Following its phenomenal success at the box office and on streaming platforms, Avatar 2 generated almost half a billion euros in profits. Its director James Cameron was not sure that the film would be profitable because it was so expensive to produce.
Upon its release in cinemas on December 14, 2022, Avatar: The Waterway quickly rose through the ranks. In just two weeks, Avatar 2 had already surpassed $1 billion in box office receipts. The feature film that follows to the first Avatar released in 2009 went on to overtake Titanic to become the third highest-grossing film of all time with over $2 billion at the box office.
In a new report, Deadline has revealed that the James Cameron-directed blockbuster has generated more than half a billion euros in profits. It is undoubtedly a relief for the director who feared that the film would not be profitable before its release. Avatar 2 actually cost so much to produce that it wasn’t guaranteed to be profitable until it hit theaters.
Avatar 2 managed to generate more than 485 million euros in profits despite its huge production cost
Deadline’s sources confirmed thatAvatar 2 is profitable with $531.7 million in profits, or approximately 485.2 million euros. And even, ” this does not include ancillary revenue from Avatar’s presence at Disney theme parks “. In any case, this confirms how Avatar 2 was a global success.
As a reminder, James Cameron had warned last year that the film would be a loss if it did not become the 3rd or 4th most profitable film in history. He even said at that time that Avatar: The Way of Water was ” the worst business case in movie history “. Besides, the illegal streaming versions of the movie that are riddled with malware.
James Cameron finally managed to make Avatar 2 a worthy sequel to its predecessor. Viewers had the pleasure of finding the Na’vi in new, unexplored lands. The success of Avatar 2 is a great sign for the continuation of the franchise. James Cameron has already planned the next three films and Avatar 3 would even currently be three times longer than Avatar 2.
Source : CBR
