Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Avatar: The Way of Water
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $688,809,501Details
International Box Office $1,634,092,522Details
Worldwide Box Office $2,322,902,023
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $9,966,207
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $15,560,826
Total $25,527,033
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Synopsis

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, “Avatar: The Way of Water” begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$134,100,226 (19.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.14 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:29.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$400,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,202 opening theaters/4,340 max. theaters, 11.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $769,309,430

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 16th, 2022 (Wide) by 20th Century Studios
December 16th, 2022 (IMAX) by 20th Century Studios
October 3rd, 2025 (IMAX) by 20th Century Studios
October 3rd, 2025 (Wide) by 20th Century Studios
International Releases: December 9th, 2022 (Wide) (Finland)
December 14th, 2022 (Wide) (Germany)
December 14th, 2022 (Wide) (Switzerland)
December 14th, 2022 (Wide) (Philippines)
December 14th, 2022 (Wide) (Belgium)
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Video Release: March 28th, 2023 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of strong violence and intense action, partial nudity and some strong language.
(Rating bulletin 2759 (cert #54081), 11/23/2022)
Running Time: 190 minutes
Franchise: Avatar
Award nomination: 2023 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Cast, crew, or production detail: Legacy Sequel, Sequel With Returning Stars Playing New Characters
Filming location (city or town): Los Angeles, CA
Plot point: Humans as Aliens
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lightstorm Entertainment, 20th Century Studios, TSG Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 2022 1 $134,100,226   4,202 $31,913   $134,100,226 1
Dec 23, 2022 1 $63,338,220 -53% 4,202 $15,073   $261,019,906 2
Dec 30, 2022 1 $67,409,155 +6% 4,202 $16,042   $425,527,069 3
Jan 6, 2023 1 $45,838,986 -32% 4,340 $10,562   $517,628,365 4
Jan 13, 2023 1 $32,824,684 -28% 4,045 $8,115   $564,626,032 5
Jan 20, 2023 1 $20,133,106 -39% 3,790 $5,312   $598,409,459 6
Jan 27, 2023 1 $15,968,532 -21% 3,600 $4,436   $620,849,303 7
Feb 3, 2023 3 $11,335,304 -29% 3,310 $3,425   $636,955,746 8
Feb 10, 2023 2 $7,217,895 -36% 3,065 $2,355   $647,253,626 9
Feb 17, 2023 2 $6,550,464 -9% 2,675 $2,449   $657,508,455 10
Feb 24, 2023 4 $4,860,257 -26% 2,495 $1,948   $665,544,119 11
Mar 3, 2023 6 $3,648,217 -25% 2,300 $1,586   $670,702,473 12
Mar 10, 2023 8 $2,656,192 -27% 1,675 $1,586   $674,653,377 13
Mar 17, 2023 9 $2,098,036 -21% 1,190 $1,763   $678,284,190 14
Mar 24, 2023 10 $1,357,696 -35% 935 $1,452   $680,398,659 15
Mar 31, 2023 - $873,827 -36% 675 $1,295   $681,826,264 16
Apr 7, 2023 13 $466,008 -47% 365 $1,277   $682,633,858 17
Apr 14, 2023 - $170,475 -63% 160 $1,065   $682,993,057 18
Apr 21, 2023 - $583,952 +243% 920 $635   $683,648,725 19
Apr 28, 2023 - $82,355 -86% 110 $749   $683,957,969 20
May 5, 2023 - $26,009 -68% 35 $743   $684,011,856 21
May 12, 2023 - $23,261 -11% 35 $665   $684,043,939 22
May 19, 2023 - $21,663 -7% 25 $867   $684,072,218 23
Oct 3, 2025 7 $3,222,425   2,140 $1,506   $687,648,192 147

