Avatar 2 is on a successful hunt for a huge pile of money. Source of the original: Walt Disney Company
In December 2022, Avatar: The Way of Water, the sequel to the highest-grossing film ever released, was released. Nevertheless, the footsteps are not too big: Avatar 2 is already less than a month after its release one of the highest grossing films of all time. Only ten titles have brought in more money to date.
Bad starting conditions- Avatar 2 started very successfully at the end of the year on December 14, 2022 in cinemas. The first release weeks were not under a good star. Both Christmas and New Year’s fell on a weekend in 2022, slowing down the busiest days of the week. Another stumbling block for the film’s rapid success is its running time of 192 minutes and the resulting reduced number of performances. And yet, in less than a month, Avatar 2 breaks record after record.
Haven’t watched Avatar 2 yet and not sure if it’s worth it? We answer this question in our film review:
Avatar 2 review
If going to the cinema is worth it, it’s for this film
The most important records at a glance
Most successful film in Europey According to movie launches, Avatar: The Way of Water was released on December 30, 2022 4.55 million tickets sold for the most successful film of 2022 in Europey. Previously, this record was held by Minions 2. This sold at least 4.154 million tickets.
Most Successful Film International Since the data has not yet been evaluated exactly, the title of the most successful film of 2022 internationally cannot officially be awarded to Avatar 2. As of January 5, 2023, it has grossed $1.482 billion, just behind Top Gun Maverick, which grossed a whopping $1.488 billion at the box office. However, these data do not yet include the figures for January 4, 2023. According to Kino.de, however, the first projections say that Avatar 2 on this day 1.5 billion exceeded the mark and is thus clearly ahead of Top Gun Maverick.
The beautiful Pandora. Source: Walt Disney Company
Most successful film on a New Year’s weekend- According to Filmstarts, Avatar 2 by far holds the record for the most visitors in Europey on a New Year’s weekend where the 31st is a Saturday. 1.07 million People saw the film at the end of the year. The record was previously held by the cartoon The Lion King, which attracted 500,000 visitors to the cinemas in 1994.
Most successful third weekend in Europey- According to Filmstarts, Avatar 2 also holds the record for the most successful third cinema weekend after launch. There he played 14.4 million dollars one. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was the previous record holder with 13 million dollars in one weekend. The special thing about it is that Avatar 2 started the race with a handicap: the weekend was the said New Year’s weekend, which should have significantly hampered the number of visitors.
Remember that feeling when you saw the first Avatar 2 trailer after a decade of waiting? Here’s the trailer, try it and see if it still feels the same:
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Avatar 2: The Way of Water’s first trailer is here (Credit: Walt Disney Corporation)
What movies are more successful than Avatar: The Way of Water?
Here’s a list of the ten highest-grossing movies of all time (rumored to be changing in a few days…):
- 1. Avatar ($2.922 billion)
- 2. Avengers: Endgame (2,797 Milliarden US-Dollar)
- 3. Titanic ($2.201 billion)
- 4. Star Wars Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2,069 Milliarden US-Dollar)
- 5. Avengers: Infinity (2,048 Milliarden US-Dollar)
- 6. Spider-Man: No Way Home (1,916 Milliarden US-Dollar)
- 7. Jurassic World (1,671 Milliarden US-Dollar)
- 8. The Lion King 2019 ($1.663 billion)
- 9. The Avengers (1,518 Milliarden US-Dollar)
- 10. Fast & Furious 7 (1,515 Milliarden US-Dollar)
Those: Box Office Mojo
You don’t just want to see Avatar, but rather experience it yourself and roam through Pandora? Then check out our preview of the upcoming open-world adventure Avatar: Frontiers.
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will premiere at E3
Have you watched Avatar: The Way of Water yet? If yes, how did you find him? Is it better than the first part? Which is your favorite movie? Did one of the highest grossing films of all time surprise you? Write it in the comments!
