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

[dignam]

Zoe absolutely kills this song, what an epic voice, what an epic song. And when you saw the movie and think about the scenes, oh boy

 

 

 

 

 

[Gavin Feng]

48 minutes ago, Mr Roark said:

A lot of people keep underestimating Cameron.

They will never learn…

 

Cameron: That's why I made Avatar movies, telling stories for those human being who never learn.

Edited December 30, 2022 by Gavin Feng

[Morieris]

It's so funny going to other forums to hear "this made 1B? but it has no cultural impact! the story is simple"

 

Why do things have to have narrative value to just be nice to look at? What's wrong with a simple story?

[adaros]

11 minutes ago, Morieris said:

It's so funny going to other forums to hear "this made 1B? but it has no cultural impact! the story is simple"

 

Why do things have to have narrative value to just be nice to look at? What's wrong with a simple story?

They repeat same sentence for last 13 years is just meme at this point.

Btw yahoo finance said 1.4B is breakeven - source close to production:
https://finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/box-office-james-cameron-avatar-183525398.html

[Mr Roark]

When asked about what fans can expect from the third Avatar film, Cameron gave the first details about the “Ash People” — a new Na’vi culture that is not necessarily as “good” as those we’ve seen thus far.
“To show cultures different from those I have already shown,” Cameron told French outlet 20 Minutes (thanks to John Francis Gillman for the tip and translation). “The fire will be represented by the ‘Ash People.’ I want to reveal the Na’vi from another angle because, for the moment, I have only shown their good sides. In the early films, there are very negative human examples and very positive Na’vi examples. In Avatar 3, we’ll have the opposite.”
Cameron also spoke of his goals with the franchise and how the story will continue to grow.

“We will also explore new universes while continuing the story of the main characters. I can say that the last parts will be the best. The others were an introduction, a way to set the table before serving the meal”.

[Mr Roark]

8 minutes ago, adaros said:

They repeat same sentence for last 13 years is just meme at this point.

Btw yahoo finance said 1.4B is breakeven - source close to production:
https://finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/box-office-james-cameron-avatar-183525398.html

They always forget to say “break even theatrically”.

[The GOAT]

12 minutes ago, adaros said:

They repeat same sentence for last 13 years is just meme at this point.

Btw yahoo finance said 1.4B is breakeven - source close to production:
https://finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/box-office-james-cameron-avatar-183525398.html

Budget goes down next movie because a huge chunk is movie tech advancements.

[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	$36,572,069 (theaters 4,202) (YD -17% / LW -) total $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	$29,179,791 (theaters 4,202) (YD +96% / LW -20%) total $261,019,906
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

Edited December 30, 2022 by Elessar

[adaros]

5 minutes ago, The GOAT said:

Budget goes down next movie because a huge chunk is movie tech advancements.

thing is we don't even know if these $1.4B breakeven include also money they spend on shooting part 3 and beginning of part 4

[The GOAT]

 

We are all Witnesses

  

[WittyUsername]

This movie has had a pretty stellar second week. Those JC legs are kicking in. 

[eridani]

Ash people? That does sound a lot like fire people. Will Aang appear in one of the sequels?

[Verrows]

4 hours ago, Mr Roark said:

When asked about what fans can expect from the third Avatar film, Cameron gave the first details about the “Ash People” — a new Na’vi culture that is not necessarily as “good” as those we’ve seen thus far.
“To show cultures different from those I have already shown,” Cameron told French outlet 20 Minutes (thanks to John Francis Gillman for the tip and translation). “The fire will be represented by the ‘Ash People.’ I want to reveal the Na’vi from another angle because, for the moment, I have only shown their good sides. In the early films, there are very negative human examples and very positive Na’vi examples. In Avatar 3, we’ll have the opposite.”
Cameron also spoke of his goals with the franchise and how the story will continue to grow.

“We will also explore new universes while continuing the story of the main characters. I can say that the last parts will be the best. The others were an introduction, a way to set the table before serving the meal”.

I like this. The "humans are bad" shtick would get old pretty quick.

