James Cameron’s much-awaited “Avatar 2” or “Avatar: The Way of Water” is all set to hit the theatres. The advance reports suggest that the film is to take a humungous start at the box office, worldwide.
As per Cameron, Avatar 2 needs to collect $2B to enter into the profit phase and for that, it will have to make huge business at the box office from all territories. It is expected to collect over $200M from China in the opening weekend itself overtaking its prequel Avatar’s lifetime ($202M).
Avatar 2 Advance Bookings
The epic sci-fi is carrying a massive buzz surrounding it, the full-fledged advance bookings of the film were opened in India a week ago. As of Dec 15, afternoon, Avatar 2 has sold overall tickets of 5.6 Lakhs worth 16.57 Cr in all formats.
With this, it overtakes the day 1 advance earnings of Thor 4 of Rs 14 crores. With half a day to go, Avatar 2 is expected to beat Doctor Strange 2 (Rs 19.80 Cr) and
Spiderman: No Way Home (Rs 22 Cr) advance bookings day 1 collections.
It will be released in India in English, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi in 2D, 3D, 3D Screen X, 4DX, and IMAX 3D formats.
Avatar 2 Screen Counts and Budget
The film is expected to occupy over 3000 screens in India given the huge pre-release buzz it has created. It is said to be made on an estimated budget of $350-400M making it one of the most expensive films to date.
Box Office Prediction Day 1
Going by the advance bookings reports, Avatar 2 will open with flying colors at the box office. The film will be targeting to enter the list of Top-3 highest grosser Hollywood films of all time. Going by the advanced trend, Avatar: The Way of Water will take a start in the range of 30-35 crores in India.
Highest Grossing Day 1 Hollywood Films in India:
- Avengers: Endgame (₹ 53.10 cr),
- Spider-Man – No Way Home (₹ 32.67 cr),
- Avengers: Infinity War (₹ 31.30 cr)
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (₹ 28.35 cr),
- Thor 4: (₹ 18.20 cr)
All About Avatar 2
Avatar 2 is certified UA by the censor board with an approved runtime of 3hr 12mins or 192minutes. On the online ticket bookings website, over 5.78L people have shown interest in the film. It stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, and Cliff Curtis.
