Overview
- Avatar: Fire and Ash cleared roughly $544 million worldwide in its first seven days and has reached about $566.9 million through day eight, including $176.3 million domestic.
- The film delivered a strong $24 million on Christmas Day and is posting better-than-expected holds, with industry tracking pointing to a low-30% second‑weekend drop and a likely pass of $200 million domestic this weekend.
- James Cameron said he will hold a press conference to disclose planned storylines for parts 4 and 5 if they are not produced, and he has floated novelizations as another way to preserve the saga.
- Disney still lists Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 for 2029 and 2031, respectively, but final greenlights depend on the business case, and a small portion of Avatar 4 has already been filmed.
- Box-office momentum is driven by premium formats and strong audience scores, while critics are more muted, and the film’s reported $400 million‑plus budget raises the profitability bar.