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

[Sheldon Cr]

On 2/17/2023 at 11:29 AM, adaros said:

Was yesterday on double feature in IMAX 3D Avatar 2 (fifth time) + Titanic

NICE brother Adaros. You helped in your own way with all the fans this week.  A2 has now surpassed Titanic and is num 3 with 2.24billion ww!!. Wow and its number 1 all time in over 20 countries😱😱😱💪🦝. Just unbelievable.! Congrats to  James and his Producing partner and  their teams and Weta!

A2 Also creeps to surpass  Titanic and end game on the all time list domestically. 

 

Jake Sullys Return is looking to hit 700 m with 660mil in the tank so far domestic. Woohoo!

 

" Let's Get It Done!"

 

Edited February 20, 2023 by Sheldon Cr
Just updating

[Sheldon Cr]

7 hours ago, setna said:

Great job, i love it!

Titanic just stands above the box office behemoths when you look at that run. Fantastic. The you have Avatar and Avatar 2. All from the same guy... Dang!@

[interiorgatordecorator]

I know im one of the least unbiased people on this site, but still, im kinda surprised they managed to get this down to 76% on RT

 

 

Edited February 20, 2023 by interiorgatordecorator

[Ozymandias]

1 minute ago, interiorgatordecorator said:

I know im one of the least unbiased people on this site, but still, im kinda surprised they managed to get this down to 75% on RT

 

1 out of every 4 RT approvaed critic saying this is a bad a movie is really something

 

hopefully it gets to 74% and loses that certified freshness

[interiorgatordecorator]

14 minutes ago, Ozymandias said:

 

hopefully it gets to 74% and loses that certified freshness

 

probably when it comes to disney plus

[Borobudur]

11 hours ago, interiorgatordecorator said:

 

probably when it comes to disney plus

The chance for the movie dip to 74% is gone and hardly matter anymore. The movie is now 3rd highest grossing film of all time and Oscar-worthy pic. 

[JustLurking]

11 hours ago, Ozymandias said:

 

hopefully it gets to 74% and loses that certified freshness

Rent free

[WittyUsername]

12 hours ago, Ozymandias said:

 

hopefully it gets to 74% and loses that certified freshness

Even if it does drop to 74, I’m pretty sure that wouldn’t happen. Lightyear is at 74%, and that’s still certified fresh. 

[stephanos13]

Since no one posted I will. 😀

 

There was a fan screening in LA with James Cameron and Jon Landau attended. In the end of the screening James Cameron asked the audience to give him honest feedback about the movie. Some of the tweets from a person in attendance.

In the presence of James Cameron and Jon Landau. They won't be sitting down and are going to talk to us "the fans" like a focus group. He wants to get to know the fans better. #AvatarTheWayOfWater pic.twitter.com/Au2RI5sfB1

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) February 17, 2023

"Bad guys aren't just bulldozing trees, they're bulldozing memories." - James Cameron #AvatarTheWayOfWater

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) February 17, 2023

James Cameron is actually asking for feedback from the audience. Wants to know if people were upset that some plot threads were left unresolved by the end of the film. #AvatarTheWayOfWater

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) February 17, 2023

James Cameron is literally asking the audience to raise their hands to see which characters they want to see more in the sequels. He's actually taking notes from this q&a. It's more like a relaxed group convo right now. #AvatarTheWayOfWater

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) February 17, 2023

Spider, Lo'ak, & Payakan got the most hands. #AvatarTheWayOfWater https://t.co/IGJIXwddEt

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) February 17, 2023

James Cameron just compared Unobtanium and Amrita to the Golden briefcase in Pulp Fiction. Says we don't really need to more about it now but we WILL be learning more about Amrita in the future #AvatarTheWayOfWater

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) February 17, 2023

"Spider is going to remain an important character." - James Cameron #AvatarTheWayOfWater

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) February 17, 2023

[stephanos13]

"In my mind Spider is who connects the two dads together [Jake and Quaritch]... because after a while simple revenge gets boring." - James Cameron #AvatarTheWayOfWater

