James Cameron’s blockbuster, released in December, is the biggest French box office success since the release ofUntouchables in 2011.
Become a few days ago the fourth most profitable film in the world, Avatar 2: The Waterway has just broken a new record in France. With 13,005,621 entriesJames Cameron’s blockbuster released in December is now the biggest French box office success since the release ofUntouchables in 2011.
Avatar 2: The Waterway is also the biggest success of American cinema in France since the release of the first Avatar in 2009 (15,340,969 admissions). James Cameron currently has three films in the top 20 most viewed films in France: his titanic released in 1997 remains the box office champion with 21,774,181 admissions.
Avatar 2 should exceed in a few days the 13,226,772 entries of Cinderella (1950) to become the 16th biggest success of French cinema. Worldwide, the film surpassed $2.174 billion in revenue. An impressive score, which confirms the technological bet of a film to which Cameron devoted a decade.
Three sequels in the works
Avatar- The Way of the Water takes place more than a decade after the events of the first film. When Colonel Miles Quaritch returns to Pandora, Jake Sully, his wife Neytiri, and their four children are forced to leave the forest for the reefs, where the Metkayina live, who warily welcome them.
Three other suites are planned. The next one will hit theaters in 2024. Avatar 3 will always be worn by Sam Worthington (Jake Sully) and Zoe Saldana (Neytiri). Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis (Harry Potter) have joined the cast.
