movie Avatar: The Way of Water | Billions: 2 | Oscar Noms: 4 | Best Picture Noms: 1

[mystery]

1 minute ago, Arcadius said:

How long did it take No Way Home to hit $1.9B?

On 16.01.2022. No Way Home was at 1.625b.

[mystery]

Absolutely incredible global weekend and overall gross during the weekdays. Not just that but actuals might even put it at 1.9b already if it is the same margin of error with actuals as last weekend. In a week this will hit 2b and fly past The Force Awakens and Infinity War, 2.2b seems like a given now.

Biggest fifth weekends in the US ever:

1. Avatar - 42m
2. Avatar: The Way of Water - 31m 
3. Titanic - 30m
4. Top Gun: Maverick - 29m
5. Black Panther - 26m

If The Way of Water hits 2b next Sunday it will do it in 40 days, which will make it the second fastest movie to do it since Endgame, whatever happens it will achieve that.

The fastest to hit 2 billion worldwide: 

1. Avengers: Endgame - 11 days
2. Avatar: The Way of Water - 40 days (if it hits it on 22.01.2023.)
3. Avatar - 47 days
4. Avengers: Infinity War - 48 days
5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - 54 days
6. Titanic - 5233 days

[BNF91]

6 minutes ago, Arcadius said:

How long did it take No Way Home to hit $1.9B?

It finished at $1.91B so essentially it took it's entire run. Avatar will leapfrog it after another two days of collections.

[BNF91]

2 minutes ago, mystery said:

Absolutely incredible global weekend and overall gross during the weekdays. Not just that but actuals might even put it at 1.9b already if it is the same margin of error with actuals as last weekend. In a week this will hit 2b and fly past The Force Awakens and Infinity War, 2.2b seems like a given now.

Biggest fifth weekends in the US ever:

1. Avatar - 42m
2. Avatar: The Way of Water - 31m 
3. Titanic - 30m
4. Top Gun: Maverick - 29m
5. Black Panther - 26m

If The Way of Water hits 2b next Sunday it will do it in 40 days, which will make it the second fastest movie to do it since Endgame, whatever happens it will achieve that.

The fastest to hit 2 billion worldwide: 

1. Avengers: Endgame - 11 days
2. Avatar: The Way of Water - 40 days (if it hits it on 22.01.2023.)
3. Avatar - 47 days
4. Avengers: Infinity War - 48 days
5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - 54 days
6. Titanic - 5233 days

That fastest to $2B stat is insane. Anyone trying to downplay this box office run is delusional at this point. 

[mystery]

Just now, BNF91 said:

That fastest to $2B stat is insane. Anyone trying to downplay this box office run is delusional at this point. 

Honestly I am starting to see the path open to something bigger than 2.2b, it just seems so unstoppable globally at this point that it might not be that far fetched.

[BNF91]

4 minutes ago, mystery said:

Honestly I am starting to see the path open to something bigger than 2.2b, it just seems so unstoppable globally at this point that it might not be that far fetched.

$2.2-2.3B feels good right about now. That's another $300-400M off this past $120M global 5th weekend. Closer to $2.3B though. Maybe just above. If it gets close enough, Disney will fudge it to get there. 

[Into The Void]

Whats funny is I loved Avatar but have no desire to see this movie

[mystery]

Just now, Insanity said:

Whats funny is I loved Avatar but have no desire to see this movie

You should definitely see it if you liked the first one. This one is more visually stunning and it the characters are much more engaging.
 

1 minute ago, BNF91 said:

$2.2-2.3B feels good right about now. That's another $300-400M off this past $120M global 5th weekend. Closer to $2.3B though. Maybe just above. If it gets close enough, Disney will fudge it to get there. 

Yeah I am thinking that as well, 2.4b would require insane US holds and absolutely no interference but as time goes on it will start losing premium screens to other films and the US weekday holds aren't the best due to its runtime. 2.2 - 2.3b seems like the most likely finish. Also you mentioned that you will be seeing the movie for the first time, what were your thoughts?

[BNF91]

3 minutes ago, mystery said:

You should definitely see it if you liked the first one. This one is more visually stunning and it the characters are much more engaging.
 

Yeah I am thinking that as well, 2.4b would require insane US holds and absolutely no interference but as time goes on it will start losing premium screens to other films and the US weekday holds aren't the best due to its runtime. 2.2 - 2.3b seems like the most likely finish. Also you mentioned that you will be seeing the movie for the first time, what were your thoughts?

Lmaoooo I still haven't gone! I will try this week. The theatres in Toronto are always busy, every showing. I'll try for a weekday early daytime show I think. Just want as few people in the theatre as possible lol. Hate packed theatres. 

[BNF91]

So it looks like it might actually be past $1.9B already by Sunday! Disneys reported totals for quite a few countries through Sunday is off. China reported $211M but it's at $217M. UK, Italy both with big underestimates for Sunday. South Korea at $95M(not $92M). 

