Overview
- The European premiere took place in Paris on Dec. 5 with James Cameron and cast members including Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Oona Chaplin and Sam Worthington in attendance.
- The film is slated to open on Dec. 17, and early entertainment-press projections suggest it could surpass €1 billion in global ticket sales by January.
- The story returns to Pandora as Jake and Neytiri’s family faces a new threat involving the Mangkwan clan led by Varang, with Colonel Quaritch returning.
- Cameron says the production spanned eight years with about 3,000 collaborators and prioritized performance-driven filmmaking over full digital replacement.
- Coverage reports an immersive runtime of around 200 minutes in 3‑D, and a Hallo München promotion is offering 200 tickets for a Dec. 20 screening at Munich’s Mathäser Filmpalast.