That’s because the worldwide box office hasn’t fully rebounded from the pandemic, and important markets like China are experiencing a resurgence of the virus. Cameron estimated the movie needs to generate roughly $2 billion to break even, though analysts believe the threshold to profitability is probably closer to $1.5 billion.Įven though “Avatar: The Way of Water” is proving to be another powerful big-screen draw, the follow-up film will struggle to reach the towering heights of its predecessor, which is the highest-grossing release in history with $2.97 billion worldwide. “Avatar 2” needs to keep beating expectations with outsized ticket sales to justify its massive price tag. It’s a threshold that only two other movies, “Top Gun: Maverick” ($1.48 billion) and “Jurassic World Dominion” ($1.001 billion), have managed to hit in 2022. In the next few days, Disney and 20th Century’s $350 million-budgeted tentpole “The Way of Water” will hit the $1 billion mark. And the “Avatar” sequel is expected to continue its domination in the coming week, even as harsh winter weather in the United States and rising cases of COVID, RSV and the flu across the globe have curbed ticket sales.
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