Avatar: The Way of Water | 16 DEC 2022 | Don't worry guys, critics like it

[interiorgatordecorator]

Finally got to see the movie, surprised by how long it took me considering how excited I was

 

bit too tired to go into it right now but ....

My dad said it was beautiful (not just talking about the visuals, which I stopped noticing 10 min in, same with the 3D), and even if took me almost an hour to get engaged and there were some uninteresting and/or slow moments (still managed to feel like 2 hours despite of that), I find it difficult to disagree

 

movie did sometimes feel like 2 hours of a 4 hour story though (2 and 3 were initially one movie so it makes some sense), and I feel like that explains most of the "problems" the movie has

 

8.6/10

will watch it again on friday (hfr that time) and I wouldnt be surprised to see the score rise a bit

 

 

Edited January 3, 2023 by interiorgatordecorator

[The GOAT]

27 minutes ago, interiorgatordecorator said:

I like avatar way too much to make a serious attempt at reading leaks, so this is just curiosity ; just saw someone mentioned that the 2018 title leaks also brought with them plot leaks for all 5 movie that at least in 2s case were pretty accurate, said person claimed to have read said leaks and mentioned how ambitious the plot became after 2

 

had never heard anything about plot leaks, was that person bs'ing?

Best to watch a movie seeing as little as possible after a busy day of work. 

You'll ruin the mysticism, suspense, and genuine thrill for yourself. 

[Alexdube]

13 hours ago, Elessar said:

Day / Date	Rogue One	Avatar Way of Water
0 / Dec 15 Thu	$29,000,000 total $29,000,000	$17,000,000 total $17,000,000
1 / Dec 16 Fri	$71,094,394 (theaters 4,157) (YD - / LW -) total $71,094,394	$53,200,270 (theaters 4,202) (YD - / LW -) total $53,200,270
2 / Dec 17 Sat	$46,308,115 (theaters 4,157) (YD -35% / LW -) total $117,402,509	$44,327,887 (theaters 4,202) (YD -17% / LW -) total $97,528,157
3 / Dec 18 Sun	$37,679,172 (theaters 4,157) (YD -19% / LW -) total $155,081,681 WE 1 $155,081,681 (-)	$36,572,069 (theaters 4,202) (YD -17% / LW -) total $134,100,226 WE 1 $134,100,226 (-)
4 / Dec 19 Mon	$17,596,150 (theaters 4,157) (YD -53% / LW -) total $172,677,831	$16,257,078 (theaters 4,202) (YD -56% / LW -) total $150,357,304
5 / Dec 20 Tue	$17,582,978 (theaters 4,157) (YD - / LW -) total $190,260,809	$18,288,904 (theaters 4,202) (YD +12% / LW -) total $168,646,208
6 / Dec 21 Wed	$14,965,790 (theaters 4,157) (YD -15% / LW -) total $205,226,599	$14,403,438 (theaters 4,202) (YD -21% / LW -) total $183,049,646
7 / Dec 22 Thu	$16,773,075 (theaters 4,157) (YD +12% / LW -) total $221,999,674	$14,632,040 (theaters 4,202) (YD +2% / LW -) total $197,681,686
8 / Dec 23 Fri	$22,860,256 (theaters 4,157) (YD +36% / LW -68%) total $244,859,930	$19,289,141 (theaters 4,202) (YD +32% / LW -64%) total $216,970,827
9 / Dec 24 Sat	$15,308,508 (theaters 4,157) (YD -33% / LW -67%) total $260,168,438	$14,869,288 (theaters 4,202) (YD -23% / LW -66%) total $231,840,115
10 / Dec 25 Sun	$25,865,004 (theaters 4,157) (YD +69% / LW -31%) total $286,033,442 WE 2 $64,033,768 (-59%)	$29,179,791 (theaters 4,202) (YD +96% / LW -20%) total $261,019,906 WE 2 $63,338,220 (-53%)
11 / Dec 26 Mon	$32,085,637 (theaters 4,157) (YD +24% / LW +82%) total $318,119,079	$32,270,430 (theaters 4,202) (YD +11% / LW +99%) total $293,290,336
12 / Dec 27 Tue	$22,515,612 (theaters 4,157) (YD -30% / LW +28%) total $340,634,691	$24,128,503 (theaters 4,202) (YD -25% / LW +32%) total $317,418,839
13 / Dec 28 Wed	$18,021,482 (theaters 4,157) (YD -20% / LW +20%) total $358,656,173	$20,582,014 (theaters 4,202) (YD -15% / LW +43%) total $338,000,853
14 / Dec 29 Thu	$16,722,532 (theaters 4,157) (YD -7% / LW n/c) total $375,378,705	$20,117,061 (theaters 4,202) (YD -2% / LW +37%) total $358,117,914
15 / Dec 30 Fri	$18,224,317 (theaters 4,157) (YD +9% / LW -20%) total $393,603,022	est. $24,440,000 (theaters 4,202) (YD +21% / LW +27%) total $382,557,914
16 / Dec 31 Sat	$14,632,828 (theaters 4,157) (YD -20% / LW -4%) total $408,235,850	est. $18,000,000 (theaters 4,202) (YD -26% / LW +21%) total $400,557,914
17 / Jan 1 Sun	$16,751,857 (theaters 4,157) (YD +14% / LW -35%) total $424,987,707 WE 3 $49,609,002 (-23%)	est. $24,400,000 (theaters 4,202) (YD +36% / LW -16%) total $424,957,914 WE 3 $66,840,000 (+6%)
18 / Jan 2 Mon	$15,913,674 (theaters 4,157) (YD -5% / LW -50%) total $440,901,381	est. $19,460,000 (theaters 4,202) (YD -20% / LW -40%) total $444,417,914

