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<p data-start="273" data-end="620"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">James Cameron&rsquo;s <em data-start="289" data-end="311">Avatar: Fire and Ash</em>, the third instalment in the blockbuster sci-fi franchise, has posted a solid but comparatively restrained opening at the global box office. By the end of its opening weekend, the film had earned <strong data-start="508" data-end="534">$345 million worldwide</strong>, meeting industry projections but falling short of several recent box-office records.</span></p>
<p data-start="622" data-end="893"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The film collected <strong data-start="641" data-end="673">$88 million in North America</strong>, aligning with pre-release expectations that had pegged its domestic opening between $86 million and $90 million. While the domestic performance was steady, it was overseas markets that drove the film&rsquo;s overall numbers.</span></p>
<p data-start="895" data-end="1158"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Internationally, <em data-start="912" data-end="934">Avatar: Fire and Ash</em> earned <strong data-start="942" data-end="958">$257 million</strong>, with China emerging as a major contributor. The film recorded a <strong data-start="1024" data-end="1058">$57.6 million opening in China</strong>, marking one of the strongest international debuts for a Hollywood release in the region this year.</span></p>
<p data-start="1160" data-end="1431"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Despite the strong overseas showing, the film&rsquo;s opening weekend total remains well below the previous instalment. <em data-start="1274" data-end="1300">Avatar: The Way of Water</em> debuted to <strong data-start="1312" data-end="1337">$441 million globally</strong> upon its release three years ago, setting a significantly higher benchmark for the franchise.</span></p>
<h3 data-start="1433" data-end="1476"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Falls short of top openings of the year</span></h3>
<p data-start="1478" data-end="1739"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">While <em data-start="1484" data-end="1498">Fire and Ash</em> has crossed the $300 million mark, it has failed to secure the biggest opening weekend of the year. That distinction currently belongs to the animated hit <em data-start="1654" data-end="1666">Zootopia 2</em>, which opened to a massive <strong data-start="1694" data-end="1720">$560 million worldwide</strong> earlier this year.</span></p>
<p data-start="1741" data-end="1966"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The latest <em data-start="1752" data-end="1760">Avatar</em> film has also fallen behind several recent releases, including <em data-start="1824" data-end="1832">Barbie</em> ($356 million), <em data-start="1849" data-end="1858">Moana 2</em> ($389 million), and the Chinese animated blockbuster <em data-start="1912" data-end="1922">Ne Zha 2</em>, which opened to <strong data-start="1940" data-end="1956">$431 million</strong> globally.</span></p>
<h3 data-start="1968" data-end="1986"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">About the film</span></h3>
<p data-start="1988" data-end="2301"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The <em data-start="1992" data-end="2000">Avatar</em> franchise continues to be led by <strong data-start="2034" data-end="2069">Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana</strong>, who reprise their roles as parents fighting to protect their family and their world. <em data-start="2156" data-end="2170">Fire and Ash</em> introduces <strong data-start="2182" data-end="2198">Oona Chaplin</strong> as a new antagonist, expanding the conflict within the visually expansive universe created by Cameron.</span></p>
<p data-start="2303" data-end="2548"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The original <em data-start="2316" data-end="2324">Avatar</em> released in 2009 and went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of all time with <strong data-start="2415" data-end="2431">$2.9 billion</strong> in global ticket sales. Its sequel, <em data-start="2468" data-end="2486">The Way of Water</em>, followed with an impressive <strong data-start="2516" data-end="2532">$2.3 billion</strong> haul worldwide.</span></p>
<p data-start="2550" data-end="2733" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">A fourth and fifth instalments in the <em data-start="2588" data-end="2596">Avatar</em> series are already scheduled for release in <strong data-start="2641" data-end="2649">2029</strong> and <strong data-start="2654" data-end="2662">2031</strong>, respectively, as the franchise continues its long-term cinematic run.</span></p>
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Avatar Fire and Ash worldwide box office collection day 3

James Cameron’s film trails Zootopia 2 and Barbie in opening weekend numbers

Avatar Fire and Ash opens to $345M Worldwide

James Cameron’s film trails Zootopia 2 and Barbie in opening weekend numbers

December 22, 2025 | 18:14 IST