{"id":41094,"date":"2022-12-28T17:56:31","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T17:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/28\/the-way-of-water-global-box-office-hits-1-billion\/"},"modified":"2022-12-28T17:56:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T17:56:31","slug":"the-way-of-water-global-box-office-hits-1-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/28\/the-way-of-water-global-box-office-hits-1-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Way of Water Global Box Office Hits $1 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"heading_breadcrumb\">\n<nav>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/movie-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Movie News<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"last_breadcrumb\"><span>&#8216;Avatar: The Way of Water&#8217; Hits $1 Billion at Global Box Office<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":0,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":2,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":3,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading_excerpt\">&#8216;The Way of Water&#8217; has develop into the third movie in 2022 to achieve $1 billion globally.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":82} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"heading_image responsive-img img-size-heading-image-full-width expandable \" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/avatar-2-the-way-of-water.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"1140px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/avatar-2-the-way-of-water.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=1140&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/avatar-2-the-way-of-water.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=943&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/avatar-2-the-way-of-water.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=767&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/avatar-2-the-way-of-water.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=480&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"700\" alt=\"Avatar: The Way of Water\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/avatar-2-the-way-of-water.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"item-img-caption\"\/> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":82} --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: below main pic! --> <\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Proving naysayers unsuitable (at the least in the meanwhile), director <strong>James Cameron<\/strong>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/avatar-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Avatar: The Way of Water<\/em><\/strong><\/a> has shot previous the coveted $1 billion mark on the international field workplace in slightly below two weeks of launch \u2014 though it opened in a handful of worldwide markets some days previous to its stateside debut. With greater than $300 million domestically and roughly one other $700 million from abroad markets, the long-awaited science-fiction sequel has now develop into the third movie of 2022 to make greater than $1 billion on the worldwide field workplace, and the sixth-fastest ever to hit that complete.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":7,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":684} --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: below first paragraph! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: mid intro! --> <\/p>\n<p>This takes the movie previous the lifetime international tally of Marvel\u2019s <strong><em>Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness<\/em><\/strong>, and places it on the third spot behind <strong><em>Jurassic World Dominion<\/em><\/strong> ($1.003 billion) and <strong><em>Top Gun: Maverick<\/em><\/strong> ($1.488 billion) on the 2022 record. <em>The Way of Water<\/em> is overtaking <em>Dominion<\/em> as we communicate, and is anticipated to complete because the top-performing movie of 2022 when the mud settles (or the tide recedes). Adjusted projections put the movie\u2019s remaining tally between $1.6 billion and $1.9 billion.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><\/p>\n<div class=\"adsninja-ad-zone  \" id=\"adsninja-ad-zone-div-gpt-ad-1605221131432-ccr1new\" style=\"\">\n<div id=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone-div-gpt-ad-1605221131432-ccr1new\" class=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone\">\n<div class=\"ad-current\">\n<div id=\"ad-zone-container-div-gpt-ad-1605221131432-ccr1new\" class=\"ad-zone-container ad-zone-container-content-character-count-repeatable-1 adsninja-ad-zone-container-with-set-height\" data-no-fill-collapsable=\"false\"><strong class=\"ad-zone-advertising-tag\">COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While this could be thought of an incredible end result on actually another event, it\u2019s nonetheless unclear if the movie can hit the <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/avatar-2-the-way-of-water-break-even-point-james-cameron-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">estimated break-even level<\/a> Cameron has revealed it wants to fulfill earlier than being thought of worthwhile. The filmmaker beforehand acknowledged that <em>The Way of Water<\/em> would want to complete because the third or fourth-biggest movie of all time, which suggests the movie would want to haul in roughly $2 billion on the international field workplace.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":9,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":451} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/collage-maker-18-dec-2022-07-39-pm.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"1500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/collage-maker-18-dec-2022-07-39-pm.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1500&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/collage-maker-18-dec-2022-07-39-pm.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/collage-maker-18-dec-2022-07-39-pm.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/collage-maker-18-dec-2022-07-39-pm.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Collage Maker-18-Dec-2022-07.39-PM\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.colliderimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/collage-maker-18-dec-2022-07-39-pm.jpg\"\/> <\/picture> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":10,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":451} -->\n <\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":11,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":451} --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"related-single\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/avatar-2-the-way-of-water-box-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Avatar: The Way of Water&#8217;s Box Office Is Big, But Is It Big Enough?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":12,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":536} --><\/p>\n<p><em>The Way of Water<\/em> made $134 million in its home debut, which was higher than the $77 million that the primary <em><strong>Avatar<\/strong><\/em> opened with again in 2009. But famously, the unique movie had minimal drops in subsequent weekends, and it then went on to complete its theatrical run highest-grossing film of all time. The movie has made $785 million regionally and over $2.9 billion worldwide due to a number of re-releases through the years. Its field workplace dominance was briefly interrupted by <strong><em>Avengers: Endgame<\/em><\/strong> in 2019, however <em>Avatar <\/em>ultimately reclaimed to the highest spot with one other re-release. <\/p>\n<p><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><\/p>\n<p>The sequel catches up with Jake Sully and Neytiri over a decade after the primary movie and follows them as they flee their dwelling and search refuge with the water clans of Pandora because the battle with people persists. The constructive phrase of mouth definitely helped make the movie one among three movies this 12 months to achieve $1 billion mark. With nearly no competitors, at the least till <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/tag\/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania<\/em><\/strong><\/a> drops in February, it will likely be attention-grabbing to see how far the movie will go on the field workplace.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":2,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":14,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":492} --><\/p>\n<p>You can watch our interview with producer <strong>Jon Landau<\/strong> right here, and keep tuned to Collider for extra updates.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":2,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":15,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":595} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":2,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":16,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":595} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":2,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":17,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":595} --><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Home Movie News &#8216;Avatar: The Way of Water&#8217; Hits $1 Billion at Global Box Office &#8216;The Way of Water&#8217; has develop into the third movie in 2022 to achieve $1 billion globally. 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