 

told you RO wasn't going to be a day over Avatar after Monday 😉. And I made that call before Monday, I knew it was going to be close on that day, the only one I wasn't sure.

 

The last day where I see A2 will be the most vulnerable is on Wednesday, but pretty sure RO has lost too much steam at this point

[theghostofmarv]

There is a very real and very entertaining possibility of ATWOW overtaking Titanic - either domestic or worldwide - but by a slim enough margin that Titanic leapfrogs it upon its re-release next month. Cameron taking #3 worldwide from himself twice in a matter of weeks would be incredible. 

[Sheldon Cr]

Well so far its me and jimbo with the biggest 4th Weekend predicts.

Jimbo:56m

Kal: 57-58m

. Whats everyone's 4th weekend?

I think we will push Avatar 1 to 3rd place this week. Feels like alot of repeat business and folks who waited out the crowds and want to get those premium showings are coming all week long and especially on weekends.

Wow almost 70m 3rd weekend(66). That's like no drop and a.slight increase over the 2nd weekend.. 

 

Let the insanity begin!

A2 for 800-900m??? Wow!

 

[Sheldon Cr]

6 hours ago, theghostofmarv said:

There is a very real and very entertaining possibility of ATWOW overtaking Titanic - either domestic or worldwide - but by a slim enough margin that Titanic leapfrogs it upon its re-release next month. Cameron taking #3 worldwide from himself twice in a matter of weeks would be incredible. 

It will beat Titanic domestically and ww

So that scenario could happen if re release is huge and would be too crazy and funny indeed.

Wow I will be watching Titanic's 25th anniversary run bigtime. 😉👍

If A2 hits 700 mil or more in Feb , it will be hard for Titan to take it down Domestically but you never know. I always thought a proper re-release  of Titanic with alot of theaters might make 400-600m ww. Hah hah. Let's see how big they go with it Brother. Nice!

[Sheldon Cr]

Were th actuals 66+m 3rd weekend all?

😱😎🦝

[Sheldon Cr]

Great news. They say Avatar 2 can't miss 2billion plus now folks. Wow. OS and domestic are just on fire. Interesting read.

 

https://www.cbr.com/avatar-the-way-of-water-third-weekend-box-office/

 

 

[The GOAT]

Going to catch this again for a 3rd time, when I'm not busy and everything clears up. Which premium format do you guys think is preferable? 
IMAX 3D or Dolby 3D?

