Synopsis
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, “Avatar: The Way of Water” begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
Metrics
Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $400,000,000 |
| Netherlands Releases: |
December 14th, 2022 (Wide) October 1st, 2025 (Wide) |
| Video Release: |
March 28th, 2023 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for sequences of strong violence and intense action, partial nudity and some strong language. (Rating bulletin 2759 (cert #54081), 11/23/2022) |
| Running Time: |
190 minutes |
| Franchise: |
Avatar |
| Keywords: |
Action Adventure, Legacy Sequel, Humans as Aliens, Sequel With Returning Stars Playing New Characters, 2023 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Filmed in Los Angeles, CA |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Action |
| Production Method: | Animation/Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Science Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
Lightstorm Entertainment, 20th Century Studios, TSG Entertainment |
| Production Countries: |
United States |
| Languages: |
English |
Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
| 2022/12/16 |
1 |
$2,978,094 |
|
290 |
$10,269 |
$3,465,339 |
1 |
| 2022/12/23 |
- |
$2,484,517 |
-17% |
0 |
|
$8,062,457 |
2 |
| 2022/12/30 |
1 |
$3,092,982 |
+24% |
316 |
$9,788 |
$13,485,875 |
3 |
| 2023/01/06 |
- |
$3,789,713 |
+23% |
0 |
|
$19,744,974 |
4 |
| 2023/01/13 |
1 |
$2,431,170 |
-36% |
316 |
$7,694 |
$23,184,683 |
5 |
| 2023/01/20 |
1 |
$1,566,142 |
-36% |
313 |
$5,004 |
$25,030,608 |
6 |
| 2023/01/27 |
1 |
$1,333,507 |
-15% |
311 |
$4,288 |
$26,866,955 |
7 |
| 2023/02/03 |
1 |
$966,855 |
-27% |
300 |
$3,223 |
$28,068,508 |
8 |
| 2023/02/10 |
1 |
$680,605 |
-30% |
281 |
$2,422 |
$28,526,135 |
9 |
| 2023/02/17 |
2 |
$396,053 |
-42% |
254 |
$1,559 |
$29,133,826 |
10 |
| 2023/02/24 |
2 |
$501,775 |
+27% |
251 |
$1,999 |
$29,433,217 |
11 |
| 2023/03/03 |
3 |
$438,342 |
-13% |
212 |
$2,068 |
$30,312,195 |
12 |
| 2023/03/10 |
3 |
$261,130 |
-40% |
212 |
$1,232 |
$30,787,610 |
13 |
| 2023/03/17 |
7 |
$156,301 |
-40% |
182 |
$859 |
$30,954,155 |
14 |
| 2023/03/24 |
8 |
$146,294 |
-6% |
153 |
$956 |
$31,442,480 |
15 |
| 2023/03/31 |
8 |
$107,748 |
-26% |
116 |
$929 |
$31,902,753 |
16 |
| 2023/04/07 |
10 |
$68,412 |
-37% |
101 |
$677 |
$32,107,297 |
17 |
| 2023/04/14 |
16 |
$38,569 |
-44% |
74 |
$521 |
$32,379,150 |
18 |
| 2023/04/21 |
- |
$27,001 |
-30% |
48 |
$563 |
$32,389,308 |
19 |
| 2023/04/28 |
- |
$26,230 |
-3% |
49 |
$535 |
$32,434,347 |
20 |
| 2023/05/05 |
- |
$9,762 |
-63% |
26 |
$375 |
$32,612,200 |
21 |
| 2023/05/12 |
- |
$239 |
-98% |
0 |
|
$31,602,957 |
22 |
| 2025/10/03 |
10 |
$101,580 |
|
83 |
$1,224 |
$34,882,446 |
147 |
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Production and Technical Credits
The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.