SUNDAY UPDATE, Refresh for latest…: James Cameron ’s Avatar: Fire and Ash has fired up a $345M global opening. Of that, $257M is from the international box office. This is the 2nd highest studio opening globally of the year, behind only Zootopia 2 . The three Avatar films have now earned over $5.6B to date.

Fire and Ash" is lighting up theaters in its opening weekend at the domestic box office, but it’s looking like it won’t come close to matching the opening frame for 2022’s "Avatar: The Way of Water."

While Fire and Ash was never expected to reach the $441.6 million worldwide launch of 2022’s Avatar: The Way of Water, its drop-off was slightly steeper than anticipated. One notable surprise was its North American performance where it landed at the lower end of expectations with $88 million.

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Avatar: Fire and Ash has stormed into theaters with one of the biggest global openings at the box office, but its debut still trails behind the franchise’s previous one. Despite impressive worldwide numbers and several industry records,

James Cameron ’s return to Pandora is made a big splash at the global box office. Avatar: Fire and Ash powered its way to a $345 million worldwide debut, marking one of the biggest openings of 2025. W

Avatar: Fire and Ash's opening day collection is less than the opening day collection of Avatar: The Way of Water. Read on for more.

James Cameron directorial movie released in theatres in India on December 19, with projections of over ₹30 crore on its first day. Its prequel opened to $441 million worldwide.