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 15, 2022 P $17,000,000     0     $17,000,000  
Dec 16, 2022 1 $53,200,270     4,202 $12,661   $53,200,270 1
Dec 17, 2022 1 $44,327,887 -17%   4,202 $10,549   $97,528,157 2
Dec 18, 2022 1 $36,572,069 -17%   4,202 $8,703   $134,100,226 3
Dec 19, 2022 1 $16,257,078 -56%   4,202 $3,869   $150,357,304 4
Dec 20, 2022 1 $18,288,904 +12%   4,202 $4,352   $168,646,208 5
Dec 21, 2022 1 $14,403,438 -21%   4,202 $3,428   $183,049,646 6
Dec 22, 2022 1 $14,632,040 +2%   4,202 $3,482   $197,681,686 7
Dec 23, 2022 1 $19,289,141 +32% -64% 4,202 $4,590   $216,970,827 8
Dec 24, 2022 1 $14,869,288 -23% -66% 4,202 $3,539   $231,840,115 9
Dec 25, 2022 1 $29,179,791 +96% -20% 4,202 $6,944   $261,019,906 10
Dec 26, 2022 1 $32,270,430 +11% +99% 4,202 $7,680   $293,290,336 11
Dec 27, 2022 1 $24,128,503 -25% +32% 4,202 $5,742   $317,418,839 12
Dec 28, 2022 1 $20,582,014 -15% +43% 4,202 $4,898   $338,000,853 13
Dec 29, 2022 1 $20,117,061 -2% +37% 4,202 $4,787   $358,117,914 14
Dec 30, 2022 1 $24,836,835 +23% +29% 4,202 $5,911   $382,954,749 15
Dec 31, 2022 1 $18,053,159 -27% +21% 4,202 $4,296   $401,007,908 16
Jan 1, 2023 1 $24,519,161 +36% -16% 4,202 $5,835   $425,527,069 17
Jan 2, 2023 1 $21,411,622 -13% -34% 4,202 $5,096   $446,938,691 18
Jan 3, 2023 1 $10,544,729 -51% -56% 4,202 $2,509   $457,483,420 19
Jan 4, 2023 1 $7,475,308 -29% -64% 4,202 $1,779   $464,958,728 20
Jan 5, 2023 1 $6,830,651 -9% -66% 4,202 $1,626   $471,789,379 21
Jan 6, 2023 2 $11,421,079 +67% -54% 4,340 $2,632   $483,210,458 22
Jan 7, 2023 1 $20,688,606 +81% +15% 4,340 $4,767   $503,899,064 23
Jan 8, 2023 1 $13,729,301 -34% -44% 4,340 $3,163   $517,628,365 24
Jan 9, 2023 1 $3,478,414 -75% -84% 4,340 $801   $521,106,779 25
Jan 10, 2023 1 $4,547,214 +31% -57% 4,340 $1,048   $525,653,993 26
Jan 11, 2023 1 $3,173,055 -30% -58% 4,340 $731   $528,827,048 27
Jan 12, 2023 1 $2,974,300 -6% -56% 4,340 $685   $531,801,348 28
Jan 13, 2023 1 $7,043,560 +137% -38% 4,045 $1,741   $538,844,908 29
Jan 14, 2023 1 $14,054,064 +100% -32% 4,045 $3,474   $552,898,972 30
Jan 15, 2023 1 $11,727,060 -17% -15% 4,045 $2,899   $564,626,032 31
Jan 16, 2023 1 $7,056,071 -40% +103% 4,045 $1,744   $571,682,103 32
Jan 17, 2023 1 $2,769,211 -61% -39% 4,045 $685   $574,451,314 33
Jan 18, 2023 1 $1,865,293 -33% -41% 4,045 $461   $576,316,607 34
Jan 19, 2023 1 $1,959,746 +5% -34% 4,045 $484   $578,276,353 35
Jan 20, 2023 1 $4,671,161 +138% -34% 3,790 $1,232   $582,947,514 36
Jan 21, 2023 1 $9,454,007 +102% -33% 3,790 $2,494   $592,401,521 37
Jan 22, 2023 1 $6,007,938 -36% -49% 3,790 $1,585   $598,409,459 38
Jan 23, 2023 1 $1,580,745 -74% -78% 3,790 $417   $599,990,204 39
Jan 24, 2023 1 $2,008,398 +27% -27% 3,790 $530   $601,998,602 40
Jan 25, 2023 2 $1,436,130 -28% -23% 3,790 $379   $603,434,732 41
Jan 26, 2023 1 $1,446,039 +1% -26% 3,790 $382   $604,880,771 42
Jan 27, 2023 1 $3,616,215 +150% -23% 3,600 $1,005   $608,496,986 43
Jan 28, 2023 1 $7,921,324 +119% -16% 3,600 $2,200   $616,418,310 44
Jan 29, 2023 1 $4,430,993 -44% -26% 3,600 $1,231   $620,849,303 45
Jan 30, 2023 1 $1,174,887 -73% -26% 3,600 $326   $622,024,190 46
Jan 31, 2023 1 $1,512,270 +29% -25% 3,600 $420   $623,536,460 47
Feb 1, 2023 - $1,078,480 -29% -25% 3,600 $300   $624,614,940 48
Feb 2, 2023 2 $1,005,502 -7% -30% 3,600 $279   $625,620,442 49
Feb 3, 2023 3 $2,378,815 +137% -34% 3,310 $719   $627,999,257 50
Feb 4, 2023 2 $5,403,420 +127% -32% 3,310 $1,632   $633,402,677 51
Feb 5, 2023 2 $3,553,069 -34% -20% 3,310 $1,073   $636,955,746 52
Feb 6, 2023 3 $718,417 -80% -39% 3,310 $217   $637,674,163 53
Feb 7, 2023 3 $965,824 +34% -36% 3,310 $292   $638,639,987 54
Feb 8, 2023 3 $716,380 -26% -34% 3,310 $216   $639,356,367 55
Feb 9, 2023 3 $679,364 -5% -32% 3,310 $205   $640,035,731 56
Feb 10, 2023 4 $1,716,579 +153% -28% 3,065 $560   $641,752,310 57
Feb 11, 2023 1 $3,881,764 +126% -28% 3,065 $1,266   $645,634,074 58
Feb 12, 2023 1 $1,619,552 -58% -54% 3,065 $528   $647,253,626 59
Feb 13, 2023 4 $690,241 -57% -4% 3,065 $225   $647,943,867 60
Feb 14, 2023 2 $1,799,278 +161% +86% 3,065 $587   $649,743,145 61
Feb 15, 2023 4 $689,282 -62% -4% 3,065 $225   $650,432,427 62
Feb 16, 2023 3 $525,564 -24% -23% 3,065 $171   $650,957,991 63
Feb 17, 2023 3 $1,382,401 +163% -19% 2,675 $517   $652,340,392 64
Feb 18, 2023 2 $2,822,576 +104% -27% 2,675 $1,055   $655,162,968 65
Feb 19, 2023 2 $2,345,487 -17% +45% 2,675 $877   $657,508,455 66
Feb 20, 2023 3 $1,511,832 -36% +119% 2,675 $565   $659,020,287 67
Feb 21, 2023 3 $662,015 -56% -63% 2,675 $247   $659,682,302 68
Feb 22, 2023 2 $498,656 -25% -28% 2,675 $186   $660,180,958 69
Feb 23, 2023 2 $502,904 +1% -4% 2,675 $188   $660,683,862 70
Feb 24, 2023 4 $1,087,692 +116% -21% 2,495 $436   $661,771,554 71
Feb 25, 2023 4 $2,321,790 +113% -18% 2,495 $931   $664,093,344 72
Feb 26, 2023 4 $1,450,775 -38% -38% 2,495 $581   $665,544,119 73
Feb 27, 2023 4 $340,677 -77% -77% 2,495 $137   $665,884,796 74
Feb 28, 2023 4 $441,020 +29% -33% 2,495 $177   $666,325,816 75
Mar 1, 2023 4 $355,164 -19% -29% 2,495 $142   $666,680,980 76
Mar 2, 2023 4 $373,276 +5% -26% 2,495 $150   $667,054,256 77
Mar 3, 2023 7 $794,205 +113% -27% 2,300 $345   $667,848,461 78
Mar 4, 2023 6 $1,769,112 +123% -24% 2,300 $769   $669,617,573 79
Mar 5, 2023 6 $1,084,900 -39% -25% 2,300 $472   $670,702,473 80
Mar 6, 2023 - $296,127 -73% -13% 2,300 $129   $670,998,600 81
Mar 7, 2023 - $387,617 +31% -12% 2,300 $169   $671,386,217 82
Mar 8, 2023 - $317,279 -18% -11% 2,300 $138   $671,703,496 83
Mar 9, 2023 - $293,689 -7% -21% 2,300 $128   $671,997,185 84
Mar 10, 2023 8 $588,135 +100% -26% 1,675 $351   $672,585,320 85
Mar 11, 2023 8 $1,276,384 +117% -28% 1,675 $762   $673,861,704 86
Mar 12, 2023 8 $791,673 -38% -27% 1,675 $473   $674,653,377 87
Mar 13, 2023 9 $356,597 -55% +20% 1,675 $213   $675,009,974 88
Mar 14, 2023 - $456,526 +28% +18% 1,675 $273   $675,466,500 89
Mar 15, 2023 8 $387,815 -15% +22% 1,675 $232   $675,854,315 90
Mar 16, 2023 8 $331,839 -14% +13% 1,675 $198   $676,186,154 91
Mar 17, 2023 9 $521,245 +57% -11% 1,190 $438   $676,707,399 92
Mar 18, 2023 9 $940,376 +80% -26% 1,190 $790   $677,647,775 93
Mar 19, 2023 9 $636,415 -32% -20% 1,190 $535   $678,284,190 94
Mar 20, 2023 9 $181,698 -71% -49% 1,190 $153   $678,465,888 95
Mar 21, 2023 9 $222,989 +23% -51% 1,190 $187   $678,688,877 96
Mar 22, 2023 9 $183,723 -18% -53% 1,190 $154   $678,872,600 97
Mar 23, 2023 9 $168,363 -8% -49% 1,190 $141   $679,040,963 98
Mar 24, 2023 10 $317,048 +88% -39% 935 $339   $679,358,011 99
Mar 25, 2023 10 $643,587 +103% -32% 935 $688   $680,001,598 100
Mar 26, 2023 9 $397,061 -38% -38% 935 $425   $680,398,659 101
Mar 27, 2023 10 $126,373 -68% -30% 935 $135   $680,525,032 102
Mar 28, 2023 10 $161,143 +28% -28% 935 $172   $680,686,175 103
Mar 29, 2023 - $138,618 -14% -25% 935 $148   $680,824,793 104
Mar 30, 2023 10 $127,644 -8% -24% 935 $137   $680,952,437 105
Mar 31, 2023 - $202,689 +59% -36% 675 $300   $681,155,126 106
Apr 1, 2023 - $405,854 +100% -37% 675 $601   $681,560,980 107
Apr 2, 2023 - $265,284 -35% -33% 675 $393   $681,826,264 108
Apr 3, 2023 - $93,192 -65% -26% 675 $138   $681,919,456 109
Apr 4, 2023 - $125,321 +34% -22% 675 $186   $682,044,777 110
Apr 5, 2023 - $50,136 -60% -64% 675 $74   $682,094,913 111
Apr 6, 2023 - $72,937 +45% -43% 675 $108   $682,167,850 112
Apr 7, 2023 - $149,838 +105% -26% 365 $411   $682,317,688 113
Apr 8, 2023 - $185,672 +24% -54% 365 $509   $682,503,360 114
Apr 9, 2023 - $130,498 -30% -51% 365 $358   $682,633,858 115
Apr 10, 2023 - $62,106 -52% -33% 365 $170   $682,695,964 116
Apr 11, 2023 - $48,622 -22% -61% 365 $133   $682,744,586 117
Apr 12, 2023 - $46,371 -5% -8% 365 $127   $682,790,957 118
Apr 13, 2023 - $31,625 -32% -57% 365 $87   $682,822,582 119
Apr 14, 2023 - $40,953 +29% -73% 160 $256   $682,863,535 120
Apr 15, 2023 - $75,146 +83% -60% 160 $470   $682,938,681 121
Apr 16, 2023 - $54,376 -28% -58% 160 $340   $682,993,057 122
Apr 17, 2023 - $17,661 -68% -72% 160 $110   $683,010,718 123
Apr 18, 2023 - $18,839 +7% -61% 160 $118   $683,029,557 124
Apr 19, 2023 - $17,017 -10% -63% 160 $106   $683,046,574 125
Apr 20, 2023 - $18,199 +7% -42% 160 $114   $683,064,773 126
Apr 21, 2023 - $130,500 +617% +219% 920 $142   $683,195,273 127
Apr 22, 2023 - $272,000 +108% +262% 920 $296   $683,467,273 128
Apr 23, 2023 - $181,452 -33% +234% 920 $197   $683,648,725 129
Apr 24, 2023 - $53,247 -71% +201% 920 $58   $683,701,972 130
Apr 25, 2023 - $66,149 +24% +251% 920 $72   $683,768,121 131
Apr 26, 2023 - $57,100 -14% +236% 920 $62   $683,825,221 132
Apr 27, 2023 - $50,393 -12% +177% 920 $55   $683,875,614 133
Apr 28, 2023 - $15,638 -69% -88% 110 $142   $683,891,252 134
Apr 29, 2023 - $38,735 +148% -86% 110 $352   $683,929,987 135
Apr 30, 2023 - $27,982 -28% -85% 110 $254   $683,957,969 136
May 1, 2023 - $6,039 -78% -89% 110 $55   $683,964,008 137
May 2, 2023 - $8,042 +33% -88% 110 $73   $683,972,050 138
May 3, 2023 - $6,680 -17% -88% 110 $61   $683,978,730 139
May 4, 2023 - $7,117 +7% -86% 110 $65   $683,985,847 140
May 5, 2023 - $6,424 -10% -59% 35 $184   $683,992,271 141
May 6, 2023 - $13,542 +111% -65% 35 $387   $684,005,813 142
May 7, 2023 - $6,043 -55% -78% 35 $173   $684,011,856 143
May 8, 2023 - $2,287 -62% -62% 35 $65   $684,014,143 144
May 9, 2023 - $2,504 +9% -69% 35 $72   $684,016,647 145
May 10, 2023 - $2,128 -15% -68% 35 $61   $684,018,775 146
May 11, 2023 - $1,903 -11% -73% 35 $54   $684,020,678 147
May 12, 2023 - $5,497 +189% -14% 35 $157   $684,026,175 148
May 13, 2023 - $11,481 +109% -15% 35 $328   $684,037,656 149
May 14, 2023 - $6,283 -45% +4% 35 $180   $684,043,939 150
May 15, 2023 - $1,385 -78% -39% 35 $40   $684,045,324 151
May 16, 2023 - $1,693 +22% -32% 35 $48   $684,047,017 152
May 17, 2023 - $1,761 +4% -17% 35 $50   $684,048,778 153
May 18, 2023 - $1,777 +1% -7% 35 $51   $684,050,555 154
May 19, 2023 - $3,370 +90% -39% 25 $135   $684,053,925 155
May 20, 2023 - $9,137 +171% -20% 25 $365   $684,063,062 156
May 21, 2023 - $9,156 n/c +46% 25 $366   $684,072,218 157
May 22, 2023 - $1,006 -89% -27% 25 $40   $684,073,224 158
May 23, 2023 - $1,016 +1% -40% 25 $41   $684,074,240 159
May 24, 2023 - $786 -23% -55% 25 $31   $684,075,026 160
May 25, 2023 - $741 -6% -58% 25 $30   $684,075,767 161
Oct 2, 2025 P $350,000     0     $684,425,767 1,022
Oct 3, 2025 6 $1,098,103     2,140 $513   $685,523,870 1,023
Oct 4, 2025 7 $1,221,025 +11%   2,140 $571   $686,744,895 1,024
Oct 5, 2025 7 $903,297 -26%   2,140 $422   $687,648,192 1,025
Oct 6, 2025 5 $305,928 -66%   2,140 $143   $687,954,120 1,026
Oct 7, 2025 3 $502,615 +64%   2,140 $235   $688,456,735 1,027
Oct 8, 2025 5 $352,766 -30%   2,140 $165   $688,809,501 1,028

