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

[stuart360]

2 minutes ago, XXR 4 Modsident said:

My target for those 4 days (Dec. 26 - 29) would be about $115M composite. 

Nice so you're thinking close to 30mil. I actually agree and think those week days could go over 30mil, even by quite a lot too.

[Flopped]

In King Cameron we trust. 

 

 

[Tokugennumataka]

 

15 minutes ago, stuart360 said:

Nice so you're thinking close to 30mil. I actually agree and think those week days could go over 30mil, even by quite a lot too.

Biggest Monday of all time is definitely in play, I'd say. 

[danziger]

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[Sheldon Cr]

24 minutes ago, stuart360 said:

Nice so you're thinking close to 30mil. I actually agree and think those week days could go over 30mil, even by quite a lot too.

I feeling 30 plus million days as well Brother Stuart.  Predicting  142 million 4 day weekend(26th-29th)

( and a average of 35.5m overall)💪💪

 

Biggest Monday Biggest OW3 surpassed by the unstoppable Avatar 2

Edited December 7, 2022 by Sheldon Cr
Just updating

[interiorgatordecorator]

questions about HFR remain that wont be answerable till we've a decent amount of people who've seen the movie in both formats 

Edited December 7, 2022 by interiorgatordecorator

[Dragoncaine]

Sorry in advance for not knowing how to embed on this site, but more extremely positive reactions from critics who have written for Collider, HCA, Awards Watch, and Variety/Ebert Voices/The Playlist/IndieWire/Vanity Fair:

 

https://twitter.com/rbonaime/status/1600328398793953281

 

https://twitter.com/MarkLikesMovies/status/1600327056708902913

 

https://twitter.com/TomiLaffly/status/1600328899950391297

 

https://twitter.com/dancindanonfilm/status/1600327856550092800

 

[NCsoft]

3 minutes ago, Dragoncaine said:

Sorry in advance for not knowing how to embed on this site, but more extremely positive reactions from critics who have written for Collider, HCA, Awards Watch, and Variety/Ebert Voices/The Playlist/IndieWire/Vanity Fair:

 

https://twitter.com/rbonaime/status/1600328398793953281

 

https://twitter.com/MarkLikesMovies/status/1600327056708902913

 

https://twitter.com/TomiLaffly/status/1600328899950391297

 

https://twitter.com/dancindanonfilm/status/1600327856550092800

 

All sound great, keeps getting better.

[filmlover]

Ready for Cameron to emerge after a dozen years or so away from us to silence all the doubters once again. This icon just doesn’t miss!

[XXR vs XXR]

ATWOW Domestic Daily Estimates (Previews to January 2nd, +/- 5%)

Previews 12/15 = $22M

True Friday 12/16 = $46M
Saturday 12/17 = $52M

Sunday 12/18 = $43M ($163M OW)

Monday 12/19 = $20M
Tuesday 12/20 = $20.5M

Wednesday 12/21 = $17M

Thursday 12/22 = $17.5M

Friday 12/23 = $26.5M
Saturday 12/24 = $19M

Sunday 12/25 = $35M ($80.5M 2nd WE)

Monday 12/26 = $40M

Tuesday 12/27 = $28M

Wednesday 12/28 = $24M

Thursday 12/29 = $22.5M
Friday 12/30 = $25M
Saturday 12/31 = $19M
Sunday 1/1 = $22.5M ($66.5M 3rd WE)

Monday 1/2 = $20M 

 

18 Day Domestic Total = $519.5M (+/- 5%)
 

 

18 Day COMPS

The Force Awakens = $750.2M

Spider-Man: NWH = $621.5M

The Last Jedi = $531.5M 

Rogue One = $440.9M

Avatar = $360.2M

[ThomasNicole]

She wrotes for too many big outlets so who knows where she will published, but loved it 

 

 

 

Collider

 

 

HCA member 

 

indiewire

 

NYFCC member 

 

HCA member / Critics Choice members / Rotten Critic 

 

 

 

Vulture / Slash Film 

 

The Film Stage  

 

NY Magazine

 

Atlanta Film Critics Circle  

 

Vanity Fair 

 

 

Critics Choice Member / RT Critic

 

Critics Choice member / RT critic 

 

RT critic 

 

Cinemablend 

 

HCA member / RT critic 

 

Critics Choice member 

 

Critics Choice Member 

 

Variety

 

Awards Watch / RT critic 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ThomasNicole]

YOU GUYS WE'RE WINNING HARD

[eXtacy]

Given most of these are core critics, which usually are harsher, those are pretty solid reactions. Had to look up the first one and that only got 82% on RT. This looks like it will at match that rating if not surpass it. Looking good so far.

 

Based on what I've read. Its high fantasy escapism with state of the art visuals and a generally stronger story then the first. 

 

Will look to book my tickets opening weekend now that I know its good.

 

[hw64]

Yeah these are getting better and better honestly.

[interiorgatordecorator]

Think avatar 3 could also be about water

 

a slight spoiler on what avatar 2 DOESNT do

Spoiler

They dont go that deep, underwater I mean, expected cameron would use his firsthand experience and I can easily imagine how wonderful that could look, so I guess avatar 3 might be about that as a way to differentiate itself 

 

Edited December 7, 2022 by interiorgatordecorator

[ThomasNicole]

I was a bit confused if The Film Stage guy liked or not, but yeah he like it quite a lot it seems 

 

 

HCA Member / RT critic 

 

JoBlo.com 

 

Grace Randolph (i know a lot people hate her but she hates Avatar 1 and seems to liked 2 so it's nice seeing these type of reactions... And she's a Critics Choice member so...) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[YSLDC]

Grace Randolph has been saying for years that she hated Avatar 2009, and now she's raving about The Way Of Water......

Edited December 7, 2022 by YSLDC

[NCsoft]

5 minutes ago, YSLDC said:

Grace Randolph has been saying for years that she hated Avatar 2009, and now she's raving about The Way Water......

She's softened on it recently upon a rewatch, I think she might see where the tide is going and just decided to kind of switch narrative.

[Flamengo81]

The reactions are honestly insanely good for the most part (especially in the attributes that are big box office indicators). And people here were losing their minds after the first reviews lol

[interiorgatordecorator]

2 minutes ago, Flamengo81 said:

The reactions are honestly insanely good for the most part (especially in the attributes that are big box office indicators). And people here were losing their minds after the first reviews lol

 

it was mostly just bad luck with the first batch, the ones who broke the embargo seemed pretty muted in general