[Sheldon Cr]

5 minutes ago, The GOAT said:

Going to catch this again for a 3rd time, when I'm not busy and everything clears up. Which premium format do you guys think is preferable? 
IMAX 3D or Dolby 3D?

I heard good things about laser imax. My next showing is 3d 4dx. Then I  hope we have a laser imax. My final viewing I might try that format.

No 4dx brother Goat?

[Deuce66]

Well, weekend #3 has come and gone, I think Jim and more specifically Disney now have the answer they've been looking for, $1.443 Billion up to Jan 2/2023, will pass TGM today or tomorrow, it's a done deal.

 

The theatrical release has already more than covered the production budget for WoW, whether it's $250, $350 or $450 million. 

 

 

 

 

[Elessar]

Day / Date	Rogue One	Avatar Way of Water
0 / Dec 15 Thu	$29,000,000 total $29,000,000	$17,000,000 total $17,000,000
1 / Dec 16 Fri	$71,094,394 (theaters 4,157) (YD - / LW -) total $71,094,394	$53,200,270 (theaters 4,202) (YD - / LW -) total $53,200,270
2 / Dec 17 Sat	$46,308,115 (theaters 4,157) (YD -35% / LW -) total $117,402,509	$44,327,887 (theaters 4,202) (YD -17% / LW -) total $97,528,157
3 / Dec 18 Sun	$37,679,172 (theaters 4,157) (YD -19% / LW -) total $155,081,681 WE 1 $155,081,681 (-)	$36,572,069 (theaters 4,202) (YD -17% / LW -) total $134,100,226 WE 1 $134,100,226 (-)
4 / Dec 19 Mon	$17,596,150 (theaters 4,157) (YD -53% / LW -) total $172,677,831	$16,257,078 (theaters 4,202) (YD -56% / LW -) total $150,357,304
5 / Dec 20 Tue	$17,582,978 (theaters 4,157) (YD - / LW -) total $190,260,809	$18,288,904 (theaters 4,202) (YD +12% / LW -) total $168,646,208
6 / Dec 21 Wed	$14,965,790 (theaters 4,157) (YD -15% / LW -) total $205,226,599	$14,403,438 (theaters 4,202) (YD -21% / LW -) total $183,049,646
7 / Dec 22 Thu	$16,773,075 (theaters 4,157) (YD +12% / LW -) total $221,999,674	$14,632,040 (theaters 4,202) (YD +2% / LW -) total $197,681,686
8 / Dec 23 Fri	$22,860,256 (theaters 4,157) (YD +36% / LW -68%) total $244,859,930	$19,289,141 (theaters 4,202) (YD +32% / LW -64%) total $216,970,827
9 / Dec 24 Sat	$15,308,508 (theaters 4,157) (YD -33% / LW -67%) total $260,168,438	$14,869,288 (theaters 4,202) (YD -23% / LW -66%) total $231,840,115
10 / Dec 25 Sun	$25,865,004 (theaters 4,157) (YD +69% / LW -31%) total $286,033,442 WE 2 $64,033,768 (-59%)	$29,179,791 (theaters 4,202) (YD +96% / LW -20%) total $261,019,906 WE 2 $63,338,220 (-53%)
11 / Dec 26 Mon	$32,085,637 (theaters 4,157) (YD +24% / LW +82%) total $318,119,079	$32,270,430 (theaters 4,202) (YD +11% / LW +99%) total $293,290,336
12 / Dec 27 Tue	$22,515,612 (theaters 4,157) (YD -30% / LW +28%) total $340,634,691	$24,128,503 (theaters 4,202) (YD -25% / LW +32%) total $317,418,839
13 / Dec 28 Wed	$18,021,482 (theaters 4,157) (YD -20% / LW +20%) total $358,656,173	$20,582,014 (theaters 4,202) (YD -15% / LW +43%) total $338,000,853
14 / Dec 29 Thu	$16,722,532 (theaters 4,157) (YD -7% / LW n/c) total $375,378,705	$20,117,061 (theaters 4,202) (YD -2% / LW +37%) total $358,117,914
15 / Dec 30 Fri	$18,224,317 (theaters 4,157) (YD +9% / LW -20%) total $393,603,022	$24,836,835 (theaters 4,202) (YD +23% / LW +29%) total $382,954,749
16 / Dec 31 Sat	$14,632,828 (theaters 4,157) (YD -20% / LW -4%) total $408,235,850	$18,053,159 (theaters 4,202) (YD -27% / LW +21%) total $401,007,908
17 / Jan 1 Sun	$16,751,857 (theaters 4,157) (YD +14% / LW -35%) total $424,987,707 WE 3 $49,609,002 (-23%)	$24,519,161 (theaters 4,202) (YD +36% / LW -16%) total $425,527,069 WE 3 $67,409,155 (+6%)
18 / Jan 2 Mon	$15,913,674 (theaters 4,157) (YD -5% / LW -50%) total $440,901,381	$21,411,622 (theaters 4,202) (YD -13% / LW -34%) total $446,938,691