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 2022 1 $197,549,646   4,202 $47,013   $197,549,646 1
Dec 23, 2022 1 $160,568,268 -19% 4,202 $38,212   $358,117,914 2
Dec 30, 2022 1 $113,671,465 -29% 4,202 $27,052   $471,789,379 3
Jan 6, 2023 1 $60,011,969 -47% 4,340 $13,828   $531,801,348 4
Jan 13, 2023 1 $46,475,005 -23% 4,045 $11,489   $578,276,353 5
Jan 20, 2023 1 $26,604,418 -43% 3,790 $7,020   $604,880,771 6
Jan 27, 2023 1 $20,739,671 -22% 3,600 $5,761   $625,620,442 7
Feb 3, 2023 3 $14,415,289 -30% 3,310 $4,355   $640,035,731 8
Feb 10, 2023 2 $10,922,260 -24% 3,065 $3,564   $650,957,991 9
Feb 17, 2023 2 $9,725,871 -11% 2,675 $3,636   $660,683,862 10
Feb 24, 2023 4 $6,370,394 -35% 2,495 $2,553   $667,054,256 11
Mar 3, 2023 5 $4,942,929 -22% 2,300 $2,149   $671,997,185 12
Mar 10, 2023 8 $4,188,969 -15% 1,675 $2,501   $676,186,154 13
Mar 17, 2023 9 $2,854,809 -32% 1,190 $2,399   $679,040,963 14
Mar 24, 2023 10 $1,911,474 -33% 935 $2,044   $680,952,437 15
Mar 31, 2023 14 $1,215,413 -36% 675 $1,801   $682,167,850 16
Apr 7, 2023 12 $654,732 -46% 365 $1,794   $682,822,582 17
Apr 14, 2023 17 $242,191 -63% 160 $1,514   $683,064,773 18
Apr 21, 2023 15 $810,841 +235% 920 $881   $683,875,614 19
Apr 28, 2023 24 $110,233 -86% 110 $1,002   $683,985,847 20
May 5, 2023 26 $34,831 -68% 35 $995   $684,020,678 21
May 12, 2023 34 $29,877 -14% 35 $854   $684,050,555 22
May 19, 2023 35 $25,212 -16% 25 $1,008   $684,075,767 23

