As industry observers suggested yesterday, “Avatar: The Way of Water” (Disney) did much better on Christmas than the studio initially estimated.
The actual domestic gross was 29.5 million, not 21.5 million.
The three-day weekend total was 64 million, not 54 million as originally stated, 261,682,000 cumulative.That of course is a major positive sign for the film, with December 26 also a holiday that has usually grossed even better than Christmas.
With eight more days of holiday play through January 2, based on the Christmas Day performance, James Cameron’s film could see an additional 150 million or more domestic box office added to its total.
That would get it significantly over 400 million, before a fairly free ride for several weeks as the likely #1, even with decreasing totals.
That suggests the film could see a domestic total closer to 600 million rather than the lower guess initial numbers were projecting.The drop for the three days was 52 percent from opening weekend,
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