Avatar: The Way of Water may have taken a slight dip on Rotten Tomatoes (it's still sitting at a respectable 77%) after the latest wave of reviews, but James Cameron's blockbuster sci-fi sequel continues to pack 'em into theaters.
The latest box office updates are in, and The Way of Water has topped $1.9B globally. By the time the totals are tallied later today, it will have overtaken Spider-Man: No Way Home to become the sixth highest-grossing film of all time worldwide.
Overseas, the sequel picked up another $9.5M on Monday, bringing its offshore cume to $1,344.6M. It's now the fifth-biggest movie ever internationally.
With Avatar: The Way of Water, the cinematic experience reaches new heights as Cameron transports audiences back to the magnificent world of Pandora in a spectacular and stirring action-packed adventure. 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.
Directed by James Cameron and produced by Cameron and Jon Landau, the Lightstorm Entertainment Production stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang and Kate Winslet. Screenplay by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver. Story by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver & Josh Friedman & Shane Salerno. David Valdes and Richard Baneham serve as the film’s executive producers.