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 12/15/2022 $2,357,235 0 0 0 $99,984 4/28/2026
Australia 12/15/2022 $9,864,969 1,281 173 8,080 $476,455 4/28/2026
Austria 12/14/2022 $2,401,477 0 0 0 $54,338 4/4/2026
Belgium 12/14/2022 $2,452,894 0 0 0 $95,969 4/28/2026
Brazil 12/15/2022 $8,646,797 0 0 0 $267,459 4/28/2026
Chile 12/15/2022 $2,345,003 0 0 0 $81,912 4/28/2026
China 12/14/2022 $56,798,896 0 215,146 643,154 $211,683,207 4/4/2026
Colombia 12/15/2022 $2,977,892 0 0 0 $222,021 4/28/2026
Croatia 12/15/2022 $323,008 124 124 641 $33,605 4/4/2026
Czech Republic 12/15/2022 $2,077,242 254 254 2,008 $85,486 4/4/2026
Denmark 12/14/2022 $3,171,767 0 0 0 $17,745 4/4/2026
Finland 12/9/2022 $0 0 131 1,025 $15,302 4/21/2026
France 12/14/2022 $21,711,535 0 0 0 $860,245 4/4/2026
Germany 12/14/2022 $19,383,920 0 0 0 $508,445 4/4/2026
Hong Kong 12/15/2022 $3,867,058 0 0 0 $106,837 4/28/2026
India 12/15/2022 $19,153,502 0 0 0 $60,538 4/28/2026
Indonesia 12/14/2022 $4,902,818 0 0 0 $197,837 4/28/2026
Italy 12/14/2022 $8,862,709 0 0 0 $293,189 4/28/2026
Japan 12/16/2022 $4,727,204 0 0 0 $437,533 4/28/2026
Malaysia 12/15/2022 $2,998,431 0 0 0 $61,774 4/28/2026
Mexico 12/15/2022 $13,453,277 0 0 0 $615,026 4/28/2026
Netherlands 12/14/2022 $2,978,094 290 316 3,888 $34,882,446 10/7/2025
New Zealand 12/15/2022 $2,155,287 123 47 1,314 $76,230 4/28/2026
Norway 12/14/2022 $2,422,962 0 0 0 $20,688 4/28/2026
Philippines 12/14/2022 $2,761,472 0 0 0 $39,413 4/28/2026
Poland 12/16/2022 $2,722,377 0 0 0 $215,044 4/28/2026
Portugal 12/15/2022 $1,292,440 249 249 1,813 $9,096,037 4/4/2026
Romania 12/16/2022 $1,349,768 220 109 1,621 $110,551 4/4/2026
Russia (CIS) 12/15/2022 $2,642,773 153 323 2,403 $154,794 4/4/2026
Singapore 12/15/2022 $1,948,937 0 0 0 $31,853 4/28/2026
Slovakia 12/15/2022 $623,893 87 87 589 $3,721,074 10/7/2025
South Korea 12/14/2022 $19,281,432 2,809 128 14,084 $96,819,184 4/4/2026
Spain 12/16/2022 $7,985,146 416 352 4,993 $379,445 4/28/2026
Sweden 12/14/2022 $3,011,447 0 0 0 $41,153 4/28/2026
Switzerland 12/14/2022 $3,125,639 0 0 0 $128,671 4/28/2026
Taiwan 12/15/2022 $5,071,377 0 0 0 $107,263 4/28/2026
Thailand 12/14/2022 $5,219,725 0 0 0 $153,577 4/28/2026
Turkey 12/16/2022 $1,796,009 1,320 1,320 7,276 $4,552,955 4/4/2026
United Arab Emirates 12/15/2022 $0 0 0 0 $13,214,359 5/8/2023
United Kingdom 12/16/2022 $13,613,485 721 732 7,785 $613,823 4/28/2026
  
Rest of World $1,253,459,055
  
International Total $1,634,092,522 4/28/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Sam Worthington    Jake Sully
Zoe Saldaña    Neytiri

Supporting

Sigourney Weaver    Grace Augustine
Stephen Lang    Colonel Miles Quaritch
Kate Winslet    Ronal
Cliff Curtis    Tonowari
Joel David Moore    Norm
CCH Pounder    Mo’at
Edie Falco    General Ardmore
Brendan Cowell    Scoresby
Jemaine Clement    Dr. Garvin
Jamie Flatters    Neteyam
Britain Dalton    Lo’ak
Trinity Bliss    Tuk
Jack Champion    Spider
Filip Geljo    Aonung
Bailey Bass    Tsireya
Duane Evans Jr.    Rotxo
Giovanni Ribisi    Parker Selfridge
Dileep Rao    Dr. Max Patel
Matt Gerald    Recom Wainfleet
Robert Okumu    Ta’unui Olecthan
Jennifer Stafford    Ta’unui Tsahik / Troupe
Keston John    Tarsem
Kevin Dorman    Recom Mansk / Troupe
Alicia Vela-Bailey    Recom Zdinarsik / Troupe
Sean Anthony Moran    Recom Fike
Andrew Arrabito    Recom Prager
Johnny Alexander    Recom Ja / Troupe
Kim Do    Recom Zhang
Victor Lopez    Recom Lopez
Maria Walker    Recom Walker
Phil Brown    Stringer
Jocelyn Christian    Bio Lab Tech
Joel Tobeck    Neuroscientist
Moana Ete    Female Me-Tech
Jamie Landau    Metkayina Warrior / Troupe
Jim Moore    Mako Sub #1 Pilot
Benjamin Hoetjes    Mako Sub #1 Gunner
Nikita Tu Bryant    Mako Sub #2 Pilot
Anthony Ahern    Mako Sub #2 Gunner
Shane Rangi    Matador Co-Pilot
Rick Lucas    Kestrel Pilot
Tanya Drewery    Neurotech #1
Ava Diakhaby    Neurotech #2
Isaac Te Rina    Sea Dragon First Mate
Eric Farmer    Crabsuit Pilot
Philip Mtambo    Skel Trooper
Daniel Lough    Spider Double
Cruz Moir    Young Spider
Alex Lucas    Toddler Spider
Scarlett Fernandez    Young Kiri
Chloe Coleman    Young Lo’ak
Jeremy Irwin    Young Neteyam
Kacie Borrowman    Troupe
John McLean    Troupe
Devereau Chumrau    Troupe
Courtney Rosemont    Troupe
Kevin Henderson    Troupe
Shawn Driscoll    Troupe
Tarikura Kapea    Troupe

Production and Technical Credits

James Cameron    Director
James Cameron    Screenwriter
Rick Jaffa    Screenwriter
Amanda Silver    Screenwriter
James Cameron    Story by
Rick Jaffa    Story by
Amanda Silver    Story by
Josh Friedman    Story by
Shane Salerno    Story by
Jon Landau    Producer
James Cameron    Producer
David Valdes    Executive Producer
Richard Baneham    Executive Producer
Russell Carpenter    Director of Photography
Dylan Cole    Production Designer
Ben Procter    Production Designer
Stephen Rivkin    Editor
David Brenner    Editor
John Refoua    Editor
James Cameron    Editor
Simon Franglen    Composer
Deborah L. Scott    Costume Designer
Margery Simkin    Casting Director
David Valdes    Unit Production Manager
Maria Battle Campbell    First Assistant Director
Simeon Jones    Second Assistant Director
Garrett Warren    Second Unit Director
Walter Garcia    Visual Effects Producer
Brigitte Yorke    Associate Producer
Maria Battle Campbell    Associate Producer
Luke Freeborn    Supervising Art Director
Aashrita Kamath    Supervising Art Director
Kim Sinclair    Supervising Art Director
Christopher Boyes    Supervising Sound Editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle    Supervising Sound Editor
Dick Bernstein    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Boyes    Sound Designer
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer
Gary Summers    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Hedges    Re-recording Mixer
Julian Howarth    Sound Mixer
Tony Johnson    Sound Mixer
Vanessa Cole    Set Decorator
James Cameron    Character Creator
Garrett Warren    Stunt Coordinator
Daren Hicks    Production Supervisor
Katie McGinley    Production Supervisor
Rudie Schaefer    Art Director
Stephen Christensen    Art Director
Sarah Delucchi    Art Director
Steven Light-Orr    Art Director
Haisu Wang    Set Designer
Daniel Frank    Set Designer
Andrea Onorato    Set Designer
Shari Ratliff    Set Designer
Kevin Loo    Set Designer
Forest Fischer    Set Designer
Rob Johnson    Set Designer
Richard Mays    Set Designer
Ed Symon    Set Designer
Jeffrey Beck    Set Designer
Carrie Hollinger    Costume Supervisor
Jamal McLemore    Assistant Editor
Shaunt Aprahamian    Assistant Editor
Gretchen Schroeder    Assistant Editor
Ben Murphy    Assistant Editor
Elizabeth Denekamp    Assistant Editor
Leila Wolff    Assistant Editor
Qingya Li    Assistant Editor
Morgan Williams    Assistant Editor
Jessica O’Donoghue    Assistant Editor
Amalia Stark    Assistant Editor
Andie Palmer    Assistant Editor
Samuel Utley    Assistant Editor
Xiaodan Yang    Assistant Editor
Kareem Hennawy    Assistant Editor
Ben Stringfellow    Assistant Editor
Molly McKinnon    Assistant Editor
Josh Gold    Sound Effects Editor

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.


