“Avatar: Fire and Ash”
dominated at the box office on Christmas Eve.
James
Cameron’s third sci-fi epic unwrapped US$10.7 million on Wednesday
from 3,800 North American theatres.
That is less than its
predecessor, 2022’s US$2 billion behemoth “Avatar: The Way of
Water,” which earned US$14.8 million on Christmas Eve.
However,
that year, Christmas Eve fell on a Saturday, which is a much more
popular day of the week for moviegoing.
“Avatar 3,”
from Disney’s 20th Century Studios, is projected to collect US$75
million to US$80 million between Thursday and Sunday.
So
far, the big-budget film has grossed US$129.6 million domestically
and US$353.7 million overseas, bringing its global tally to US$483.3
million after a week of release.
“Anaconda” made
US$2.1 million from 2,808 theatres during Wednesday’s previews.
The PG-13 adventure is expected to secure around US$20
million between Thursday and Sunday.
A US$45
million-budgeted meta-reboot, “Anaconda” follows best friends who
travel to the jungle to pursue their childhood dream of remaking
their all-time favourite movie, 1997’s “Anaconda.”
The
project starts to unravel when life imitates art and a real anaconda
begins hunting them down.
Meanwhile, Disney’s animated
juggernaut “Zootopia 2” outpaced the other newcomers in second
place on Wednesday charts with US$3.2 million from 3,540 cinemas.
Since its debut around Thanksgiving, the PG film
has generated US$296 million domestically and US$1.3 billion
globally, making “Zootopia 2” the highest-grossing Hollywood
release of the year.
Source: Variety.com
