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The sequel to James Cameron’s highest-grossing film of all time, Avatar: The Way of Water, is set to hit theaters on December 16 worldwide. The film arrives 13 years after Avatar broke box office records with record-breaking attendance. During its global theatrical run, it grossed $2.7 billion. All eyes are now on The Way of Water, and film industry experts are eager to see if Cameron will be able to recreate history at the box office.
Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana reprise their roles as Jake Sully and Neytiri, respectively, in Avatar: The Way of Water. They have five children now, but their happy life is disrupted by’sky people’ who are after Jake. So, Jake along with his family finds refuge in the Metkayina clan but the family has to learn ways of water to survive.
Film exhibitor Akshaye Rathi is “looking at some historic collections” with the release of Avatar 2. He told “I am sure it will grow into highest grossing Hollywood film this year. It will also be the highest-grossing Hollywood film of all time in this country because James Cameron is truly a visionary beyond being a filmmaker. I don’t think anyone crafts big screen spectacles which are immersive as he does. Even the first Avatar, when it came two decades ago, it revolutionised the way technology is used and married with storytelling to create great cinematic experiences.” He predicted the film’s opening day collection to be somewhere around Rs 35-40 crore in all the languages.
‘Avatar has reached 1 mn ticket in advance sales’
The advance sale of tickets in the country is growing with each day. At the time of writing this story, the national cinema chains PVR, INOX and Cinepolis have already sold almost 4.5 lakh tickets. Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh reported, “#Avatar *advance booking* status at *national chains* [#PVR, #INOX, #Cinepolis]… Till Wednesday, 11 am…⭐️ F: 1,84,096 ⭐️ S: 1,38,577 ⭐️ S: 1,19,287 ⭐️ Total tickets sold: 4,41,960 #AvatarTheWayOfWater.”
Ashish Saksena, COO – Cinemas, BookMyShow, said, “Avatar: The Way of Water has already reached 1 million tickets in advance bookings on BookMyShow and is expected to accelerate as the movie gears up for its release on December 16. The English version of the film is in the lead for ticket sales on BookMyShow, but is closely followed by the Hindi version demonstrating the franchise’s strong and language-agnostic appeal.”
The first reactions to Avatar: The Way of Water have started pouring in, and critics and moviegoers are unanimous in their praise for Cameron’s style of filmmaking. Now, only time will tell if Avatar 2 will replace Avatar as the highest-grossing film worldwide.
Source:IE