Synopsis

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, “Avatar: The Way of Water” begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$134,100,226 (19.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.14 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:29.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$400,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:4,202 opening theaters/4,340 max. theaters, 11.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $769,309,430

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 16th, 2022 (Wide) by 20th Century Studios
December 16th, 2022 (IMAX) by 20th Century Studios
October 3rd, 2025 (IMAX) by 20th Century Studios
October 3rd, 2025 (Wide) by 20th Century Studios
International Releases: December 9th, 2022 (Wide) (Finland)
December 14th, 2022 (Wide) (Germany)
December 14th, 2022 (Wide) (Switzerland)
December 14th, 2022 (Wide) (Philippines)
December 14th, 2022 (Wide) (Belgium)
... Show all releases
Video Release: March 28th, 2023 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of strong violence and intense action, partial nudity and some strong language.
(Rating bulletin 2759 (cert #54081), 11/23/2022)
Running Time: 190 minutes
Franchise: Avatar
Award nomination: 2023 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Cast, crew, or production detail: Legacy Sequel, Sequel With Returning Stars Playing New Characters
Filming location (city or town): Los Angeles, CA
Plot point: Humans as Aliens
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lightstorm Entertainment, 20th Century Studios, TSG Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 2022 1 $134,100,226   4,202 $31,913   $134,100,226 1
Dec 23, 2022 1 $63,338,220 -53% 4,202 $15,073   $261,019,906 2
Dec 30, 2022 1 $67,409,155 +6% 4,202 $16,042   $425,527,069 3
Jan 6, 2023 1 $45,838,986 -32% 4,340 $10,562   $517,628,365 4
Jan 13, 2023 1 $32,824,684 -28% 4,045 $8,115   $564,626,032 5
Jan 20, 2023 1 $20,133,106 -39% 3,790 $5,312   $598,409,459 6
Jan 27, 2023 1 $15,968,532 -21% 3,600 $4,436   $620,849,303 7
Feb 3, 2023 3 $11,335,304 -29% 3,310 $3,425   $636,955,746 8
Feb 10, 2023 2 $7,217,895 -36% 3,065 $2,355   $647,253,626 9
Feb 17, 2023 2 $6,550,464 -9% 2,675 $2,449   $657,508,455 10
Feb 24, 2023 4 $4,860,257 -26% 2,495 $1,948   $665,544,119 11
Mar 3, 2023 6 $3,648,217 -25% 2,300 $1,586   $670,702,473 12
Mar 10, 2023 8 $2,656,192 -27% 1,675 $1,586   $674,653,377 13
Mar 17, 2023 9 $2,098,036 -21% 1,190 $1,763   $678,284,190 14
Mar 24, 2023 10 $1,357,696 -35% 935 $1,452   $680,398,659 15
Mar 31, 2023 - $873,827 -36% 675 $1,295   $681,826,264 16
Apr 7, 2023 13 $466,008 -47% 365 $1,277   $682,633,858 17
Apr 14, 2023 - $170,475 -63% 160 $1,065   $682,993,057 18
Apr 21, 2023 - $583,952 +243% 920 $635   $683,648,725 19
Apr 28, 2023 - $82,355 -86% 110 $749   $683,957,969 20
May 5, 2023 - $26,009 -68% 35 $743   $684,011,856 21
May 12, 2023 - $23,261 -11% 35 $665   $684,043,939 22
May 19, 2023 - $21,663 -7% 25 $867   $684,072,218 23
Oct 3, 2025 7 $3,222,425   2,140 $1,506   $687,648,192 147

