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‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ is the king of Hollywood box office as it rakes in Dh4.8billion globally

James Cameron’s long-awaited sequel is doing great business at the global box-office



This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Trinity Bliss, as Tuk, in a scene from "Avatar: The Way of Water." (20th Century Studios via AP)
Image Credit: 20th Century Studios via AP

“Avatar: The Way of Water” is the box office king for a third straight week, and shows no sign of slowing down.

James Cameron’s long-awaited sequel to the first “Avatar” film brought in an estimated $63 million (Dh230 million) over the holiday weekend, roughly the same as the previous week, and now has made more than $400 million (Dh1.47 billion)  domestically and more than $1.3 billion (Dh4.8 billion approximately) globally.

“The Way of Water” is already the 15th highest global release ever, just behind the first “Black Panther.”

This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Kate Winslet, as Ronal, left, and Cliff Curtis, as Tonowari, in a scene from "Avatar: The Way of Water." (20th Century Studios via AP)
Image Credit: AP

Numbers released Sunday by Comscore showed “Avatar” far ahead of the runner-up, Universal’s “Shrek” spinoff “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” which made an estimated $16 million (Dh58million), and Disney’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which brought in around $4.8 million (Dh18 million).

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The Sony biopic “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody” made $4.2 million (Dh15 million) in its second week of release. “Babylon,” the epic of early Hollywood starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, continued to fare badly despite its five Golden Globe nominations. The Paramount release earned just $2.7 million (Dh9.9 million) in its second week, a 24% drop, and averaged just $815 per location. By comparison, the new “Avatar,” a 20th Century Studios film, averaged more than $15,000 (Dh55,000).

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

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