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Avatar: Fire and Ash Tops Box Office for Fifth Straight Weekend, Nears $1.3 Billion

Industry tallies place the worldwide total near $1.3 billion, signaling a slower pace than previous Avatar films.

Overview

  • Exhibitor Relations estimates $17.2 million over the MLK holiday frame, lifting the domestic cume to $367.4 million and pushing the global total past $1.3 billion.
  • Comscore logs $13.3 million for the Friday–Sunday period, with $363.5 million domestic and $1.3 billion worldwide, as the film edged 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple by roughly $300,000.
  • Recent milestones include entering the top 20 PG-13 global earners after surpassing The Fate of the Furious and moving into the domestic all-time top 75 by overtaking Furious 7.
  • Coverage notes easing momentum relative to Avatar and The Way of Water, suggesting Fire and Ash is trailing the earlier films at the same point in release.
  • Collider cites a roughly $400 million production cost and a 66% Rotten Tomatoes score as the franchise’s future remains uncertain despite continued box-office leadership.