Avatar: The Way of the Water is one of the most anticipated movies of 2022. Ever since the movie was first announced, there has been a lot of hype surrounding it. The sequel is set to follow Jake Sully, who lives with his family on the planet Pandora. The movie trailer depicts some of the beautiful footage from the movie. The film is also expected to feature several underwater scenes. The director reportedly created new technology for the sequel’s underwater scenes.
The film’s director James Cameron has yet to reveal the film’s budget. Previously, the film’s budget was around $250 million. However, Avatar: The Way of the Water would cost well over $250 million.
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James Cameron is unwilling to give a figure for Avatar 2 Budget
James Cameron worked on Avatar: The Way of the Water since 2013. The director is known for some of Hollywood’s greatest films. Sound 1997 Titanic became the first film to earn $2 billion at the box office. And his 2009 film Avatar remains the highest-grossing film in the world.
With the sequel set to release in a few days, everyone is curious to know how much Avatar: The Way of the Water costs. The director refused to give a fixed figure on his budget at the outset as he puts it, “Very fucking king [expensive].”
According to GQ, the director said that Avatar: The Way of the Water would need to be”the third or fourth highest-grossing film in history“just to break even. The report also claimed that Cameron informed the studio that Avatar 2 represented the worst business case in movie history.
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The fans believe Avatar: The Way of the Water Could easily reach 2 billion
Fans started discussing if The way of the water could cross the $2 billion mark at the box office. They think the movie gets enough attention and can easily take the plunge.
No, it’ll hit 2 bills easily, there’s enough attention on it
— BurgerShmeat (@kirklad1) November 22, 2022
OH MY GOD. I guess it’s still possible?
—JS (@nicejanice19) November 22, 2022
No shot this film only does good 💀
— Monkey Rocket (@MonkeyRocket8) November 22, 2022
It’s scary but I’m sure it will be a hit 🫣 avatar is coming for endgame neck
— 🌊💧the way of water💦🌧️🌊 (@NetfIixu) November 22, 2022
yeah that wont happen lol
— Garca (@ablv00) November 22, 2022
Some have even claimed that Avatar: The Way of the Water would easily exceed End of Game, while others said it was impossible. People have also claimed that the chances of it breaking the bar are higher as it is the highest grossing movie sequel of all time.
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Avatar is expected to overtake the third or fourth highest grossing film
Director James Cameron claimed that Avatar 2 will have to be the third or fourth highest-grossing film to be profitable. Given this, the film should exceed Star Wars: The Force Awakens Where Avengers: Infinity Warwho currently occupy the fourth and fifth place, respectively, in the highest-grossing films.
Avengers: Endgame was the last film to cross the $2 billion mark at the box office and is currently the second highest-grossing film. However, the pandemic has affected the box office collection of many films.
But always movies like Spider-Man: No Coming Home and Top Gun: Maverick managed to cross the $1 billion mark at the box office. Considering that the two films that managed to generate huge profits were sequels, Avatar: The Way of the Water can also cross the margin.
The first film received a great response from viewers and critics. The recent re-release of the film also did well at the box office, so there’s a chance it could be profitable and hit the target set by the filmmakers.
Avatar: The Way of the Water is set to release on December 16, 2022.
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