Has me wondering if it could get nominated for best picture Oscar…usually the drama category feel like the 5 top movies… and a lot of years end up being among the best picture nominees at the Oscars… where as the golden globes comedy movie nominees always feel like here are 5 more nominees and can be iffy… so it is promising it is in the Drama category
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Avatar (the movie) and its Sequels
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TP2000
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I would love to see two things:
- Avatar 2 do blockbuster business. Burbank needs that!
- Avatar 2 to get nominated for Best Picture, if only to prove Best Picture Oscars can still go to blockbuster movies.
Jedijax719
Well-Known Member
Once again, though, while Avatar 2 will do huge bucks, it won't do anything for theaters UNLESS more movies are made with the spectacular visuals in different settings and worlds. If Avatar and Cameron hold all the eggs in their own baskets, the expectation on what everything else should look like will be SKY high. Thus, an unfair bar will be set and everything else will pale in comparison. It's not going to propel 3D movies back to the frontline. That day has passed. 3D will be something reserved for Avatar alone.
Disney Analyst
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Embargo just lifted. Reviews incoming:
www.vanityfair.com
âAvatar: The Way of Waterâ Is a Spectacle Worth the Wait
Our long-awaited return to Pandora is big, sincere, and totally immersive, once the viewer buys in.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
"As The Way of Water dives further and further into its mythology, it tries the generosity (and, maybe, patience) of even the most supportive viewer. There is a lot of goofy lore introduced here, terms and ideas tossed around by eager kids and snarling adults until the movie is utterly deluged in world-building. If Way of Water loses its grip on some viewers and lets them drift away, others will steadfastly hold on, increasingly invested in the old-fashioned, bombastic sincerity that has become Cameron’s signature style."Embargo just lifted. Reviews incoming:
âAvatar: The Way of Waterâ Is a Spectacle Worth the Wait
Our long-awaited return to Pandora is big, sincere, and totally immersive, once the viewer buys in.
Goofy lore? Deluge of world-building? Bombastic sincerity?
Hell yeah boys, we back.
Disney Analyst
Well-Known Member
30 reviews now up on Rotten Tomatoes. Debuts at 83%.
Eta: maybe not? Numbers have vanished now.
Eta: maybe not? Numbers have vanished now.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
Now showing 85% on 96 reviews.
Prince-1
Well-Known Member
I totally misread the headline as "Avatar to make Broadway debut."
Just give it time...
Jedijax719
Well-Known Member
I didn't know today was the RT debut for Avatwo. I guess it was today or tomorrow-I should've known.
Disney Analyst
Well-Known Member
It's 3 points above the original, so it could go down, but seems close enough to be in a similar realm critically as the first.
So the question becomes, does it have the same legs?
'Avatar: The Way of Water' is set to crush the box office. It won't be enough to salvage 2022 for theaters.
"The Way of Water" is on pace for a solid box-office opening, but it will need strong legs over the next few months to be as big as the first movie.
www.businessinsider.com
danlb_2000
Premium Member
It's 3 points above the original, so it could go down, but seems close enough to be in a similar realm critically as the first.
So the question becomes, does it have the same legs?
'Avatar: The Way of Water' is set to crush the box office. It won't be enough to salvage 2022 for theaters.
"The Way of Water" is on pace for a solid box-office opening, but it will need strong legs over the next few months to be as big as the first movie.
One thing it has going for it, it doesn't have much competition for a while.
Disney Analyst
Well-Known Member
For sure, but as someone who missed Avatar the first time around... I had NO idea that it was an 8 month run? That is crazy.
Is there any chance this movie has the same legs in order to build up to the total it needs to break even?
Or is the box office so different now that you don't need 8 months to hit 4th highest grossing of all time?
jeangreyforever
Active Member
It was a very different time then. 3D was booming (in part because of Avatar's success) and Marvel was just in its infancy and certainly not running the box office. The biggest blockbusters back then had been franchises like Pirates of the Caribbean and The Lord of the Rings, or kids movies like The Lion King, Finding Nemo, and Shrek 2.
Disney Analyst
Well-Known Member
It feels all very hard to predict what will happen this go around.
Wendy Pleakley
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Titanic was number one at the box office for 15 weeks. James Cameron always defies expectations.
People still claim Avatar had no cultural impact or wasn't well liked. As if people didn't like it but went to see it for months and months for reasons?
I think this one will have legs as well. Like I noted before, the long run time means less showings overall, and a lot of people will wait to see it rather than take the super late show option.
I'm guessing its' numbers fall somewhere between the Top Gun sequel and the original Avatar. I'm also guessing anything less than matching the original will bring out a vocal minority insisting the movie is a dud (source: see reaction to Star Wars follow-ups).
"And so it begins. Thirteen years after the first Avatar arrived in movie theaters, conquered and continued to conquer the global box office as the highest release of all-time with $2.9 billion worldwide, Avatar: The Way of Water, the sequel to the James Cameron directed 3x Oscar winning 3D sci-fi movie arrives with a global outlook of $525M in what is Disney’s widest global release ever at 52K screens, surpassing Avengers: Endgame.
Broken out that’s $175M on the high end in U.S./Canada and $350M overseas. Some tracking has Avatar: The Way of Water at $150M and if the movie arrives at the low level, it’s not the end of the world. Read why further down. The offshore tickets sales are comprised of $250M plus another $100M from China; always the variable market."
More analysis from Deadline at the link below -
deadline.com
Broken out that’s $175M on the high end in U.S./Canada and $350M overseas. Some tracking has Avatar: The Way of Water at $150M and if the movie arrives at the low level, it’s not the end of the world. Read why further down. The offshore tickets sales are comprised of $250M plus another $100M from China; always the variable market."
More analysis from Deadline at the link below -
‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Looks To Dive In With Half-Billion-Plus Global Opening Weekend – Box Office Preview
'Avatar The Way Of Water' Eyes $500 Million+ Global Box Office Opening
deadline.com
Slpy3270
Well-Known Member
No wonder Universal bumped Super Mario to April."And so it begins. Thirteen years after the first Avatar arrived in movie theaters, conquered and continued to conquer the global box office as the highest release of all-time with $2.9 billion worldwide, Avatar: The Way of Water, the sequel to the James Cameron directed 3x Oscar winning 3D sci-fi movie arrives with a global outlook of $525M in what is Disney’s widest global release ever at 52K screens, surpassing Avengers: Endgame.
Broken out that’s $175M on the high end in U.S./Canada and $350M overseas. Some tracking has Avatar: The Way of Water at $150M and if the movie arrives at the low level, it’s not the end of the world. Read why further down. The offshore tickets sales are comprised of $250M plus another $100M from China; always the variable market."
More analysis from Deadline at the link below -
‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Looks To Dive In With Half-Billion-Plus Global Opening Weekend – Box Office Preview
'Avatar The Way Of Water' Eyes $500 Million+ Global Box Office Opening