Avatar: The Way of Water continues to make a splash at the box office, surpassing $497.1 million worldwide through Monday, December 19. It was expected to cross $500 million globally through Tuesday, including more than $150 million in the US and more than $350 million internationally.
The Way of Water opened to $134 million in North America, which was below some estimates, but clearly the film continues to put up big numbers. It’s expected to hold strong through the holidays as people get out of work and school, though pandemic concerns might still affect box office figures.
In any event, The Way of Water helped Disney to pass $4 billion in total box office receipts worldwide for 2022, according to The Hollywood Reporter. That’s the most for any Hollywood studio in 2022.