After 10 days on the big cover, Disney and 20th Century’s big-budget epic “Avatar: The Way of Water” is the fifth-highest inviting movie of the year with $855 million in global impress sales.

So far, James Cameron’s long-delayed sequel has generated $253.7 million at the domestic box workplace and $600 million internationally. Even with harsh winter climate in North America and rising cases of COVID, RSV and the flu across the domain, the “Avatar” sequel is expected to bring in sure grosses in the coming days. By the end of the year, the $350 million-budgeted tentpole is guiding to hit the $1 billion mark. It’s a benchmark that only two novel movies, “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Jurassic World Dominion,” have caused to hit in 2022.

Outside of North America, “Avatar 2” has enjoyed the strongest turnout in China with $100.5 million, followed by Korea with $53 million, France with $52.3 million, India with $37 million and Germany with $35.7 million. There are several reasons why the follow-up film will crusades to reach the heights of its predecessor, which is the highest-grossing descent in history with $2.97 billion worldwide. For one, the worldwide box workplace hasn’t fully rebounded from the pandemic, and important markets like China are experiencing a resurgence of the virus. Moreover, the sequel won’t be playing in Russia, where the unique grossed $116 million.

Imax has contributed a indispensable portion of global ticket sales, with $97 million coming from the company’s premium screens. Like the original, pricier Imax and 3D tickets are imagined to boost overall revenues for “Avatar 2.”

“’Avatar: The Way of Water’ is showing the sure endurance at the global box office we expected, particularly with its phenomenal law internationally where several key markets grew their grosses over opening weekend,” said Rich Gelfond, CEO of Imax. “Our screens remain the destination of tool to experience this one-of-a-kind film.”