Avatar: Path of Water may be the most popular film left on the 2022 calendar and certainly one of the most anticipated films in recent years. However, despite the fact that the continuation of 2009 Avatar likely to draw huge crowds, experts predict it may not do as well at the box office as the original film.
According to financial projections published by Variety, Avatar: Path of Water projected to gross about $649 million at the domestic box office. The additional formats will help the film bring in even more money, as the project is estimated to earn $425 million and $214 million from video-on-demand and streaming platforms, respectively. Just looking at the total box office, $649 million is definitely not something to look at, as the director says. James Cameron The long-awaited sequel could make a big profit considering the film’s budget is estimated to be around $250 million. However, if this box office forecast is close to reality, then the film will still lag significantly behind its predecessor, just like the original. Avatar earned $772 million during its theatrical run.
However, to demand from any film, even a direct sequel, Avatar is no easy task, as Cameron’s sci-fi blockbuster has broken numerous box office records since its release. The film outperformed the competition, earning $760 million domestically and smashing the worldwide box office with a total of $2.79 billion worldwide. Avatar highest grossing film of all time. He will hold this record for a decade before bowing to Avengers: Endgame in 2019. However, the theatrical re-release in China in 2021 hyped Avatar global volume to 2.85 billion US dollars, which exceeded The final and gave Avatar first place again. Now, the movie is making even more money after another recent re-release in theaters in anticipation of a sequel. It is unlikely that Avatar: Path of Water come close to those records, especially given that the projected $649 million is still below the top-grossing film of 2022. Top Shooter: Maverick which earned over $700 million domestically.
However, a number of factors could help Cameron’s sequel, Variety notes. This includes the fact that the film, like the original, releases during the height of the holiday movie season, which usually draws crowds to the big blockbusters released around that time. However, this year there is not so much competition, because. Avatar: Path of Water there are really only two major releases to come across: DC Films Black Adam and Juggernaut MCU Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - which considering they’ll both be released a few months before Avatar: Path of Water, unlikely to have much effect. While both of these films are also projected to do well - expected to gross $328 million and $423 million respectively - neither of those numbers come close to Avatar: Path of Water, who, if all goes as predicted, will take the crown at the end of the year.
The film is being distributed by 20th Century Studios, which has launched an active marketing campaign with parent company Disney. However, film analysts seem to believe that even with the expectation of a sequel and a ten-year wait, Avatar: Path of Water will not knock on the door of the original film.
Avatar: Path of Water will be released in theaters on December 16th. Check out the Collider interview with James Cameron about another of his projects below:
Source: Collider
