
The person who has given Tolkien’s Middle-earth a second life (now, on the big screen), has made films that have taken home over $6.5 billion combined. Michael Bay is also the only director on this list who hasn’t received much critical acclaim. His movies have grossed over $6.4 billion, and 2011’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon is responsible for about a fifth of that (over $1.1 billion). This renowned filmmaker is best known for his work on the Transformers franchise.
AVATAR 2 BOX OFFICE MOVIE
His films have taken home over $6.3 billion, with the final movie of the Harry Potter saga’s box office being a record $1.3 billion. Potterheads may hate him all they want, but their money spent on tickets to see Harry Potter has secured David Yates’ sixth place in this rating. 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises took the crown with over $1 billion in profits, but the upcoming Oppenheimer could still change things up… For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.Nolan’s films are considered niche because they are too complicated to understand on the first viewing, yet they have grossed over $4.9 billion worldwide. Oscar Predictions: Live Action Short - Alfonso Cuarón and Disney are Early Favorites Among Multiple Non-English and International Titles Now in its fourth weekend, the film will blast past the $100 million domestic mark on Saturday the worldwide total currently stands at $206 million. DreamWorks’ “Shrek” spinoff, which is already available to purchase on digital platforms, has emerged as the rare family film to become a solid success at the pandemic era box office. For the three-day frame, that’s a minimal 8% drop from last weekend. Universal’s “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” looks to take fourth on domestic charts, projecting $16 million for the four-day holiday stretch. The comedy remake is projecting a sub-$5 million opening across the four-day frame, not exactly making a dent at the box office. Initially produced for a streaming debut on HBO Max, the studio has pivoted to a modest wide release across 1,350 locations. Warner Bros.’ “House Party” will likely open outside of the top five.

The film, carried by reliable action star Gerard Butler, is projecting a finish of $10 million over the four-day holiday frame. Projecting a fifth place finish, Lionsgate’s thriller “Plane” took in a $3.5 million opening day from 3,023 locations. Critics leaned positive on the film, but audiences are proving to be far more receptive. That’s a very solid number for an adult-oriented original drama during the COVID era.
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71799841/AvatarMachine.0.jpg)
The Tom Hanks dramedy looks to land in third, projecting a $14.9 million haul over the four-day frame to boost its domestic total to $21 million. Coming out strongest is Sony and Columbia Pictures’ “ A Man Called Otto,” which expands wide this weekend, adding more than 3,000 theaters after beginning with a limited release over the holidays. Buzz remains strong around the film, as audiences keep lining up to meet that dancing, deadly doll.īeyond those holdovers, the box office saw a group of new releases fending for eyeballs. That’s a very solid hold for the Blumhouse and Atomic Monster production, which debuted to an impressive $30 million last weekend.

Universal’s horror-comedy “ M3GAN” looks to land in second place, projecting $20 million over the four-day holiday frame. “Avatar” isn’t the only film showing signs of strength at the domestic box office though. With continued box office dominance and no high-profile competition on the immediate horizon, “The Way of Water” has a chance at becoming the first film to hit $2 billion worldwide since the start of the COVID pandemic. The sci-fi sequel is the seventh-highest grossing film ever worldwide, with a global total of $1.7 billion and growing. “The Way of Water” currently stands as the 14th-highest grossing film of all time at the domestic box office, with 2019’s “The Lion King” ($543 million) and 2018’s “Incredibles 2” ($608 million) as the next releases to pass in the record books. However, “The Way of Water” is currently outpacing its preceding entry, with a $538 million total that outweighs the roughly $500 million haul that the first “Avatar” had accrued by MLK weekend in 2010.
AVATAR 2 BOX OFFICE SERIES
Certainly “The Way of Water” isn’t putting up the type of superlative staying power that its predecessor did: James Cameron’s 2009 holiday release rode the wave of word of mouth with a series of week-to-week drops in January that never ballooned past 27%.
