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Another visually impressive trailer is out for Avatar: The Way of Water, the sequel to James Cameron’s 2009 epic.
With a reported $250 million budget, Avatar 2 is one of the most expensive films of all time, and that cash can be seen in the footage released Monday. Check out the big screen-worthy trailer below.
The trailer opens with Navi flying atop winged creatures, then shows big vistas of the people’s stunning resort-worthy water world. We then see robotic intruders marching onto the Na’vi’s shores, along with sweet moments of Sully’s expanded family playing together.
Avatar 2 is “set more than a decade after the events of the first film” and, “tells the story of the Sully family, 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,” per the description from 20th Century Studios.
The new trailer doesn’t reveal much more in the way of a plot, but we get a good look at Sam Worthington’s Jake Sully, a former human who left his body to permanently become one of the Navy blue aliens in the original blockbuster.
The sequel also brings back Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver (in a different role), and adds Kate Winslet among others.
James Cameron says Avatar The Way of Water is the ‘worst business case’, needs to make $2 billion to break even
Avatar: The Way of Water director James Cameron is concerned that the film has to earn a huge amount of money just to recover its investments.
Avatar: The Way of Water” has landed a coveted release in China, a promising sign for a film that needs big box office sales to offset its massive budget.
The long-awaited sequel to 2009′s “Avatar” is one of only a few Hollywood films that have been granted access to the Chinese market in recent months. Government officials in the region, which began tightening restrictions on Western films even before the pandemic, have been strict about which films can be screened for its entertainment-hungry audience.
The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal and was posted on 20th Century Studios’ official Weibo account.
Director James Cameron has not placed a price tag on “The Way of Water,” but estimates suggest it is in excess of $250 million. The writer and director told GQ magazine that the sequel budget is so high, that the film will need to become the third or fourth-highest-grossing film in history to break even. That means the film will need to crack the $2 billion mark globally.
International ticket sales, in general, were a major factor in “Avatar’s” box office success in 2009, as $2.13 billion of the film’s total $2.91 billion in ticket sales came from outside the domestic market. China contributed around $265 million.
Prior to the pandemic, China was the second-highest-grossing theatrical market in the world. Since cinemas reopened in the country, it has been one of the fastest markets to recover and generate box office success.
In 2009, China’s overall box office reached $910 million. A decade later, its box office topped $8 billion.
Perhaps the most important about this release is that it will take place on Dec. 16, the same day as its domestic debut. Disney saw success with this strategy when it released “Avengers: Endgame” on the same day in the U.S. and China, leading to the highest global opening weekend in cinematic history.
“Avatar” saw great success in China during its initial release, and subsequent rerelease in early 2021, as audiences flocked to cinemas to see the film in premium formats. These screenings are more expensive than traditional laser or digital showings and can bolster overall ticket sales.
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