NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� 鈥淎vatar: The Way of Water" is the box office king for a third straight week, and shows no sign of slowing down.
James Cameron's long-awaited sequel to the first 鈥淎vatar鈥� film brought in an estimated $63 million over the holiday weekend, roughly the same as the previous week, and now has made more than $400 million domestically and more than $1.3 billion globally. 鈥淭he Way of Water鈥� is already the 15th highest global release ever, just behind the first 鈥淏lack Panther.鈥�
Numbers released Sunday by Comscore showed 鈥淎vatar鈥� far ahead of the runner-up, Universal's 鈥淪hrek鈥� spinoff 鈥淧uss in Boots: The Last Wish,鈥� which made an estimated $16 million, and Disney's 鈥淏lack Panther: Wakanda Forever,鈥� which brought in around $4.8 million.
The Sony biopic 鈥淲hitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody鈥� made $4.2 million in its second week of release. 鈥淏abylon,鈥� the epic of early Hollywood starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, continued to fare badly despite its five Golden Globe nominations. The Paramount release earned just $2.7 million in its second week, a 24% drop, and averaged just $815 per location. By comparison, the new 鈥淎vatar,鈥� a 20th Century Studios film, averaged more than $15,000.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. "Avatar: The Way of Water," $63 million.
2. "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish," $16 million.
3. "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," $4.8 million.
4. 鈥淚 Wanna Dance With Somebody,鈥� $4.2 million.
5. 鈥淏abylon,鈥� $2.7 million.
6. "Violent Night," $2.1 million.
7. 鈥淭he Whale,鈥� $1.3 million.
8. 鈥淭he Fabelmans,鈥� $1.1 million.
9. 鈥淭he Menu,鈥� $1.1 million.
10. 鈥淪trange World,鈥� $538,000.
The Associated Press
