James Cameron, you’ve got company.
Turns out, the “Avatar” filmmaker isn’t the only go-to movie franchise-creator who enjoyed some big success over New Years weekend (“Avatar: The Way of Water” has taken in 446 million so far with a lot to go).
Rian Johnson, whose “Star Wars” episode “The Last Jedi” grossed 539 million at lower ticket prices during this same weekend five years ago, now boasts two movies that also got heavy viewing over the weekend.His Netflix original “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” leads for the second weekend on the streamer’s top ten (and has already cracked the streamer’s all-time top films), while franchise-starter “Knives Out” (Lionsgate/3.99) is #1 at both iTunes and Google Play, while taking the #7 spot at revenue-tabulating Vudu (which favors higher-priced releases).
Meanwhile, the 2009 “Avatar” (Disney/3.99) is #8 at both iTunes and Google Play.The reign of “Glass Onion” at Netflix was assumed,
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