'Avatar: The Way of Water' flies past $1 billion in just 14 days, becomes 2nd highest-grossing movie of 2022
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: In 2009, James Cameron's 'Avatar' took the box office by storm to become the first movie in Hollywood to earn more than $2 billion at the global box office. 13 years after the release of the original movie, the much-awaited sequel 'Avatar: The Way of Water' has given a befitting reply to all the critics by earning more than $1 billion at the box office in just two weeks.
It doesn't come as a shock that 'The Way of Water' is performing so well at the box office and has broken several records since its release. It has already overtaken several big releases in terms of earning money at the box office. However, 'Avatar' has entered history books once again as the second movie in the BIG BLUE saga entered the billion-dollar club even when it's facing so many difficulties in several markets.
According to figures released by Variety, the sequel has sailed past $1 billion globally in just 14 days, becoming the fastest movie this year to cross the monumental box office milestone. In 2022, only two other movies have managed to achieve the coveted feat: 'Top Gun: Maverick' and 'Jurassic World: Dominion'. Tom Cruise's action-packed sequel to the 1986 original film took 31 days to enter the billion-dollar club while 'Dominion' had to wait for four months to cross $1 billion worldwide.
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As per the box office figures, only six movies have been able to earn over $1 billion worldwide in the first two weeks of its release. Apart from 'The Way of Water', other movies in the list include 'Avengers: Endgame' (5 days), 'Avengers: Infinity War' (11 days), 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' (12 days), 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' (12 days), 'Jurassic World' (13 days), and 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' (14 days).
Additionally, 'The Way of Water' has now become the second-highest grossing movie of 2022 with the global tally to $1.025 billion. While breaking up the earnings, the film has earned over $712.7 million internationally, becoming this year's second-highest grossing movie overseas. On the other hand, the film has raked in over $317 million domestically.
The movie continues to perform amazing in markets such as China, France, India, Korea, Canada, Germany, UK, Mexico, Australia and Italy. With the global earnings of $1.025 billion, the movie is now the 45th highest-grossing movie of all-time and 52nd to enter the billion-dollar club.
'Avatar: The Way of Water’ is set a decade after the events of the first film and tells the story of the Sully family and the troubles that follow them. The family will do anything to keep each other safe and they fight the battle to keep the entire tribe safe from the wrath of humans. The movie sees Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana returning as Jake Sully and Neytiri. Meanwhile, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang also return as Kiri and Colonel Miles Quaritch. On the other hand, actors such as Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Jamie Flatters, and Britain.
The movie currently holds a 78% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 92% audience rating on the aforementioned website.
'Avatar: The Way of Water' is currently in theatres