Avatar: Fire and Ash Cracks IMAX's All-Time Top Five as Global Gross Hits About $1.4 Billion
Premium-format turnout overseas is offsetting a softer North American run.
Overview
- IMAX receipts have reached $184.1 million in 47 days, edging past Oppenheimer and placing all three Avatar films in the format’s global top five.
- The film stands at roughly $386 million in North America and about $1.02 billion overseas for a worldwide total near $1.4 billion, per industry trackers.
- Domestic momentum has cooled, with a seventh-weekend drop to No. 5, a $5.6 million frame, and about 350 fewer screens versus the prior weekend.
- Globally, it has surpassed Avengers: Age of Ultron to rank No. 18 all time and is reported to be closing in on Barbie’s $1.44 billion total.
- James Cameron’s career box office has crossed $10.4 billion per The Numbers, and the threequel is projected to finish around $420–$430 million domestically, likely overtaking The Hunger Games to enter the all-time top 50 in North America.