Avatar: The Way of Water’s budget, which is enormous, has now been made public by a new report. In the upcoming Avatar sequel, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, and Stephen Lang will all return as Jake Sully, Neytiri, and Colonel Miles Quaritch. After a thirteen-year wait, the movie will finally be released in theatres on December 16. Sully, who is now a Na’vi and has established a family in Pandora with Neytiri, must defend his home from humans as the RDA makes its return and declares war on the Na’vi, in this sequel to the first movie, which takes place ten years after the events of the original.
According to a recent THR article, the budget for Avatar: The Way of Water has been revealed. The movie is one of the most expensive in Hollywood history, costing between $350 million and $400 million, according to insiders close to the production. It is hardly surprising that the film is more expensive than the original Avatar sequel, which cost $237 million, given that Disney has invested nearly $1 billion on the four sequels.
How The Way Of Water’s Higher Budget Will Affect the Future of the Franchise
The huge expense of the Avatar: The Way of Water sequel could negatively affect the franchise’s future. It is estimated to have cost over $400 million. The price may have increased due to marketing expenses by the time the movie opens in theatres. The first Avatar generated nearly $2.923 billion at the global box office, making it the highest-grossing film of all time. Avatar: The Way of Water must gross at least $2 billion at the box office throughout its theatrical run to break even and repay its hefty budget.
Spider-Man: No Way Home and Top Gun: Maverick is the only two movies to have earned over $1 billion at the box office since the COVID-19 pandemic began. While the popularity of superhero films has increased since theatres have reopened, few franchise movies have achieved the same level of success as the MCU and DCU. During the peak of the Omicron variant wave, Spider-Man: No Way Home impressively outperformed all rivals, including The Matrix Resurrections, the financially disastrous conclusion to one of the greatest film trilogies ever.
Spider-Man: No Way Home and Top Gun: Maverick is the only two movies to have earned over $1 billion at the box office since the COVID-19 pandemic began. While the popularity of superhero films has increased since theatres have reopened, few franchise movies have achieved the same level of success as the MCU and DCU. During the peak of the Omicron variant wave, Spider-Man: No Way Home impressively outperformed all rivals, including The Matrix Resurrections, the financially disastrous conclusion to one of the greatest film trilogies ever. However, the sequel may not achieve the necessary box office numbers to break even and could endanger Avatar 4 and Avatar 5. This is because 3D is no longer a cutting-edge technology and has been largely discounted throughout and before the pandemic. Cameron stated that Avatar 3 will be released regardless of how well the first sequel did; however, the success of the next two films will determine whether Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 are made. When Avatar: The Way of Water debuts exclusively in theatres on December 16, only time will tell if it will dominate the box office.