Published: Dec 27, 2025 06:11 am IST
Avatar: Fire and Ash rockets past $500 million worldwide box office collection in its first week, though it lags behind its predecessors.
Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third film in James Cameron’s long-running franchise Avatar, had a successful first week at the global box office. The film crossed the impressive $500 million mark worldwide by Christmas Day.
According to Variety, Fire and Ash grossed approximately $544 million globally in its first seven days. However, the film’s opening week performance is unfavorable to the 2022 blockbuster Avatar: The Way of Water.
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week 1 box office figures
The film grossed an estimated $347 million worldwide in its opening weekend, including $88 million from the United States and Canada. Another $250 million was added from foreign markets.
Fire and Ash stands as the strongest holiday opening of 2025, surpassing the animated blockbuster Zootopia 2.
The film grossed an additional $24 million domestically, bringing its total to over $500 million.
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avatar vs avatar
Avatar: The Way of Water grossed approximately $134 million domestically in its first weekend in 2022 and a global debut of approximately $441 million over the same period.
However, Fire and Ash got off to a solid start, especially amid declining moviegoer numbers and with three films, Marty Supreme and Zootopia 2 competing together during the holiday season.
Many reports suggest that Fire and Ash may reach the higher earning target in the second week as well.
Entertainment Weekly has reported that Cameron’s Avatar franchise has planned two more releases, with Avatar 4 to be released in 2029, and Avatar 5 to be released in 2031. A small portion of Avatar 4 has already been shot during the production of Avatars 2 and 3.
However, release has not been assured. Cameron said, “If for any reason we don’t make 4 and 5, I will have a press conference and tell you what we were going to do. how’s that?”
