Third James Cameron Avatar movie began with a disappointing weekend at the box office, despite hanging over other films in hopes of attracting audiences during the holiday season.
Avatar: Fire and Ash opened with an $88 million domestic debut, meaning the blockbuster soared above competing releases of the Sidney Sweeney thriller.Housemaid and animated films by Angel Studios musical David, but fell short of its $100 million goal.
Following the release of the 2022 sequel, the newest installment of the sci-fi epic series was in big trouble. Avatar: The Path of Water first weekend However, there is still a chance that Cameron's third trip to Pandora will catch up with its predecessors: the franchise is known for maintaining strong theatrical performances and also performing well around the world. Avatar: Fire and Ash has already received a huge amount of $345 million. and is expected to follow the franchise's slow-burn pattern.
First two Avatar the films did not immediately gain popularity in their opening weekend, but instead achieved success in film's staying power. Original film from 2009. Avatar debuted with only $77 million domestically, but continued to be the top film for seven consecutive weekends. The film ultimately grossed $2.92 billion worldwide and remains the highest-grossing film of all time worldwide. The sequel also held the top spot for seven consecutive weekends and brought in $688 million domestically and $2.3 billion worldwide, making it the third-highest-grossing film of all time.
Meanwhile, the second most popular film in US theaters over the weekend was an Angel Studios film. Davida family film about the biblical story of David and Goliath. The film grossed $22 million in three days from 3,119 theaters, a box office record. religious studio after its previous peak during The sound of freedom Opening in 2023 at a cost of $19.7 million.
James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash grosses $88 million domestically in its opening weekend (Getty Images for 20th Century Studio)
Angel Studios' “David” brought in an estimated $22 million domestically in its opening weekend (Getty Images for 2521 Entertainm).
David also broke the box office record for the biggest opening weekend in the history of a religious animated film, surpassing King of Kingsthe studio's own project, released earlier this year and brought in $19.4 million. Favorite DreamWorks film until this year Prince of Egypt held the record for the biggest debut in its category for 27 years.
After Avatar: Fire and Ash And Davidthriller film adaptation of the book Housemaid finished third in its opening weekend with $19 million domestically, and Paramount'sThe SpongeBob Movie: Search for Square Pants started at $16 million.
