The cash drawer keeps opening for Avatar 2: The Way of the Water. James Cameron’s film continues to engulf the North American box office and is now part of the very select club of films that have exceeded $ 2 billion in revenue worldwide, according to provisional figures Sunday from the specialized firm. Exhibitor Relations.
With 19.7 million dollars in receipts this weekend (from Friday to Sunday) in the United States and Canada (against 31 million last weekend), the film dominates the ranking for the sixth consecutive week. Avatar 2 raked in nearly $598 million in North America, and $1.43 billion in the rest of the world to top $2 billion.
Only six films have reached this symbolic bar in history, including three by the Canadian filmmaker: Avatar, Avatar 2 and titanic. The highly anticipated sequel to the 2009 sci-fi blockbuster is set more than a decade after the events of the first film and set in an aquatic space.
The second far behind
For its fifth weekend in theaters, Puss in Boots 2: The Last Quest ranks second with $11.5 million. In third position (9.8 million dollars) we find the thriller M3GANthe story of a frightening robot doll originally conceived to be the ideal companion for a little orphan.
new entrant, Missing: Disturbing Disappearanceby Nick Johnson and Will Merrick, ranks fourth with $9.3 million, ahead of The worst neighbor in the worldwith Tom Hanks, which registers 9 million dollars.