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 15, 2022 P $17,000,000     0     $17,000,000  
Dec 16, 2022 1 $53,200,270     4,202 $12,661   $53,200,270 1
Dec 17, 2022 1 $44,327,887 -17%   4,202 $10,549   $97,528,157 2
Dec 18, 2022 1 $36,572,069 -17%   4,202 $8,703   $134,100,226 3
Dec 19, 2022 1 $16,257,078 -56%   4,202 $3,869   $150,357,304 4
Dec 20, 2022 1 $18,288,904 +12%   4,202 $4,352   $168,646,208 5
Dec 21, 2022 1 $14,403,438 -21%   4,202 $3,428   $183,049,646 6
Dec 22, 2022 1 $14,632,040 +2%   4,202 $3,482   $197,681,686 7
Dec 23, 2022 1 $19,289,141 +32% -64% 4,202 $4,590   $216,970,827 8
Dec 24, 2022 1 $14,869,288 -23% -66% 4,202 $3,539   $231,840,115 9
Dec 25, 2022 1 $29,179,791 +96% -20% 4,202 $6,944   $261,019,906 10
Dec 26, 2022 1 $32,270,430 +11% +99% 4,202 $7,680   $293,290,336 11
Dec 27, 2022 1 $24,128,503 -25% +32% 4,202 $5,742   $317,418,839 12
Dec 28, 2022 1 $20,582,014 -15% +43% 4,202 $4,898   $338,000,853 13
Dec 29, 2022 1 $20,117,061 -2% +37% 4,202 $4,787   $358,117,914 14
Dec 30, 2022 1 $24,836,835 +23% +29% 4,202 $5,911   $382,954,749 15
Dec 31, 2022 1 $18,053,159 -27% +21% 4,202 $4,296   $401,007,908 16
Jan 1, 2023 1 $24,519,161 +36% -16% 4,202 $5,835   $425,527,069 17
Jan 2, 2023 1 $21,411,622 -13% -34% 4,202 $5,096   $446,938,691 18
Jan 3, 2023 1 $10,544,729 -51% -56% 4,202 $2,509   $457,483,420 19
Jan 4, 2023 1 $7,475,308 -29% -64% 4,202 $1,779   $464,958,728 20
Jan 5, 2023 1 $6,830,651 -9% -66% 4,202 $1,626   $471,789,379 21
Jan 6, 2023 2 $11,421,079 +67% -54% 4,340 $2,632   $483,210,458 22
Jan 7, 2023 1 $20,688,606 +81% +15% 4,340 $4,767   $503,899,064 23
Jan 8, 2023 1 $13,729,301 -34% -44% 4,340 $3,163   $517,628,365 24
Jan 9, 2023 1 $3,478,414 -75% -84% 4,340 $801   $521,106,779 25
Jan 10, 2023 1 $4,547,214 +31% -57% 4,340 $1,048   $525,653,993 26
Jan 11, 2023 1 $3,173,055 -30% -58% 4,340 $731   $528,827,048 27
Jan 12, 2023 1 $2,974,300 -6% -56% 4,340 $685   $531,801,348 28
Jan 13, 2023 1 $7,043,560 +137% -38% 4,045 $1,741   $538,844,908 29
Jan 14, 2023 1 $14,054,064 +100% -32% 4,045 $3,474   $552,898,972 30
Jan 15, 2023 1 $11,727,060 -17% -15% 4,045 $2,899   $564,626,032 31
Jan 16, 2023 1 $7,056,071 -40% +103% 4,045 $1,744   $571,682,103 32
Jan 17, 2023 1 $2,769,211 -61% -39% 4,045 $685   $574,451,314 33
Jan 18, 2023 1 $1,865,293 -33% -41% 4,045 $461   $576,316,607 34
Jan 19, 2023 1 $1,959,746 +5% -34% 4,045 $484   $578,276,353 35
Jan 20, 2023 1 $4,671,161 +138% -34% 3,790 $1,232   $582,947,514 36
Jan 21, 2023 1 $9,454,007 +102% -33% 3,790 $2,494   $592,401,521 37
Jan 22, 2023 1 $6,007,938 -36% -49% 3,790 $1,585   $598,409,459 38
Jan 23, 2023 1 $1,580,745 -74% -78% 3,790 $417   $599,990,204 39
Jan 24, 2023 1 $2,008,398 +27% -27% 3,790 $530   $601,998,602 40
Jan 25, 2023 2 $1,436,130 -28% -23% 3,790 $379   $603,434,732 41
Jan 26, 2023 1 $1,446,039 +1% -26% 3,790 $382   $604,880,771 42
Jan 27, 2023 1 $3,616,215 +150% -23% 3,600 $1,005   $608,496,986 43
Jan 28, 2023 1 $7,921,324 +119% -16% 3,600 $2,200   $616,418,310 44
Jan 29, 2023 1 $4,430,993 -44% -26% 3,600 $1,231   $620,849,303 45
Jan 30, 2023 1 $1,174,887 -73% -26% 3,600 $326   $622,024,190 46
Jan 31, 2023 1 $1,512,270 +29% -25% 3,600 $420   $623,536,460 47
Feb 1, 2023 - $1,078,480 -29% -25% 3,600 $300   $624,614,940 48
Feb 2, 2023 2 $1,005,502 -7% -30% 3,600 $279   $625,620,442 49
Feb 3, 2023 3 $2,378,815 +137% -34% 3,310 $719   $627,999,257 50
Feb 4, 2023 2 $5,403,420 +127% -32% 3,310 $1,632   $633,402,677 51
Feb 5, 2023 2 $3,553,069 -34% -20% 3,310 $1,073   $636,955,746 52
Feb 6, 2023 3 $718,417 -80% -39% 3,310 $217   $637,674,163 53
Feb 7, 2023 3 $965,824 +34% -36% 3,310 $292   $638,639,987 54
Feb 8, 2023 3 $716,380 -26% -34% 3,310 $216   $639,356,367 55
Feb 9, 2023 3 $679,364 -5% -32% 3,310 $205   $640,035,731 56
Feb 10, 2023 4 $1,716,579 +153% -28% 3,065 $560   $641,752,310 57
Feb 11, 2023 1 $3,881,764 +126% -28% 3,065 $1,266   $645,634,074 58
Feb 12, 2023 1 $1,619,552 -58% -54% 3,065 $528   $647,253,626 59
Feb 13, 2023 4 $690,241 -57% -4% 3,065 $225   $647,943,867 60
Feb 14, 2023 2 $1,799,278 +161% +86% 3,065 $587   $649,743,145 61
Feb 15, 2023 4 $689,282 -62% -4% 3,065 $225   $650,432,427 62
Feb 16, 2023 3 $525,564 -24% -23% 3,065 $171   $650,957,991 63
Feb 17, 2023 3 $1,382,401 +163% -19% 2,675 $517   $652,340,392 64
Feb 18, 2023 2 $2,822,576 +104% -27% 2,675 $1,055   $655,162,968 65
Feb 19, 2023 2 $2,345,487 -17% +45% 2,675 $877   $657,508,455 66
Feb 20, 2023 3 $1,511,832 -36% +119% 2,675 $565   $659,020,287 67
Feb 21, 2023 3 $662,015 -56% -63% 2,675 $247   $659,682,302 68
Feb 22, 2023 2 $498,656 -25% -28% 2,675 $186   $660,180,958 69
Feb 23, 2023 2 $502,904 +1% -4% 2,675 $188   $660,683,862 70
Feb 24, 2023 4 $1,087,692 +116% -21% 2,495 $436   $661,771,554 71
Feb 25, 2023 4 $2,321,790 +113% -18% 2,495 $931   $664,093,344 72
Feb 26, 2023 4 $1,450,775 -38% -38% 2,495 $581   $665,544,119 73
Feb 27, 2023 4 $340,677 -77% -77% 2,495 $137   $665,884,796 74
Feb 28, 2023 4 $441,020 +29% -33% 2,495 $177   $666,325,816 75
Mar 1, 2023 4 $355,164 -19% -29% 2,495 $142   $666,680,980 76
Mar 2, 2023 4 $373,276 +5% -26% 2,495 $150   $667,054,256 77
Mar 3, 2023 7 $794,205 +113% -27% 2,300 $345   $667,848,461 78
Mar 4, 2023 6 $1,769,112 +123% -24% 2,300 $769   $669,617,573 79
Mar 5, 2023 6 $1,084,900 -39% -25% 2,300 $472   $670,702,473 80
Mar 6, 2023 - $296,127 -73% -13% 2,300 $129   $670,998,600 81
Mar 7, 2023 - $387,617 +31% -12% 2,300 $169   $671,386,217 82
Mar 8, 2023 - $317,279 -18% -11% 2,300 $138   $671,703,496 83
Mar 9, 2023 - $293,689 -7% -21% 2,300 $128   $671,997,185 84
Mar 10, 2023 8 $588,135 +100% -26% 1,675 $351   $672,585,320 85
Mar 11, 2023 8 $1,276,384 +117% -28% 1,675 $762   $673,861,704 86
Mar 12, 2023 8 $791,673 -38% -27% 1,675 $473   $674,653,377 87
Mar 13, 2023 9 $356,597 -55% +20% 1,675 $213   $675,009,974 88
Mar 14, 2023 - $456,526 +28% +18% 1,675 $273   $675,466,500 89
Mar 15, 2023 8 $387,815 -15% +22% 1,675 $232   $675,854,315 90
Mar 16, 2023 8 $331,839 -14% +13% 1,675 $198   $676,186,154 91
Mar 17, 2023 9 $521,245 +57% -11% 1,190 $438   $676,707,399 92
Mar 18, 2023 9 $940,376 +80% -26% 1,190 $790   $677,647,775 93
Mar 19, 2023 9 $636,415 -32% -20% 1,190 $535   $678,284,190 94
Mar 20, 2023 9 $181,698 -71% -49% 1,190 $153   $678,465,888 95
Mar 21, 2023 9 $222,989 +23% -51% 1,190 $187   $678,688,877 96
Mar 22, 2023 9 $183,723 -18% -53% 1,190 $154   $678,872,600 97
Mar 23, 2023 9 $168,363 -8% -49% 1,190 $141   $679,040,963 98
Mar 24, 2023 10 $317,048 +88% -39% 935 $339   $679,358,011 99
Mar 25, 2023 10 $643,587 +103% -32% 935 $688   $680,001,598 100
Mar 26, 2023 9 $397,061 -38% -38% 935 $425   $680,398,659 101
Mar 27, 2023 10 $126,373 -68% -30% 935 $135   $680,525,032 102
Mar 28, 2023 10 $161,143 +28% -28% 935 $172   $680,686,175 103
Mar 29, 2023 - $138,618 -14% -25% 935 $148   $680,824,793 104
Mar 30, 2023 10 $127,644 -8% -24% 935 $137   $680,952,437 105
Mar 31, 2023 - $202,689 +59% -36% 675 $300   $681,155,126 106
Apr 1, 2023 - $405,854 +100% -37% 675 $601   $681,560,980 107
Apr 2, 2023 - $265,284 -35% -33% 675 $393   $681,826,264 108
Apr 3, 2023 - $93,192 -65% -26% 675 $138   $681,919,456 109
Apr 4, 2023 - $125,321 +34% -22% 675 $186   $682,044,777 110
Apr 5, 2023 - $50,136 -60% -64% 675 $74   $682,094,913 111
Apr 6, 2023 - $72,937 +45% -43% 675 $108   $682,167,850 112
Apr 7, 2023 - $149,838 +105% -26% 365 $411   $682,317,688 113
Apr 8, 2023 - $185,672 +24% -54% 365 $509   $682,503,360 114
Apr 9, 2023 - $130,498 -30% -51% 365 $358   $682,633,858 115
Apr 10, 2023 - $62,106 -52% -33% 365 $170   $682,695,964 116
Apr 11, 2023 - $48,622 -22% -61% 365 $133   $682,744,586 117
Apr 12, 2023 - $46,371 -5% -8% 365 $127   $682,790,957 118
Apr 13, 2023 - $31,625 -32% -57% 365 $87   $682,822,582 119
Apr 14, 2023 - $40,953 +29% -73% 160 $256   $682,863,535 120
Apr 15, 2023 - $75,146 +83% -60% 160 $470   $682,938,681 121
Apr 16, 2023 - $54,376 -28% -58% 160 $340   $682,993,057 122
Apr 17, 2023 - $17,661 -68% -72% 160 $110   $683,010,718 123
Apr 18, 2023 - $18,839 +7% -61% 160 $118   $683,029,557 124
Apr 19, 2023 - $17,017 -10% -63% 160 $106   $683,046,574 125
Apr 20, 2023 - $18,199 +7% -42% 160 $114   $683,064,773 126
Apr 21, 2023 - $130,500 +617% +219% 920 $142   $683,195,273 127
Apr 22, 2023 - $272,000 +108% +262% 920 $296   $683,467,273 128
Apr 23, 2023 - $181,452 -33% +234% 920 $197   $683,648,725 129
Apr 24, 2023 - $53,247 -71% +201% 920 $58   $683,701,972 130
Apr 25, 2023 - $66,149 +24% +251% 920 $72   $683,768,121 131
Apr 26, 2023 - $57,100 -14% +236% 920 $62   $683,825,221 132
Apr 27, 2023 - $50,393 -12% +177% 920 $55   $683,875,614 133
Apr 28, 2023 - $15,638 -69% -88% 110 $142   $683,891,252 134
Apr 29, 2023 - $38,735 +148% -86% 110 $352   $683,929,987 135
Apr 30, 2023 - $27,982 -28% -85% 110 $254   $683,957,969 136
May 1, 2023 - $6,039 -78% -89% 110 $55   $683,964,008 137
May 2, 2023 - $8,042 +33% -88% 110 $73   $683,972,050 138
May 3, 2023 - $6,680 -17% -88% 110 $61   $683,978,730 139
May 4, 2023 - $7,117 +7% -86% 110 $65   $683,985,847 140
May 5, 2023 - $6,424 -10% -59% 35 $184   $683,992,271 141
May 6, 2023 - $13,542 +111% -65% 35 $387   $684,005,813 142
May 7, 2023 - $6,043 -55% -78% 35 $173   $684,011,856 143
May 8, 2023 - $2,287 -62% -62% 35 $65   $684,014,143 144
May 9, 2023 - $2,504 +9% -69% 35 $72   $684,016,647 145
May 10, 2023 - $2,128 -15% -68% 35 $61   $684,018,775 146
May 11, 2023 - $1,903 -11% -73% 35 $54   $684,020,678 147
May 12, 2023 - $5,497 +189% -14% 35 $157   $684,026,175 148
May 13, 2023 - $11,481 +109% -15% 35 $328   $684,037,656 149
May 14, 2023 - $6,283 -45% +4% 35 $180   $684,043,939 150
May 15, 2023 - $1,385 -78% -39% 35 $40   $684,045,324 151
May 16, 2023 - $1,693 +22% -32% 35 $48   $684,047,017 152
May 17, 2023 - $1,761 +4% -17% 35 $50   $684,048,778 153
May 18, 2023 - $1,777 +1% -7% 35 $51   $684,050,555 154
May 19, 2023 - $3,370 +90% -39% 25 $135   $684,053,925 155
May 20, 2023 - $9,137 +171% -20% 25 $365   $684,063,062 156
May 21, 2023 - $9,156 n/c +46% 25 $366   $684,072,218 157
May 22, 2023 - $1,006 -89% -27% 25 $40   $684,073,224 158
May 23, 2023 - $1,016 +1% -40% 25 $41   $684,074,240 159
May 24, 2023 - $786 -23% -55% 25 $31   $684,075,026 160
May 25, 2023 - $741 -6% -58% 25 $30   $684,075,767 161
Oct 2, 2025 P $350,000     0     $684,425,767 1,022
Oct 3, 2025 6 $1,098,103     2,140 $513   $685,523,870 1,023
Oct 4, 2025 7 $1,221,025 +11%   2,140 $571   $686,744,895 1,024
Oct 5, 2025 7 $903,297 -26%   2,140 $422   $687,648,192 1,025
Oct 6, 2025 5 $305,928 -66%   2,140 $143   $687,954,120 1,026
Oct 7, 2025 3 $502,615 +64%   2,140 $235   $688,456,735 1,027
Oct 8, 2025 5 $352,766 -30%   2,140 $165   $688,809,501 1,028

