'Avatar: The Way of Water' clocking in below initial earnings expectations

dominated the U.S. box office over the weekend, earning $134 million in the U.S. and Canada to make the movie the top grosser ahead of the Christmas holiday weekend.The weekend earnings are slightly below expectations for the long-awaited sequel from director James Cameron, who previously suggested the film needs to make billions in order to break even.“Avatar: The Way of Water” opened across 4,202 theaters this weekend, including previews on Thursday night.

In addition to $53 million earned domestically Friday, the film earned $15.8 million for its first-day sales across 15 different markets, per

Well yeah. The trailer is some ambiguous that I don’t know if I actually want to see it.

Curious what the multiplier will be on this one - Cameron’s films aren’t front-loaded like Marvel films

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'Avatar: The Way of Water' clocking in below earnings expectations“Avatar: The Way of Water” earned $53 million on its opening day Friday and is now projected to make between $130-$150 million through its opening weekend, Deadline reports. Tons of people don't go to theaters anymore, especially for movies they actually want to watch, myself included. Thought projections for opening weekend were closer to $180-200m? At this rate will take a large second surge, doubtful, to break even. Not good for $AMC who put a lot of emphasis on Avatar II. Behind three superhero movies for the year.
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