He is the king of the world again.
"Avatar: The Way of Water" became the biggest movie of the year at the global box office.
The previous top movie of the year was "Top Gun: Maverick". It took "The Way of Water" three weeks to open.
It still has a long way to go in the US. "The Way of Water" has made $465 million in the US, while "Maverick" has made $718 million.
The movie is showing strength. The US earned more in its third weekend than it did in its second.
Big-budget tentpoles often see significant drops week to week at the box office. It suggests that the movie could keep going as it faces little competition until February.
That's one of the reasons it has done well at the box office. Despite a lower than expected opening weekend in China, it is showing signs of life.
The movie has made $162 million at the China box office, which is more than the first "Avatar" made there.
That would be the most impressive feat if "The Way of Water" succeeds. The first "Avatar" is the highest grossing movie of all time with over $2 billion at the box office.
grossing 1.5 billion is an accomplishment for now.
The movie needed to make $2 billion to break even, and it had to be the third or fourth highest grossing film of all time, according to the director. According to Variety, the break-even number was closer to $1 billion.
"The Way of Water" is ahead of the first movie at the same point in its release in order to reach $2 billion.
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