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20th Century Studios’ blockbuster sequel Avatar: The Way of Water continues to dominate the box office, with another big win for the fifth consecutive weekend.
The highly anticipated sequel earned an estimated $31.1 million in three days and an estimated $38.5 million in a four-day holiday weekend, via Deadline.
The blockbuster sequel returned 295 theaters in its fifth frame, though it had no trouble holding its own against M3gan, newcomers Plane and House Party, and the expansion A Man Called Otto.
Fifth win: 20th Century Studios’ blockbuster sequel Avatar: The Way of Water continues its dominance at the box office, with another big win for the fifth consecutive weekend.
M3gan: The blockbuster sequel dumped 295 theaters in its fifth frame, though it had no trouble holding its own against M3gan, newcomers Plane and House Party, and expansion A Man Called Otto.
Avatar: The Way of Water was in 4,045 theaters this weekend, with an impressive $9,517 average per screen.
The sequel has now grossed $570.3 million domestically, the second-highest-grossing film of 2022 behind only Top Gun: Maverick ($718.7 million).
Avatar: The Way of Water has also crossed the global threshold of $1.9 billion, with the $2 billion mark just around the corner.
Win: Avatar: The Way of Water was in 4,045 theaters this weekend, with an impressive per-screen average of $9,517.
Big win: Avatar: The Way of Water also crossed the global $1.9 billion threshold, with the $2 billion mark just around the corner.
With the sequel posting minimal week-over-week declines, it’s expected to still win at the box office for two more weeks.
Universal’s Knock at the Cabin, in theaters February 3, is expected to be the first film to knock Avatar: The Way of Water out of the top spot at the box office.
The fifth-weekend box for Avatar: The Way of Water is the third-best of all time, behind only American Sniper ($64.6 million) and the first Avatar ($42.7 million).
More Wins: With the sequel posting minimal week-over-week declines, it’s expected to still win at the box office for two more weeks.
Fifth: The fifth-weekend box for Avatar: The Way of Water is the third-best of all time, behind only American Sniper ($64.6 million) and The First Avatar ($42.7 million).
Universal’s horror thriller M3gan held onto second place with a solid $21.2 million over the four days.
The film played in 3,605 theaters for a decent average of $5,886 per screen for its second frame.
M3gan has now earned $59.7 million at the domestic box office with $93.9 million worldwide, with the movie, budgeted at $12 million, likely to top $100 million worldwide next week.
Second: Universal’s horror-thriller M3gan held onto second place with a solid $21.2 million over the four days.
Worldwide: M3gan has now earned $59.7 million at the domestic box office with $93.9 million worldwide, with the film, budgeted at $12 million, likely to top $100 million worldwide the next week.
Universal’s animated sequel Puss in Boots: The Last Wish remained in third place with $17.3 million and played in 3,687 theaters for an average of $4,697 per screen.
A Man Called Otto expanded to over 3,100 more theaters but still held onto fourth place with $14.9 million averaging $3,939 per screen and $21.2 million domestic.
Rounding out the top 5 was the new action thriller Plane, which took off in fifth place with $11.6 million in 3,023 theaters for a paltry $3,837 per screen average.
Otto’s Expansion: A Man Called Otto expanded to over 3,100 more theaters but still held in fourth place with $14.9 million averaging $3,939 per screen and $21.2 million domestic.
The House Party remake opened in sixth place with $4.4 million, opening in 1,400 theaters with a low average of $3,153 per screen.
Rounding out the top 10 were Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in seventh with $2.6 million ($449.5 domestic), The Whale in eighth with $1.8 million ($11 million domestic, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody in ninth place with $1.3 million ($22 million domestic and Waltair Veerayya in tenth place with $1.2 million.
Next weekend brings the thriller Missing to theaters as the only new film in general release.
House Party: The House Party remake debuted in sixth place with $4.4 million, opening in 1,400 theaters with a minimum average of $3,153 per screen