The new "Avatar" grossed $435 million at the first weekend

The second part of Avatar expectedly collected a lot during the first weekend. James Cameron's new work became the third highest grossing film in the world in its first weekend since 2020.

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Avatar: The Way of Water brought the studio $435 million after the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic hit cinemas, the only two films to gross more in its first weekend were Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Spider-Man: No Way Home. They grossed $442 million and $600 million respectively.

The first part of Avatar which was released in late 2009, could not boast such a dramatic rate of earnings. It only grossed $77 million in its first weekend, but it grossed $2.92 billion, including $760 million in the U.S.