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 16, 2022 1 $197,549,646   4,202 $47,013   $197,549,646 1
Dec 23, 2022 1 $160,568,268 -19% 4,202 $38,212   $358,117,914 2
Dec 30, 2022 1 $113,671,465 -29% 4,202 $27,052   $471,789,379 3
Jan 6, 2023 1 $60,011,969 -47% 4,340 $13,828   $531,801,348 4
Jan 13, 2023 1 $46,475,005 -23% 4,045 $11,489   $578,276,353 5
Jan 20, 2023 1 $26,604,418 -43% 3,790 $7,020   $604,880,771 6
Jan 27, 2023 1 $20,739,671 -22% 3,600 $5,761   $625,620,442 7
Feb 3, 2023 3 $14,415,289 -30% 3,310 $4,355   $640,035,731 8
Feb 10, 2023 2 $10,922,260 -24% 3,065 $3,564   $650,957,991 9
Feb 17, 2023 2 $9,725,871 -11% 2,675 $3,636   $660,683,862 10
Feb 24, 2023 4 $6,370,394 -35% 2,495 $2,553   $667,054,256 11
Mar 3, 2023 5 $4,942,929 -22% 2,300 $2,149   $671,997,185 12
Mar 10, 2023 8 $4,188,969 -15% 1,675 $2,501   $676,186,154 13
Mar 17, 2023 9 $2,854,809 -32% 1,190 $2,399   $679,040,963 14
Mar 24, 2023 10 $1,911,474 -33% 935 $2,044   $680,952,437 15
Mar 31, 2023 14 $1,215,413 -36% 675 $1,801   $682,167,850 16
Apr 7, 2023 12 $654,732 -46% 365 $1,794   $682,822,582 17
Apr 14, 2023 17 $242,191 -63% 160 $1,514   $683,064,773 18
Apr 21, 2023 15 $810,841 +235% 920 $881   $683,875,614 19
Apr 28, 2023 24 $110,233 -86% 110 $1,002   $683,985,847 20
May 5, 2023 26 $34,831 -68% 35 $995   $684,020,678 21
May 12, 2023 34 $29,877 -14% 35 $854   $684,050,555 22
May 19, 2023 35 $25,212 -16% 25 $1,008   $684,075,767 23

