Considering that the first “Avatar” film is the highest-grossing picture of all time worldwide, one would assume that its long-awaited sequel “The Way of Water” will also blow up the box office when it is released on December 16, 2022.
I don’t expect it to match the original film’s take.
Expecting a movie to be the highest-grossing film of all time is folly.
But I do expect it to make quite a bit of cash, particularly internationally.
I mean, the first film made 76.5 million when it was re-released earlier this year on a limited three-week engagement.
That’s a 13-year-old movie that many people have already seen performing that well.But there is always the possibility of “Avatar: The Way of Water” underperforming.
If the picture isn’t as transportive or gripping as the original, they may struggle to get people returning again and again and again to the theaters, which is what made “Avatar” such a phenomenon.
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