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) February 17, 2023

Everyone in here is a Payakan fan. "There's no such thing as too much Payakan" James Cameron notes. #AvatarTheWayOfWater

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) February 17, 2023

FINALLY, James Cameron talks about the Metkayina missing in the third act. He says they shot a scene with the Sulleys and the other parents regrouping with their children at the end. Says it didn't work well in test screenings #AvatarTheWayOfWater

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) February 17, 2023

When the fan asked about the Metkayina disappearing in the third act Cameron already saw it coming. "Where'd they go?" he said before the fan finished the Q. It appears this was something they really went back and forth on in the edit and test screenings. #AvatarTheWayOfWater

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) February 17, 2023

Someone just said they weren't a big fan of the HFR. Said it looks too much like a video game. James Cameron's response: "I think they are some people who are more bothered by it than others... our goal is to keep making it better."#AvatarTheWayOfWater

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) February 17, 2023

Some extra tidbits on the HFR. James Cameron is aware that it works perfectly underwater and that most complaints are for scenes on land essentially. He says it's mostly there to help 3D but knows there's way more progress to go. #AvatarTheWayOfWater

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) February 17, 2023

Another cool bit, James Cameron teased that the industrial military complex with humans is going to be further explored with more conflicts across Pandora. "You're going to be really excited then" he said to a fan who asked the question. #AvatarTheWayOfWater

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) February 17, 2023

"I want to assure you guys that you all made an immeasurable improvement to Avatar 3" - James Cameron

It's over guys. Cameron and Jon Landau just spoke to fans, shared stories, and asked for honest feedback for over an hour. #AvatarTheWayOfWater

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) February 17, 2023

[dignam]

HOLY S****

 

Some parts of this clip are just insane, for example the drones or a whole town turns blue 

 

 

[Mr Roark]

So Avatar 4 won’t come out in 2026 after all. Jim is directing another historical epic inbetween 3 and 4.

[interiorgatordecorator]

15 minutes ago, Mr Roark said:

So Avatar 4 won’t come out in 2026 after all. Jim is directing another historical epic inbetween 3 and 4.

 

better invest in some health insurance

 

[despooked]

 

Is this Cameron's plan to recapture the Japanese market?

[dignam]

47 minutes ago, despooked said:

 

Is this Cameron's plan to recapture the Japanese market?

 

Cameron bought the rights for a hiroshima book ( with eye witness reports) 13 years ago. He wanted to make a movie about hiroshima long ago. 

[Gavin Feng]

 

 

[poweranimals]

20 minutes ago, Gavin Feng said:

 

 

Is it supposed to be just a black screen?

Edited February 21, 2023 by poweranimals

[JustLurking]

4 hours ago, poweranimals said:

Is it supposed to be just a black screen?

The title says audio only, so...

[Juby]

On 2/20/2023 at 4:16 AM, Sheldon Cr said:

Jake Sullys Return is looking to hit 700 m with 660mil in the tank so far domestic. Woohoo!

 

A2 10th weekend was $6.45m (-10.6%) / $7.9m 4-day weekend (estimated). Gran Torino's 10th weekend (including limited release) was $6.49m (-9.3%) / $7.44m 4-day wknd. After President's Day, Eastwood's film added $18.5 million to its domestic gross. With the similiar pattern The Way of Water is looking to finish around $677.5m domestic (everything depends on Disney+ release of the film). It still has a shot to beat Infinity War domestically ($678.8m), but $700m seems impossible at this point. Even NWH with much better late-legs added only $32m after President's Day Weekend in 2022, A2 won't repeat that, not with this year's competition in March.

 

[Dephira]

I saw it for the second time yesterday, I gotta say the Ant-Man trailer in front looks like a joke in comparison. Not hating on Marvel, I've seen all their movies, but their dreadful CGI compared to the final action setpiece in Avatar (which just felt so incredibly visceral)... it just seems like the two movies were made 30 years apart honestly.