North American box office | Avatar 2 enters with a bang at the top of the list

(Los Angeles) The Science Fiction Movie Avatar: The Way of the Waterthe highly anticipated sequel to the 2009 film, surged through the box office for its first weekend in North American theaters, according to preliminary figures Sunday from the specialist firm Exhibitor Relations.

Recording some 134 million US dollars in revenue between Friday and Sunday, director James Cameron’s film is however slightly below the forecasts of specialists.

Worldwide, the film also grossed an additional $300 million.

And with over $430 million, Avatar 2 achieves one of the best box office entries since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Again located on the planet Pandora, The way of the water tells a story set more than a decade after the events of the first film.

U.S. Marine Jake Sully (played by Sam Worthington), has transitioned into the body of a Na’vi, the tall, blue-skinned people of Pandora, and works with them to protect their habitat from a fatal threat.

Another sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverhas therefore lost first place and is far behind Avatar with $5.4 million in revenue between Friday and Sunday.

After six weeks of release, the Afrofuturist Marvel film has grossed nearly $419 million at North American box offices, and $367 million worldwide.

The third place in the ranking is occupied by Violent Night (5 million), action comedy where the star of Stranger Things David Harbor plays a grumpy, sledgehammer Santa when bad guys break into the home of a wealthy family.

Avalonia, the strange journeyDisney’s animated film is in fourth place with $2.2 million, while The menuwhich borrows from horror cinema, film noir and squeaky comedy starring Ralph Fiennes, takes fifth place with $1.7 million in revenue.