 

Could be $1.903B or more with actuals! Which would also mean NWH done by Monday

Edited January 15, 2023 by BNF91

[X~MoviePoP]

47 minutes ago, BNF91 said:

So it looks like it might actually be past $1.9B already by Sunday! Disneys reported totals for quite a few countries through Sunday is off. China reported $211M but it's at $217M. UK, Italy both with big underestimates for Sunday. South Korea at $95M(not $92M). 

 

Could be $1.903B or more with actuals! Which would also mean NWH done by Monday

SO 2 BILL BY FRIDAY!?!?!?

[BNF91]

4 minutes ago, X~MoviePoP said:

SO 2 BILL BY FRIDAY!?!?!?

We'll see. Saying Saturday/Sunday to be safe. Weekday grosses won't be as strong as before so we will have to rely on the weekends now for major gains. 

 

Nonetheless, it seems like it will cruise towards a $2.25-2.3B finish, or more. 

 

No Way Home made another $170M OS after just a $33M 5th wknd. Avatar 2 just did a near $90M 5th weekend... So, we can expect at the very least another $275-300M IMO for overseas. $1.6B+ OS might be locked up!

 

$670-700M domestic/$1.6-1.7B OS= $2.27-2.4B worldwide finish 

 

With a healthy China and Russia, we could have witnessed a new all-time highest grosser 

[mystery]

2 hours ago, BNF91 said:

With a healthy China and Russia, we could have witnessed a new all-time highest grosser 

Avatar 3 will leave everyone destroyed.

[GraceRandolph]

Spoiler

 

 

[Da Vinci]

So what's gonna be the excuse for all this smashery this time like "oh it's just cause ticket prices were inflated by the 3D fad!" "oh it's just cause rabid teenage girls went to see Leo multiple times!"  

 

So since the rumored title for A2 turned out to be correct, we can guess "The Tulkun Rider" will be Lo'ak's movie and "The Seed Bearer" will probably be Kiri's?

"The Quest For Eywa" is too generic though

[GraceRandolph]

Just now, Da Vinci said:

So what's gonna be the excuse for all this smashery this time like "oh it's just cause ticket prices were inflated by the 3D fad!" "oh it's just cause rabid teenage girls went to see Leo multiple times!"  

 

So since the rumored title for A2 turned out to be correct, we can guess "The Tulkun Rider" will be Lo'ak's movie and "The Seed Bearer" will probably be Kiri's?

"The Battle For Eywa" gives Hobbit 3 teas though, too generic

I’m wondering if they don’t change the titles. The Seed Bearer is so bad.

[GraceRandolph]

1 minute ago, Da Vinci said:

So what's gonna be the excuse for all this smashery this time like "oh it's just cause ticket prices were inflated by the 3D fad!" "oh it's just cause rabid teenage girls went to see Leo multiple times!"  

“It had no competition!!!!”

[cruelhprince]

1 hour ago, GraceRandolph said:

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yessss lo'ak best boy 

[Blue.]

I am surprised about this smashing so hard I still don’t know anybody who went seeing the film

I’ve been busy watching the award season darlings but I will probably go see this next week.

[GraceRandolph]

 

[mystery]

5 hours ago, Da Vinci said:

So what's gonna be the excuse for all this smashery this time like "oh it's just cause ticket prices were inflated by the 3D fad!" "oh it's just cause rabid teenage girls went to see Leo multiple times!"  

 

So since the rumored title for A2 turned out to be correct, we can guess "The Tulkun Rider" will be Lo'ak's movie and "The Seed Bearer" will probably be Kiri's?

"The Quest For Eywa" is too generic though

 

5 hours ago, GraceRandolph said:

I’m wondering if they don’t change the titles. The Seed Bearer is so bad.

Those titles are very old Jon Landau confirmed that while The Way of Water matched the others won't. Cameron said in a recent interview that the title for Avatar 3 is still up in the air and that they haven't decided on anything yet. 

[BNF91]

Oh whoa.. looks like Sunday domestic is gonna do much better than the estimate. From $10.3M to $12M! 3-day could be $33M+ and 4-day $42M or more... Gargantuan 5th weekend numbers 

 

Seems like weekend football playoffs are not affecting Avatar in the slightest 

 

 

Edited January 16, 2023 by BNF91

[X~MoviePoP]

I dont like that james cameron hasnt been winning any best Director awards and may get snubber at oscars. I prefer avatar 2 wayyyy more than eeao, the fablemans and banshee

[Donquizote]

Hoping that Cameron gathers enough passion votes to get nominated at Oscar

 

[GraceRandolph]

3 minutes ago, Donquizote said:

Hoping that Cameron gathers enough passion votes to get nominated at Oscar

 

It’ll be an embarrassing Denis Villeneuve snub all over again if he’s not nominated.