James Cameron’s Avatar The Way Of Water made a big splash in its opening weekend with a whopping US$434.5 million worldwide. Of that, over USS$300.5M comes from the international box office. That’s the third-highest global weekend posted by any Hollywood film during the post-pandemic era, behind Doctor Strange 2’s US$442 million and Spider-Man No Way Home’s US$587.2 million.

In the US, it made US$134 million at the domestic box office. Of the 52 territories outside of the US, China delivered the biggest start with US$57.1 million. Other top-earning markets include Korea with US$24.7 million, Germany with US$19.9 million, France with US$19.3 million, India with US$18.1 million, the United Kingdom with US$14.2 million and Mexico with US$12.9 million.

Will Avatar The Way Of Water be able to reach US$1 billion by the end of December 2022? We’ll have to wait and see.

In the meantime, check out our glowing review of Avatar The Way Of Water by heading over here and why you have to watch it in IMAX 3D.