James Cameron’s "Avatar: The Way of Water", the sequel to the worldwide 2009 blockbuster "Avatar", overtook "Top Gun: Maverick" as the highest-grossing movie released in 2022.
The 20th Century Studios/Disney sci-fi epic has now surpassed $1.51 billion worldwide, landing the number 1 spot.
The Tom Cruise-led action flick, a long-delayed sequel to his 1986 movie, previously held that spot with $1.489 billion.
"Avatar: The Way of Water" is currently the 10th biggest movie of all time and is currently No. 1 in at least 45 countries worldwide.
Avatar fans have been waiting thirteen years for its sequel, which premiered on December 16 and started ten years after the original.
Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña returned as Jake and Neytiri. They now live in Pandora with their family.
Sigourney Weaver, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Michelle Yeoh, Jemaine Clement, Oona Chaplin, Vin Diesel, Stephen Lang, Matt Gerald, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Dileep Rao, Giovanni Ribisi, and Kate Winslet also star in the movie.
Cameron, who has been working on the sequel since 2013, said previously that for the movie to be profitable, it will “have to be the third or fourth highest-grossing film in history. That’s your threshold. That’s your break even.”
The movie is the first of four “Avatar” sequels planned. An untitled third “Avatar” movie is set for release on December 20, 2024.
Filming has been completed on "Avatar 3", while production on a fourth and fifth film is underway.
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