Overview
- Global grosses stand around $1.4–1.44 billion after nearly two months in theaters, with about $392 million domestic and the film ceding No. 1 after its fifth weekend.
- Variety reporting puts combined production and marketing near $500 million, and analysts cite a break-even near $1.5 billion that the film appears unlikely to reach.
- The haul trails Avatar: The Way of Water by roughly $900 million and lands at about half the original film’s $2.9 billion total.
- Avatar 4 and 5 remain on Disney’s slate, yet their timing and scale are in question as the studio and James Cameron explore cost reductions and count on ancillary revenue like theme parks and streaming.
- Cameron says portions of future installments have been shot and has promised to explain planned storylines if sequels stall, as the current film holds about a 66% Rotten Tomatoes score.