With $900 million in worldwide ticket sales after 10 days in theatres, Disney and 20th Century's high-budget epic Avatar: The Way of Water has become the fifth-highest grossing film of the year. The Avatar sequel is anticipated to generate significant box office revenue in the near future, despite the severe winter weather in North America and the rising rates of COVID, RSV, and the flu worldwide. Avatar The Way of Water Movie Review: James Cameron's Sci-Fi Sequel Is a Spectacular Visual Treat That Revels in Deep World-Building! (LatestLY Exclusive).

Variety reports that the $350 million budgeted film hopes to surpass the $1 billion mark by the end of the year. Only two other movies in 2022 have been able to surpass it: Top Gun: Maverick and Jurassic World Dominion. According to Variety, the highest-grossing country outside of North America for Avatar 2 has been China, with $100.5 million, followed by Korea ($53 million), France ($52.3 million), India ($37 million), and Germany ($35.7 million).

However, as per Variety, there are a number of reasons why the sequel will find it difficult to match the success of the first movie, which brought in $2.97 billion globally, making it the highest-grossing picture in history. Avatar The Way of Water: From Sam Worthington as Jake Sully to Kate Winslet as Ronal, Check Out What the Cast Looks Like IRL Compared to Pandoran Avatars.

For starters, the global box office hasn't entirely recovered from the pandemic, and significant markets like China are seeing the infection reemerge. Additionally, the sequel won't be seen in Russia, where the first movie made $116 million.