[The GOAT]

6 hours ago, Sheldon Cr said:

I heard good things about laser imax. My next showing is 3d 4dx. Then I  hope we have a laser imax. My final viewing I might try that format.

No 4dx brother Goat?

I've actually never gotten the chance to have gone to one. Did a quick google search on 4DX. It sounds very experimental and esoteric. Maybe when Avatar 3 comes out next year. 

[Sheldon Cr]

9 hours ago, The GOAT said:

I've actually never gotten the chance to have gone to one. Did a quick google search on 4DX. It sounds very experimental and esoteric. Maybe when Avatar 3 comes out next year. 

Cool your going to love it man. Just rem to get reviews on the particular 4dx theater if possible. The people have to follow the settings JC or whoever recommends for A2 for the best and full experience. Seats can even tilt you fwd and give a feeling of hovering as well as bank you left and right , up and down etc. Then you have lightining , clouds and mist effects, wind and smells. I heard some have heat lol. 

Outstanding premium experience. Pity we can't combine 3d 4dx with the Laser hdr Imax huge 80-100 foot screens. If they could make that affordable and everywhere , folks would see avatar 1 and 2 routinely a few times a month. HAH HAH. 

 

 

Edited January 4, 2023 by Sheldon Cr
Editing post

[Sheldon Cr]

 11-13m Tuesday domestically brothers!!

 

 

And 1.5Bww coming up with lots of steam left in the tank!  Waving bye to TGM as worldwide champ and got Titanic's 2.2b ww in our sights.

Avatar 2 Way of the Water is officially biggest movie of 2022 Pandorians....Let's Go!!

 

 

" We will Teach Them our ways!"

 

🦝🏋‍♀️

 

 

 

Edited January 4, 2023 by Sheldon Cr
Just updating

[Saul Goodman]

Would be interesting to see how much A3 falls next year from A2.

[IronJimbo]

2 minutes ago, Saul Goodman said:

Would be interesting to see how much A3 falls next year from A2.

why don't you enjoy losing a bit longer with avatar 2, then we can talk about your wrong avatar 3 predictions

[Sheldon Cr]

32 minutes ago, IronJimbo said:

why don't you enjoy losing a bit longer with avatar 2, then we can talk about your wrong avatar 3 predictions

Lol @ Saul. Enjoy your defeat. Now we pull the hat trick and get Tgm, and the remarkable Nwh possibly domestically as well. Avatar  2 has came and conquered and  whats crazy with no end in sight so far!

And just  may get that extended release in China!🦝💪

 

" Sullys everywhere stick together baby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 4, 2023 by Sheldon Cr
Just updating

[nydedan]

AVATAR3 will definitely be bigger. With "normal" China and possibly Russia back and more friendly FXs it could become the first 3B movie.

[nydedan]

AVATAR2 is proving that some of the biggest markets of AVATAR1 aka France and Germany are still insanely in love with this franchise. It also performs extremely well in emerging markets like India and Vietnam and minor markets like Eastern Europe, already becoming top10 or even top5 all time grosser in some of these markets within 3 weeks. Even underperforming (opening wise) big markets like UK and Australia are also showing great legs. The whole world loves AVATAR. And a normal China will easily make up whatever numbers might be lost in some markets for AVATAR3.