The box office triumph of Avatar: The Way of the Water is bringing in the new year. The movie has made $1.37 billion worldwide and is on pace to reach $1.4 shortly after only a few days after passing the $1 billion milestone. The movie reached the billion dollar mark in little under two weeks, despite having premiered in several other countries before the US. Currently, it is anticipated to end up costing between between $1.6 and $1.9 billion overall.
Way of the Water, which outperformed Jurassic World: Dominion ($1 billion) at the global box office, is currently in second place going into 2023. Additionally, it recently outperformed Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ($820 million), Minions: The Rise of Gru ($939 million), and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($955 million). Top Gun: Maverick, a legacy follow-up, continues to hold the top spot with $1.49 billion.
Avatar: The Way of the Water is ringing in the new year with continually growing box office success. After hitting the $1 billion mark only a handful of days ago, the film is at $1.37 billion globally and on track to hit $1.4 soon. Despite having released in some international territories before the US, the film hit the billion dollar milestone at just shy of two weeks. It’s currently projected to end with a final total somewhere between $1.6 and $1.9 billion.
Heading into 2023, Way of the Water holds the second-highest spot of the global box office, having surpassed Jurassic World: Dominion ($1 billion). It also recently passed Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($955 million), Minions: The Rise of Gru ($939 million), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ($820 million). Legacy sequel Top Gun: Maverick maintains its #1 position with $1.49 billion.
