Avatar 2 opening weekend falls short

Avatar: The Way of Water did not make as big a splash at the box office in its opening weekend as many anticipated


BIGGEST DOMESTIC WEEKEND OPENINGS OF 2022

1 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness	$187,420,998
2 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever		$181,339,761
3 Jurassic World: Dominion			$145,075,625
4 Thor: Love and Thunder			$144,165,107
5 The Batman					$134,008,624
6 Avatar: The Way of Water (estimate)		$134,000,000
7 Top Gun: Maverick				$126,707,459
8 Minions: The Rise of Gru			$107,010,140
9 Sonic the Hedgehog 2				$72,105,176
10 Black Adam					$67,004,323

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Screens showing Avatar 2

40,000 International
9,000 2D U.S./Canada
3,000 3D U.S./Canada
 

Preferred format
57% 3D
43% 2D


Sources: Bloomberg, Comscore, Box Office Mojo 
Picture: © 20th Century Studios 
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