enchanted audiences with pioneering 3D technology that brought to life the lush moon Pandora and its blue, 9-foot-tall Na’vi people. The 2009 movie remains the highest-grossing film in history with $2.9 billion in global ticket sales.
“The common perception has been the first movie didn’t enshrine itself in pop culture,” said Boxoffice Pro chief analyst Shawn Robbins, because it did not feed fans a quick succession of sequels.was touted as one of the jewels in Disney’s $71 billion purchase of 21st Century Fox assets in 2019, a property it could elevate to franchise level alongside Star Wars and Marvel.
, actors Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana return as Jake Sully and Neytiri 10 years later, now parents of five children. This time, the 3D will showcase giant whale-like creatures, large flying fish and other animals that fill Pandora’s seas.