‘The Way of Water’ takes down ‘Jurassic World’ because the seventh highest grossing film of all time.
Four weeks after its launch, Avatar: The Way of Water has grossed $1.708 billion globally, overtaking Jurassic World, which grossed $1.67 billion globally because the seventh-highest-grossing film in field workplace historical past, confirming director James Cameron’s predictions {that a} movie’s success can be recognized solely after the third weekend of its launch. Cameron famous {that a} movie’s success is not going to be recognized within the first week, including that it didn’t work that manner for Avatar and Titanic, each of that are within the high 5 highest-grossing films of all time
The Way of Water has grossed $517 million in North America and $1.19 billion abroad. The film’s success price retains rising as it’s now the highest-grossing film launched in 2022 and the second-biggest film of the pandemic period. As it stands, The Way of Water appears set to hit the $2 billion mark, Cameron had predicted. The director said that the film must end because the third or fourth-biggest film in historical past for it to interrupt even, mainly implying that something under $2 billion could be an issue for the franchise’s future. With, $1.7 billion globally, The Way of Water is near surpassing the latest predictions placing it between $1.6 billion and $1.9 billion as the ultimate international gross. A last international gross of over $1.9 billion will put the film above Spider-Man: Now Way Home because the highest-grossing film of the pandemic period, bringing it nearer to the $2 billion mark.
There are solely 5 films in historical past to have surpassed $2 billion international grossing mark, that are Avatar with $2.9 billion, Avengers: Endgame with $2.79 billion, Titanic with $2.2 billion, Star Wars: The Force Awakens with $2.069 billion, and Avengers: Infinity War with $2.04 billion. Seeing as The Way of Water’s prequel tops the checklist, it’s secure to say the sequel has a very good likelihood of getting there, particularly with the 4 weeks of success on the field workplace.
This film, like each different Cameron film retains shocking audiences with its success price on the field workplace and with no competitors in the meanwhile, The Way of Water has a transparent path to $2 billion forward.
The Way of Water is ready a decade after the occasions of the primary movie, introducing the water tribes of Pandora. The movie reveals a visible shift from the tropical forest of the prequel, with state-of-the-art movement seize that brings the underwater world of Pandora to life. Watch our interview with producer John Landau right here, and keep tuned for extra updates from Collider.