Richard Lawler
Avatar: The Way of Water’s billion-dollar haul is impressive, but there’s still a long way to go.
Disney announced that Jim Cameron’s sequel pulled in $1 billion at the box office in 14 days, the fastest any movie has done that in 2022.
It’s already surpassed Jurassic World: Dominion for number two on this year’s list, justifying the staying power of Avatar more than a decade later, despite anyone’s doubts.
Still, Julia Alexander, director of strategy at Parrot Analytics and a former reporter at The Verge, points out that matching its $2.7 billion predecessor will be tough even with such a hot start.
