Zootopia 2<\/em>, which has now grossed north of $500 million in the territory to become the No. 2 film of all time behind Avengers: Endgame<\/a><\/em>, unadjusted. Fire and Ash<\/em> could certainly share in that same good will; the first Avatar<\/em> ultimately grossed $276 million, followed by $246 million for Way of Water<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tCameron is a huge proponent of 3D systems, as well as a devotee of Imax cameras and technology<\/a>. He\u2019s gone around the world plugging his new film, with plans for a fourth and fifth installments. ( His definition of \u201cplan\u201d may be up for debate.)<\/p>\n

\n\tAvatar: Fire & Ash <\/em>isn\u2019t the only movie taking a seat at this year\u2019s holiday feast. Paramount hopes to win over younger kids and families with The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants<\/em>, while Lionsgate hopes enthrall femmes with Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney\u2018s R-rated thriller The Housemaid<\/em>. The film, a throwback to 1990s, will be a key test for Sweeney following her failed Oscar hopeful, Christy<\/em>, and is hoping for a launch in the $20 million to $25 million range. The Angel Studios animated feature David<\/em> is also tracking $20 million to $25 range, while Sony\u2019s Anaconda<\/em> reboot also bows Dec. 25.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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