‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Dominating New Year’s Weekend Box Office With Projected $87 Million Holiday Haul

“Avatar: The Way of Water” is closing out 2022 on a high note. James Cameron’s ambitious and mega-expensive return to Pandora dominated the Friday box office, earning $24.4 million to push its domestic total to $382.6 million. The film is on track to gross $66.8 million this weekend or $87.8 million over the four-day holiday (most businesses are giving Monday off because New Year’s falls on Sunday). By the time the long weekend is over, “Avatar: The Way of Water” may have sailed to more than $445 million, overtaking “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” as the second highest-grossing domestic release of… Read Full Article