Avatar: Fire and Ash led the pre-holiday period with an estimated $88 million North American debut from 3,800 sites. Avatar: Water Path In 2022, it opened on the same weekend as the World Cup final in Qatar.
Although this was slightly below expectations for the $90 million range, Disney officials said they were encouraged by the launch of James Cameron’s third film, Pandora, as schools were dismissed. The North American tally contributed to a strong global debut of $345 million, including $257 million from overseas territories, in line with expectations, and surpassed the cumulative total of 20th Century Studios’ three sci-fi fantasy offerings by $5.6 billion.
It’s worth noting that this series has been building strongly over time, and this third installment had a slightly shorter introduction period and was released a little later in December. water path (December 16, 2022) and avatar (December 18, 2009).
Does the meager debut suggest we’re too familiar with this series? That remains to be seen. Disney executives are confident and hopeful that the film will gain traction during the holiday season. fire and ash It could surpass $2 billion worldwide, matching its two predecessors. avatar and Avatar: Water Path It grossed $785.2 million in North America, $2.9 billion worldwide, $684.1 million in North America, and $2.3 billion worldwide, ranking first and third in the world box office of all time, respectively.
Avatar: Fire and Ash star It stars franchise regulars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, and Stephen Lang, as well as newcomers Kate Winslet and Oona Chaplin. The film received a score of 4.5/5 from PostTrak and A CinemaScore. The premium format accounted for 66% of the opening weekend, and the 3D show contributed 56% of the box office. Imax accounted for $13 million, or 14.8%, of the North American total, which is the fourth-highest metric for a domestic box office gross of over $85 million.
Box office analyst EntTelligence reported that there were approximately 5.2 million movie theater attendees, with a 53% to 47% male-to-female split in the audience. of avatar Currently, movies account for three of the top 10 openings of all time in December, and Walt Disney Studios films account for 5 of the top 10 domestic weekend openings in 2025.
The overall three-day weekend box office was estimated at $178.7 million, which means year-to-date box office revenue is 1% higher than in 2024 at the same stage.
‘Marty Supreme’ surprises special box office
A24 said Marty Supreme Best Picture nominee Timothée Chalamet had the year’s biggest limited opening and its highest per-screen average since. la la land Six screens sold for $875,000, with an average of $145,933 per A24’s largest screen.
Josh Safdie’s epic drama, loosely based on the life of American table tennis player Marty Reisman, sold out 92 performances in New York and Los Angeles and ranked ninth.
Its surprise world premiere at the New York Film Festival in late fall grossed $384,438 on Friday, $265,145 on Saturday and $225,417 on Sunday, with further expansion scheduled for December 25th. The cast includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa Azion, Abel Ferrara, and Fran Drescher.
“David” is distributed to Angel Studio
bible musical animation david It opened in second place out of 3,118 sites with $22 million through Angel Studios. This was a strong debut reflecting the strong demand for faith-based cuisine across North America, particularly in the Midwest and the heart of the Bible Belt.
Angel began promoting The Story of David and Goliath at CinemaCon 2024, and its efforts paid off, with the studio setting a new record for the film’s three-day opening weekend with an opening of $19.7 million. sound of freedom In July 2023.
The film, co-directed by Brent Dawes and Phil Cunningham, became the highest-grossing faith-based animated theatrical release of all time, surpassing Angel. king of kings at $19.4 million earlier this year, much earlier than the 1998 DreamWorks Animation release. prince of egypt At $14.5 million unadjusted.
Lionsgate’s erotic thriller housekeeper The film, starring Sidney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Skrenner and directed by Paul Feig, debuted at No. 3 with an estimated $19 million from 3,015 sites. PostTrak reported a 70% to 30% female-to-male audience.
Based on the first book in Frieda McFadden’s trilogy, the film follows a young woman (Sweeney) trying to escape her past and ends up working as a live-in housekeeper for a wealthy woman and her husband who have a secret.
Paramount’s TSpongeBob Movie: Find Squarepants opened in fourth place with $3,557 to $16 million, with the children’s property’s latest earning a CinemaScore rating and expected to do well over the holidays. The four highest-grossing feature films of all time are: SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water In 2015, it was $162.9 million.
disney’s zootopia 2 In fifth place, , which grossed $14.5 million from 3,450 sites, reached $282.2 million in North America in its fourth weekend.
6th place: Universal/Blumhouse/Atomic Monsters Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 The third session added $7.7 million to $109.3 million, with studio executives eyeing a final total of $137.3 million for the breakout original in 2023. Universal is one place behind in 7th place. The Wicked: Forever, The fifth weekend added $4.9 million, bringing the total to $321.1 million.
Chloe Zhao wins the heavyweight award hamnet was in the top 10 with $850,000 across 617 sites through Focus features, for a cumulative total of $8.8 million after five sessions.
Searchlight Pictures comedy drama Is this on? The film, starring Will Arnett as a divorced man who tries his hand at stand-up comedy, opened in six theaters in New York, Los Angeles and Toronto, grossing $145,000 for an average of $24,200 per site. Laura Dern also co-stars with director Bradley Cooper and Andra Day. Is this on? It is scheduled to open in February 2026, primarily on international flights.
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