The film “Avatar 2”, which received the title “O Caminho da Água”, will premiere in mid-December and the box office specialists have already defined a range of expected collection values for the film’s theatrical release.
The sequel to the highest-grossing film in cinematic history will open at the US box office for $150 million, with a peak showing of $175 million, according to the Deadline🇧🇷 Despite the numbers hovering in this bracket, there is optimism that the film will hit $200 million upon opening.
For now, the values must be viewed with caution, after all, “Avatar 2” goes against the titles of the year-end season. “Avatar” isn’t seen as the kind of movie that grabs as much attention right away as the others, and the trend is that it will continue to do well for weeks.
To give you an idea, the initial $150 million slated for the new film is much higher than the $77 million for the original 2009 film.
Another positive point for “Avatar 2″‘s box office performance was the announcement that the film will be released in China, something impressive considering that so many films considered Hollywood blockbusters have been barred from Chinese cinemas after the return of the pandemic. The original film grossed over $260 million in China, thanks to 3D and Imax screenings.
“Avatar: The Path of Water” will run for 3 hours and 12 minutes and presale tickets will go on sale in the United States this Monday. Despite the long duration, this is not a major concern, as the impacts on numbers should be reduced by the free time most people will have at the end of the year, coupled with the fact that there isn’t a major competitor.
‘Shazam: Fury of the Gods’ was initially a threat to compete for audiences with ‘Avatar 2’ as it was set to debut around the same time. But Warner Bros. has decided to push DC’s sequel to March, where Imax theaters will be available.
When the first “Avatar” came out, no one knew what to expect. It was such a wacky and weird sci-fi movie where aliens were the protagonist. Similar to Cameron’s ‘Titanic’, the film earned a global gross of $2.9 billion, making it the highest-grossing film of all time.
Despite the global success, the film has established itself in the United States only after a few re-releases, including the most recent one, where it reached 785.2 million dollars in the country, ranking as the fourth highest grossing of all time in the country . .
There is great expectation around the box office of ‘Avatar 2’. That’s because the film had a huge cost, and it needs a historic performance – among the five greatest of all time – to turn a profit. Failure to reach these sky-high numbers above the $2 billion box office mark could make it impossible for the franchise to advance beyond the third film, which has already been filmed.
“Avatar: O Caminho da Água” opens in Brazilian cinemas on December 15th.
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