Avatar: The Way of Water it grossed $134 million theatrically in North America and $300.5 million internationally for a worldwide opening of $434.5 million.
The film tied with batman as the fourth highest national debut of the year, behind Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($187.4 million in May), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ($181 million in November) and Thor: Love and Thunder ($144.2 million in July).
The expectations were great for avatar IIwhich was priced at more than $350 million, the pressure to follow up with the highest-grossing film of all time a decade later.
The film began its international run on Wednesday and debuted in North America last Thursday night. In the United States, it was released in 4,202 theaters on more than 12,000 screens, 400 of which were IMAX 3D.
As of Friday, it had grossed $53 million in the United States and Canada and $180.1 million worldwide. More than $48.8 million of the worldwide total came from IMAX screens alone (1,543 in 80 markets), the second-biggest weekend in history for the company.
The film has a positive rating of 78% of the critics of Rotten Tomatoes.
The critics shout “never doubt James Cameron” (the director).
The studio and the executives say the same thing.
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