Box Office

Avatar: The Way of Water  is the new number 1 at the box office in France. Directed by James Cameron with Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, and Sigourney Weaver, Avatar: The Way of Water takes place a decade after the events chronicled in the first film and tells the story of the members of the Sully family.

Finally, James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water opened, with an estimated $434. 5 million worldwide debut.

Avatar: The Way of Water grossed $58. 82 million in China over the opening weekend including Thursday’s previews and makes China the second largest territory after the US where the film grossed $134 million.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is the new number 1 at the French box office. Directed by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, the movie is about Puss in Boots, who discovers that his passion for adventure has burned through eight of his nine lives.

While the wait for Avatar: The Way of Water (and how much it will make a splash in the box office) is over this week, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever reigned for the fifth consecutive weekend and hit the $400 million benchmark. Earning $11.

In the wake of the protests from the Chinese against the government’s draconian ‘zero Covid’ policy, China has begun easing restrictions like mass testing and unilateral lockdowns. However, AP reports that a resurgence of the virus in some areas of China was reported yesterday.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is still doing strong, staying number 1 at the French box office. Directed by Ryan Coogler with Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, and Danai Gurira, the movie is about the people of Wakanda fighting to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T’Challa.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ruled the box office again on a quiet weekend but Santa Claus – the R-rated kind – spread holiday cheer and earned more than the analysts’ projections. Violent Night, starring David Harbour as Santa Claus who is doing his annual duty to children around the world when he gets caught up in a home invasion, collected $13.

IMAX is going to benefit enormously from China’s release of Avatar: The Way of Water. According to The Hollywood Reporter, its CEO Richard Gelfond addressed the Wells Fargo TMT Summit last Tuesday and predicted huge returns at the box office going by the presales numbers and the performance of the first Avatar in 2010 which earned $200 million in China.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever remains at number 1 at the French box office.  Directed by Ryan Coogler with Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, and Danai Gurira, the movie is about the people of Wakanda fighting to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T’Challa.