James Cameron’s Avatar went straight back to the top of the global box office in its first weekend at the cinemas since 2009.
The movie was given a theatrical run to drum up interest for its sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, which comes out on the 16th of December, 2022.
In its second debut weekend, the iconic film pulled in US$ 30 million globally, enough to send it to the top spot.
According to Comscore, Avatar brought in $20.5 million internationally and $10 million domestically, which only adds to its lead as the highest-grossing film of all time.
As it stands, Avatar, through all its theatrical releases, has earned $2,877,897,339. Avengers: Endgame sits behind Avatar at $2,797,501,328.
Cameron recently revealed that he was worried the second Avatar film would lose its relevancy after a decade, but it appears that the popularity of his film still holds true almost a decade and a half later.
In a virtual press conference, Cameron said, “We authored the film for the big screen, for the giant screen, in 3D. [N]ow we’ve remastered it in 4K, in high-dynamic range and some 48-frame-per-second sections in the film. It’s looking better than it ever looked, even back in its initial release.”
