Avatar: The Way of Water appears primed to have its way at the domestic box office for the fifth straight weekend. Early estimates show the sequel directed by James Cameron to bring in roughly $35 million over the four-day, Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.
That would help Avatar 2 (at $525 million) overtake Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (at $533.5 million) domestically, according to Deadline. Last weekend, The Way of Water brought in $45 million, followed by a strong start from M3GAN. The strong box office performance for the sequel–it’s the 7th biggest movie in history worldwide–means Cameron will move forward with Avatar 3, 4, and 5.
M3GAN looks like it will have a successful second weekend too. Tracking shows the horror film set to make between $17 million to $20 million over the long weekend. Universal is already moving forward with a sequel because of this movie’s box office performance.