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 12/15/2022 $2,357,235 0 0 0 $99,984 4/28/2026
Australia 12/15/2022 $9,864,969 1,281 173 8,080 $476,455 4/28/2026
Austria 12/14/2022 $2,401,477 0 0 0 $54,338 4/4/2026
Belgium 12/14/2022 $2,452,894 0 0 0 $95,969 4/28/2026
Brazil 12/15/2022 $8,646,797 0 0 0 $267,459 4/28/2026
Chile 12/15/2022 $2,345,003 0 0 0 $81,912 4/28/2026
China 12/14/2022 $56,798,896 0 215,146 643,154 $211,683,207 4/4/2026
Colombia 12/15/2022 $2,977,892 0 0 0 $222,021 4/28/2026
Croatia 12/15/2022 $323,008 124 124 641 $33,605 4/4/2026
Czech Republic 12/15/2022 $2,077,242 254 254 2,008 $85,486 4/4/2026
Denmark 12/14/2022 $3,171,767 0 0 0 $17,745 4/4/2026
Finland 12/9/2022 $0 0 131 1,025 $15,302 4/21/2026
France 12/14/2022 $21,711,535 0 0 0 $860,245 4/4/2026
Germany 12/14/2022 $19,383,920 0 0 0 $508,445 4/4/2026
Hong Kong 12/15/2022 $3,867,058 0 0 0 $106,837 4/28/2026
India 12/15/2022 $19,153,502 0 0 0 $60,538 4/28/2026
Indonesia 12/14/2022 $4,902,818 0 0 0 $197,837 4/28/2026
Italy 12/14/2022 $8,862,709 0 0 0 $293,189 4/28/2026
Japan 12/16/2022 $4,727,204 0 0 0 $437,533 4/28/2026
Malaysia 12/15/2022 $2,998,431 0 0 0 $61,774 4/28/2026
Mexico 12/15/2022 $13,453,277 0 0 0 $615,026 4/28/2026
Netherlands 12/14/2022 $2,978,094 290 316 3,888 $34,882,446 10/7/2025
New Zealand 12/15/2022 $2,155,287 123 47 1,314 $76,230 4/28/2026
Norway 12/14/2022 $2,422,962 0 0 0 $20,688 4/28/2026
Philippines 12/14/2022 $2,761,472 0 0 0 $39,413 4/28/2026
Poland 12/16/2022 $2,722,377 0 0 0 $215,044 4/28/2026
Portugal 12/15/2022 $1,292,440 249 249 1,813 $9,096,037 4/4/2026
Romania 12/16/2022 $1,349,768 220 109 1,621 $110,551 4/4/2026
Russia (CIS) 12/15/2022 $2,642,773 153 323 2,403 $154,794 4/4/2026
Singapore 12/15/2022 $1,948,937 0 0 0 $31,853 4/28/2026
Slovakia 12/15/2022 $623,893 87 87 589 $3,721,074 10/7/2025
South Korea 12/14/2022 $19,281,432 2,809 128 14,084 $96,819,184 4/4/2026
Spain 12/16/2022 $7,985,146 416 352 4,993 $379,445 4/28/2026
Sweden 12/14/2022 $3,011,447 0 0 0 $41,153 4/28/2026
Switzerland 12/14/2022 $3,125,639 0 0 0 $128,671 4/28/2026
Taiwan 12/15/2022 $5,071,377 0 0 0 $107,263 4/28/2026
Thailand 12/14/2022 $5,219,725 0 0 0 $153,577 4/28/2026
Turkey 12/16/2022 $1,796,009 1,320 1,320 7,276 $4,552,955 4/4/2026
United Arab Emirates 12/15/2022 $0 0 0 0 $13,214,359 5/8/2023
United Kingdom 12/16/2022 $13,613,485 721 732 7,785 $613,823 4/28/2026
  
Rest of World $1,253,459,055
  
International Total $1,634,092,522 4/28/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Sam Worthington    Jake Sully
Zoe Saldaña    Neytiri

Supporting

Sigourney Weaver    Grace Augustine
Stephen Lang    Colonel Miles Quaritch
Kate Winslet    Ronal
Cliff Curtis    Tonowari
Joel David Moore    Norm
CCH Pounder    Mo’at
Edie Falco    General Ardmore
Brendan Cowell    Scoresby
Jemaine Clement    Dr. Garvin
Jamie Flatters    Neteyam
Britain Dalton    Lo’ak
Trinity Bliss    Tuk
Jack Champion    Spider
Filip Geljo    Aonung
Bailey Bass    Tsireya
Duane Evans Jr.    Rotxo
Giovanni Ribisi    Parker Selfridge
Dileep Rao    Dr. Max Patel
Matt Gerald    Recom Wainfleet
Robert Okumu    Ta’unui Olecthan
Jennifer Stafford    Ta’unui Tsahik / Troupe
Keston John    Tarsem
Kevin Dorman    Recom Mansk / Troupe
Alicia Vela-Bailey    Recom Zdinarsik / Troupe
Sean Anthony Moran    Recom Fike
Andrew Arrabito    Recom Prager
Johnny Alexander    Recom Ja / Troupe
Kim Do    Recom Zhang
Victor Lopez    Recom Lopez
Maria Walker    Recom Walker
Phil Brown    Stringer
Jocelyn Christian    Bio Lab Tech
Joel Tobeck    Neuroscientist
Moana Ete    Female Me-Tech
Jamie Landau    Metkayina Warrior / Troupe
Jim Moore    Mako Sub #1 Pilot
Benjamin Hoetjes    Mako Sub #1 Gunner
Nikita Tu Bryant    Mako Sub #2 Pilot
Anthony Ahern    Mako Sub #2 Gunner
Shane Rangi    Matador Co-Pilot
Rick Lucas    Kestrel Pilot
Tanya Drewery    Neurotech #1
Ava Diakhaby    Neurotech #2
Isaac Te Rina    Sea Dragon First Mate
Eric Farmer    Crabsuit Pilot
Philip Mtambo    Skel Trooper
Daniel Lough    Spider Double
Cruz Moir    Young Spider
Alex Lucas    Toddler Spider
Scarlett Fernandez    Young Kiri
Chloe Coleman    Young Lo’ak
Jeremy Irwin    Young Neteyam
Kacie Borrowman    Troupe
John McLean    Troupe
Devereau Chumrau    Troupe
Courtney Rosemont    Troupe
Kevin Henderson    Troupe
Shawn Driscoll    Troupe
Tarikura Kapea    Troupe

Production and Technical Credits

James Cameron    Director
James Cameron    Screenwriter
Rick Jaffa    Screenwriter
Amanda Silver    Screenwriter
James Cameron    Story by
Rick Jaffa    Story by
Amanda Silver    Story by
Josh Friedman    Story by
Shane Salerno    Story by
Jon Landau    Producer
James Cameron    Producer
David Valdes    Executive Producer
Richard Baneham    Executive Producer
Russell Carpenter    Director of Photography
Dylan Cole    Production Designer
Ben Procter    Production Designer
Stephen Rivkin    Editor
David Brenner    Editor
John Refoua    Editor
James Cameron    Editor
Simon Franglen    Composer
Deborah L. Scott    Costume Designer
Margery Simkin    Casting Director
David Valdes    Unit Production Manager
Maria Battle Campbell    First Assistant Director
Simeon Jones    Second Assistant Director
Garrett Warren    Second Unit Director
Walter Garcia    Visual Effects Producer
Brigitte Yorke    Associate Producer
Maria Battle Campbell    Associate Producer
Luke Freeborn    Supervising Art Director
Aashrita Kamath    Supervising Art Director
Kim Sinclair    Supervising Art Director
Christopher Boyes    Supervising Sound Editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle    Supervising Sound Editor
Dick Bernstein    Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Boyes    Sound Designer
Christopher Boyes    Re-recording Mixer
Gary Summers    Re-recording Mixer
Michael Hedges    Re-recording Mixer
Julian Howarth    Sound Mixer
Tony Johnson    Sound Mixer
Vanessa Cole    Set Decorator
James Cameron    Character Creator
Garrett Warren    Stunt Coordinator
Daren Hicks    Production Supervisor
Katie McGinley    Production Supervisor
Rudie Schaefer    Art Director
Stephen Christensen    Art Director
Sarah Delucchi    Art Director
Steven Light-Orr    Art Director
Haisu Wang    Set Designer
Daniel Frank    Set Designer
Andrea Onorato    Set Designer
Shari Ratliff    Set Designer
Kevin Loo    Set Designer
Forest Fischer    Set Designer
Rob Johnson    Set Designer
Richard Mays    Set Designer
Ed Symon    Set Designer
Jeffrey Beck    Set Designer
Carrie Hollinger    Costume Supervisor
Jamal McLemore    Assistant Editor
Shaunt Aprahamian    Assistant Editor
Gretchen Schroeder    Assistant Editor
Ben Murphy    Assistant Editor
Elizabeth Denekamp    Assistant Editor
Leila Wolff    Assistant Editor
Qingya Li    Assistant Editor
Morgan Williams    Assistant Editor
Jessica O’Donoghue    Assistant Editor
Amalia Stark    Assistant Editor
Andie Palmer    Assistant Editor
Samuel Utley    Assistant Editor
Xiaodan Yang    Assistant Editor
Kareem Hennawy    Assistant Editor
Ben Stringfellow    Assistant Editor
Molly McKinnon    Assistant Editor
Josh Gold    Sound Effects Editor

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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