[upriser7]

Finally caught the movie. I loved it...I found this better than first part. Maybe could have trimmed few minutes in the middle but I honestly didn't really feel the long runtime. I think when compared to first part, what I liked more in this one is that I cared more for the characters in the movie. For all the talk about how there aren't many memorable characters from Avatar1, I feel like this movie puts that talk to bed. Kids characters were excellent...Tuk especially was absolutely adorable and Kiri was quite interesting. I liked the part in the end where Neytiri unleashed her rage. Spider was also an interesting character..I think he will probably play much bigger role in the following parts. Visually as expected it was stunning.

 

I have seen lot of Avatar2 characters fan accounts popping up on twitter over the last week..especially for Neytiri, Tuk, Kiri. 

[upriser7]

8 hours ago, dignam said:

Zoe absolutely kills this song, what an epic voice, what an epic song. And when you saw the movie and think about the scenes, oh boy

 

 

 

 

 

I wish the full song was there in the movie...such a beautiful song.

[Sheldon Cr]

8 hours ago, dignam said:

Zoe absolutely kills this song, what an epic voice, what an epic song. And when you saw the movie and think about the scenes, oh boy

 

 

 

 

 

Wow brother dignam. Loved the song too. Very emotional. She is shockingly good man🦝👍. Ant news on Friday and Thursday actuals domestically and OS as well.

 

 

I got 63m for this weekend and 80m 4 Day!

Hope it's more tho.

 

Just incredible I can't wait to visit Pandora 2 more times

 

" I see you!"

[Sheldon Cr]

11 hours ago, Deuce66 said:

Looking good Avatar, looking real good.......

 

 

Box office results to-date. Currently in 2nd place for 2022 and 23rd All-Time. 

Avatar - The Way of Water

Week #1 Dec 16-22
Domestic: $197.68 million - 30%
International: $463.9 million - 70%
Total: $661.4 million

Week #2 Dec 23-29
Domestic: $160 million - 31.6%
International: $347 million - 69.4%
Total: $507 million - Drop of 23.3% over prior week

Totals: $358 million Domestic - $811 International = $1.169 Billion

Charlie predicts 1.4b OS alone this week. Just wow all.

 

Avatar 2 is conquering everything...domestic crown may fall as well Pandorians!

 

 

Meanwhile somewhere out there beneath the pale moon light...

 

 

Edited December 31, 2022 by Sheldon Cr
Editing post

[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	$36,572,069 (theaters 4,202) (YD -17% / LW -) total $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	$29,179,791 (theaters 4,202) (YD +96% / LW -20%) total $261,019,906
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

Edited December 31, 2022 by Elessar

[Deuce66]

Is $2 Billion still in play?  $2.1 would give Cameron directed movies 3 of the TOP 4!!! ponder that for a minute. 

 

 

1	Avatar	$2,922,917,914	2009
2	Avengers: Endgame	$2,797,501,328	2019
3	Titanic	$2,201,647,264	1997
4	Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens	$2,069,521,700	2015
5	Avengers: Infinity War	$2,048,359,754	2018
6	Spider-Man: No Way Home	$1,916,306,995	2021
7	Jurassic World	$1,671,537,444	2015
8	The Lion King	$1,663,075,401	2019
9	The Avengers	$1,518,815,515	2012
10	Furious 7	$1,515,341,399	2015
11	Top Gun: Maverick	$1,488,732,821	2022

[Sophia Jane]

2 minutes ago, Deuce66 said:

Is $2 Billion still in play?  $2.1 would give Cameron directed movies 3 of the TOP 4!!! ponder that for a minute. 

 

 

1	Avatar	$2,922,917,914	2009
2	Avengers: Endgame	$2,797,501,328	2019
3	Titanic	$2,201,647,264	1997
4	Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens	$2,069,521,700	2015
5	Avengers: Infinity War	$2,048,359,754	2018
6	Spider-Man: No Way Home	$1,916,306,995	2021
7	Jurassic World	$1,671,537,444	2015
8	The Lion King	$1,663,075,401	2019
9	The Avengers	$1,518,815,515	2012
10	Furious 7	$1,515,341,399	2015
11	Top Gun: Maverick	$1,488,732,821	2022

2B is locked

It will challenge Titanic