‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ made $57 million on its opening weekend at the China box office, but its career is being dampened by a renewed COVID spike.
“Avatar: The Way of Water” made a smaller splash in its debut at the mainland China box office than might have been expected just a few weeks ago. But under the fast-changing circumstances in the country, that was probably as good as could have been hoped for.
The film earned $51.3 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway. That represented a massive 97% market share of the weekend total which Artisan Gateway reported as $53.5 million. Including Wednesday sneak previews and midnight screenings on Thursday, “Avatar 2” closed out the weekend with a cumulative total of $57 million.
Those numbers represent: just the 12th biggest nationwide weekend box office total of 2022; the fourth biggest opening performance by any film in China this year; but, still, the biggest opening by any Hollywood movie released in China in 2022.
