We’re still three weeks away from “Avatar: The Way of Water” being unleashed in theaters and there’s already a long-range forecast for it.
According to Box-Office Pro, James Cameron’s sequel is looking at a $145 million opening weekend and $475 million domestic total. Of course, this could easily change as reviews start trickling in. Maybe if critics and audiences fall hard for it then it’ll exceed these numbers, the opposite can also happen with a more lukewarm reception.
The original 2009 “Avatar” grossed $785 million domestically and $2.3 billion worldwide.
The budget for ‘Way of the Water’ is said to be around $250 million, not counting marketing costs. It also has a Chinese release planned and with China being a very popular market for ‘Avatar,’ they love the movie over there, I’d say Cameron will likely make a lot of money out of this sequel.
There currently aren’t any schedule press screenings for the film, but I keep hearing it will be seen during the first week of December.