{"id":161021,"date":"2022-12-18T03:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T03:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-way-of-water-clocking-in-below-earnings-expectations\/"},"modified":"2022-12-18T03:09:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T03:09:55","slug":"the-way-of-water-clocking-in-below-earnings-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-way-of-water-clocking-in-below-earnings-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"The Way of Water” clocking in below earnings expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cAvatar: The Way of Water\u201d earned $53 million on its opening day Friday and is now projected to make between $130-$150 million through its opening weekend, Deadline reports.<\/p>\n
Why it matters: <\/strong>This is slightly below expectations for the long-awaited sequel from director James Cameron, who previously suggested the movie needs to make billions in order to break even.<\/p>\n Details: <\/strong>\u201cAvatar: The Way of Water\u201d opened across 4,202 theaters this weekend, including previews on Thursday night.<\/p>\n Context:<\/strong> The original “Avatar” \u2014 released in 2009 \u2014 earned $26.7 million on its opening night before earning $77 million through its opening weekend.<\/p>\n The big picture: <\/strong>All signs point toward “The Way of Water” clocking in slightly below estimates, which said the film would earn between $150-$170 million over its opening weekend.<\/p>\n What we’re watching:<\/strong> Cameron told GQ that the “Avatar” sequel was so expensive that the movie would need “to be the third or fourth highest-grossing film in history” to break even.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yes, but:<\/strong> People are at least enjoying the movie. “The Way of Water” currently has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 78% from critics and a 94% from audiences.<\/p>\n More from Axios:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cAvatar: The Way of Water\u201d earned $53 million on its opening day Friday and is now projected to make between $130-$150 million through its opening weekend, Deadline reports. Why it matters: This is slightly below expectations for the long-awaited sequel from director James Cameron, who previously suggested the movie needs to make billions in order …<\/p>\n\n
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