NEW YORK (AP) — James Cameron’s Avatar: Way of the Water leads theater ticket sales for six consecutive weekends, becoming the first film to top the box office since 2009’s Avatar. I was.
The Walt Disney Company’s “Water Road” added $19.7 million in theaters in the United States and Canada over the weekend, according to studio estimates on Sunday. It came sixth, just ahead of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’. Domestically, “The Way of Water” is up to $598 million. With continued strong international sales ($56.3 million over the weekend), the “Avatar” sequel grossed him $2.024 billion worldwide.
A year ago, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” also topped the box office for six weekends, but it did so for seven. To find a movie that has held the number one spot for such a long span, we have to go back to Cameron’s original Avatar. (“Avatar” ended up besting it in seven weeks.) Before that, the only film in the last 25 years to achieve this feat was another Cameron film. “Titanic” (1997) was his 15-week undefeated streak.
“Water Road” has reached a goal Cameron himself set for a very expensive sequel. He said that becoming is “your break-even point.”
The Way of Water’s box office dominance is partly fueled by the lack of a formidable challenger. It was just the movie “Missing”. “Missing” plays across your computer screen. The film had a budget of his $7 million and debuted at $9.3 million.
January is typically a slow month for theaters, but a handful of titles that continue to perform well have helped boost sales.
While it didn’t open in a big way in December, Universal Pictures’ Puss in Boots: The Last Wish made headlines last month as one of the only family-friendly options in theaters. In week five, he placed second with $11.5 million domestically and $17.8 million internationally. The Puss in Boots sequel grossed him $297.5 million worldwide.
Similarly, Universal’s spooky doll horror hit M3gan continues to draw moviegoers in. In the third week he made $9.8 million, taking domestic sales to his $73.3 million.
The popularity of horror titles in theaters is nothing new, but Sony Pictures’ A Man Called Otto, starring Tom Hanks, is thriving in the market for adult drama. This movie is a remake of the Swedish movie. “A Man Called Ove,” about a retired man whose suicide plans are constantly thwarted by his neighbors, two weeks after its release he made $9 million, and by Sunday he made $35.3 million domestically. I put it out.
Estimated ticket sales Friday through Sunday in theaters in the United States and Canada, according to Comscore.
1. “Avatar: Path of Water,” $19.7 million.
2. “Cat in Pussies: Last Wish,” $11.5 million.
3. “M3gan” $9.8 million
4. “Missing”, $9.3 million.
5. “A Man Called Otto,” $9 million.
6. “Airplane,” $5.3 million.
7. “House Party” $1.8 million.
8. “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” $1.5 million.
9. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” $1.4 million.
10. “The Whale” $1.3 million.
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