‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ on Track to Open to 150 Million to 175 Million

Moviegoers are pretty psyched to return to Pandora.“Avatar-The-Way-of-Water-2022-movie-posters/”>Avatar: The Way of Water,” James Cameron’s next epic adventure, is poised to open to at least 150 million domestically when it debuts in theaters in December.

Early tracking indicates that opening weekend figure could fly even higher, reaching 175 million or more.

“Avatar: The Way of Water” has been in the works for years, with Cameron blowing past several deadlines and release dates with his drive to push technology and cinematic gadgetry to the limits.The first “Avatar” opened to 77 million back in 2009.

It went on to build and build, becoming a box office phenomenon thanks to its innovative use of 3D.

“Avatar” ultimately grossed 2.7 billion globally.

That figure will be hard to match post-covid with the box office still struggling to rebound and major markets like Russia closed to Hollywood.“Avatar: The Way of Water” did get a boost this week

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