Top Gun: Maverick has beaten down Avatar: The Way of Water’s belated challenge to become the highest-grossing film of 2022.
Avatar: The way of the water attempted to become the highest-grossing film of 2022, but a late release and the potential impact of harsh winter weather prevented it from making the mighty Top gun: Maverick. Though there’s little doubt that James Cameron’s epic will pass Tom Cruise’s box office total Top gun continued in the coming days, it hasn’t done it fast enough to snatch the No. 1 spot from the surprise hit of the year. According to Box office Mojo, Top gun: Maverick$1.49 billion was enough to meet the $1.4 billion challenge Avatar: The way of the water.
That doesn’t mean that Top gun: Maverick has completely dominated the charts, such as Avatar: The way of the water managed to beat its competition in the international market. While the avatar sequel ended the year with about $90 million short of clinching the global title, that’s how its overseas performance saw Avatar: The way of the water takes in just under $957 million internationally Top gun: Maverickis $770 million.
When it comes to the domestic cash register, Avatar: The way of the water got in the way of a few hurdles. The film had only opened on December 16 and had just over two weeks to make what it needed to Top gun: Maverick 30 days to do in the summer. The powerful performance of the film is proven in the fact that the film took first place in no time at the last minute in about half the time. While many believe that Top gun: Maverick could have been overthrown Avatar: The way of the water Ultimately, if the harsh winter weather hadn’t set in, other factors, such as the lower-than-expected opening weekend and the performance in China that didn’t quite live up to expectations, also contributed. The fact is that Top gun: Maverick managed to outwit every challenge to retain its title as the highest-grossing film of 2022.
Avatar: The Way of Water is on track to hit $2 billion
Despite the pre-release jitters about whether anyone cares about the avatar franchise enough to make the movie’s monstrous budget worth it, planned since the release of James Cameron’s second of five avatar movies has skyrocketed charts around the world. With reports suggesting that anything less than a $2 billion box office would be considered a failure, there’s no doubt the film will easily break that milestone in the weeks to come. How high up the ladder of highest-grossing movies of all time it can climb is something we can only watch and wait to find out.
After less than three weeks of release, Avatar: The way of the water ranks 14th on the all-time chart. The real question is whether the movie has the momentum to snag the movies at the top of the list, a list that includes the original avatar. While the $2.9 billion loot from avatarand even the $2.8 billion of Avengers: endgame are most likely safe in their respective 1st and 2nd positions, James Cameron’s other big hitter Titanicat $2.2 billion, could be the target Avatar: The way of the water aim at. Whatever happens, James Cameron’s plans for the future avatar sequels are pretty much guaranteed as long as it continues to generate this kind of revenue.